Authors Note
I deeply apologies for the nearly 5 month wait for this chapter…RL got hectic as hell and I lost all motivation to write
BUT FEAR NOT MY FELLOW FFICTIONERS, I HAVE RETURNED *insert evil laugh*
I own nothing from LOTR, but Rose and any OC characters pertaining to this story
Enjoy!
Chapter 5
"Wake up child" A voice urged
"Just 5 more minutes" I mumbled
"Wake up child, there is important things you need to know." The same voice said
"Ok, ok! I'm up!" I grumbled sitting up and then nearly feinting with shock
"What in the world….where am I!?" I yelled. I was in a marble white hall that gave off a holy glow – like how Angels are portrayed sort of, except less blinding white. The hall looked like a cathedral layout with a high ceiling, long beautifully carved pillars and arches with the most tranquil feeling of warmth and safety surrounding it.
"In the Halls of the Valar, you should be familiar with it." The voice stated
"Oh, ok…why on Earth would I be here…I'm not dead am I?" I questioned hesitantly.
"Almost, the poison from the orc arrow has entered you blood stream, your Guardians are very worried, and Glorfindel is trying to keep them from fading from guilt.
"Guardians…you mean Rusë and Rundil?" I asked
"Yes, they have taken you in as if you are elflings." The voice said
"Ok…shit just got weird. Would it be possible for you to show yourself or will I be getting a neck cramp trying to figure out where to look when you speak?"
The voice laughed and out stepped an elf. He had hair that was as white as snow, almost 7ft tall and these piercing tropical ocean blue eyes. He was lean but from the tight fitting shirt and leggings her wore, I could see he had muscles that could wrestle with Glor and I don't think he would win that fight with this Elf.
"Damn, why do elves also look like sex on legs! It's so not fair on my hormones." I whined
The elf just chuckled while nodding his head
"At least you didn't feint like Glorfindel." He laughed "Though you might eat a fly with that expression." He said while pointing to me
I snapped my mouth closed, and then burst out laughing when I registered what he said.
"Oh that's priceless, Glor feinted…the Balrog Slayer and fierce warrior of Rivendell feinted!" I said through my laughter. I was trying from trying not to roll on the floor with mirth.
"Yes, yes he did."
"Oh my, he so won't live that one down." I said a few minutes later once I've calmed down a bit.
"What's your name, sexiness?" I asked "It's only polite since you already know mine." I slyly smiled at him.
"My name is Dronúrin, Miss Rose" He replied, smirking back Messenger of the gods…sneaky bastard, oh well at least I can ask Glor if he knows him.
"Nice to meet you." I said bowing all regal like at the waist with my one arm behind my back.
"Now you just look silly, I know that isn't you all airs and graces" Dronúrin commented
"Well considering where I am, I thought it appropriate. My mom did raise me to mind my manners." I replied, shrugging
Dronúrin just raised his right eyebrow
"Anyway, you are here because the Valar have chosen you to aid Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship in their quest, but once you reach Lothlorien you will leave their company for a while to train with Haldir and his brothers in the art of the Sword and Longbow and then you must head into Mordor to find your kin." Dronúrin said seriously
"My kin? I'm not from Middle Earth, how can I have kin?" I asked
"Out of all that you focused on kin? Nothing else?" He queried.
"Oh please, I know about the Marchwardens of Lothlorien and if the Valar want them to train me then I'm not going to question that! I know better than to focus on things that I can't control. But kin, what makes them my kin?" I huffed
"They are Elemental Elves, long lost to time and memory. You are a descendant of the Royal Guard, who had the powers of all the elements. But you have the ability to control Spirits too, which is how you will find them." He said
"So basically I'm sort of a Seith Mage/Elf with control over the elements? So Fairy Tail/Avatar mash up!?" I queried. I raised my eyebrows while crossing my arms over my chest and leaning on my left leg. I can tell this is going to be a long talk
"Yes, though no one but your Guardians, Glorfindel, Elrond and Haldir must know about it." He warned
"Lady Galadriel already knows I presume?"
"Yes, but she won't interfere."
I just hummed, looking at marble pillar thinking about everything.
"Gandalf?" I asked
"Don't interfere with anything unless your familiar tells you." Dronúrin replied
"Familiar?" I questioned. I hope it's a wolf
"Yes, he will be your guide as well as companion when you go to Mordor. He is strong enough to take down a troll."
"Oh please tell me it's a wolf hybrid! I really don't want a Warg, those things look ugly!" I said pulling a disgusted face.
Dronúrin just shook his head and nodded to my left. I turned around and there stood the most beautiful animal in the world! It was a snow white wolf with a tribal marking on its forehead, the lightest blue eyes I've ever seen. He had this regal air about him, defiantly an Alpha by right.
"Hello boy, you're a handsome wolf aren't you?" I cooed, while I knelt onto my knees and offered my hand out for a sniff.
"Hello Rose, it's good to finally meet you, took the Valar long enough to get you here! My name is Varya" He replied while sniffing my hand.
"Of course you can talk! Oh this is going to be fun!" I said smirking evilly with all the mayhem we could get up to. "Your name literally means to protect in Quenya, suits you Mr Alpha Wolf." I gushed while rubbing between his ears
"Oh I like her Dronúrin, I like her a lot!" he said while almost purring under my attention. His tail wagging fiercely behind him. He was all silky fur that I could burry my whole hand in and he was so warm…like lying in the sun by the pool warm!
"I thought you might." Dronúrin stated smiling.
"Oh man, this is going to be the best adventure yet! Speaking of which, how will you get to the camp?" I asked him
"Actually you are in the Healing Halls of Rivendell, don't worry about me, I'll see you when you wake up." Varya said after pulling himself away from my hug I had around his neck with some hesitation. He sat down on his hind legs and looked at me with those soul piercing eyes
"Don't cause any trouble now Varya, we need the elves to tolerate you" Dronúrin warned
"Can't I maul those Twins just a little bit? They need to be taught respect towards Rose." He asked
"What, why would you want to do that, they have only been helpful!" I said
"Trust me pup, their thoughts are less than honourable towards you." Varya huffed, while his fur bristled in slight anger
"You can read minds?"
"Yes and no, yours I can read, but I am a wolf and our sense of smell is quite strong…their scent around you is nothing short of sickly sweet musk of young wolves who think they can claim any female they want!" He growled.
"Hey, easy now, they haven't tried anything. Maybe give them the benefit of the doubt. Besides I'm not pretty compared to the elleth, I'm actually plain next to them." I tried to reassure him, I can see this overprotectiveness of Varya, Rusë and Rundil will be a point of many arguments.
"Hn, fine, but one wrong move…"
"And you will maul them. I know, I know." I sighed
"Good, now that that is settles, you need to wake up Rose, everyone is starting to panic." Dronúrin said while his head was tilted.
"I'm guessing you can hear them huh?" I smirked
He just gave me this shit eating grin and I laughed.
"Alright, goodbye Dronúrin, maybe we can chat again sometime. See you later Varya!" I said while waving. Everything started to get fuzzy and then blackness and voices entered my consciousness
"…she has been unconscious for too long now…"
"Come back Rose, please come back."
"Elrond, isn't there something we can do?"
I tried to move my fingers that I could feel were being held by the pleading voice next to me. It sounded like Rusë.
"Yeesh guys, I promise you I'm not dying, just needed to chat to Dronúrin." I mumbled.
"Rose! Thank the Valar!" Rundil exclaimed while brining me into a bone crushing hug
"Cant. Breathe. Need. Air" I gasped
"Shit, sorry pup." He apologised before letting me go but only enough so that his hands rested on my shoulders
I rolled my eyes and just smiled at him and look at Rusë. He just smiled back at me relieved
"So, when were you going to tell me about the little fact that you've adopted me unofficially?" I smirked back
They just stared at me shocked
"Um…how did you know?" Rusë asked
"Dronúrin told me." I said happily
"Dronúrin? Who is that?" Rundil asked
"Messenger of the Valar, Glor knows him!" I said cheekily
"He spoke to you?" Glor asked
"Yup!" I said smirking at him
"Oh no, what did he tell you?" he asked with concern
"Oh nothing, nothing at all!" I said with a shit eating grin waving my hand dismissing the rightly deserved fear in his eyes nonchalantly.
"Like we believe you." They all said together.
I just shrugged, with the smirk firmly planted on my face desperately trying not to laugh at them
"Oh speaking of which, have any of you seen a giant white wolf around? Varya said he will see me when I wake up." I asked
Now they all looked like I had grown a second head. For being Elves, they looked quite comical with those worried but slight fear in their expressions
"Elrond, are you sure her head didn't get hit when she fell?" Glor asked warily while glancing at his Lord and friend
"Positive…" Elrond replied with slight hesitation
"Rose is of perfectly sound minds, Elves." A gravelly voice huffed, amused.
"Varya!" I squealed and immediately leapt out of the bed and ran to hug the wolf
"Told you not to worry." He huffed while tucking his head against my back in a wolf hug
"Ok can someone please explain why there is a giant wolf in the room that seems to know Rose, and that we haven't seen around her at all!" Rundil yelled
I turned around to see a fuming Rundil being held back by Rusë who both looked concerned and angry at the same time, with Glor placing his hand lightly on his sword and Elrond looking like he as seen a ghost
"Um, guys, what's going on? Varya won't attack you, he was sent to be my protector." I said trying to calm everyone down
"Rundil, please calm down, he won't hurt me promise!" I pleaded at my adoptive ada. I tried to get up but Varya had grabbed the back of my shirt with his teeth and was growling at the tension in the room
"Mellon, calm down, we don't want to the wolf to think we are a threat to Rose, please calm down." Rusë soothingly said
Glor looked back and forth between us before sighing and dropping his hand from his sword to his side.
"I think I know what's going on, but first I need everyone to calm down. Elrond, are you ok?" He asked his friend
I saw Elrond shake his head, almost like he was trying to get rid of a memory before looking at me and smiling
"Varya is a Royal Guard Familiar, of a race of elves long thought to have left Middle Earth. If he is here then we are in grave danger from Mordor." He sighed.
It seemed as if his shoulders were weighed down by a great force.
"Rundil, calm down that's an order!" Glor sternly said. It was his Captain voice, one he used in the training fields and in battel I guessed.
Rundil backed down slightly but both he and Varya were eyeing each other, assessing to see who is more worthy to protect me.
"Varya, stop it, you know he isn't a threat!" I admonished and slightly slapped him on his shoulder. He was chest height to me and I could feel the vibrations of his growling die down. He huffed and sat on his hunches but didn't let Rundil out of his line of sight. He flicked his right ear at me to say 'why, he threatened me first'. I just rolled my eyes and made to move forward and Varya reluctantly let me go towards the Elves.
"Rundil, I'm ok. See no marks or bruises." I soothed, slowly approaching him, like one would a wild horse, which was ready to either bolt or charge.
When I finally came close enough to tough him he just pulled me into his chest and held me there, reassuring himself that I was ok and close. I nuzzled his chest and started to gently rub my hands up and down his back.
We just stood there until I felt a nose nudge my leg and I peeked under Rundil' s arm to see Varya standing next to me. I sent him a small smile and he nodded his head and them jumped onto the bed and lay down next to Rusë allowing him to pet him.
"You ok?" I mumbled to Rundil nuzzling him some more.
"I'm getting there." Was all he said before his head dropped down onto my shoulder and he nuzzled me back before sighing and letting me go. I looked up at him and smiled, he cared very deeply but damn does he hide it well.
I hugged him back before letting go and sat down next to Varya and Rusë. Once I was settled, Varya moved to place his head in my lap and closed his eyes, seemingly relaxed but I could feel his muscles tensed slightly in case he had to protect me. I just rolled my eyes and nudged his nose, telling him I knew what he was doing. He just opened his left eye at me then went back to pretend sleeping again. I giggled then looked up at the others, almost forgetting they were there.
"So...what would you guys like to know?" I offered
"Everything." Rusë stated bluntly
I nodded and explained that the Valar needed me to follow the Fellowship, must to everyone's dislike, and train in Lothlorien with Haldir and then attempt to free my kin from Mordor somehow with only Varya and my training as help.
That got my adoptive parents hackles up until they realised they couldn't stop me even if they wanted to.
"I will only go if Haldir and Varya are sure I can handle myself in the short timeframe we have. I'll ask Dronúrin if maybe I can train with Var in the Halls as time is differently there than here and maybe learn a few ancient fighting styles." I said trying to reassure the over protective warriors and wolf.
"That will be acceptable; though I'm surprised Dronúrin will allow you back." Glor mused
"He won't have a choice, the Valar want the Elementals to sail to the West with the rest of the Elves and we are on a tight schedule." Varya interjected
I nodded, knowing that if Aragon fought the Orc Army at the Black Gate and won then Mordor would be gone in a giant sink hole when Frodo drops the ring into the volcano at Mt Doom.
"I'm ok with that, but only if your skills are satisfactory enough for us all, and not just Varya." Rundil sternly said
"We could always just ask Thandriul and the Dwarfs at Erebor to test me." I said shrugging.
"Are you sure you aren't from Middle Earth? You sure know a lot about everyone and everything" Elrond said smiling fondly at me
"Yip, but seriously I'm a quick study and I've read the books Tolkien has written so many times that I feel like I have practically lived in Middle Earth." I said while threading my hands through Varya's fur. He was purring so quietly, the only reason I knew was because of the vibrations his chest were making on my legs.
"Ok, so it's settled. After a few days' rest, Glor and my sons will train you until Frodo arrives – and I know you won't tell me when – and the Fellowship is formed, and they leave for Lothlorien. I'll send word to Lady Gal..."
"She already knows." I said
Elrond just looked at me and then shook his head.
"Dronúrin told you?" He asked
I nodded and he left it at that.
"Alright, let's get you to your chambers to rest; it's been a long week for us all." Rusë said. I was started to doze off next to him, I thought he didn't notice, but I should've know elves will notice everything.
I tried to get up but Varya just growled gently and didn't move.
"What now?" I asked
"You are in no condition to walk, pup." He bluntly said.
"Fine, are you going to carry me on your back like a horse?" I asked cheekily.
"No, Rusë or Rundil will carry you. And no walking for the next day." He said
I looked at the two elves and then Rundil nodded, walked to my side of the bed, picked me up bridle style and walked swiftly out the door. I just curled into his chest and then promptly fell asleep there before we were out the door. Must've been more tired than I thought.
Authors Note
I also don't own Fairy Tale, or Avatar. The idea just kinda popped into my head. I'm surprised some Transformers references haven't appeared yet after the Bumblebee movie and the subsequent Transformers marathon.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter, busy working on the next one – I do apologise for the EXTREMELY LONG WAIT!
Reviews are welcome as always no matter their content!