Author's note: Short chapter, but I figured it was better than nothing. Sorry about the wait, had a terrible writer's block, Any who review!

It was dark in Moria even during the day, but at night it was even darker-which was no real surprise to anyone-but Rachel who was already too scared of the dark."If you sleep any closer, you're going to catch on fire." Aragorn mentioned standing over Rachel.

"So? It's safer by the fire." Rachel said scooting another inch.

Aragorn smiled at her, "You're so close an orc will just push you in."

"I'm not scared of orcs; it's the darkness I'm scared of."

"Many men are, Rachel."

"Yeah, well look who's talking, you're Aragorn."

"What does that have to do with you sleeping close to the fire?"

"Everything."

He sighed, "I promised you already that I would let no harm come to you."

"I know but you also have the weight of Frodo's safety, middle Earth, and your own safety on your shoulders."

"I worry not about my safety my lady, whether I live or die does not matter as long as my comrades live."

"Well that may be fine and dandy for you but some people don't want to have their hands stained with guilt because you died protecting them."

"My lady you have no sword you are defenseless. "

"Am not. Okay so maybe I am-but that's beside the point."

"And what point would that be?"

"It would be-look it's not the point that really matters it the-well you see…um-did you know if you say the words glue stick , celery, or sword, around Tina, you'll become the laughing stock of the nation?"

"You have no clue what the point is do you?"

"Truthfully, no idea ask me next semester after Rhetoric and Research."

He cocked an eyebrow, "I'm not even going to ask."

"Yeah wouldn't recommend that."

"However I do think that you should move away from the fire."

"Yeah Rachel or you'll get burned like Takada!" Tina piped in.

"Shut up you morphine addict, your great great grandfather died from seduction and apple pie!" (Death note reference and inside joke)

"Shut up-"

"Merry will you please get her to quiet down."

Merry grinned, "On it."

"Me too." said Pippin.

"Now that that is settled, if you don't feel safe Milady then you are more than welcome to sleep near me-"

"Whore!" Tina shouted.

"Tina, do you remember what Adam said?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah but what does that have to do with anything-oh I get it….I'm just going to go bother Gracie now." Tina said remembering how Adam was her "Pimp".

"What was that about?" Aragorn asked not taking his eyes away from Rachel.

"Let's just say someone has an extreme addiction to morphine filled starburst."

"If I were you I'd just let it be Laddie these women have ways of twisting things round and round until up is right and right is a hobbit." Gimili suggested.

"Though I don't quite understand what Gimili is saying, I agree completely with him about not asking us." Rachel said smiling.

"That's only makes me want to know more," Aragorn sighed.

"Really?" she said slightly purring.

Aragorn opened his mouth about to say something but Gandalf got to it first, "We must rest now, and we have a long journey ahead."

Rachel smiled and curled up back into her spot. She was half asleep when she felt someone pick her up. She groaned and opened her eyes slightly to see Aragorn looking down at her. "Shhhh…..go back to sleep. I'm just making sure you don't catch on fire." Aragorn whispered to me.

"I'm not a child."

"I can tell, trust me."

"OOOOOOoooooh what does that mean?"

"Shut up Tina and go to sleep." Rachel mumbled curling up into ball once more. Despite Tina's constant screams of 'Whore' (which ended soon thanks to Aragorn telling her to be quiet) she fell asleep on Aragorn's lap.

"She's like a fricken' cat-I bet she even purrs." Tina stated looking down at the sleeping Rachel who was hugged close to Aragorn's chest.

"Shhh. Let her sleep." Aragorn commanded.

"Why do you care?"

"Easy because he has feelings for her." Legolas interrupted smiling.

Aragorn glared. "Ooooo….since when and how long have you felt this way for our friend?" Tina said grabbing a notepad and pen out of nowhere.

Everyone looked at her. "Where did you get a notepad?" Grace asked looking as equally shocked as the others.

Tina shrugged, "I don't know. I guess it just randomly appeared like people in Rachel's stories."

"Like Elrond!" the girls cried in unison.

"What are they talking about?" Legolas asked.

Aragorn shrugged. "I think the real question is, do we really want to know?" Gimili replied and it was decided that no one wanted know.

"Ah! I remember now!" Gandalf cried into the darkness. He had finally figured out where they were going thanks to the freshness of the air.

"I guess this means we should get moving." Tina replied she looked down at the sleeping Rachel, "We can just leave her, she'll be fine."

Aragorn didn't bother to even look up, he just handed his stuff to Legolas and picked her up. "Darn it." Tina muttered