Chapter 2: Hate and Love
Adela squinted her eyes open. The sky was dark and grey. Rain was falling rapidly from the sky. She jolted up. She looked around, finding Frodo and Sam sleeping under the shelter of a tree.
Adela glared. 'You promised to wake me.'
Adela knew they endangered the quest by both of them falling asleep.
She stumbled to her feet and went over to them, gathering there belonging on the way.
"Frodo! Sam! Wake up!" Adela yelled stuffing their things in their bags.
"Huh…" Sam groaned.
Frodo opened his eyes partly and then they shot open.
"We have to go! Now! Come on! We've lost several hours of day light already." Adela urged as she threw her bag over her shoulder.
Sam and Frodo grabbed there things and darted after Adela into the forest.
Frodo walked up next to Adela. He glanced at her, she was soaked and looked non-to-happy for that matter.
"You didn't wake me…" Adela said, not bothering to look at her.
"You needed sleep, you were injured…"
"God damn it, Frodo! I told you! I am here for you, I care nothing for myself!"
"You should care about yourself." Frodo snapped, sounding as though he was scolding her.
Adela stopped.
"Frodo. I am here to protect you. You have to destroy the ring, if not all will be lost."
"Oh, well I expected that much. Of course you're here to protect me, why else would you be here? You're here to make sure the rings destroyed, not for the well-being of your friends." Frodo mumbled coldly. He said softly, so Adela couldn't make out what he said.
"Frodo…?" Adela said softly.
"Its nothing…" Frodo said pushing on.
*******
They trio soon came to the end of the forest, just to find steep sharp rock cliffs. They had reached the entrance of Modor.
The rain poured down rapidly.
Frodo began to climb up, followed by Sam, then Adela. Frodo pulled himself over the edge. Frodo grabbed Sam's hand, and pulled him up. Adela reached up and Frodo grabbed her hand. She took another step to pull herself up, but the rock shifted under her foot and she lost her footing. Frodo let go n surprise, Adela felt her legs being cut by the sharp rocks. Adela clung onto an edge.
"heh..help." Adela gasped.
"Give me your hand." Frodo ordered.
"I-I can't." Adela gasped
"You have to!" Frodo yelled.
Frodo grabbed her wrist harshly, almost too harshly. He pulled her up over the edge.
Frodo still clung to her wrist forcefully. Sam rushed to her side, making sure she was okay. Frodo was glaring at her. Adela couldn't look at him, but she did whispere something:
"Frodo…" she swaloed hard "your hurting me. My wrist they hurt…"
Frodo dropped her wrists carelessly.
"Come on, once we get over the next ridge will stop for the night." Frodo said grabbing his bag, Sam looked at Adela, but then grabbed his bag and followed Frodo.
Adela looked down at her wrists, they were starting to bruise, and hurt very much.
Once they got over the next ridge they stopped for the night. They decided it was best not to eat, so they sat in silence. The rain had stopped, but the sky was an eerie shade of grey. A dull mist also hung in the bitter.
Sam fell asleep after awhile.
Frodo now in then glanced at Adela, who was rubbing her sore wrists.
"Did you mean what you said?" Frodo said, trying to show no emotion.
"About protecting you? Yes." Adela replied.
Frodo sighed.
"What else?" Adela asked
"Maybe I thought you were here as my friend…"
Adela looked up.
"Frodo, I wouldn't be here with you, risking my life, if I didn't love you."
((A/n: Sorry folks! This is more of a friend thing…for now))
Adela looked down again.
"You are the one thing that makes me think my life is worth living." Her voice trembled.
Frodo felt a mix of love and guilt inside him.
As much as Frodo wanted to smile, the guilt was too great.
Frodo walked over to Adela and sat beside her, no one spoke for a moment.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you." Adela said, trying to avoid eye contact.
"No."
"You don't except my apology?" Adela said, on the verge of tears.
"No. What I'm saying is you have no reason to be sorry. I should apologize." Frodo said.
Adela looked at the ground.
Frodo put a hand under Adela's chin, and lifted it so they were looking into eachothers eyes.
"I am sorry." Frodo said softly.
Adela nodded, not able to get any words out.
She lifted her arm to push a piece of her hair out of her face, exposing her bruised wrist. Frodo felt guilt stricken again.
"Did I do that?" Frodo said, gently brushing his fingertips over her wrist.
"If you hadn't, I'd be dead." Adela said, once again avoiding his piercing blue eyes.
Frodo poured some cold water, from his canteen onto a rag. He took her wrist gently and dabbed the wet rag on it, hoping it would help the swelling go down. Once he was finished, he wrapped one arm around her shoulder while the other cradled her wrist.
"I'm glad you're here with me." Frodo breathed softly in her ear.
"I'm glad I'm here with you." Adela said looking up at him.
Frodo smiled and pulled her closer.
……to be continued….
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Adela squinted her eyes open. The sky was dark and grey. Rain was falling rapidly from the sky. She jolted up. She looked around, finding Frodo and Sam sleeping under the shelter of a tree.
Adela glared. 'You promised to wake me.'
Adela knew they endangered the quest by both of them falling asleep.
She stumbled to her feet and went over to them, gathering there belonging on the way.
"Frodo! Sam! Wake up!" Adela yelled stuffing their things in their bags.
"Huh…" Sam groaned.
Frodo opened his eyes partly and then they shot open.
"We have to go! Now! Come on! We've lost several hours of day light already." Adela urged as she threw her bag over her shoulder.
Sam and Frodo grabbed there things and darted after Adela into the forest.
Frodo walked up next to Adela. He glanced at her, she was soaked and looked non-to-happy for that matter.
"You didn't wake me…" Adela said, not bothering to look at her.
"You needed sleep, you were injured…"
"God damn it, Frodo! I told you! I am here for you, I care nothing for myself!"
"You should care about yourself." Frodo snapped, sounding as though he was scolding her.
Adela stopped.
"Frodo. I am here to protect you. You have to destroy the ring, if not all will be lost."
"Oh, well I expected that much. Of course you're here to protect me, why else would you be here? You're here to make sure the rings destroyed, not for the well-being of your friends." Frodo mumbled coldly. He said softly, so Adela couldn't make out what he said.
"Frodo…?" Adela said softly.
"Its nothing…" Frodo said pushing on.
*******
They trio soon came to the end of the forest, just to find steep sharp rock cliffs. They had reached the entrance of Modor.
The rain poured down rapidly.
Frodo began to climb up, followed by Sam, then Adela. Frodo pulled himself over the edge. Frodo grabbed Sam's hand, and pulled him up. Adela reached up and Frodo grabbed her hand. She took another step to pull herself up, but the rock shifted under her foot and she lost her footing. Frodo let go n surprise, Adela felt her legs being cut by the sharp rocks. Adela clung onto an edge.
"heh..help." Adela gasped.
"Give me your hand." Frodo ordered.
"I-I can't." Adela gasped
"You have to!" Frodo yelled.
Frodo grabbed her wrist harshly, almost too harshly. He pulled her up over the edge.
Frodo still clung to her wrist forcefully. Sam rushed to her side, making sure she was okay. Frodo was glaring at her. Adela couldn't look at him, but she did whispere something:
"Frodo…" she swaloed hard "your hurting me. My wrist they hurt…"
Frodo dropped her wrists carelessly.
"Come on, once we get over the next ridge will stop for the night." Frodo said grabbing his bag, Sam looked at Adela, but then grabbed his bag and followed Frodo.
Adela looked down at her wrists, they were starting to bruise, and hurt very much.
Once they got over the next ridge they stopped for the night. They decided it was best not to eat, so they sat in silence. The rain had stopped, but the sky was an eerie shade of grey. A dull mist also hung in the bitter.
Sam fell asleep after awhile.
Frodo now in then glanced at Adela, who was rubbing her sore wrists.
"Did you mean what you said?" Frodo said, trying to show no emotion.
"About protecting you? Yes." Adela replied.
Frodo sighed.
"What else?" Adela asked
"Maybe I thought you were here as my friend…"
Adela looked up.
"Frodo, I wouldn't be here with you, risking my life, if I didn't love you."
((A/n: Sorry folks! This is more of a friend thing…for now))
Adela looked down again.
"You are the one thing that makes me think my life is worth living." Her voice trembled.
Frodo felt a mix of love and guilt inside him.
As much as Frodo wanted to smile, the guilt was too great.
Frodo walked over to Adela and sat beside her, no one spoke for a moment.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you." Adela said, trying to avoid eye contact.
"No."
"You don't except my apology?" Adela said, on the verge of tears.
"No. What I'm saying is you have no reason to be sorry. I should apologize." Frodo said.
Adela looked at the ground.
Frodo put a hand under Adela's chin, and lifted it so they were looking into eachothers eyes.
"I am sorry." Frodo said softly.
Adela nodded, not able to get any words out.
She lifted her arm to push a piece of her hair out of her face, exposing her bruised wrist. Frodo felt guilt stricken again.
"Did I do that?" Frodo said, gently brushing his fingertips over her wrist.
"If you hadn't, I'd be dead." Adela said, once again avoiding his piercing blue eyes.
Frodo poured some cold water, from his canteen onto a rag. He took her wrist gently and dabbed the wet rag on it, hoping it would help the swelling go down. Once he was finished, he wrapped one arm around her shoulder while the other cradled her wrist.
"I'm glad you're here with me." Frodo breathed softly in her ear.
"I'm glad I'm here with you." Adela said looking up at him.
Frodo smiled and pulled her closer.
……to be continued….
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