Title: Melethen (Chapter 23/25)
Author: Meleth (meleth.legolas@yahoo.com)
Type: FPS
Cast or Paring: Elladan, Elrohir, Legolas, Thranduil, Elrond, Erestor and
Glorfindel in this chapter
Rating: R - NC-17
Disclaimer: They aren’t mine, no matter how much I wish it.
Timeline: Fourth Age.
Warning: AU. Angst. Adult language and situations. At times, this story
contains males involved in homoerotic acts, i.e. explicit sex. It also contains
twincest. If this is not to your liking -- read NO further.
Beta: The one and only Aglarien.
A/N: **Mind speak between the twins.**, *Emphasis*, (Thoughts)
Feedback: Would be wonderful!
Summary: Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas finish exchanging rings. Elrond and
Thranduil respond to the wonderful news and the twins react to the news they
were being manipulated.
Chapter Twenty Three
Legolas looked at the remaining rings resting in Elladan’s palm. “Elrohir
and I will place a ring on your finger, my Elf warrior, because the bond we
share includes the three of us.”
“Aye, it does and cannot be broken,” Elrohir said as he picked up a
mithril band.Legolas placed his fingers over Elrohir’s and they slid the ring on Elladan’s
finger. The elf warrior grew misty eyed as he thought about how special the
moment was. “I love you, both of you, with all my heart.”The prince leaned forward to give Elladan a gentle kiss before giving way to
Elrohir. The kiss the elf knight shared with his brother was tender and full of
love - love that had been hidden deep within them, but now blazed openly.Legolas picked up the last ring and with Elladan’s help slipped the band on
Elrohir’s finger. The elf knight did not expect the feeling of joy that rushed
through him as the ring was placed, but kissed Legolas soundly before kissing
Elladan in the same manner.“We are betrothed,” Elladan remarked in awe. “We will be bound in a
year, all of us.”“Aye, and I have never felt so happy or so much love,” Legolas admitted,
his voice limned with wonderment. “There is just a couple of things to take
care of now.”Elladan and Elrohir looked at him in confusion causing the prince to laugh.“You owe me a tumble, Elladan, and I intend to collect the debt right now,”
Legolas replied before pushing Elladan’s body back against the bed and
plundering his mouth with a deep, love filled kiss.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Glorfindel laughed so hard at the punch line Thranduil just delivered that he
had to set his wine down before he dropped it. Elrond and Erestor were in the
same situation and all of them wondered how the king could have ever been
thought of as stuffy.“I swear, Thranduil, if I hadn’t just swallowed, I would have choked to
death!” Glorfindel remarked trying to stifle his laughter.“Can you believe my youngest told me such a bawdy joke?” Thranduil
replied chuckling. “I didn’t even know he knew such things went on.”“Oh, come now, Thranduil,” Elrond interrupted. “Legolas is far more
aware of things than you give him credit for. Just because he looks innocent
doesn’t mean that he is.”“I well know that, but he was not even to the age of majority when he told
me the tale!” the king replied chuckling.“It is always a wonder what they will do or say at that age,” Erestor
laughed. “I remember there were several times the twins blurted things out at
the most inopportune times. You remember when the delegation from Bree came to
visit, don’t you, Elrond?”“Aiya, how could I forget,” Elrond said, laughing at the memory. “They
interrupted our meeting to ask me if one of my advisors was sick. Of course I
became concerned and asked them why they thought that. Well, that was a mistake
because they informed me that one of the guards was giving him medicine by
forcing it up his rear with his elfhood.”Thranduil cackled and silently thanked the Valar that nothing like that had
happened to him. “I can only imagine the delegation’s reaction.”“Let’s just say that I had a long talk with Elladan and Elrohir and asked
them to hold questions like that until we were alone. They failed to understand
what was wrong with what they asked. The twins were a trial, but I would do it
all over again.”As if on cue Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas entered the room and looked at
their elders oddly as they all began to laugh.“Speaking of the spawns of Mordor,” Erestor said chuckling.“What?” Elladan asked wondering why they were the subject of conversation
and laughter. “We have done nothing wrong.”“Yet,” Elrohir added with a grin.“Nay, we have not,” Legolas reiterated. “In fact we came to being you
news.”That got the attention of the gathered company and they looked at the trio
expectantly.“What news do you bring us?” Thranduil asked curiously. Elrond,
Glorfindel and Erestor were also interested in hearing the information the trio
had to share.“We are newly betrothed to one another,” Elrohir announced as the three
of them held up their hands adorned by the rings.Thranduil stood quickly, causing his chair to wobble, and Elrond had a
similar reaction as they joined Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas to see the rings on
their fingers.“I had hoped this would be the outcome of your affair,” Elrond admitted
as he hugged the three of them.“Aye, there is not much that could make me happier than hearing this,”
Thranduil added as Glorfindel and Erestor joined the circle to admire the rings
and congratulate the trio.“We have one other bit of news to impart father,” Elladan said taking
Elrohir’s hand. “We have chosen to cling to elfkind and will sail after we
have seen Arwen live out her life.”The Lord of Imladris, the Captain and the Counselor all had tears in their
eyes on hearing Elladan and Elrohir’s decision. “Ai, my sons, your mother
will weep with joy as I am when she hears of your choice,” Elrond said.“Praise Eru that you have found one another and will be whole,” the king
said, pulling out several more glasses and another bottle of Dorwinion wine. “Let
us toast to this joyful event.”Filled glasses were passed out and several toasts made to the betrothal, the
twin’s choice and several other insignificant reasons. By the time the toasts
were finished two bottles of wine were emptied and most of the elves were giddy.
It was an afternoon for celebration.“I am so glad we did not have to rely on our plan, Thranduil,” Elrond
said with slightly slurred words.“What plan?” Elrohir asked before the king could answer.“It is nothing,” Thranduil answered vaguely. “Would anyone else like to
have the evening meal sent in now?”“Aye, Thranduil a meal would be good now,” Elrond replied quickly as he
looked at Erestor and Glorfindel for help. Glorfindel shook his head as a
reminder that he was against the entire plot from the beginning. Erestor usually
was a quick thinker, but the wine he imbibed prevented him from coming up with
anything that would help Elrond or Thranduil.“I will ring for it now,” the king replied hastily as he left Elrond
standing with their sons.“What plan were you speaking of father?” Elladan asked firmly. Something
was going on and he was going to get to the bottom of it if it took all night.
“You and Thranduil had a plan? For what?”“You have to understand that Thranduil and I love you and would do anything
to ensure you sail,” Elrond said calmly. “We decided to work together to get
one of you and Legolas to fall in love so you would choose as we wanted. It
worked out better than we planned. You both fell for him and he you!”“You were going to manipulate us?” Elrohir asked incredulously.“Manipulate is such a strong word,” Elrond replied with a sour look on
his face. “Encourage…we were going to encourage you.”“Encourage?” Elladan and Elrohir repeated in unison.“Aye, encourage,” the elf lord agreed, giving them a smile.The twins shared a look and smiled slowly before turning back to their
father. “Thank you for worrying about us father, but we were able to capture
Legolas’ heart on our own.”“Aye, and I theirs,” Legolas replied smiling. “I already told my father
I understood their reasoning, but would not have appreciated being…encouraged,
as your father put it.”“We found our own encouragement, right Legolas?” Elrohir said before
pulling the prince into a snug embrace and kissing him deeply not caring who saw
or where they were.Glorfindel and Erestor looked on opened jawed while Elrond shook his head in
resignation. Thranduil returned and wondered why his son was being kissed so
ravenously in his study.“Forgive Elrohir,” Elladan offered. “He sometimes forgets how to behave
properly especially when Legolas is around.”When the elf knight finally released the gasping prince he gave a sheepish
smile to those looking on. “Who needs encouragement?”Laughter erupted throughout the room as more wine was poured and consumed,
guaranteeing a spirited evening.
TBC