Authors Note: Hope you liked the first chapter, I just really had the urge to write (being sick does that to me!) and now I have yet another school-less afternoon! Maybe this one wont be so long... thanks again to TigerBabe for her Elfish (which I printed out and am speaking to my friends, who are morons and don't like LOTHR and have no clue what I'm saying tee hee)
Disclaimer: I own nothing but me, and how I make the characters behave. Mwahahahaha! My... that was random. Anyways, please don't sue and deprive me of my box of Kraft Dinner and soccer cleats.
I talked to Legolas for a good part of the night, until Gimli came out, and told us that it was his turn to stay up. We walked back to camp, and went to our designated sleeping spots. I curled under my blanket and cursed myself. I had opened up to this Elf, and I didn't like it. I was supposed to be a solitary creature; after all, that's what I was told to be. But no one could see me now, right? My little self-battle continued on through out the night, never really sleeping. Finally, tired of the hard ground, I leaned back against the log I had been sitting on earlier, blanket wrapped around my legs. I touched my cheek, the gash was gone. Elves heal quickly, so I wasn't that surprised.
Dawn came quickly, along with the grumbles of hungry hobbits. Soon breakfast was ready, and the hobbits attacked it, hungry as ever. The men, dwarf and wizard ate as well, although I doubt they were as hungry as the hobbits. Legolas picked at whatever was not taken by the hobbits, and I just nursed an apple.
The morning was busy, everyone scrambling to get their belongings packed, and make sure they didn't get packed themselves. I only had a change of clothes, some normal Elfish toiletries, and a few arrows and bow, so I didn't have much to carry.
We set off about an hour after dawn, heading towards the mountains. We walked until sunset, finally tiring of the hobbits complaints of hunger.
"We missed second breakfast, and elevenses, and lunch, and afternoon tea, and dinner! We shall all wallow away to nothingness before this adventure is over!" one of the hobbits, Pippin, complained in a woeful tone. I surprised everyone, including myself, by laughing softly.
"Isn't part of the fun of an adventure to get away from normal hobbit life?" I asked, tiniest of smiles on my lips.
"Well, of course it is. But food isn't just hobbit life, everything needs to eat, or else they do wither away to nothingness!" he exclaimed, looking flustered.
"Well, look at you now," I said, pinching his arm lightly. "You still are a healthy weight." I grinned at his expression, as he pulled his arm away.
"I suppose you are right. But when we all disappear, you'll all be moaning and clutching your bellies and saying `Oh why didn't we listen to Pippin, why oh why!'" he said, putting on the dramatics.
This caused chuckling from everyone, even Gimli. We ate, and I slid half my dinner over to Pippin, who, being a hobbit, ate it all without noticing. I stood up and explored on my own for a little while, feeling a little more comfortable among the trees. I did some sword work in a little clearing, ducking and rolling. I felt a pair of eyes on me and stood, looking around. I saw Merry watching from behind a tree. He blushed when I caught sight of him.
"I was just, erm, looking for mushrooms! Yes, that's right, mushrooms!" he said, holding up a bag.
"You shouldn't really be out here alone. I doubt it's very safe." I said, deciding not to mention the Ringwraith I had outrun before I met up with them.
"So, you're out here alone, and you're a girl!" he said, looking indignant.
"I'm also a girl who knows how to take care of herself." I said, smiling a little. I sheathed my sword as I walked toward him. "Come on, I'll walk you back." We talked a bit about where he had come from, and how he had joined this merry little band.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but me, and how I make the characters behave. Mwahahahaha! My... that was random. Anyways, please don't sue and deprive me of my box of Kraft Dinner and soccer cleats.
I talked to Legolas for a good part of the night, until Gimli came out, and told us that it was his turn to stay up. We walked back to camp, and went to our designated sleeping spots. I curled under my blanket and cursed myself. I had opened up to this Elf, and I didn't like it. I was supposed to be a solitary creature; after all, that's what I was told to be. But no one could see me now, right? My little self-battle continued on through out the night, never really sleeping. Finally, tired of the hard ground, I leaned back against the log I had been sitting on earlier, blanket wrapped around my legs. I touched my cheek, the gash was gone. Elves heal quickly, so I wasn't that surprised.
Dawn came quickly, along with the grumbles of hungry hobbits. Soon breakfast was ready, and the hobbits attacked it, hungry as ever. The men, dwarf and wizard ate as well, although I doubt they were as hungry as the hobbits. Legolas picked at whatever was not taken by the hobbits, and I just nursed an apple.
The morning was busy, everyone scrambling to get their belongings packed, and make sure they didn't get packed themselves. I only had a change of clothes, some normal Elfish toiletries, and a few arrows and bow, so I didn't have much to carry.
We set off about an hour after dawn, heading towards the mountains. We walked until sunset, finally tiring of the hobbits complaints of hunger.
"We missed second breakfast, and elevenses, and lunch, and afternoon tea, and dinner! We shall all wallow away to nothingness before this adventure is over!" one of the hobbits, Pippin, complained in a woeful tone. I surprised everyone, including myself, by laughing softly.
"Isn't part of the fun of an adventure to get away from normal hobbit life?" I asked, tiniest of smiles on my lips.
"Well, of course it is. But food isn't just hobbit life, everything needs to eat, or else they do wither away to nothingness!" he exclaimed, looking flustered.
"Well, look at you now," I said, pinching his arm lightly. "You still are a healthy weight." I grinned at his expression, as he pulled his arm away.
"I suppose you are right. But when we all disappear, you'll all be moaning and clutching your bellies and saying `Oh why didn't we listen to Pippin, why oh why!'" he said, putting on the dramatics.
This caused chuckling from everyone, even Gimli. We ate, and I slid half my dinner over to Pippin, who, being a hobbit, ate it all without noticing. I stood up and explored on my own for a little while, feeling a little more comfortable among the trees. I did some sword work in a little clearing, ducking and rolling. I felt a pair of eyes on me and stood, looking around. I saw Merry watching from behind a tree. He blushed when I caught sight of him.
"I was just, erm, looking for mushrooms! Yes, that's right, mushrooms!" he said, holding up a bag.
"You shouldn't really be out here alone. I doubt it's very safe." I said, deciding not to mention the Ringwraith I had outrun before I met up with them.
"So, you're out here alone, and you're a girl!" he said, looking indignant.
"I'm also a girl who knows how to take care of herself." I said, smiling a little. I sheathed my sword as I walked toward him. "Come on, I'll walk you back." We talked a bit about where he had come from, and how he had joined this merry little band.