Chapter Four: Celegorm: Elfling
A/N: Similar to Maglor this prompt is one that I feel should be split into two parts, one for while he was young, and one while he is older. I didn't do this with Maedhros because he is making an appearance in all of them so far, but I might go back, and make another chapter for him later.
Prompt: Celegorm was always a restless sleeper, sometimes to the extent of waking himself up at night, unless he could cuddle up to someone. When he got Huan from Orome he could sleep soundly. Before he was gifted Huan he would periodically sneak into Maedhros or if he was there Maglor's bed for the night. He tried to tone the habit of doing so down when he saw his younger brothers didn't have the same problem. Huan usually acted as his pillow when he was camping or just away from home.
Tyelko crept into the room, looking at the bed nervously. He'd checked Cana's room before coming here, but his older brother was nowhere to be found, and Tyelko felt like crying. He tried to walk silently to the bed carrying the blanket that amme made for him, but the figure on the bed was already awake.
"Tyelko, you should be asleep." Nelyafinwe whispered.
Tyelko sniffed tearfully, clutching the blanket tighter. Nelyo sighed and scooped him up hugging him to his chest. Smoothing the soft curly silver hair out of his face Nelyo asked softly. "What's wrong?"
Tyelko buried his face in his brother's shirt, and tucked his blanket between them. "Co'n' sleep."
He tried, but he kept waking himself up by his tossing, and turning. Finally he'd gotten up to find one of his big brothers to sleep with. He liked to curl up with Cana because he was normally willing to let him be when he was awake, and sometimes he would sing for him. That didn't always happen, because sometimes he found it nearly impossible to sleep, or he found somewhere to sleep aside from his room or Nelyo's. This was the case tonight; Cana wasn't in his room, so Tyelko had to come bother Nelyo.
When Cana wasn't in his room then Tyelko came to Nelyo who would always wake up. He tried so hard to avoid waking him up. Tyelko wailed softly as tears soaked the fabric of Nelyo's nightshirt. Nelyo rocked his gently, and hummed rubbing Tyelko's back. "You're all right. Everything will be all right in the morning. Now let's get some sleep, okay?"
Tyelko nodded curling his free hand in the fabric of Nelyo's nightshirt. The rocking as well as the song soothed him to sleep. Nelyo smiled at the child he held and settled back on his bed careful not to wake him. He looked down at the elfling lovingly, and tucked his blanket around him before going back to sleep himself.