Youko-chan= I'm hungry but I won't be going home for at least an hour maybe so I'll continue updating.
Arda Rana, Thalion Maethor Lhûg yassen Anca en Lhach ar' Lith
Kirma 10.
"Great! Where are we going?"
Dante let Frodo go talk to Bilbo as she went out to seek Aragorn. She found him in the stables getting ready to leave. She crushed her cigarette and walked over
"Is there anything you want to pack, but it's too big?" He looked at her in question. "You remember my scrolls? I have a pack where I can store over twenty small scrolls that can store two things at most each."
He nodded and led her to the armory. "We'll need weapons and shields." Dante nodded and put some aside for sealing. "Extra leathers and medicine would be a good idea." Dante nodded and left to offer the others the same. Legolas asked for space for arrows and extra bow material, Gimli asked for ale which Dante just gave a blank look and he changed it to holding axes.
The hobbits continuously asked for food but Dante only told them she would hunt for them. Boromir only asked to keep her distance and Dante was glad to do so.
Arwen provided her some more clothing to store and some Elvin female armor and a bow and arrows.
Soon they were packed and ready to go. Dante made sure Frodo and the other hobbits were well fed and clothed before she tacked up Tsukiyo, placing their packs onto his back evenly. Elrond and Arwen stood by as they tacked up.
"What about you woman?" Gimli huffed as strapped his axe to his back. "Can you handle the distance?" Dante rolled her eyes and patted her gun and he gulped.
"Do you seriously want to go through this?" the dwarf only grumbled and shuffled away. Dante sighed and put her gun back into its place.
"Can this horse handle the speed? He is bigger than most." Legolas pointed out. Dante nodded and patted Tsukiyo's neck.
"He's a sturdy horse and allows us to move more quickly and he can carry a good amount of weight. If the hobbits are weary, he can carry them too." The elf nodded and strapped his bow behind him.
His blue gray eyes inspected the woman before him. She had forgone the dress, wearing very revealing clothing beneath her cloak. She reached up to stretch and the others got a full view of her large assets. She wore a netted shirt with a leather strap covering her breasts; a pair of black britches covered her bottom half that had an abundant amount of pockets, it hung low on her hips and seemed to be held up by a thick buckskin belt that held two long thin swords and her strange silver contraption. She also wore her steel toed boots and bandages covering her hands and wrists and gloves with metal plates on the backs.
She looked like a foreign warrior and they guessed that's what she was aiming for.
"We'd best begin moving." Aragorn said, his eyes lingering on Arwen for a moment before he began to head out of the gates of Rivendell. Dante took hold of Tsukiyo's reigns and followed, the others doing the same.
With Gandalf leading the way, the Fellowship began to move towards Mordor.
The old wizard made a comment that they must move west of the Misty Mountains, for 40 days. Dante sighed; she could probably make the distance they needed to cover in less than twenty, but that would be if it were her by herself.
A few days later, they stopped for lunch, Sam fixing the foods at the fire. Boromir was teaching Merry and Pippin how to sword fight again. Dante had kept her distance from the human but sat on a rock near them; Frodo sat in her lap and played with her hair.
Gimli stood a bit a ways, but Dante heard him loud and clear as he grumbled about how no one took his opinion to notes.
"Gandalf, we could pass through the Mines of Moria. My cousin Balin would give us a royal welcome."
Dante turned her head slightly and watched as Gandalf shook his head. "No, I would not take the road through Moria unless I had no other choice." Dante knew the old man was hiding something but she didn't press it.
The sound of wings flooded her senses and Dante stood, gently placing Frodo down. She faintly heard Boromir and the Halflings laughter as she walked over beside Legolas.
"You see that?" She said. He nodded.
The others discussed what it was and Dante didn't like how the cloud moved. "It's nothing good." She whispered. Legolas drew in a sharp breath.
"Crebain from Dunland!" He shouted. This obviously was a bad thing when Aragorn bellowed for them to hide as he yanked Merry and Pippin with him. Dante narrowed her eyes and grabbed Frodo and dived under a large rock.
Once they were all hidden, Dante placed a small genjutsu around the area to make sure they were all hidden.
The black birds circled the rocks before leaving. Every one began to crawl out of their spots.
"Spies of Saruman." Gandalf snarled in anger. "The passage south is being watched." Dante raised a brow and watched as Gandalf looked up at the snow covered mountains. "We must take the pass of Caradhras."
Dante let Frodo cling to her as they began the trek to the mountains. It was near night when the finally reached the base of the mountains. "We rest here for the night." Gandalf said as he sat onto a large rock.
The dragon demon lit a cigarette and let Frodo once again curl up in her side and fiddle with her hair. The others set out camp and Sam began to make dinner.
"Gandalf," Dante spoke up. The old wizard looked up. "How long will it take to cover the mountains?"
Gandalf looked up at the tall rocks and hummed. "I would say a good few days." Dante nodded and stood.
"Then I'll go hunt tonight." She shed her cloak and ran off.
"Hmph, she's not going to get anything worthy of my belly." Gimli grunted as he fingered his axe.
It wasn't for another two hours before Dante returned. The fellowship stared at the woman. There was no blood on her but she carried two huge animals on her shoulders.
She grinned and dumped the bodies next to the fire. "Buffalo…I think." She said looking at them.
The hobbits were used to her hunting so they just bustled around as the others watched silently as she drew out a small dagger and begin to skin and gut the animals.
"Hey Merry want to get me some sturdy sticks?"
Dante had finally finished stripping the meat from the bones and set them above the fire. "That will go bad." Gimli stated.
Dante rolled her eyes and blew more blue fire. "I'm drying it out." She said as she sprinkled some salt she had saved onto the meat. Once she knew that it would dry quickly, she turned back to the bones. She sorted through them and sorted the strong from the weak. Dante then disposed of the innards and returned to the bones. Tossing aside the weak bones she then began working on cleaning the good bones.
"What's the point of saving the bones?" Boromir spoke up. Dante looked at him curiously before grinning.
"You'd be surprised how much bones can come in handy." She pulled out another scroll that had some bread and food and she sealed the bones inside.
She sent the hobbits to take the fur to the river to clean. They came back soaked and Dante just laughed and raised the heat to the point that the water evaporated quickly. She hung up the fur and as the others began to fall asleep, she began to line the hobbits cloaks with strips of the fur as well as the human's cloaks. She saved the rest and let them dry completely.
A half an hour later, everyone but Dante had fallen asleep. She watched the meat and finally deemed it ready to pack it up.
She set out her pallet and stared up at the sky.
Frodo stayed awake as the ring called softly to him. He felt sick and sat up only to see Dante was also awake and staring at the stars.
"Are you affected by the ring?" he whispered. She turned her head to him and her glowing eyes flickered to where the ring rested under his shirt.
"It echoes in the back of my mind but I do not wish for the power it can give so no, I am not affected." Frodo let out the breath that he didn't know that he had been holding.
Dante smiled, her fangs glinted in the moonlight but did not frighten the hobbit. She slowly raised her arms and without thinking, Frodo crawled over and allowed her to embrace him against her.
"Do not fear the power of the ring, which is what it wants you to do. Ignore it; you do not need that power as you know what it can do." She pulled back slightly to look the hobbit in the eyes. "You are strong, you don't need the power." She reached down and touched the ring with a frown.
The hobbit held his breath as she slowly pulled it out. He didn't know why he let her touch it but he just couldn't move. He watched in shock and horror as she clenched her hand over it tightly.
"Keep your thoughts out of my Frodo's mind." She snarled in demon language. Its whispers immediately stopped and Frodo let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank you," he said yawning. She smiled and leaned back, pulling him with her.
"Get some rest." She said and they fell asleep.
The Fellowship began the trail up the mountain early in the morning, leaving Tsukiyo at the base. It was almost noon when they finally reached the full snow. Dante raised her body temperature and the hobbits immediately huddled to her side.
The slope slowed them down slightly but Dante helped push the Halflings along. But suddenly Frodo lost his footing and tumbled down.
"Frodo!" The others cried out. Dante's eyes narrowed as the ring fell onto the snow and Aragorn caught Frodo. Before she could say anything Boromir bent down to collect the small ring on the chain.
His eyes trained on the Ring, he seemed to not hear Aragorn call out his name. "It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt…over so small a thing." His other hand reached up to touch it. "Such a little thing."
"Boromir." Dante said, a kunai pressed against his neck and he jumped, obviously startled. The blade nearly cut his skin but he remained still. "You'll give that back to Frodo." She said and drew back, her eyes slowly bleeding red in anger.
Boromir looked at Frodo, his breath falling short. He seemed shocked at his actions as he moved to hand Frodo the ring. "As you wish."
The hobbit snatched it back. Boromir smiled and gave a nervous chuckle. "I care not." He hesitated before ruffling Frodo's hair before heading back up the snow.
Dante and Aragorn exchanged worried looks as Frodo hurried to cling to her arm. She was glad to see that his hand had been on the hilt of his sword.
They then proceeded back up the mountain. It grew even colder and the wind picked up bighting at their skin. The snow piled up and all but Legolas fall through the snow.
"We must fight our way through the snow!" Gandalf yelled over the howl of the wind. Dante nodded and began to use her fire to melt away the snow.
"Stay behind me and move quickly!" Dante commanded. She had given the hobbits some of her masks to protect their faces, she herself wore hers.
They pushed through the snow and soon the hobbits were freezing and Boromir held Merry and Pippin while Dante had Sam on her back and Frodo clinging to her neck in front of her. They weight nearly nothing to Dante so she was able to continue melting the path way.
They moved up the mountain and suddenly Dante heard a whisper over the wind.
Youko-chan= Whoooo could thaaat beee?
Dante= Ooh! Oooh I know! Pick me pick me!
Youko-chan=No you don't sit down!
Dante=-pouts-
Youko-chan= That doesn't work with me.
Frodo=Please Youko-chan?
Youko-chan= THE ADORABLE POUT OF DOOM! AAAAAAAAAH!