Chapter 34 reviews:

Jule Johnson: Glad the you like my story! Lots of people want to see when Legolas and his ada finally meet. I'm trying to get to that part as fast as I can without making the story feel rushed.

Twilight Shadow: -.- I have bad grammar. But I hope that I'm improving. Nice to hear that you like my story! Thanks for the compliment!

Arlad: Thank you for that compliment. I haven't see a story like the one that I'm writhing, so I decided to write it! Yes, I can hardly wait myself. Glad that you like the cliffies!

Angangang: Thank you.

Redleef: That's right! Anything can hide in the bushes, which makes them really dangerous. I hope that you had a fun Thanksgiving. And be cautious of the bushes!

Illeanah: Well, without insanity, I would guess that this world would be very boring. Yup. I agree, Erestor + insanity horror!

Emily: You thought the chapter was funny? Huh. They will either reach Mirkwood this chapter or the next one. I already have plans on what is going to happen and stuff. Leggy still has that injury on his chest, but it's pretty much healed. Yes, Erestor drew small pictures on the letter. He was bored.

IwishChan: who wouldn't be confused if Erestor wrote something like that? Lol, that would have been funny if he really did write something like that! I should have that of that earlier. I think that Erestor just likes to bug Glorfindel, now that Glory is to stressed out to have fun.

Rebell: I like making Erestor do funny things, it's a relief from making so serious and stuff. Poor Shadow, woe is Shadow! Yes they gave me homework over the break. My break is longer, about nine days.

Silver Mirror: Happy to hear that you enjoyed this chapter. I personally didn't think that it was very good. Ah well, as long as the fans liked it.

Chapter 35

Glorfindel sighed as he stretched and looked at the ceiling from where he was sitting. He looked back at his desk and glared at the pile that never seemed to get smaller. Curse you, paper!

He blinked as he thought about what he just thought. Did he really just curse at the paper? With a groan, he put his head in his hands. He didn't really know how much more of this he could take before he went mad. If only his Lord Elrond would return home!

He sighed again and got up from his chair. He then walked to the window and looked out into the garden that seemed to surround the whole palace. He watched as several elves walked around, enjoying the sunny day. He saw several female servants huddled together. They seemed to be giggling and sharing gossip. One of them pointed to her left, which wold be Glorfindel's right.

He followed the direction in which the she-elf pointed to another group, this time consisting of only male elfs. There were about five elves sitting on the grass, and two other elves were standing.

Those elves look like the musicians. Glorfindel thought. Each of the elves that were sitting down had an instrument lying next to him. Two of them were chatting quietly to each other, while the other three were paying attention to the two elves standing in front of them. Glorfindel narrowed his eyes a bit, to get a better look at the two elves standing.

Hm, the one on the left looks like Lindir. True enough, the elf on the left was Lindir. He seemed to be asking a question to the elf on the right, who shook his head and began to explain something. Lindir seemed to hang onto every word that the other elf said.

That other elf looks like...? When Glorfindel realized who the other elf was, he pretty much smashed his face onto the window, just to see if what he saw was right. The other elf was none other than Erestor. But what is he doing? What are they doing?

As Glorfindel watched, Erestor turned to the five elves sitting down and said something. The five elves grabbed their instruments and began to play a cheery tune, one that even Glorfindel could hear. Erestor then turned to Lindir, and after saying something else, held out his hand, which Lindir took.

He watched as Erestor lead Lindir around in a small circle, occasionally correcting Lindir's steps and saying other things. It was at about this time that Glorfindel realized that Erestor was teaching Lindir how to dance. When he realized what was going on, Glorfindel's eyes bulged and his jaw dropped. If his jaw wasn't attached to the rest of his skull, Glorfindel was pretty sure that it would have smacked the ground. Just then, another thought came to Glorfindel. Where did Erestor learn to dance like that?

He continued to watch the two below him dance.

As the music picked up speed, Erestor lead Lindir around faster and faster, occasionally spinning him. By now, several elves had stopped what they were doing to watch the two elves dance. Just as the music stopped, Erestor took Lindir into a bow. When both of them stood back up, the elves that were watching began to clap. The other five elves put their instruments to the side and also began to clap. Erestor started clapping soon after, saying something to Lindir. Even from where he was, Glorfindel saw Lindir's face glow red with embarrassment and pride.

Erestor then turned to the nice size group of elves that had gathered and seemed to ask a question, to which the group smiled and nodded their heads at. Erestor then turned to the five musicians sitting on the and asked something else. This made the musicians smile and laugh before they grabbed their instruments and began to play another song, which was set at a fast pace. The group of elves broke off to find a partner before they began to dance. Erestor stuck with Lindir, to teach him more dance moves.

Oh wow, Erestor started a party. Glorfindel walked away from the window and sat in his chair again and started doing his paper work.

Life wasn't fair.

"I must say, this is very intimidating." Elladan said as he looked at the trees that stood in front of them. His two brothers just nodded their heads. Legolas went back to check on Shadow and Raindul turned and began ordering his men around.

The trees that stood in front of them marked the beginning of Mirkwood. Some of the trees had twisted trunks. They were also black, or at least they looked black. Their branches seemed to try to reach out for them, as if to pull them into a darkness that they couldn't escape from. The trees were also big. Not as big as the one in Lothlorien, but bigger then the ones in Rivendell.

The horses that they had ridden pawed the ground nervously and shifted around. The three brothers stood near the front, trying to glance at everything at the same time. Raindul came to the front and cleared his throat.

"All right then, before we enter the woods, there are some rules that you have to follow. Rule number one, do not stray off the path for you may never find it or you could get attacked and eaten. Rule number two, do not eat or drink anything in this wood. It is not safe for any creature. Rule number three, do not talk louder than a whisper, as sound can carry far here. Rule number four, keep together and do not let the animals wander. Safety in numbers as they say. Last but not least, rule number five, we will not stop for anything. Stopping here can cause more problems than not. All clear?"

All the elves nodded their heads. Legolas turned to Shadow. "You hear that Shadow? You can't eat or drink anything, got it?" Shadow nodded his head. Legolas smiled and scratched behind his horse's ear, making Shadow neigh happily.

Raindul nodded his head. "Now that we got that done with, we can head into the woods. Keep on guard at all times. We should reach the gates to Mirkwood by tomorrow." With that, the group headed into the woods.

Elrond put the large book back where it went before heading out the room and locking the door behind him. He had finally finished reading about the royal family and was deeply sadden by how the royal family lost not only the queen, but also the young prince, in the same day.

He made his way to the kitchen, remembering how he had skipped breakfast. A small snack should stop the growling in his stomach.

After getting something to eat, Elrond made his way to his room. He should find Talan so that he could return the key to him, but a nice hot bath sounded so much better at the moment. After that, then he could go and find Talan. Then he can go find Thranduil and see if he can learn anything else about what happened after his friend lost his family. He only hopped that Thranduil wouldn't get offended when he asked.

Just as he was about to turn into the hallway that lead to his room, Elrond was hit by a wave of dizziness. Putting on hand on the wall to steady himself, Elrond put his other hand to his forehead. Just as the dizziness was about to leave, a sudden agonizing pain struck his head, making him lose conscious.

Elrond woke up to find himself lying on a bed. He got up and looked around himself only to find that the area around him was completely white that stretched on miles. He turned around in a circle once then turned back to his bed. To his complete surprise he saw that the bed was gone and in its place were two doors. One of them had the symbol of Rivendell while the other had the symbol of Mirkwood. What is going on? Elrond thought. He walked over to the door with the symbol of Rivendell on it and opened it. He stepped through to find himself in his study. Not seeing anybody, he left and made his way to Erestor's room. Perhaps Erestor can explain to him what is happening.

He found no one in Erestor either. Now frustrated, Elrond made his way to Glorfindel's room. When he opened the his room, Elrond found both Erestor and Glorfindel inside. Glorfindel had a look on his face that said that he wanted to strangle someone. Erestor was standing in front of him, talking away with a smile on his face. He also had on a dark red tunic and an dark gray leggings. Elrond didn't even know that Erestor owned tunics and leggings. They didn't seem to notice him. Elrond just shook his head before leaving and going back to his own room. When he opened the door to his study, he found himself in the same place where he woke up. The only thing there was the door that had the symbol of Mirkwood on it. With a shrug, he opened the door and stepped through.

He found himself in woods that seemed strangely familiar. Oh yeah, these are the dark woods that surround Mirkwood. He told himself. He looked down at his feet to see that he was on the path. He looked ahead of himself to see nothing but darkness, but when he looked behind him, he saw a group of travelers, or he thought they were travelers until he got a better look.

Raindul was walking at the front, with Elladan and Elrohir on either side of him. Behind them was Estel and this other elf that he didn't know, and behind them were the rest of the Mirkwood troops that Raindul had taken. Elrond was standing right there, but they didn't seem to see him. At least until the elf next to Estel turned his eyes to him. Elrond watched as they elf's eyes got wide before grabbing Estel's arm and whispered something to him, still looking at Elrond. Estel snapped his head to where the strange elf was pointing. Estel looked in his direction before frowning and turning back to speak with the strange elf. Elrond couldn't hear anything, but he could tell that his human son didn't know what the strange elf was talking about. The strange elf continued to speak and tug on Estel's sleeve. This caught the attention of the three elves in front of them. They spoke for a bit then turned to look in Elrond's direction before frowning or rolling their eyes. They then spoke to the strange elf again before the elf got quiet.

Elrond watched as they marched past him, none of them seeing him, except for that elf he didn't know. He kept his eyes on Elrond, watching him until they passed and turned a small curve at the end. Elrond didn't understand what was going on. He also had the strangest feeling, as if someone was shaking him...

Elrond woke to find the faces of Talan, Thranduil, and some healers looking down at him with worry.

"Elrond? Can you hear me? Are you alright?" Thranduil asked.

Elrond groaned and put an arm over his eyes. "I had the weirdest dream just now." He mumbled.

Thranduil and Talan exchanged looks. "Uh huh. You didn't answer my questions though." Thranduil said.

Elrond let out a sigh. "Fine. Yes I can hear you and yes, I'm alright." Elrond suddenly remembered something and dug into one of his pockets hidden in his robs. "Oh yeah, here you go Talan. I've been meaning to return this to you." He handed Talan the key to the small room in the library.

"What happened Lord Elrond?" Talan asked as he took the key back.

Elrond removed the arm coving his eyes. "I have no idea. Maybe I just haven't been having enough sleep or something of that sort." He answered. He watched as Talan and Thranduil shared another look.

Elrond looked around to find that he was in his own room. He looked back to Talan and Thranduil, who were still sharing a look between themselves. "I don't mean to sound rude, but can you all leave my room for now? I would like to take a bath." Everyone in the room gave small nods before leaving.

When everyone had left, Elrond got up and made his way to the washroom. "That was a very strange dream."

Of course it was a dream, what else could it be?

Well, here is the next chapter! This was fun to write and I liked it better than the last chapter, but that's just me. Anyways, hope that you guys enjoy it as well!

And a happy late thanksgiving to you all!