Life

18. The Scorpion

Sarah and Nena have invited their new friend for breakfast. "So Isabel, how are you? I'm fine. It's nice to be here again." Thranduil is very late and now takes place at the table. "Lusa, I need fifty dollars from you by the way. No, but why? Because I need to buy clothes. You can start a store with the clothes you already have." Emily says. Lusa laughs with her. "I just need new clothes, and therefore I need your money. No. Can't you even think about it? Sure." Lusa thinks for ten seconds. "No. You would give money to Lindir." He mumbles. "Why can't you buy it from your own money?" Elrohir asks. "Because he doesn't has any money. Yes, that. How can you not have any money? I spend it. Now that's something you shouldn't have done." Lusa says. "Oh besides, this is Isabel. She is a friend of ours." Emily announces. "Oh, hello Isabel. My name is Thranduil. Thranduil... I would swear I've heard that name before." Isabel thinks deep. "Really?" Thranduil asks, suddenly fully interested. "Yes, but I don't think I remember where. Wait, what is your father's name? Oropher. Maybe... Maybe what? No, that can't be. Forget it, I don't know. No, what? What did you maybe knew?" Thranduil keeps pushing. "I've known a man named Oropher once, but first of all he's already dead. Then it probably is my father. No... I don't think so. What? You don't look like him. Really, why not? Well, it's just, you're like very pretty and he's like... not that." It remains silent after that. "Like Legolas and me?"

Definitely not! I'm so much more prettier than Ada, he's the one almost being replaced for a servant! Legolas thinks.

That afternoon, Lindir is practicing some music on the balcony. Suddenly someone grabs his arm from behind and pulls him out of his seat and making him drop his lyre. Thranduil stops when they've entered the Queen and King's room. He gives Lindir a bucket with water and a rag. "I want you to clean our floors. I've done that this morning my Lord. So? It's already clean!" Thranduil grabs the bin and throws all of it's content on the floor. He looks around and sees something, from what he thinks it's honey, standing on their desk. He grabs that and spreads the honey too everywhere over the floor. "And now it's dirty, go clean it servant. No." Lindir drops the bucket and rag on the floor and walks out.

Emily and the Twins sit on the couch. Carmeiro runs in their direction. "Emily! Hello, Carmeiro. When do we have dance practice? Four o'clock. And it's now? Don't worry, it's ten o'clock. Then I'm six hours late!" Emily facepalms. "Anyway, that was not where I came for. Hello!" Lusa greets. "Hey Nana, I was just about to show them my new pet, wanna see him?!" He asks enthusiastic. "Sure. Have your brothers saw him already? Not yet, do you know where they are? I do, I'll get them."

Some minutes later. Carmeiro leads his brothers, Lusa, Emily and the Twins to his room to show them his new pet. "What kind of pet is it? He is very kind. His name is Fluffy. Wait here." He lets them wait for him by the door and goes in to get his pet. "I love cute animals." Elrohir tells the others. Then Carmeiro walks out with behind him a huge alligator. The Twins see it and start screaming. "AAHHH!!! This is Fluffy, my new pet." Carmeiro introduces him. "That's not a kind, cute animal, it's a monster!" Sonhar yells. "Don't be so mean! He's very nice. Carmeiro, that's an alligator, he can eat you! He won't, he's lazy. Most of the time he's just only yawning. Like now." The alligator opens it large mouth and then closes it very hard. Everyone remains silent. "Aww, you're right Carmeiro, it's adorable!" Lusa says while kneeling by the alligator and petting him like being already in love with it. Elladan faints.

Thranduil sits down on his bed, what's the only place where it's still clean. Then he walks over to his desk to write down new ideas to get rid of Lindir. So he sits down in his chair when suddenly he sees something walking over his wall. He looks up and sees a black animal right in front of him. "AAHHH!!!" He gets up and jumps on the bed. Quickly after that the door opens and Nena and Sarah come in with both a sword in their hands. "What is it? Must we kill it!? Yes! It's there, on my wall!" Nena looks at the wall and sees a big, black scorpion walking over the wall. "AAHHH!!!" She and Sarah jump on the bed too. "What are you doing here? You suppose to protect me! So? Go protect me!" He pushes them off the bed regarding the scorpion. "What are you waiting for? Kill it!" But none of them follows that order and they both seek safety on the bed.