~*~ A/N : All right. Here's another chapter... :-D Please reveiw! *~*
The company approached Lothlorien, grief still heavy on their hearts. Lily, De, and Kris had decided not to tell them that Gandalf would return, for they did not want to tempt fate. As Gimli was warning Frodo and Sam of the "elf-witch" of the forest, Kris made a point to keep her eyes peeled. Truly, Haldir and the other elves appeared to pop out of nowhere. She was taken aback by Haldir's beauty - for, he was far more attractive than in the movie.
"Gimli, you breath so loud they could have shot you in the dark," said Kris softly, and Haldir glanced upon her with an amused look in his eyes.
Lily shook her head, holding back a smile. De glanced to Aragorn, surprised to see him gazing back.
They trekked up to the chamber of the Lord and Lady of the Wood. The girls bowed their heads, in reverence of the beauty and wisdom of the elves before them. As Galadriel spoke in the other's minds to them, she spoke to Kris as well.
"You know much of what is to come, young one, and I know that you are troubled. Take comfort tonight, and seek solace in the wisdom of the elves of the Wood. There are some who can help you."
"But hope still remains," Galadriel spoke aloud, "While the company is true." Lily glanced to Boromir then, and was astonished to find that he wept openly. He felt a twinge in her heart, one that she had been trying to hide for some time now.
"You know of his fate," she heard Galadriel's voice, even though her lips were still. "And even though your time together will be short, it would be better than none at all, would it not?"
Lily watched Boromir as they descended the stairs. Kris watched her, a small smirk playing on her lips. When they reached the bottom, she got Lily's attention. Back in her jovial mood, feeling re-energized in the presence of the elves, she began to dance about, a grin on her face.
"You love Boromir, you love Boromir!" she sang out, pointing at Lily. Lily's face turned deep crimson, and she glanced down.
"You stupendous ass," she said softly, glaring at Kris. Her friend merely laughed, and shook her head.
"Lighten up. We're with the elves now, and you love Boromir. So go jump him!" Kris grinned mischeviously, and then her expression turned pained as she heard a song from the Wood about her.
"A lament for Gandalf," Legolas said softly, his head down.
"I am going for a walk," said Kris, and turned, entering the forest. Lily was about to call after her, but Boromir stopped her.
"Worry not for your friend, for Lorien is the best-guarded forest in all of Middle-Earth. Give her some time," he said to her, placing a soft hand on her shoulder. She gazed up at him, debating within herself whether to give in to her heart.
Kris walked along, listening to the sound of the Elves' lament. She sat gingerly beneath a tree, and was surprised to hear the call of an elf from above her.
"Your heart is troubled," he said softly, and she nodded, not even needing to look up.
"Yes, it is, Haldir," she replied, and met his eyes when he climbed down to sit beside her.
"Would you talk about it with me?" he asked, sitting close to her.
"It's Gandalf," she said quietly, her eyes on the forest floor. "Gandalf, and this whole journey. I'm sure you know, I'm not from this world."
"No," he laughed gently, shaking his head, "You most certainly are not. But that doesn't mean you don't belong here."
"I should have been able to save him. I warned him that the Balrog would-" she gulped back several tears, stopping her sentence.
"Aye, you warned him. And he heeded that warning, but fate does not give up so easily."
"Then there's nothing I can do? It's all set in stone, and we can't change anything? That is a discouraging thought."
Haldir shook his head, smiling softly. "Silly mortal girl," he placed a hand upon her cheek, and she caught his gaze.
"Oh jesus," she murmured, as he leaned forward to kiss her. She caught his lips, astounded by the bitter sweetness the kiss had.
He broke from her, and smiled widely. "I can make you forget all that ails you," he said gently, and she grinned, glancing down.
"You and what army?" she muttered, and was astounded when three other male elves also climbed out of the tree. She recognized one, he had been with Haldir earlier.
Haldir grinned, and leaned forward, whispering into her ear.
"I bet you have never been romantic with four Lorien elves before."
Lily grinned as she saw Kris wander back to the camp several hours later, looking rather disheveled.
"What have you been up to?" asked Pippin curiously, and Kris could only laugh.
"Trust me," she said mischeviously, "You don't want to know."
Boromir laughed, and even Legolas looked amused; for with his elvish hearing, he could hear her and the four elves with her.
Lily sat beside Boromir, taking his hand.
"I wish to talk with you," she said gently, and he nodded, standing and going with her into the forest.
"I am sorry," she began, looking down. She still held his hand, and felt him squeeze hers gently. "I've been acting like a brat."
"Nae, milady, I've been acting like an ass," he said with a grin, and pulled her closer to him. "It is just that.. you are so beautiful, and.."
She stopped him when she leapt into his arms, taking him in a deep kiss. He was clearly shocked, but soon took her in his strong arms, holding her tightly around the waist.
"I want to love you," she said into his lips, pressing her thigh between his legs.
So they loved beneath the trees, and even without elvish senses, the rest of the fellowship could hear.
De lay beneath the stars, looking up with a puzzled look on her face. The sky seemed so much the same here, but everything else was differend. Looking at the sky, she could almost imagine she was at home. Without a word, Aragorn sat beside her.
"The sky is the same," De said softly.
"Is it?" asked Aragorn, taking a look upwards.
"Yes.. it is the same in my world as it is here. I wonder why that is."
"Perhaps our worlds share the same heavens as well," replied Aragorn, laying back against a tree.
"That is a pleasant thought."
Aragorn lay gingerly beside her, and placed an arm about her shoulders. They lay in silence for a long time, and then De drifted slowly to sleep.
~*~A/N: *dances* The girls got some booty... The girls got some booty...*~*~
The company approached Lothlorien, grief still heavy on their hearts. Lily, De, and Kris had decided not to tell them that Gandalf would return, for they did not want to tempt fate. As Gimli was warning Frodo and Sam of the "elf-witch" of the forest, Kris made a point to keep her eyes peeled. Truly, Haldir and the other elves appeared to pop out of nowhere. She was taken aback by Haldir's beauty - for, he was far more attractive than in the movie.
"Gimli, you breath so loud they could have shot you in the dark," said Kris softly, and Haldir glanced upon her with an amused look in his eyes.
Lily shook her head, holding back a smile. De glanced to Aragorn, surprised to see him gazing back.
They trekked up to the chamber of the Lord and Lady of the Wood. The girls bowed their heads, in reverence of the beauty and wisdom of the elves before them. As Galadriel spoke in the other's minds to them, she spoke to Kris as well.
"You know much of what is to come, young one, and I know that you are troubled. Take comfort tonight, and seek solace in the wisdom of the elves of the Wood. There are some who can help you."
"But hope still remains," Galadriel spoke aloud, "While the company is true." Lily glanced to Boromir then, and was astonished to find that he wept openly. He felt a twinge in her heart, one that she had been trying to hide for some time now.
"You know of his fate," she heard Galadriel's voice, even though her lips were still. "And even though your time together will be short, it would be better than none at all, would it not?"
Lily watched Boromir as they descended the stairs. Kris watched her, a small smirk playing on her lips. When they reached the bottom, she got Lily's attention. Back in her jovial mood, feeling re-energized in the presence of the elves, she began to dance about, a grin on her face.
"You love Boromir, you love Boromir!" she sang out, pointing at Lily. Lily's face turned deep crimson, and she glanced down.
"You stupendous ass," she said softly, glaring at Kris. Her friend merely laughed, and shook her head.
"Lighten up. We're with the elves now, and you love Boromir. So go jump him!" Kris grinned mischeviously, and then her expression turned pained as she heard a song from the Wood about her.
"A lament for Gandalf," Legolas said softly, his head down.
"I am going for a walk," said Kris, and turned, entering the forest. Lily was about to call after her, but Boromir stopped her.
"Worry not for your friend, for Lorien is the best-guarded forest in all of Middle-Earth. Give her some time," he said to her, placing a soft hand on her shoulder. She gazed up at him, debating within herself whether to give in to her heart.
Kris walked along, listening to the sound of the Elves' lament. She sat gingerly beneath a tree, and was surprised to hear the call of an elf from above her.
"Your heart is troubled," he said softly, and she nodded, not even needing to look up.
"Yes, it is, Haldir," she replied, and met his eyes when he climbed down to sit beside her.
"Would you talk about it with me?" he asked, sitting close to her.
"It's Gandalf," she said quietly, her eyes on the forest floor. "Gandalf, and this whole journey. I'm sure you know, I'm not from this world."
"No," he laughed gently, shaking his head, "You most certainly are not. But that doesn't mean you don't belong here."
"I should have been able to save him. I warned him that the Balrog would-" she gulped back several tears, stopping her sentence.
"Aye, you warned him. And he heeded that warning, but fate does not give up so easily."
"Then there's nothing I can do? It's all set in stone, and we can't change anything? That is a discouraging thought."
Haldir shook his head, smiling softly. "Silly mortal girl," he placed a hand upon her cheek, and she caught his gaze.
"Oh jesus," she murmured, as he leaned forward to kiss her. She caught his lips, astounded by the bitter sweetness the kiss had.
He broke from her, and smiled widely. "I can make you forget all that ails you," he said gently, and she grinned, glancing down.
"You and what army?" she muttered, and was astounded when three other male elves also climbed out of the tree. She recognized one, he had been with Haldir earlier.
Haldir grinned, and leaned forward, whispering into her ear.
"I bet you have never been romantic with four Lorien elves before."
Lily grinned as she saw Kris wander back to the camp several hours later, looking rather disheveled.
"What have you been up to?" asked Pippin curiously, and Kris could only laugh.
"Trust me," she said mischeviously, "You don't want to know."
Boromir laughed, and even Legolas looked amused; for with his elvish hearing, he could hear her and the four elves with her.
Lily sat beside Boromir, taking his hand.
"I wish to talk with you," she said gently, and he nodded, standing and going with her into the forest.
"I am sorry," she began, looking down. She still held his hand, and felt him squeeze hers gently. "I've been acting like a brat."
"Nae, milady, I've been acting like an ass," he said with a grin, and pulled her closer to him. "It is just that.. you are so beautiful, and.."
She stopped him when she leapt into his arms, taking him in a deep kiss. He was clearly shocked, but soon took her in his strong arms, holding her tightly around the waist.
"I want to love you," she said into his lips, pressing her thigh between his legs.
So they loved beneath the trees, and even without elvish senses, the rest of the fellowship could hear.
De lay beneath the stars, looking up with a puzzled look on her face. The sky seemed so much the same here, but everything else was differend. Looking at the sky, she could almost imagine she was at home. Without a word, Aragorn sat beside her.
"The sky is the same," De said softly.
"Is it?" asked Aragorn, taking a look upwards.
"Yes.. it is the same in my world as it is here. I wonder why that is."
"Perhaps our worlds share the same heavens as well," replied Aragorn, laying back against a tree.
"That is a pleasant thought."
Aragorn lay gingerly beside her, and placed an arm about her shoulders. They lay in silence for a long time, and then De drifted slowly to sleep.
~*~A/N: *dances* The girls got some booty... The girls got some booty...*~*~
