Ainaechoiriel's 2008 Birthday Gifts

Story Summary

My birthday is April 7th. And in light of our now-started adoption process of a little girl from Russia (http://robandgabrielleadopt.no-ip.org for those who are interested), I request adoption stories. Please, not all Aragorn and Frodo. Though one or two wouldn't be a bad thing, I just want some imagination put into it. There were probably quite a few orphans after all the violence in Middle-Earth. Elf orphans, Dwarf orphans, Hobbit orphans, human orphans. Orc orphans? Not sure I want to see that but it would be a neat challenge if someone could pull it off. Anyway, orphans that needed care. And there were likely adults who chose to take them in. Let's meet some of them and find what's in their hearts. Interracial or intercultural is a plus. And if you just can't stick to a drabble, I wouldn't mind reading a short story but you might have to just give us a 100-word taste here and post the longer story in another place a HASA.

(Using Legolas for character, since he's my favorite. But I will add any character who appears in that list for any drabble that includes him or her as a gift for me.)

Chapter List

Ch#	Title	Words	Updated
1	Ties of Love - by Imhiriel	170	20 Sep 08
2	New Daughter	251	28 May 08
Appx. Word Count		421

Challenge Entries by Ainaechoiriel

Does not include placeholders or non-viewable stories.

Challenge	Type	Title	Entered
April 2008 Birthday Cards	Closed	Ainaechoiriel's 2008 Birthday Gifts	May 30, 2008
International Legolas Month Song Parody Palooza	Closed	Ode to Legolas	June 10, 2004
Inspired By...	Oliphaunt	Remembrance	June 07, 2004
Things That Go Bump In the Night	Closed	Lure of the Darkness, The	August 22, 2003
Quickies: 2002	Closed	Immortal	August 30, 2002