**Yeah, sorry if that last chapter kinda... sucked, yeah... I WAS BORED! lol sorry. Please R&R people!!! Thankz!...**
Chapter 9
"Durian, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Amanda screamed when she finally caught up with the elf. "You can't just go around joining any random fellowship! Especially not this one!!"
"Excuse me?" Asked Durian as he turned around and looked at the human.
"Look, this just totally fucked up the books!!" Amanda said.
"What books?"
"The... never mind, you wouldn't understand." Amanda said.
Durian looked at Amanda, "Nothing is going to happen to me. I am a skilled warrior and I know how to defend myself. Even if Legolas doesn't believe so, I know I am."
Amanda smiled, "I know you are. I believe you."
A troubled smile played on Durian's lips, he walked over to a bench that was sitting next to a group of trees. He climbed on top of the bench, he looked up and jumped up to the highest branch he could reach.
Amanda walked over to the bench and looked up into the tree. "What are you doing up there?" She questioned as she saw him sitting on a high branch deep in thought.
"Amanda tell me what Earth is like. I mean what it is really like. It seems so peaceful and wonderful. Not much like Middle-Earth at all." Durian said softly.
Amanda gazed up at the beautiful elf sitting up in the trees. "Do you really want to know what it's like?"
The elf looked down at her, "Yes, I really do. For I plan on traveling there one day to see what it is like. I imagine a beautiful place with peace and love everywhere."
"Durian, whatever you heard about earth being all peaceful and loving is almost 100% wrong," she said.
"See, I cannot believe that. I wish not to." Durian struggled to smile, but was held back by the tears that were forming in his eyes. "I wouldn't think anyplace would be as horrible as Middle-Earth was when it came to fighting."
"Durian," Amanda sighed, "come with me for a minute."
Durian looked down at her. Slowly he began to descend from the tree, when he was a good 10 feet from the ground, he leapt down gracefully and landed in front of Amanda without a sound.
Amanda took his hand and led him to her room. She quickly connected to the internet with the various satellites Lord Elrond told her to use, and got to work.
"What are you doing my Lady?" Durian questioned.
"Durian, I'm going to show you what earth is really like. I'm going to show you the history of what has happened so you can see for yourself how miserable a lot of people on earth really are." Amanda said. "I'll start from awhile ago, but not too long ago. Here, we'll start with the Civil War in America." She opened a web page that contained tons of information about every little detail of the Civil War and she gave Durian the time to read all of it.
After about thirty minutes, Durian looked up at Amanda with tears in his eyes, "How could people do that on earth? How could they do that to one another. It is like elves fighting elves for unknown reasons."
"Yes, it is. That is the trouble with earth. Here, another horrible earth history lesson. This one will probably be the most shocking of them all." Amanda opened a page about the Holocaust. This page was a bit larger and took Durian a little longer to read but he finally did. And this time tears were now flowing freely from his blazing blue eyes.
"Oh my goodness!" He cried out, "This is too horrible, I do not wish to learn anymore about human history on earth."
"Durian, I think you should see it all." Amanda opened a link that had information about all the concentration camps during the Holocaust. She randomly opened pictures of the camps for Durian to see. Each one driving him to more tears and more silent prayers for the people of earth.
Durian sat in horrified silence now. He turned and looked at Amanda. "Did those events truly take place on earth?"
Amanda nodded slowly, tears starting to form in her own eyes, "Yes it did. Durian, earth is filled with problems, a lot of which are extremely different from those of Middle-Earth. My people on earth suffer from hunger, sickness, war, terrorism, disease, violence and everything else out there. And so many things that Middle-Earth doesn't. Be grateful that you don't have to go through with the horrors of everyday life, not knowing what horrible event is going to take place."
"The wars... on earth, they are fought by guns right? Not bows and arrows and swords like we use?" Durian asked. Amanda nodded. "It is as I feared."
"Yes I know it is." Amanda said, trying to comfort the distraught elf. "Things will surly get better here in Middle-Earth. I know it. But now, lets make the best of situations, you are leaving tomorrow morning for the journey right?"
"Yes," Durian said sadly, looking into Amanda's eyes, "for now I'm starting to have second thoughts on going. I know there is so much here that I should do, but I know that I cannot do so if I leave."
Amanda wrapped her arms around the elf and hugged him tight. "I'll miss you." Amanda said sadly, "For I do not know if I will be here when you return. I might be heading back to Cleveland once the chance comes."
"Well, best not to start something when it won't last," Durian said sadly, looking at the ground. "I shall miss you too. I never got around to giving you those Elvish lessons did I?"
Amanda shook her head, "No you didn't."
"Well in case you're here when I get back, I'll have to remember that I promised you the lessons." Durian said smiling.
"Ok, I'll take you up on your offer." She said. "But now I think you should get your rest. You have a long journey ahead of you." `I would know,' she thought to herself.
"As you wish my lady," Durian said. He walked over to the door with Amanda following closely behind him.
He opened the door and stepped out. But turned around and looked at Amanda once more. He pulled her into a hug for one last time that night. When she pulled away from the hug at last, they just stood there looking at each other.
Once again, Durian tried his luck, and slowly brought his lips down to touch hers. They were almost there when...
"Duuuurriiiannn!!" Called a sing-songy voice. "Oh Duuurian!! Where are you my sweet little ANNOYING baby brother?"
"Oh my God," Durian sighed. "I guess we are going to have to put this on pause for now."
"Yeah I guess," Amanda said, "Good night Durian."
"Good night my lady," Durian bowed and headed towards the calling figure.
Legolas kept walking down the large hallway with his hands cupped around his mouth calling out his brothers name like a mother would. "Oh Durian!! Come to mommy!!"
"Shut up you fool!" Durian said as he walked up to a very annoying Legolas.
Legolas pretended not to see his brother and kept walking down the hall calling his name. "Durian!!" His voice was sounding impatient now. "Durian get your scrawny little ass over here right now!" He was adding a lisp to his voice which made him sound exactly like Nan, an old nanny of theirs that used to watch over the two boys.
Durian laughed and looked at his brother, "Legolas you have certainly gone mad. Good night, I'll see you in the morning. Oh and don't sound like Nan again, it's just starting to scare me."
Legolas stood in the hallway and looked at Amanda, who was still peeking out her door. "Oh you get in there young missy! Or I'll slap you silly I swear!" The lisp he used just made Amanda and himself burst out laughing.
"Oh making fun of the boy on this trip is going to be sooo much fun!" He added with too much enthusiasm.
Amanda laughed. "Good night Legolas."
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Yeah that was kinda sort I know, but hey, it's all good! I'm doing a little better with updating. Whenever I'm not doing my homework, I'm working on this. LoL. Thank you all for reviewing!! PLEASE R&R!!!**
Chapter 9
"Durian, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Amanda screamed when she finally caught up with the elf. "You can't just go around joining any random fellowship! Especially not this one!!"
"Excuse me?" Asked Durian as he turned around and looked at the human.
"Look, this just totally fucked up the books!!" Amanda said.
"What books?"
"The... never mind, you wouldn't understand." Amanda said.
Durian looked at Amanda, "Nothing is going to happen to me. I am a skilled warrior and I know how to defend myself. Even if Legolas doesn't believe so, I know I am."
Amanda smiled, "I know you are. I believe you."
A troubled smile played on Durian's lips, he walked over to a bench that was sitting next to a group of trees. He climbed on top of the bench, he looked up and jumped up to the highest branch he could reach.
Amanda walked over to the bench and looked up into the tree. "What are you doing up there?" She questioned as she saw him sitting on a high branch deep in thought.
"Amanda tell me what Earth is like. I mean what it is really like. It seems so peaceful and wonderful. Not much like Middle-Earth at all." Durian said softly.
Amanda gazed up at the beautiful elf sitting up in the trees. "Do you really want to know what it's like?"
The elf looked down at her, "Yes, I really do. For I plan on traveling there one day to see what it is like. I imagine a beautiful place with peace and love everywhere."
"Durian, whatever you heard about earth being all peaceful and loving is almost 100% wrong," she said.
"See, I cannot believe that. I wish not to." Durian struggled to smile, but was held back by the tears that were forming in his eyes. "I wouldn't think anyplace would be as horrible as Middle-Earth was when it came to fighting."
"Durian," Amanda sighed, "come with me for a minute."
Durian looked down at her. Slowly he began to descend from the tree, when he was a good 10 feet from the ground, he leapt down gracefully and landed in front of Amanda without a sound.
Amanda took his hand and led him to her room. She quickly connected to the internet with the various satellites Lord Elrond told her to use, and got to work.
"What are you doing my Lady?" Durian questioned.
"Durian, I'm going to show you what earth is really like. I'm going to show you the history of what has happened so you can see for yourself how miserable a lot of people on earth really are." Amanda said. "I'll start from awhile ago, but not too long ago. Here, we'll start with the Civil War in America." She opened a web page that contained tons of information about every little detail of the Civil War and she gave Durian the time to read all of it.
After about thirty minutes, Durian looked up at Amanda with tears in his eyes, "How could people do that on earth? How could they do that to one another. It is like elves fighting elves for unknown reasons."
"Yes, it is. That is the trouble with earth. Here, another horrible earth history lesson. This one will probably be the most shocking of them all." Amanda opened a page about the Holocaust. This page was a bit larger and took Durian a little longer to read but he finally did. And this time tears were now flowing freely from his blazing blue eyes.
"Oh my goodness!" He cried out, "This is too horrible, I do not wish to learn anymore about human history on earth."
"Durian, I think you should see it all." Amanda opened a link that had information about all the concentration camps during the Holocaust. She randomly opened pictures of the camps for Durian to see. Each one driving him to more tears and more silent prayers for the people of earth.
Durian sat in horrified silence now. He turned and looked at Amanda. "Did those events truly take place on earth?"
Amanda nodded slowly, tears starting to form in her own eyes, "Yes it did. Durian, earth is filled with problems, a lot of which are extremely different from those of Middle-Earth. My people on earth suffer from hunger, sickness, war, terrorism, disease, violence and everything else out there. And so many things that Middle-Earth doesn't. Be grateful that you don't have to go through with the horrors of everyday life, not knowing what horrible event is going to take place."
"The wars... on earth, they are fought by guns right? Not bows and arrows and swords like we use?" Durian asked. Amanda nodded. "It is as I feared."
"Yes I know it is." Amanda said, trying to comfort the distraught elf. "Things will surly get better here in Middle-Earth. I know it. But now, lets make the best of situations, you are leaving tomorrow morning for the journey right?"
"Yes," Durian said sadly, looking into Amanda's eyes, "for now I'm starting to have second thoughts on going. I know there is so much here that I should do, but I know that I cannot do so if I leave."
Amanda wrapped her arms around the elf and hugged him tight. "I'll miss you." Amanda said sadly, "For I do not know if I will be here when you return. I might be heading back to Cleveland once the chance comes."
"Well, best not to start something when it won't last," Durian said sadly, looking at the ground. "I shall miss you too. I never got around to giving you those Elvish lessons did I?"
Amanda shook her head, "No you didn't."
"Well in case you're here when I get back, I'll have to remember that I promised you the lessons." Durian said smiling.
"Ok, I'll take you up on your offer." She said. "But now I think you should get your rest. You have a long journey ahead of you." `I would know,' she thought to herself.
"As you wish my lady," Durian said. He walked over to the door with Amanda following closely behind him.
He opened the door and stepped out. But turned around and looked at Amanda once more. He pulled her into a hug for one last time that night. When she pulled away from the hug at last, they just stood there looking at each other.
Once again, Durian tried his luck, and slowly brought his lips down to touch hers. They were almost there when...
"Duuuurriiiannn!!" Called a sing-songy voice. "Oh Duuurian!! Where are you my sweet little ANNOYING baby brother?"
"Oh my God," Durian sighed. "I guess we are going to have to put this on pause for now."
"Yeah I guess," Amanda said, "Good night Durian."
"Good night my lady," Durian bowed and headed towards the calling figure.
Legolas kept walking down the large hallway with his hands cupped around his mouth calling out his brothers name like a mother would. "Oh Durian!! Come to mommy!!"
"Shut up you fool!" Durian said as he walked up to a very annoying Legolas.
Legolas pretended not to see his brother and kept walking down the hall calling his name. "Durian!!" His voice was sounding impatient now. "Durian get your scrawny little ass over here right now!" He was adding a lisp to his voice which made him sound exactly like Nan, an old nanny of theirs that used to watch over the two boys.
Durian laughed and looked at his brother, "Legolas you have certainly gone mad. Good night, I'll see you in the morning. Oh and don't sound like Nan again, it's just starting to scare me."
Legolas stood in the hallway and looked at Amanda, who was still peeking out her door. "Oh you get in there young missy! Or I'll slap you silly I swear!" The lisp he used just made Amanda and himself burst out laughing.
"Oh making fun of the boy on this trip is going to be sooo much fun!" He added with too much enthusiasm.
Amanda laughed. "Good night Legolas."
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Yeah that was kinda sort I know, but hey, it's all good! I'm doing a little better with updating. Whenever I'm not doing my homework, I'm working on this. LoL. Thank you all for reviewing!! PLEASE R&R!!!**