Note: So this is the second (and last) part to 'Surprise'! I hope you enjoy, and please review! :D

"How loose are the rocks?" Glorfindel asked.

Himself and a group of warriors were heading towards the waterfall. It was a beautiful day, and he was glad to be outside, even it was to go and sort out some loose stones near the waterfall.

"Quite loose, hir nin. A young elleth slipped on them the other day and almost broke her shoulder, had it not been for her husband who managed to help her," an elf named Istuion said.

Feredir barely managed to hold back a very un-elf-like snort at that. He really shouldn't have even thought about laughing; if that had happened, it would have been very serious… but it was more to do with the fact that he remembered those exact words coming out of Elrohir's mouth. The younger twin had come up with different scenarios that they could talk about should Glorfindel ask, and that was one of them!

Glorfindel nodded, seemingly not noticing his friend as he struggled to keep from laughing. "Then we had better hurry before anyone else gets hurt," he said before urging Asfaloth into a faster trot, his warriors exchanging grins behind him.

Eleniel walked around the little clearing at the top of the waterfall, checking all of the tables and decorations. It looked perfect, and she hoped the balrog-slayer would like it.

She looked around and noticed her father setting presents on a little table. Reaching into the pocket on the inside of her tunic, she drew out a rolled-up piece of paper. Her brothers had told her not to worry about getting a present for Glorfindel, and that they would buy one that could be from them all. Nevertheless, Eleniel had really wanted to have her own present for him, so she had made something. It really wasn't much at all, but she still hoped he'd like it.

Hearing footsteps coming towards her, she quickly put the paper back in her pocket.

"Are you excited tithen pen?"

Eleniel grinned up at Erestor and nodded. The advisor and her brother had arrived on their horses not long ago, completely out of breath and red-faced.

"Yes! I can't wait to see what his reaction will be!" the young girl said excitedly.

"You won't have to wait for long; he's coming!" called an elf who had been standing watch nearby. He ran quickly back to the clearing and dove behind a table, the guests doing the same to any other hiding place they could find.

The twins hid behind a tree and Elrond grabbed Estel's hand before hurrying to crouch behind the table of presents.

Erestor looked down at Eleniel and widened his eyes before taking her hand in his and rushing to hide behind a bush.

Everyone was hidden, and now all they had to do was wait…

"Almost there," one of the warriors said, his ears picking up the sound of the rushing water a little further on.

Glorfindel looked up and began to make out the clear river which ran through the forest and then went gushing over and down the waterfall. Asfaloth whinnied as he started to trot faster, desperate for a cold drink from the lake. The balrog-slayer chuckled and reached down to pat his stallion on the neck. He looked around and, not for the first time that day, took in the beauty of the forest. The huge trees which shaded them from the glowing sun, the small groups of beautiful flowers, the lush green grass on the forest floor, the- wait a moment.

"What on Middle-earth is that?" the golden warrior whispered more to himself, squinting his eyes and tilting his head slightly to the side in confusion.

The elves behind him followed his gaze and grinned, noticing the colourful decorations in the distance.

Glorfindel urged Asfaloth on and the warriors followed close behind, eager to see his reaction once he saw everything.

He didn't know what it was, but he would soon find out.

As soon as he reached the clearing, he leapt off Asfaloth and let him wander off with a warning not to get too close to the edge of the waterfall, knowing he'd come back when he called him. His warriors soon trotted up behind him, and they too dismounted their horses and let them follow Asfaloth. They turned to Glorfindel and watched him slowly walk forward, clearly very confused.

The blond looked around at the decorations adorning the trees and laid across the tables. There was food piled on one and… were those honey cakes? Nevermind about that now. There looked to be a stack of presents next to a bush, and a huge sign hanging from two trees. He peered at the sign and read it.

Happy Begetting Day Glo-

"SURPRISE!"

Glorfindel stepped back quickly and widened his eyes as elves leapt out from behind tables and trees, jumping up behind him and laughing at the look on his face.

Looking around, he could see about 35 elves, not including the 5 warriors that had come with him. They all wore bright smiles and were laughing.

He opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was, "wow."

Everyone laughed again at that and Glorfindel felt himself chuckling along with them. He was still surprised, and he still didn't know quite what was going on, so when his eyes rested on his lord, he opened his mouth to speak.

"So, this…?"

Elrond walked over, a huge smile on his face, and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"Happy Begetting Day Glorfindel."

The golden warrior grinned and felt a jolt of happiness rush through him. They had thrown a surprise party for him!

"Hannon le mellon nin," he said, before turning to the rest of the elves.

"Hannon le everyone! I really am surprised, and I can't quite believe you have done this for me!"

"It wasn't our idea," Erestor said. When the balrog-slayer looked at him, the advisor motioned to Eleniel, who was standing in front of Elrohir, her back to his chest.

Ah, of course! He could still remember that chat about Begetting Day parties around a week ago. So, that was why she had been avoiding him! She was worried she'd accidentally tell him something about the party and ruin the surprise!

The golden warrior smiled fondly at the elfling and opened his arms wide.

"I believe I deserve a big hug to make up for the ones I haven't been receiving all week," he said, raising an eyebrow in mock-sternness, although everyone could see the sparkle in his blue eyes.

Eleniel wasted no time in jumping into his arms. Everyone around them smiled and watched the only two blondes in Rivendell.

"Fin…"

"Mhm?"

"Goheno nin."

"What for?" Glorfindel asked, pulling back slightly from the hug and looking into Eleniel's eyes.

"For avoiding you all week. It was just… I was scared I'd-"

"I know tithen pen nin, I know. Don't worry. You were afraid you'd let something slip about the party, is that it?"

"Yes."

Glorfindel laughed. "It doesn't matter anymore. I believe it was worth it!"

Elrond stepped forward and motioned towards the table of food. "Should we eat?" he asked.

Everyone nodded in agreement before grabbing blankets and spreading them out on the floor so they could sit down and eat.

"Ooh, good idea," Glorfindel said, "I thought I saw honey cakes."

After lunch, a lot of the elves either relaxed in the sun or went swimming in the river.

"Come on El!" Elladan called as he and his brothers removed their boots and dove into the water.

Eleniel grinned and stood up, intending to follow after them, before she suddenly felt a strong pair of arms wrap around her waist and run forward. The elfling squealed, shutting her eyes tight before the elf holding her leapt into the river with a huge splash!

The young Peredhil resurfaced, gasping and gripping the arms which were still tightly wrapped around her. She and turned around, not surprised to see Glorfindel.

The grinning balrog-slayer's blond hair was plastered all over his face and water droplets were dripping from his chin. Eleniel laughed and splashed him.

"Oh, you've asked for it now little imp!" the warrior said before raising his arm and bringing it down with as much force as he could, creating a huge wave of water which splashed almost everyone in the river.

"It's a beautiful day," Erestor said as he and Elrond walked along the edge of the water, smiling at the laughing elves who were splashing and swimming about.

"Aye, I agree," the lord of Rivendell said.

"Hey! Elrond, Erestor, come and join us!"

The two lords turned to the new voice and shook their heads.

"No, no thank you. I'd rather stay dry," Erestor said, keeping a wary eye on the balrog-slayer as he swam to the edge of the river.

"Yes, I don't fancy swimming today," Elrond agreed.

Thinking Glorfindel would leave them now, (which was a stupid thought really, because this is Glorfindel they were talking about), Erestor and Elrond began walking again, continuing their conversation.

Suddenly, Elrond, who was the closest to the edge of the river, felt a hand wrap around his ankle and pull him towards the water. He quickly reached out and grabbed the nearest thing to him, which just so happened to be Erestor. Both elves stumbled and fell into the river, causing a massive splash before resurfacing and gasping for breath, their wet, raven hair covering their shocked faces.

Glorfindel burst into laughter as soon as he succeeded in getting his friends into the river, and not long after, everyone joined in.

"You look funny!" Eleniel giggled as she swam over to them.

Erestor turned to the golden warrior.

"You orc!" he yelled, before pouncing on his friend and sending them both underwater, while Elrond growled and went for his daughter who squealed and tried to swim away… in vain.

Elrond caught her and lifted her into the air before bringing her down and tickling her. "Do I look funny?" he asked, "do I?"

"No, Ada, NO!" Eleniel shrieked.

Elrond laughed and kissed his elfling's wet forehead before bending down to whisper something in her ear.

"Let's go and attack Glorfindel now," he said, and when the girl nodded, they both turned towards the blond and black-haired elves, who were still wrestling and laughing, and attacked.

After a while in the river, the elves had climbed out and lay on the grass, letting the warm sun dry their clothes.

Eleniel sat in Glorfindel's lap while he braided her hair before she remembered something. With wide eyes, she turned to her father.

"Ada, Fin has to open his presents now!"

Elrond looked at the pile of unopened presents and nodded his head.

"Yes, I believe he does. Lindir, Eruestan, would you mind bringing them over?" he asked as the elves began to gather around them.

The presents were brought to the balrog-slayer who sat on a picnic blanket, Eleniel in his lap. A lot of the ones he received were books and new robes and homemade treats, but the last one was different. It was from the twins, Estel, Elrond, Erestor and Eleniel, and he eagerly unwrapped it and stared at it in awe.

It was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. And this was just the sheath! It was a wonderful thing with elaborate patterns and silver designs. He pulled out the sword and almost gasped. It was long and shiny with delicate patterns flowing down the sides and intricate detail on the golden hilt. He had seen this before. He had been looking for new weapons with the twins that they could use for training, and came by the sword. He had looked at it for ages and marvelled at its beauty, but never got it. He had said that he wasn't here for himself, and walked off, continuing his search for training weapons. Nevertheless, the twins had seen the way he looked at it, and so that had been the first thing that came to their minds when talking about Begetting Day presents.

"I cannot thank you enough," the golden warrior said at last as he sheathed his sword and placed it on the blanket, making a mental note to thank the twins, Estel, Elrond, Erestor and Eleniel properly when they were back home and not in front of all the other elves!

He looked around at his guests and smiled warmly. "All of you," he said.

"Eleniel," Erestor whispered, though just loud enough for the elfling to hear and crawl off Glorfindel's lap towards the advisor. She looked up at him.

"Don't you have your own present?" he asked.

Eleniel furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, before tentatively reaching into her pocket and revealing the rolled-up paper.

Erestor smiled. "Yes, that. I saw some of it earlier when I came to ask you if you were excited, and then you put it back in your pocket. Are you not going to give it to him?"

The Peredhil shrugged. "I'm not sure if he'll like it," she admitted.

Erestor frowned.

"Eleniel, tithen pen. He will love it, I promise you."

Eleniel gave him a doubtful look, but crawled back onto Glorfindel's lap and, biting her lip slightly, handed it to him.

The warrior looked down and smiled. "What is this?" he asked.

"I made you something."

Glorfindel noticed the hesitant look on her face, but decided not to point it out. He carefully unscrolled the paper and looked down, feeling a smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

Eleniel had drawn a beautiful picture. She was in the middle, and Elladan was on her right, holding her hand, while Elrohir was on her left, holding her other hand. Glorfindel was next to Elladan, and Erestor was next to him, while Elrond and Estel were stood next to Elrohir. There was a waterfall in the background, and beautiful flowers had been painted on the grassy floor. At the top of the page, Glorfindel read the words:

'My family.'

"I'm sorry it's not very good. I tried to make it look nice, but Ro's head went a bit funny, and one of Ada's legs looks a bit shorter than the other…"

Glorfindel laughed and hugged Eleniel close. "I love it, my little warrior. I really, really do."

"You do?" asked Eleniel.

"Of course I do!"

Eleniel giggled and rested her head against the balrog-slayer's chest.

"Le melin Eleniel."

"Le melin Fin."

Elvish used:

Hir nin – My lord

Elleth – Female elf

Hannon le – Thank you

Mellon nin – My friend

Goheno nin – Forgive me

Tithen pen nin – My little one

Ada – Dad/Daddy

Peredhil - Half-elven (for those who didn't know)

Le melin – I love you

Yay! Done! :D I loved writing this, and I hope you loved reading it! Please review! :DDD (I'm sorry of there are any mistakes. I have to go to sleep now but I wanted to upload this before I went, so haven't had the time to re-read it. I will tomorrow however, and fix any mistakes I have made!) ~ Gre3nleaf