Author's Note: Just sort of an almost follow up to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones Faberry stories I wrote. Never liked this one though.
Date Created: 6/28/2011
The Lord of the Rings
As I'm sure all of you know, for the Blu-ray release of The Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition, select theaters across the nation were showing the extended editions of the three films on the big screen. Being the geek she is, Quinn quickly ordered tickets for all three. Rachel, while being a patient child and respectful for high art forms, decided she couldn't sit through three and a half hour movies that she was not a big fan of. While Quinn was saddened about this, she decided it was probably for the best – she wouldn't want any distractions while watching some of the most ambitious films ever made.
While Quinn enjoyed heartily The Fellowship of the Ring, Rachel was sitting home. She was alone and missed her girlfriend. She knew Quinn had turned her phone off, so even if she texted her Quinn wouldn't reply until after well after ten. So she waited and waited.
Meanwhile in the dark theater, Quinn was grinning her ass off at the sheer excitement of seeing the epic adventure projected on a huge screen with not one soul in the entire theater talking. It was like heaven.
Rachel was laying on her bed when her phone rang. She lurched at it and picked it up, not even bothering to check the caller id.
"Hello?" she asked excitedly.
"Hey! Babe, ohmygosh the movie was so awesome! Like no one in the theater said a word, unlike when we go see those stupid rom-coms, you know? It was so awesomely fantastic I can't wait to talk to you in person!"
Rachel was happy to hear her girlfriend all happy and excited. "I missed you, honey."
"I missed you too." Quinn's voice, while still joyful, has slowed, sounding more sincere.
The next week was The Two Towers. Despite a week of begging, Quinn was unable to persuade Rachel to accompany her to the film. Rachel gave her a smile and assured her she would be okay for the next four hours, but Quinn still remained worried.
The worry melted away once the film started, the excitement she experienced last week returned almost verbatim. For the next four hours Quinn sat, wide eyed, listening to every sound that came from the speakers. Her eyes never left the screen – she absorbed every image, every blade, every creature into her mind.