Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Tolkein characters [yeah, like that's not obvious], just Casey. Y'know, nobody ever reads disclaimers, so I think it's a waste of time for me to keep on repeating them. Maybe just put one on the first chapter or something. But then again it's obvious that I don't own any of the characters, cause then I wouldn't really be writing *fanfiction*, I'd be writing my own book but then again...
A/N: Wow, I have lots of reviews! [Does a Funky Chicken Dance(TM) around the room]. And I have more than Cebera, MWAHAHA!! Yes. Hmm. Thank you all for reading and reviewing, your time and effort is greatly appreciated since I do go on the Internet and read everyone's reviews. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next day, Gandalf woke them all at dawn. Casey was still fast asleep, when Sam tripped over her.
"Argh!" he screamed, as he fell onto the ground. That was more than enough to wake Casey up. She opened her eyes - and saw all the Fellowship staring at her - or rather an empty space.
Casey started to panic, and leapt up. Instinctively, she ran and hid behind a tree, leaving several flowers in her mad flurry.
To the astonishment of the Fellowship, the white flowers appeared from nowhere, and gently floated downwards, until they rested on the spot, which Sam had tripped over.
"What was that?" asked Sam, clutching onto Frodo in fear. Legolas noticed the angel hiding behind the tree. A half-smile formed at his lips.
"Ah, I'm scared!" said Pippin.
"It must be some form of evil that Sauron has crafted," said Gimli suspiciously, while stroking his beard.
"No, it was probably just Sam being clumsy. Hobbits never look where they're going," said Boromir.
"Hey!" said Merry, and kicked Boromir's shins.
"No, really, I'm scared," said Pippin.
"It's an invisible orc! Run!" cried Gimli, taking out his axe.
"Eep," said Sam.
"Let go of me Sam," said Frodo, "You're suffocating me."
"It was nothing, probably just a tree root or something," said Aragorn.
"Come, pack up your belongings, we must go," said Gandalf, putting a stop to the discussion of Casey. The Fellowship calmed themselves down. Gimli put away his axe, Boromir stopped strangling Merry, and Sam disentangled himself from Frodo [a little reluctantly, may I just add]. They then began to pack away their belongings, and set off.
Only Legolas had remained quiet during the heated debate. As the Fellowship walked, he trailed at the back to talk to Casey.
"Really, an angel sleeping on the job," he murmured out of the side of his mouth.
Casey grew worried.
"It wasn't my fault, I was just tired. And Sam should have watched where he was going - " she stopped in mid-sentence.
"He couldn't see you. You must practise more caution, or else your secret will be out," Legolas smirked. Maybe now the angel would leave, and he would be given the job of protecting Frodo. He corrected himself - he shouldn't be thinking selfishly, as Galadriel had obviously appointed the angel to this, and he had no right to think otherwise.
"I'm sorry," replied Casey softly. Legolas felt a pang of sympathy for the angel. She obviously did not know what to do. He sighed inwardly.
"Listen, I promised to help Frodo, and yourself, and that is what I shall do," he said softly. Casey nodded her head, and the two carried on walking.
Frodo had been walking with Aragorn further up ahead.
"Yesterday, when we stopped to make camp, and I was just wondering..." Frodo stopped. He couldn't just accuse them of staring at him.
Aragorn looked down at the little hobbit.
"You were wondering what Legolas and I were talking about," he said, completing Frodo's sentence.
The hobbit looked up and nodded, obviously relieved.
Before Aragorn could say anything, Legolas came up behind him.
"Aragorn, I must speak with you," he said in Sindarin.
Aragorn nodded, a little puzzled, but then motioned for Frodo to join his friends ahead, saying, "I will tell you later."
When they were left alone behind everyone else, Legolas too signalled for Casey to follow Frodo, and not listen to their secret discussion.
As Frodo joined his hobbit friends, with Casey following closely behind him, Boromir turned and saw Aragorn and Legolas walking together.
"They seem to be getting on very well," he murmured, a little jealously.
Gimli stroked his beard again.
"Aragorn, I still think that it is too risky for an inexperienced angel to protect Frodo. Why could they have not sent the protection of older, and wiser beings?" Legolas asked. Aragorn silenced him with a wave of his hand.
"Legolas, Casey was sent from her world on purpose, to fulfil her destiny. And her destiny is to protect Frodo. We cannot question why, but I have my own beliefs of the matter." Aragorn fell silent and carried on walking.
"What are your beliefs?"
Aragorn laughed slightly. "Legolas, you are far too curious for an elf. Very well, I shall tell you. I believe that Casey was sent because she cannot feel the evil that the ring possesses, and therefore she will not be tempted."
"Angels can be tempted too?"
"Yes. Just like elves, humans," Aragorn's eye fell on Frodo, "and hobbits. But if angels fall under the spell of the ring, they will cease to become angels and become a servant of Sauron."
Legolas nodded understandingly.
"But I still don't understand - " Aragorn grunted in annoyance.
"You don't understand what, Legolas?"
"I still don't understand how she can protect him."
Aragorn stopped walking. He needed Legolas to stop questioning the matter, or else it would arouse suspicion from the other members.
"Every being needs more than just physical protection Legolas. Frodo's emotional protection has come in the form of an angel, and she will keep him away from the temptation of the ring. Do you understand now?"
"But he doesn't even know that she exists - " Aragorn cut Legolas off again.
"He will find out for himself. Now come, we must catch up with the rest." He pointed to the rest of the Fellowship, who had stopped by a large tree to rest.
As Frodo munched his sausages [A/N: altogether now - aawww...], he grew thoughtful. What was the "thing" that Sam had tripped over? What had Legolas and Aragorn been discussing about him? And - a strange feeling came over him again. He did not know what it was, but he felt that someone was watching him again.
Sam noticed Frodo stop in mid-munch. Something was blatantly wrong.
"Mr Frodo? Are you alright?"
Frodo's head jerked upwards.
"Yes, of course I am." Frodo looked around nervously, to see if anyone else had noticed his strange behavior. No one had, as the rest of the Fellowship carried on eating. After giving Sam a reassuring smile, Frodo followed suit and resumed his eating.
Casey's mouth watered. She could smell the delicious aroma of the sausages, and yet she dared not take one - she had no idea what would happen if she ate on. Would the Fellowship be able to see the sausage on its way through her digestive system? The thought made her cringe. Ever since that incident of Sam tripping over her, she had grown more alert and watchful. She knew that she would have to be more careful, and never allow anything like that to happen again.
When they camped again for the night, Casey sat slightly further away from the camp. Legolas had warned her that at night, he could see her more clearly, and therefore other members of the Fellowship would be able to see her too. She shivered slightly - not from the cold but from the sheer darkness of the night. Anything could spring out, and she would be caught unaware.
Casey looked over at the camp. Frodo was sleeping between Aragorn and Sam, who she had learnt were very protective over him. Casey studied the ringbearer closely. The fire from the camp played over his delicate, if not effeminate features, making them look even more beautiful than ever. She sighed, and wrapped her arms around her knees, bringing them closer to her chest. She couldn't say that she was enjoying herself here, but at least it was better than her monotonous routine back home.
As Casey carried on staring at Frodo, she heard a low growl come from behind her...
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A/N: dun-dun-DUN!! Ooh, cliffie! I just had to put one in!! Sorry for the long delay for this chapter, but I was suffering from a touch of writer's block. I have absolutely no idea where I'm going with this story, I just thought that it seemed to be a pretty good idea at the time. Should I take it up to Mordor, or should I just drop it where the movie ended? And when should I let Frodo and Casey fall in love? [they will, I promise] Suggestions are most helpful.
A/N: Wow, I have lots of reviews! [Does a Funky Chicken Dance(TM) around the room]. And I have more than Cebera, MWAHAHA!! Yes. Hmm. Thank you all for reading and reviewing, your time and effort is greatly appreciated since I do go on the Internet and read everyone's reviews. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next day, Gandalf woke them all at dawn. Casey was still fast asleep, when Sam tripped over her.
"Argh!" he screamed, as he fell onto the ground. That was more than enough to wake Casey up. She opened her eyes - and saw all the Fellowship staring at her - or rather an empty space.
Casey started to panic, and leapt up. Instinctively, she ran and hid behind a tree, leaving several flowers in her mad flurry.
To the astonishment of the Fellowship, the white flowers appeared from nowhere, and gently floated downwards, until they rested on the spot, which Sam had tripped over.
"What was that?" asked Sam, clutching onto Frodo in fear. Legolas noticed the angel hiding behind the tree. A half-smile formed at his lips.
"Ah, I'm scared!" said Pippin.
"It must be some form of evil that Sauron has crafted," said Gimli suspiciously, while stroking his beard.
"No, it was probably just Sam being clumsy. Hobbits never look where they're going," said Boromir.
"Hey!" said Merry, and kicked Boromir's shins.
"No, really, I'm scared," said Pippin.
"It's an invisible orc! Run!" cried Gimli, taking out his axe.
"Eep," said Sam.
"Let go of me Sam," said Frodo, "You're suffocating me."
"It was nothing, probably just a tree root or something," said Aragorn.
"Come, pack up your belongings, we must go," said Gandalf, putting a stop to the discussion of Casey. The Fellowship calmed themselves down. Gimli put away his axe, Boromir stopped strangling Merry, and Sam disentangled himself from Frodo [a little reluctantly, may I just add]. They then began to pack away their belongings, and set off.
Only Legolas had remained quiet during the heated debate. As the Fellowship walked, he trailed at the back to talk to Casey.
"Really, an angel sleeping on the job," he murmured out of the side of his mouth.
Casey grew worried.
"It wasn't my fault, I was just tired. And Sam should have watched where he was going - " she stopped in mid-sentence.
"He couldn't see you. You must practise more caution, or else your secret will be out," Legolas smirked. Maybe now the angel would leave, and he would be given the job of protecting Frodo. He corrected himself - he shouldn't be thinking selfishly, as Galadriel had obviously appointed the angel to this, and he had no right to think otherwise.
"I'm sorry," replied Casey softly. Legolas felt a pang of sympathy for the angel. She obviously did not know what to do. He sighed inwardly.
"Listen, I promised to help Frodo, and yourself, and that is what I shall do," he said softly. Casey nodded her head, and the two carried on walking.
Frodo had been walking with Aragorn further up ahead.
"Yesterday, when we stopped to make camp, and I was just wondering..." Frodo stopped. He couldn't just accuse them of staring at him.
Aragorn looked down at the little hobbit.
"You were wondering what Legolas and I were talking about," he said, completing Frodo's sentence.
The hobbit looked up and nodded, obviously relieved.
Before Aragorn could say anything, Legolas came up behind him.
"Aragorn, I must speak with you," he said in Sindarin.
Aragorn nodded, a little puzzled, but then motioned for Frodo to join his friends ahead, saying, "I will tell you later."
When they were left alone behind everyone else, Legolas too signalled for Casey to follow Frodo, and not listen to their secret discussion.
As Frodo joined his hobbit friends, with Casey following closely behind him, Boromir turned and saw Aragorn and Legolas walking together.
"They seem to be getting on very well," he murmured, a little jealously.
Gimli stroked his beard again.
"Aragorn, I still think that it is too risky for an inexperienced angel to protect Frodo. Why could they have not sent the protection of older, and wiser beings?" Legolas asked. Aragorn silenced him with a wave of his hand.
"Legolas, Casey was sent from her world on purpose, to fulfil her destiny. And her destiny is to protect Frodo. We cannot question why, but I have my own beliefs of the matter." Aragorn fell silent and carried on walking.
"What are your beliefs?"
Aragorn laughed slightly. "Legolas, you are far too curious for an elf. Very well, I shall tell you. I believe that Casey was sent because she cannot feel the evil that the ring possesses, and therefore she will not be tempted."
"Angels can be tempted too?"
"Yes. Just like elves, humans," Aragorn's eye fell on Frodo, "and hobbits. But if angels fall under the spell of the ring, they will cease to become angels and become a servant of Sauron."
Legolas nodded understandingly.
"But I still don't understand - " Aragorn grunted in annoyance.
"You don't understand what, Legolas?"
"I still don't understand how she can protect him."
Aragorn stopped walking. He needed Legolas to stop questioning the matter, or else it would arouse suspicion from the other members.
"Every being needs more than just physical protection Legolas. Frodo's emotional protection has come in the form of an angel, and she will keep him away from the temptation of the ring. Do you understand now?"
"But he doesn't even know that she exists - " Aragorn cut Legolas off again.
"He will find out for himself. Now come, we must catch up with the rest." He pointed to the rest of the Fellowship, who had stopped by a large tree to rest.
As Frodo munched his sausages [A/N: altogether now - aawww...], he grew thoughtful. What was the "thing" that Sam had tripped over? What had Legolas and Aragorn been discussing about him? And - a strange feeling came over him again. He did not know what it was, but he felt that someone was watching him again.
Sam noticed Frodo stop in mid-munch. Something was blatantly wrong.
"Mr Frodo? Are you alright?"
Frodo's head jerked upwards.
"Yes, of course I am." Frodo looked around nervously, to see if anyone else had noticed his strange behavior. No one had, as the rest of the Fellowship carried on eating. After giving Sam a reassuring smile, Frodo followed suit and resumed his eating.
Casey's mouth watered. She could smell the delicious aroma of the sausages, and yet she dared not take one - she had no idea what would happen if she ate on. Would the Fellowship be able to see the sausage on its way through her digestive system? The thought made her cringe. Ever since that incident of Sam tripping over her, she had grown more alert and watchful. She knew that she would have to be more careful, and never allow anything like that to happen again.
When they camped again for the night, Casey sat slightly further away from the camp. Legolas had warned her that at night, he could see her more clearly, and therefore other members of the Fellowship would be able to see her too. She shivered slightly - not from the cold but from the sheer darkness of the night. Anything could spring out, and she would be caught unaware.
Casey looked over at the camp. Frodo was sleeping between Aragorn and Sam, who she had learnt were very protective over him. Casey studied the ringbearer closely. The fire from the camp played over his delicate, if not effeminate features, making them look even more beautiful than ever. She sighed, and wrapped her arms around her knees, bringing them closer to her chest. She couldn't say that she was enjoying herself here, but at least it was better than her monotonous routine back home.
As Casey carried on staring at Frodo, she heard a low growl come from behind her...
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A/N: dun-dun-DUN!! Ooh, cliffie! I just had to put one in!! Sorry for the long delay for this chapter, but I was suffering from a touch of writer's block. I have absolutely no idea where I'm going with this story, I just thought that it seemed to be a pretty good idea at the time. Should I take it up to Mordor, or should I just drop it where the movie ended? And when should I let Frodo and Casey fall in love? [they will, I promise] Suggestions are most helpful.