Lorien's Orphan's

A/N: I was thinking about using my now defunct yahoo group to post my updated stories. I was wondering, hoping if anyone would like to join. Most authors have that kinda site check it out see what you think. Saes? *gives puppy eyes*

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When Haldir awoke the next morning he was being held by Celeborn. He remembered sneaking in here with his brothers after a nightmare. Haldir sighed and crept out of the bed and padded back the nursery. He saw his brothers, Legolas, and the twins, they were talking quietly so the adults didn't hear them. When they saw him they eagerly beckoned him toward themselfs.

"We are going to use one of those abandoned talans as a...... what did you call it?" Rumil asked his brother confused.

"Clubhouse idiot." snapped Elrohir.

Rumil's eyes watered and he sniffled trying not to cry.

"That was mean Elrohir." Legolas said as he comforted Rumil.

Elrohir shrugged and muttered and apology before he turned to Haldir. "So you in or out?"

Haldir shrugged and nodded. "Yeah i'm in and I know the perfect talan to use!"

The six of them started chatting eagerly and making plans, by breakfast they had the details worked out. They ran down the stairs and into the dining room. They ate fast and left evuickuicker to ready the supplies.

"Wonder what they are up to?" Celebrian said smiling and her eyes twinkled.

"Some childhood mischief that we will hear about in the next few hours." Galadriel muttered aas everyone else burst out laughing.

"And you wanted six more after her." Celeborn laughed at the look on Galadriels face.

"Good thing the Valar didn't hear me." she said rather primly.

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The six of them slowly approached Haldir and his brother's old home on the outskirts. It looked dark and foreboding, as if no one had lived there for centuries.

"Spooky..... how long has it been since anyone lived here?" Legolas whispered to Orophin.

"Two months...." Orophin whispered sadly.

"It was our house.... when our old ada and nana were alive." Rumil said softly.

They looked at the talan and started to climb the rope ladder to get inside. The rope had been chewed on by beasts and by the grace of the Valar didn't break. They stood and looked around the huge inside. They stood in the main room and off to the right and left far back wall were two doorways.

"That was our room." Haldir said pointing to the right.

"And Ada and Nana slept there." Orophin pointed to the left.

Speaking little the six of them cleaned the main room until it sparkled shonshone. They then cleaned the rooms just as thourghly, perhaps more. It was as if Haldir and his brothers wished to purge the bad memories. Finaly in the afternoon they were done cleaning and they stepped back to admire their work.

"I'm hungry!" Rumil whined as he sat at their old dinner table.

"Here have an apple and quit whining." Elrohir shoved an apple at Rumil.

"Why do you have to be so mean to him?" Legolas snapped jumping up as Rumil started to cry again.

"Cause he's a baby! Look at him cry!" Elrohir taunted.

"SHUT UP!" Legolas yelled as he slapped Elrohir hard on the face.

"Don't you hit my brother!" Elladan screamed as he decked Legolas.

Rumil jumped up and bit Elladan hard on the shoulder as he tried to hit the prince again. Yowling Elladan threw Rumil against the wall. Rumil hit with a horrid thud and he slid down onto the floor in a crumpled heap. He didn't move or get up. Haldir and Orophin ran to him and began shaking him.

"Get up! Rumil please get up!" Haldir cried out over and over.

"Saes! Saes Rumil!" Orophin sobbed as they tried desperatly to wake him.

Legolas turned toward the twins and started yelling at them. "This is your fault!" he shouted over and over.

"Why isn't he moving? Why?" Orophin asked Haldir histerical.

"I don't know! Come on Rumil move! Saes! Please i'll never tease you again! Please move!" Haldir screamed desperatly.

Legolas turned and raced out the door, this was way to serious. He needed to summon help..... he had to find Elrond. He could make Rumil wake up!

Legolas raced through the streets crying, he didn't dare stop for anything or anyone. He saw Elrond, Celebrian, Galadriel, and Celeborn in the gardens. He ran up sobbing so hard he could barly breathe.

"Legolas whats wrong?" Celebrian said kneeling next to him.

"He won't move! You gotta help him! Saes!" Legolas said in a terrified rush.

"Calm down! Who won't move? Start from the beginning..." Celebrian was beginning to get very scared. SOmething bad had terrified the young elf. Celeborn, Elrond, and Galadriel knelt next to her.

"We wanted a playhouse so Haldir took us to his old home and we cleaned it up. Then Rumil was hungry and he said so and Elrohir yelled at him. I got mad and I yelled at Elrohir and I hit him. Elladan hit me back the Rumil bit Elladan and Elladan tossed him against the wall and now he won't move! Please help him!!" Legolas said franticaly.

Gasping the adults stood and began talking amongst themselfs.

"Can you take us there Legolas?" Galadriel asked him.

Legolas nodded and led them to the talan where the others were. Haldir and Orophin were begging their brother to move and the twins stood off to one side. Elrond immediatly went to Rumil and began to examine him.

"Please Mr. Elrond sir help him." Orophin sobbed.

"I will." Elrond promised them.

Orophin ran crying to Galadriel as Haldir went to Celeborn, the twins stood next to their mother, and Legolas was alone. Galadriel saw him and held out a hand to him and he ran to her sobbing. They watched as Elrond helped Rumil.

"He has a concussion. I need to get him back to the Healing Wing to treat him properly." Elrond picked up Rumil's stil form and headed out the door. He was followed by the others.

TBC.