Title: Cold War 2/5

Author: Sivan Shemesh

Beta: nautika

Rate: K

Warning: Do snowball fights count? Fluffy. And maybe more surprises. It depends on my bunnies…

Disclaimer: Characters belong to Tolkien, I just borrowed them.

Spoiler: AU.

Summary: It is not a regular war it is… a snowball fight… with consequence…

Note: Estel first year at Peredhil's house in Imladris.
The cold sequel of "White Blanket", and could be the prequel of "Surprise".

2. – Daylight: Round Two

Elrond stared at the boy, noticing that Estel sighed after he finished his breakfast, and then he turned to the twins, with a cunning smile on his face.

Elladan noticed it, and grinned at his adar, "The fight is not over yet Ada, we will win once again…"

"We will show them, right Estel?" Elrond asked the boy.

Elrond noticed that Estel wanted to say something, and then he just closed his mouth without speaking.

"Estel, ion, what is it?" Elrond asked, as he moved his hand over the boy's cheek, stroking it softly.

Estel stared at him, and then his eyes moved over the twins, scanning each of them. He let out a sigh.

"Estel?" Elrond asked again, growing worried.

"Then, Ada, what are we waiting for?" Estel asked with a smile on his face, and grabbed his adar's hand.

"Yes," Elrond seemed caught off his guard, and then he answered, "You are right ion, what are we waiting for? Come, let us find a good place, to see the twins sunk in the snow, as we throw our snowballs."

"We will find where you hide…" 'Ro said.

The elder twin could felt the excitement from his twin, he knew that 'Ro was smirking, as though he had a plan.

Elrond and Estel walked together outside, as they paved the way through the white blanket that covered the grass and the leaves from the trees.

"This is beautiful…" Estel remarked and looked at his adopted father.

Elrond nodded and smiled at him.

"It looks so peaceful…" Estel added, and released his hand from Elrond's hand, and leaned to touch the snow.

"For now, it does, my son." Elrond confirmed Estel's words, and headed over to the trees, as he sought the best location where he could aim and throw snowballs at the twins.

"Why? Because it is full of this white cold thing?" Estel asked his father.

Elrond nodded softly at him, and as he answered he smiled over him, "Yes, because of the snow, this white thing… ion…"

Estel scanned the trees, while Elrond observed his glances, and smiled, and then he asked him, "Are you looking for something ion?"

"Yes," Estel answered, and lifted his head, staring at his father, and then he continued, "Where should we hide?"

Elrond scanned the view too, and then he smiled as he noticed something.

He led him behind a tree, and then he stopped, trying to see if the twins came.

To his relief the twins did not show up, and he took the boy over to a small cave that he found with his keen eyes, and whispered in Estel's ears, "We should hide here, ion."

They walked nearer the cave, hidden under a shield of snow.

'A great place to play hide and seek…' Elrond thought with a huge smile on his face.

"Father, why are you smiling?" Estel asked as his eyes moving over Elrond's smile.

"They are going into our trap… we will get them…" Elrond laughed.

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