Disclaimer:
I do not own Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, Lord of the Rings characters, etc. The wonderful J.R.R. Tolkien made it up. I only own this story's plot and my own character, Rehanna. Ownership of the other characters will be addressed after this chapter.
General Plot:
The general plot of this story is the main characters are having a sleep over, and they are in a heated discussion about Lord of the Rings when they hear a knock at the door. When they see who it is, they are quite surprised! They find friendship in these visitors… maybe even love.
Chapter One: An Unexpected Visit
"But I know Legolas is the best, because he is the best archer, best looking, best manners…" I said, backing up my debate.
Elena Xiao was busy flipping through pages of Fellowship of the Ring, she was acting as the referee for Ellie and I's debate. Elena is young- only twelve, but she knows quite a lot! She always has a Lord of the Rings book with her, in case one of us get into an argument. Her book was pretty old, she said it was a collector's edition. The pages smelt like dirt, and the cover was worn. The edges of pages were bent from marking them, and sometimes they were torn from turning them too fast. I tugged at the black tie around my neck, even though it was quite loose, it felt like it was choking me.
"Obviously Aragorn is the best, since he became king," Ellie said, defiance ringing in her tone.
"Legolas is the prince, he is of high royalty, too!" I shouted back, raising my body so I was on my knees, pointing a finger at Ellie.
I glanced over at Violet, she seemed to be getting a kick out of our argument. She never participated in any of our debates. She clings to her opinions.
"Now, slow down, Rehanna. King is a higher position than prince, no matter how royal Legolas is. Also, Legolas might be royal to the elves, but maybe not men, so I suppose they are equal…" Elena stopped a minute to put me in my place, before scrunching up her eyebrows and digging her nose back into her book. She brushed a piece of black hair from her face.
I sank back down to my normal sitting position with my lower legs under me. "That's true, so they're equal, I suppose." I said. Our arguments were always friendly, and we were the best of friends.
"There, so the argument is settled. How about a snack?" Ellie agreed with me, suggesting a new thing to go conquer- her hunger.
"Sound good to me," I said. "What about you, Violet?"
Violet opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Blasted be, now who would be knocking at ten PM?" I asked, getting up from my sitting position and smoothing my black, ruffle mini skirt before advancing to answer the door.
Elena got there before me and stood on her tippy toes, looking out at the person behind the door and gasping before shuffling behind me. I swung open the door with my friends behind me. I heard a suppressed squeal over my shoulder, and my eyes grew wide. Aragorn was standing at the door, one hand relaxed on his sword's hilt, the other to his side.
"This isn't comic con! We want no cosplay sported around here! If you want money, I don't have any!" I said, not believing it was really Aragorn. Why would I even have to say I didn't believe it was? It was a prank. A joke!
"Comic con… cosplay? My lady, I'm afraid I haven't heard of that before," He said, looking utterly confused as the supposedly new words rolled off his tongue.
"You have to be joking me," I said, rising my eyebrows.
Elena poked me in the gut, and I turned around to face her, scowling.
"Um, I don't think it's safe to be talking to this guy," She said quietly.
"I'm fine," I replied, turning back around and standing straight.
"No mischief comes with me, I assure you. Now, I'm not so sure about Pippin." He said.
I narrow my eyes at him, and turn to my friends. Ellie's eyes were dazzling, and Violet stood behind Elena, with the same suspicious expression painting their faces. Of course, Elena always looked curious. I flipped my long, ice blond hair at 'Aragorn' and stood aside to let him in. It was dark, cold and wet out. Elena and Violet raised their eyebrows, silently screaming disagreement. Ellie on the other hand raced to talk to him, taking his cloak and throwing them down on my couch, staining the loveseat with rainwater. I sighed, and walked into the kitchen. Elena followed.
"Why'd you let him in? He could be dangerous!" Alarm shone in her pitchy voice.
"It's fine. Make some coffee, will you?" I asked, pulling out a popcorn bag.
She grumbled and climbed up on my counter, digging around in the cabinets.
"I don't know, maybe he is Aragorn," I said, shrugging, popping the bag into the microwave and entering the minutes for it to cook.
"That's silly. I'm twelve, and even I know a prank when I see it." She said, messing with the purple glasses that hung from a chain around her neck.
I sat up on the counter next to her. "Well, maybe it is Aragorn. I'm going to ask him a question any ranger won't be able to answer," I retorted, opening the microwave when I smelt the popcorn burning. I pulled open the bag and walked out to the living room, Elena trailing behind me.
Ellie was talking Aragorn's ear off, and Violet was listening in. I sat down in between Aragorn and Ellie, and shoved the popcorn into his hands. Elena perched on the arm of the couch.
"What is this?" I asked him, quirking an eyebrow.
He studied it. "I…" He started, frowning. "I don't know."
"It's popcorn, stupid!" Violet said.
"Popcorn?" He asked.
Violet's next insult was interrupted by another knock at the door. Aragorn handed Elena the bag of popcorn and rose from the couch, striding over to the door. I followed behind him, questioning who else is could be. Maybe it was Frodo, or maybe, even better, Pippin! Maybe it was Le-
My mouth dropped open when the six people who knocked on the door was revealed. Standing in front was Legolas and Thranduil. The elf king had a disgusted look on his face. Legolas didn't look to happy either. The other four people were small, about waist height… What am I saying? That isn't Aragorn, he isn't Legolas, and the other person isn't Thranduil!
"Aragorn!" A small one said, pushing past Legolas and Thranduil. It was Frodo, with his big blue eyes and cheery smile.
I just stood there like an idiot with my mouth wide open. What was this?
"Aragorn, we came a quick as we could. It's quite hard to navigate this town." Legolas said.
My inner fan girl screamed. The accent, the posture, the eyes, the ears…. He looked so amazing! Maybe it was Legolas…
"It's all fine, mellon nin. I myself had a little trouble getting here." Aragorn replied.
"Wait, wait…" I said, and everyone turned to me. I suddenly felt myself blush, but I swallowed and went on. "Why were all of you planning to come to my house?" I asked.
"Gandalf sent us here." Frodo replied.
"Uh… ok?" I said, puzzled.
We all retreated inside, safe from the big, heavy raindrops mercilessly falling hard. I heard the rain from the gutter splashing on the ground, and heard the rain plink off the roof. I made some tea since Elena never made the coffee, and gave everyone a mug. I squealed when Legolas's warm hand brushed against mine. Blast my inner fan girl.
The hobbits crowded on the loveseat, Elena still perched on the arm of the couch, Thranduil sat up straight and modest in the arm chair, Violet sat on the coffee table, and the rest of us sat on the carpeted floors. Everyone stayed quiet besides Ellie, she wasn't afraid of talking to anyone. She was so nice and warm hearted. I smiled slightly and tugged on locks of carpet. It was quite awkward when people claiming to be Thranduil, Merry, Pippin, Legolas, Sam, Frodo, and Aragorn show up at your house. What would you say?
"So, uh…" I looked up and glanced around the room. "Can't I get anyone something?"
Grunts and head shakes answered my question that I wasn't needed, so I collected the mugs and the popcorn bag and walked into the kitchen, dumping everything in the sink. I heard light footsteps and turned to see who it was.
"My lady…?"
I hope you liked the chapter! If you read, you must review! Just kidding, but it would be super awesomesauce if you reviewed, subscribed, and maybe favorite? Oh, yeah and about the characters.
Rehanna (the main character) belongs to me. She is taller than average for a nineteen year old, fair skin and big blue eyes. Cherry red hair that falls to mid back. She wears knee high lace up boots and thigh high black socks. Red ruffle mini skirt and white button up shirt with poufy sleeves. Black tight button up vest over shirt and black loose tie around her neck. She is giggly and bubbly, and really loud. She also has a replica of the One Ring necklace. She has graduated from high school and now owns her own house. Her young friend that she's known since her birth is Elena.
Elena Xiao is owned by Nearing Midnight, who I know as ℓɛɢσℓαƨ~ɢяɛɛиℓɛαғ on Chicken Smoothie. Elena is Chinese, short for twelve years old, has shoulder length black hair, and brown eyes. She wears a light green sweater with a long brown tunic underneath, along with brown hiking boots. She also has purple glasses that hang from a chain on her neck; she wears them only to see things far away. She can speak Elvish Sindarin well and is way horrible at Quenya, is kind and often quiet (except when talking about LOTR), and always, always carry a LOTR book around with her. She is curious and tries to be friendly.
Ellie belongs to a person with the screen name Elwing who is on Chicken Smoothie. I don't know if she has a account. Ellie has long wavy dark brown hair and green eyes. She is at average height, and has medium tan skin. She has semi-feminine features, but not super girly.
Violet is made by me, who is supposed to be Wildheart86 on here, and also on Chicken Smoothie. Violet is average height, tan, has straight shoulder length brown hair, and blue eyes. She keeps to herself but will be fearless when she wants to tell someone off. She's not really a main character.
Thanks again for reading! Tune into the next chapter.
