Disclaimer: LOTR isn't mine, sadly. Good movie, and book. Nat is mine though.
Thanks for all your reviews! Nice to know you're enjoying it. Also, would like to thank Rach for being my beta reader. She's brill, let's me bounce ideas and waffle on for ages about stuff. So let's all give a big hand to Rach! claps so enthusiastically that accidentally falls off computer chair By the way, anything said between elves in previous chapters was said in elvish. Here's the next chapter.
"speech"
'mind speech'
thoughts
Elvish
(twin sign language)
CHAPTER NINE
'Nat! Where are you?' Strider's voice broke into my thoughts. 'Can you help me find the Athelas plant?'
'Been looking for a while now,' I replied. 'Not much luck though. I'll keep looking.' A slight noise from my right caused me to head in that direction.
'Strider, you might want to look behind you,' I pointed out, noticing the form walking silently up behind him.
"What's this? A ranger caught off his guard?" A knife was held to Strider's throat. Strider grinned as I let out a growl from behind her.
"Not quite," he replied.
"Oh yes," she sighed. "You always have your mutt around now." She put her knife away. "I've been looking for you for three days."
"Who's she?" I heard from one of the hobbits as we entered the clearing.
"She's an Elf," Sam answered, his voice filled with awe.
I snorted. 'Imagine: awe at Elves,' I sent to Strider, who was sorting out the Atheas we had found.
'You were in the same state six years ago,' Strider pointed out.
'That wasn't at the Elves,' I objected. 'That was my first sight of Rivendell.'
'Which, by the way, is a city of Elves,' Strider put in with a grin.
'I give up,' I sent a picture of hands being thrown up into the air. 'It's pointless arguing with stubborn, stupid humans.' Strider just laughed. Arwen's voice interrupted us.
Frodo. I am Arwen. I've come to help you. Hear my voice. Come back to the light. Arwen called. She gathered him into her arms. "We must get him to my father." In no time at all she was off with Frodo in her arms.
"What are you doing? Those Wraiths are still out there!" The hobbits all looked panicked and worried.
'We have to hurry,' Strider said. 'Those Riders will now follow Frodo but we still need to get to Rivendell as fast as possible.'
Strider wasn't kidding either. We walked at the fastest pace the hobbits could keep up with. Of course, with the danger somewhat away from us, I grew bored quickly.
'On the road again,' I broke into song. 'Just can't wait to get on the road ag-'
'I don't suppose you could shut up for once?' Bob interrupted.
'Awww but Strider likes my singing!' I protested. 'Don't you Strider?'
'What?' Strider gave me a confused glance.
'Like my singing?' I asked.
'Sometimes,' he grinned. 'That song just about cracks it though.'
'See?' Bob laughed hysterically.
'Ok fine,' I grumbled. 'No one in this stupid place appreciates FINE music.' We continued to walk. And walk. And walk some more. Until finally. . .
"Golly!" The hobbits were awestruck by the beauty of the elf-city.
'It's good to be home,' I sighed.
'Totally,' Strider agreed. 'Look who's here.' I followed his gaze to the two identical elves emerging in front of us. They grinned and reached out to pat me with smirks on their faces.
"Welcome home all," they chorused. I ducked out from under their hands just as they were about to pat my fur. Honestly, I didn't trust those grins. They wore the same grin I used to wear as a pranking human back home. Also the same grin that was generally with me and not against me for the past six years. As I ducked they hit Strider instead. And left hand prints over his clothing. Blue hand prints.
'Hahahahaha!' I couldn't help myself. The twins dived at me and I ran. 'See you later, Strider!' I called behind me. 'I'll be there in time for dinner!' Strider just laughed.
ENDOFCHAPTER
sorry its so short pplz! my profuse apologies! i totally have ideas for the rest of the story, i just have problems putting them down. don't shoot me please! hopefully more will appear soon
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