Sorry for the long wait. I started on a Pirates of the Caribbean fic and its been taking up most of my muse.
Glorfindel exited the council rooms with a large sigh of relief. Having to face the other advisors and their haughty eyes and condescending ideas was just a bit too much on most days, but this was over the top. His head was throbbing and he was not in a good mood. He grumbled underneath his breath as he asked a servant for tea and headed towards his quarters. A long nap until dinner would do him very, very well.
He opened the door to his rooms and a bucket of water over turned, splashing cold water over his head. He shrieked in a most unwarrior-like fashion and looked up, wiping the water away from his eyes. A bucket had been placed and hung from a string so that when the door opened, the water would fall. He heard snickers coming from around the corner and in a flash, he had the two culprits by their ears.
"What is this all about?" He demanded furiously.
"Elrohir did it!" Elladan pointed at his twin.
"Nah, his idea!" Elrohir protested.
The blonde elf let go of the twins and glared at them. "I would have expected better from you two! You are full-grown elves! You are no longer elflings so that you may do whatever you wish! I'll be talking to your father about this!" He hissed, walking into his rooms and slamming the door behind him.
Elladan looked at Elrohir. "Why is he suddenly scary?" He asked.
"He's never been so angry before." Elrohir observed.
"I know. He usually laughs at us and then chases us around." Elladan shrugged. "Come on, let's go play with Estel."
"Okay!" Elrohir chirped. "Wait." He made a motion that Elladan should be quiet and pressed his ear against the door, his brother doing the same.
"Eru… I cannot keep this up. I just vented my anger on the twins and they usually mean so well, just to get me laugh. They were in the council as well and they get more bored than I do. I was completely unfair to them, I know this."
"What?" Elladan mouthed to his brother and Elrohir shrugged.
"Why are these memories suddenly attacking me? I have made it thus far, these many years, without being bothered much, and Elrond asks me about it and I tell him and they get worse. Why are you testing me so?" He sighed. "I detest myself even more each time I watch all of my friends, my loved ones, die before my eyes and yet, I am here without them. Why did you take them from me? I should have died! I should have been the one to die and they should have been spared!"
Elladan and Elrohir heard soft sobs coming from Glorfindel and they looked at each other in awe. They had never known. They could not have ever known; Glorfindel hid his emotions very well. Elladan slung an arm around Elrohir and they walked off, feeling guilt and regret swarm in their thoughts.