Thank you for all of the reviews!!!! I'm sooo happy, so I've decided to write the next chapter. ::Hugz Lego-chan:: It's also because I owe it to Lego-chan! He's sooo KAWAII and I couldn't resist writing (and dreaming! ^^) about him! Oh yeah! Someone mentioned that one of the hobbits (I forgot which ::sweatdrop::) wasn't a Took. Well, Took doesn't mean their last name. It's a curse word (I think) that Gandalf says when he's he's really mad. ^^
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The Lord of the Rings
Book one: The Fellowship of the rings
By: J R R Tolkien
Star-Crossed
Chapter 4: Visitor
By: Silver Shadows
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"Usagi!" Legolas cried out as the young lady collapsed. Rushing out from behind Gandalf, he paid no heed to the wizard's warnings. He gathered her in his arms and cradled her on his chest. Placing a long slender finger on her crescent moon, he concentrated on sending his energy to her, trying to heal her. However, it didn't seem to work. Maybe he wasn't concentrating hard enough because of his worry for the silver haired girl. Maybe her body had built up a resistance to his healing powers, which was highly unlikely. Either way, he couldn't heal her; it was as if there was a wall blocking him.
Suddenly, Usagi's body began to glow a faint silver color. Her crescent moon flashed once, and for a brief second, a nine pointed star flickered on her forehead. Then, it was gone. A soft moan escaped her lips and she slowly opened her eyes. Blue clashed with blue and they were suspended in time. Nothing seemed to matter anymore. Usagi looked into those ageless eyes and her heart wrenched when she thought of how close she was to losing him. Tears filled her eyes and she flung her arms around his neck, sobbing into his shoulder. He was the only thing that tied her to the world of the living now. He might not know it, but she had made a promise to herself: she would live...if not for herself, for him.
"Usagi, you're alive!" Legolas exclaimed in relief, hugging her.
Frodo looked at Usagi with weary eyes, but since Gandalf made no move to restrain her, he thought she would be all right. Still… walking over to the ring, he picked it up and fastened it around his neck. It was still warm, but like the time the ring fell in the fire, the inscriptions disappeared. "Gandalf…" Frodo turned to Gandalf, a question on his mind, "Who is she exactly?"
Gandalf laughed lightly, "That's what we would all want to know, Youngster." Seeing everyone's (excluding Legolas and Usagi) alarmed faces he hastily added, "But she's perfectly safe to be around. If the Elves trust her, I would too."
Gimli sighed heavily, "What has this world come to? I remember a time when we Dwarves could be happy in our caves. Instead, I've come out of my home to go on some absurd quest, meet a strange…thing, (Usagi looked a little offended at that comment) and watch a ring take a life of its own. I don't know about you, but I could really do without this hero business."
"Then you can go back. No one forced you to come, you chose to." Aragorn said, looking pointedly at the Dwarf. Usagi nodded her head in agreement while standing up, still leaning against Legolas for support.
"I think not!" Gimli shouted. "They would think me a coward if I did so."
There was a giggling sound and everyone turned to see Usagi laughing. Her eyes sparkled with amusement. Bill nickered and walked over to Usagi, checking to see if she was alright. Usagi raised a hand and gently stroked the pony's nose. Turning around, she ran ahead and stopped, and turned back to the group in the distance. Her stance seemed to say, 'Come one! Let's go!'
"Coming Miss Usagi!" Sam shouted to her. He hoisted his pack on his shoulder and ran over to the girl.
"Hey! Don't forget about us!" Merry shouted as he and Pippin ran to catch up with the other two.
Gandalf shook his head at the sight and sighed, "Well, come along now. We've wasted enough time as it is."
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The Fellowship trudged along for the rest of the day, stopping only to take small breaks. With Bill now coming along, they could relieve themselves of the burdens they carried. One by one, they all piled their packs on the pony's back.
Often times, Gandalf would stop and pull Aragorn aside. Then, they would both converse in low voices, but not low enough so that Legolas's sharp ears couldn't hear what they were saying. Once, he actually walked over to the two and softly told them his opinion of the way they were going about. It just so happened that they changed pathways in the woods.
Finally, they stopped to make camp for the night. It was cold, unbearably cold. The Fellowship sat, shivering under the sanctuary of the trees. They had not dared to make a fire, for they were afraid that the smoke would give them away. Finally, Gimli stood up, "That's it! I've had enough of this blasted cold! I say we take our chances and build a fire. Better to stay warm and actually live to destroy the ring."
He looked at everyone, waiting for their opinion. No one said anything, but it was clear that most of them agreed with the stout Dwarf. However, they would not do anything against Gandalf's wishes. The old wizard sighed as he looked at everyone's shivering form. "All right. We'll build a fire."
"Yeah!" the hobbits shouted with joy, immediately earning themselves a few glares. "Hehe. Oops?"
Gimli walked over to the nearest tree and raised his ax. "Now for some firewood."
However, before he could bring his ax down, there was a blur, and Legolas appeared before him, preventing him from bring the weapon down. "No." he said in a clear voice, "You shall not harm these trees."
"B-but," Gimli sputtered with rage, "how else are we supposed to gather firewood? You would rather let us all die?"
"Gather the branches that have already fallen. They are already dead." Legolas stated firmly.
"Eh?" The hobbits chorused, "But there are none around here! And it's to dark to go looking for some."
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{Usagi…} a voice, the same voice that had spoken to her in the garden, whispered in the girl's mind. {You can help…}
{Help? How? I can't do anything!} Usagi retorted, slightly miffed that some unknown strangers were always talking in her mind.
The voice chuckled lightly and said, {Ah, but you can. You can do so much more that what you think you're capable of.}
An image of a girl in a fuku appeared. She had long raven black hair with purple highlights. It fell down her back and stopped right above her knees. She was smiling and the symbol of Mars burned brightly on her forehead. {Usagi-chan! Let me help!}
{Who…who are you?} Usagi asked, confused. She seemed so familiar, yet…she couldn't remember…
The girl smiled sadly and tears appeared in her eyes. Raising a gloved hand, she brushed away the tears and said, {Rei…you can call me Rei.}
{Okay…Rei…what can I do? What can you do?} Usagi questioned.
Rei stepped forward and placed a finger on Usagi's forehead. {Close you're eyes and concentrate, Usagi-chan.} Usagi obeyed and closed her eyes, concentrating on the fiery feeling in her soul. Rei's Mars symbol flashed and disappeared. Usagi's crescent moon flickered once and transformed into a nine pointed star with one point glowing a deep, fiery red. The star flashed briefly and disappeared, turning back into a crescent moon once again.
Usagi opened her eyes and stared at Rei. {N-nani? Rei-chan!} Usagi cried out as the senshi started to fade away. She reached out and clasped the other girl's hand with her own. {Rei-chan!}
Rei couldn't keep the tears out of her eyes. They dripped down her face and splattered on the floor. {Usagi-chan…} she whispered, her voice wavering, {I'm so glad I got to see you one last time. Sarabada Usagi-chan…Sayonara Serenity-hime…} [#1]
{REI-CHAN!!!!!} Unbeknownst to the sobbing girl, memories began to stir in their prison.
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{REI-CHAN!!!!!} Legolas's head snapped towards Usagi's direction as he heard her anguished wail in his head. "Usagi!"
Usagi shook her head and wiped away the traces of tears from her eyes. Looking up, she nodded her head, a signal that she was alright. Walking up to Gimli and Legolas, she pulled the both of them away from the tree and towards the rest of the Fellowship. Legolas looked at Usagi with confused eyes, "Usagi?"
Usagi didn't answer him. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Someone gasped, and had the right to do so. For there, behind Usagi, was a faded image of a person that looked just like her, but she had heart shaped odangos and she was wearing some sort of fuku. Her eyes were that of molten silver. (AN: It's Cosmos, if anyone hasn't figured it out yet. It's kind of like Oh My Goddess [Ah! Megami-sama], where Belldandy's angel form floats behind her when she sings) The image began to glow a deep red color. With one finger, she traced fiery letters in the air. Opening her mouth, she shouted, "BURNING MANDALA!!!" Rings of fire shot forth and brought immediate relief from the cold. The burned without burning anything, and created no smoke. However, that was not what shocked Legolas the most. No, what shocked Legolas was the fact that this image had spoken. It spoke with an unearthly voice…a voice that one could only hope to imagine. If Usagi couldn't speak, how come this splitting image could?
It was Gandalf that answered the unspoken question. "The soul can never be quieted, only the body."
The image faded away and Usagi opened her eyes. She noticed everyone was staring at her and cocked her head to the side. It was as if she was asking, 'What?'
Everyone shook there head and mumbled an excuse before huddling around their own ring of fire and falling asleep. Everyone that is, except Legolas, who had first watch.
Legolas watched as Usagi huddled around her own ring of fire. A soft sigh escaped his lips. What was it that drew him to her? Was it the fact that he admired her strength? Her will to live with no knowledge about her past and no voice to communicate with. Or was it because of her cherry disposure despite all that had happened to her. There were so many things that he could name, yet he couldn't understand why they made his heart ache so.
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She was running. From what, she did not know. It was as if a black shadow was chasing her. You would never know where it was; never know when it would strike. You only knew that there was no escaping it; there was no salvation. "Hehehe…run as fast as you like. You know I'll get you in the end, my little Princess."
"Iie…IIE!!!!!!!" She screamed, clutching her head in her hands. Tears streamed down her face as she tried to deny what was happening.
{Usagi…Usagi!}
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Usagi woke up to see Legolas hovering over her, a worried look on his face. "Usagi, are you alright? You seemed to be having a bad dream." Usagi didn't say anything; she just threw herself into Legolas's arms and sobbed. Legolas, having learned what to do from all of the other times she sobbed on him, hugged her and rubbed her back, attempting to calm her down. "Usagi?" He whispered. When he got no response, the Elf Prince looked down to find her asleep. Smiling, he wrapped his cloak around her and gently set her down next to her ring of fire. "Quel esta."
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YATTA!!!! I finished! ^.~ Hope you all liked it!
Translations:
Sarabada- farewell
Sayonara- goodbye forever
Quel esta- sleep well (elven word)
#1: This is much more serious than a usual goodbye. You say this when you know that you're not going to see the person anymore. So basically, Rei was saying that she won't ever see Usagi anymore. For those of you that still don't get it, Rei died. If you read over that part again and really think about it, it's really sad.
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