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The Prank War
Chapter 3
They had agreed the night before that they should sit far away from each other at breakfast. They had also made escape plans should the twins figure out who the perpetrator or perpetrators, as the case was, were found out.
This grand escape plan was simply running like the wind and hiding out for several days, till the twins ire ran out. They had also agreed that if the twins captured one of them that under no circumstance should that elf tell who else had helped, even under pain of torture.
Mind you though, these plans were made under the influence of Dorwinion so it's not our fault if they backfire, thought Glorfindel as he sat down for breakfast, trying not to wince at the terribly loud noise of people talking and eating.
He could see Legolas at the other end of the hall chatting with a group of warriors and Erestor at the opposite end of the table he sat at, obviously suffering from the amount of wine he had consumed last night. He caught Erestor's eye and smirked as he reached for an apple.
A loud yell sounded outside the carved wooden archway that led in to the hall, followed by another yell a second later. Everyone craned their heads around to see what the disturbance was. Several jaws dropped to the floor; standing on opposite sides of the archway were the twins, identical no more. One of them, Elladan, had lime green hair, whilst the other, Elrohir, had bright orange hair that would have made an oompa lumpa jealous.
Both of them picked their jaws off the floor and walked in to the hall with venomous glares.
"Who did this?" Elladan shouted copying the tone his father had used countless time when he was in trouble while mimicking Elrond's 'eyebrows of doom'. He looked uncannily like his father at the moment.
Laughter broke out amongst a fair few elves while the others were trying desperately to keep the giggles at bay.
Elrond, Erestor, Glorfindel, and Legolas didn't even try as they burst in to fits of laughter.
"Who did this?" Elladan repeated giving death-glares to all the elves who were laughing.
It was then that Erestor had a brilliant idea. He beckoned Glorfindel to come over and whispered it in to his ear. Nodding at the plan, Glorfindel, already chuckling, went back to his seat.
"It was him!" Erestor called to Elladan, pointing at Legolas.
"WHAT!" Legolas jumped up, "No it wasn't! Don't lie, Erestor" Legolas said as he flushed to the points of his ears.
The twins exchanged glances and prowled closer to Legolas who gulped several times before leaping over the table and running for his life.
"I'll get you back for this Erestor, mark my words!" Legolas shouted over his shoulder, with the twins in hot pursuit.
Elrond raised his famed eyebrows in an all-knowing way at Erestor who just shrugged as giggles sounded throughout the hall now that the twins were gone.
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A loud howl halfway through the day signaled when the twins had finally caught up with Legolas, who had been spotted in various places throughout the day, still running and looking this way and that for the twins. He could be heard shrieking at the other end of Rivendell.
Many smirked, imagining what the twins would be doing to him. Many warriors remembered and cringed at the imaginative punishments they had been dealt by the twins.
Glorfindel, Erestor, and Elrond were sat on the balcony in Elrond's office sharing a glass of wine while talking over the daily doings of Imladris. The office overlooked the many gardens in Imladris. Glorfindel noticed Legolas down below.
He nudged Erestor and Elrond and pointed down at Legolas who was sneaking through the garden as quickly and as quietly as he could making for his room, whilst ignoring a group of elleth who were pointing and erupting in to high-pitched giggles every few seconds, dripping wet and with nothing but a single oak leaf to hide his elfhood.
Glorfindel snorted in to his cup.
"Hey, Legolas where are your clothes?" He called.
Legolas studiously ignored him and quickened his pace to his room, cheeks burning.
Elrond and Erestor were in fits of laughter as Glorfindel poured them another drink.
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At the same time Elladan and Elrohir were in deep discussion in Arwen's room.
"I can't believe pulled that!" Elrohir spat, fuming at being embarrassed in front of everyone.
"I think he had help. He's not smart enough to do something like this on his own, methinks." Elladan said, deep in thought.
"We asked him whether he had help or not when we were dangling him naked over the Bruinen*. He didn't say anything about help then," Elrohir replied.
"You know what he's like, he was probably sworn to secrecy." Elladan smirked as he thought of the revenge pranks they could do to Legolas & Co. When they find who they were, "What do you think, sister dear?"
Arwen sighed, looking up from her embroidery, "Brother, you're well over a thousand years old. I think it's high time you stopped the pranks. Ada** is going to spontaneously combust one of these days, you know."
The twins grinned at her. "Ah, but where's the fun in that?" Elrohir retorted.
Arwen rolled her eyes at them. "Glorfindel's probably involved. He and Legolas went off together after dinner and he usually never misses the dancing in the Hall of Fire."
"Oh yes, and come to think of it Erestor was there as well..." Elladan's brow furrowed. "Gwador, when was the last time Erestor ever went to the Hall of Fire… and when was the last time he actually made conversation with us that wasn't about work or missing essays?"
Elrohir scowled, "Cunning, sneaking twits. All three of them are in on it!"
Elladan and Elrohir looked at each other for a minute before breaking out in to evil smirks. "Revenge is a dish best served cold," Elladan said mysteriously, his eyes glinting.
Not for the first time, Arwen wished for sisters or at least brothers with brains that weren't the size of a peanut between them.
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*Bruinen- the river Bruinen runs through Rivendell, this is the river that rose up in the fellowship to stop the Ringwraiths getting Frodo
**Ada – Sindarin for dad