The Trail of Life
By Peachblossom luver and Gadrien
A/n- ok peoples. My friend and I typed up this stupid, pointless, plot less, and hopefully not Mary-Sue-ish story. This is what happens when you give two board counselors paper and pen during their breaks.
Please review to tell us if this is complete crap or not. Thanks. Also- please forgive any accents on the elves' names that I have missed. Stupid computer.(mutters off list of oaths)..doesn't do things like that.
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Aspen trees shaded the path that two horses beat. A horse the color of the darkest ink, and one of smoke were trotting up a slope, carrying numerous packs and their riders.
The first rider, on the black horse, turned to the girl behind her.
"Amber! Are you sure you can stay on this time? I mean, that was quite a tumble the last time we went down here.." She teased. Amber put on an air of mock indigence.
"That wasn't my fault. Tonks spooked at that deer, and I wasn't expecting it." The two remained silent for a few minuets, and then burst out laughing.
The pair soon came to the top of the hill, and looked down. It was extremely steep, with rocks strewn about, and a few trees here and there. It had recently rained, so there were spots of mud.
They started down the hill. Not paining much attention, they took in the scenery about them. The horses' hooves dug deeper into the loose dirt, and clods of it started falling below them. The two girls had not seen this, and proceeded on.
Suddenly, their heads shot up as the horses lost their footing, and they started to slide down the hill. They picked up speed, and they started to panic, trying to get their feet out of the stirrups.
Amber saw the air shimmer, and put it down to the heat.
They stopped, and Amber called out to her twin, Crystal. "Cris- can you hear me?" she paused and there was silence. "Answer me damn it!' Amber called again, starting to worry.
"I heard 'ya the first time. I was just trying to get enough breath to answer. Can you get up? I can't. I'm between Tempo and a tree. Not comfortable, and I can't breath." She said the last part breathlessly as she continued to struggle.
"Suddenly neither can I." Came the reply.
Hearing a rustle behind her, Crystal started. The trees were different. Very different. They were humungous, and had golden leaves. To make matters worse, there were a few weirdoes with BOWS and ARROWS pointed at her head.
She could see how her sister had been breathless. They were gorgeous. But what was with the arrows, and the long blonde hair?
"This is all well and good, but could you try to get this damn horse off me?" for some reason, Tempo wasn't getting up.
"Such language from a lady. I do believe the horse is slightly stunned." One of them walked over and pulled on the black horse's reigns.
"I do not know how a maiden such as yourself can handle a stallion." He when he noticed Tempo's, um..privates.
Amber tried to hold back giggles. "You suggesting something pansy man?" Crystal growled with a glare.
The blonde just returned her look, and walked away, not bothering to help her up. Elven ears picked up traces of muttering of something along the lines of "afraid I'll kick your pretty boy ass into next week?".
As Amber gathered up their scattered things, the 'leader' helping her, Crystal walked over to the. man..guy..dude..who was holding her precious Tempo.
"This is an interesting steed. I have never seen one such as him." Said the blonde who looked suspiciously like Pansy Man.
~huh? Who uses the word 'steed' anymore?~ Crystal thought, taking her reigns, and smiling gratefully as Tempo's dished face came to rest in her stomach.
(an- you know how horses will kinda put their muzzles in your stomach and kinda dose? Ya.)
"thanks. This is Tempo - Maestro's Sweet Tempo. He's an 8 year old, pure, registered Egyptian Arabian. And my sister's mare is his mother, Maestro's Sweet Symphony, but we call her Tonks." Amber, having heard her twin's small speech, turned to her.
"Will you just shut up already and get on the horse? We've been here long enough already. I want to find out where the hell we are."
As she mounted Tempo, and Amber Tonks, she turned to the man behind her. "Are you and Pansy Man related by any chance?"
The man just looked at her, with one eyebrow raised, and Chris forgot that she had asked. Great things come in small packages. (her brain peoples.)
Up ahead, the elves stifled chuckles, Haldir, for that was who 'Pansy Man' was, looked fit to murder, and Amber silently groaned and rolled her eyes. (As if you couldn't figure out who Pansy Man was...)
Amber was getting board of thinking. Turning to Haldir, she tried to get his attention. Not working. Leaning down from Tonks, she waved her hand in front of his face. That got the attention that she needed, or perhaps it was the fact that her tank top hung down some..
Anyway.
"Where are we going?" she asked. Haldir quickly looked up at her eyes. "We must take you to the lady of the woods."
Well. That was informative.
"Dude." Amber groaned. Crystal would once again, open her big mouth. "As much as I think this place is amazing, I don't even know your name. I'm not going any where without that simple information."
~Well. At least she didn't cuss him out. But what's her obsession with knowing peoples' names? He doesn't need a name to be hot.~ she must have muttered the last part aloud, and keen elves' hearing picked it up.
Haldir shook his head. Glancing up at the strange girl, he noticed that she was trying to hide her embarrassment. Her sister was laughing out loud.
"Hey, Blondie. Are you by any chance related to Pansy Man?" she asked the man beside her. He looked suspiciously like Pansy.
"Yes. Haldir, who you call 'Pansy Man' is my younger brother. He is also the marchwarden of these lands. And Rumil, the one on his left is the youngest of the three of us. I am Orophin." Chris had been paying full attention to Orophin's answer, and trying to see Rumil, who was, in fact, three people ahead of her.
So doing so, she failed to notice the low branch that was looming in front of her. Tempo, of course didn't stop, and she smacked right into it.
Looking up at her horse, she noticed an almost smirk like expression on his face.
"Alright. Fine. I had an apple treat for you. But you know what buger? You ain't getting it anymore. But I have to compliment you on it."
Amber snickered, and looked back at her sister. "That's what you get for teaching him all those tricks, and encouraging it. But it was still pretty funny. I think you two spend too much time together. You are starting to get the same expressions."
Chris glared back at her sister. "Don't disc my evil minion. Only I can do that. Anyways, you and Tonks are getting to alike for my comfort. Just yesterday, she stopped me from opening the door and dropping all those water balloons on the people." She turned her glare at the mare, who looked right back.
Sighing, she got back onto the horse. Orophin decided now would be a good time to stick his oar in.
"Are you sure you can handle this big, bad stallion, or would you like me to come up behind you, and hold you?"
Being too pissed to think of a good come back, Chris just flipped him off. Amber groaned. And she thought that Crystal would refrain from cussing, making rude gestures, or playing pranks while they were here. Where ever 'here' was.
As they proceeded, they came to a stream. Amber, being at the head of the company with Haldir, went first. Crystal was approximately in the middle of the company. Grinning, she entered the stream, where Tempo promptly started pawing and splashing about.
"Honestly. You wouldn't think us twins. Can't you two EVER behave for two seconds?" the older twin asked her sister.
Chris pretended to think, and to confer with Tempo. "Um, no. I don't that's possible." She said after a few seconds
Finally moving on, half the company sopping wet, they went, not unwatched.
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Ok, tell me what you think of it. We need to know. So that we will post more. Can anyone guess at least one of the relationships that will occur. I will let you know that there is only one that will actually happen that is 'apparent' in this story.
Review! Cookies if you do! Thanks!
By Peachblossom luver and Gadrien
A/n- ok peoples. My friend and I typed up this stupid, pointless, plot less, and hopefully not Mary-Sue-ish story. This is what happens when you give two board counselors paper and pen during their breaks.
Please review to tell us if this is complete crap or not. Thanks. Also- please forgive any accents on the elves' names that I have missed. Stupid computer.(mutters off list of oaths)..doesn't do things like that.
~*~*~
Aspen trees shaded the path that two horses beat. A horse the color of the darkest ink, and one of smoke were trotting up a slope, carrying numerous packs and their riders.
The first rider, on the black horse, turned to the girl behind her.
"Amber! Are you sure you can stay on this time? I mean, that was quite a tumble the last time we went down here.." She teased. Amber put on an air of mock indigence.
"That wasn't my fault. Tonks spooked at that deer, and I wasn't expecting it." The two remained silent for a few minuets, and then burst out laughing.
The pair soon came to the top of the hill, and looked down. It was extremely steep, with rocks strewn about, and a few trees here and there. It had recently rained, so there were spots of mud.
They started down the hill. Not paining much attention, they took in the scenery about them. The horses' hooves dug deeper into the loose dirt, and clods of it started falling below them. The two girls had not seen this, and proceeded on.
Suddenly, their heads shot up as the horses lost their footing, and they started to slide down the hill. They picked up speed, and they started to panic, trying to get their feet out of the stirrups.
Amber saw the air shimmer, and put it down to the heat.
They stopped, and Amber called out to her twin, Crystal. "Cris- can you hear me?" she paused and there was silence. "Answer me damn it!' Amber called again, starting to worry.
"I heard 'ya the first time. I was just trying to get enough breath to answer. Can you get up? I can't. I'm between Tempo and a tree. Not comfortable, and I can't breath." She said the last part breathlessly as she continued to struggle.
"Suddenly neither can I." Came the reply.
Hearing a rustle behind her, Crystal started. The trees were different. Very different. They were humungous, and had golden leaves. To make matters worse, there were a few weirdoes with BOWS and ARROWS pointed at her head.
She could see how her sister had been breathless. They were gorgeous. But what was with the arrows, and the long blonde hair?
"This is all well and good, but could you try to get this damn horse off me?" for some reason, Tempo wasn't getting up.
"Such language from a lady. I do believe the horse is slightly stunned." One of them walked over and pulled on the black horse's reigns.
"I do not know how a maiden such as yourself can handle a stallion." He when he noticed Tempo's, um..privates.
Amber tried to hold back giggles. "You suggesting something pansy man?" Crystal growled with a glare.
The blonde just returned her look, and walked away, not bothering to help her up. Elven ears picked up traces of muttering of something along the lines of "afraid I'll kick your pretty boy ass into next week?".
As Amber gathered up their scattered things, the 'leader' helping her, Crystal walked over to the. man..guy..dude..who was holding her precious Tempo.
"This is an interesting steed. I have never seen one such as him." Said the blonde who looked suspiciously like Pansy Man.
~huh? Who uses the word 'steed' anymore?~ Crystal thought, taking her reigns, and smiling gratefully as Tempo's dished face came to rest in her stomach.
(an- you know how horses will kinda put their muzzles in your stomach and kinda dose? Ya.)
"thanks. This is Tempo - Maestro's Sweet Tempo. He's an 8 year old, pure, registered Egyptian Arabian. And my sister's mare is his mother, Maestro's Sweet Symphony, but we call her Tonks." Amber, having heard her twin's small speech, turned to her.
"Will you just shut up already and get on the horse? We've been here long enough already. I want to find out where the hell we are."
As she mounted Tempo, and Amber Tonks, she turned to the man behind her. "Are you and Pansy Man related by any chance?"
The man just looked at her, with one eyebrow raised, and Chris forgot that she had asked. Great things come in small packages. (her brain peoples.)
Up ahead, the elves stifled chuckles, Haldir, for that was who 'Pansy Man' was, looked fit to murder, and Amber silently groaned and rolled her eyes. (As if you couldn't figure out who Pansy Man was...)
Amber was getting board of thinking. Turning to Haldir, she tried to get his attention. Not working. Leaning down from Tonks, she waved her hand in front of his face. That got the attention that she needed, or perhaps it was the fact that her tank top hung down some..
Anyway.
"Where are we going?" she asked. Haldir quickly looked up at her eyes. "We must take you to the lady of the woods."
Well. That was informative.
"Dude." Amber groaned. Crystal would once again, open her big mouth. "As much as I think this place is amazing, I don't even know your name. I'm not going any where without that simple information."
~Well. At least she didn't cuss him out. But what's her obsession with knowing peoples' names? He doesn't need a name to be hot.~ she must have muttered the last part aloud, and keen elves' hearing picked it up.
Haldir shook his head. Glancing up at the strange girl, he noticed that she was trying to hide her embarrassment. Her sister was laughing out loud.
"Hey, Blondie. Are you by any chance related to Pansy Man?" she asked the man beside her. He looked suspiciously like Pansy.
"Yes. Haldir, who you call 'Pansy Man' is my younger brother. He is also the marchwarden of these lands. And Rumil, the one on his left is the youngest of the three of us. I am Orophin." Chris had been paying full attention to Orophin's answer, and trying to see Rumil, who was, in fact, three people ahead of her.
So doing so, she failed to notice the low branch that was looming in front of her. Tempo, of course didn't stop, and she smacked right into it.
Looking up at her horse, she noticed an almost smirk like expression on his face.
"Alright. Fine. I had an apple treat for you. But you know what buger? You ain't getting it anymore. But I have to compliment you on it."
Amber snickered, and looked back at her sister. "That's what you get for teaching him all those tricks, and encouraging it. But it was still pretty funny. I think you two spend too much time together. You are starting to get the same expressions."
Chris glared back at her sister. "Don't disc my evil minion. Only I can do that. Anyways, you and Tonks are getting to alike for my comfort. Just yesterday, she stopped me from opening the door and dropping all those water balloons on the people." She turned her glare at the mare, who looked right back.
Sighing, she got back onto the horse. Orophin decided now would be a good time to stick his oar in.
"Are you sure you can handle this big, bad stallion, or would you like me to come up behind you, and hold you?"
Being too pissed to think of a good come back, Chris just flipped him off. Amber groaned. And she thought that Crystal would refrain from cussing, making rude gestures, or playing pranks while they were here. Where ever 'here' was.
As they proceeded, they came to a stream. Amber, being at the head of the company with Haldir, went first. Crystal was approximately in the middle of the company. Grinning, she entered the stream, where Tempo promptly started pawing and splashing about.
"Honestly. You wouldn't think us twins. Can't you two EVER behave for two seconds?" the older twin asked her sister.
Chris pretended to think, and to confer with Tempo. "Um, no. I don't that's possible." She said after a few seconds
Finally moving on, half the company sopping wet, they went, not unwatched.
~*~*~*~*~
Ok, tell me what you think of it. We need to know. So that we will post more. Can anyone guess at least one of the relationships that will occur. I will let you know that there is only one that will actually happen that is 'apparent' in this story.
Review! Cookies if you do! Thanks!