Elrohir looked over the edge of the small cliff to the snow-covered mountain below them, "I don't know Legolas, I don't think its a good idea."

Elladan crossed his arms, "I know its not a good idea. If it does not go well, you're certainly going to die."

Legolas looked up from his own survey of the mountain to the twins with a grin, reaching behind he began to braid more of his hair away, "Probably. But if it does go well, it's going to be so much fun."

"Are those really what you plan to make your last words?" Elladan asked with a scowl.

"I'm fine with them." Legolas retreated away from the edge again and back to the sturdy looking piece of bark that had come from a tree they needed to cut down for firewood last night for another careful inspection.

Elrohir gave his brother an exasperated look, and then shove when he realized that seemed to sum up the full extent of interference Elladan planned to run between Legolas and this foolish idea. "If the princeling wants to die, let him die I say. I tried to convince him otherwise, and he didn't listen."

'"Not going to die." Legolas added pleasantly as he looked back over the edge of the ledge.

Elrohir tried to pry the wood form his hands but Legolas moved it away too quickly, "Yes. You will. If the mountain does not kill you, then Nana will when she hears about this. And if somehow you survive that, then Ada is going to kill you for making him explain all of his to your Ada."

Legolas still seemed thoroughly un-discouraged, "Oh please, stop being so dramatic. Just don't tell Lady Celebrian and then all of that will be avoided. I got sent here because I found and fought cave trolls, remember? This is not nearly as bad as that."

"We already know that you're an idiot, you don't need to keep giving us evidence," Elladan said.

Legolas frowned at him briefly, "Well we didn't know there was a cave troll in the cave when we went in, obviously. Honestly, I'm not sure which of us was more surprised. Us or the trolls. Besides, I do this at home but on the river. How different could it be?"

Elladan looked to his twin, appaled, "Is he seriously asking us how different it could be to stand on a piece of bark going down a mountain while avoiding tree's, rocks, possibly Ors and other deadly things than balancing on water?"

"Yes." Elrohir answered, "Eru help us all."

Legolas rolled his eyes, "If Arwen were here she would try it with me."

"Ah!" Both brothers shouted at the same time, "No! She would not! We would not let her!" Elladan continued, "Be the death of yourself if you must but you will not be taking our sister with you."

"Not going to die." Legolas reminded them, "Last chance if you want to come. You don't even have to stand on it, you can sit. I won't even mock you for it."

"No," Elladan answered firmly for both of them.

"Suit yourselves." And then before Elrohir could manage to get ahold of him, Legolas was gone, his wild laughter drifting back up to them for some time as they watched him sled down the mountain with ease.

Elrohir glanced at his brother out of the corner of his eye. It did look fun.

"No." Elladan growled.

Elrohir glanced at the other, similar pieces of bark nearby.

"No." Elladan said again, this time more of a snarl than anything.

They could still hear Legolas laughing.

"He didn't die."

"Doesn't mean you wont."

Elrohir took a small step sideways, toward the pile of wood. "I mean, I probably won't."

"Elrohir!"

"What!"

"Are you really doing this? Right now? Really?"

He took another step sideways, "I was thinking about it."

"You're as bad as the elfling."

Reaching down he grabbed a piece of bark, and then a second and held the other to his brother, "So you're coming, then?"

Elladan didn't say anything for a few moments, and the sighed and dropped his arms. "Well, I'm not letting you die alone. We came into this world together, we leave it together."

It had been many long years since Elrohir had thought of their promise to one another. They had both decided at a young age that they would not survive the loss of the other to mortality, they didn't understand how their father managed it. Though, they did not often try to think of it in the first place.

"Let's go then."

"Nana's going to kill us."

With matching grins the dropped off the ledge, landing firmly and safely on the bark as it began to speed down the hill. They heard a great cheer from the bottom as Legolas caught sight of them.

It was fun.

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"Of all the stupid, irresponsible, idiotic, childish things you've done. This by far is one of the worst. Your father sent you here to force you out of trouble. Not sliding headlong down a mountain towards it! If something had happened, what was your plan? Mhmm? Hope you didn't die in the time it took Elladan and Elrohir to come and get help? Hope the trees would help you? Were you even thinking at all, Legolas? Honestly. The stupidity you manage sometimes baffles me."

The three of them stood side by side, head hung in shame as Celebrian continued her already-several-minutes-long tirade, while Glorfindel and Elrond stood by looking mildly impressed.

"And you two! What excuses do you have? You are older than him! You are supposed to be responsible! I know Elrond and I taught you better than that!"

Subtly so that none of the older elves could see, the three of them bumped their hands together in a futile attempt at their handshake. They still yet did not know how their guardians had found out about what they did before they had even arrived back at the valley, but it didn't stop them from taking Arwen back several days later to do it again.

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Sorry its a bit late, but i can't wait to hear your thoughts!

(Also, since its almost the 60th chapter AKA double the amount of chapters this was supposed to have I was wondering what chapter you really wanted to be longer, or another part so that I could add a part 2 to it of sorts. I thought it would be fun! But thank you all for being here for long and reading these every weekend and leaving so many reviews to let me know you're all still there and liking it. I'll see you next weekend!)