Ch 10 is here now. This one I swear has taken so long to work on. We've
had to re-write it at least 3 no now its 4 times and I still don't know if
it's a perfect as it can be. But I guess you'll have to decide that for us
by hitting that little blue button down there ... you know.. The review
one.
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"Ok everybody, look here!" Therese yelled after breakfast. "Meet outside at the fire pit in half an hour, understand?" she said, looking at us all. "You will there be divided into your groups."
"I wonder who were gonna get stuck with?" I said all cranky like. It had been a hot morning to start off with and now I had one of my ever famous migraines.
"Beth..." Bri said cautiously when we got into the cabin, picking up on my bitch mood. "Pain reliever?" she asked and I nodded.
I groaned as I flopped down onto a chair and placed a cold can of Dr.Pepper against my neck while Bri went and got her *magic pill bottle.*
"Come on, lets go back down to the cafeteria, at least that place has an AC." Bri said and I got up and meekly followed her out. We got back inside and immediately spotted the Fellowship where we last left them. At the table eating.
"Are you all enjoying your food?" Julie asked. She was met with head nods and grunts. "I'll take that as a yes." she said and backed away to avoid losing a hand from the cutlery that was flying around the table.
"Ok I think its time for you all to stop eating." Bri said and the hobbits looked at her, utterly confused, as though they had never been told to stop eating before. Pippin looked ready to cry.
"Calm down Pippin, lunch is in like 3 hours..." I had started to say but Pippin cut me off.
"3 hours?!" he said in a state of shocked confusion.
"Yes 3 hours, but if your good then maybe I'll talk to Bob and see if he can give you some food to last till then." I said and he looked ecstatically hungry.
"Now come on or we're going to be late." Gandalf said, having heard Therese earlier.
******************* As we crowded into the fire pit, Therese called out the groups and then assigned us our girls.
"Buddy system girls!" I called out taking Legolas' hand and led them down the path to the archery field. The rest of the fellowship followed behind us, the hobbits happily munching away on some apples.
As we walked down the path, my way became blocked when Brittney the Bitchy jumped in front of me. "Excuse me but just what the hell do you think you're doing?" she asked, her hands on her hips and her eyebrows raised.
"Leading them to the target field. Why? Did you have a different agenda for them today?" I replied calmly.
"I want to know who the hell died and elected you to be the leader of this group!" she demanded and I had to bite back the urge to say 'Gandalf.'
"No one. I just assumed command. There's no need to get bitchy about it." I stated.
"Well you assumed wrong. I'm always the leaded so you need to step back child." she said and pushed me out of the way.
Legolas drew his dagger and held it against her throat. "You would die before you touched her again." he said in a deadly quite voice. Julie instantly ran between them and pushed them both aside.
"Stop it! The three of you, there are children present remember?" she said and pulled a skulking Brittney to the end of the line with her.
"Ok three girls to one bow, Legolas, Aragorn, Beth, Julie, and I shall be your instructors." Bri said and we watched as the girls went into the groups then went over to one.
************ Frodo, choosing a tree that gave off the most shade, sat down and closed his eyes, hoping for a chance to rest.
"How do you feel today, Frodo?" Gandalf asked as he sat down beside the hobbit.
"I feel rested, and better than I did before. The ring does not weigh so heavily upon me here as it does so in Middle-Earth. Could we leave it here Gandalf? Would it be safe here?" Frodo asked, peering up at Gandalf with his clear blue eyes.
"No Frodo, even with out the Ring in his hold, the Dark Lord can still grab hold of Middle-Earth. It is safe here yes, but Middle-Earth is never to be safe again until it is destroyed." he said, trying not to crush the hobbits hopes of a life free of the Ring.
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Back in the cabin Boromir and Gimli sat on a bed and pouted.
"UGH! These children, they're ..... they're worse than elves." the dwarf spat out.
"I agree, and I sorely want to go home. I'd rather be battling orcs than be here for another minuet." Boromir replied. Then Gimli jumped up and grabbed his axe.
"I'm going to go and put this to good use." he said and the Steward looked at him uneasily. "Worry not, I think I'll just... cut some wood or something." he said gruffly and walked out the cabin door.
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"No, no, no." I groaned as I walked over to one of the girls. "Your doing it wrong Joanna. If you hold it like that then the tail feather is going to hit you in the face." I said and moved her hand down so the feather was away from her face. Brittney had decided not to help us and sat on a rock, her arms folded and looking pissed.
"Brittney, you can help us you know." Bri said as she walked over to her. "You can go pick up all the arrows that landed into the forest." she said then turned back to her group laughing. Brittney got up, mumbling something about unfair treatment and went into the wood to get the lost arrows.
Merry and Pippin sat under another tree and watched as Brittney walked into the forest.
"Ya know Pip, I think I'm gonna try and apologize to Bri if she'll let me." he said.
" I think thats a good idea Merry." Pippin replied.
Finally the alarm went off on my watch, signaling the start of lunch. We put the bows and arrows away and went back up to the cafeteria. As we sat down at our normal table Gandalf and Aragorn got up and moved over to ours to join Legolas. Frodo, Sam, and Pippin got up and did the same. But then Pippin saw Merry sitting at the table with Gimli and Boromir and so he went back to join his cousin.
After lunch Legolas and I went back down to the target field by ourselves to work on my aim. We had the rest of the afternoon off due to the heat and the fact that the younger girls wanted to swim in the lake instead. Bri went off back to the cabin to be by herself as most of the Fellowship (and by most I mean hobbits) continued to eat. But once again Bri was not alone on her way to the cabin. She grabbed her sketch book and cd case and climbed up the ladder to her top bunk bed. As she turned on her mixed cd of Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and New Found Glory she began to sketch pictures of sadness. The small hobbit padded his way up to the bed and looked up at her.
"Lady Bri, can I speak with you?" Merry asked. She had been humming along to her music so Merry took that as a yes and continued on. "I realize that I have upset you and I wanted to know well... if you would forgive me for my upsetting you when I kicked that young man." he said, standing there, his hands behind his back. When she said nothing he turned and left, not realizing that she didn't hear him. A small tear ran down the hobbits cheek as he left and made his way outside.
Gandalf stood silently in the shadows, musing to himself.
*This is not good.* he thought. Then he turned and left.
"Ok everybody, look here!" Therese yelled after breakfast. "Meet outside at the fire pit in half an hour, understand?" she said, looking at us all. "You will there be divided into your groups."
"I wonder who were gonna get stuck with?" I said all cranky like. It had been a hot morning to start off with and now I had one of my ever famous migraines.
"Beth..." Bri said cautiously when we got into the cabin, picking up on my bitch mood. "Pain reliever?" she asked and I nodded.
I groaned as I flopped down onto a chair and placed a cold can of Dr.Pepper against my neck while Bri went and got her *magic pill bottle.*
"Come on, lets go back down to the cafeteria, at least that place has an AC." Bri said and I got up and meekly followed her out. We got back inside and immediately spotted the Fellowship where we last left them. At the table eating.
"Are you all enjoying your food?" Julie asked. She was met with head nods and grunts. "I'll take that as a yes." she said and backed away to avoid losing a hand from the cutlery that was flying around the table.
"Ok I think its time for you all to stop eating." Bri said and the hobbits looked at her, utterly confused, as though they had never been told to stop eating before. Pippin looked ready to cry.
"Calm down Pippin, lunch is in like 3 hours..." I had started to say but Pippin cut me off.
"3 hours?!" he said in a state of shocked confusion.
"Yes 3 hours, but if your good then maybe I'll talk to Bob and see if he can give you some food to last till then." I said and he looked ecstatically hungry.
"Now come on or we're going to be late." Gandalf said, having heard Therese earlier.
******************* As we crowded into the fire pit, Therese called out the groups and then assigned us our girls.
"Buddy system girls!" I called out taking Legolas' hand and led them down the path to the archery field. The rest of the fellowship followed behind us, the hobbits happily munching away on some apples.
As we walked down the path, my way became blocked when Brittney the Bitchy jumped in front of me. "Excuse me but just what the hell do you think you're doing?" she asked, her hands on her hips and her eyebrows raised.
"Leading them to the target field. Why? Did you have a different agenda for them today?" I replied calmly.
"I want to know who the hell died and elected you to be the leader of this group!" she demanded and I had to bite back the urge to say 'Gandalf.'
"No one. I just assumed command. There's no need to get bitchy about it." I stated.
"Well you assumed wrong. I'm always the leaded so you need to step back child." she said and pushed me out of the way.
Legolas drew his dagger and held it against her throat. "You would die before you touched her again." he said in a deadly quite voice. Julie instantly ran between them and pushed them both aside.
"Stop it! The three of you, there are children present remember?" she said and pulled a skulking Brittney to the end of the line with her.
"Ok three girls to one bow, Legolas, Aragorn, Beth, Julie, and I shall be your instructors." Bri said and we watched as the girls went into the groups then went over to one.
************ Frodo, choosing a tree that gave off the most shade, sat down and closed his eyes, hoping for a chance to rest.
"How do you feel today, Frodo?" Gandalf asked as he sat down beside the hobbit.
"I feel rested, and better than I did before. The ring does not weigh so heavily upon me here as it does so in Middle-Earth. Could we leave it here Gandalf? Would it be safe here?" Frodo asked, peering up at Gandalf with his clear blue eyes.
"No Frodo, even with out the Ring in his hold, the Dark Lord can still grab hold of Middle-Earth. It is safe here yes, but Middle-Earth is never to be safe again until it is destroyed." he said, trying not to crush the hobbits hopes of a life free of the Ring.
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Back in the cabin Boromir and Gimli sat on a bed and pouted.
"UGH! These children, they're ..... they're worse than elves." the dwarf spat out.
"I agree, and I sorely want to go home. I'd rather be battling orcs than be here for another minuet." Boromir replied. Then Gimli jumped up and grabbed his axe.
"I'm going to go and put this to good use." he said and the Steward looked at him uneasily. "Worry not, I think I'll just... cut some wood or something." he said gruffly and walked out the cabin door.
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"No, no, no." I groaned as I walked over to one of the girls. "Your doing it wrong Joanna. If you hold it like that then the tail feather is going to hit you in the face." I said and moved her hand down so the feather was away from her face. Brittney had decided not to help us and sat on a rock, her arms folded and looking pissed.
"Brittney, you can help us you know." Bri said as she walked over to her. "You can go pick up all the arrows that landed into the forest." she said then turned back to her group laughing. Brittney got up, mumbling something about unfair treatment and went into the wood to get the lost arrows.
Merry and Pippin sat under another tree and watched as Brittney walked into the forest.
"Ya know Pip, I think I'm gonna try and apologize to Bri if she'll let me." he said.
" I think thats a good idea Merry." Pippin replied.
Finally the alarm went off on my watch, signaling the start of lunch. We put the bows and arrows away and went back up to the cafeteria. As we sat down at our normal table Gandalf and Aragorn got up and moved over to ours to join Legolas. Frodo, Sam, and Pippin got up and did the same. But then Pippin saw Merry sitting at the table with Gimli and Boromir and so he went back to join his cousin.
After lunch Legolas and I went back down to the target field by ourselves to work on my aim. We had the rest of the afternoon off due to the heat and the fact that the younger girls wanted to swim in the lake instead. Bri went off back to the cabin to be by herself as most of the Fellowship (and by most I mean hobbits) continued to eat. But once again Bri was not alone on her way to the cabin. She grabbed her sketch book and cd case and climbed up the ladder to her top bunk bed. As she turned on her mixed cd of Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and New Found Glory she began to sketch pictures of sadness. The small hobbit padded his way up to the bed and looked up at her.
"Lady Bri, can I speak with you?" Merry asked. She had been humming along to her music so Merry took that as a yes and continued on. "I realize that I have upset you and I wanted to know well... if you would forgive me for my upsetting you when I kicked that young man." he said, standing there, his hands behind his back. When she said nothing he turned and left, not realizing that she didn't hear him. A small tear ran down the hobbits cheek as he left and made his way outside.
Gandalf stood silently in the shadows, musing to himself.
*This is not good.* he thought. Then he turned and left.