Chapter One:
As the portal closed Jessica smiled. She was finally in Middle-Earth!
She walked over to the sleeping prince.
"Remind me never to leave you alone on late watch," she said grinning.
" Oh you're here," Legolas said jerking awake. " What took you so long?"
" I had to pack some stuff I might need," she told him pointedly.
He pointed to the daggers on her belt and the sword across her back. "Can you really use those?" he asked.
"Yes and as I said don't let me leave you alone on the late watch," she said smiling.
" Fine by me," he said smiling back. " Come we must return to the Hall. Aragorn will wonder where I disappeared to."
" You won't get in trouble for letting me come with you will you?" Jessica asked.
" If I do it won't be the first time," Legolas reassured her.
" Alright I just don't like getting my friends in trouble," she said as she followed Legolas through the forest.
After awhile Legolas stopped.
"Why are we stopping?" Jessica asked him.
"We are being followed," the elf said stringing his bow. As he put an arrow to the string Jessica reached behind her back and drew her sword.
Soon Jessica heard the approaching shadow. " It sounds like a person," she said quietly.
"I know. Let's both hide behind trees and surprise it," he told her.
They found trees near each other and hid. The shadow came closer. Jessica watched Legolas for the signal.
He nodded and they both jumped out weapons drawn to find.. Aragorn.
" Whoah there elf boy!" Aragon yelled.
"Aragorn! You know I'm still jumpy from the quest, why did you try to sneak up on me like that?" Legolas asked pointedly.
"Because I didn't know it was you I was following," he said. He looked at Jessica, "Not your usual well mannered self are you?"
"What do you mean?" Legolas asked as he began putting up his bow.
Aragorn looked pointedly at Jessica when Legolas looked up.
"Oh, my apologies Jessica. Aragon, King of Gondor, this is Jessica... wait where are you from and what is your rank?" he asked.
"I guess it would be called Second Earth and my rank would be a swordswoman I guess," Jessica told him.
Okay then.. Aragorn, King of Gondor, meet Jessica a swordswoman from Second Earth. Jessica this is Aragorn." He said. Then he turned to Aragorn and said something in elvish.
"I do understand quite a bit of elvish," Jessica told them in perfect elvish.
"Ouch.. burn on you Legolas!" Aragorn said.
"Alright so you know more of our ways than most on Middle-Earth do and your from another realm!" Legolas said.
"I know, ironic isn't it?" Jessica told him sarcastically as she sheathed her sword.
"Lady Jessica, please except our apologies for trying to exclude you from our conversation," Aragorn said.
"It's alright, I just thought I should warn you before either of you said anything to embarrass yourselves."
" Thank you, as I certainly would have done so." Legolas said sarcastically.
As the portal closed Jessica smiled. She was finally in Middle-Earth!
She walked over to the sleeping prince.
"Remind me never to leave you alone on late watch," she said grinning.
" Oh you're here," Legolas said jerking awake. " What took you so long?"
" I had to pack some stuff I might need," she told him pointedly.
He pointed to the daggers on her belt and the sword across her back. "Can you really use those?" he asked.
"Yes and as I said don't let me leave you alone on the late watch," she said smiling.
" Fine by me," he said smiling back. " Come we must return to the Hall. Aragorn will wonder where I disappeared to."
" You won't get in trouble for letting me come with you will you?" Jessica asked.
" If I do it won't be the first time," Legolas reassured her.
" Alright I just don't like getting my friends in trouble," she said as she followed Legolas through the forest.
After awhile Legolas stopped.
"Why are we stopping?" Jessica asked him.
"We are being followed," the elf said stringing his bow. As he put an arrow to the string Jessica reached behind her back and drew her sword.
Soon Jessica heard the approaching shadow. " It sounds like a person," she said quietly.
"I know. Let's both hide behind trees and surprise it," he told her.
They found trees near each other and hid. The shadow came closer. Jessica watched Legolas for the signal.
He nodded and they both jumped out weapons drawn to find.. Aragorn.
" Whoah there elf boy!" Aragon yelled.
"Aragorn! You know I'm still jumpy from the quest, why did you try to sneak up on me like that?" Legolas asked pointedly.
"Because I didn't know it was you I was following," he said. He looked at Jessica, "Not your usual well mannered self are you?"
"What do you mean?" Legolas asked as he began putting up his bow.
Aragorn looked pointedly at Jessica when Legolas looked up.
"Oh, my apologies Jessica. Aragon, King of Gondor, this is Jessica... wait where are you from and what is your rank?" he asked.
"I guess it would be called Second Earth and my rank would be a swordswoman I guess," Jessica told him.
Okay then.. Aragorn, King of Gondor, meet Jessica a swordswoman from Second Earth. Jessica this is Aragorn." He said. Then he turned to Aragorn and said something in elvish.
"I do understand quite a bit of elvish," Jessica told them in perfect elvish.
"Ouch.. burn on you Legolas!" Aragorn said.
"Alright so you know more of our ways than most on Middle-Earth do and your from another realm!" Legolas said.
"I know, ironic isn't it?" Jessica told him sarcastically as she sheathed her sword.
"Lady Jessica, please except our apologies for trying to exclude you from our conversation," Aragorn said.
"It's alright, I just thought I should warn you before either of you said anything to embarrass yourselves."
" Thank you, as I certainly would have done so." Legolas said sarcastically.