Chapter 4

~ Rocky place, at foot of Caradhras ~

Boromir was teaching Pippin and Merry how to sword fight.

"You're doing well, but hold your sword up a little higher, then it will be easier to block my attack." He was instructing Pippin. Pippin was doing quite well until Boromir managed to catch his hand with the blade of his sword.

"OOWWWW!"

"Oh sorry!"

"Get him!" Merry and Pippin attacked Boromir and all three of them ended up on the floor. Michelle, who had been speaking Frodo, walked over to see what all the noise was about. When she saw, she wished she hadn't.

"What exactly are you three doing? Do you realise how dodgy that looks from here?" A very worried look crossed her face at the sight of her uncle rolling around on the floor, with two hobbits.

"Just a bit of male bondage." Realisation dawned on his face. "NO! No, no, no! I mean bonding! Argh! No, crap, bugger, I'm in trouble!"

"I do not want to know." She took a step away, to be greeted by a snowball in the face, which made her trip over Sam's pack and fall forward. Whilst falling she managed to pull down Legolas' trousers, giving Michelle's friends (who had thrown the snowball) an eyeful.

"WOW! Big boy!" said Friend no. 1

"Shouldn't that be Big elf?" asked Friend no. 2

"Nyah, whatever." They walked down Caradhras to meet the fellowship.

When Michelle wiped the snow off her face, she had the fright of her life.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!" She screamed.

"We came to see you. We heard you were having an adventure, so we came to join you." Answered Friend no. 1.

"You know these people?" said Frodo.

"Your friends, I presume." Said Legolas, reappearing from behind a rock after pulling his trousers back up.

"Unfortunately, yes. Guys, meet my two best friends Mary-Jo and Becky." Mary-Jo and Becky were both eyeing up Legolas.

"Well, looks like you've been enjoying yourself, I know I would be." Said Becky, whilst winking, seductively, at Legolas.

"Well," added Mary-Jo, "Aren't you going to introduce us, Michelle?"

"No, I'm not." She said bitterly. Michelle started to glare furiously at her friends, and they returned the gesture. Boromir walked up to the three fierce teenagers (possibly the worst mistake of his life) to try and calm them down.

"Now, girls…"

"WHAT?!" They all shouted at him at the same time, then they looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"You haven't lost your touch then, after being around all these men." Laughed Becky.

The rest of the fellowship looked completely confused. They didn't understand girls at all.

"What's funny about shouting at the same time?" said Merry. They all agreed.

"You're men, you wouldn't understand. So, shut up, and carry on with whatever it is you do." Said Michelle. "I would like to talk to my friends in private if that isn't too much trouble." And they walked off.

"Be back just before sundown, that's when we're heading off." Said Gandalf. And with a dismissive wave from all three of them, they walked away laughing.

"Oh great." Said Sam. "Three Michelles'."