Disclaimer: I do not own ANYTHING! I only own the characters: Jane/Tara
Jacqueline, Thomas Jacqueline, Troy Marcus, Kairyn, Alex/Lexie, and Mark.
Anything else, I do NOT own!
Author's Note: Jacqueline is to be pronounced as jack-wil-ine, with a long I, like eye, not jack-wil-een.
Chapter Three – Mirkwood
Legolas and Jane appeared in Mirkwood outside of Kairyn's house. Legolas's arms are still wrapped around Jane's waist and her arms are wrapped around Legolas's neck. They stand there like that for a few seconds, until Kairyn comes out with a look on her face that clearly said "what is she doing here."
Kairyn: Legolas! What are you doing? And who is she?
Legolas and Jane noticed they're close position and broke apart.
Legolas: Kairyn, this is Jane. Jane, this is Kairyn. Jane is the girl Gandalf wanted me to bring here in Middle-Earth. She is to help our troops in battle.
Kairyn looked utterly surprised. She was staring at Jane with a puzzled look. Mind you, Jane was still wearing her punkish outfit and outrageous hairstyle.
Jane: Well, what are you looking at me like that for? Would you mind stop staring?
Kairyn stopped staring at Jane and Legolas got mad.
Legolas: Jane!
Jane: Well she was staring at me like I'm some freak-show.
Legolas: That's enough.
Kairyn: I apologize, Jane. Legolas, lighten up.
Legolas: Okay. Now, dear, Jane needs some proper attire. Can she borrow some of your clothes?
Kairyn: Of course, why don't you two come inside.
Kairyn opened the door and led Legolas and Jane inside and into her room. She got out some clothes and handed them to Jane.
Legolas and Kairyn exited so that Jane could change. A few moments later, Jane came out.
Legolas: What about your hair? Kairyn, could you fix Jane's hair so that it looks atleast half-way descent?
Jane: But it took me forever to get it like this!
Legolas: Whatever. You shall not wear it like that at the Council of Elrond. Understood?
Jane: Yeah, whatever.
Legolas: So, ready to go?
Jane: Don't I need like a horse and weapons and stuff?
Legolas: We will provide you with a horse soon. Weapons will be provided when we go to the Council of Elrond.
Jane: Okay then. Nice meeting you, Kairyn. And thanks for the clothes.
Kairyn: Anytime. Good day, Jane.
Legolas kissed Kairyn.
Legolas: Farewell.
Kairyn: Goodbye, my love.
They kissed again and then Jane and Legolas left the house.
Jane: So, where now?
Legolas: We are going to get you a horse. My friend Troy has a few of them. We shall walk to his house.
After about fifteen minutes, they arrived at Troy's house Legolas knocked on his door.
Legolas: Hello, Troy. We need to borrow one of your horses and I need to pick up mine.
Troy: Well hello. And who might this lovely young lady be?
Jane: I'm Jane Starson.
Troy: I have never seen you around here before. Nor have I heard of that name.
Legolas: She is Tara Jacqueline, descendant of Thomas Jacqueline. She's the one who is to help us.
Troy: Oh, oh! It is a great pleasure to meet you, Ms. Tara. Troy Marcus.
Troy bowed and kissed Jane's hand.
Jane: Thanks, you too.
Legolas: Okay, now Troy, enough of that. Wee need to find this girl a horse.
Troy: Right. Onward.
He led them to a big fenced pen full of horses.
Troy: Ever ridden one before?
Jane: Nope.
Troy: I'll have to give you Francis here.
Jane: He's beautiful.
Francis was a brown horse with a shiny coat and a blonde mane.
Troy: You don't have to give him back to me, keep him. Francis is a great horse. Very obedient. Should be good enough for your journey. Here's Moonlight, Legolas.
Jane: Thank you.
Legolas: Yes, thank you. Okay, well we best be going. I will see you soon, Troy.
Troy: Goodbye, Legolas. Farewell, Ms. Tara Jacqueline.
Jane: Good day Troy Marcus. And call me Jane.
They walked away from Troy's house and Francis and Moonlight followed.
Legolas: So what do you think of Troy?
Jane: He was nice. Weird how he was so enthusiastic when he met me. Will everyone be like that?
Legolas: As of now, you are just a friend of mine. No one knows you are the descendant of Thomas Jacqueline yet. Except for Gandalf, Elrond, and I. And now, Troy knows.
Jane: Oh.
Legolas: Shouldn't we be getting on our horses?
Legolas got on Moonlight, his beautiful silver horse, while Jane remained silent.
Legolas: Well?
Jane: I don't know how to ride a horse.
Legolas: Here, I'll show you.
Legolas hopped off of Moonlight and got on Francis.
Legolas: Here, do what I just did. I'll help you up.
He held out his hand and Jane took it. He helped her up. She was sitting on Francis in back of Legolas.
Legolas: Okay, hold on to me now, and watch me closely.
Jane wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her chin on his shoulder so she could watch what he was doing.
Legolas: Okay, you just hold on to the reins. Pull them in the direction you want to go. To go fast, you shake them like this. To stop, you pull them like this. Okay?
Jane: I think I've got it.
Legolas: Just ride with me for now, I guess.
Jane: Okay.
Legolas: Okay then. C'mon, Moonlight.
Legolas's horse followed him and Jane as they rode into the night.
Author's Note: Jacqueline is to be pronounced as jack-wil-ine, with a long I, like eye, not jack-wil-een.
Chapter Three – Mirkwood
Legolas and Jane appeared in Mirkwood outside of Kairyn's house. Legolas's arms are still wrapped around Jane's waist and her arms are wrapped around Legolas's neck. They stand there like that for a few seconds, until Kairyn comes out with a look on her face that clearly said "what is she doing here."
Kairyn: Legolas! What are you doing? And who is she?
Legolas and Jane noticed they're close position and broke apart.
Legolas: Kairyn, this is Jane. Jane, this is Kairyn. Jane is the girl Gandalf wanted me to bring here in Middle-Earth. She is to help our troops in battle.
Kairyn looked utterly surprised. She was staring at Jane with a puzzled look. Mind you, Jane was still wearing her punkish outfit and outrageous hairstyle.
Jane: Well, what are you looking at me like that for? Would you mind stop staring?
Kairyn stopped staring at Jane and Legolas got mad.
Legolas: Jane!
Jane: Well she was staring at me like I'm some freak-show.
Legolas: That's enough.
Kairyn: I apologize, Jane. Legolas, lighten up.
Legolas: Okay. Now, dear, Jane needs some proper attire. Can she borrow some of your clothes?
Kairyn: Of course, why don't you two come inside.
Kairyn opened the door and led Legolas and Jane inside and into her room. She got out some clothes and handed them to Jane.
Legolas and Kairyn exited so that Jane could change. A few moments later, Jane came out.
Legolas: What about your hair? Kairyn, could you fix Jane's hair so that it looks atleast half-way descent?
Jane: But it took me forever to get it like this!
Legolas: Whatever. You shall not wear it like that at the Council of Elrond. Understood?
Jane: Yeah, whatever.
Legolas: So, ready to go?
Jane: Don't I need like a horse and weapons and stuff?
Legolas: We will provide you with a horse soon. Weapons will be provided when we go to the Council of Elrond.
Jane: Okay then. Nice meeting you, Kairyn. And thanks for the clothes.
Kairyn: Anytime. Good day, Jane.
Legolas kissed Kairyn.
Legolas: Farewell.
Kairyn: Goodbye, my love.
They kissed again and then Jane and Legolas left the house.
Jane: So, where now?
Legolas: We are going to get you a horse. My friend Troy has a few of them. We shall walk to his house.
After about fifteen minutes, they arrived at Troy's house Legolas knocked on his door.
Legolas: Hello, Troy. We need to borrow one of your horses and I need to pick up mine.
Troy: Well hello. And who might this lovely young lady be?
Jane: I'm Jane Starson.
Troy: I have never seen you around here before. Nor have I heard of that name.
Legolas: She is Tara Jacqueline, descendant of Thomas Jacqueline. She's the one who is to help us.
Troy: Oh, oh! It is a great pleasure to meet you, Ms. Tara. Troy Marcus.
Troy bowed and kissed Jane's hand.
Jane: Thanks, you too.
Legolas: Okay, now Troy, enough of that. Wee need to find this girl a horse.
Troy: Right. Onward.
He led them to a big fenced pen full of horses.
Troy: Ever ridden one before?
Jane: Nope.
Troy: I'll have to give you Francis here.
Jane: He's beautiful.
Francis was a brown horse with a shiny coat and a blonde mane.
Troy: You don't have to give him back to me, keep him. Francis is a great horse. Very obedient. Should be good enough for your journey. Here's Moonlight, Legolas.
Jane: Thank you.
Legolas: Yes, thank you. Okay, well we best be going. I will see you soon, Troy.
Troy: Goodbye, Legolas. Farewell, Ms. Tara Jacqueline.
Jane: Good day Troy Marcus. And call me Jane.
They walked away from Troy's house and Francis and Moonlight followed.
Legolas: So what do you think of Troy?
Jane: He was nice. Weird how he was so enthusiastic when he met me. Will everyone be like that?
Legolas: As of now, you are just a friend of mine. No one knows you are the descendant of Thomas Jacqueline yet. Except for Gandalf, Elrond, and I. And now, Troy knows.
Jane: Oh.
Legolas: Shouldn't we be getting on our horses?
Legolas got on Moonlight, his beautiful silver horse, while Jane remained silent.
Legolas: Well?
Jane: I don't know how to ride a horse.
Legolas: Here, I'll show you.
Legolas hopped off of Moonlight and got on Francis.
Legolas: Here, do what I just did. I'll help you up.
He held out his hand and Jane took it. He helped her up. She was sitting on Francis in back of Legolas.
Legolas: Okay, hold on to me now, and watch me closely.
Jane wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her chin on his shoulder so she could watch what he was doing.
Legolas: Okay, you just hold on to the reins. Pull them in the direction you want to go. To go fast, you shake them like this. To stop, you pull them like this. Okay?
Jane: I think I've got it.
Legolas: Just ride with me for now, I guess.
Jane: Okay.
Legolas: Okay then. C'mon, Moonlight.
Legolas's horse followed him and Jane as they rode into the night.