High School is a teen's best friend. Yeah right.

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: If we owned anything to do with LOTR, we'd be in heaven. Unfortunately, we don't so we are still on crappy earth.

Summery: You mean you still don't know? Well I'm not wasting time telling you, you can just read the previous chapters thank you.

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As we walked to Drama, everyone was talking about Jamie's fight with Gimli. I was proud of her for beating the crap out of him like that, but I was also worried. I couldn't help thinking that this whole thing would get out of hand.

"Don't worry" Billee said with a smirk, when I mentioned my concerns. "Believe me, that smelly dwarf will stay away from us now. We've all shown him who's better. Right Legolas?"

"Sure" Legolas agreed. But like me, he looked a bit uneasy. "He won't risk going up against you or Jamie again"

"That's what I was hoping for" Jamie said with a smile. "He knows now that he can't mess with us and get away with it"

I personally wasn't so sure. I barely knew Gimli, and although he had brought this trouble upon himself by insulting Billee, I didn't think he would let it go all that easily. The way he had attacked Jamie in the dining hall in front of the teachers simply warned me that he didn't care how much trouble he got into if it meant that he could hurt people. And I was concerned that he had it in for Jamie, Billee and possibly Legolas. I did not want my friends to get hurt.

Just as we were going into the Drama room, I realised that my gold ring, the one piece of jewellery I always wore, was missing. I panicked, thinking I'd lost it and then remembered that I'd left it in the dorm that morning. It had been a present from Billee and it meant a great deal to me so I didn't want to leave it there.

"Guys" I said quickly. "I left my ring in our dorm. I'm just going to get it"

"But the lesson will be starting in a minute" Jamie pointed out. "You'll be late"

"No, I've still got a few minutes" I told them. "Go in and save me a seat. I'll be back before the lesson starts"

I walked quickly over to my dorm, knowing that I'd get into trouble if I was late for my lesson. My ring was by my bed where I had left it. I gave a sigh of relief and slipped it back on my finger.

Leaving the dorm in a hurry, I bumped into someone smaller than me. I looked down, only to see Gimli standing there with a scowl on his battered face.

"Hello, half-elf" he snarled. Before I could move, he shoved me against the wall and grabbed my arms so that I couldn't move. For something so small, he was very strong. His fingernails dug into my skin as he glared at me.

"Please Gimli" I begged. "You're hurting me"

"I can do a lot worse than this" he hissed. "I'm going to get my own back if it's the last thing I do. Those two stupid elves and that mongrel hobbit"

"Hey, they're my friends" I said, suddenly overcome with a burst of anger. His next words made me freeze however.

"And as for you, pretty half-elf" he muttered, reaching up and touching my cheek. I pulled away from him in disgust and he smirked. "Wait until you see what I have in store for you" he whispered, turning and walking away. I stood, still frozen to the spot staring after him in fear.

I knew exactly what he meant and exactly what he was planning. Yet I could do nothing. I couldn't tell Jamie or Billee because I knew what they would do and I didn't want anymore violence. But suddenly all I wanted was to be with my friends. Running as fast I could, I headed over to the Drama room. I made it just in time.

"Did you find it?" Jamie asked, as I sat down next to her. "Your ring" she continued, obviously seeing that I looked puzzled. "Did you find it?"

"Oh that. Yeah, I did" I said quietly. I was saved from having to say more by the arrival of our teacher.