Make Sure You Know What You're Drinking

Kerowyn searched through the pantries and the cubords, but couldn't seem to find the herbs she needed. Here there was camamil and here there was mint, but no where was there rosehip, rasberry leaf or sage. She was going to make a special tea for King Thranduil who would arrive in an hour and at this rate she would never find what she needed. "What're you doing?" Kerowyn turned and looked at the doorway. Elenwe had heard her rumaging and stopped to investigate.

"I was going to make that 'Heart Warming Tea' of mine for Thranduil's visit, but I can't seem to find what I need to make it."

"You mean that stuff with rasberry leaf and sage?"

"Yeah..." said Ker, continueing frantically through the drawers.

"Oh, that stuff was good."

"I know! Thranduil loves it... that's why this is a problem!" Kerowyn was begining to get flustered.

"Okay, okay. Calm down. I'll help you look." said Elenwe, stepping through the doorway.

"Look in those back cubords over there. I'll go look to see if I still have some stored away that we can just use." Kerowyn walked out the door, down the hall and to a small storage room, there she looked for about half an hour. Elenwe finally poked her head through the door just as Ker saw a very large jug of liquid colored brown with a pink tint.

"I couldn't find it. What about you, Ker?" Kerowyn picked up the heavy jug and showed it to her,

"A ha!" she said walking out the door and towards a dining chamber.

"We're drinking it cold?" asked Elenwe running after her.

"We don't have time to warm it up... besides I've served it cold before, it's still just as good." She set it on the table and got out enough cups for everyone. Thranduil was coming for a visit, but Ker's tea brought more people to the table more than anything. Elladan walked in,

"Thranduil is here." he said. Kerowyn sighed heavily, she had found the tea just in time.

Soon Kerowyn, Luna, Elenwe, Elladan, Glorfindel, Elrond, Searyn and Thranduil were sitting at the table ready to have some of this spectactular drink which they all loved. Kerowyn opened the jug, but couldn't lift the jug to pore it. The jug was very heavy and Elenwe wondered if she could have lifted it earlier if she hadn't been in such a rush. So Glorfindel volinteered to pore it for her. They all raised their glasses.

"To Thranduil takeing time out of his busy sechdule to visit us." said Kerowyn.

"...And to your wonderful tea." said Glorfindel, proudly. They exchanged smiles and began to drink.

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The sun was setting as Legolas, Elrohir, Lindir and Iodhil were walking back from battle practice, they had been there a lot longer than they had anticipated due to a contest between Legolas and Iodhil in archery. "I heard your father was visiting..." Elrohir said to the brothers. Lindir nodded,

"And that Ker was making some of her 'Heart Warming Tea'...." he added.

"Well, we don't want to miss that now do we?" said Iodhil, quiet excited. They walked through the halls to the dining chamber they knew the others were in, but as they approached they could hear a great deal of comotion coming from the other side of the doors. It sounded as though they were yelling and breaking things, but there was also a hint of music to it. They all stopped,

"You don't think they're argueing, do you?" asked Lindir. Legolas and Iodhil shank a little, their father was opinionated and prone to debate angerly. They reached the doors and opened them for an expression of shock to arise on their faces. They did not see an angry group of debating elves, as they expected. Instead they saw Elrond, Thranduil and Glorfindel with their arms around each others shoulders, swaying back and forth, with drinking glasses raised, singing "Edaii di dai, Edaii di dai..."

"ADA?!" said Legolas, Iodhil and Elrohir in confusion. Across the room Luna sat, with a very odd expression, next to Kerowyn who looked extremely angry, and Searyn, who was looking off into space as though he were stoned. Elenwe and Elladan were up and talking loudly with their backs against a wall, attempting to stay on their feet. All had half empty glasses in their hands and were pretty happy to see that everyone else had come to join them.

"Legolas!!" shouted Elenwe, as she ran up and hugged him massively, "You're here! Now you cin dance wid me." she smiled. Legolas looked down at her, very confused, he couldn't get the words "What the hell...?" out of his mouth. Elenwe's attention soon left him and swayed back to Elladan,

"Dance wid me, Elladan!"

"Alrite, Elenwe!" he shouted back and they began to laugh and spin in circles, spilling a little of the liquid on the floor.

"Hey!" said Luna abruptly, "...I know you." she pointed to her husband, squinting at him, "...I do no you, rite?" Elrohir stood flustered,

"I... I'm your husband!" he shouted. Luna turned to Kerowyn,

"I have a husband?" Kerowyn chugged what was left in her cup and slammed it back to the table loudly,

"I don't give a damn! Jist give me anothir!!" she yelled angerly. Searyn stood up,

"Ya know dis tea ain't half bad... It makes ya feel pretty damn good! Conjradtes...Conrats... Con-... Nice job, Kerowyn!" he said. Kerowyn grabbed the very large and half empty jug,

"Ah, Shuv it! I want anoder drink!!" she yelled poreing some more into her cup.

"Okay." responed Searyn, downing his drink to fall back against the wall. Iodhil went and picked up the jug, stared at it then sniffed at the rim. He smirked, and then began to laugh,

"What's so funny, Iodhil?" asked Lindir, "Nothing around here seems very amusing..." Iodhil turned to them,

"They haven't been drinking tea... this is pure elvish ale! They're drunk off their ass!!" he laughed. Legolas's, Elrohir's and Lindir's jaw dropped, they were what?! Sure enough the signs were there. Loud, singing, slurred speech, swaying around, saying weird crap... oh yeah... they were drunk alright. In the back of the room Glorfindel slid and fell off the bench while Thranduil and Elrond continued their song.

"You know wat?!" Said Elenwe, sitting down at the table, "I need to teach you guys a Drow drinking song.... now pay attention, it's in black speech..." A feeling of danger arose on all those sober and Legolas ran over and covered her mouth. Elenwe swayed in surprise then pushed him away, "Alrite, ya big baby! I'll tell ya in common speech...it won't rythm though! ...

The day is done and we're all worked out...

time for some fun & singin' in the pub!

...so drop your hammers an pick up your glass...

we're gonna drink til our bellies burst a alkihol!!!....

Come on, Elladan!!" Elladan put his arm around her shoulders, raised his glass and began to sing,

"The day is done and we're all worked out..." Searyn staggered over and swayed next to Elladan, singing (rather yelling) louder than either of them. Elladan lost grip on Elenwe, he had forgotten the words to the song suddenly, and fell backwards on the floor.

"Elladan!" shouted Luna in surprise, "Wait a sec... There's four of ya!" she pointed at him in bewilderment as he staggered to his feet. "A demon must be tryin ta take ur soul! I'll get im!!" she said. Luna reached into her side pouch and took out a few daggers,

"Alrite!" yelled Elladan.

"No!" yelled Elrohir, running to the side of his brother.

"Ack!! They're multi-plyin!! Now there's...." She counted the visions with her fingers then tried to make sense of it while mummbleing numbers. "...three....um....Elenwe?" she turned. Elenwe who was still singing with Searyn stopped only to yell,

"Ten!!". Luna turned back to the twins, satisphided with the number and took aim.

"You can do it, Luna, Get those demons!!" Elladan shouted just before turning to choke Elrohir in Luna's assistance. Luna threw two daggers and barely missed, she had one left in her hand but had more in her pouch.

"Lindir! Help me!!" shouted Elrohir. However Lindir couldn't hear, he was busy trying to get the ale away from his wife.

"Like hell, ur gettin' ur hands on ma' ale!!" she shouted, "Wat'r you gonna do?! You can't fight ur way outta a box!!" she slapped him upside the head and stormed out with the jug of remaining ale. Lindir stood dazed and didn't follow as he tried to regain all sense of direction. Elrohir sighed heavily in his distress and walked up to Luna before she could through the last dagger in her hand. He took her by her wrists,

"Luna! Stop it!" he said. Luna looked at him a moment,

"No." she released her hand and hit him in the head with the hilt of her dagger.

"Mother Fucker!!" Elrohir yelled, grabbing his head.

"My name's not Mother Fucker!" said Luna, putting her hands on her hips, "....I think..." Lindir ran into Elrohir and after a pause of pain from both, they averted their attention back to the drunkards. Searyn turned to Luna,

"Not Mother Fucker, Luna.... your name's....your name's..." he paused and looked at Elrohir, "It's Mother Fucker Elrohir!" he shouted and doubled over in laughter. Lindir and Elrohir looked at each other in hopes of an answer, finding none they turned to Legolas & Iodhil. They saw no answer there either, instead they saw them pulling on their father's arm,

"Ada!! No!!" trying to get him to not arm wrestle with Elrond, they feared for Elrond's health. Glorfindel had been pasted out ever since he fell from the bench and no one seemed to realize Kerowyn was gone. Was there anything that they could do? Anything?! Outside a bird knocked over some boxes attempting to land on them. Searyn, Elenwe and Luna tunred and looked in the direction of the sound, they paused and then out of the blue shouted,

"The enemy!!" They grabbed various things from the table as weapons and ran out the door,

"Here comes Mother Fucker Elrohir!!" shouted Luna as they ran.

"Damn it all!!" shouted Lindir and Elrohir running after them. Legolas and Iodhil finally got their father to stop arm wrestling Elrond who merely said,

"I ain't no sissy, ya welps!! ...I'll have you no I fought in the last alliance!" he staggered to his feet, "Jist try to take me on!!" he said to them. A few moments later Elrohir came back with Luna in his arms and Lindir guideing Elenwe and Searyn. Searyn seemed a little disheveled,

"Fer a bird, that thing can sure fight good..." said the once stowic elven general sitting in his defeat. Iodhil sighed heavyily,

"Are you sure we can't just join them...." Legolas turned to him while dodgeing Elrond's sloppy punches,

"You want all of Rivendell to perish?!" he asked, "Because that is what shall happen lest we watch them!" Lindir finished gathering all that could be considered a weapon and put it in another room. All four of them walked over to the doors and locked them, turning and sighing. This was going to be a long night........

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The sun was just beginning to rise over the city of Rivendell and the four "guards" had already gone to bed. The drunkards had long since settled down and were taken to their chambers (save for Glorfindel and Thranduil who were too heavy. They remained laying about in the dining chamber.). Elenwe turned over to face Legolas and moaned, she opened her eyes slowly, "What in the hells... happened...." she said, holding her head and sitting up. Legolas didn't open his eyes ((yes... all so tired their eyes were closed))

"Don't you remember?" he asked sleeply, "Nevermind... I'll tell you later...." he trailed off and Elenwe went back to sleep.

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Elrond woke with a start. He found himself sitting at his desk with mountains of scattered papers and a splitting headache. He rose and walked to his chambers, "Agh.... Must of stayed up working all night......Aghck! This headache....." he mummbled and left.

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Outside Luna's window, up in the branches of a smaller sized tree.... sat Kerowyn, snoreing loudly with an empty jug in her arms. None, not even Lindir had remembered to go and look for her after she left, they had their hands awfully full. A breeze blew and Kerowyn swayed in it, after an instant of unworldly balance, she fell out of the tree and landed with a loud crash, which was matched only by her shout, "MOTHER FUCKER!!!" Luna opened her window and slumped down,

"SHUT UPPPP!!!!!!" she yelled, just before slamming the window closed again. Kerowyn turned over onto her side,

"Ah, you shut up, ya bitch...." she mummbled and returned to snoreing.