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Part 3

Estel heard Culgaer's calls, but ignored them as he kept running as fast as his tiny legs could carry him. His foot was caught by a tree root that stuck out of the ground, as he fell to the forest floor. He gave a cry of pain as his knee had a bad first meeting with a rock. He sat back against a tree, as he hugged his hurting knee to his chest. His head was spinning; his young mind couldn't comprehend why they wouldn't accept him.

He sat there, and tried to find out what could so different between the elves and himself. That's when his tiny light bulb clicked on, his ears were different. He felt the rounded shaped of his ears, and then started pulling the tops of them, trying with all his might to make them pointed. But all he accomplished was making them very red.

He tried to find another reason and it suddenly hit him, he couldn't remember ever seeing an elf fall down just as he had done. Estel seemed to always be tripping over his own feet, which gave way for the other elven children to tease him about his clumsiness. Estel stood from where he sat and started to make his way back home. He would show those elves he was just as good as them and he would prove to his father he was a good enough son. Though his youth filled eyes couldn't see that Elrond already knew he was.

Back at the royal house, Lord Elrond was furious with the elflings that had said those cruel words to his son. He has learned about it from Estel's good friend Culgaer. He was not worried that he had run into the forest alone, he does this often when the teasing goes too far, though he has never been away this long before. Right now Elrond was having a serious talk with the two brothers and their father that started the teasing.

"Alassar, Atan I am very surprised and disappointed in the both of you." Elrond started staring down at the shame filled children before him. "It seemed that up until now, you both had accepted my human son openly. But suddenly you revolt against him, by telling him he can not play in your games and that I adopted him not out of love but out of pity. Which I tell you is very much a lie." The father of the two boys head shot up, hearing what had happened for the first time; not wanting to believe any of it.

"My lord with all do respect, I do not believe that my sons have actually said those cruel words." The older elf jumped to defend his sons. "But we did father. We grew tired of Estel always slowing down the games because he could not keep up. We are very sorry ada, we never meant for it to go this far." Alassar confessed guilt overriding him, as Atan just nodded up to his father with guilt ridden eyes confessing his part as well.

"I am very shocked and disappointed in the both of you. I thought I was raising you two better then that. It matters not that Estel is human; he is apart of this kingdom and apart of Lord Elrond's family. Do you both understand?" Alassar and Atan nodded up at their father, wishing they could take back what they had done.

"I am especially disappointed in you Alassar. You were the oldest elf in that group, yet you were the one to stare and persist the teasing. You are almost of age Alassar, Estel is but a five year old boy he looks up to you and what you say effect's him more than what the younger elves say." Just as Elrond finished his lecture the door opened and in walked a very muddy Estel with very red ears.

Elrond forgot the two boys that stood before him and quickly made his was over to his adopted son. "Estel are you alright, where have you been?" He asked looking over his son for any serious injuries, but thankfully found nothing more than a scraped knee.

"I was only in the forest ada, I'm sorry I was gone so long." The young boy whispered not meeting his father's eyes, not wishing to tell why he had run into the forest for the fifth time this week.

The lord of Rivendell glanced at Estel's ears, his keen eyes noticing how red they are. "How did your ears get so red?" asked Elrond as he gently touched the top of his sons warn ear.

"I was trying to make them pointy like yours." The five year old said touching the pointed tips of the elder elf's ear. Elladan and Elrohir had been watching the whole scene unfold from the other side of the room, now they looked at each other confusion gleaming in their eyes as their stares turned back to their little brother.

"What do you mean ion-nin?" "If I have pointy ears I'll be an elf like you, and then the other elven children will let me play games with them and they will not laugh at me because I'm human." The two brothers looked from Estel to each other more guilt settling into their eyes with each word that the young boy said.

The young human finally noticing his brothers, began to walk over to them, wanting them to make all the pain of the hurtful words to go away. But as he was crossing the room he accidentally tripped over the chair leg. Time seemed to stand still as he made impact with the hard floor. He just laid there ashamed by his failure to move as gracefully as the elves. Tears of his failure fell from his eyes and soft whimpers could be heard from his small mouth.

His family moved to help him, Elrond picked the boy up off the floor and stared into his sons tear filled eyes.

"Estel, why are you crying?" Elrond asked in elvish. "I'm sorry ada I did not mean to fall, I'm sorry that I am human and that I am not your son like Elladan and Elrohir." Estel sobbed out in elvish as Elrond did.

He elven lord looked at his son stunned by the words that flowed from his tiny mouth. He put the young child down and kneeled to his level; so that he was still looking into his green tear filled eyes. Estel sniffed as Elrond began to speak.

"Estel being different is not easy, but no matter how much the other elves tease you for being human; you are and always will be my son." Estel's eyes lit up back up with joy and a smile spread across his face upon hearing his father reassurance. "And you will always be our brother." Elrohir added and Elladan followed with, "No matter how early it is that you wake us!" Estel's smile became wider and mischievous.

Alassar and Atan's father pushed the two forward to the young five year old they hurt so much with but a few words.

"Estel, Atan and I wish to say sorry for what we said. It was all lies we meant nothing of what we spoke." "Then why did you say it?" The unbelievable wisdom of an innocent child showed though his words. "We grew tired of you slowing down our group, we did not mean for it to go as far as it did." Alassar confessed not wanting to hide the truth from the young human.

"You should not started it at all." Elrohir spoke anger over coming him. "Let me ask you, do you consider my brother as a friend?" "Yes." "Then why do you wish to disclude him from games that were meant to be played by all friends?" Alassar and Atan could not come up with an answer, as they lowered their shamed and guilt ridden eyes to the floor.

"We are truly sorry Estel, we will understand if you wish to never be our friends again." Atan spoke with a deep child like sorrow in his voice. Estel did not say a word, just moved closer to the brothers and gave them both a hug. "I forgive both of you and I still want to be your friend, just no more mean words." He smiled brightly at the two older elves as their face lit up with joy.

"Do you still wish to play hunter with us?" asked Atan excitedly but before Estel could answer their father cut in. "Not so fast you two, your both are still going to be punished for what you have done. You may play with Estel when your punishments are over." The two boys groaned as they left the royal house with their father. They knew their punishment would most likely be cleaning out the stables for two weeks and that was one job neither of them looked forward to.

Estel ran back into his fathers arms as he giggled with joy. Elrond knew his some has along journey ahead of him and that he had a very important role to play in life, though what that role was is clouded from his vision. In the years to come he will meet a young wood elf, that will be come his best friend and that he will face many dangers with. But we can't get ahead of ourselves for those are a whole bunch of different stories.

The End

A/N- ok sorry this story was short but I meant it to be and the series will get longer I promise. The next one is call A Journey into shadows. (Finally Legolas and Aragorn will meet.) Till next time Narmarie!