Blood thirsty: Sorry about the long wait, I was at BAND CAMP! Yeah! That was so fun!
Legolas: Yeah, and I got a break from being a muse!
Aragorn: I finally got to catch up with Arwen!
Blood thirsty: Yeah, but now, I have a five day weekend, then the teachers go on strike (until further notice).
Legolas: Crap.
Aragorn: There goes our freedom.
Legolas: Wait a minute… you went to band camp, right?
Blood thirsty: Yeah, why?
Legolas: * snickers * What instrument do you play? I hope it's not a flute…
Blood thirsty: No, I play the tenor sax-HEY! Since when did you have such a dirty mind?!
Legolas: Since I was your muse, now get on with the story.
" Miranda, please! I was just being honest! We have to work together if we are to get my father back in one piece." Legolas pleaded. Miranda just turned to Merry.
" Do you hear something? It sounds like some sort of dung beetle." She asked politely. Legolas groaned, and poor Merry was caught between agreeing or just ignoring her, and he knew neither one was smart. Aragorn was getting very fed up with the constant tension between the two elves, so he decided to take drastic measures. He knew he was going to regret this, but something told him he had to. Just as Miranda was stepping forward, he stuck his foot out, and she fell face first into the dirt. Legolas reached for her arm to pull her up, but she grabbed his arm, pulled him down, and shoved his face in the dirt. Normally he would have been able to withstand that, but he was reaching down, thus loosing his balance.
" You told Aragorn to do that, didn't you?" She hissed. Legolas got up, and wiped the dirt away from his face, only to have more thrown into it. She bolted into a run. Legolas blindly reached for someone to help his with his balance, and unfortunately, grabbed Gimli's arm. Gimli helped him up, but he quickly pulled away from the elf's grasp; too quick, because Legolas took offence to it.
" Get over it! I do not like you in that way! I thought we were friends, and yet you still feel nervous around me." The elf snapped, he threw his bow on the ground in frustration, along with his quiver.
Gimli looked absolutely helpless. He didn't mean to offend him, but still, the way he said he and Legolas were meeting creeped him out. Legolas had stormed out of the sight of the group, and Aragorn was kicking himself for doing that.
" Why did you trip her?" Gandalf asked. Aragorn sighed and ran his hand through his dark hair.
" At first it went the way I wanted. Legolas was to help her up, then it just went amiss." Aragorn said quietly. They had to find the elves, but now all they had to rely on was Aragorn and Gandalf.
Legolas was cooling down, but was getting more frustrated at his conscience again.
' Of come on, why did you react like that? He did nothing wrong! If you thought he was falling for you, what would you do?'
'Stop lying to him! You and I both know that you reacted the way you should have! He should know better than to think that you were falling for him!' His heart shot back. The poor elf wanted to bash his head against a tree. He heard a small sobbing, and realized he was getting closer to where Miranda was. He lightened his steps even more, as to try and sneak up on her. He succeeded. She was slouched against a tree, her head in her hands.
" I didn't mean it, I just meant that I don't want to marry." He said softly. She snapped her head up, and her deep, murky eyes met his sharp blue ones. She stood up slowly, and slapped him. He rolled with it, and didn't face her for a few moments.
" What do I have to do to get your forgiveness?" He asked, his eyes were now boring into hers. She stepped forward, and put her face close to his. He really didn't like being this close to her, but he decided to humor her this time.
"The only thing I want is what you will not give me." And with that, she turned away, and began to walk until a noise caught her attention. The same thought ran through both of their heads.
" Orcs." They murmured in unison. Legolas reached for his bow.
'Where is your bow? It's not on your back! It should be on your back, but it's not!' His mind reeled with answers, but the one that was right was too crazy to think about.
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" Get over it! I do not like you in that way! I thought we were friends, and yet you still feel nervous around me." The elf snapped, he threw his bow on the ground in frustration, along with his quiver.
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" My bow and quiver are not here. We will have to fight with our blades." Legolas said, drawing his silver knife. She looked completely distraught.
" You came running into the forest without your best weapon?! What kind of warrior are you?!" She shrieked. Before he could answer, out came about three dozen orcs from the cover of the forest. He should have noticed the foul stench, and he did, but he had been too emotional to react to it. All that was on his mind was anger, and redemption. He wanted to beat himself down for not noticing it, but he had no time. Miranda was not a warrior, she was a maiden, and she didn't stand a chance. He began to slash at any orcs that came into his range, but was soon overwhelmed by the numbers of orcs. Miranda was trying to fend some off, but was failing miserably. Legolas let out a shrill whistle, hoping it reached Aragorn.
" Behind you!" He yelled, but she reacted too slowly, she was soon taken down. Legolas mind now wanted to save her instead.
' Redemption is what you need! Do it! Please! For the sake of your conscience!' For once, Legolas listened to it, and was soon prying the orc off Miranda. He yanked her off the ground, and tried to dodge out of the way from an orc blade; but unfortunately with the weight of the other elf, he was not fast enough.
The blade felt like it was on fire, burning through his skin. Though he kept himself between Miranda. He refused to let them win. With a last resort, he pushed Miranda onto the ground, and tackled the orc with all his weight. He heard the sound of metal against bone, and felt the orc go limp under his weight. He tried to get up, but found his limbs heavier then they should have been. He rolled over onto his side, and put a hand against his wound. He was bleeding badly.
His thoughts were becoming hazy. He saw the orcs standing over him. Panic was overwhelming him, though he felt so weak. He was dimly aware of the sound of metal clashing against metal, and the familiar voices and battle cries. The last thing he saw was the face of an orc grabbing him by his sides and swinging him over his shoulder. From the sudden rush of blood to his head, he felt everything go black, then nothing.
Legolas: What was that? I should feel sorry for her! She's annoying, and ugly, and horrible! And why was I captured by orcs!?
Blood thirsty: Calm down Legolas, geez! It's not the end of the world you know. She's not that ugly, and well… like father like son… hehehe.
Aragorn: Teachers are going on strike? That means… crap, you get to stay at home all day!
Blood thirsty: Yup, but lets not carry on about that, =D lets get to the shout outs! :D
Amy " ahh Amy Amy Amy, you are so loyal, every single chapter you've reviewed! Thank you so much! :D:D:D:D:D You've made my day! *grins * But anyways, thanks! I'm glad this is keeping you entertained! Sorry about the wait.
Bill the pony " Heh, glad you liked it! A half an hour of reading this? Is it this good? Cool! Yeah, I know, Miranda's kinda… iffy… But that's for reviewing!
D45 " Blah, that's ok, Ffnet is VERY twitchy. But thanks for reviewing this chapter! It meant a lot to me! Yay! Go you! Hehehe, just one question. About your review… 'Good point with the 'Leggy is assumed gay' thing. I wondered if you would do this?' you didn't specify what you wanted me to do, and if ya wanted me to make him gay… uh, well, I might do it for you in another story… maybe, I dunno If I can write that though. But tell me later, you can email me, or tell me in a review, whichever suites your fancy.
KaraXIII " Thanks for reviewing, and no, I haven't gotten to reading your stories… sorry. -.-; but I promise! I will read and review them! Okie?
#1legolasobsesser & memesasuka " Well, here is your shout outs! I'm glad you two are enjoying this! Hope it wasn't too violent for ya… this chapter wasn't very funny… but next one will be! I promise! Hehehe.
Blood thirsty: Ha! #1legolasobsesser called me dawg!
Legolas: I think it should have been bit-
Aragorn: That's not very smart…