A/N: YAY!  It’s finally finished!  I’d like to thank all those who reviewed and those who answered all my q’s.  And of course, a special thanks to Elrond and Estel who so kindly let me borrow them for this fic, and I am sorry if I caused them any mental harm.

Elrond groaned.  Who the hell was waking him at this hour?!  The world slowly came back into focus.  He found himself looking at the floor.  He rolled over and glared at the disturber of his sleep.  He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

“Estel?” he asked in a small voice.  The small child grinned.

“ESTEL!!””  Elrond was overjoyed!  He grabbed up Estel and hugged him tight.  “You’re alive, YOU’RE ALIVE!!”

“Ada!” Estel protested and wriggled out of his father’s grip.  He ran outside and put a stick in his mouth.

“Estel, what are you doing?” Elrond asked.  He was still way too ecstatic with the fact that Estel was alive to remember Estel’s new game.

“I a doggie!” Estel got down on all fours and ran up the hill to Elrond.  He tripped over his hand and rolled back down the hill.  Elrond laughed.  Sweet Valar, this kid was strange!  And though Estel was very weird, sometimes annoying, often nerve-wracking, Elrond couldn’t imagine life without him.

P.S. Sorry for the cheesy ending, but I just couldn’t let Estel die!