Disclaimer – of if only I could! The only elves I own are Sarlinna and the four eldest Mirkwood children! The rest are stolen or should I maybe say borrowed property!
Of Young Minds
Chapter Three – Surprises
It was late morning and Legolas and Arwen were still sleeping. One laid out on the floor the other half on his bed. There were in for a very loud awakening.
Upon hearing the screams coming from Carnil and Ninniach's rooms, the twins had dashed out into the corridor to find a place to hide. They too soon joined in the screaming. Elladan was now covered in honey and feathers while Elrohir had been drenched in cold water. It was these screams that woke Legolas and Arwen. Arwen sat up rubbing her eyes as Legolas tumbled from his bed. The two looked at each other in surprise. Then shrugging her shoulders, Arwen got up and offered Legolas her hand.
"I think it is time for breakfast!" she said, "I smell pancakes!" At this, Legolas cringed but he did not let Arwen's hand go. The young elf maid had felt Legolas draw back but she ignored it, she loved pancakes. Still in their nightclothes, the two made their way to the dinner hall. Arwen noticed the absence of her brothers and the two oldest from Mirkwood but she chose to ignore it. Making sure she sat near Glorfindel, Arwen and Legolas sat and waited. Telperion and Elerrina were whispering together and totally ignored everything that was going on around them. The parents were chatting to each other and Glorfindel was talking to Erestor. Legolas tugged at Glorfindel's sleeve and pointed to the pancakes on the table. The tall elf smiled and handed them to Arwen and the little elf prince. He then proceeded to cut them up so Legolas could use his fork. Breakfast went and still the four older ones were missing. Arwen decided to find them. After she was dressed for the day, she went and found Legolas first. The little elfling was climbing up the bookcase in the library while Glorfindel talked to Erestor. Ignoring the older elves, Arwen focused on Legolas.
"Lets go find my brothers!" she started.
"I wanna stay with Glorfindel!" Legolas said from halfway up the bookcase. Arwen sighed; she didn't exactly know why she wanted Legolas to come with her, it just seemed like the right thing to do. Plus, after a week with having no one to play with, she was willing to play with anyone.
"I don't care, lets find my brothers!" she snapped. Legolas ignored her and kept climbing. Arwen looked from the elfling to Erestor. "If you don't help me then I will tell Erestor you were climbing the bookcase, he gets angry with people who do that!" She was rewarded with Legolas climbing back down and looking at her with sad eyes. Groaning, she reached out and grabbed his hand.
"Why do you want my help?" asked Legolas, clearly confused. No one had ever asked his help with anything. He was the 'Baby' who didn't have to do anything. His sisters had never asked him to play and his brother was too grown up to play with babies. Looking at Arwen he couldn't help but wonder why she wanted his help.
"Because I can't find my brothers by myself," a lie, "And you have nothing to do!" Arwen grinned as she began to pull the smaller elfling out the door. Legolas looked back at Glorfindel. Turning to Arwen he grinned.
"Where do they usually hide?" he asked. Arwen grinned as she led the elfling outside.
Later that day found four very happy elves sitting high up in a tree. Elladan and Carnil had finally managed to get rid of the honey and feathers that covered them and Ninniach and Elrohir were finally dry. They were planning a prank to play on Telperion and Elerrina. Below them sat Arwen and Legolas. The two youngsters were guarding the tree encase Telperion and Elerrina came along. At first Arwen had grumbled about doing that but upon seeing the happy face of Legolas she had agreed. Legolas had been overjoyed at being included in something with his older brother and sister. Arwen was teaching him how to play a game called Paper, Rock, Sword. (Much like Scissors, Paper Rock!) Thus all was peaceful for the moment.
Celebrian and Sarlinna were seated in the library talking with Glorfindel. They were planning a day out with their youngest children. Glorfindel was going along as guard. They wanted to be sure everything would be all right so Glorfindel had sent out scouts earlier in the day. The report was looking good, now they needed to find Arwen and Legolas and tell them the good news. But they decided the surprise could wait until after dinner. Little did they expect the outcome of this surprise.
Upon hearing the news that her mother was only taking Legolas, Elerrina had started screaming and throwing a tantrum. Telperion, who always defended her sister, had shouted at her mother and begged her father to make her change her mind. The twins, Ninniach and Carnil did not really mind cos they were now becoming fast friends. When Elerrina had screamed herself to hiccups, she and Telperion had run to her room and would not let anyone else in. Legolas and Arwen were overjoyed at the news of a day spent with their mothers and Glorfindel.