Expect the unexpected

Disclaimer: I don`t own the characters. Bla, Bla, Bla....

Takes place after the first chapter. This chapter is focused on Legolas, Merry and

Pippin.

Expect the unexpected

The morning sun stood over the countryside. The ground was soaked and muddy.

During the night the rain hadn`t stoped.

In the early moring the Hobbits woke up. Merry and Pippin weren`t eager to go out and they didn`t want to look after their friends in this weather. No matter how much they missed their company. They talked with Legolas for a short time and then went to sleep again.

The two Hobbits and the elf are still soaked. They couldn`t manage to lit a fire so they got no chance during the night to dry their clothes.

The night air was too cold to dry anything.

Legolas could hear birds singing. He stood up and looked ouside.

"Finally it stoped", he murmured.

The elf turned around and went inside the cave and approached the Hobbits.

"Merry, Pippin wake up. We can try to find the others. It isn`t raining anymore", Legolas said and grabbed his belongings.

He didn`t pay attention to the Hobbits while they untangeled their legs and arms.

Both blushed furious and grinned at each other. During the night they moved so that Pippin used Merry as a pillow. And in return Merry had one arm draped over Pippin.

"Are you ready?", asked Legolas.

"Wait! What is with breakfast? I haven`t eaten anything", said Pippin and looked up to his friend.

"Fine. We`ll have breakfast. But then we must go. If we stay here for too long I fear that we might get caught", pointed the bolnd elf out.

He didn`t know if there were still orcs out in the forest. Some escaped him but maybe Aragorn and the others had caught them. But he couldn`t say that for sure. Pehaps they managed to escape and they are trying to come back with more creatures of their kind.

"It`s fine with me", answered Merry.

"It can`t take long because our supply is running low", Merry said and looked at his belongings.

After a short breakfast the three friends walked out into the forest.

"We must try to find the place where the orcs attacked. Maybe we can make out the others trail. But I doubt it. The ground is still to wet. I think that the rain washed every clue about their trail away", said the elf and looked down.

"Don`t worry Legolas. We`ll find them", Pippin tried to cheer his friend up.

"Yes. And I don`t think that Aragorn would give us up", Merry tried.

"Of course you`re right, my friends. Forgive me for my doubts", Legolas said.

"It`s not your fault. I think that even an elf can get wearey sometimes. And it`s clear that you`re still as soaked as Merry and I. Aren`t you cold?", Pippin responded.

"Indeed. We shouldn`t give up hope. No Pippin. Elves bearly feel hot and cold", Legolas said and walked in front of Merry and Pippin.

"I think we should talk more often with him I fear that he`ll become depressed if we don`t find them until dawn", whispered Merry into Pippins ear.

The other Hobbit looked with concern written allover his face over to the elf.

"Maybe you`re right but I don`t think that he`ll become depressed. Why should he?", asked Pippin in a whisper his friend.

"Well..uhm..I think that you should figure this out without my help, Pip", said Merry, "Maybe it isn`t so obviously as I thought", Merry whispered to himself.

He and Pippin slowed down a bit and let Legolas walk ahead.

"I don`t know what you mean. But I can think of something", Pippin said and smiled.

"Say what you think Pip. I want to know if you think the same thing like me."

"I think that you fiend over there", Pippin pointed over to Legolas, who walked ahead of the small group, "seeks for Aragorns company."

"Exactly! This is what I thought", cheered Merry a little bit too loud.

Legolas turned and looked at the Hobbits.

"What`s so exiting?", he asked.

"Nothing!", both, Merry and Pippin, shouted at the same time.

"I see...", the elf said and walked away.

Merry and Pippin only grined at each other and followed Legolas.

After some walking through the forest and a little search they found the place where the battel was.

"No doubt here was our battle", Pippin said and looked over the lifeless orcs.

"Yes, but now we must find the others", Merry mentioned and looked around. He hoped to find any sign that said where their friends could be.

"I don`t think that they took the way we came, the ground wasn`t as wet as it is here and I couln`t find any footprints. And I don`t think that they took the way the orcs came", Legolas said.

Only two ways were left. One followed the nearbe stream and the other lead further into the forest.

"I think they followed the stream. In the forest it`s too easy for the orcs to attack because they could stand behind a tree", the elf said and looked at his friedns.

"And why is the stream not dangerous?", Pippin asked.

"It is dangerous too. But I don`t think that orcs would come out of the stream."

"This is possible. I belive that our only way ,to find out if Legolas is right, is to take this road and see where is leads us", pointed Merry out.

"Agree", Pippin said.

Together they set off and followed the stream.

But what they didn`t know is that not far away two men, two Hobbbits and one dwarf set off to find their friends.

AN: This is all for now. The next part is focused on Aragorn and his friends. And their

attempt to find their friends. Please tell me what you think. I have some ideas how to

continue this and in one there is some Slah between Merry and Pippin. But if I`m going

to write this it`ll come after the next chapter.