Chapter 2: Friends from Mirkwood

By Shawna D.

Admir shivered. She was totally petrified. She knew that Elrond has always told them to be careful when playing hide and seek, why hadn't she listened to him? Why did she have such a short attention span? Now she was going to die and it was her own fault! Suddenly her attacker uncovered her eyes and released her, smirking. Admir kept her eyes closed and sank to the ground.

"Just get it over with." she muttered.

"Get what over with?" asked a familiar voice that Admir would know anywhere. She had known it even when she was a baby. She still knew it.

"Rogir…?" she asked quietly opening her eyes and looking up just to make sure it was him. She looked up into his emerald eyes. It was definitely Rogir. She would know him anywhere, especially since he was her best friend, and she secretly had a soft spot for him.

"Are you ok, Admir?" he asked offering her his hand and helping her up.

'No thanks to you.' she though but she wasn't able to say it. She was too surprised about holding Rogir's hand.

Rogir gave her a confused look. "Admir…?" he asked.

Admir snapped to reality. "Huh wha--? Oh, I-I am fine." She replied.

Rogir didn't seem too sure. "If you are "fine"…then why are you still holding my hand?" he asked holding up their linked hands to show her. Admir blushed and quickly let go.

"Sorry…" she mutter embarrassed

"Found you!" cried Elladan running over to the two elves. "Huh? Rogir…?" he asked,"What are you doing here? Are Legolas and Aradywn here too?"

Rogir snorted and gave Elladan a look that said "what do you think?". "Ada will not let us go anywhere without ol' Aradwyn, his favorite." He folded his arms.

Someone behind him coughed.

"Oh, hello gwador." said Rogir calmly, knowing the cough to have been made by Aradywn, his older brother. Aradwyn glared at Rogir. "I hope you were not talking about me, gwador-nin."

"No of course not." replied Rogir in a fake "innocent" tone, rolling his eyes. He turned to Admir. "Come on." He told her. Of course Admir would never say no to Rogir, and nodded following him.

"So what were you doing with 'Dan?" he asked using Elladan's teasing nickname.

Admir sighed. "Playing hide and seek." she replied.

Rogir gave her a confused look. "With your brothers and sister? I thought you hated playing with them?"

Admir sighed again. She turned to look at Rogir. "Long story short: Ada wanted us all to play like "a family"." She pretended to throw up at the thought of being a family with the twins and Arwen. She already had to deal with her brother.

Rogir laughed. "Well ofall people, would anyone that does not know me believe that I am related to Aradwyn or Legolas? We are nothing alike! We do not even have the same hair color!" he laughed again.

Admir observed Rogir. It was true; he had dark hair and emerald eyes. Legolas had blond hair and ice blue eyes, and Aradwyn had a darker blonde with bright hazel eyes. Both Aradwyn and Rogir had their mother's eyes, but Aradwyn looked the most like her. Admir had always wondered why Rogir was so different, how he could be related to his brothers. But she liked how different he was. He wasn't loud and obnoxious like Aradwyn was sometimes, and he didn't like to fight like her older brothers. And he didn't go around stealing people's books. Admir laughed.

"Something funny, Admir?" asked Rogir raising an eyebrow at her.

Admir giggled. "I was thinking about how you are different from all the other boys, and I was thinking you do not steal books like Estel! I was just getting to the good part!" she whined.

"Have you ever noticed that you always say that?" asked Rogir chuckling.

Admir crossed her arms. "No! I mean it this time!" she whined again.

Rogircontinued tolaugh at her. "You say that every time." He said giving her a fake stern look. He put on a mocking expression and said, "But I am at the good part, do not bother me! No, Estel I will play with you later! No, I was just getting to the good part! No, I am serious this time! No I will not say this next time I am reading a book because it is true this time!" he laughed harder.

Admir looked mad. "Shut up Rogir, it was not funny. And stop laughing, you will give yourself the hiccups." She said.

Rogir smirked, "Right…"

Admir laughed. "You don't even know what they are, do you?"

Now it was Rogir that was mad. "Hollen am! Maybe I do not, alright?"

Admir pretended to look worried but Rogir didn't realize she was faking.

"It is really serious, did you know you could die from them?" she did her best to keep a straight face.

Rogir seemed a bit uneasy. "Are you serious?" he asked.

"I do not know." She said evilly. "Maybe you will have to find out yourself…"

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Elven Hope

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Shawna D.