Here is the second chapter! If ya want a disclaimer…check the first one.
(Little Mei makes a face at the audience.) I got one review! How cool is
that? Now on to my fic!
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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Two
"You're at Weathertop, miss, and this is Middle Earth. Don't you know?"
The statement made her head spin. Bad enough she used up a lot of her energy on a stupid eye and on the boy. She was weak and now she finds herself in a whole new world. A world in which she has on idea about. (AN: Mei comes from a world that LotR does not exist!) She looked at the group of males and then at the one that was wounded. Explanations would have to wait for later. The boy she had just helped needs a doctor first.
"Look…I don't know about this Middle earth thing or why the hell you guys have big and hairy feet. I do know that he needs medical attention. How about we find him doctor and we talk later?" Mei asked as she got her bag and bass. Strider looked at her for a moment. Mei glared at him, wondering what the guy was thing. Then he gave a nod.
"You may accompany with us. I do not understand much on this doctor or medical, however, we are six days away to a healer."
"Six days? Is that on foot?" Mei asked shocked. He nodded. "He's not going to last six days! Granted the poison is slowing, but the most he can last is three…four if he's determine to live."
"Then we will have to hurry."
Mei looked at him and sighed. This was not going good for her. From the looks of their clothing and the terrain, there were no cars. Damn…why is it that she got stuck in a world with no cars? This was not supposed to happen! Right now, she was suppose to be at her sister's place. There they would be having an interesting time making dinner. She was supposed to be a brat to her brother in law. She was supposed to be talking about today and how it was great or how it stinks! She took a deep breath and let it out. She needed to be calm.
"I'm all ready here…how about you?"
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"Next time I say that I was ready…I'm going to shoot myself." Mei muttered darkly. She and the others had made a silent agreement that they would not ask any questions that did not concern the boy Frodo, she manage to get the wounded boy's name, and only worry about getting him to a healer. She mused about how there were no doctors, only healers. So this was a world where magic exists. She looked at the boys again. She briefly wondered if there were other creatures such as them. Then she winced as she thought about the Ring Wraiths. Those guys are already dead. She mused at the thought on how this world's magic is able to do such things. Back at home; the only known way to bring back a person from the dead is only used by demons. Of course, she had never seen it done, but she had encounter one of them. A cold chill came down on her again.
"Um…I don't mean to be stupid here, but they're getting closer to us." Mei said looking back. Strider gave a nod; he seemed to accept the idea of her being a priestess, while the boys' eyes grew in fear. "So…how much longer?"
"If we had a horse, we would be there by tomorrow at the least." Strider answered. Mei frowned at that. She went to see Frodo. Some gray ink now clouded his eyes. His skin was paler and he was sweating very badly.
"Damn…it's already been three days! I can't do anything now, if I try to help him, I'm only going to kill him. Isn't there some way to slow the poison? From the looks of it, his blood flow is really slowing." Mei said wiping the sweat from Frodo's brow. Strider paused for a bit. It was already dark, and they were now in a forest that he knew. It might be possible that…
"Sam, I need your assistance. The rest of you stay here until we get back." Strider said as he and Sam went into the darkness. Mei sighed as the two left. That meant she was stuck with the other two. She heard that they were called Merry and Pippin. She just didn't know who was who. She looked down at Frodo. She could tell that the pain was pretty bad. She noticed that the other two were staring at her. It was annoying her.
"What is it?" Mei asked glaring at the two. One of them, he had a more sharper look to him step up to her.
"Are you some sort of magical creature?" he asked. Mei blinked at that. She, a servant to a deity, a lousy servant, is a magical creature? This was surprising.
"What makes you think that?"
"Your hair…we've never seen that color before. Also you did some magic to Frodo."
Mei snickered at that. So it was her hair that was the problem. That was not unusual for her. Plenty of people had asked her about her hair. She remembered how it shocked her band mates when they first met her. They said nothing about it until Yen asked her what kind of dye did she used and how often. She told him that the brand and also told him that she only dyed it once. Chy and Yen did not believe her and they still do not believe her.
"I'm one hundred percent human female. As for my hair…let's say that it's natural." Mei answered with a smirk. Her smirk grew as she noticed how wide their eyes grew. She was going to ask them a question when she heard Frodo's breathing growing a bit heavy. She looked down and into his eyes. She wiped his brow again. "Hey…don't die on them yet. You want me to sing you something or play something on my bass?"
Frodo might have been in pain and might not know what a bass is; however he nodded when he heard the word singing. Mei sighed and wiped his sweating brow. Pippin and Merry sat down to listen as well. She paused for a moment to think before she decided on a song. It was something she had made up on the way to one of her concerts.
"Words from my father haunt me
Telling my that I have a destiny
He warns me of my failures
That he wants me to succeed
I don't know if he wants me
To believe that it is what I should do…"
She stopped suddenly as she heard someone coming. Frodo turned his head when he heard that Mei was not singing. He saw a light as he turned his head. The light was so bright and beautiful. He stared dumbly as a beautiful woman dressed in white waked towards him. He could see that her skin was pale and that it was flawless. Her hair was long and flowing like dark strands of silk ribbons. He thought that the vision before him was an angel. His angel grew closer and knelt down to his level. He could see how blue her eyes are and how gentle her face was.
While Frodo was staring at his vision, everyone else met the new comer that Strider brought with him. Mei studied the woman that was in front of her. She was taller than her, which was for sure. She was very beautiful and her skin was white and flawless. Her hair was long and dark. Mei would have taken her as a normal woman with the exception that the woman had pointed ears and her blue eyes held something that Mei could not place. It looked like that those beautiful blue eyes had seen everything and knew everything. Mei however place that little fact n her brain and noticed the woman's fashion tastes.
"Nice outfit. I bet that guys fall for you." Mei said bluntly. The woman blinked and gave a small smile. "So Mister Strider, please tell us this lovely woman is on your side and that she's a healer."
"She is Arwen, a very good friend. Her people will be able to help us." Strider replied before he and Arwen began to talk. "What do you think?"
"He will not last if you continue this pace. I need to take him to Riverdall now." Arwen said looking at Frodo. Mei looked at the two for a moment.
"We have Ring Wraiths on our trail, they will be following you." Strider said staring at her in the eye. She looked at him right back.
"I'll be fine once I am in my people's land. My father will help him."
That seemed like Arwen had the better point and Strider agreed. Mei rolled her eyes. She stuffed her hands in her jacket and her right hand touched something that was made out of wood. She frowned and took it out. It was a set of prayer beads. She looked at them before she made a face. Trust that uncle of hers.
"Hey…since those Ring a Lings are going to be chasing you instead of us…here." Mei said as she shoved the beads into Arwen's hand. Mei could tell that the woman was confused by her gesture. "Those are prayer beads. They're not really powerful, but they might help ward those things off of ya for you to get to wherever you need to be."
Arwen smiled at the girl's gesture.
"Thank you."
Mei gave a snort at the thanks. "Don't thank me. Thank that stupid uncle of mine. That ass is always sticking crap into my pockets and bags. When I get home, I'm going to beat the shit out of him. Stupid old man, always doing this crap to annoy the hell out of me."
Arwen gave a chuckle at that before she got up on her pure white horse. Strider then helped her settle Frodo on the saddle. Strider looked into her eyes. There seemed to be a long moment before he spoke.
"Arwen. Ride hard. Don't look back."
Arwen gave a smile at that.
"I intend to."
With that, she gave silent command to her horse and the white and black figures quickly rode into the dark forest. They all watched her leave before Mei spoke to break the silence.
"Why the hell didn't you kiss her?"
Strider looked at Mei as if she were crazy, although Mei could barely see a hint of color on his face. He then glared at her while the others looked at them in confusion. Mei looked at him, expecting an answer, when they all heard a chilling howl.
"We better start heading for Riverdall. Hopefully, Frodo will be fine when we get there." Strider said picking up some of the bags. Mei scowled as she picked up her bags and bass. Stupid Ring a Lings. It was just like Kami-sama to interrupt her fun. The group of five began they're slow walk to Riverdall with the worry for Frodo and Arwen.
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It had taken them three more days to get to Riverdall. The group barely talked since they worried constantly over Frodo and Arwen. Well, all except for Mei because she was more worried about what she was getting herself into. She had been constantly keeping her mind busy on the world that she was in. During the entire walk, Mei found the woods so wild. She often found herself wishing for a camera or to have an artist's talent. Even though some of the sounds from the forest seemed haunting, she felt peace at times. She had lived in the city most of her life. Even though her uncle owned a shrine, it was really just a nice piece of property that was near the city. Close enough for those who come to pray or buy trinkets to walk. However, everything about the forest escaped her mind when they arrived at Riverdall. The city was gorgeous. She had never seen anything that looked in tune to nature. She could see the dome shaped buildings, many balconies and stairways. Waterfalls, plants, and forest surround the city and for a moment Mei wished that she could live there. Live in a city that was so fantastic and looked almost like a heaven.
They decided to check on Frodo who was still sleeping. The boys stayed with Frodo and Strider went to talk to Arwen and a man who looked like he was in his forties or thirties. This man was just as tall as Arwen. He had very long hair that was partly put up. He wore robes of white and brown. (AN: Don't sue me for forgetting what the heck Elrond was wearing.) He also had pointed ears. Mei had followed with Strider since she had nothing to do.
"Who is this human?" the man asked. Mei rolled her eyes at that.
"I'm Mei Neko. So who are you? And what's with the pointed ears? Do you guys have some sort of defect? And why the hell are you calling me a human? You could be nicer and say person." Mei snapped. Strider gave a glare at her.
"This is Elrond. He was the one who saved Frodo and he is also head of Riverdall." Strider replied tightly. Mei gave a nod at that. Elrond gave a frowned at the girl's appearance.
"You wear strange clothing, Lady Mei."
"Okay, I think now will be a good time to explain everything that I know. One, I'm from a different world. Two, I'm a priestess in training. So if you're going to do any formal titles on me, you can call me Priestess Mei or whatever. Three, I think my god sent me here…don't ask why. Kami- sama loves to make my life a living hell. Four, I don't know what the hell is going on, but I think that Frodo is in some serious shit." Mei said. She took a deep breath as she thought on how this maybe the most she had ever talked at once. The three looked at her in shock. Elrond was the first to recover.
"I see…you are welcome to stay here until we find a solution to this problem, Priestess Mei. Hopefully, Gandalf will come to help you with this. Please, Arwen will show you to a room." Elrond said nodding. Mei nodded and then gave a polite bow, since she now knew that Elrond had a high position, and followed Arwen out. The two females walked quietly, neither knew what to say to the other. After a maze of stairs and corridors, Mei finally was in her room. She looked around before she gave a nod.
"Nice. I've never had a room like this." Mei said as she dumped her bad and bass on the bed. Arwen gave a smile at that.
"I am glad that you like it.' She said. Mei turned to face her.
"You got a nice voice…do you sing?"
Arwen blinked in surprise at that.
"I have. "
"Have you sang for Strider?" Mei asked innocently with a smirk. Arwen's face color a bit at that.
"Are you always like this, Priestess Mei?"
Mei gave a shrug at that. She was known to have an attitude; she just did not know what kind. Also the fact that she recognized the signs since Yen had girls hanging over him. How can she not notice?
"That depends on you. I mean I find it obvious that you and Strider are in love. Of course teasing him was no fun. I couldn't do that since he was worried sick about you. He couldn't eat for the last few days and he took up watch every single time! I tell you, he's mind was on you…and Frodo." Mei said gushing the last part out a bit. She just wanted to play a trick on Strider. Serves him right for not answering her question before. Warning to everyone, Mei holds long grudges on very small things. Arwen blushed at that.
"Surely you jest a bit." Arwen said weakly. Mei gave a shrug.
"Not really. Anyway, I just want to know…why are your ears pointed?"
Arwen blinked in surprise at the question. She studied the human in front of her and was shock to see that she was being serious.
"I am an elf. In fact this city is an elf one. Have you never seen an elf before?"
Mei was blinking. So people with pointed ears were elves. What about those boys? Were they elves as well? But what was with the big hairy feet?
"What about those boys? Are they elves too?"
"No. They are Hobbits, halflings. May I take a guess and say that Hobbits and Elves are not in your world?" Arwen asked. Mei nodded at that.
"Correct. My world is mostly made up of demons, spirits, and humans. If you want to add the animals in, then they count too."
Arwen stared at her in surprise. How could this human still be alive with demons running around loose in her world? Mei must have read her thoughts because she shook her head at Arwen.
"I don't know your definition on demons, but the demons in my world are not really deadly. Most of the time, they are minor ones that induce lust, greed, and other stuff. The really bad ones are ether dead or sealed. So I have a good chance in dying as an old woman. I'm a priestess in training, so I can handle them." Mei said calmly. "So…I hate to do this to ya, but could I have some time to myself to change into fresher clothes? Not that I think about it…my clothes stink."
Arwen gave a nod at that.
"I'll have someone come by to wash your clothing…I'll have a dress ready for you in a moment, Priestess Mei."
"Thanks. Oh, call me Mei, Lady Arwen. No use in formalities with me."
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"Whoever designed this dress should be shot on the spot." Mei muttered as she walked around the place she was staying. She had gotten herself a bath after Arwen left and waited for new clothes to come. Two elves had come to help her and took all of her clothes away. She had threatened them not to throw her clothes away. The dress that was given to her was a pale yellow, to match her eyes, and to her relief, it was quite simple. The neckline was not so low and a sash tied the waist. The skirt flowed out in many layers. However, Mei found the dress annoying and was only happy that she was wearing sandals on her feet. Right now she wanted to visit Frodo, even if he was still asleep. She walked until she came to a door. She entered it and looked around.
The room was the same as hers. It was large, with a huge balcony connecting to it. Opening to allow large amounts of light to enter. The bed was just as big and looked just as soft. The only thing that was different in this room was the two figures. One of them was Frodo, sleeping on the bed. The other was a tall old man with a long gray beard. Mei could see that the old man was injured, but healing nicely. She wrinkled her nose at him a bit. He was dressed entirely in gray. He was now looking at her in amusement. Mei found that annoying.
"Hey old man…how's Frodo doing?" Mei asked rudely. The old man merely gave her a smile.
"He is doing well. You must be the Priestess Mei that Lord Elrond has been telling me about. He said something about you being from another world."
Mei gave a nod at that. "Yeah…who the hell are you?"
The old man chuckled at her out burst. "For someone who is suppose to be doing divine work, your manner is quite strange."
"If I'm not honest, then I can't do divine work. Quit changing the subject, who are you?' Mei asked smirking. "Are you an elf or a Hobbit?"
"I am often called Gandalf the Gray and I happen to be human wizard."
Mei's attention perked at that. "You're a wizard? So you can send me back, right?"
Gandalf chuckled at that. The he shook his head at her. Mei looked at him shocked.
"I'm afraid not, Priestess Mei. Whoever has sent you has given you a purpose to fulfill. I do believe to know what it is." Gandalf said calmly. Mei growled at this.
"Why me? I do good work, and yet I get to be the one to do this crap while my uncle stays back in my world with nothing to do! Why Kami-sama? What the hell did I do wrong?" Mei muttered. Gandalf merely smiled at her while she fumed in silence. She looked at Frodo and her face softens slightly. She leaned toward him and brushed a stray lock of dark hair from his face. "Cute kid, why does he have to suffer so much?"
Gandalf did not answer her. Both had the mutual feeling that fate was weaving her strings and that Frodo's life was going to be hell. Mei then thought for a moment that she was going to quit this priestess business, as soon as she got out of this world. Mei then placed a sweet kiss on Frodo's brow. She turned to face Gandalf and gave him a nod. She walked out the door, but not with out saying a few words to him.
"Tell anyone about this and I'll kick your ass to your grave."
She could hear laughter as she walked out of the room.
"I guess the old man has more guts than I thought."
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Okay…I'm stopping here since it's 5:31 am and I've figuring out what comes next on this chapter since noon. Please review! It'll make me want to write more! Hmm…I need to decide on who is pairing up with Mei…I got one vote for Legolas and one for Frodo…keep reviewing and tell me who should she pair up with! Sorry for those who love the movie and the book…I don't know the conversations word for word…nor do I know how to spell or what the hell they were wearing…don't sue me! That's for reviewing!
PS: Sorry about spelling Gandalf's name wrong….
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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Two
"You're at Weathertop, miss, and this is Middle Earth. Don't you know?"
The statement made her head spin. Bad enough she used up a lot of her energy on a stupid eye and on the boy. She was weak and now she finds herself in a whole new world. A world in which she has on idea about. (AN: Mei comes from a world that LotR does not exist!) She looked at the group of males and then at the one that was wounded. Explanations would have to wait for later. The boy she had just helped needs a doctor first.
"Look…I don't know about this Middle earth thing or why the hell you guys have big and hairy feet. I do know that he needs medical attention. How about we find him doctor and we talk later?" Mei asked as she got her bag and bass. Strider looked at her for a moment. Mei glared at him, wondering what the guy was thing. Then he gave a nod.
"You may accompany with us. I do not understand much on this doctor or medical, however, we are six days away to a healer."
"Six days? Is that on foot?" Mei asked shocked. He nodded. "He's not going to last six days! Granted the poison is slowing, but the most he can last is three…four if he's determine to live."
"Then we will have to hurry."
Mei looked at him and sighed. This was not going good for her. From the looks of their clothing and the terrain, there were no cars. Damn…why is it that she got stuck in a world with no cars? This was not supposed to happen! Right now, she was suppose to be at her sister's place. There they would be having an interesting time making dinner. She was supposed to be a brat to her brother in law. She was supposed to be talking about today and how it was great or how it stinks! She took a deep breath and let it out. She needed to be calm.
"I'm all ready here…how about you?"
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"Next time I say that I was ready…I'm going to shoot myself." Mei muttered darkly. She and the others had made a silent agreement that they would not ask any questions that did not concern the boy Frodo, she manage to get the wounded boy's name, and only worry about getting him to a healer. She mused about how there were no doctors, only healers. So this was a world where magic exists. She looked at the boys again. She briefly wondered if there were other creatures such as them. Then she winced as she thought about the Ring Wraiths. Those guys are already dead. She mused at the thought on how this world's magic is able to do such things. Back at home; the only known way to bring back a person from the dead is only used by demons. Of course, she had never seen it done, but she had encounter one of them. A cold chill came down on her again.
"Um…I don't mean to be stupid here, but they're getting closer to us." Mei said looking back. Strider gave a nod; he seemed to accept the idea of her being a priestess, while the boys' eyes grew in fear. "So…how much longer?"
"If we had a horse, we would be there by tomorrow at the least." Strider answered. Mei frowned at that. She went to see Frodo. Some gray ink now clouded his eyes. His skin was paler and he was sweating very badly.
"Damn…it's already been three days! I can't do anything now, if I try to help him, I'm only going to kill him. Isn't there some way to slow the poison? From the looks of it, his blood flow is really slowing." Mei said wiping the sweat from Frodo's brow. Strider paused for a bit. It was already dark, and they were now in a forest that he knew. It might be possible that…
"Sam, I need your assistance. The rest of you stay here until we get back." Strider said as he and Sam went into the darkness. Mei sighed as the two left. That meant she was stuck with the other two. She heard that they were called Merry and Pippin. She just didn't know who was who. She looked down at Frodo. She could tell that the pain was pretty bad. She noticed that the other two were staring at her. It was annoying her.
"What is it?" Mei asked glaring at the two. One of them, he had a more sharper look to him step up to her.
"Are you some sort of magical creature?" he asked. Mei blinked at that. She, a servant to a deity, a lousy servant, is a magical creature? This was surprising.
"What makes you think that?"
"Your hair…we've never seen that color before. Also you did some magic to Frodo."
Mei snickered at that. So it was her hair that was the problem. That was not unusual for her. Plenty of people had asked her about her hair. She remembered how it shocked her band mates when they first met her. They said nothing about it until Yen asked her what kind of dye did she used and how often. She told him that the brand and also told him that she only dyed it once. Chy and Yen did not believe her and they still do not believe her.
"I'm one hundred percent human female. As for my hair…let's say that it's natural." Mei answered with a smirk. Her smirk grew as she noticed how wide their eyes grew. She was going to ask them a question when she heard Frodo's breathing growing a bit heavy. She looked down and into his eyes. She wiped his brow again. "Hey…don't die on them yet. You want me to sing you something or play something on my bass?"
Frodo might have been in pain and might not know what a bass is; however he nodded when he heard the word singing. Mei sighed and wiped his sweating brow. Pippin and Merry sat down to listen as well. She paused for a moment to think before she decided on a song. It was something she had made up on the way to one of her concerts.
"Words from my father haunt me
Telling my that I have a destiny
He warns me of my failures
That he wants me to succeed
I don't know if he wants me
To believe that it is what I should do…"
She stopped suddenly as she heard someone coming. Frodo turned his head when he heard that Mei was not singing. He saw a light as he turned his head. The light was so bright and beautiful. He stared dumbly as a beautiful woman dressed in white waked towards him. He could see that her skin was pale and that it was flawless. Her hair was long and flowing like dark strands of silk ribbons. He thought that the vision before him was an angel. His angel grew closer and knelt down to his level. He could see how blue her eyes are and how gentle her face was.
While Frodo was staring at his vision, everyone else met the new comer that Strider brought with him. Mei studied the woman that was in front of her. She was taller than her, which was for sure. She was very beautiful and her skin was white and flawless. Her hair was long and dark. Mei would have taken her as a normal woman with the exception that the woman had pointed ears and her blue eyes held something that Mei could not place. It looked like that those beautiful blue eyes had seen everything and knew everything. Mei however place that little fact n her brain and noticed the woman's fashion tastes.
"Nice outfit. I bet that guys fall for you." Mei said bluntly. The woman blinked and gave a small smile. "So Mister Strider, please tell us this lovely woman is on your side and that she's a healer."
"She is Arwen, a very good friend. Her people will be able to help us." Strider replied before he and Arwen began to talk. "What do you think?"
"He will not last if you continue this pace. I need to take him to Riverdall now." Arwen said looking at Frodo. Mei looked at the two for a moment.
"We have Ring Wraiths on our trail, they will be following you." Strider said staring at her in the eye. She looked at him right back.
"I'll be fine once I am in my people's land. My father will help him."
That seemed like Arwen had the better point and Strider agreed. Mei rolled her eyes. She stuffed her hands in her jacket and her right hand touched something that was made out of wood. She frowned and took it out. It was a set of prayer beads. She looked at them before she made a face. Trust that uncle of hers.
"Hey…since those Ring a Lings are going to be chasing you instead of us…here." Mei said as she shoved the beads into Arwen's hand. Mei could tell that the woman was confused by her gesture. "Those are prayer beads. They're not really powerful, but they might help ward those things off of ya for you to get to wherever you need to be."
Arwen smiled at the girl's gesture.
"Thank you."
Mei gave a snort at the thanks. "Don't thank me. Thank that stupid uncle of mine. That ass is always sticking crap into my pockets and bags. When I get home, I'm going to beat the shit out of him. Stupid old man, always doing this crap to annoy the hell out of me."
Arwen gave a chuckle at that before she got up on her pure white horse. Strider then helped her settle Frodo on the saddle. Strider looked into her eyes. There seemed to be a long moment before he spoke.
"Arwen. Ride hard. Don't look back."
Arwen gave a smile at that.
"I intend to."
With that, she gave silent command to her horse and the white and black figures quickly rode into the dark forest. They all watched her leave before Mei spoke to break the silence.
"Why the hell didn't you kiss her?"
Strider looked at Mei as if she were crazy, although Mei could barely see a hint of color on his face. He then glared at her while the others looked at them in confusion. Mei looked at him, expecting an answer, when they all heard a chilling howl.
"We better start heading for Riverdall. Hopefully, Frodo will be fine when we get there." Strider said picking up some of the bags. Mei scowled as she picked up her bags and bass. Stupid Ring a Lings. It was just like Kami-sama to interrupt her fun. The group of five began they're slow walk to Riverdall with the worry for Frodo and Arwen.
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It had taken them three more days to get to Riverdall. The group barely talked since they worried constantly over Frodo and Arwen. Well, all except for Mei because she was more worried about what she was getting herself into. She had been constantly keeping her mind busy on the world that she was in. During the entire walk, Mei found the woods so wild. She often found herself wishing for a camera or to have an artist's talent. Even though some of the sounds from the forest seemed haunting, she felt peace at times. She had lived in the city most of her life. Even though her uncle owned a shrine, it was really just a nice piece of property that was near the city. Close enough for those who come to pray or buy trinkets to walk. However, everything about the forest escaped her mind when they arrived at Riverdall. The city was gorgeous. She had never seen anything that looked in tune to nature. She could see the dome shaped buildings, many balconies and stairways. Waterfalls, plants, and forest surround the city and for a moment Mei wished that she could live there. Live in a city that was so fantastic and looked almost like a heaven.
They decided to check on Frodo who was still sleeping. The boys stayed with Frodo and Strider went to talk to Arwen and a man who looked like he was in his forties or thirties. This man was just as tall as Arwen. He had very long hair that was partly put up. He wore robes of white and brown. (AN: Don't sue me for forgetting what the heck Elrond was wearing.) He also had pointed ears. Mei had followed with Strider since she had nothing to do.
"Who is this human?" the man asked. Mei rolled her eyes at that.
"I'm Mei Neko. So who are you? And what's with the pointed ears? Do you guys have some sort of defect? And why the hell are you calling me a human? You could be nicer and say person." Mei snapped. Strider gave a glare at her.
"This is Elrond. He was the one who saved Frodo and he is also head of Riverdall." Strider replied tightly. Mei gave a nod at that. Elrond gave a frowned at the girl's appearance.
"You wear strange clothing, Lady Mei."
"Okay, I think now will be a good time to explain everything that I know. One, I'm from a different world. Two, I'm a priestess in training. So if you're going to do any formal titles on me, you can call me Priestess Mei or whatever. Three, I think my god sent me here…don't ask why. Kami- sama loves to make my life a living hell. Four, I don't know what the hell is going on, but I think that Frodo is in some serious shit." Mei said. She took a deep breath as she thought on how this maybe the most she had ever talked at once. The three looked at her in shock. Elrond was the first to recover.
"I see…you are welcome to stay here until we find a solution to this problem, Priestess Mei. Hopefully, Gandalf will come to help you with this. Please, Arwen will show you to a room." Elrond said nodding. Mei nodded and then gave a polite bow, since she now knew that Elrond had a high position, and followed Arwen out. The two females walked quietly, neither knew what to say to the other. After a maze of stairs and corridors, Mei finally was in her room. She looked around before she gave a nod.
"Nice. I've never had a room like this." Mei said as she dumped her bad and bass on the bed. Arwen gave a smile at that.
"I am glad that you like it.' She said. Mei turned to face her.
"You got a nice voice…do you sing?"
Arwen blinked in surprise at that.
"I have. "
"Have you sang for Strider?" Mei asked innocently with a smirk. Arwen's face color a bit at that.
"Are you always like this, Priestess Mei?"
Mei gave a shrug at that. She was known to have an attitude; she just did not know what kind. Also the fact that she recognized the signs since Yen had girls hanging over him. How can she not notice?
"That depends on you. I mean I find it obvious that you and Strider are in love. Of course teasing him was no fun. I couldn't do that since he was worried sick about you. He couldn't eat for the last few days and he took up watch every single time! I tell you, he's mind was on you…and Frodo." Mei said gushing the last part out a bit. She just wanted to play a trick on Strider. Serves him right for not answering her question before. Warning to everyone, Mei holds long grudges on very small things. Arwen blushed at that.
"Surely you jest a bit." Arwen said weakly. Mei gave a shrug.
"Not really. Anyway, I just want to know…why are your ears pointed?"
Arwen blinked in surprise at the question. She studied the human in front of her and was shock to see that she was being serious.
"I am an elf. In fact this city is an elf one. Have you never seen an elf before?"
Mei was blinking. So people with pointed ears were elves. What about those boys? Were they elves as well? But what was with the big hairy feet?
"What about those boys? Are they elves too?"
"No. They are Hobbits, halflings. May I take a guess and say that Hobbits and Elves are not in your world?" Arwen asked. Mei nodded at that.
"Correct. My world is mostly made up of demons, spirits, and humans. If you want to add the animals in, then they count too."
Arwen stared at her in surprise. How could this human still be alive with demons running around loose in her world? Mei must have read her thoughts because she shook her head at Arwen.
"I don't know your definition on demons, but the demons in my world are not really deadly. Most of the time, they are minor ones that induce lust, greed, and other stuff. The really bad ones are ether dead or sealed. So I have a good chance in dying as an old woman. I'm a priestess in training, so I can handle them." Mei said calmly. "So…I hate to do this to ya, but could I have some time to myself to change into fresher clothes? Not that I think about it…my clothes stink."
Arwen gave a nod at that.
"I'll have someone come by to wash your clothing…I'll have a dress ready for you in a moment, Priestess Mei."
"Thanks. Oh, call me Mei, Lady Arwen. No use in formalities with me."
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"Whoever designed this dress should be shot on the spot." Mei muttered as she walked around the place she was staying. She had gotten herself a bath after Arwen left and waited for new clothes to come. Two elves had come to help her and took all of her clothes away. She had threatened them not to throw her clothes away. The dress that was given to her was a pale yellow, to match her eyes, and to her relief, it was quite simple. The neckline was not so low and a sash tied the waist. The skirt flowed out in many layers. However, Mei found the dress annoying and was only happy that she was wearing sandals on her feet. Right now she wanted to visit Frodo, even if he was still asleep. She walked until she came to a door. She entered it and looked around.
The room was the same as hers. It was large, with a huge balcony connecting to it. Opening to allow large amounts of light to enter. The bed was just as big and looked just as soft. The only thing that was different in this room was the two figures. One of them was Frodo, sleeping on the bed. The other was a tall old man with a long gray beard. Mei could see that the old man was injured, but healing nicely. She wrinkled her nose at him a bit. He was dressed entirely in gray. He was now looking at her in amusement. Mei found that annoying.
"Hey old man…how's Frodo doing?" Mei asked rudely. The old man merely gave her a smile.
"He is doing well. You must be the Priestess Mei that Lord Elrond has been telling me about. He said something about you being from another world."
Mei gave a nod at that. "Yeah…who the hell are you?"
The old man chuckled at her out burst. "For someone who is suppose to be doing divine work, your manner is quite strange."
"If I'm not honest, then I can't do divine work. Quit changing the subject, who are you?' Mei asked smirking. "Are you an elf or a Hobbit?"
"I am often called Gandalf the Gray and I happen to be human wizard."
Mei's attention perked at that. "You're a wizard? So you can send me back, right?"
Gandalf chuckled at that. The he shook his head at her. Mei looked at him shocked.
"I'm afraid not, Priestess Mei. Whoever has sent you has given you a purpose to fulfill. I do believe to know what it is." Gandalf said calmly. Mei growled at this.
"Why me? I do good work, and yet I get to be the one to do this crap while my uncle stays back in my world with nothing to do! Why Kami-sama? What the hell did I do wrong?" Mei muttered. Gandalf merely smiled at her while she fumed in silence. She looked at Frodo and her face softens slightly. She leaned toward him and brushed a stray lock of dark hair from his face. "Cute kid, why does he have to suffer so much?"
Gandalf did not answer her. Both had the mutual feeling that fate was weaving her strings and that Frodo's life was going to be hell. Mei then thought for a moment that she was going to quit this priestess business, as soon as she got out of this world. Mei then placed a sweet kiss on Frodo's brow. She turned to face Gandalf and gave him a nod. She walked out the door, but not with out saying a few words to him.
"Tell anyone about this and I'll kick your ass to your grave."
She could hear laughter as she walked out of the room.
"I guess the old man has more guts than I thought."
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Okay…I'm stopping here since it's 5:31 am and I've figuring out what comes next on this chapter since noon. Please review! It'll make me want to write more! Hmm…I need to decide on who is pairing up with Mei…I got one vote for Legolas and one for Frodo…keep reviewing and tell me who should she pair up with! Sorry for those who love the movie and the book…I don't know the conversations word for word…nor do I know how to spell or what the hell they were wearing…don't sue me! That's for reviewing!
PS: Sorry about spelling Gandalf's name wrong….