Of Sledding and Pink Fluffy Monsters
It was a beautiful morning in the valley that held Rivendell safe and snug in its over-sized arms. The birds had flown south for winter, the snow as untouched and everything was absolutely peacef...
"HASTE! MAKE HASTE ELLADAN!" was what shattered the first morning after the years newest heavy snowfall. If one looked on from afar, they would have seen two raven haired dots running up the highest hill near The Last Homely House. Both carrying long wooden boards and both laughing as they held one of their favorite traditions. Sledding on the first realistic day of winter.
"Elrohir, I'm running as fast as I can!" Elladan called to his brother. They were near the top and Elladan had slipped once, thus making a hilarious sight for his twin to see. The elfling had eyebrows of white and his long raven locks had chunks of snow sticking to it.
"brother! If I didn't know you better, I'd say you were mocking old Mithrandir!" Elrohir laughed. His brother rolled up a snowball and chucked it at him.
"Oh, just hurry and lets make it to the top already!" Elladan exclaimed. Elrohir frowned and dropped the snowball he was planning on tormenting his brother with. He then chuckled and started running up the hill again, leaving Elladan behind. The elder twin wasn't to happy about it and called up, causing little Elrohir to burst out laughing which in turn made Elladan laugh. Together they reached the top and set their boards down. Each mounted their own board and straightened themselves up.
"Race you down?" asked Elrohir. The elder laughed and replied:
"it wouldn't be tradition if we did not!" and he pushed off.
"HEY!" called the younger as he started his chase. They sped down the hill, Elladan in the lead do to his head start. Some how during the trip down, Elladan had leaned forward and the board dug itself into the snow, causing him to fly off it and into the snow. With Elrohir mire inches away, there was no warning and Elrohir soon joined his brother in the pile soon to be known as "The giant Snow Elf".
"That was fun, shall we do it again?" asked Elladan after the two had stopped laughing and were able to breath again.
"maybe tomorrow brother, I don't know about you, but I am soaked to the bone!" he exclaimed over-exaggerating a little. Elladan nodded and proceeded to pick up his board. As they were walking down the pathway back to the house they saw a strange sight! It was a woman and something was attached to her shoulder. It was big, pink and fluffy, it had strange rounded off black hands, and it was making weird noises.
"Elladan!" Elrohir whispered, "what is that?"
His twin just stood stock still and stared.
"I don't know, it could be a monster! And its attacking that lady!" He replied after a moment. They glanced at each other, both slightly fearful, but their father had taught them well and they couldn't let him down by letting this thing attack the woman! So they nodded and ran yelling at the woman.
"What are you doing! You'll scare the baby!" the woman cried. The twins froze and looked at each other again.
"Baby?" they asked. The woman sighed and repositioned the bundle on her shoulders so that they could see it's little face.
"yes baby, this is my daughter!" The woman sighed, her tone changing from anger to adoration.
"But why is she so big and pink and fluffy!"
"But what of her hands? Why are they shaped like that?"
"And what of those strange noises?"
"My lords please! One question at a time!" the woman exclaimed, "She is a second born child, she doesn't have the ability to withstand cold temperatures as you can. Her name is Chastity."
Elrohir was staring at the pink bundle, gently running his finger on her cheek.
"She really is cute. May I hold her?" Elladan asked. The woman nodded and placed the child carefully in his arms. Elrohir was holding one of her hands, it was really small compared to his childlike ones.
"She doesn't look like a monster at all anymore!" he sighed, obviously relieved. The woman chuckled.
"you thought she was a monster?" she continued to chuckle, "My lords, I apologize for startling you and for laughing so, but she is positively harmless"
Soon after the other two joined in the chuckling, if they had listened well, they would have heard the little girl chuckle as well as she basked in the attention she received.
AN: sorry it was slightly rushed. You probably haven't guessed, but Chastity is based on my 16 month old niece, whom I love dearly.