Hey! This is Chapter Seven of Forever in a Wish! If ya want a
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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Six
It had taken some time for Legolas to pry the girl from him. He was glad that she finally let go of him. He did not glare at Aragorn when the ranger hugged the girl. Of course not! And he did not enjoy the warmth that the girl was giving off when she hugged him. And no, he was not in denial.
Aragorn mental patted himself on the back as he watched Legolas. He almost wished that Arwen were with him right now, watching the passing of the girl and the elf. He could see how Legolas was trying to watch Mei without looking like he was. He almost shook his head at how this was going. Legolas, dear friend, why did he have to act such a child when it comes to the priestess. By now, Mei had recovered from the lost of her sushi. She looked up and blinked as she saw Aragorn. Then she thought for a moment and then grinned. What a good way to pay him back for the wake up call! (AN: Really Mei! How long are you going to keep up silly grudges?) She then hugged Aragorn really hard.
"Aragorn! You really care! That's so sweet! Always a gentleman when a woman is crying!" Mei gushed as she batted her eyes. Aragorn sighed and tried to pry her arms from him. The Hobbits thought this was funny and giggled at the sight of the proud Aragorn trying to push Mei from him. "What's the matter Aragorn? Feeling a little bit embarrassed?"
Legolas was trying to ignore the couple. He knew that Aragorn would never consider the girl any more than a priestess. He knew that. Really, he did. The problem was the priestess. Why was she acting so fickle? Is it because Aragorn is a human? That would make no sense since Boromir was human as well. Before he could continue his train of thought, Mei quit hugging Aragorn. She looked over to Gandalf.
"So, how long does it take to get through these things?" She asked as she walked over to him. Gandalf signaled the others to follow. They had their belongings and they walked into the dark caverns.
"It will take us about four days. And we better hurry if we do not want any disturbances." Gandalf said as they walked on.
The walk through the mines was terrible. Once in a while, there would be a site where a battle was obvious. Mei would often place her hand on Gimli's shoulder to help him. The dwarf accepted her understanding and soon began to talk a bit, with out any sexism. For some odd reason they felt at peace with each other…although they still get into arguments
"I still think that you little guys should try a different outfit…I mean…don't you guys get tired with all that metal around you?"
"Foolish girl! We dwarves had made our armor and it is our own! What about you? You are not wearing any armor! What will protect you?" Gimli asked. Mei gave a careless shrug.
"Beats me. I fight against demons, but I never had to wear any armor. I got by with my skills…of course there was this one time where this demon was going off seducing girls and then eat their hearts…"Mei said as she dazed off. Frodo blinked at that.
"A demon? Who eats girls' hearts? How did you kill it?" Frodo asked amazed. The other Hobbits had caught up and were listening to the conversation. Mei gave a smirk at that.
"Well, First off, the demon had this thing about girls who wore red. Any girl who wore red was sort of favored. I don't know how many girls were raped or anything…but I had figured out that he liked the color red."
"Why red?" Pippin asked confused. Mei's face-harden at the question.
"Red is the color of blood and to a demon, blood of a virgin is the sweetest taste in the world. At least that's what the bastard told me. So I played his game and found out that he has a weakness with his vanity. Used it against him and killed him. Quite easy now that I think about it." Mei said in a monotone voice. The Hobbits shivered in fear at the idea of a demon that killed females for blood. Legolas heard the entire tale, however he said nothing about it. What a complicated child.
"So there are evils in her world as well." Gandalf mused out loud. Legolas looked at the wizard with a silent question in his eyes. Gandalf gave a smile at the elf. "Just a thought, dear Elf. Why does a child have such a burden upon her?"
"Maybe it is the same as with Frodo." Legolas answered. Gandalf gave a chuckle at that. He was tired from the energy that he used before, and Mei was injured from before. He was surprised that she had not fainted from the fight with the monster.
Boromir watched the girl closely. He had been watching the girl fight with the monster and before the spies of Saruman. He had meant to ask her about it; however, his mind had more important things to worry about at that time. Now, this was his chance to learn more about this new girl.
"Priestess Mei, your fighting skills…I have never seen anyone do something that in my entire life. What kind of fighting is that?" Boromir asked. Mei gave a smirk as she tilted her head to one side. Then she looked over at Legolas.
"Hey Elffy! Have you ever seen my style of fighting before?" Mei asked sweetly. Legolas bit his bottom lip and tried to calm down. He shook his head...hoping that the girl would leave him alone. Mei sighed as she noticed that Legolas was ignoring her like Aragorn was…oh well…at least he was smart. Then she turned her attention to the others.
"The style that I use is called martial arts. It's hand-to-hand combat. Your body is the ultimate weapon. There are forms where you can use all sorts of weapons, however those weapons are just an extension of your body. That way if you're caught armless, you can still fight off the guy and kick his ass." Mei explained. Gimli gave a snort at that.
"What use can you be without a weapon? The enemy would have an advantage over you if they had an ax or a sword." Gimli said gruffly. Mei gave a smirk at that. She shook her head at him.
"Not really. Depending on the opponent, the weapon can be a handicap. For example, with your ax, you would need to use more power than I to strike. One, you will be tired more quickly. Two, I would be faster than you would since you would have to carry more weight. Three, after you attack, you would be open for me to attack." Mei said as she placed her hands behind her head. Gimli growled at that.
"When this is all through, we shall see about that."
"Anytime, anywhere, buddy. I'll take you on!"
Aragorn rolled his eyes and wonder what he had done in his past life to deserve such company.
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"I know why we shouldn't be in here…damn stairs." Mei said as she helped Frodo and Sam climb up the stairs. She was already freaking out and she had to concentrate on something. She gave herself a pitiful sigh before she returned to help. Mei hated heights. She truly hated heights. She was damn scared of them. When she saw all of stairs that seemed to go just straight up…she grabbed onto Gandalf's leg and begged the wizard that they do not climb them. It had taken Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli, and Legolas nearly an hour to pry the girl off of the wizard's leg. Frodo and Sam were talking to her in soothing voices while Merry and Pippin laughed at the sight of the brave priestess crying over the stairs.
~FLASHBACK~
Mei was looking up at the stairs. The long rows of stairs…stairs that seemed to just go straight up. She gulped and looked at Gandalf for a moment.
"We're not really going to go up there…right?" Mei asked timidly. Legolas turned to see what was going on with the girl. She looked almost scared right now. Gandalf gave a nod.
"This is the only path through the mines. We better start climbing these confounded stairs." Gandalf said as he began to climb one. Suddenly he felt a weight on his left leg and he looked down to see the young priestess hugging his leg for dear life. "Is something troubling you?"
"NO!!! There has to be another way! I mean, climbing these stairs isn't the only way, right?" Mei asked as she gave off one of her rare cute faces. Gandalf shook his head and tried to pry the girl off. He could not. She was holding on to his leg so tightly that he could barely feel the blood going through his leg. He tried kicking her off…no good. Then he tried hitting her with his staff. However, he only managed to hit himself in the leg since she kept moving around to avoid being hit. Gandalf then looked up to Aragorn for help.
"I think she was born to be a leech." Gandalf said tiredly. Aragorn gave a chuckle as he began to pry Mei off. However, he failed as Mei just slipped her arm from his hand and grabbed Gandalf's leg. Soon, Boromir joined in the fun, and then Gimli. Legolas finally decided to help after he saw that they could not move on until they had gotten Gandalf's leg free. The Hobbits were either helping or laughing by then and no one knew what to do with the priestess.
"How are we going to destroy the ring when she will not let us move on?" Legolas said as he threw his arms up. Suddenly Mei let go of Gandalf's leg and began to sprint up the stairs. She then stopped and looked down at them.
"Hey! What are you guys waiting for? We got a ring to destroy!" Mei called. The entire Fellowship looked up at her in amazement. Legolas calmed himself as he began up the stairs. He had to remind himself that this girl was from another world and that he was not feeling any concern for her.
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Mei sighed as she tried not to look down. Why was this cruel fear placed upon her? She pushed Frodo up as the Hobbit nearly slipped from the stairs. She shivered as she slowly climbed the next one. She looked at herself and sighed as she saw how much dirt she had collected on the white robes. There was some dust and dirt…even some dried blood when she examined the corpses. She gave a chuckle as she thought how ironic that the robe represents her life. Although she was a priestess, servant of the divine, she still had her doubts on how she could manage the job. She could not get the idea that she was a servant to a god. She did not see herself as a holy person. She was a joker. Doing what she wants and not giving a damn about others. All she wanted in life was to eat, sleep, and play her music. No one ever questioned on what she wanted to do in life. She was a star at an early age. Everyone thought that she would grow famous like she was. She had done everything that people wanted in her young age. She was well like, not popular, but known through the grapevine. Her name gave promise to those who are in the business with the arts. She was often hound about agents and what not. Now here she was, climbing a bunch of stairs that were high above the ground and she was with an elf, dwarf, four Hobbits, and three guys. She was the only woman in the group.
"Life sucks…Kami-sama…you better get me out of this place!" she muttered. Frodo looked down to see Mei looking rather unhappy. He felt guilt crashing into his heart.
"Are you all right, Mei?" he asked quietly. Mei looked up and her face softens a bit at the look on Frodo's face. She just pushed him up and smirked.
"Don't worry about me. I just like to complain. It helps me relieve stress that comes to me. You should be more worried about getting to the top of this damn maze." Mei said cheerfully. Frodo gave a smile and nodded. He then pondered about something. He just had to ask her something.
"Mei, why were you so scared?"
Mei winced at the question and muttered curses under her breath. She looked up at the Hobbit and saw only curiosity and concern. She shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay, I'll tell you. I'm afraid of heights."
Frodo looked at her with some surprise in his eyes.
"But you were fine on that hill and the mountain." He pointed out. Mei gave a nod at that.
"Yeah, but the hill was nice and wide, not enough to scare me and I was busy thinking about keeping warm then the height."
Everyone was listening to them now, although neither knew that.
"Why are you afraid?" Mei was silent about the question. The silence was so long that Frodo was afraid that he had done something terribly wrong in asking her. He was going to apologize when she interrupted him.
"When I was a baby, my parents would go out several nights a week and leave me alone with a baby sitter. I was three when my parents hired a new babysitter, oh yeah…a babysitter is sort of temporary guardian." Mei began to explain. Frodo and Sam nodded while the others wonder what was going to happen next. Mei looked at the stairs that she was climbing. Then decided that there was no point in not telling them.
"The babysitter left the window open to my home. Most likely to get some air. Anyway, I was a brat back then I cried for some milk. The babysitter had this really short temper cause she grabbed me and hanged me upside down. I got scared cause I was small and she was tall. She just scowled at me and told me that if I tell my mother about this, she would just think that I was lying. Anyway, the stupid bitch got distracted and I found myself falling into a tree. I got lucky when I blacked out. Turns out she told my mom that I climbed up the window and fell. After that incident, I wanted to live with my uncle. Moved in with him when I was eight. Strange that I'm afraid of heights when people are around."
The entire group was silent at the mistreatment of the priestess at such a young age. Legolas felt his heart clench in anger, grief, and something else. It was that something else that surprised him. What was this feeling that was in his heart. The feeling that hurts when he feels something wrong with the child and then his heart soars in delight when she seems happy. Then he thought about it...he never seen her happy so his heart has not soared yet.
"Anyway, it's cool. I got back at that girl a long time ago. Come on…we need to get going. I'm getting the chills from this place and it's bugging me." Mei said as she pushed Frodo.
Legolas watched the girl continued to climb and shook his head.
"I maybe old and I may not understand your youth, however I know that you try to hide your fears from us. Is the height your real fear or is it something more?" he thought as he continued as well.
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Mei dug through her bag as they rested. They had reached the top of the stairs only to find three doorways. This was a problem since Gandalf had no memory about this place. So they were all resting while Gandalf was trying to figure out the solution to their problem. She looked through her bag and found her wallet. She began to look through it and saw all the pictures that were in there. There was one picture of the band. Chy was looking at the camera with a perfect smile on her face while yen had his arm around her. The second picture was one where she was dressed in a ceremonial robe. She had to wear a great amount of jewelry and she remembered how heavy those things could be. Bracelets and rings decorated her wrists and fingers. Also her hair was longer back then and the blue locks of silk were twisted and molded to a beautiful creation of braids and loose hair. Ornaments where stringed into her hair as well as ribbons. She had looked like the perfect high priestess in a ceremony. The background was a autumn day. She winced at that picture. She remembered all of that pain that she went through with her hair.
"What is this?" Mei nearly jumped at the voice that was near her ear. She turned to find Legolas's face just inches away from her. Then she shrugged and turned her attention back to her pictures.
"These are just some pictures from home. See...this was me when I was sixteen. My hair was really long and it annoyed me to death. This was at a festival. I had to wear all that damn jewelry…that stuff is a pain in the ass!"
She then showed another picture. This one was one when she was fourteen. She had her in pigtails and it was blue. She was wearing her school uniform that was made up of a short black skirt and a red jacket. However, the picture held another of a boy in a similar outfit. The boy was not really important except fort he fact that Mei was beating the crap out of him.
"This one was when I was fourteen…that idiot in the picture made fun of my hair, so I beat the crap out of him. He learned his lesson…too bad. He was actually a nice guy…that is if you can ignore the fact that he was a pervert and a two timer." Mei said cheerfully as she went to another picture. Legolas looked at her and shook his head. She was getting stranger by the minute. The next picture was one when she was ten. Her hair was black back then and a headband held off most of her hair from her face. She was looking at the camera and smiling happily. She had on a pink outfit completed with a white hat. Legolas felt his heart skip when he saw that smile. It was that smile that could light up the darkest place in his heart if he had one. A smile that made his whole world if possible. A smile that made all of his wrongs right. How could it be possible for this child to look so sweet and innocent? He looked at her and saw something in her golden eyes that looked like regret. Legolas watched her as she stared at that picture. What did she regret? Losing her sweet smile and innocent outlook?
"This was when I was ten. My uncle took this picture of me." Mei said softly and put the wallet into her bag again. She sighed and leaned back against the rock behind her. Legolas sat next her. They sat in silence while the others smoked their pipes and cooked some food. Mei wrinkled her nose at the sight of the others smoking. Although the smoke smelled pleasant, she could not stand the idea of someone smoking. She gave a grin as she remembered the first time she saw them smoke, especially the Hobbits. That had scared the crap out of her. Then they told her that they were really thirty years old and she almost fainted at that that fact. After that confrontation, she had left them alone about the smoking.
"What is amusing, Priestess Mei?"
Mei turned to face Legolas and shrugged.
"Well, it's the smoking. Why aren't you smoking? Or is it that elves don't smoke?" Mei asked. Legolas merely shook his head.
"I guess it is just one of our customs." Legolas said. Mei gave a nod at that. Pippin looked up and grinned and showed Mei the bacon that he cooked.
"FOOD!!" Mei squealed as she instantly jumped up and raced towards Pippin. Legolas shook his head and chuckled at the girl. Very amusing she was. She had even forgotten her fear for heights. He watched her as she munched on the food and felt his heart soar at the sight of her.
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She hummed with happiness…glad to know that they would not have to climb any more stairs as they walked through the passage that Gandalf choose. She stayed close to Frodo who seemed silent during their break. She was worried for the guy and she wanted to make sure that he was okay.
"So Gandalf…tell me about Moria. I tried to get an answer from you, but it turns out that a squid and a whole bunch of stairs interrupted us. What's the big deal about this place? Why the hell is there a huge presences of darkness in here?" Mei asked frowning. Gandalf kept going and Mei was getting pissed off that he was going to ignore her when he finally answered her.
"In this place, there are worse evils than orcs. Evils those are older than we know of." Mei rolled her eyes at that.
"Tell me something new. So there is a demon here? No problem, just killed the bastard and we'll be on our way…unless there is something that you're not telling me." Mei said glaring at the back of Gandalf's head. Gandalf sighed and wonder if there was anything that could escape this girl. Then he thought for a moment and nodded. The girl was stupid that she did not notice that looks that Legolas was giving her.
"The demon is one from the fires and shadows of Moria."
"Wow…those are a dangerous combination. Man…I hope we don't go against that thing…" Mei muttered as she held onto Frodo's hand.
They continued to walk in the dark passage where the only light that can be seen was Gandalf's staff. Mei decided to entertain the Hobbits by singing some songs that she knew. However, she had decided to sing some random songs she heard on the radio and it shocked the poor innocent Hobbits.
"Hangin' round downtown by myself
And I had so much time
To sit and think
about myself
And then there she was
Like double cherry pie
Yeah there she was
Like disco superfly
I smell sex and
candy here
Who's that lounging
in my chair
Who's that casting
devious stares
In my direction
Mama this surely
is a dream
Hangin' 'round downtown by myself
And I had too…"
All of the men were blushing at the crude lyrics that Mei was singing. She just happened to like to music to it and the words were kind of funny to her.
"Priestess! Maybe if you would singing something more prude than the song you were singing, it would help us greatly." Boromir said clenching his teeth. Mei looked at him with confusion.
"Why? It's a nice song…there's nothing wrong with it." Mei said innocently. All of the men were thinking if she was an idiot or if she enjoyed making them uncomfortable. Mei then gave a smirk at them. Legolas sighed as he saw that she did sing the song on purpose. What a crude child. "Well, since you guys don't like a song about sex and candy…I'll sing something nicer."
She thought for a moment, trying her best…at least thinking about trying…to find a nice song to sing. She could not think of anything that was nice. Then she gave a smirk and decided that she would sing something that they would not understand and she could get away with. Then her face fell as she realized that she did not know any nasty songs…she would have to sing something nice. She gave a sad look at Boromir.
"Do I really have to sing something nice?" she asked as she gave a sad puppy look. Boromir was caught off guard but then he shook his head and nodded. Mei gave a scowl and thought about it. The Gandalf interrupted.
"You may not need to sing…I think you would find this more interesting than singing."
"Hey! Are you saying I suck at singing?!" Mei snarled until she saw why he said that. Gandalf made his light brighter and they all saw one of the most magnificent pieces of work that she had ever seen. The passage had ended and led them into a forest of pillars. Each of them were designed the same and looked about the same height and size. Mei stared in shock at it.
"No way…I've never seen anything this creepy in my life…well except my yearbook. That thing was scary as hell!" Mei whispered in awe. No one replied to her about that.
They walked through the hall and Mei admired how evenly space each pillar was and then they came by a doorway, which Gimli gave a cry and ran into it. Gandalf tried to stop him, but he ignored the warning and everyone else followed him. Mei looked around to see skeletons in the room. There was light from an opening and she saw books and papers on the floor. There were also racks of weapons. However what caught her attention was the white tomb that Gimli was morning on. She looked to see strange writing on it. Gandalf read the translation to it and she guessed that the dead dwarf was a relative of Gimli. She merely touched his shoulder in comfort. She then felt strong chills around her. She could tell that Legolas was feeling them as well since he was talking to Aragorn with worry.
"So…why do you think happened here? The bodies looked a bit better than the ones we encounter before." Mei said looked at the bodies again. "Also, the aura here is newer. Nasty shit it is."
Gandalf picked up a heavy book and looked through it. Pages fell off of the cover and dust flew as he turned the pages.
"It seems, my child, that they were trapped."
He went on reading while Mei looked around, ignoring everything he was saying. She more interested in the room. She looked at the door to see that it was not that badly in shape. She frowned at that. There were hardly any holes in that door. Even though the door looked worn…the signs of battle was hard to tell. She winced at the dust and the dirt. She briefly wondered how the room looked like before it was attacked. She was going to point out about the door when a loud crash made her turn to see that Pippin was nearby. She watched as the rope disappeared fast and that the bucket went into the empty well. The bucket could be heard as a crash. Suddenly Gandalf glared at Pippin.
"Fool of a Took! Just let us be rid of your stupidity and throw yourself in there next time!" he hollered. Pippin looked ashamed that Mei went up to him and hugged the poor Hobbit. Then she turned and was about to tell the wizard off when they all heard a thunder. Then the thunder was heard again. Then she heard Sam gasped in shock.
"Mister Frodo! Your blade!" Mei blinked and then sighed as she saw Frodo lifting his blade to reveal the glowing blade.
"Please, someone tell me that it's not a bad thing." She said looking at the men with exasperation in her eyes. She got her answer from the tense look from Aragorn's eyes. Her shoulders slumped and then she composed herself. No use for a priestess to cry over such small things like a bunch of orcs…just what the hell are those things…coming after them. Boromir then ran to the doorway to check, but then instantly pulled his head back. Mei's eyes widen at the two arrows which hit at the exact same spot where Boromir's head was a second ago. "Okay…that really answers my question."
Boromir and Aragorn began to barricade the entry with the weapons that were in the room.
"They have a cave troll." Boromir said with sarcasm. Mei noticed how grim everyone was turning. Then all of them drew their weapons with the exception of Legolas and Aragorn whom drew up their bows. Aragorn turned his head to see the hobbits and Mei.
"The little ones and the priestess need to stay with Gandalf." Mei grew mad at that point.
"Hey! I don't need to be babied! I can kill those bastards! Just watch me!" Mei bragged as she took out her ofadas. However, they had more important things to do than to argue with a priestess. Mei stood as she was, contently ignoring the wizard as her curiosity got to her. She wanted to know what orcs look like. She had briefly remembered that Frodo had said something about orcs having the same eye color as her.
Then the sounds of battle cries could be heard from the other side of the door. Mei unconsciously had herself in a guard position and watched the door carefully. She could hear the orcs tearing at the doorway. When the things managed to rip a hole into the door, Legolas and Aragorn let the arrows they held fly and bury themselves into their targets. Mei shivered at the heavy feel of evil. Aragorn and Legolas kept their shooting until the door gave way to the orcs and they poured into the room like ants with sugar. The fellowship gave a war cry and attacked the incoming evil. Mei stared at the orcs in shock. She stood there staring at the horrible demons until one swiped a sword at her head. Frodo stared in fear and was bout to yell when the girl ducked and backed away. Suddenly Frodo grew fearfully for the orc when a smirk graced her lips and she pulled out a piece of paper with writing on it.
"I don't think so! This priestess isn't going to die by someone that is ugly like you!" Mei said as she threw the ofada at the orc. It screamed in pain as the ofada made contact with it. Its skin began to burn and then it burst into flames. Mei then charged into the battle.
After she threw a few more ofada…she then realized that she would be wasting her only offensive weapon. She ducked against the orcs' blows as she tried to think of a way to fight and not waste her skills. As she avoid her enemies blows, she looked over to see that the others were doing fairly well. She could feel relief in her heart as she saw that they were all alive. She then foolish took the time to see Legolas shooting and stabbing at the orcs. She was impressed at the speed he drew his bow and how well he could fight. However, her attention came back to the orcs that were attacking her. She had to admit it, but she was getting tired of ducking and she still had no idea on what to do. Just then, she could feel the ground shake as the doorway to the room crumbled to reveal a twelve feet tall thing with a club smashing its way through. She caught sight of a chain and then the size of the thing. Just what the fuck was that?
"Troll!" someone had yelled. Mei blinked at that…then she had an idea on how to beat the orcs. She had a small stack of ofadas, which she then flipped with her wrist to make a whip of ofadas out of it. Using her chi…the ofadas managed to stay together as she whipped the orcs to death. She ignored the troll, letting the others handle it as she killed another orc with her whip. However, she could not ignore Frodo's cry of help when the troll had thrown Aragorn. She turned just to see that troll stab Frodo with a giant spear. Mei froze in horror as Frodo's eyes widen in pain and all color from his sweet face pale. She watched his body fall and when he hit the floor…Mei grew furious. A force that was around her threw the orcs that were running at her, back. The others looked over to see the priestess glowing in the same pale yellow light, only this time…they could taste the anger that was in it. Mei looked at the troll with eyes that were colder than ice. The troll turned to see a glowing human in front of him. Mei looked at it in the eye.
"That was my friend you just killed…now it's your turn to die." She said calmly. Gandalf looked at her with some worry…hoping the girl would not over use her energy. She then thrust her left hand out with the middle finger on top of the ring finger at the troll and a blast of power flew out from her hand and made a hole through the troll. However…the troll still lived. By then, Legolas recovered from his shock and quickly shot two arrows into its mouth. The troll stood there for a moment then began to fall forward. Mei was still at her place when Legolas tackled her to prevent the girl from being a human pancake. Mei blinked as she felt herself hit the floor and she looked up to see Legolas over her with a concern expression on his face. She looked at him for a while.
Legolas felt his heart hammer as he looked at the golden eyes of the girl beneath him. How strange that her hair was bright against the dirty floor, even with the orcs' blood that was on her face and hair. He found the warmth from her comfortable. Mei, however, had other thoughts.
"Hey…is it dead?"
It took Legolas a moment before he nodded and then got up and offered his hand to her. She silently took it and then both ran over to Frodo's fallen body. They stopped short to see Aragorn touching the body. Then Mei felt a sigh of relief. She could tell that Frodo was not dead…but how the hell did he survive? Aragorn turned Frodo over to see not a scratch on him. Everyone gasped in delight and wonder as Frodo groaned in pain and opened his eyes. Mei gave a grin as she messed up his hair.
"But that blow could kill a wild boar!" Boromir said amazed. Gandalf gave a smile at that.
"I think there is more than what Frodo has let us on." Mei gave a nod at that.
"Damn straight! I like to know how the hell a skinny little guy like you managed to take that sucker!" Mei said smirking. Frodo blushed as he lifted up his shirt to reveal sliver like armor that fit him like a second skin.
"Mithril!" Gimli said awed. Mei nodded then turned to the others.
"What the fuck is mithril?" she asked innocently.
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Okay…sorry about this really bad ending…but I don't know where else to stop. Next chapter will be more exciting…sorry for the fact that the conversation were no where near the book or movie…god I suck at it.
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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Six
It had taken some time for Legolas to pry the girl from him. He was glad that she finally let go of him. He did not glare at Aragorn when the ranger hugged the girl. Of course not! And he did not enjoy the warmth that the girl was giving off when she hugged him. And no, he was not in denial.
Aragorn mental patted himself on the back as he watched Legolas. He almost wished that Arwen were with him right now, watching the passing of the girl and the elf. He could see how Legolas was trying to watch Mei without looking like he was. He almost shook his head at how this was going. Legolas, dear friend, why did he have to act such a child when it comes to the priestess. By now, Mei had recovered from the lost of her sushi. She looked up and blinked as she saw Aragorn. Then she thought for a moment and then grinned. What a good way to pay him back for the wake up call! (AN: Really Mei! How long are you going to keep up silly grudges?) She then hugged Aragorn really hard.
"Aragorn! You really care! That's so sweet! Always a gentleman when a woman is crying!" Mei gushed as she batted her eyes. Aragorn sighed and tried to pry her arms from him. The Hobbits thought this was funny and giggled at the sight of the proud Aragorn trying to push Mei from him. "What's the matter Aragorn? Feeling a little bit embarrassed?"
Legolas was trying to ignore the couple. He knew that Aragorn would never consider the girl any more than a priestess. He knew that. Really, he did. The problem was the priestess. Why was she acting so fickle? Is it because Aragorn is a human? That would make no sense since Boromir was human as well. Before he could continue his train of thought, Mei quit hugging Aragorn. She looked over to Gandalf.
"So, how long does it take to get through these things?" She asked as she walked over to him. Gandalf signaled the others to follow. They had their belongings and they walked into the dark caverns.
"It will take us about four days. And we better hurry if we do not want any disturbances." Gandalf said as they walked on.
The walk through the mines was terrible. Once in a while, there would be a site where a battle was obvious. Mei would often place her hand on Gimli's shoulder to help him. The dwarf accepted her understanding and soon began to talk a bit, with out any sexism. For some odd reason they felt at peace with each other…although they still get into arguments
"I still think that you little guys should try a different outfit…I mean…don't you guys get tired with all that metal around you?"
"Foolish girl! We dwarves had made our armor and it is our own! What about you? You are not wearing any armor! What will protect you?" Gimli asked. Mei gave a careless shrug.
"Beats me. I fight against demons, but I never had to wear any armor. I got by with my skills…of course there was this one time where this demon was going off seducing girls and then eat their hearts…"Mei said as she dazed off. Frodo blinked at that.
"A demon? Who eats girls' hearts? How did you kill it?" Frodo asked amazed. The other Hobbits had caught up and were listening to the conversation. Mei gave a smirk at that.
"Well, First off, the demon had this thing about girls who wore red. Any girl who wore red was sort of favored. I don't know how many girls were raped or anything…but I had figured out that he liked the color red."
"Why red?" Pippin asked confused. Mei's face-harden at the question.
"Red is the color of blood and to a demon, blood of a virgin is the sweetest taste in the world. At least that's what the bastard told me. So I played his game and found out that he has a weakness with his vanity. Used it against him and killed him. Quite easy now that I think about it." Mei said in a monotone voice. The Hobbits shivered in fear at the idea of a demon that killed females for blood. Legolas heard the entire tale, however he said nothing about it. What a complicated child.
"So there are evils in her world as well." Gandalf mused out loud. Legolas looked at the wizard with a silent question in his eyes. Gandalf gave a smile at the elf. "Just a thought, dear Elf. Why does a child have such a burden upon her?"
"Maybe it is the same as with Frodo." Legolas answered. Gandalf gave a chuckle at that. He was tired from the energy that he used before, and Mei was injured from before. He was surprised that she had not fainted from the fight with the monster.
Boromir watched the girl closely. He had been watching the girl fight with the monster and before the spies of Saruman. He had meant to ask her about it; however, his mind had more important things to worry about at that time. Now, this was his chance to learn more about this new girl.
"Priestess Mei, your fighting skills…I have never seen anyone do something that in my entire life. What kind of fighting is that?" Boromir asked. Mei gave a smirk as she tilted her head to one side. Then she looked over at Legolas.
"Hey Elffy! Have you ever seen my style of fighting before?" Mei asked sweetly. Legolas bit his bottom lip and tried to calm down. He shook his head...hoping that the girl would leave him alone. Mei sighed as she noticed that Legolas was ignoring her like Aragorn was…oh well…at least he was smart. Then she turned her attention to the others.
"The style that I use is called martial arts. It's hand-to-hand combat. Your body is the ultimate weapon. There are forms where you can use all sorts of weapons, however those weapons are just an extension of your body. That way if you're caught armless, you can still fight off the guy and kick his ass." Mei explained. Gimli gave a snort at that.
"What use can you be without a weapon? The enemy would have an advantage over you if they had an ax or a sword." Gimli said gruffly. Mei gave a smirk at that. She shook her head at him.
"Not really. Depending on the opponent, the weapon can be a handicap. For example, with your ax, you would need to use more power than I to strike. One, you will be tired more quickly. Two, I would be faster than you would since you would have to carry more weight. Three, after you attack, you would be open for me to attack." Mei said as she placed her hands behind her head. Gimli growled at that.
"When this is all through, we shall see about that."
"Anytime, anywhere, buddy. I'll take you on!"
Aragorn rolled his eyes and wonder what he had done in his past life to deserve such company.
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"I know why we shouldn't be in here…damn stairs." Mei said as she helped Frodo and Sam climb up the stairs. She was already freaking out and she had to concentrate on something. She gave herself a pitiful sigh before she returned to help. Mei hated heights. She truly hated heights. She was damn scared of them. When she saw all of stairs that seemed to go just straight up…she grabbed onto Gandalf's leg and begged the wizard that they do not climb them. It had taken Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli, and Legolas nearly an hour to pry the girl off of the wizard's leg. Frodo and Sam were talking to her in soothing voices while Merry and Pippin laughed at the sight of the brave priestess crying over the stairs.
~FLASHBACK~
Mei was looking up at the stairs. The long rows of stairs…stairs that seemed to just go straight up. She gulped and looked at Gandalf for a moment.
"We're not really going to go up there…right?" Mei asked timidly. Legolas turned to see what was going on with the girl. She looked almost scared right now. Gandalf gave a nod.
"This is the only path through the mines. We better start climbing these confounded stairs." Gandalf said as he began to climb one. Suddenly he felt a weight on his left leg and he looked down to see the young priestess hugging his leg for dear life. "Is something troubling you?"
"NO!!! There has to be another way! I mean, climbing these stairs isn't the only way, right?" Mei asked as she gave off one of her rare cute faces. Gandalf shook his head and tried to pry the girl off. He could not. She was holding on to his leg so tightly that he could barely feel the blood going through his leg. He tried kicking her off…no good. Then he tried hitting her with his staff. However, he only managed to hit himself in the leg since she kept moving around to avoid being hit. Gandalf then looked up to Aragorn for help.
"I think she was born to be a leech." Gandalf said tiredly. Aragorn gave a chuckle as he began to pry Mei off. However, he failed as Mei just slipped her arm from his hand and grabbed Gandalf's leg. Soon, Boromir joined in the fun, and then Gimli. Legolas finally decided to help after he saw that they could not move on until they had gotten Gandalf's leg free. The Hobbits were either helping or laughing by then and no one knew what to do with the priestess.
"How are we going to destroy the ring when she will not let us move on?" Legolas said as he threw his arms up. Suddenly Mei let go of Gandalf's leg and began to sprint up the stairs. She then stopped and looked down at them.
"Hey! What are you guys waiting for? We got a ring to destroy!" Mei called. The entire Fellowship looked up at her in amazement. Legolas calmed himself as he began up the stairs. He had to remind himself that this girl was from another world and that he was not feeling any concern for her.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
Mei sighed as she tried not to look down. Why was this cruel fear placed upon her? She pushed Frodo up as the Hobbit nearly slipped from the stairs. She shivered as she slowly climbed the next one. She looked at herself and sighed as she saw how much dirt she had collected on the white robes. There was some dust and dirt…even some dried blood when she examined the corpses. She gave a chuckle as she thought how ironic that the robe represents her life. Although she was a priestess, servant of the divine, she still had her doubts on how she could manage the job. She could not get the idea that she was a servant to a god. She did not see herself as a holy person. She was a joker. Doing what she wants and not giving a damn about others. All she wanted in life was to eat, sleep, and play her music. No one ever questioned on what she wanted to do in life. She was a star at an early age. Everyone thought that she would grow famous like she was. She had done everything that people wanted in her young age. She was well like, not popular, but known through the grapevine. Her name gave promise to those who are in the business with the arts. She was often hound about agents and what not. Now here she was, climbing a bunch of stairs that were high above the ground and she was with an elf, dwarf, four Hobbits, and three guys. She was the only woman in the group.
"Life sucks…Kami-sama…you better get me out of this place!" she muttered. Frodo looked down to see Mei looking rather unhappy. He felt guilt crashing into his heart.
"Are you all right, Mei?" he asked quietly. Mei looked up and her face softens a bit at the look on Frodo's face. She just pushed him up and smirked.
"Don't worry about me. I just like to complain. It helps me relieve stress that comes to me. You should be more worried about getting to the top of this damn maze." Mei said cheerfully. Frodo gave a smile and nodded. He then pondered about something. He just had to ask her something.
"Mei, why were you so scared?"
Mei winced at the question and muttered curses under her breath. She looked up at the Hobbit and saw only curiosity and concern. She shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay, I'll tell you. I'm afraid of heights."
Frodo looked at her with some surprise in his eyes.
"But you were fine on that hill and the mountain." He pointed out. Mei gave a nod at that.
"Yeah, but the hill was nice and wide, not enough to scare me and I was busy thinking about keeping warm then the height."
Everyone was listening to them now, although neither knew that.
"Why are you afraid?" Mei was silent about the question. The silence was so long that Frodo was afraid that he had done something terribly wrong in asking her. He was going to apologize when she interrupted him.
"When I was a baby, my parents would go out several nights a week and leave me alone with a baby sitter. I was three when my parents hired a new babysitter, oh yeah…a babysitter is sort of temporary guardian." Mei began to explain. Frodo and Sam nodded while the others wonder what was going to happen next. Mei looked at the stairs that she was climbing. Then decided that there was no point in not telling them.
"The babysitter left the window open to my home. Most likely to get some air. Anyway, I was a brat back then I cried for some milk. The babysitter had this really short temper cause she grabbed me and hanged me upside down. I got scared cause I was small and she was tall. She just scowled at me and told me that if I tell my mother about this, she would just think that I was lying. Anyway, the stupid bitch got distracted and I found myself falling into a tree. I got lucky when I blacked out. Turns out she told my mom that I climbed up the window and fell. After that incident, I wanted to live with my uncle. Moved in with him when I was eight. Strange that I'm afraid of heights when people are around."
The entire group was silent at the mistreatment of the priestess at such a young age. Legolas felt his heart clench in anger, grief, and something else. It was that something else that surprised him. What was this feeling that was in his heart. The feeling that hurts when he feels something wrong with the child and then his heart soars in delight when she seems happy. Then he thought about it...he never seen her happy so his heart has not soared yet.
"Anyway, it's cool. I got back at that girl a long time ago. Come on…we need to get going. I'm getting the chills from this place and it's bugging me." Mei said as she pushed Frodo.
Legolas watched the girl continued to climb and shook his head.
"I maybe old and I may not understand your youth, however I know that you try to hide your fears from us. Is the height your real fear or is it something more?" he thought as he continued as well.
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Mei dug through her bag as they rested. They had reached the top of the stairs only to find three doorways. This was a problem since Gandalf had no memory about this place. So they were all resting while Gandalf was trying to figure out the solution to their problem. She looked through her bag and found her wallet. She began to look through it and saw all the pictures that were in there. There was one picture of the band. Chy was looking at the camera with a perfect smile on her face while yen had his arm around her. The second picture was one where she was dressed in a ceremonial robe. She had to wear a great amount of jewelry and she remembered how heavy those things could be. Bracelets and rings decorated her wrists and fingers. Also her hair was longer back then and the blue locks of silk were twisted and molded to a beautiful creation of braids and loose hair. Ornaments where stringed into her hair as well as ribbons. She had looked like the perfect high priestess in a ceremony. The background was a autumn day. She winced at that picture. She remembered all of that pain that she went through with her hair.
"What is this?" Mei nearly jumped at the voice that was near her ear. She turned to find Legolas's face just inches away from her. Then she shrugged and turned her attention back to her pictures.
"These are just some pictures from home. See...this was me when I was sixteen. My hair was really long and it annoyed me to death. This was at a festival. I had to wear all that damn jewelry…that stuff is a pain in the ass!"
She then showed another picture. This one was one when she was fourteen. She had her in pigtails and it was blue. She was wearing her school uniform that was made up of a short black skirt and a red jacket. However, the picture held another of a boy in a similar outfit. The boy was not really important except fort he fact that Mei was beating the crap out of him.
"This one was when I was fourteen…that idiot in the picture made fun of my hair, so I beat the crap out of him. He learned his lesson…too bad. He was actually a nice guy…that is if you can ignore the fact that he was a pervert and a two timer." Mei said cheerfully as she went to another picture. Legolas looked at her and shook his head. She was getting stranger by the minute. The next picture was one when she was ten. Her hair was black back then and a headband held off most of her hair from her face. She was looking at the camera and smiling happily. She had on a pink outfit completed with a white hat. Legolas felt his heart skip when he saw that smile. It was that smile that could light up the darkest place in his heart if he had one. A smile that made his whole world if possible. A smile that made all of his wrongs right. How could it be possible for this child to look so sweet and innocent? He looked at her and saw something in her golden eyes that looked like regret. Legolas watched her as she stared at that picture. What did she regret? Losing her sweet smile and innocent outlook?
"This was when I was ten. My uncle took this picture of me." Mei said softly and put the wallet into her bag again. She sighed and leaned back against the rock behind her. Legolas sat next her. They sat in silence while the others smoked their pipes and cooked some food. Mei wrinkled her nose at the sight of the others smoking. Although the smoke smelled pleasant, she could not stand the idea of someone smoking. She gave a grin as she remembered the first time she saw them smoke, especially the Hobbits. That had scared the crap out of her. Then they told her that they were really thirty years old and she almost fainted at that that fact. After that confrontation, she had left them alone about the smoking.
"What is amusing, Priestess Mei?"
Mei turned to face Legolas and shrugged.
"Well, it's the smoking. Why aren't you smoking? Or is it that elves don't smoke?" Mei asked. Legolas merely shook his head.
"I guess it is just one of our customs." Legolas said. Mei gave a nod at that. Pippin looked up and grinned and showed Mei the bacon that he cooked.
"FOOD!!" Mei squealed as she instantly jumped up and raced towards Pippin. Legolas shook his head and chuckled at the girl. Very amusing she was. She had even forgotten her fear for heights. He watched her as she munched on the food and felt his heart soar at the sight of her.
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She hummed with happiness…glad to know that they would not have to climb any more stairs as they walked through the passage that Gandalf choose. She stayed close to Frodo who seemed silent during their break. She was worried for the guy and she wanted to make sure that he was okay.
"So Gandalf…tell me about Moria. I tried to get an answer from you, but it turns out that a squid and a whole bunch of stairs interrupted us. What's the big deal about this place? Why the hell is there a huge presences of darkness in here?" Mei asked frowning. Gandalf kept going and Mei was getting pissed off that he was going to ignore her when he finally answered her.
"In this place, there are worse evils than orcs. Evils those are older than we know of." Mei rolled her eyes at that.
"Tell me something new. So there is a demon here? No problem, just killed the bastard and we'll be on our way…unless there is something that you're not telling me." Mei said glaring at the back of Gandalf's head. Gandalf sighed and wonder if there was anything that could escape this girl. Then he thought for a moment and nodded. The girl was stupid that she did not notice that looks that Legolas was giving her.
"The demon is one from the fires and shadows of Moria."
"Wow…those are a dangerous combination. Man…I hope we don't go against that thing…" Mei muttered as she held onto Frodo's hand.
They continued to walk in the dark passage where the only light that can be seen was Gandalf's staff. Mei decided to entertain the Hobbits by singing some songs that she knew. However, she had decided to sing some random songs she heard on the radio and it shocked the poor innocent Hobbits.
"Hangin' round downtown by myself
And I had so much time
To sit and think
about myself
And then there she was
Like double cherry pie
Yeah there she was
Like disco superfly
I smell sex and
candy here
Who's that lounging
in my chair
Who's that casting
devious stares
In my direction
Mama this surely
is a dream
Hangin' 'round downtown by myself
And I had too…"
All of the men were blushing at the crude lyrics that Mei was singing. She just happened to like to music to it and the words were kind of funny to her.
"Priestess! Maybe if you would singing something more prude than the song you were singing, it would help us greatly." Boromir said clenching his teeth. Mei looked at him with confusion.
"Why? It's a nice song…there's nothing wrong with it." Mei said innocently. All of the men were thinking if she was an idiot or if she enjoyed making them uncomfortable. Mei then gave a smirk at them. Legolas sighed as he saw that she did sing the song on purpose. What a crude child. "Well, since you guys don't like a song about sex and candy…I'll sing something nicer."
She thought for a moment, trying her best…at least thinking about trying…to find a nice song to sing. She could not think of anything that was nice. Then she gave a smirk and decided that she would sing something that they would not understand and she could get away with. Then her face fell as she realized that she did not know any nasty songs…she would have to sing something nice. She gave a sad look at Boromir.
"Do I really have to sing something nice?" she asked as she gave a sad puppy look. Boromir was caught off guard but then he shook his head and nodded. Mei gave a scowl and thought about it. The Gandalf interrupted.
"You may not need to sing…I think you would find this more interesting than singing."
"Hey! Are you saying I suck at singing?!" Mei snarled until she saw why he said that. Gandalf made his light brighter and they all saw one of the most magnificent pieces of work that she had ever seen. The passage had ended and led them into a forest of pillars. Each of them were designed the same and looked about the same height and size. Mei stared in shock at it.
"No way…I've never seen anything this creepy in my life…well except my yearbook. That thing was scary as hell!" Mei whispered in awe. No one replied to her about that.
They walked through the hall and Mei admired how evenly space each pillar was and then they came by a doorway, which Gimli gave a cry and ran into it. Gandalf tried to stop him, but he ignored the warning and everyone else followed him. Mei looked around to see skeletons in the room. There was light from an opening and she saw books and papers on the floor. There were also racks of weapons. However what caught her attention was the white tomb that Gimli was morning on. She looked to see strange writing on it. Gandalf read the translation to it and she guessed that the dead dwarf was a relative of Gimli. She merely touched his shoulder in comfort. She then felt strong chills around her. She could tell that Legolas was feeling them as well since he was talking to Aragorn with worry.
"So…why do you think happened here? The bodies looked a bit better than the ones we encounter before." Mei said looked at the bodies again. "Also, the aura here is newer. Nasty shit it is."
Gandalf picked up a heavy book and looked through it. Pages fell off of the cover and dust flew as he turned the pages.
"It seems, my child, that they were trapped."
He went on reading while Mei looked around, ignoring everything he was saying. She more interested in the room. She looked at the door to see that it was not that badly in shape. She frowned at that. There were hardly any holes in that door. Even though the door looked worn…the signs of battle was hard to tell. She winced at the dust and the dirt. She briefly wondered how the room looked like before it was attacked. She was going to point out about the door when a loud crash made her turn to see that Pippin was nearby. She watched as the rope disappeared fast and that the bucket went into the empty well. The bucket could be heard as a crash. Suddenly Gandalf glared at Pippin.
"Fool of a Took! Just let us be rid of your stupidity and throw yourself in there next time!" he hollered. Pippin looked ashamed that Mei went up to him and hugged the poor Hobbit. Then she turned and was about to tell the wizard off when they all heard a thunder. Then the thunder was heard again. Then she heard Sam gasped in shock.
"Mister Frodo! Your blade!" Mei blinked and then sighed as she saw Frodo lifting his blade to reveal the glowing blade.
"Please, someone tell me that it's not a bad thing." She said looking at the men with exasperation in her eyes. She got her answer from the tense look from Aragorn's eyes. Her shoulders slumped and then she composed herself. No use for a priestess to cry over such small things like a bunch of orcs…just what the hell are those things…coming after them. Boromir then ran to the doorway to check, but then instantly pulled his head back. Mei's eyes widen at the two arrows which hit at the exact same spot where Boromir's head was a second ago. "Okay…that really answers my question."
Boromir and Aragorn began to barricade the entry with the weapons that were in the room.
"They have a cave troll." Boromir said with sarcasm. Mei noticed how grim everyone was turning. Then all of them drew their weapons with the exception of Legolas and Aragorn whom drew up their bows. Aragorn turned his head to see the hobbits and Mei.
"The little ones and the priestess need to stay with Gandalf." Mei grew mad at that point.
"Hey! I don't need to be babied! I can kill those bastards! Just watch me!" Mei bragged as she took out her ofadas. However, they had more important things to do than to argue with a priestess. Mei stood as she was, contently ignoring the wizard as her curiosity got to her. She wanted to know what orcs look like. She had briefly remembered that Frodo had said something about orcs having the same eye color as her.
Then the sounds of battle cries could be heard from the other side of the door. Mei unconsciously had herself in a guard position and watched the door carefully. She could hear the orcs tearing at the doorway. When the things managed to rip a hole into the door, Legolas and Aragorn let the arrows they held fly and bury themselves into their targets. Mei shivered at the heavy feel of evil. Aragorn and Legolas kept their shooting until the door gave way to the orcs and they poured into the room like ants with sugar. The fellowship gave a war cry and attacked the incoming evil. Mei stared at the orcs in shock. She stood there staring at the horrible demons until one swiped a sword at her head. Frodo stared in fear and was bout to yell when the girl ducked and backed away. Suddenly Frodo grew fearfully for the orc when a smirk graced her lips and she pulled out a piece of paper with writing on it.
"I don't think so! This priestess isn't going to die by someone that is ugly like you!" Mei said as she threw the ofada at the orc. It screamed in pain as the ofada made contact with it. Its skin began to burn and then it burst into flames. Mei then charged into the battle.
After she threw a few more ofada…she then realized that she would be wasting her only offensive weapon. She ducked against the orcs' blows as she tried to think of a way to fight and not waste her skills. As she avoid her enemies blows, she looked over to see that the others were doing fairly well. She could feel relief in her heart as she saw that they were all alive. She then foolish took the time to see Legolas shooting and stabbing at the orcs. She was impressed at the speed he drew his bow and how well he could fight. However, her attention came back to the orcs that were attacking her. She had to admit it, but she was getting tired of ducking and she still had no idea on what to do. Just then, she could feel the ground shake as the doorway to the room crumbled to reveal a twelve feet tall thing with a club smashing its way through. She caught sight of a chain and then the size of the thing. Just what the fuck was that?
"Troll!" someone had yelled. Mei blinked at that…then she had an idea on how to beat the orcs. She had a small stack of ofadas, which she then flipped with her wrist to make a whip of ofadas out of it. Using her chi…the ofadas managed to stay together as she whipped the orcs to death. She ignored the troll, letting the others handle it as she killed another orc with her whip. However, she could not ignore Frodo's cry of help when the troll had thrown Aragorn. She turned just to see that troll stab Frodo with a giant spear. Mei froze in horror as Frodo's eyes widen in pain and all color from his sweet face pale. She watched his body fall and when he hit the floor…Mei grew furious. A force that was around her threw the orcs that were running at her, back. The others looked over to see the priestess glowing in the same pale yellow light, only this time…they could taste the anger that was in it. Mei looked at the troll with eyes that were colder than ice. The troll turned to see a glowing human in front of him. Mei looked at it in the eye.
"That was my friend you just killed…now it's your turn to die." She said calmly. Gandalf looked at her with some worry…hoping the girl would not over use her energy. She then thrust her left hand out with the middle finger on top of the ring finger at the troll and a blast of power flew out from her hand and made a hole through the troll. However…the troll still lived. By then, Legolas recovered from his shock and quickly shot two arrows into its mouth. The troll stood there for a moment then began to fall forward. Mei was still at her place when Legolas tackled her to prevent the girl from being a human pancake. Mei blinked as she felt herself hit the floor and she looked up to see Legolas over her with a concern expression on his face. She looked at him for a while.
Legolas felt his heart hammer as he looked at the golden eyes of the girl beneath him. How strange that her hair was bright against the dirty floor, even with the orcs' blood that was on her face and hair. He found the warmth from her comfortable. Mei, however, had other thoughts.
"Hey…is it dead?"
It took Legolas a moment before he nodded and then got up and offered his hand to her. She silently took it and then both ran over to Frodo's fallen body. They stopped short to see Aragorn touching the body. Then Mei felt a sigh of relief. She could tell that Frodo was not dead…but how the hell did he survive? Aragorn turned Frodo over to see not a scratch on him. Everyone gasped in delight and wonder as Frodo groaned in pain and opened his eyes. Mei gave a grin as she messed up his hair.
"But that blow could kill a wild boar!" Boromir said amazed. Gandalf gave a smile at that.
"I think there is more than what Frodo has let us on." Mei gave a nod at that.
"Damn straight! I like to know how the hell a skinny little guy like you managed to take that sucker!" Mei said smirking. Frodo blushed as he lifted up his shirt to reveal sliver like armor that fit him like a second skin.
"Mithril!" Gimli said awed. Mei nodded then turned to the others.
"What the fuck is mithril?" she asked innocently.
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Okay…sorry about this really bad ending…but I don't know where else to stop. Next chapter will be more exciting…sorry for the fact that the conversation were no where near the book or movie…god I suck at it.
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