Aragorn: 12 years old

Three years later and the time had finally come that Aragorn could go hunting with his two twin brothers. He had finally reached the age were Elrond had said it was okay for him to join his brothers. Aragon was now twelve and his brothers and himself had wanted to go on a short trip for a while.

"Wake up! Wake up!" Elladan said as he pounced upon Aragorn's bed.

Aragorn woke as his brother was shaking him awake.

"Hey, stop!" Aragon said as he laughed.

Elladan picked him off the bed by his side and Aragorn fought playfully against his brother tight grip. Elladan tickled the boy's stomach until he fell to the ground gasping for breath.

"There, that's one way to get you up," Elladan said and walked towards the door, "Humans sure do sleep a long time,"

Aragorn stood up fast and jumped on his brother's back.

"Hey!" Elladan hollard and tried to get Aragorn off his back, "Elrohir and Lagorion are waiting for us, get off!"

Both brothers laughed and Aragorn dropped down from Elladan's back.

"Just had to get the last pounce," Aragorn said playfully.

"Yah, yah. I'll get you back later," Elladan left the room and closed it behind him so that Aragorn could get ready to go, "Hurry up!" Elladan called from the other side of the door.

Aragorn quickly remembered that today was the day that he, his two brothers, and Lagorion would go hunting in the forest. He quickly got dressed and wrapped his belt around his waist. He packed a small sack full of food, water, and herbs that could all help him as they went through the woods. Then he slung it over his back and exited his room.

Elladan was waiting for him as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. Aragorn was surprised at how early it was in the morning. It was probably around five in the morning as he looked to the moon that was at a specific angle in the sky.

"Let's go," Elladan said and walked off.

Aragorn walked after his brother until they both stopped in front of Elrohir, Lagorion, and Elrond who were standing in front of the forest.

"Are you sure you are ready for this, Estel?" Elrond asked looking a little worried, "You are still so young,"

"Of course! Everything will be great," Aragorn reassured Elrond.

"He's right, you shouldn't worry about us," Lagorion said and stood next to his friend.

"Alright, just be careful," Elrond said looking back and forth between all four, "Be back before it gets dark, okay?" he pointing threateningly at Elladan, "You are in charge,"

He nodded and gave thumbs up. Elrond patted Aragorn on the shoulder and then turned away before he could think of another excuse to try and stop them.

"Let's go!" Elrohir said and lead the way into the forest.

Elrohir and Elladan held their bows in hand, Lagorion had his sword at his belt, and Aragorn had only brought his knife that he had been gifted with on his ninth birthday. Then they all entered the forest together.

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About an hour had past and Aragorn was running from a mad moose.

"Do something, Lag!" Aragorn screamed.

Elladan and Elrohir were off by a river filling up water in Aragorn's jug. They had no idea what was happening to their little brother and friend.

"Lag! Get over here!" Aragorn shouted as he jumped over a log.

"Hold on!" Lagorion shouted back trying to catch up with the angry moose and Aragorn.

Aragorn reached his arm out to a nearby tree and through all his weight around the trunk. He went flying a full circle around the tree. This move escaped the moose for now, but he ran straight into Lagorion.

"Ouch!" they both yelped as they knocked each other down.

As they were both sprawled on the ground, the moose turned around and charged both. Lagorion jumped to his feet and pulled Aragorn to his fast. Not fast enough, because the mouse brought down his antlers, hooked Aragorn's shirt, and through its head up.

Aragorn flew into the air as the moose ran by and escaped through the trees. Lagorion looked from the escaping moose to the air.

"Estel?!" he called out.

Aragorn came crashing to the ground as he tumbled down a tree and landed on the dirt ground. Lagorion rushed to his side as Aragorn stayed on the ground wounded.

"Are you okay?" Lagorion asked trying to help Aragorn up.

"Yah, I will be okay," Aragorn whispered although Lagorion saw the pain written on his face.

"What in Middle Earth happened?!" Elladan screamed as he and Elrohir came into view.

Lagorion stood and tried reasoning with the twins, but they pushed him aside to get to their little brother.

"Are you okay?" Elrohir asked as he propped Aragorn onto his body.

"Yah, I'm fine," he answered and rubbed his head.

"No, you aren't," Elladan argued.

Aragorn had blood dripping from a deep cut in his face. There were also two long scratches along both his arms.

"Father is going to kill me if he sees Estel like this," Elladan whispered to his twin.

Elrohir took Aragorn's sack and grabbed the herbs out of it. While packing the sack, Aragorn had grabbed healing herbs for a situation like this one. Elrohir leaned Aragorn against a nearby tree and clutched the herbs in his other hand.

Elladan took the water jug he had just filled and dripped some of the water onto Aragorn's arms and then his face. This cleared the blood away. Elladan poured some water into Elrohir's cupped hands. Elrohir took the healing herbs and soaked them in the water.

"This should help," Elrohir said softly to Aragorn as he poured some of the healing water over Aragorn's scratches.

"You can hide the scratches on your arms, but not your face. Our father will find out," Elladan stated as he glared at Lagorion who stood to the side watching Elrohir help Aragorn.

Something broke through the trees then. A low whistling sound that echoed through the trees.

"It can't be," Elrohir said alarmed as he looked up from Aragorn.

Elladan stood up and looked through the trees. His ears turned as he listened to every sound that ran through the woods. Then he turned to both his brothers and whispered,

"Orcs,"

A/N: The moose picture was a perfect point of veiw of Aragorn! (Just imagine Lagorion behind the moose) :D