Hi this is my first attempt at a Lord of the Rings fanfic and courtesy of a friend of mine I have been threatened to torture if this turns into a Mary Sue… So please, if you believe this is turning into a Mary Sue then do warn me as I have no desire to become disabled.
Thanks for showing interest. I hope you like it and review…
Blazing Aurora
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'Alice, don't forget to walk your little brother home later! He's only eleven!'
"MUM! I'm at senior school now! I don't need a nursemaid!"
"He's right you know. If I show favouritism to him he'll only get picked on by the bullies when I'm not there to protect him…'
The sibling's mother pursed her lips, a sure sign that they were about to either have one of her infamous long lectures or their 'dear' mother was about to spontaneously combust.
'Alice Mya Braddick! You are a prefect of your school and one of the prominent members of the student council! How dare you refuse to help your little brother! What has he ever done to you to warrant that kind of abandonment! You ungrateful…"
Alice shot a significant look at her pacifist little brother before sidling to the back door quietly picking up her school bag on the way. A quick glance behind her reassured her that he had taken the hint and wasn't going to be here 2 hours later when their mother reached the climax of her rant. Not that they didn't love her, but if they weren't careful they were going be late for school. Alice was silent for the majority of the walk to their grammar school before she looked at her solemn brother with a speculative gleam in her eye.
"She does have a point though Sam. You have to start defending yourself; otherwise the school bullies will target you in no time. I've managed to hold them off so far because of my status but you know that work for much longer…"
"I never asked you to help me. I can look after myself!" Sam stomped off in a huff.
"Right… Of course you can." Alice shook her head and wondered how he was planning to follow up on that statement.
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Right! I can do this! All I have to do is stand up to those weak pathetic cowards! They won't stand a chance… Oh who am I kidding. I can't hurt another person; It goes against who I am. But what can I do? I…
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A pathetic snivelling puppy. Whatcha gonna do Sammy? There's no big sister here to protect you now!"
At the side of the street four of the schools worst bullies lay in waiting for him. Sam tried to back off and thereby avoid the confrontation but they followed him step for step until there was nowhere else for him to hide.
"You're filth!" They had surrounded him and blocked his escape route; that was the last conscious thought he had for some time…
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Alice glanced at the clock as she walked into her 6th class of the day. One hour left then she could go home for a rest. Unfortunately it also happened to be physics with the raucous boys. Oh well. They'd learn. She grinned as she walked into one of the newer laboratories on the campus. Said group of boys turned around in their seats as she walked into the room, wolf whistling when they noticed whom it was. A couple of them blocked her way to her seat and gave her an all over appraising look.
"Meow! Hello kitty! How bout we meet up round my place for a little chat later?"
Alice gifted him with one of her most sardonic looks as she contemplated the best way to put him down,
"If I wanted that kind of a chat Andy it certainly wouldn't be with you. I could always arrange a sparring session but I doubt that's what you had in mind…"
Andy turned rather pale. Alice's 'sparring sessions' were rather famous at Springbrook School. The last bloke who challenged Alice to one of them ended up with a shiner and wasn't able to walk without wincing for at least a week. One didn't fight Alice without a good reason and a skilled hand. Otherwise you'd end up worse for words.
" Uh… No it's all right Alice! We'll talk another time yeah…"
The guys backed off and Alice continued on her walk to her friends who'd secured seats at the back of the lab.
"Have you seen Sam? I haven't seen him around school."
"No… We were wondering where he was ourselves; he normally bumps into me at the end of English on the way to Geography."
Georgia was a voluptuous blond haired, blue eyed beauty that broke the rule when it came to 'dumb blondes' and was one of the most intelligent girls at school, hence sought out by every boy with even a single brain cell. But still preferred to hang around with the tomboys and ignore 'the idiots whose brains were not located in their heads' as she so eloquently put it; much to the disgust of the school bimbo's.
Alice looked worried at this but Helen was quick to intercept any thought of going to look for him. She was the class bookworm after all, with mousy brown hair that became sleek and smooth when a bit of conditioner was actually applied for once; and matching brown eyes that combined allowed her to blend in with a crowd wherever she was and whatever she was doing.
"I'm sure he's fine Alice and besides, consider what it would do to his image if it became public knowledge that you had to go look for him…"
"Yeah you're right. I worry too much; though don't tell anyone else that ok! They'll think I've gone soft!" The last sentence was accompanied by a laugh that sounded akin to a beautiful bell ringing and had everyone turning to face the green eyed brunette with images of a meadow and baby rabbits springing across alongside a peaceful river.
"Ok… You know we tell you not to do that right? It brings far too much attention and is rather creepy…" Helen was a bit flustered with every eye in the room focused solely on their small group.
"Never mind that Helen you should be used to it by now… I wonder why Mrs Rockwell is late. She's normally very punctual…"
Speak of the devil, a bustling physics teacher burst into the room muttering her apologies. Apparently there'd been a problem in one of the key stage 4 classes that required disciplining. Not that the class minded of course, still, they had A2's this year and needed to focus so the class died down and focused for the final lesson of the day.
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Alice was not in a good mood. She'd been waiting for Sam outside of the school gates for at least half an hour now and there was still no sign of him. If he'd gone of into town with some of his friends she wouldn't be impressed. They needed to face mum together after this morning's episode and if he'd managed to give her the slip then she'd definitely be in for it. It started to rain; great, as if things weren't bad enough as it was. She sighed and decided to make her way home by herself, quickly pulling out her black hoody to try and keep the rain off at least a bit. It looked like Sam was trying to prove his self-reliance and trying to avoid her. He was so gonna get it when she got home, mum or no mum.
She was contemplating the physics problem; that she had to deal with later because they didn't have time to finish it in the lesson due to their teacher's lateness; when she heard some strange sounds coming from the darkness of one of the alleys.
"Well would you look at what we have here? You'd make a fine addition to our master's army little one. After some tweaking of course!" The sinister laugh was enough to send shivers up Alice's spine. Especially when his friends joined in. It was apparent that they'd found a child and meant him harm. Alice hated it when her 'hero' side came out. Why did she have to go out of her way to save some snivelling wimp that would probably cry all over her as she escorted him/her home making her even more late than she already was. That was until she noticed who it was…
"SAM!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH MY LITTLE BROTHER YOU PERVERT!!"
Alice stormed into the alley not thinking of her safety or chances against 5 of the ugliest men she had ever seen each of which was over twice her body weight and were holding implements covered in blood and dirt. The 'leader' looked up in shock for a minute and backed off, with his companions following his lead. Alice sprinted over to Sam and felt for a pulse, which thank God was there.
"Sam speak to me mate! What happened? Come on little brother come back to me!'
Alice felt tears making a track down her cheeks as she felt for broken bones over his bruised and bloodied body, which thankfully were nonexistent. The leader of the group of ruffians took one look at the tearful girl and took the assumption that she was harmless and as she was his sister she might come in useful. He shot a look at his compatriots and fingered the black gem that he had hidden in the hilt of his chipped and battered sword. A beauty out of place on the brutal weapon.
'Alice… Is that you?" Sam's voice was weak but he was definitely regaining consciousness, which had to be a good sign, right?
"Yeah it's me! I'm going to get you home now and we'll call the doctor over to have a look at you. No arguments!"
"I don't think so somehow… You're coming with us little child…" The leader activated the black gem and the entire group in the alley disappeared in a bright light that somehow created a strong wind despite its nature as light waves. A passer-by looked at the hidden alleyway but dismissed it as one of those strange occurrences that happened sometimes, as he hadn't been able to see anyone in the alley at all…
