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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Seven
"What the fuck is mithril?" Mei asked innocently as she looked at the males who surround her. However, before they could answer her, they could hear more orcs coming. Mei swore as she heard the noise.
"We do not have time for this! We must flee!" Gandalf said as they picked up their bags and ran out of the room. They ran into the great hallway where Mei suffered from a nasty attack of chills. She could hear them coming after them and she looked back to see a swarm of them behind. Then she noticed that the noise was also coming up from above them and she looked up. Her eyes widen in shock at the site of the orcs crawling on the ceiling and the pillars.
"Just what the hell do they think they are? Ants or something? Shit! This is the stupidest thing I've seen in my life! That's it! When I get back home, I'm killing the damn birds and the ants!" Mei screamed as she ran for her life. However, no matter how fast they ran, the orcs had surrounded them with in minutes. The Fellowship plus Mei positioned themselves so that their backs were facing each other and they were facing the orcs. "Why us? What the hell did we do to deserve this?"
Suddenly they heard something. It was hard to say what it sounded like only that Mei was shivering badly. Whatever was coming was extremely evil. Mei was only a tad bit glad that the thing was evil enough to scare the orcs. However, that would mean that it would come after them.
"Hey, Gandalf. Remember how you said that there are greater evils than those ugly bastards? I think it's coming this way!"
They all stood there in silence as they saw a bright light of reddish orange coming inside of the hall. Gandalf stood there in shock.
"Hey! Gandalf, I think this would be a great time to run!" Mei yelled glaring at the old man. He still did not move. "Damn it! Don't think you can take this thing on your own!" With that, she grabbed Frodo and Sam while trying to push Pippin and Merry into running. Only then did Gandalf come out of his state of shock.
"RUN!"
"Now he tells us!" Mei muttered as she and the others ran the hell away from the light. "Stupid demons…always interrupting me! Someday, I'll get my vacation Kami-sama and don't you dare deny me of one!"
They kept on running as they entered into a passage. Boromir was leading when he suddenly stopped, Mei was right behind him and did not stop until it was too late. Boromir left himself about to fall when Mei grabbed his waist and pulled back, but the man was too heavy for her and so Legolas ran to the rescue. He quickly wrapped his arms around both humans and pulled. Both humans were gasping for breath and thanking their gods that the elf had saved them. That was when they looked to see that the cliff that they nearly fell into was really part of a stair with no stairs. Aragorn then led them down more stairs where Mei had to concentrate on just staring down at the steps in front of her. Her fear of heights was getting to her except for the fact that someone was kind enough to place his hand oh her shoulder. She reminded herself to thank the person when this whole thing was over.
The groups kept running down the stairs when they saw a gap that interfered with their escape. Mei gulped at bit at the sight of the gap. Legolas was the first to jump. Mei sighed in envy as she saw him jump. It was not fair that the elf was so damn perfect. It almost made her sick. However this was not the time to admire elf abilities.
"The old man is next…hurry! While the thing is still standing!" Mei yelled. She was keeping a close eye for the demon that was after them. Gandalf was thrown towards Legolas who caught him. All of the Hobbits came in next except for Frodo who was behind them. Boromir and Gimli were next; although Gimli told Aragorn right off that he did not want to be thrown. Frodo was going to be next when the stairs crumbled beneath them. The three quickly climbed up as fast as possible. Mei was shock in horror as her fears were blasted on full power. She tired to calm herself but as she stared down, her will was weakening and she could not think straight. She whimpered in fear as she saw how far the gap was now. Frodo looked up and saw how scared the normal brash girl was. He then grabbed her hand hoping to comfort her. However, it seemed like she was in her own little world of pain and fear.
"Aragorn! Mei is lost!" Frodo cried out. Aragorn looked over and his face turned grim at the sight of the girl. He could tell that she was in shock. However, he had no time to help her get out of it. He grabbed the girl's free hand and made her stand up.
Legolas watched in horror at the sight of the girl. She looked lost and scared. It took him his entire will not to attempt a leap to reach her and to help her rest her fears. He wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her. To whisper warm words to stop her shivering. He just wanted her to be safe.
Mei could feel Aragorn grabbing her hand, but her mind was on the ground below her. There was another crash and she looked back to see that the stairway they were on had been ripped from the cliff. Now they were going to fall. Her heart froze at that thought and her breathing became gasps of air as memories flashed through her. Memories of the ground as she fell when she was three pasted through her and she gripped the hands that held hers tightly. She could feel the ground below her move and a cream nearly tore from her throat. She could feel the ground moving backwards and then slowly forwards as the two males that were holding her hand leaned forward. She wanted tell them to stop, but her voice was gone.
"JUMP!" Aragorn yelled. Mei screamed as they jumped and she closed her eyes, expecting to fall when she felt herself crash on to someone. She opened them and blinked.
"I'm not falling?" she asked with disbelief.
"Yes yes yes…you are not falling, however, Lord Gimli is about to fall into his death if you would stay sitting on him." Boromir answered her impatiently. Mei looked down to see that she was sitting on Gimli. She gave a nervous chuckle and got up. Gimli slowly got up and muttered something about the girl being heavy. However Mei ignored the comment, while thinking about revenge on him when things get better. The group ran to get away while Mei could feel the burning evil of the demon that was behind them. They had finally reached near their goal. However Mei tried not to look down as she crossed the narrow bridge. She was the second to last to go and she turn to see how Gandalf was doing when the old wizard stopped right at the middle of the bridge. The entire group stopped moving as they watched to see what Gandalf was about to do. Then the demon appeared. Mei looked at it with awe. It looked like a bull with two hands and two feet. It was huge. Black fire burned as its body while its aura burned read. Mei stared at it for a minute.
"Hey! That thing looks like one of those monsters from Final Fantasy Seven! Cool…uh…what the hell is Gandalf doing?" Mei asked looking at the wizard with confusion. Frodo understood what he was doing for he was attempting to run back to Gandalf.
"Gandalf! No!"
Mei watched in horror as Gandalf used his magic to stop the demon. She felt herself moving towards him but as she drew to the foot of the bridge, an arrow struck in front of her. She looked up to see that it was the orcs. She glared at them and wondered how they could make those arrows fly this far. She then took out several ofadas out of her sleeves and threw them hard at the direction of the orcs. She turned to see how Gandalf was doing. She watched in amazement at the downfall of the demon. She grinned and was about to jog up to the wizard when her grin turned into horror.
"Gandalf! Behind you!" Mei yelled as she ran towards him. While the demon fell from the broken half of the bridge, the wizard had turned his back on it, unable to notice the fire red whip that came down on him. Mei screamed and slid to catch the falling wizard's hand as the whip claimed his leg and pulled him down. She winced in pain as the weight of the wizard was pulling down from her.
"Let go! Let go and flee from here!" Gandalf yelled. Mei shook her head.
"Stupid old man! Do you think I'll let you kill a demon and then just die? When we get through with this, I'm going to pound the idea of teamwork into your head!" Mei snapped as she tried to pull him up with her one hand. However, she could not. "Give me your other hand!"
Gandalf shook his head and glared at the girl.
"Let go! Flee and keep Frodo safe!"
"Damn you old man! If you want to see Frodo taken care of, give me your other hand and then take care of him yourself! I'm not letting you die!"
Suddenly her eyes widen in pain. She cast a look over herself to find that an arrow was lodged in her left shoulder. She gave thanks to Kami-sama that the orcs were too far away to cause serious damage. Gandalf saw what was wrong and began to struggle. Mei winced as the wizard was pulling away from her. She looked sown at him in anger.
"Listen old man…you let go and I'll jump in after you…" She said coldly. Gandalf looked up at her but his eyes held no surprise.
"No…you would not. Would you really follow me to death knowing that you are leaving Frodo on his own and that you would die in a world that is not your own?" he said calmly. Mei held his stare for a minute. Then she scowled at him.
"Damn you! I had myself to forget those facts!" Mei snarled and then she took out her white jade necklace. She then let it fall around Gandalf's neck. "I'm not going to let you go just yet…but if you do fall…you better come back and give me my damn necklace old man! If you don't and I find out htat you're dead…I'm going to raise your spirit and make you stay here!"
Gandalf blinked and shook his head as he chuckled at the girl's statement.
"I will make sure that I will."
He looked up at and into her golden eyes. He smiled at her. However his face felt something wet hit his face. He could see that tears were falling from her eyes.
"Why do people always have to die for others? How many more have to die to stop the maddness?" she whispered softly. Gandalf said nothing when another arrow hit the arm that was holding him up. Mei gasped in pain and her hand slipped, and Gandalf fell into the Shadow. "NO! GANDALF! YOU BETTER COME BACK, YOU DIRTY OLD MAN!"
She watched him fall until he was nothing but a speck and then she could feel someone pulling her away. That was when she felt the pain from the arrows. She watched blankly as the arrows were pulled out and that she was dragged from the darkness and into the light. She winced as her eyes were filled with light. Her eyes hurt so much. That was when she blinked and looked to see that they were outside of the cave. She looked at her surrounding…how ironic that the day was so beautiful and bright. Why did someone die on a beautiful day? She turned to see that is was Aragorn who led her away from the darkness. She gave a nod of thanks before she looked at the others. She could see that Sam, Pippin, and Merry were crying for the loss and that Boromir was comforting them. Gimli was sitting by himself, mourning on his own. She looked over to see that Frodo was waling aimlessly around the area. Looking at the Hobbit, she felt hollow. She felt like she failed at something. Then she gave a harsh laugh. Of course she failed. This was the first time that anyone had died on her. Then Legolas appeared in front of her. He saw her wounds and had already began to bind them. She stood there watching him.
"You look like shit." She said softly. Legolas gave a nod at that. He then looked at her face that was dirty and tear stained.
"You were crying."
"Yeah…happens to people when something bad happens to them." Mei said dully. The next thing that happened surprised her. Legolas wrapped his arms around her smaller body and held her close. She stiffen for a minute and then allowed herself to have a moment of comfort. She buried her head into his clothing, smelling the scent of orcs blood, dirt, and the light scent of the rain. "Legolas…orcs' blood stinks badly."
He gave a nod at that and let her go slowly. She sighed and gave a small smile at him. He felt his heart melted at the sight of that smile. Even if that smile was sad…it was meant for him.
"Thanks, Legolas." She said and then she turned to look at Frodo. She had to help him out. However, she could not move her feet to hug the little guy. She could only feel herself stuck on the same spot. Guilt was coursing through her veins as she looked at him. Then Aragorn got up and looked to the horizon.
"Legolas, get them to their feet." Boromir cast an anguish glare at the other man.
"Oh, give them a moment for pity's sake!" Aragorn cast him a stare that said that there was no room for grief for now.
"He's right…we need to get out of here for everyone's sake. Where are we going next?" Mei asked dully. Aragorn looked at her, understanding the pain she was going through.
"We will be heading to the woods of Lothlorien. We will be able to rest when we reach there." Aragorn replied. He then went towards Frodo who was still walking aimlessly. She watched Araogrn comfort the Hobbit and cursed herself for being so weak at the moment of time where the Hobbit would need strength. Then she felt someone touching her shoulder and she turned to see it was the Elf. She gave a nod at him, telling him that she would be all right.
"He's going to come back, you know."
Legolas looked at her with surprise in his eyes. Mei looked at him in the eye and gave a small smile. "He promised me…besides, he has my necklace, so he has to come back to give it to me!"
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It had taken them most of the day to reach the forest. Halfway through the trip, Aragorn looked at the human girl with concern. She was quiet and hardly made any jokes around them. She even stayed away from Frodo, which caused the little Hobbit great pain. Aragorn knew how much Frodo needed the strength and the humor of the girl. However, he never asked for Mei to help Frodo. It seems that the girl flinch every time she looked at him. He began to wonder what had happen to make the devilish child change so much. However that changed when Sam started to talk to her. What they were talking about was a mystery to him.
"Priestess Mei…"
"Sam, it's Mei."
"Mei…Frodo is in pain. I know that everyone is a worrying about Gandalf and all, but mister Frodo is hurt the worst. You can help him can you?"
"Sam…it was my fault that he fell…if only I were stronger…if only I hadn't let him go." Mei said as her fist clenched in anger. Sam looked at her and shook his head.
"But you were not. You got shot by orcs…even Aragorn would have let go."
"Yeah, well, I'm not Aragorn…I've been through worse pain then a couple of lousy arrows…I should have saved him…"
"That is the past…Mister Frodo needs you now."
Mei was silent for a moment and then shook her head.
"Hey Sam…"
"Yes?"
"Have you ever saved a life?" Sam blinked in surprise at the question. He had not excepted this. He nodded his head.
"Good…then you would understand a bit. I'm eighteen right now. I started my training in being a priestess at the age of ten. Do you have any idea on how a person who has been saving lives all of her life and then suddenly the person who she has the power to save dies right in front of her eyes? Do you have any idea what that does to me? I have been through a five star torture chamber and I had never gotten an innocent killed! I went through Hell and back to save children and I have never ever let go of anyone even when I had been stabbed! Do you have any idea how much it kills me to see that I couldn't save him?" By now, Mei had gone from calm to hysterical. Sam backed away as she screamed out the last part of her speech. He gasped as tears flowed from her eyes and then she completely broke down. Legolas looked over her with worry. Aragorn watched the girl and sighed. How long did she held the jester's front? He looked over to the elf.
"Carry her…we need to hurry."
Legolas nodded and carried the girl on his back. Mei kept on crying as the elf put her on his back and then she fell asleep with tears in her eyes. Legolas sighed in relief as he heard her sleep. He could feel that this was too much for her. Mei then held on to him and he could feel the warmth of her body and his white cheeks turned into a pale pink. For once in his life…he felt content with his long life.
Mei stirred a bit as she felt someone watching her. Her eyes cracked up a bit to see shaded light and that the others were walking in a forest. She frowned as her eyes closed. She could feel more than nine of them. She felt like there were people surrounding her. She groaned and then moved her arms so that she was able to reach into the pockets of her sleeves. Legolas looked up in surprised but then relaxed as she then still in movement. Mei then slowly pulled out her ofadas and began using her chi, using only a small amount so that she would not be detected. Meanwhile, Gimli was warning the Hobbits about the sorceress of the woods.
"Stay close, young Hobbits!" he warned as he walked with confidence. "Rumor speaks of a great sorceress who lives in these woods! An elf witch of terrible power…they say that all who look upon her are cast under her spell…"
"That is the biggest piece of shit I've heard…no one can cast a spell by looking. All except for medusa…she could change anything to stone by a look. Of course if this elf sorceress can cast anything by a look…she must be damn ugly!" Mei said and her voice rose with every word. Gimli blinked at the outburst while Aragorn gave the girl a starling look. However it was too late for suddenly the entire group found them surrounded by a group of elves armed with bows. All of them were startled by the fact that arrows were pointed at them within three inches from their faces. Only two were not surprised. Mei looked at them with amusement.
"Damn! All of you are pretty! You know what I hate about your world, Frodo? It's the sad fact that men in this world are even prettier than me! Of course…these guys aren't as cute as Leggy here. And not as smart." Mei said smirking. One of the elves, a male with no bow, glared at her. Her smirk widen as she batted her eyes.
"Your eyes are like an orc's." the elf said coldly. Legolas felt anger erupt from him and the hobbits glared at the elf with anger. Mei gave an evil grin, as she held onto Legolas tighter.
"And you're just as dumb! Are you really going to let your buddies kill us when they have a risk of killing themselves like that? Anyway…you still haven't looked behind you!" The elves looked behind them to see that there was a floating piece of paper glowing with pale yellow light behind them. "You want to know something interesting? These suckers are pretty effective against orcs…makes me wonder how they work on with elves. I would have tired it with Leggy here…but I don't want him to die…you on the other hand are getting on my nerves. Makes me wonder how similar you and the orcs are."
The elf and the girl glared at each other before the elf composed himself. Mei gave a charming smile. She could not help it. She was after all eighteen.
Then Aragorn came in between them and began to talk in Elvish. They talked for a few seconds before the elf gave a nod. Then he looked at everyone.
"All is well then. You may pass through Lothlorien, however the Lady of the Wood would wish to speak with you. We will guide you the rest of the way to the city." The elf said. Mei sighed and hugged Legolas tighter. Frodo suddenly was beside Legolas. He looked worried for a moment at the girl. Mei saw his worry and shook her head.
"Frodo…don't worry about me…I'm just a bit tired. Sorry about ignoring you back there and for the crying." Mei said softly. Frodo shook his head.
"You were sad…I have never seen you sad." He said softly. Mei gave a nod at that.
"Yeah…I don't like that feeling. Makes me feel like shit. Hey…wait a minute…does anyone have my bass?"
The groups blinked at that…then they looked for the girl's bags.
"Here is your bag…"Pippin said holding out the duffle bag. Mei looked at them frantically begging to Kami-sama that her bass was save. She sighed in relief as Boromir held out her bass.
"Boromir! You are my hero! Sauron would have one hell of a priestess after his ass if that thing is broken!"
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When they had gotten to the city of Lothlorien, Mei was quickly taken away from Legolas and placed in a room so that her wounds would heal. She scowled in anger but did her best to be nice…
"Damn it! Why the hell am I stuck here? Hey you! Blondie! Why am I here? My wounds aren't as bad as Frodo's and Sam's! Wait a minute…YOU JERKS! THIS IS A CONSPIRCY! HEY! LET ME GO! I WANT TO SEE MY FRIENDS!"
The elves made sure to stay away from her after they had healed her. Some of them wondered if she was half orc. After a few minutes, Mei pouted in boredom. She wanted something to do. She wondered how the others were doing. She gave a chuckle at the idea of the others as her friends. However, her ears perked up as she heard one of the elves, a female, say Legolas's name and then something else. Whatever it was, the elf's friend giggled and nodded in agreement. Mei scowled at that. There was no way those blondies were checking out Legolas. So she decided to distract them from the archer. She then looked through her bag , trying to find something good to wear and come to the idea of the white tube top and loose jeans were good. Then she put on the suspenders and thanked Kami that the elves gave her a bath. She looked at a mirror and quickly messed her hair a bit. She gave a grin and then winked at her image. She was ready! She exited her room to find that she was high in a tree and that there was a stairway that was open to the public view. She gave herself a grin. Perfect. She began to dance to a music that she can only hear and she moved her hips in a sway sort of motion. Then she began to sing.
"He loves me he loves you not
He loves me he loves me not
He loves me he loves you not
he loves you not
he loves you not
Give it your all girl, give it all ya got,
You can take a chance, and take your best shot,
Say what you want girl, do whatcha do,
He's never gonna, gonna make it with you..
Your pullin' petals of a flower tryin' to get your way, (way)
Keep pullin' til its says what you want it to say, (say)
Girl you can pick a field full of daisies,
But he'd still be my baby,
And I know you can hardly wait 'til I'm away from him,
Instinctively, I know what your thinkin',
You'll be givin' him an open invitation,
But my baby won't be taken in...
(nooo..)
You can pout your cherry lips,
Try to tempt him with a sweet kiss, (sweet kiss)
You can flirt your pretty eyes,
He ain't got his hands tied..
Mei gave a grin as she noticed the attention she was capturing. It looked like they have never seen a girl sing. Then she gave herself a pat on the back for introducing them to a new culture. She then began to dance a little bit more provocative. Not enough to be a slut, but enough to shock the people around her. As she sang, her attitude changed from demonic child to happy and sexy girl. This should defiantly get everyone's attention.
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you,
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not...
You're the kinda girl that's always up for do-or-dare
Only want him just because he's there,
Always lookin for a new ride,
The grass is greener on the other side!
You're the kinda girl who's not used to hearing no, (no)
All your lovers try to take you where you wanna go, (go)
Doesn't matter how hard you try,
Your never gonna get with my guy..
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what hes got, (and that's me)
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do,
He's never gonna be with you, (with you..)
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not...
The others were heading towards Mei when they noticed a crowed and decided to investigate. To their surprise, they all saw Mei wearing her alien clothing and dancing in such a manner that was not possible. Legolas looked at the girl with fascination. How was it possible for a girl to look so innocent and appealing at the same time. However, he shook himself out of his reverie and then glared at the others for staring at the girl as well. Aragorn hid a smile as he noticed the signs of jealousy from the elf.
Doesn't matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you
Give it your all girl, give it all you got,
You can take a chance, and take your best shot,
Say what you want girl, do whatcha do,
He's never gonna make it with you..
You can pout your cherry lips,
Try to tempt him with a sweet kiss, (sweet kiss)
You can flirt your pretty eyes,
He ain't got his hands tied..
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you,
He's into what he's got, (take your best shot..)
He loves me, he loves you not...
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what he's got, (and that's me)
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you, (he's my guy)
He's into what he's got, (and that's me)
He loves me, he loves you not...
Mei then stopped dancing and ended the song with a jump from the stairway and landed on the ground with a striking pose. However, her face turned from happy to emotionless as her posture turned more normal. She noticed the Fellowship and gave a wave. She walked over to them, ignoring the looks from the others elves.
"Hey…so what did the sorceress had to tell you?" The group was silent and her eyes narrowed at the pained looks from Boromir and Frodo. "Okay…what the hell did she do to you?"
"Nothing…she told us that we could stay here to recover. We can easily sleep here for her woods holds us protection." Aragorn said softly. Mei gave a nod at that but still did not look convinced.
"Okay…I guess I can trust her on this…so what did this sorceress look like? Was she a babe? Come one Aragorn! Tell me!" Mei begged as she jumped on his back. Aragorn gave a scowl.
"I think it would be best if you changed, Mei…your clothing is not suitable."
"Since when it was ever? I'm waiting for them to make me a new one…the last one is all bloody and torn. Anyway, Pippin, what did this sorceress look like?"
"She was a golden goddess!"
"Really? That would make her really old, right, Leggy?" Mei asked innocently. Leoglas sighed, but allowed the child to say the nickname. At least it was close to his name. He gave a nod at that.
"She is Lady Arwen's grandmother. One of the oldest, wisest, and fairest of us all."
Mei gulped as she heard that. What could make this worse for her?
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She looked up at the evening sky. She was lying in a bed with the roots of the tree as a frame for a bed. She found it comfortable and almost peaceful. The reason for the almost was the fact that the elves were singing. She closed her eyes and listened to the beautiful voices. Beautiful to listen to, but so sad to bear. She could not understand what they were singing about and made a guess that it would be about Gandalf. She sighed and wondered if there would be a time for her to listen to music that was happy here. She looked up at the stars and sighed.
"Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
High above the world so far
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are." She sang softly. She looked over at the others who were near by. The Hobbits were mostly sleeping and Gimli had said nothing the entire time. She had no idea where the men or the elf went.
"What do you think they are singing about?" Frodo asked softly. Mei shrugged her shoulders.
"Something sad."
"It is a memoir for Gandalf." They all turned to see Legolas holding a silver pitcher. Mei looked over him and had to admit he looked good with the silver robe.
"What are they saying?" Sam asked curiously as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Legolas gave a gaze look at the Hobbit.
"I can not say, for the pain is still too fresh for me." Legolas said softly. Mei gave a nod and looked at the sky again. She felt better that Legolas was here. She did not know why and she honestly did not want to think about it. But she gave a small smile as her thoughts went back to Legolas. At least he was damn cute for her to think about. Then she saw a shooting star.
"Hey! Everyone make a wish." She said softly. The Hobbits looked at her in confusion but then closed their eyes and made their wishes. Gimli gave a snort but made a wish as well. Legolas was silent while he looked at the girl…then made his wish. Mei looked up the sky and made her wish.
"What did you wish for?" Pippin asked eagerly. Mei gave a smirk at that.
"Silly…can't tell. You have to wait until your wish comes true before you tell anyone. Otherwise it'll never come true." Mei said. The Hobbit pouted and Mei snickered at that. However she thought back on her wish and smiled softly.
"I wish that I could hear the music that will make them smile…I wish to part of my wish…I wish to live forever in a wish." She whispered as the stars twinkled at her like diamonds. The silence around them gave them a soft comfort to dull the pain of grief. A butterfly flew quietly above the human girl as she caught it to see that there were silver markings on the delicate wings. She then remembered a song that she heard on the radio. It was by a singer name Enya…she was an older singer, a veteran, but she could sing like an angel. Mei gave smirk as she remembered how Chy had teased her about listening to Enya and that she complained how pretty the older woman's voice was.
"May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh!How are you are from home
Mornie utúlie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you know
May it be shadows call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utúlie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you
A promise lives within you"
Mei then let the butterfly go and closed her eyes to sleep. For a minute she was able to until she remembered something important. Her eyes opened and she looked over to the direction of the Dwarf.
"Hey, Gimli…you still need to tell me what the fuck is mithril."
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I changed this chapter a bit…for those who read it eariler…sorry about this…
Okay…for the first song that was sang... that was He Love You Not by Dream…the second song…I'm sure everyone knows this is by Enya called May it Be….I got the lyrics from this website at www.letssingit.com.
Thank you all of your reviewers! I love you in a nonromantic way nad I hope you will continue to support my fic.
I bet you weren't excepting this sort of ending were you? It almost seems like the end…don't worry! I'm continuing this fic! I just thought a more serious ending would be cool…tell me if it isn't!
Thank you Humbug Rabbit, madforjason, and Anita, and Marille! And the rest of you who reviewed!
Thank you Arwen and K for supporting me! Did I really make you fall off your chairs with this fic of mine? Hee hee! Chapter eight will come soon!
Okay…this is a warning about the chapter seven…ist' kinda of sad…not as funny…although I really don't know if any ofmy chapters are funny….and little kids should not be reading this!
Anyway, I got to thank a ton of people! Arwen, Kluv ya and K too. Those who reviewed...Luv ya too. And to the new reviewer, Maria, thanks for reviewing…I guess that's enough for now…on to the fic!
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Forever in a Wish
Chapter Seven
"What the fuck is mithril?" Mei asked innocently as she looked at the males who surround her. However, before they could answer her, they could hear more orcs coming. Mei swore as she heard the noise.
"We do not have time for this! We must flee!" Gandalf said as they picked up their bags and ran out of the room. They ran into the great hallway where Mei suffered from a nasty attack of chills. She could hear them coming after them and she looked back to see a swarm of them behind. Then she noticed that the noise was also coming up from above them and she looked up. Her eyes widen in shock at the site of the orcs crawling on the ceiling and the pillars.
"Just what the hell do they think they are? Ants or something? Shit! This is the stupidest thing I've seen in my life! That's it! When I get back home, I'm killing the damn birds and the ants!" Mei screamed as she ran for her life. However, no matter how fast they ran, the orcs had surrounded them with in minutes. The Fellowship plus Mei positioned themselves so that their backs were facing each other and they were facing the orcs. "Why us? What the hell did we do to deserve this?"
Suddenly they heard something. It was hard to say what it sounded like only that Mei was shivering badly. Whatever was coming was extremely evil. Mei was only a tad bit glad that the thing was evil enough to scare the orcs. However, that would mean that it would come after them.
"Hey, Gandalf. Remember how you said that there are greater evils than those ugly bastards? I think it's coming this way!"
They all stood there in silence as they saw a bright light of reddish orange coming inside of the hall. Gandalf stood there in shock.
"Hey! Gandalf, I think this would be a great time to run!" Mei yelled glaring at the old man. He still did not move. "Damn it! Don't think you can take this thing on your own!" With that, she grabbed Frodo and Sam while trying to push Pippin and Merry into running. Only then did Gandalf come out of his state of shock.
"RUN!"
"Now he tells us!" Mei muttered as she and the others ran the hell away from the light. "Stupid demons…always interrupting me! Someday, I'll get my vacation Kami-sama and don't you dare deny me of one!"
They kept on running as they entered into a passage. Boromir was leading when he suddenly stopped, Mei was right behind him and did not stop until it was too late. Boromir left himself about to fall when Mei grabbed his waist and pulled back, but the man was too heavy for her and so Legolas ran to the rescue. He quickly wrapped his arms around both humans and pulled. Both humans were gasping for breath and thanking their gods that the elf had saved them. That was when they looked to see that the cliff that they nearly fell into was really part of a stair with no stairs. Aragorn then led them down more stairs where Mei had to concentrate on just staring down at the steps in front of her. Her fear of heights was getting to her except for the fact that someone was kind enough to place his hand oh her shoulder. She reminded herself to thank the person when this whole thing was over.
The groups kept running down the stairs when they saw a gap that interfered with their escape. Mei gulped at bit at the sight of the gap. Legolas was the first to jump. Mei sighed in envy as she saw him jump. It was not fair that the elf was so damn perfect. It almost made her sick. However this was not the time to admire elf abilities.
"The old man is next…hurry! While the thing is still standing!" Mei yelled. She was keeping a close eye for the demon that was after them. Gandalf was thrown towards Legolas who caught him. All of the Hobbits came in next except for Frodo who was behind them. Boromir and Gimli were next; although Gimli told Aragorn right off that he did not want to be thrown. Frodo was going to be next when the stairs crumbled beneath them. The three quickly climbed up as fast as possible. Mei was shock in horror as her fears were blasted on full power. She tired to calm herself but as she stared down, her will was weakening and she could not think straight. She whimpered in fear as she saw how far the gap was now. Frodo looked up and saw how scared the normal brash girl was. He then grabbed her hand hoping to comfort her. However, it seemed like she was in her own little world of pain and fear.
"Aragorn! Mei is lost!" Frodo cried out. Aragorn looked over and his face turned grim at the sight of the girl. He could tell that she was in shock. However, he had no time to help her get out of it. He grabbed the girl's free hand and made her stand up.
Legolas watched in horror at the sight of the girl. She looked lost and scared. It took him his entire will not to attempt a leap to reach her and to help her rest her fears. He wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her. To whisper warm words to stop her shivering. He just wanted her to be safe.
Mei could feel Aragorn grabbing her hand, but her mind was on the ground below her. There was another crash and she looked back to see that the stairway they were on had been ripped from the cliff. Now they were going to fall. Her heart froze at that thought and her breathing became gasps of air as memories flashed through her. Memories of the ground as she fell when she was three pasted through her and she gripped the hands that held hers tightly. She could feel the ground below her move and a cream nearly tore from her throat. She could feel the ground moving backwards and then slowly forwards as the two males that were holding her hand leaned forward. She wanted tell them to stop, but her voice was gone.
"JUMP!" Aragorn yelled. Mei screamed as they jumped and she closed her eyes, expecting to fall when she felt herself crash on to someone. She opened them and blinked.
"I'm not falling?" she asked with disbelief.
"Yes yes yes…you are not falling, however, Lord Gimli is about to fall into his death if you would stay sitting on him." Boromir answered her impatiently. Mei looked down to see that she was sitting on Gimli. She gave a nervous chuckle and got up. Gimli slowly got up and muttered something about the girl being heavy. However Mei ignored the comment, while thinking about revenge on him when things get better. The group ran to get away while Mei could feel the burning evil of the demon that was behind them. They had finally reached near their goal. However Mei tried not to look down as she crossed the narrow bridge. She was the second to last to go and she turn to see how Gandalf was doing when the old wizard stopped right at the middle of the bridge. The entire group stopped moving as they watched to see what Gandalf was about to do. Then the demon appeared. Mei looked at it with awe. It looked like a bull with two hands and two feet. It was huge. Black fire burned as its body while its aura burned read. Mei stared at it for a minute.
"Hey! That thing looks like one of those monsters from Final Fantasy Seven! Cool…uh…what the hell is Gandalf doing?" Mei asked looking at the wizard with confusion. Frodo understood what he was doing for he was attempting to run back to Gandalf.
"Gandalf! No!"
Mei watched in horror as Gandalf used his magic to stop the demon. She felt herself moving towards him but as she drew to the foot of the bridge, an arrow struck in front of her. She looked up to see that it was the orcs. She glared at them and wondered how they could make those arrows fly this far. She then took out several ofadas out of her sleeves and threw them hard at the direction of the orcs. She turned to see how Gandalf was doing. She watched in amazement at the downfall of the demon. She grinned and was about to jog up to the wizard when her grin turned into horror.
"Gandalf! Behind you!" Mei yelled as she ran towards him. While the demon fell from the broken half of the bridge, the wizard had turned his back on it, unable to notice the fire red whip that came down on him. Mei screamed and slid to catch the falling wizard's hand as the whip claimed his leg and pulled him down. She winced in pain as the weight of the wizard was pulling down from her.
"Let go! Let go and flee from here!" Gandalf yelled. Mei shook her head.
"Stupid old man! Do you think I'll let you kill a demon and then just die? When we get through with this, I'm going to pound the idea of teamwork into your head!" Mei snapped as she tried to pull him up with her one hand. However, she could not. "Give me your other hand!"
Gandalf shook his head and glared at the girl.
"Let go! Flee and keep Frodo safe!"
"Damn you old man! If you want to see Frodo taken care of, give me your other hand and then take care of him yourself! I'm not letting you die!"
Suddenly her eyes widen in pain. She cast a look over herself to find that an arrow was lodged in her left shoulder. She gave thanks to Kami-sama that the orcs were too far away to cause serious damage. Gandalf saw what was wrong and began to struggle. Mei winced as the wizard was pulling away from her. She looked sown at him in anger.
"Listen old man…you let go and I'll jump in after you…" She said coldly. Gandalf looked up at her but his eyes held no surprise.
"No…you would not. Would you really follow me to death knowing that you are leaving Frodo on his own and that you would die in a world that is not your own?" he said calmly. Mei held his stare for a minute. Then she scowled at him.
"Damn you! I had myself to forget those facts!" Mei snarled and then she took out her white jade necklace. She then let it fall around Gandalf's neck. "I'm not going to let you go just yet…but if you do fall…you better come back and give me my damn necklace old man! If you don't and I find out htat you're dead…I'm going to raise your spirit and make you stay here!"
Gandalf blinked and shook his head as he chuckled at the girl's statement.
"I will make sure that I will."
He looked up at and into her golden eyes. He smiled at her. However his face felt something wet hit his face. He could see that tears were falling from her eyes.
"Why do people always have to die for others? How many more have to die to stop the maddness?" she whispered softly. Gandalf said nothing when another arrow hit the arm that was holding him up. Mei gasped in pain and her hand slipped, and Gandalf fell into the Shadow. "NO! GANDALF! YOU BETTER COME BACK, YOU DIRTY OLD MAN!"
She watched him fall until he was nothing but a speck and then she could feel someone pulling her away. That was when she felt the pain from the arrows. She watched blankly as the arrows were pulled out and that she was dragged from the darkness and into the light. She winced as her eyes were filled with light. Her eyes hurt so much. That was when she blinked and looked to see that they were outside of the cave. She looked at her surrounding…how ironic that the day was so beautiful and bright. Why did someone die on a beautiful day? She turned to see that is was Aragorn who led her away from the darkness. She gave a nod of thanks before she looked at the others. She could see that Sam, Pippin, and Merry were crying for the loss and that Boromir was comforting them. Gimli was sitting by himself, mourning on his own. She looked over to see that Frodo was waling aimlessly around the area. Looking at the Hobbit, she felt hollow. She felt like she failed at something. Then she gave a harsh laugh. Of course she failed. This was the first time that anyone had died on her. Then Legolas appeared in front of her. He saw her wounds and had already began to bind them. She stood there watching him.
"You look like shit." She said softly. Legolas gave a nod at that. He then looked at her face that was dirty and tear stained.
"You were crying."
"Yeah…happens to people when something bad happens to them." Mei said dully. The next thing that happened surprised her. Legolas wrapped his arms around her smaller body and held her close. She stiffen for a minute and then allowed herself to have a moment of comfort. She buried her head into his clothing, smelling the scent of orcs blood, dirt, and the light scent of the rain. "Legolas…orcs' blood stinks badly."
He gave a nod at that and let her go slowly. She sighed and gave a small smile at him. He felt his heart melted at the sight of that smile. Even if that smile was sad…it was meant for him.
"Thanks, Legolas." She said and then she turned to look at Frodo. She had to help him out. However, she could not move her feet to hug the little guy. She could only feel herself stuck on the same spot. Guilt was coursing through her veins as she looked at him. Then Aragorn got up and looked to the horizon.
"Legolas, get them to their feet." Boromir cast an anguish glare at the other man.
"Oh, give them a moment for pity's sake!" Aragorn cast him a stare that said that there was no room for grief for now.
"He's right…we need to get out of here for everyone's sake. Where are we going next?" Mei asked dully. Aragorn looked at her, understanding the pain she was going through.
"We will be heading to the woods of Lothlorien. We will be able to rest when we reach there." Aragorn replied. He then went towards Frodo who was still walking aimlessly. She watched Araogrn comfort the Hobbit and cursed herself for being so weak at the moment of time where the Hobbit would need strength. Then she felt someone touching her shoulder and she turned to see it was the Elf. She gave a nod at him, telling him that she would be all right.
"He's going to come back, you know."
Legolas looked at her with surprise in his eyes. Mei looked at him in the eye and gave a small smile. "He promised me…besides, he has my necklace, so he has to come back to give it to me!"
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It had taken them most of the day to reach the forest. Halfway through the trip, Aragorn looked at the human girl with concern. She was quiet and hardly made any jokes around them. She even stayed away from Frodo, which caused the little Hobbit great pain. Aragorn knew how much Frodo needed the strength and the humor of the girl. However, he never asked for Mei to help Frodo. It seems that the girl flinch every time she looked at him. He began to wonder what had happen to make the devilish child change so much. However that changed when Sam started to talk to her. What they were talking about was a mystery to him.
"Priestess Mei…"
"Sam, it's Mei."
"Mei…Frodo is in pain. I know that everyone is a worrying about Gandalf and all, but mister Frodo is hurt the worst. You can help him can you?"
"Sam…it was my fault that he fell…if only I were stronger…if only I hadn't let him go." Mei said as her fist clenched in anger. Sam looked at her and shook his head.
"But you were not. You got shot by orcs…even Aragorn would have let go."
"Yeah, well, I'm not Aragorn…I've been through worse pain then a couple of lousy arrows…I should have saved him…"
"That is the past…Mister Frodo needs you now."
Mei was silent for a moment and then shook her head.
"Hey Sam…"
"Yes?"
"Have you ever saved a life?" Sam blinked in surprise at the question. He had not excepted this. He nodded his head.
"Good…then you would understand a bit. I'm eighteen right now. I started my training in being a priestess at the age of ten. Do you have any idea on how a person who has been saving lives all of her life and then suddenly the person who she has the power to save dies right in front of her eyes? Do you have any idea what that does to me? I have been through a five star torture chamber and I had never gotten an innocent killed! I went through Hell and back to save children and I have never ever let go of anyone even when I had been stabbed! Do you have any idea how much it kills me to see that I couldn't save him?" By now, Mei had gone from calm to hysterical. Sam backed away as she screamed out the last part of her speech. He gasped as tears flowed from her eyes and then she completely broke down. Legolas looked over her with worry. Aragorn watched the girl and sighed. How long did she held the jester's front? He looked over to the elf.
"Carry her…we need to hurry."
Legolas nodded and carried the girl on his back. Mei kept on crying as the elf put her on his back and then she fell asleep with tears in her eyes. Legolas sighed in relief as he heard her sleep. He could feel that this was too much for her. Mei then held on to him and he could feel the warmth of her body and his white cheeks turned into a pale pink. For once in his life…he felt content with his long life.
Mei stirred a bit as she felt someone watching her. Her eyes cracked up a bit to see shaded light and that the others were walking in a forest. She frowned as her eyes closed. She could feel more than nine of them. She felt like there were people surrounding her. She groaned and then moved her arms so that she was able to reach into the pockets of her sleeves. Legolas looked up in surprised but then relaxed as she then still in movement. Mei then slowly pulled out her ofadas and began using her chi, using only a small amount so that she would not be detected. Meanwhile, Gimli was warning the Hobbits about the sorceress of the woods.
"Stay close, young Hobbits!" he warned as he walked with confidence. "Rumor speaks of a great sorceress who lives in these woods! An elf witch of terrible power…they say that all who look upon her are cast under her spell…"
"That is the biggest piece of shit I've heard…no one can cast a spell by looking. All except for medusa…she could change anything to stone by a look. Of course if this elf sorceress can cast anything by a look…she must be damn ugly!" Mei said and her voice rose with every word. Gimli blinked at the outburst while Aragorn gave the girl a starling look. However it was too late for suddenly the entire group found them surrounded by a group of elves armed with bows. All of them were startled by the fact that arrows were pointed at them within three inches from their faces. Only two were not surprised. Mei looked at them with amusement.
"Damn! All of you are pretty! You know what I hate about your world, Frodo? It's the sad fact that men in this world are even prettier than me! Of course…these guys aren't as cute as Leggy here. And not as smart." Mei said smirking. One of the elves, a male with no bow, glared at her. Her smirk widen as she batted her eyes.
"Your eyes are like an orc's." the elf said coldly. Legolas felt anger erupt from him and the hobbits glared at the elf with anger. Mei gave an evil grin, as she held onto Legolas tighter.
"And you're just as dumb! Are you really going to let your buddies kill us when they have a risk of killing themselves like that? Anyway…you still haven't looked behind you!" The elves looked behind them to see that there was a floating piece of paper glowing with pale yellow light behind them. "You want to know something interesting? These suckers are pretty effective against orcs…makes me wonder how they work on with elves. I would have tired it with Leggy here…but I don't want him to die…you on the other hand are getting on my nerves. Makes me wonder how similar you and the orcs are."
The elf and the girl glared at each other before the elf composed himself. Mei gave a charming smile. She could not help it. She was after all eighteen.
Then Aragorn came in between them and began to talk in Elvish. They talked for a few seconds before the elf gave a nod. Then he looked at everyone.
"All is well then. You may pass through Lothlorien, however the Lady of the Wood would wish to speak with you. We will guide you the rest of the way to the city." The elf said. Mei sighed and hugged Legolas tighter. Frodo suddenly was beside Legolas. He looked worried for a moment at the girl. Mei saw his worry and shook her head.
"Frodo…don't worry about me…I'm just a bit tired. Sorry about ignoring you back there and for the crying." Mei said softly. Frodo shook his head.
"You were sad…I have never seen you sad." He said softly. Mei gave a nod at that.
"Yeah…I don't like that feeling. Makes me feel like shit. Hey…wait a minute…does anyone have my bass?"
The groups blinked at that…then they looked for the girl's bags.
"Here is your bag…"Pippin said holding out the duffle bag. Mei looked at them frantically begging to Kami-sama that her bass was save. She sighed in relief as Boromir held out her bass.
"Boromir! You are my hero! Sauron would have one hell of a priestess after his ass if that thing is broken!"
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When they had gotten to the city of Lothlorien, Mei was quickly taken away from Legolas and placed in a room so that her wounds would heal. She scowled in anger but did her best to be nice…
"Damn it! Why the hell am I stuck here? Hey you! Blondie! Why am I here? My wounds aren't as bad as Frodo's and Sam's! Wait a minute…YOU JERKS! THIS IS A CONSPIRCY! HEY! LET ME GO! I WANT TO SEE MY FRIENDS!"
The elves made sure to stay away from her after they had healed her. Some of them wondered if she was half orc. After a few minutes, Mei pouted in boredom. She wanted something to do. She wondered how the others were doing. She gave a chuckle at the idea of the others as her friends. However, her ears perked up as she heard one of the elves, a female, say Legolas's name and then something else. Whatever it was, the elf's friend giggled and nodded in agreement. Mei scowled at that. There was no way those blondies were checking out Legolas. So she decided to distract them from the archer. She then looked through her bag , trying to find something good to wear and come to the idea of the white tube top and loose jeans were good. Then she put on the suspenders and thanked Kami that the elves gave her a bath. She looked at a mirror and quickly messed her hair a bit. She gave a grin and then winked at her image. She was ready! She exited her room to find that she was high in a tree and that there was a stairway that was open to the public view. She gave herself a grin. Perfect. She began to dance to a music that she can only hear and she moved her hips in a sway sort of motion. Then she began to sing.
"He loves me he loves you not
He loves me he loves me not
He loves me he loves you not
he loves you not
he loves you not
Give it your all girl, give it all ya got,
You can take a chance, and take your best shot,
Say what you want girl, do whatcha do,
He's never gonna, gonna make it with you..
Your pullin' petals of a flower tryin' to get your way, (way)
Keep pullin' til its says what you want it to say, (say)
Girl you can pick a field full of daisies,
But he'd still be my baby,
And I know you can hardly wait 'til I'm away from him,
Instinctively, I know what your thinkin',
You'll be givin' him an open invitation,
But my baby won't be taken in...
(nooo..)
You can pout your cherry lips,
Try to tempt him with a sweet kiss, (sweet kiss)
You can flirt your pretty eyes,
He ain't got his hands tied..
Mei gave a grin as she noticed the attention she was capturing. It looked like they have never seen a girl sing. Then she gave herself a pat on the back for introducing them to a new culture. She then began to dance a little bit more provocative. Not enough to be a slut, but enough to shock the people around her. As she sang, her attitude changed from demonic child to happy and sexy girl. This should defiantly get everyone's attention.
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you,
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not...
You're the kinda girl that's always up for do-or-dare
Only want him just because he's there,
Always lookin for a new ride,
The grass is greener on the other side!
You're the kinda girl who's not used to hearing no, (no)
All your lovers try to take you where you wanna go, (go)
Doesn't matter how hard you try,
Your never gonna get with my guy..
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what hes got, (and that's me)
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do,
He's never gonna be with you, (with you..)
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not...
The others were heading towards Mei when they noticed a crowed and decided to investigate. To their surprise, they all saw Mei wearing her alien clothing and dancing in such a manner that was not possible. Legolas looked at the girl with fascination. How was it possible for a girl to look so innocent and appealing at the same time. However, he shook himself out of his reverie and then glared at the others for staring at the girl as well. Aragorn hid a smile as he noticed the signs of jealousy from the elf.
Doesn't matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you
Give it your all girl, give it all you got,
You can take a chance, and take your best shot,
Say what you want girl, do whatcha do,
He's never gonna make it with you..
You can pout your cherry lips,
Try to tempt him with a sweet kiss, (sweet kiss)
You can flirt your pretty eyes,
He ain't got his hands tied..
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what he's got,
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you,
He's into what he's got, (take your best shot..)
He loves me, he loves you not...
No chains to unlock, so free to do what he wants,
He's into what he's got, (and that's me)
He loves me, he loves you not,
No matter what you do, he's never gonna be with you, (he's my guy)
He's into what he's got, (and that's me)
He loves me, he loves you not...
Mei then stopped dancing and ended the song with a jump from the stairway and landed on the ground with a striking pose. However, her face turned from happy to emotionless as her posture turned more normal. She noticed the Fellowship and gave a wave. She walked over to them, ignoring the looks from the others elves.
"Hey…so what did the sorceress had to tell you?" The group was silent and her eyes narrowed at the pained looks from Boromir and Frodo. "Okay…what the hell did she do to you?"
"Nothing…she told us that we could stay here to recover. We can easily sleep here for her woods holds us protection." Aragorn said softly. Mei gave a nod at that but still did not look convinced.
"Okay…I guess I can trust her on this…so what did this sorceress look like? Was she a babe? Come one Aragorn! Tell me!" Mei begged as she jumped on his back. Aragorn gave a scowl.
"I think it would be best if you changed, Mei…your clothing is not suitable."
"Since when it was ever? I'm waiting for them to make me a new one…the last one is all bloody and torn. Anyway, Pippin, what did this sorceress look like?"
"She was a golden goddess!"
"Really? That would make her really old, right, Leggy?" Mei asked innocently. Leoglas sighed, but allowed the child to say the nickname. At least it was close to his name. He gave a nod at that.
"She is Lady Arwen's grandmother. One of the oldest, wisest, and fairest of us all."
Mei gulped as she heard that. What could make this worse for her?
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She looked up at the evening sky. She was lying in a bed with the roots of the tree as a frame for a bed. She found it comfortable and almost peaceful. The reason for the almost was the fact that the elves were singing. She closed her eyes and listened to the beautiful voices. Beautiful to listen to, but so sad to bear. She could not understand what they were singing about and made a guess that it would be about Gandalf. She sighed and wondered if there would be a time for her to listen to music that was happy here. She looked up at the stars and sighed.
"Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
High above the world so far
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are." She sang softly. She looked over at the others who were near by. The Hobbits were mostly sleeping and Gimli had said nothing the entire time. She had no idea where the men or the elf went.
"What do you think they are singing about?" Frodo asked softly. Mei shrugged her shoulders.
"Something sad."
"It is a memoir for Gandalf." They all turned to see Legolas holding a silver pitcher. Mei looked over him and had to admit he looked good with the silver robe.
"What are they saying?" Sam asked curiously as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Legolas gave a gaze look at the Hobbit.
"I can not say, for the pain is still too fresh for me." Legolas said softly. Mei gave a nod and looked at the sky again. She felt better that Legolas was here. She did not know why and she honestly did not want to think about it. But she gave a small smile as her thoughts went back to Legolas. At least he was damn cute for her to think about. Then she saw a shooting star.
"Hey! Everyone make a wish." She said softly. The Hobbits looked at her in confusion but then closed their eyes and made their wishes. Gimli gave a snort but made a wish as well. Legolas was silent while he looked at the girl…then made his wish. Mei looked up the sky and made her wish.
"What did you wish for?" Pippin asked eagerly. Mei gave a smirk at that.
"Silly…can't tell. You have to wait until your wish comes true before you tell anyone. Otherwise it'll never come true." Mei said. The Hobbit pouted and Mei snickered at that. However she thought back on her wish and smiled softly.
"I wish that I could hear the music that will make them smile…I wish to part of my wish…I wish to live forever in a wish." She whispered as the stars twinkled at her like diamonds. The silence around them gave them a soft comfort to dull the pain of grief. A butterfly flew quietly above the human girl as she caught it to see that there were silver markings on the delicate wings. She then remembered a song that she heard on the radio. It was by a singer name Enya…she was an older singer, a veteran, but she could sing like an angel. Mei gave smirk as she remembered how Chy had teased her about listening to Enya and that she complained how pretty the older woman's voice was.
"May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh!How are you are from home
Mornie utúlie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you know
May it be shadows call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utúlie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you
A promise lives within you"
Mei then let the butterfly go and closed her eyes to sleep. For a minute she was able to until she remembered something important. Her eyes opened and she looked over to the direction of the Dwarf.
"Hey, Gimli…you still need to tell me what the fuck is mithril."
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I changed this chapter a bit…for those who read it eariler…sorry about this…
Okay…for the first song that was sang... that was He Love You Not by Dream…the second song…I'm sure everyone knows this is by Enya called May it Be….I got the lyrics from this website at www.letssingit.com.
Thank you all of your reviewers! I love you in a nonromantic way nad I hope you will continue to support my fic.
I bet you weren't excepting this sort of ending were you? It almost seems like the end…don't worry! I'm continuing this fic! I just thought a more serious ending would be cool…tell me if it isn't!
Thank you Humbug Rabbit, madforjason, and Anita, and Marille! And the rest of you who reviewed!
Thank you Arwen and K for supporting me! Did I really make you fall off your chairs with this fic of mine? Hee hee! Chapter eight will come soon!