Over the next few days, Thranduil stayed by Legolas' side. He hardly left except to tend to certain kingly matters. Legolas woke up every couple of hours, would talk to his ada, and then fall back asleep. This routine went on over and over again, until one day, Legolas didn't fall back asleep.

"Ada?" Legolas shifted in his bed and rolled over to face Thranduil.

"I'm here, ion nin."

"Where am I?" Legolas looked around.

"Legolas...you are home. You are safe. How are you feeling?"

"Oh...I am kinda tired, I guess." Legolas pushed himself up until he was sitting.

"Do you need anything? Are you thirsty? Or hungry? Or maybe cold?"

"Ada, no. I'm okay. I am just sleepy. That's all."

"Okay, well then, let me know if you need anything." Thranduil smiled.

Legolas hesitated as he remembered Ithildae. "Ada! Ithildae!"

Thranduil looked confused, "Ithildae, your rabbit? What about him?"

"I brought him with me outside when it happened." Legolas looked down.

"Legolas, please tell me exactly what happened."

"Well, I asked you to go outside and you said yes. Then, I got Ithildae and brought him outside. We played for a while, until Ithildae ran off and I chased him. Next, I lost him and then I was all alone and then I was scared so I tried to find my way back but I couldn't. Then the bad orcs found me and hurt me..." Legolas started to breathe heavily.

"Shh....Legolas. It's okay. You can stop telling me now." Legolas leaned over and hugged his ada. Thranduil gently picked him up and held him close. "Shh, ion nin. You are safe."

"I wish he would come back, ada." Legolas said in between tears.

"I know, Legolas. Don't worry. We will find him."

"But it might be too late! He might die!"

"Shh. No he won't. I will send some guards to look for him right now." Thranduil turned to the guard standing by the door. "Go and find his rabbit. Take some other guards with you." Thranduil looked back at Legolas, "Please tell him what your rabbit looks like."

"He is light gray with black splotches on his paws and back. And I named him Ithildae so if you yell his name he might come back." The guard smiled and nodded his head. He left after the king dismissed him.

"Don't worry, Legolas. They will find him." Legolas, assured by his father, soon fell asleep while in his father's arms. Thranduil also closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Sometime later, both father and son were awakened by someone knocking on the door. After yawning, Thranduil beckoned, "Come in!" The door opened to reveal a guard standing there. To both Legolas and Thranduil's surprise, Ithildae was in the guard's arms!

"Ithildae!" Legolas squealed. "You found him! Thank you so much!" The guard brought Ithildae over to Legolas.

"Thank you for finding him." the king smiled at the guard.

"It was my pleasure, your majesties." The guard bowed and then left.

"I'm so glad that Ithildae was found. I was very worried, adar!" Legolas petted his bunny tenderly.

"Me too." Thranduil watched as Legolas cuddled Ithildae.

"Maybe next time something gets lost, we could make a Lost and Found box! Then, anything that was lost could climb in there until someone claimed it! Like if a bird lost its nana, it could go in there and then its nana would know where to find it!" Legolas smiled.

"Maybe, ion nin." Thranduil laughed on the inside at his son's silliness. "I think you should get some more sleep now, Legolas." Legolas instantly grumbled. "Legolas...I will take Ithildae and tuck him in too, okay?"

"Okay..." Reluctantly, the elfling handed over his pet to Thranduil.

"Thank you. Now, sleep well!" Thranduil carefully placed Legolas back on his bed. Legolas climbed under the covers and almost instantly fell asleep.

After Legolas was tucked in, Thranduil grabbed a spare blanket and made a comfortable bed for Ithildae at the edge of Legolas' bed. Ithildae hopped out of the elf's arms and into the cozy cocoon. Lastly, Thranduil went back to the chair he had been sitting on and closed his eyes. It had been a crazy week.

OKAY! I have a couple of things to talk to you guys about...
1. I apologize for the shorter story. I really was just trying to sum up the last story.
2. I HAVE REACHED TEN THOUSAND VIEWS ON THIS BOOK! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I AM SO EXCITED IT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME AND AMAZING AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH! I HAVE HAD SOOOOOOO MUCH FUN WRITING THIS BOOK!
3. I was going to do a special chapter to celebrate that I hit 10,000 views, but I couldn't think of anything to do so I just decided to have this author's note.
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~*~Ithildaeforever~*~