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Chapter 9

The woods were quiet except for the sounds of the birds singing to each other. A couple of deers walked along the path, nibbling on the grass that grew there. Several squirrels ran around in the tree tops, making barely any noise.

Not far from were all this was taking place, in a small clearing, Glorfindel and Raindul had gathered some of Rivendell's best scouts so that they can go and check out the surrounding area.

"You are going to be divided into small groups. Do not come back here until you have checked every single spot in the area you were assigned. Is that understood?" Glorfindel asked.

Even thought he didn't show it, this whole creature in the woods thing had him uneasy. It's not everyday something that disappears into the woods comes into Rivendell. Glorfindel shook his head to clear it before turning towards the three brothers.

"You three," he pointed to Elladan, Elrohir, and Estel, "are coming with me and Raindul."

Raindul quickly assigned groups and told them which area to check. "If you do not find anything, return and hour before the sun sets. Understood?"

The elven scouts nodded their heads and, after getting into their groups, disappeared into the woods.

"Well," Raindul said, "that only leaves us."

Glorfindel nodded. "Then lets get going!"

With that said, the four elves and human made their way into the woods as well.

Legolas didn't move, he didn't even think he was breathing.

He was standing on a branch in a thick tree. Near him, there were two elves. Each one was carrying a bow and arrow set and a couple of small throwing knives. They looked as if they were searching for something.

Normally he would have jumped down to greet them, but something was warning him and telling him that that would be a bad idea.

So there he was, not daring to move in case they saw him, standing on a tree branch in a thick tree. Oh joy.

Luckily for him, he was also standing in the shadow, helping him hide.

He watched them from his hiding spot. Every now and then, they would say something to each other, but they spoke so softly Legolas couldn't hear them.

To be honest, he was getting really tired of not moving and standing in the same spot.

But if I want to move, he thought to himself, I have to time my movements very carefully.

Using his advanced stealth, which he developed by living the way he did, he moved with agonizing slowness to a higher branch. He never took his eyes off the elves, who were moving towards him, slowly but surely.

By the time Legolas had moved two branches up, the two elves were directly underneath the tree he was in.

If he wanted to, Legolas could have knocked both elves unconscious before they realized what happened, but if they were found, that could bring all sorts of trouble. No, that would not be a good idea.

So instead, he continued making his way up. While he was climbing, he was also asking the tree to help cover his movements.

Once in a while, one of the two elves would look up, as if looking for him. When this happened, Legolas would stop moving completely. He wasn't going to take any chances.

After what felt like an eternity for him, Legolas managed to get high enough so that he didn't have to worry about being seen from below.

Great, now I just have to find a way to make those two leave. Legolas let out a sigh. Sometimes he really hated his life.

Looking around, he noticed that the tree next to him had a couple of acorns. Well, that was convenient! Carefully, so as not to shake the branch to much, seeing as he was on a thin branch, Legolas made his way towards the tree.

When he judged himself close enough, he closed his eyes and gently touched the tree with his mind. Because Legolas had lived practically his whole life in the wild, his ability to talk to nature was stronger that an average elf.

'Hello?'

The tree seemed to shake when it heard Legolas's mind voice. Legolas also felt a little surprise come from the tree when it responded. 'Oh!'

Legolas couldn't help but smile at that. 'Yes, I was wondering if you would do me a favor?'

The tree seemed to just now get over its surprise at having an elf talking to it. 'Ah, and elf. It has been a long time since an elf last spoke to me.'

Legolas frowned. 'What do you mean. There are elves here in this area. Surly one has spoken to you before?'

The tree gave what Legolas would say was a mental sigh. 'Yes, there are elves here, but they can't actually talk to us trees. The most that they can do is read our feelings and things that run along the same line.'

'I am sorry to hear that,' Legolas said, 'I did not know.'

The tree gave a hearty chuckle. 'You do not need to apologize. How could you know that which you don't? But that is not important. You said something about needing a favor?'

Legolas grinned sheepishly. 'Why yes, I did. I was going to ask you if you would let me borrow a handful of your acorns?'

Legolas could feel amusement come from the tree in small waves. 'Of course! But may I ask what you need them?' Even as the tree asked Legolas the question, it moved one of its branches to were Legolas was able to reach them.

'I just need them to make a distraction.' Legolas said, as he got a handful of acorns. When he got what he needed, he mentally smiled and waved. 'Thank you!'

'Hold on, young one.' The tree said. Legolas raised an eyebrow. 'What is your name?'

'My name?' Legolas looked a bit surprised at the question, but replied anyways. 'Legolas.'

When the tree didn't stop his from turning around, Legolas cautiously made his way back near the stump of the tree he was on. Looking below him, he saw that the two elves have moved a bit further, but not much. Legolas made his way down quietly until he was about three branches above those that were on the ground. Looking around, Legolas decided to lead the elves west from where he was. Taking careful aim, he threw the first acorn into a nearby bush. It got the desire affect.

The two elves, drawn by the noised, readied their bow and cautiously made their way towards said bush. When they got a bit close, Legolas threw the next acorn a bit further, and once again, the elves made their ways towards the sound. Legolas continued this until he ran out of acorns, and by then, the two elves were long gone from sight.

Legolas stayed in his spot for a few minutes, just sitting their and listening to see if he could hear anything that might tell him if the two elves were coming back. After hearing nothing, Legolas jumped from his hiding spot and walked in the opposite direction.

"I going to have to ask the twins and Estel if they know what's going on." After thinking about what he just said, Legolas hit his head with his hand. "What kind of stupid question was that? Of course they know what's going on! It is their land and all. I should ask them what they're looking for!"

His mind made on what he was going to ask, Legolas began his search for the three brothers. As he walked around, he asked the nearby trees to tell him if they had seen the three brothers and if they could keep a look out for more elves that were walking around the woods.

Legolas smiled to himself. Sometimes it really helps to have been raised in the wild.

hey guys, I really, really sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter up. But now my school s giving me way too much work if you ask me. Why do they give us so much work to do near the end of school? Oh well. I'll try to get the next chapter up sooner, but I think it might take a while.