Sorry for not updating. I went on another vacation and a terrible writer's block. Any ideas you can review or PM me about them. I'll be eternally grateful.
I don't own LoTR. But I wouldn't mind getting a chunk of Frodo once in a while. ;)
Aragorn groggily sat up looking around. He glanced at the clock; 7:40.
'Shit' After living with his adoptive twin brothers, for ten years, he should have known that they loved messing with his alarm clock. Setting it for three in the morning, turning if off completely. Whatever screwed him up in the morning. Usually Arwen would wake him up.
It was odd that she hadn't. Oh wait she was pissed at him. Right.
'Memo to self, Don't piss off Arwen'
Aragorn jump out of bed and grabbed a pair of jeans and a t-shirt from his closet. He sprinted downstairs and nearly ran over his father on the way. He glanced over his shoulder to see Elladan and Elrohir snickering. Arwen was busy shifting things in the pantry.
"Sorry!" He called glaring at the pair.
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After the fastest shower ever, 3 minutes, thank you. Aragorn grabbed a pop-tart packet and sat down next to the twins, shaking his head, hitting them with droplets of freezing water, causing Elrohir to spill some orange juice on his and Elladon's lap.
"Hey!" They protested in harmony.
Aragorn laughed harshly. "Next time don't screw my alarm clock"
Elrond gave Aragorn a stern look for his language. He gave an apologetic look and shoved one of his pop-tarts in his mouth.
Five minutes later him, Elrohir, Elladan and Arwen were sitting together in the car driving to school.
"Practice today, right?" Arwen asked.
"Yeah, we do" Aragorn answered.
He took Arwen's hand and squeezed it, gently. She smiled in response and he took it as he was forgiven.
"Arwen, do you think you could get a ride with someone? Three of us need the car" Elladan said.
"I don't think so, I'm leaving in the middle of the day, remember? Senior's SAT practice test? I don't want to walk home" Arwen frowned.
"Well then can you pick us up? Not all three of us can be dumped on Boromir!"
"And I don't want to walk!"
Arwen looked livid. She hated her brothers' spoiled attitude with the car.
"Fine, I'll be a half-hour late. I have a dentist's appointment." She smiled. They groaned.
"I'm actually going over Boromir's so you don't have to pick me up. We have to practice against each other at his house. His dad just got him a new net" Aragorn said smiling. The whole afternoon with a new net kicking his friend's ass at basketball. Priceless.
As they parked at the school, Elladan and Elrohir rushed off trying to catch up with Merry and Pippin, together they were the gang of troublemakers, or what the principal called them 'deviants in the worst degree'. Whatever that meant.
Arwen turned kissed Aragorn on the cheek. " I have to use the library before homeroom, quickly. I'll see you after." He nodded then walked into the school by himself.
Aragorn watched as the cheerleaders knocked against a familiar blonde-headed boy . Legolas seemed to be straying from reality with his thoughts.
The boy swayed as he got bumped again. Aragorn ran to help him.
Legolas turned. "Thank yo-"
Aragorn watched in slight amusement as the smaller boy froze.
He always seemed to do that. At family parties, Legolas would alienate himself from Aragorn. At first Aragorn thought it was because he was adopted, not one of the posh family by blood, that after all the fun times they had in grade school they were torn apart by Legolas understanding Then he realized that Legolas would fidget when Aragorn's gaze fell upon him. He soon realized that he scared the boy. Or intimidated him. He would always blush when he had to talk. He probably just admired him and was nervous. That's what Aragorn did when he first met his childhood idol, Gandalf. Yes. As stupid as that sounds, Gandalf wasonce Aragorn's idol. He seems so gentle while demanding respect. He soon got over it and was fine talking to him now. This was just a phase, but after three years you'd think it would fade. They used to be such good friends in grade school….
"Legolas? Words please" Aragorn said politely, joking trying not to scare him.
"T-Thank you" He said quickly.
"No big deal. How's your head?" Aragorn asked.
"What? Oh! F-fine" Legolas.
Aragorn could see Legolas mentally hit himself. The best course of action was to leave. The poor boy looked like he wanted to die.
"Good, See you" Aragorn smiled and walked off.
He headed off in the school.
"Boromir!"
Aragorn smiled as his dear friend turned around.
"Hey man, you still coming over after practice?" Boromir smiled.
"Hell yeah, that new net needs to be broken in, and I'll be the one to do it, lead shot." Aragorn teased.
Boromir laughed. "Okay. Sure. You going to Arwen's locker, you poor slave?"
"Yeah, and the willing can't be slaves. Oh I heard you have to come back to school after the Practice SAT's, for basketball" Aragorn changed the subject.
"I hate that. But my Dad wouldn't let me skip. I know the opening game's coming up in a few weeks, but he's such a hard-ass" Boromir sighed. "He used guilt. After he bought me a new Ipod.
"Sometimes, I wish he could be as nice to Faramir. He always shoots him down. Faramir's writing is amazing, yet, it gets brushed off so easily. He hasn't even read a single thing that he's wrote. I swear, that kid's going to be like Shakespeare."
Aragorn nodded. "See you around"
He waved to Boromir as he spotted Arwen. He walked to her and hugged her from behind. "Hello"
She turned and smiled.
"Come on, let me walk you to homeroom" He smiled, as he led her down the hallway both making small talk. Him asking her about school and her to him about basketball. Things seemed to be getting distant between them. The slightest thing would piss her off and he knew she saw it too. They thought maybe getting physical more often would work but it hadn't. It got increasingly worse as Elladan nearly walked in on them. Aragorn had to hide under Arwen's bed.
The twins may be his 'brothers' but they would still kick his ass ten times over.
Arwen and Aragorn stopped as they saw Legolas get bumped. That kid was like a magnet for this stuff.
Legolas turned around, Eomer, was glaring at him.
"You know you should say, apologize, for bumping into a upperclassman"
Aragorn stifled a laugh. Eomer was the worst on the team and was failing every class. He was a epic loser. He shouldn't be giving the upperclassman speech to anyone.
"Oh, Sorry your highness" Legolas said sarcastically bowing.
Aragorn smiled. When he wasn't around the boy was funny.
Eomer glared. "Best watch your mouth"
"It's hard to not bump into your ego when it comes down the hall" Faramir said coolly.
Aragorn smirked sensing the tension. Arwen watched with interest.
"Just because your brother,-"
Aragorn decided that that crossed the line. Time to intervene before fists flew.
"Is there a problem, Eomer?"
Aragorn watched as they turned to him. Eomer frowned.
"No, just…..leaving" He said as he walked off glaring at Legolas.
Aragorn looked at Legolas and grinned.
"That's two times today. Making trouble?" Aragorn teased, hoping Legolas would smile.
Legolas looked like a deer in headlights. "No. Uhm.."
"Homeroom! Wormtongue won't be happy if we're late again." Faramir said grabbing Legolas and running off. Leaving an amused Arwen and Aragorn.
"Legolas is interesting. Don't you think?" Aragorn asked.
"You still can't see it?" Arwen said her voice low.
"See what?"
"I bet he likes you. He acts the same way you did around me, when you first met me"
Aragorn frowned thinking. "No. He looks up to me that's it."
'crazy woman' He thought.
Arwen shook her head. "Welcome to denial."
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I think the twins, Merry and Pippin would be a lovely group of friends. They would be awesome.
Review and ideas welcome. Sorry this is short. Flames are welcome. But not ones on the couple.