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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Four
Mei sighed in contentment. She had finished dinner and was now on her way in getting a nice warm bath. She really loved it here. All she had to do was relax, talk with the others, and write some lyrics. How hard could this be? Then she winced as she felt the calling again. It seemed to happen constantly and it bugged her. She had decided not to tell the others until she could figure out what the hell it was. Everyone else had gone their own way and that was fine with her.
It had been at least ten minutes since she took her bath, now Mei was walking around in blue satin pajamas with a silver dragon pattern. She was getting bored and she wanted to do something besides sleep. She kept on walking until she came face to face with a painting. It was one of those on the wall painting; however, she had forgotten what it was called. It looked like a battle scene of some sort. The background was mostly made up of shades of gray and it came out to be a sort of palace. Down at the bottom were two figures of males. One was complete black and standing while the other was unmasked and was holding a broken sword. Mei noticed that the figure in black had one other bit of color to him. It was a gold ring on his right hand. How odd…
"That was the final battle against Sauron. It was our finest moment."
Mei turned to see that the man with the copper hair was behind her. She briefly remembered that his name was Boromir at dinner. She looked at the painting again. She found it odd.
"Really? How come the elves painted it in rather sad colors?" Mei asked innocently. Boromir frowned at this.
"Priestess Mei, I do not understand. Why do you think that this painting is sad?"
Mei was silent for a moment. Her eyes looked over the painting again and again. She sighed and shook her head.
"The colors, the scene, and also they picked an interesting moment to paint. This is a scene where man was most vulnerable. Why paint a picture of this when they should have painted a picture that showed more of your victory against that guy? Maybe it's just me but I find it rather ominous. I think these painters are trying to tell you something." Mei said softly. Boromir was shocked and yet slightly angry at the thought that the finest moment in history could be corrupted by a strange Priestess in less than a minute. "Let's forget about that. I don't know much on your history and it's just my opinion of the artist. So tell me, what's 'p with this Sauron guy?"
Boromir blinked but then recovered as he began to explain the history on Sauron. They sat on the bench below the painting. Mei found the history interesting. Especially about the One Ring.
"You're telling me that there is a ring that controls all the other ones? That is freaky. To have a ring that practically controls the world? Shit, you guys are so unlucky that this Sauron guy made that thing." Mei said shaking her head. Boromir nodded but then had this gleam in his eye.
"But if we had it…think of the good we can do with it…we could use it against him."
That comment caught Mei's attention. She blinked and then frowned.
"Wait, I thought he was dead."
"He is dead, although his spirit remains here. There is much evil activity at Mount Doom." Boromir said absentmindedly. Mei frowned at this. A spirit of an evil person still around? But why was it still here? How can it keep going for so long? What was keeping the spirit here? Something was fishy about this guy. She was about to ask another question when Boromir stood and walked over to a statue that was in front of them. Mei followed, frowning at the man's sudden move. She looked to see that the statue was holding a sword. What was unusual about the sword was that the blade was broken into about five pieces. Boromir seemed to be awed at it. Mei looked at him with confusion before she rolled her eyes. Men and their weapon fetish.
"It's a broken sword. No big deal." Mei said getting annoyed at Boromir's expression. He picked up the hilt with had about half the blade in tact.
"It's not just any sword, it's the one which caused Sauron's downfall."
"Oh! I'm getting goose bumps by that fact…it's just a sword. It doesn't matter now since you guys are going to be fighting a spirit." Mei muttered softly. Lucky for her, Boromir was not paying any attention. His attention was on the blade and he cut himself as he discovered that the blade was still sharp.
"Amazing, still sharp after all these years." He murmured. He could feel a sort of heated gaze upon him and he looked up to meet a pair of cold blue eyes. It was the man called Strider. He was sitting and he held a book, but he was glaring at him. Boromir turned away quickly.
"It's just a sword." He said as he carelessly put the hilt down and walked away quickly. Mei caught it before it dropped on the ground and gave a look at Boromir's fleeting back.
"Gee, not even a good night…people these days…can't even be polite." Mei said as she put the hilt in its rightful place. She looked at it again. "Hey, Strider, just what the hell did you do to him? He seems to be in a major hurry."
Strider said nothing for a moment. He put his book down and walked up to the statue and stared at the sword. He touched softly. Mei studied him for a minute and then looked at the painting again. She looked at the guy who was under the mercy of Sauron. Then she looked at Strider again. Then she looked at the painting again. Her face was now in pure concentration as she grabbed Striders face and moved his head at a certain angle.
"Priestess! Just what in the name of Mordor are you doing?!" Strider snarled while trying his best to glare at the girl.
"Quit being a baby…you looked like that guy in the painting." Mei said as she let go of his face. "So is that your dad who beat that Sauron dude? You look a lot like him; only thing is that you don't look stupid."
Strider rubbed his face from the small pain that the girl had given him. The girl was rather sharp to catch him.
"I am a kin of his." Mei thought about this and nodded.
"So why were you glaring at him again?"
Strider was silent for a moment. Mei frowned and looked up at him to see what was wrong. She studied him for a moment before she gave a sigh. Maybe this was not the best time to ask.
"Look…sorry about that. I'll find out later. Now go to your lady love. She's been waiting for you for about five minutes now."
Strider blinked before he looked up to see Arwen watching them. He gave a glare at Mei before he gave a nod to her.
"Thank you. He was the reason that the Sauron is here. He was the reason that the ring was not destroyed." Strider said as he walked away. Mei blinked at that and looked at the picture again. This was getting a tad bit too weird for her. She looked at the painting and thought about what Strider had said. She pondered on the facts for a long time as she sat on the bench below the painting. Then the pieces of the puzzle began to click for her. Now all she needed was the confirmation from Strider to see if she was correct. However there are more important things on her list.
"I need to practice my skills. I'm getting a bit too lazy for martial arts."
She walked away and went off into a nice big open area which she found acceptable for her. She began to stretch her body and felt all of the kinks in her body to pop. She made a face at that. It had been nearly a week since she practiced anything. The first few days in this world, she was more worried about Frodo than anything else. After Arwen took him, she managed to get a practice or two in. Lately, she was fooling around with the Hobbits; she had to admit that they were fun to hang with. However, she did need to keep in shape since she had been eating a ton a food. She took up a stance and began to do her kata. She punched, jabbed, then kicked, only to jump and twist as she landed to a different position. Her body was doing this on its own. She had been taking martial arts for sometime now. She never knew what belt she was in since it was her grandfather who began to teach her. After he had died, she just binds her priestess training with her marital arts. Her uncle had allowed her to do that and it had saved her butt more than once. As she let her mind wonder, her moves began to slow until she stopped. Mei just stood there thinking until she felt the wind blow. Then she blinked.
"Damn…got to stop thinking like that…shit. I got to do that over again."
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Mei groaned as sun light hit her face…she had spent all night doing marital arts until she felt like she was exactly at her normal level. She did not want to get up now. She wanted to sleep and she was going to get her sleep. She pulled the covers over her head and fell back to sleep. However it seemed like only a minute when someone came in. She could hear someone talking but she merely said to leave her alone. That is what she thought she said.
"Get the hell away from me you ass! I'm sleeping!"
What she did not know was that the elf that was sent to get her was scared and ran off to tell her lord that the priestess refuses to wake up. Everyone else was with Elrond when he received the news. The Hobbits blinked in surprised at that. Strider raised an eyebrow, but then gave a smirk. This could be revenge.
"Lord Elrond, if you would allow me, I shall wake the priestess from her sleep."
Elrond gave a nodded as he briefly wondered why Strider would want to do such a thing. Merry and Pippin grinned at the idea of Strider waking up the priestess. They knew why the man wanted to wake her up. Arwen had a curious look to her face. It looked as if she was trying her best not to smile. Everyone else looked at them in confusion. Gandalf hid a smile as he waited for the fireworks to explode. They could hear a loud scream and then a long yell of curses that made the men blush in embarrassment. They could not believe that a priestess would act in such a manner. Soon Strider came in with a nice big shiner on his right eye, while Mei entered with an angry look on her face. Since she only had about three outfits in her bag, not including her pajama, her last outfit was made up of a black spaghetti tank top and black shorts that seem a little bit too short now. The men stared shock at how much skin she was revealing; all except for Strider since he muttered a string of curses himself. Arwen merely raised an eyebrow before she tended the black eye. Mei glared at the group.
"Which one of you allowed Prince boy to wake me up?" Mei asked coldly. It was then that Frodo noticed that Mei's blue hair was wet. He gave a giggle, as he understood exactly what Strider had done. Mei scowled at him but repeated her question. Elrond decided that enough was enough.
"Priestess Mei, I'm afraid we have more important matters to discuss besides the culprit of this event. We need to leave." Elrond said stiffly. Mei grumbled but gave a nod. However her mind was on another thing. Breakfast was something she badly needed.
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A yawn escaped her lips as Mei tried to look serious. She was now sitting next to Frodo in some secret meeting about something. She looked around her to see that they were all seated in a semi-circle. There elves, dwarves, and men in this meeting. She personally did not want to be here. This was not any of her business. She looked at Frodo and sighed…the boy was nervous. She frowned as a chill went down again. It felt like that time when she faced the eye. She hated that. She studied the others, they seemed more tense then she was. Elrond was now talking about something. It sounded like it was important. She only caught the words the One Ring. That perked her attention. However Elrond was staring at Frodo who was shaking.
"Frodo, if you may?"
Mei looked at Frodo in confusion until he took out the chain that was on his neck. Mei's yellow eyes widen at the sight of the ring and the feeling that it brought upon. It took everything she got not to rip it from Frodo's hands and blast the thing to hell. She gripped her seat tightly as Frodo put the ring down on a pedestal. Frodo sat down. But Mei could see how pale his face was. She took his hand and gave a small smile at the Hobbit. Frodo smiled back in relief.
"So it is true…"
Mei turned to see Boromir standing from his seat and staring at the ring in pure fascination. She glared at him. How can he not see that the thing was throwing out and evil chi? He then turned to the others.
"It is a gift. Why not use this ring?" Boromir asked eagerly. Mei gave a snort to that comment. Then she winced as the feeling got stronger. She could feel that Frodo was scared…but why?
"You cannot wield it. None of us can." Strider said coolly. Boromir gave a sneer at him. Mei groaned as she saw what this was going to lead up to. She looked up in the sky and prayed that the two would not get into to a fight.
"And how would a ranger know about this matter?" Mei was now getting annoyed with them and was about to tell them off when Legolas stood up angrily. Mei blinked at. She personally did not think that a guy like him would let that bother him.
"This is no mere ranger!" he cried out. Mei rolled her eyes.
"Could you guys get to the point? Prince boy over there is saying that no one can control that blasted thing. So does that mean that you guys have to destroy it?" Mei asked before anyone else goes off topic. However they were ignoring her.
"He is Aragorn. Son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Legolas said. Mei glared at the three men. She was going to get them back for this.
"Okay! We now know his real name…now let us all be good and GET TO THE FUCKING POINT!!!" Mei yelled scaring the living daylights out of everyone. Legolas and Boromir sat down, however Boromir was muttering something about Gondor and king. Elrond blinked for a moment before he managed to compose himself.
"We need to destroy the ring. That is our only choice."
The dwarf stood up.
"Then what are we waiting for?" The dwarf ran up to the ring and slammed his ax on it. Mei blinked as she saw that the ax shattered and that a burst of evil chi came out from it. She whistled her admiration.
"That is one fine piece of shit that this Sauron used. Lord Elrond…can I ask a question?"
"You may."
"Cool…is Sauron's soul in that thing?"
There was a long silence as everyone stared at her. Elrond gave a nod.
"A piece of it is." Mei gave a chuckle at that.
"Kami-sama…that guy is an idiot."
Everyone stared at her in shock. Some had fear in their eyes. Mei stood up and began to chant. Her hands twisted into different positions she concentrated on her chi. They gasped as they saw that she was glowing in pale yellow light. Then her eyes open suddenly and she gave a blast of her chi at the ring. For a moment nothing happened until a bright light flashed and Mei was thrown from her place. Legolas who was in her way stopped her. Mei blinked and groaned as she stood up. Legolas moaned from the pain in his back. Then Mei began to laugh.
"Shit…that guy was an idiot. He could have sealed his soul in that thing and nothing would have happen to him! Lucky for you guys he's too stupid to do that. Man…you wouldn't believe that thing. A demon can get high on that kind of power. Makes me wonder how the hell is this Sauron guy going to get this sucker back when his people would probably want that ring." Mei said grinning. Then she looked around her and gave a sheepish grin. "But let's get to the point of destroying this thing."
She then sat down. The others were recovering from the shock of a girl who would dare call Sauron an idiot. Elrond sighed and briefly wondered if a higher power was testing his patience with the girl.
"As you can see, the ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft we here possess."
Mei gave a nod at that. The only way to destroy anything that powerful would be by the source of its power. She had done this kind of thing plenty times before…although not with the same degree of danger. Elrond gave a glance at Frodo who grabbed Mei's hand for comfort.
"It was made from the fires of mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade."
By then Mei was back in la la land since this was not her concern. She briefly wondered if Kami-sama brought her here to have a vacation. She gave a smirk at that thought. Maybe her gods finally decided that she needed a break. Her mind was still in her own little world when she felt Frodo squeezing her hand. She looked at him and gasped at how he was sweating and how pale he was.
"Frodo?" That was all she could say when a vision came to her. It was the same place before she found Frodo. The vision of the fire eye. However this time she could here the calling. It was whispering something and it was getting stronger by the second. It was taking a hold of her. She had to fight it. She willed herself out of it and soon found herself gasping for breath and the sounds of angry voices filled her ears. She looked at Frodo in worry until he opened his eyes and started gasping. Mei sighed in relief until Frodo stood up with determination in his eyes.
"I will take it!" He called out. Mei looked at him with confusion and quickly thought about the conversation before she zoomed out and then her eyes widen in shock. She would have stopped him except she thought about herself and sighed. He called out again and everyone else stopped yelling. She could see how nervous he was as the others looked at him with shock. Gandalf looked at him with pride and at the same time with sadness at the idea that Frodo would have to take the responsibility.
"I will take the ring to Mordor, though…I do not know the way."
Mei gave a grin at him and then she gave a glare at the others. Aragorn gave a smile at Frodo. He walked up to him and kneeled before him.
"I will lend you my sword, Frodo Baggins."
Then Legolas called out that he would join, as well as Gimli, and Gandalf. Mei gave a grin at the Hobbit's luck when Sam burst into the meeting.
"I will go. I promise to keep an eye on you, Mister Baggins."
Elrond raised an eyebrow at Sam.
"It is good to know that you have such loyal friends even though this was suppose to be a secret meeting." Sam blushed when Merry and Pippin burst into the scene as well. They stood as tall as they could.
"You are all going to need us. After all you need intelligent people to help out with…. Um…intelligent stuff!" Pippin said trying to look intelligent. Mei snickered at that.
"You mean entertainment. You guys would probably keep up everyone's moral." Mei said smirking. Both Hobbits then agree with that without thinking that she may have insulted them. Although Merry had his suspicions. Then Boromir reluctantly gave his allegiance. Mei gave a grin as she lay back in her seat. She would not have to worry about Frodo since she knew that he was in good hands, even if she had her doubts with Boromir. However Elrond had other plans. He looked at the human girl, expecting something from her. Mei felt a gaze on her and looked up.
"What?
Elrond gave a smile, which made Mei rather wary of him. Here was a way to get her off of his hair. He walked over to her and looked down, taking the advantage of height over her.
"Priestess Mei, do you not think that it would be safer for Frodo if a priestess was with him?" Mei scowled, as she understood what was going on.
"Listen you! He has Gandalf."
"That is correct, however, would it not be helpful to Gandalf if you were there to help?'
"Wait a minute! I can't fight as well as those guys! Besides, my skills can't do anything against Goblins or Orcs!" Mei said, though she had no idea if it were true. Elrond must have known the same for he kept at his attack.
"Goblins and Orcs are made from evil so therefor your skills would work. You told me yourself that your god has sent you here. I believe that you are sent here to help us."
"And I believe I was sent here for a vacation!" Mei said as she stood up. Elrond, having no idea was a vacation was, decided to get reinforcements.
"How do you think Frodo would feel if you refuse this?"
"Look! This is none of my business! Give me one good reason, besides divine order, that I should go." Mei snapped. Just then she looked at Frodo who had this look in his eyes that made her face soften. He was begging her with his eyes for her to join them, with him. Then she looked at the others. The rest of the Hobbits were looking at her with hope. Legolas had a more questioning look, while Gimli had a definite one that screamed out no girls allowed. She gave a glare at him before she turned to Elrond and smiled a sweet smile, which caught him off guard.
"I love to go!" Elrond looked at her as if she was crazy but then calmed himself. He looked up at everyone.
"The you ten will be the Fellowship of the Ring."
"Hell no!" Elrond groaned as he turned to face Mei.
"They are the Fellowship…I'm not in it. So it's just going to be the Fellowship of the Ring plus one girl."
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Mei grumbled as she began to work on her ofadas. She was going on this quest and she needed to be prepared for it. She had checked through her bag to see if her uncle had left anything for her. She had given a thanks to Kami-sama for having such a jerk of an uncle as she found a necklace of white jade, two sets of prayer beads, a holy scroll, and brush and ink set. She had her doubts on the brush and ink set since the style of it was different than what she was use to do. So she used the brush and ink to make her ofadas. She briefly wondered how her uncle would think of her now, then made a face. She probably did not want to know. As she made up second stack of Ofadas, Arwen came in with some clothing.
"Mei…we have the clothing that you requested." Arwen said softly. Mei looked up and gave a smirk. She looked at the bundle of cloth in Arwen's arms. She got up and stretched out her muscles. Then she took a look at the clothing. They were exactly like she wanted them to be. Almost exactly…close to it…. damn…the colors were right. The robes were completely white. They were much similar to Elrond's robes with the exception that the hem. It was longer and brushed the tops of her feet. She tried it on and to her delight, the sleeves where nice and wide like she wanted them to be. She tied the robe with a sash and then began to do a kata. She grinned at how the robe hid her movements. Arwen stared at the grace the girl showed. It looked like as if she was like the wind or even the water, just flowing from one place to another. Mei stopped and faced Arwen.
"Thanks Lady Arwen. This is great! How about the pants?" Mei asked as she took the robe off. Arwen handed her the pants and she quickly tried them on. They were loose and baggy just like she wanted them to be. She tied the belt tight and grinned as she discovered that it was a perfect fit. "These are great! Awesome! Thanks for the clothes!"
Arwen gave a smile at that. She turned to leave while Mei began to work on her ofadas again. Before Arwen left the room she turned to look at the girl again. Why was it that this girl refuses to be a part of the Fellowship? What was her reason in refusing such an honor? Arwen gave Mei one more look before she walked away. Mei listened to the fading footsteps of Arwen before she stopped working. She sighed and looked out the windows. Did she really want to do this?
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"Are we ready yet?" Mei whined as she began to hop around. She as now dressed in the white robe and pants and instead of her sneakers. She wore some leather slippers that were dyed black. She was carrying her bag again along with her bass. She decided that she better keep the bass with. Right now, she just wanted to get this quest going. The others decided to ignore her as they said their good byes. Mei felt a stab of jealously as she watch the others bidding farewell. Frodo's uncle was there to say good- bye to all of the Hobbits. Elrond was taking to Gandalf. Aragorn had gone off a way for a moment with Arwen. Mei decided to tease him as soon as they got going. Legolas was saying farewell to his fellow elves. Gimli was talking loudly with his pals. Even Boromir had someone to say good-bye to. Mei muttered some curses but watched the scene with no emotion. She decided that as soon as she got out of this world, she was going to quit being a priestess and start working more on her band. Mei sighed as she finally decided to calm down and she sat on a rock nearby. Saying good-bye might take a long time. She looked over at Frodo who seems to be a bit uneasy for a moment with his uncle. Mei looked at the uncle and sighed. She could feel something wrong with him. Like he was fighting some sort of temptation. However, she could feel that it was nothing to worry about now. The Hobbits had finished off their good-byes and stood waiting with Mei. Mei looked at Frodo with concern, but said nothing. The others were finished with their good-byes but were waiting on Aragorn. He finally appeared after sometime with Arwen. Mei started to whistle and saying catcalls, which made the others, look at her as if she were crazy. Aragorn, getting use to Mei, ignored her. However Arwen blushed but then looked at the blue haired girl.
"Pritesess Mei, may I have a word?"
Mei blinked in surprise but then gave a smirk.
"Sure! After all, it'll be a long time for me to get to talk to another girl!"
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Here is Chapter Four! Please review it! Sorry peoples about the fic…it's not exactly like the movie of anything…I don't know the conversations in the movie so deal with it.
Arwen! Thank you for supporting me as well as the other 13 people who reviewed! You all made me so happy! Anyway, I'll start on Chapter five soon so just wait for it!
Forever in a Wish
Chapter Four
Mei sighed in contentment. She had finished dinner and was now on her way in getting a nice warm bath. She really loved it here. All she had to do was relax, talk with the others, and write some lyrics. How hard could this be? Then she winced as she felt the calling again. It seemed to happen constantly and it bugged her. She had decided not to tell the others until she could figure out what the hell it was. Everyone else had gone their own way and that was fine with her.
It had been at least ten minutes since she took her bath, now Mei was walking around in blue satin pajamas with a silver dragon pattern. She was getting bored and she wanted to do something besides sleep. She kept on walking until she came face to face with a painting. It was one of those on the wall painting; however, she had forgotten what it was called. It looked like a battle scene of some sort. The background was mostly made up of shades of gray and it came out to be a sort of palace. Down at the bottom were two figures of males. One was complete black and standing while the other was unmasked and was holding a broken sword. Mei noticed that the figure in black had one other bit of color to him. It was a gold ring on his right hand. How odd…
"That was the final battle against Sauron. It was our finest moment."
Mei turned to see that the man with the copper hair was behind her. She briefly remembered that his name was Boromir at dinner. She looked at the painting again. She found it odd.
"Really? How come the elves painted it in rather sad colors?" Mei asked innocently. Boromir frowned at this.
"Priestess Mei, I do not understand. Why do you think that this painting is sad?"
Mei was silent for a moment. Her eyes looked over the painting again and again. She sighed and shook her head.
"The colors, the scene, and also they picked an interesting moment to paint. This is a scene where man was most vulnerable. Why paint a picture of this when they should have painted a picture that showed more of your victory against that guy? Maybe it's just me but I find it rather ominous. I think these painters are trying to tell you something." Mei said softly. Boromir was shocked and yet slightly angry at the thought that the finest moment in history could be corrupted by a strange Priestess in less than a minute. "Let's forget about that. I don't know much on your history and it's just my opinion of the artist. So tell me, what's 'p with this Sauron guy?"
Boromir blinked but then recovered as he began to explain the history on Sauron. They sat on the bench below the painting. Mei found the history interesting. Especially about the One Ring.
"You're telling me that there is a ring that controls all the other ones? That is freaky. To have a ring that practically controls the world? Shit, you guys are so unlucky that this Sauron guy made that thing." Mei said shaking her head. Boromir nodded but then had this gleam in his eye.
"But if we had it…think of the good we can do with it…we could use it against him."
That comment caught Mei's attention. She blinked and then frowned.
"Wait, I thought he was dead."
"He is dead, although his spirit remains here. There is much evil activity at Mount Doom." Boromir said absentmindedly. Mei frowned at this. A spirit of an evil person still around? But why was it still here? How can it keep going for so long? What was keeping the spirit here? Something was fishy about this guy. She was about to ask another question when Boromir stood and walked over to a statue that was in front of them. Mei followed, frowning at the man's sudden move. She looked to see that the statue was holding a sword. What was unusual about the sword was that the blade was broken into about five pieces. Boromir seemed to be awed at it. Mei looked at him with confusion before she rolled her eyes. Men and their weapon fetish.
"It's a broken sword. No big deal." Mei said getting annoyed at Boromir's expression. He picked up the hilt with had about half the blade in tact.
"It's not just any sword, it's the one which caused Sauron's downfall."
"Oh! I'm getting goose bumps by that fact…it's just a sword. It doesn't matter now since you guys are going to be fighting a spirit." Mei muttered softly. Lucky for her, Boromir was not paying any attention. His attention was on the blade and he cut himself as he discovered that the blade was still sharp.
"Amazing, still sharp after all these years." He murmured. He could feel a sort of heated gaze upon him and he looked up to meet a pair of cold blue eyes. It was the man called Strider. He was sitting and he held a book, but he was glaring at him. Boromir turned away quickly.
"It's just a sword." He said as he carelessly put the hilt down and walked away quickly. Mei caught it before it dropped on the ground and gave a look at Boromir's fleeting back.
"Gee, not even a good night…people these days…can't even be polite." Mei said as she put the hilt in its rightful place. She looked at it again. "Hey, Strider, just what the hell did you do to him? He seems to be in a major hurry."
Strider said nothing for a moment. He put his book down and walked up to the statue and stared at the sword. He touched softly. Mei studied him for a minute and then looked at the painting again. She looked at the guy who was under the mercy of Sauron. Then she looked at Strider again. Then she looked at the painting again. Her face was now in pure concentration as she grabbed Striders face and moved his head at a certain angle.
"Priestess! Just what in the name of Mordor are you doing?!" Strider snarled while trying his best to glare at the girl.
"Quit being a baby…you looked like that guy in the painting." Mei said as she let go of his face. "So is that your dad who beat that Sauron dude? You look a lot like him; only thing is that you don't look stupid."
Strider rubbed his face from the small pain that the girl had given him. The girl was rather sharp to catch him.
"I am a kin of his." Mei thought about this and nodded.
"So why were you glaring at him again?"
Strider was silent for a moment. Mei frowned and looked up at him to see what was wrong. She studied him for a moment before she gave a sigh. Maybe this was not the best time to ask.
"Look…sorry about that. I'll find out later. Now go to your lady love. She's been waiting for you for about five minutes now."
Strider blinked before he looked up to see Arwen watching them. He gave a glare at Mei before he gave a nod to her.
"Thank you. He was the reason that the Sauron is here. He was the reason that the ring was not destroyed." Strider said as he walked away. Mei blinked at that and looked at the picture again. This was getting a tad bit too weird for her. She looked at the painting and thought about what Strider had said. She pondered on the facts for a long time as she sat on the bench below the painting. Then the pieces of the puzzle began to click for her. Now all she needed was the confirmation from Strider to see if she was correct. However there are more important things on her list.
"I need to practice my skills. I'm getting a bit too lazy for martial arts."
She walked away and went off into a nice big open area which she found acceptable for her. She began to stretch her body and felt all of the kinks in her body to pop. She made a face at that. It had been nearly a week since she practiced anything. The first few days in this world, she was more worried about Frodo than anything else. After Arwen took him, she managed to get a practice or two in. Lately, she was fooling around with the Hobbits; she had to admit that they were fun to hang with. However, she did need to keep in shape since she had been eating a ton a food. She took up a stance and began to do her kata. She punched, jabbed, then kicked, only to jump and twist as she landed to a different position. Her body was doing this on its own. She had been taking martial arts for sometime now. She never knew what belt she was in since it was her grandfather who began to teach her. After he had died, she just binds her priestess training with her marital arts. Her uncle had allowed her to do that and it had saved her butt more than once. As she let her mind wonder, her moves began to slow until she stopped. Mei just stood there thinking until she felt the wind blow. Then she blinked.
"Damn…got to stop thinking like that…shit. I got to do that over again."
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Mei groaned as sun light hit her face…she had spent all night doing marital arts until she felt like she was exactly at her normal level. She did not want to get up now. She wanted to sleep and she was going to get her sleep. She pulled the covers over her head and fell back to sleep. However it seemed like only a minute when someone came in. She could hear someone talking but she merely said to leave her alone. That is what she thought she said.
"Get the hell away from me you ass! I'm sleeping!"
What she did not know was that the elf that was sent to get her was scared and ran off to tell her lord that the priestess refuses to wake up. Everyone else was with Elrond when he received the news. The Hobbits blinked in surprised at that. Strider raised an eyebrow, but then gave a smirk. This could be revenge.
"Lord Elrond, if you would allow me, I shall wake the priestess from her sleep."
Elrond gave a nodded as he briefly wondered why Strider would want to do such a thing. Merry and Pippin grinned at the idea of Strider waking up the priestess. They knew why the man wanted to wake her up. Arwen had a curious look to her face. It looked as if she was trying her best not to smile. Everyone else looked at them in confusion. Gandalf hid a smile as he waited for the fireworks to explode. They could hear a loud scream and then a long yell of curses that made the men blush in embarrassment. They could not believe that a priestess would act in such a manner. Soon Strider came in with a nice big shiner on his right eye, while Mei entered with an angry look on her face. Since she only had about three outfits in her bag, not including her pajama, her last outfit was made up of a black spaghetti tank top and black shorts that seem a little bit too short now. The men stared shock at how much skin she was revealing; all except for Strider since he muttered a string of curses himself. Arwen merely raised an eyebrow before she tended the black eye. Mei glared at the group.
"Which one of you allowed Prince boy to wake me up?" Mei asked coldly. It was then that Frodo noticed that Mei's blue hair was wet. He gave a giggle, as he understood exactly what Strider had done. Mei scowled at him but repeated her question. Elrond decided that enough was enough.
"Priestess Mei, I'm afraid we have more important matters to discuss besides the culprit of this event. We need to leave." Elrond said stiffly. Mei grumbled but gave a nod. However her mind was on another thing. Breakfast was something she badly needed.
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A yawn escaped her lips as Mei tried to look serious. She was now sitting next to Frodo in some secret meeting about something. She looked around her to see that they were all seated in a semi-circle. There elves, dwarves, and men in this meeting. She personally did not want to be here. This was not any of her business. She looked at Frodo and sighed…the boy was nervous. She frowned as a chill went down again. It felt like that time when she faced the eye. She hated that. She studied the others, they seemed more tense then she was. Elrond was now talking about something. It sounded like it was important. She only caught the words the One Ring. That perked her attention. However Elrond was staring at Frodo who was shaking.
"Frodo, if you may?"
Mei looked at Frodo in confusion until he took out the chain that was on his neck. Mei's yellow eyes widen at the sight of the ring and the feeling that it brought upon. It took everything she got not to rip it from Frodo's hands and blast the thing to hell. She gripped her seat tightly as Frodo put the ring down on a pedestal. Frodo sat down. But Mei could see how pale his face was. She took his hand and gave a small smile at the Hobbit. Frodo smiled back in relief.
"So it is true…"
Mei turned to see Boromir standing from his seat and staring at the ring in pure fascination. She glared at him. How can he not see that the thing was throwing out and evil chi? He then turned to the others.
"It is a gift. Why not use this ring?" Boromir asked eagerly. Mei gave a snort to that comment. Then she winced as the feeling got stronger. She could feel that Frodo was scared…but why?
"You cannot wield it. None of us can." Strider said coolly. Boromir gave a sneer at him. Mei groaned as she saw what this was going to lead up to. She looked up in the sky and prayed that the two would not get into to a fight.
"And how would a ranger know about this matter?" Mei was now getting annoyed with them and was about to tell them off when Legolas stood up angrily. Mei blinked at. She personally did not think that a guy like him would let that bother him.
"This is no mere ranger!" he cried out. Mei rolled her eyes.
"Could you guys get to the point? Prince boy over there is saying that no one can control that blasted thing. So does that mean that you guys have to destroy it?" Mei asked before anyone else goes off topic. However they were ignoring her.
"He is Aragorn. Son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Legolas said. Mei glared at the three men. She was going to get them back for this.
"Okay! We now know his real name…now let us all be good and GET TO THE FUCKING POINT!!!" Mei yelled scaring the living daylights out of everyone. Legolas and Boromir sat down, however Boromir was muttering something about Gondor and king. Elrond blinked for a moment before he managed to compose himself.
"We need to destroy the ring. That is our only choice."
The dwarf stood up.
"Then what are we waiting for?" The dwarf ran up to the ring and slammed his ax on it. Mei blinked as she saw that the ax shattered and that a burst of evil chi came out from it. She whistled her admiration.
"That is one fine piece of shit that this Sauron used. Lord Elrond…can I ask a question?"
"You may."
"Cool…is Sauron's soul in that thing?"
There was a long silence as everyone stared at her. Elrond gave a nod.
"A piece of it is." Mei gave a chuckle at that.
"Kami-sama…that guy is an idiot."
Everyone stared at her in shock. Some had fear in their eyes. Mei stood up and began to chant. Her hands twisted into different positions she concentrated on her chi. They gasped as they saw that she was glowing in pale yellow light. Then her eyes open suddenly and she gave a blast of her chi at the ring. For a moment nothing happened until a bright light flashed and Mei was thrown from her place. Legolas who was in her way stopped her. Mei blinked and groaned as she stood up. Legolas moaned from the pain in his back. Then Mei began to laugh.
"Shit…that guy was an idiot. He could have sealed his soul in that thing and nothing would have happen to him! Lucky for you guys he's too stupid to do that. Man…you wouldn't believe that thing. A demon can get high on that kind of power. Makes me wonder how the hell is this Sauron guy going to get this sucker back when his people would probably want that ring." Mei said grinning. Then she looked around her and gave a sheepish grin. "But let's get to the point of destroying this thing."
She then sat down. The others were recovering from the shock of a girl who would dare call Sauron an idiot. Elrond sighed and briefly wondered if a higher power was testing his patience with the girl.
"As you can see, the ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft we here possess."
Mei gave a nod at that. The only way to destroy anything that powerful would be by the source of its power. She had done this kind of thing plenty times before…although not with the same degree of danger. Elrond gave a glance at Frodo who grabbed Mei's hand for comfort.
"It was made from the fires of mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade."
By then Mei was back in la la land since this was not her concern. She briefly wondered if Kami-sama brought her here to have a vacation. She gave a smirk at that thought. Maybe her gods finally decided that she needed a break. Her mind was still in her own little world when she felt Frodo squeezing her hand. She looked at him and gasped at how he was sweating and how pale he was.
"Frodo?" That was all she could say when a vision came to her. It was the same place before she found Frodo. The vision of the fire eye. However this time she could here the calling. It was whispering something and it was getting stronger by the second. It was taking a hold of her. She had to fight it. She willed herself out of it and soon found herself gasping for breath and the sounds of angry voices filled her ears. She looked at Frodo in worry until he opened his eyes and started gasping. Mei sighed in relief until Frodo stood up with determination in his eyes.
"I will take it!" He called out. Mei looked at him with confusion and quickly thought about the conversation before she zoomed out and then her eyes widen in shock. She would have stopped him except she thought about herself and sighed. He called out again and everyone else stopped yelling. She could see how nervous he was as the others looked at him with shock. Gandalf looked at him with pride and at the same time with sadness at the idea that Frodo would have to take the responsibility.
"I will take the ring to Mordor, though…I do not know the way."
Mei gave a grin at him and then she gave a glare at the others. Aragorn gave a smile at Frodo. He walked up to him and kneeled before him.
"I will lend you my sword, Frodo Baggins."
Then Legolas called out that he would join, as well as Gimli, and Gandalf. Mei gave a grin at the Hobbit's luck when Sam burst into the meeting.
"I will go. I promise to keep an eye on you, Mister Baggins."
Elrond raised an eyebrow at Sam.
"It is good to know that you have such loyal friends even though this was suppose to be a secret meeting." Sam blushed when Merry and Pippin burst into the scene as well. They stood as tall as they could.
"You are all going to need us. After all you need intelligent people to help out with…. Um…intelligent stuff!" Pippin said trying to look intelligent. Mei snickered at that.
"You mean entertainment. You guys would probably keep up everyone's moral." Mei said smirking. Both Hobbits then agree with that without thinking that she may have insulted them. Although Merry had his suspicions. Then Boromir reluctantly gave his allegiance. Mei gave a grin as she lay back in her seat. She would not have to worry about Frodo since she knew that he was in good hands, even if she had her doubts with Boromir. However Elrond had other plans. He looked at the human girl, expecting something from her. Mei felt a gaze on her and looked up.
"What?
Elrond gave a smile, which made Mei rather wary of him. Here was a way to get her off of his hair. He walked over to her and looked down, taking the advantage of height over her.
"Priestess Mei, do you not think that it would be safer for Frodo if a priestess was with him?" Mei scowled, as she understood what was going on.
"Listen you! He has Gandalf."
"That is correct, however, would it not be helpful to Gandalf if you were there to help?'
"Wait a minute! I can't fight as well as those guys! Besides, my skills can't do anything against Goblins or Orcs!" Mei said, though she had no idea if it were true. Elrond must have known the same for he kept at his attack.
"Goblins and Orcs are made from evil so therefor your skills would work. You told me yourself that your god has sent you here. I believe that you are sent here to help us."
"And I believe I was sent here for a vacation!" Mei said as she stood up. Elrond, having no idea was a vacation was, decided to get reinforcements.
"How do you think Frodo would feel if you refuse this?"
"Look! This is none of my business! Give me one good reason, besides divine order, that I should go." Mei snapped. Just then she looked at Frodo who had this look in his eyes that made her face soften. He was begging her with his eyes for her to join them, with him. Then she looked at the others. The rest of the Hobbits were looking at her with hope. Legolas had a more questioning look, while Gimli had a definite one that screamed out no girls allowed. She gave a glare at him before she turned to Elrond and smiled a sweet smile, which caught him off guard.
"I love to go!" Elrond looked at her as if she was crazy but then calmed himself. He looked up at everyone.
"The you ten will be the Fellowship of the Ring."
"Hell no!" Elrond groaned as he turned to face Mei.
"They are the Fellowship…I'm not in it. So it's just going to be the Fellowship of the Ring plus one girl."
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Mei grumbled as she began to work on her ofadas. She was going on this quest and she needed to be prepared for it. She had checked through her bag to see if her uncle had left anything for her. She had given a thanks to Kami-sama for having such a jerk of an uncle as she found a necklace of white jade, two sets of prayer beads, a holy scroll, and brush and ink set. She had her doubts on the brush and ink set since the style of it was different than what she was use to do. So she used the brush and ink to make her ofadas. She briefly wondered how her uncle would think of her now, then made a face. She probably did not want to know. As she made up second stack of Ofadas, Arwen came in with some clothing.
"Mei…we have the clothing that you requested." Arwen said softly. Mei looked up and gave a smirk. She looked at the bundle of cloth in Arwen's arms. She got up and stretched out her muscles. Then she took a look at the clothing. They were exactly like she wanted them to be. Almost exactly…close to it…. damn…the colors were right. The robes were completely white. They were much similar to Elrond's robes with the exception that the hem. It was longer and brushed the tops of her feet. She tried it on and to her delight, the sleeves where nice and wide like she wanted them to be. She tied the robe with a sash and then began to do a kata. She grinned at how the robe hid her movements. Arwen stared at the grace the girl showed. It looked like as if she was like the wind or even the water, just flowing from one place to another. Mei stopped and faced Arwen.
"Thanks Lady Arwen. This is great! How about the pants?" Mei asked as she took the robe off. Arwen handed her the pants and she quickly tried them on. They were loose and baggy just like she wanted them to be. She tied the belt tight and grinned as she discovered that it was a perfect fit. "These are great! Awesome! Thanks for the clothes!"
Arwen gave a smile at that. She turned to leave while Mei began to work on her ofadas again. Before Arwen left the room she turned to look at the girl again. Why was it that this girl refuses to be a part of the Fellowship? What was her reason in refusing such an honor? Arwen gave Mei one more look before she walked away. Mei listened to the fading footsteps of Arwen before she stopped working. She sighed and looked out the windows. Did she really want to do this?
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"Are we ready yet?" Mei whined as she began to hop around. She as now dressed in the white robe and pants and instead of her sneakers. She wore some leather slippers that were dyed black. She was carrying her bag again along with her bass. She decided that she better keep the bass with. Right now, she just wanted to get this quest going. The others decided to ignore her as they said their good byes. Mei felt a stab of jealously as she watch the others bidding farewell. Frodo's uncle was there to say good- bye to all of the Hobbits. Elrond was taking to Gandalf. Aragorn had gone off a way for a moment with Arwen. Mei decided to tease him as soon as they got going. Legolas was saying farewell to his fellow elves. Gimli was talking loudly with his pals. Even Boromir had someone to say good-bye to. Mei muttered some curses but watched the scene with no emotion. She decided that as soon as she got out of this world, she was going to quit being a priestess and start working more on her band. Mei sighed as she finally decided to calm down and she sat on a rock nearby. Saying good-bye might take a long time. She looked over at Frodo who seems to be a bit uneasy for a moment with his uncle. Mei looked at the uncle and sighed. She could feel something wrong with him. Like he was fighting some sort of temptation. However, she could feel that it was nothing to worry about now. The Hobbits had finished off their good-byes and stood waiting with Mei. Mei looked at Frodo with concern, but said nothing. The others were finished with their good-byes but were waiting on Aragorn. He finally appeared after sometime with Arwen. Mei started to whistle and saying catcalls, which made the others, look at her as if she were crazy. Aragorn, getting use to Mei, ignored her. However Arwen blushed but then looked at the blue haired girl.
"Pritesess Mei, may I have a word?"
Mei blinked in surprise but then gave a smirk.
"Sure! After all, it'll be a long time for me to get to talk to another girl!"
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Here is Chapter Four! Please review it! Sorry peoples about the fic…it's not exactly like the movie of anything…I don't know the conversations in the movie so deal with it.
Arwen! Thank you for supporting me as well as the other 13 people who reviewed! You all made me so happy! Anyway, I'll start on Chapter five soon so just wait for it!