My thanks to Alatarial Elf and Yemi Hikari for their encouragement! Disclaimer is in chapter one. Enjoy!
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That evening the family all gathered together for their evening meal. It was a rare treat for Elrond to have all his children and advisors together for a meal, not to mention Legolas, an ellon he had always regarded fondly. He only wished his wife was here to see how wonderfully their children had grown up, well, at least how Arwen was grown up. The twins were another story altogether, although it had been several months since they pulled a prank on some unsuspecting elf. Perhaps his little boys were finally starting to grow up...unlikely, he thought, smiling to himself. He never could figure out how they managed to dye all his clothes neon pink, he thought as he started to frown.
"Ada, are you all right?" Arwen questioned, breaking him out of his reverie.
"Yes, of course I am, my dear" replied Elrond gently patting her hand. "When you're as old as I am, you tend to get lost in memories." Arwen smiled and returned to her conversation with Erestor concerning the restoration of the family's tapestries. At the other end of the table, Glorfindel, Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir were busy discussing training techniques and debating what style brought about the best swordsmen.
Suddenly a loud crash outside the dining room startled all the elves to their feet, and out the door to investigate. Well, almost all the elves - one stayed behind and dropped a finely grained powder into Legolas' cup, then joined the others in the hallway.
When their investigation revealed that the noise had been caused by a kitchen maid who had so conveniently dropped a tray of silverware, they all returned to their seats and their roasted partridge. The dinner continued on normally, with the twins sending each other secretive smiles. At the end of dinner, they all rose to leave to their own activities.
"Legolas, do you want to go shoot some arrows?" Elrohir questioned.
"No, I think the trip here exhausted me more than I thought. I'm just going to go to bed - it seems to have just hit me all of a sudden," responded Legolas tiredly. It was then that his haggard expression became evident to all.
Saying good night to all, Legolas went to his room and the twins shared a grin - their friend was now on a one way trip to Boils-ville, Middle Earth.
With a stretch and a moan, Legolas opened his eyes. The early morning sun bathed his room in a soft orange glow. He smiled to himself as he padded over to his wardrobe. I feel fantastic! he thought to himself. Nothing like a night in a nice soft bed to rejuvenate an elf. He pulled on his green shirt and leggings when suddenly he let out a shriek.
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