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Ok people, I think it would be better for some people if I give some background information on Legolas. That way, if your confused I will hope that it would clear up.

Legolas doesn't remember anything about the attack and doesn't really remember much about his childhood. The only thing that he can remember is his first name, not his last. He lived his life in any place that he found comfortable. Because of this, he developed a grace that was rare even among the elves and could communicate with the trees and nature like none other. He could also move extremely quiet if he chooses to. He also developed a sense that will warn him if something in a person is evil and it also warns him if something is about to happen. Since he doesn't really have anything to hide, he often gains the trust of those that he travels with. He has traveled with both humans and elves to wherever their destination is.

I hope that this information will help clear some things up. On with the story...

Chapter 5

The twins and Estel made it back to the Homely Home about an hour before the sun went down. After leaving Legolas, they had ran back, hoping to get inside without anyone noticing. Unfortunately, that was not to be.

Not trusting to go in through the front of the building, they decided to try and sneak in through the back. They didn't think that anyone was there, and imagine their surprise when they ran into Lord Elrond's chief advisor, Erestor.

Erestor was dressed in black formal robes and had his midnight-black hair that reached the middle of his back tied in a lose pigtail. His eyes were the same color of his hair and showed intelligence. He also had a glare that could make the strongest want to run.

When Erestor saw the three of them standing at the door, he stared at them. That's all he did, stare.

It didn't take long for them to grow uncomfortable and nervous.

Erestor, finally taking pity on them, let out a sigh. "Come, your father wants to talk with you three." Saying that, Erestor turned around and began walking off.

"Lets go" Elladan really wasn't looking forward to seeing his ada at this moment. He could almost feel his ears ringing from the lecture that they were about to get.

Apparently, Elrohir felt the same way. When Erestor had spoken, he had flinched and had gone a little pale. Oh the horror.

Estel just followed the advisor. "Hurry up you two," he couldn't help the evil grin that made its way onto his face. "Unless you both want to be even more late then we already are?"

That, needless to say, got the twins going and they both took off after Erestor, leaving Estel behind to catch up.

They all walked in silence until they reached the door leading to Elrond's office.

Erestor opened the door and motioned for the brothers to enter. Once inside, Erestor shut the door behind himself and waited for Elrond, who was looking over a document, to acknowledge them.

After a few minutes, Elrond looked up. "Ah, there you three are. Tell me, where were you three today?" He raised an eyebrow as he waited for one of them to answer.

The three shared a glance before Elladan spoke. "Ada, we were, um, enjoying our day off...? So we went out for a swim...yeah, a swim." Out of the corner of his eye, Elladan saw Elrohir roll his eyes.

"Yes, well, next time do tell someone where you go." Elrond leaned back in his chair and motioned for his sons to take a seat. "Now that you're here, I have some news to tell you. Tomorrow, we are going to have visitors from Mirkwood. From the note that they send, they want my opinion on something that they found on one of their patrols. I want you three present here in the morning."

There was an awkward silence. Finally Estel decided to break it. "Um, ada? You wouldn't mind if we're not here, right?"

Elrond turned his gaze to Estel. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, you see, 'Dan, 'Ro, and I wanted to go to Lothlorien to visit grandmother tomorrow." Estel made sure that he didn't mention anything about Legolas. After all, he did promise.

"I'm sure your visit could wait a little longer." Elrond turned back to his desk and began looking at more documents. "I don't see any rush."

Estel's face fell. The twins shared a look.

Erestor, who was standing near the door, noticed this, but didn't say anything. He'll find out sooner of later, he always does. It's hard to keep a secret from him. This thought brought a small smile to his face.

Elrohir saw the smile on the advisors face and felt his hopes get crushed. If Erestor smiled, it probably meant that he was planing something.

"I will see you three at dinner. Don't be late." With that, Elrond dismissed his sons. He still had some work to do before dinner.

Erestor stayed behind and once he was sure that the brothers were out of ear-shot, he sat in a chair facing Elrond, the smile still on his face.

"You do know that they're hiding something, don't you?"

Elrond looked up from his work to face his advisor and one of his best friends. "Is that so?"

"It is so" Erestor looked back at Elrond. He let the smile disappear from his face.

Elrond raised an eyebrow. "What do you suppose they are hiding."

Erestor shrugged. "Its anybodies guess with those three. It could be something small, or something large. Who knows?"

Elrond picked up another document. "Are you going to go find out? You are talented in that. Finding out information, I mean."

Erestor waved his hand, as if to dismiss the question. "No need. One of them will make a mistake and then it will be a matter of time before someone finds out."

Elrond nodded. Those three tried to hid secrets often, but one always makes a mistake. Putting those thoughts aside, he turned his attention to Erestor. "Yes, well, there is a lot of work to get done, and as my advisor, you have to do some as well."

Erestor just nodded and took a stack of papers from Elrond's desk. Both of them worked until dinner was ready.

"This is just great!" Elrohir was pacing in his room. Elladan was lying on the bed, his chin in his hand, and Estel was sitting on a couch. None of them were very happy, but none of them knew what to do, especially when Elrohir told them that he saw Erestor smile.

"Calm down 'Ro. I'm sure we'll think of something. We have all of today and some of tomorrow to think of a good excuse." Elladan rubbed his temples. Sometime his twin gave him a headache.

Elrohir turned to face his brother. "Are you forgetting that today is almost done? Not to mention that tomorrow, the most we will have is, say, about three to four hours!"

Estel, who had stayed quiet the whole time, decided to speak up. "You don't have to act like it's the end of the world! I'm sure Legolas would understand if we tell him. All we have to do is go out and wait till he finds us, then tell his what's going on. I'm sure he can wait till whatever it is that ada and the other elves have to talk about to end."

That seemed to calm Elrohir down somewhat. "I guess. I mean, we have nothing to lose."

Elladan got up and patted Estel on the back. "I'm proud of you Estel, you actually used that head of yours and got Elrohir to calm down!" When he saw both Estel and Elrohir give him death glares, he wished he didn't open his mouth.

Anybody who was walking by the door would have heard someone screaming for mercy and two different voices laughing and saying 'never'.

Dinner was the same as usual. The twins and Estel sat to the right of Elrond, who was at the head of the table, and Erestor and Glorfindel sat to his left. Glorfindel wasn't there yet, seeing as he was on patrol duty.

Elrond and Erestor were discussing about political things and were sharing reasons as to why the elves from Mirkwood would come all the way here just to show them something that they found. The brother, well, they were acting childish.

Every once in a while, one of the three brothers would flick a piece of food to the others. They would also tease each other and remember some of the things that they did when they were younger.

About halfway through the meal, the doors to the dinning room opened and Glorfindel walked in, looking refreshed. But that was to be expected, seeing as he washed before coming to get dinner.

A choir of "Hey Glory!" greeted him when Glorfindel took his seat next to Erestor.

After Glorfindel sat down, he looked to his two best friends before turning his full attention to Elrond. "Elrond, I think that there is something in the woods of our land."

All noises ceased and everyone turned there attention to Glory.

"Did you see this, something?" Elrond asked. The thought that something was walking around somewhere in the forest wasn't very pleasant.

"I didn't see it clearly, just out of the corner of my eyes. It stayed in the trees and seemed to follow us. I wasn't the only one who saw it. Some of my men would begin to whisper to each other and cast directions into the woods. I sent some of them to go check out the area again, but they would return and say that they didn't see anything. The closer we got to the palace, the more often we would catch sight of it." Glorfindel shook his head. "The thing is that the horses didn't seemed bothered and the trees didn't give any sign of trouble."

The table was quiet for a while longer. Everyone had there own thoughts. The same thing, however, ran through the brothers mind: Legolas.

The remainder of the meal was eaten in silence.

Finally Elrond addressed his sons. "Boys, I think it's time to turn in for tonight. You all have to get an early start tomorrow morning."

Each of the brothers got up, and after saying their good-nights, went to their own room. After washing and getting ready for bed, they got into bed with two thoughts in mind. The first one was that tonight was going to be too short and the second thought was that tomorrow was going to be a loooong day.

There you go. In the next chapter, the elves of Mirkwood arrive.