Disclaimer: None of it is mine.

A/N: So we finally get to find out what sort of trouble Elladan's been getting into for the past six months. -grin-

For the first week or so after Elrohir had left, Elladan had stayed in his room, leaving only at night to get food. The inhabitants of the valley were either seriously worried about the separation plan (mainly his parents), overjoyed at not having to worry about pranks (mainly the people who had never been pranked or had been pranked once), or extremely worried about what his revenge would be (the people who had been pranked the most). But when he finally left his room, revenge didn't seem to be anywhere on his agenda.

For the longest time Elladan actually stayed out of trouble. He got to all his classes on time and didn't fool around, pull pranks, or get into trouble. Everyone seemed to think that maybe he really was going to change for the better, maybe stop playing pranks and getting into so much trouble.

Maybe.

But the Valar weren't smiling down on Rivendell at this time, for while Elladan was in his room, he was planning his next step. He wasn't stupid enough to prank someone, but maybe if he could lure some other elflings into the battle for him...

Slowly, Elladan began talking about how much fun playing pranks were- when you didn't get caught that is. He began whispering about how he set it up, how to gather supplies, when to attack. His friends hung on his every word, thinking that if they pulled off a prank, they might be able to pin it on Elladan. Elladan, meanwhile, was feeding them false information, information that would cause their pranks to fail and them to get caught.

Finally, the other elflings sprang their trap. It was a simple prank, one that was designed to trip a person, who would land in a pile of mud. They had it all set and were waiting for an unsuspecting elf to come along. Erestor finally walked through the garden, accidentally setting off the trap. The rope that was supposed to trip him snapped back, catching the elflings along the arms or the face, leaving a bright red mark.

Erestor stumbled through the mud puddle. It wasn't hard for him to find the elflings, who were then hauled off for "questioning" and punishments.

From the shadows, Elladan watched and laughed.

2 months later

Elladan sighed, completely bored out of his mind. He was starting to realize that maybe his plan to get his friends in trouble wasn't such a good idea; now he had no one to play with. He sighed again, wondering how he was going to stand the next three months without Elrohir.

Elrond was walking past his room when he heard the sighs. He stopped and poked his head inside. "Elladan is everything alright?"

Elladan looked up and sighed yet again. "I'm fine Ada, I'm just bored!"

"How can you be bored?" Elrond asked. "It's a beautiful day outside! Go play with your friends or something!"

"But Ada my friends don't like me anymore!" Elladan protested. "Not since I told them the wrong-" He stopped, suddenly what he was about to say.

Elrond frowned. "Why wouldn't they like you?" He asked. Suddenly he knew why the elflings had been playing pranks months earlier. "You were the one who talked those elflings into playing the pranks?" He said in a dangerously soft voice. "What did I say about doing stuff like that?"

Elladan squeaked and shot past Elrond. "Elladan? Elladan! Get back here!"

3 months later

Elladan collapsed on his bed, completely exhausted. His father had been keeping him busy for the past few months, trying to keep him out of trouble. It had actually worked, but not Elladan was so tired he didn't feel like he could make it down to the dinner table. He just lay on the bed, half asleep.

Elrond had assigned Elladan multiple tasks, from weapon cleaning to helping out in the stables. His mother had assigned him more tasks around the house, including helping in the gardens and assisting the servants. The servants enjoyed this arrangement, loading him down with as much work as possible to make up for all the times their work had been delayed due to the pranks.

Elladan was half asleep when he realized that Elrohir was due back this month. He smiled and tried to figure out how many days until his twin arrived. He jolted up, instantly awake. Elrohir was coming tomorrow? He remembered the "huge" To-Do list he had, comprising mainly of cleaning his room.

Elladan jumped off the bed and got to work. He first put all of the clothes scattered around the room back in the right drawers. Then the toys were returned to the box in the corner. He decided to tackle the closet next, cleaning up old cups, dirty socks, and broken toys. Under his bed he attacked the giant dust bunnies.

Finally, it was done. He smiled and sat down on his bed. Now everything was ready for tomorrow. With that thought in mind he drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Wow, I didn't think I'd get a chance to finish/ post this today, but I did! Sorry it's short though. Remember, reviews feed my muse!