1 Chapter 10
Robyn woke up with a splitting headache. Everything was a bit hazy at first, but then she remembered. She'd been at the old school house, looking for her Mom, when someone had got her. She was, then, dragged down some stinky cellar and was beaten by Becky. Then, everything went black. She looked around the room and saw Tracey and the hobbits.
"Where… am I?" she said, slowly. She felt like she had a really bad hangover. Not that she knew what a hangover was like.
"You're in the Houses of Healing." Said Tracey. "How do you feel?"
"Crap."
"That's good. No, I mean its good that you can feel anything, not that its good that you feel crap!" said Tracey, quickly. Robyn started to laugh.
"It's alright. I knew what you meant. I'm used to 'Tracey' language. How's Mom?" They all became serious again.
"Aragorn has been trying to help her for three hours, but she's still out cold." Said Pippin.
"If I ever get my hands on those two, I swear I kill them!" Despite the anger that she showed, Robyn was very scared. She knew her Mom was tough, but even she had limits. Michelle had been knocked out many times (she was a regular guest in the Houses of Healing) and each time had taken Aragorn all of about 5 minutes to wake her. Three hours was a very long time. Plus, there was no knowing how long she had already been unconscious for.
"I want to see her." She said, firmly.
"Are you sure you're up to it, Robyn?" Tracey knew she was feeling better, but she still had only just woken up.
"I want to see her." She said again. She sat up and swung her legs out of the bed. "Where is she?"
"Next door. But Aragorn she wasn't to have any visitors. Not even Faramir's in there, yet." Robyn stood up.
"I'm her daughter. Nobody, not even the King, can stop me from seeing my own mother." She walked out of the room and saw Legolas and Faramir waiting in the corridor.
"Robyn, you're OK!" said Faramir.
"I'm fine." She walked over to the door and put her hand on the handle.
"Aragorn said-" Legolas began.
"I know what he said, and I don't care." She walked in and saw Aragorn sitting next to Michelle. He had heard the commotion outside and turned around as Robyn entered.
"She's fine." He said, before Robyn had a chance to say anything. Michelle was just waking up.
"Robyn." Michelle said, quietly.
"Mom!" Robyn ran over to her mom. She smiled at she, and she burst into to tears. "I've missed you so much! I thought I'd never see you again!" Michelle sat up and wrapped her arms around her daughter.
"Well, I'm safe now."
"I think I'll leave you two alone, for a while." Said Aragorn. He went back out into the hallway. "Leave them for a bit. Robyn will come and tell you when they've finished."
Robyn was sitting on the bed next to Michelle, telling her mom how she found out she'd gone missing.
"And when I came home, the house was trashed. So I went straight to Aragorn." Robyn explained.
"The house was trashed?" That confused Michelle. "But it was neat when I left. "Wait, Becky said she'd left something at the house and went back. She must have made it look like there was a struggle, so that you'd know straight away."
"Mom, why didn't you tell anyone about notes?"
"I didn't want to worry you. As it turned out you weren't worried, but you can't blame me for caring."
"I don't blame you for anything. Well, there is one thing, but anyway, if you'd have told Aragorn he could have done something. And none of this would have happened." Michelle gave Robyn an odd look.
"What do you blame me for?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter."
"It does to me. What have I done?"
"Well, you asked for it. I blame you for dumping Legolas. He's so cool!"
"You've met him? When?"
"Oh. You didn't know? Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said anything. Oh well, you know now."
"Wait, no I do remember Becky saying something about him being back, but I didn't believe her."
"Well, he is. You see, what happened was, when I told Aragorn he called Granddad, Tracey, Becky and Clare. I told them what had happened and then Granddad came up with the to reform the fellowship. So Aragorn sent messengers to the Shire and wherever it is Gimli comes from. He creeps me out. What's with the braided nose hair?" Michelle burst out laughing.
"He's still got that? You know, that was exactly what I thought when I first met him. He is a bit weird, isn't he? Anyway, King Aragorn sent messengers to all of them."
"Yeah, he sent messengers to them and then Granddad said he wanted to go to Mirkwood to tell Legolas, and I went with him."
"You went to Mirkwood? That isn't fair. I've never been, and he was my boyfriend!" "
"Yeah, well, it took two months to get there. We saw him straight away, and at first he said no. We stayed for a week, and eventually I convinced him. And now he's here!"
"1) you actually convinced him. I never managed that. We always ended up arguing, and he always won. I must have taught you well. And 2) He's in Minas Tirith?!?! Crap! That's not good. Does he hate me?"
"Far from it. He… actually, it doesn't matter."
"So, what do you think?"
"You have good taste. When I first saw him, before I knew it was him, I thought he was really fine. But then I found out who he was and I felt sick. He could have been my dad, and there was me thinking he's gorgeous. After that, I just thought he was really cool. He was gob-smacked when he saw me. Do I really look that much like you?"
"I, personally, wouldn't say it was that much, but everyone disagrees with me. Most people think you're the image of me, in my younger days. So, you like him, then?"
"Yeah, he's great. Mom, why did you say no?"
"It's complicated. There wasn't really a justifiable reason. Thinking about it now, I wish I had said yes. I loved him and he loved me. I had a 2- month old baby and I needed the stability. But I wasn't ready. I was only 16. I know I'd just had a baby, but I was still too young. I was heartbroken when he left, but I didn't blame him. I would have done the same thing."
"What are you going to say to him?"
"I have no idea. It'll be really embarrassing."
"You'll be fine. Granddad's here to see you as well, shall I go and get him?"
"As well?"
"Yeah! Well, there's me, obviously, Granddad, Merry, Pippin, Sam…
"The hobbits are here?!"
"Not all of them. Mary-Jo, Frodo and Gandalf went over the Sea. Yeah, and there's Tracey, Gimli and Legolas. You've already seen Aragorn."
"Robyn, do you not get told off for calling him Aragorn? He is King, in case you've forgotten, and you are meant to call him 'King' Aragorn."
"Well, he never says anything. And anyway, I only call him Aragorn when I'm with family and the fellowship people. When I'm with normal friend I say King. They're still jealous that I know him though! HA!" Michelle laughed again.
"You make me laugh! Alright then, go and get Dad."
Robyn woke up with a splitting headache. Everything was a bit hazy at first, but then she remembered. She'd been at the old school house, looking for her Mom, when someone had got her. She was, then, dragged down some stinky cellar and was beaten by Becky. Then, everything went black. She looked around the room and saw Tracey and the hobbits.
"Where… am I?" she said, slowly. She felt like she had a really bad hangover. Not that she knew what a hangover was like.
"You're in the Houses of Healing." Said Tracey. "How do you feel?"
"Crap."
"That's good. No, I mean its good that you can feel anything, not that its good that you feel crap!" said Tracey, quickly. Robyn started to laugh.
"It's alright. I knew what you meant. I'm used to 'Tracey' language. How's Mom?" They all became serious again.
"Aragorn has been trying to help her for three hours, but she's still out cold." Said Pippin.
"If I ever get my hands on those two, I swear I kill them!" Despite the anger that she showed, Robyn was very scared. She knew her Mom was tough, but even she had limits. Michelle had been knocked out many times (she was a regular guest in the Houses of Healing) and each time had taken Aragorn all of about 5 minutes to wake her. Three hours was a very long time. Plus, there was no knowing how long she had already been unconscious for.
"I want to see her." She said, firmly.
"Are you sure you're up to it, Robyn?" Tracey knew she was feeling better, but she still had only just woken up.
"I want to see her." She said again. She sat up and swung her legs out of the bed. "Where is she?"
"Next door. But Aragorn she wasn't to have any visitors. Not even Faramir's in there, yet." Robyn stood up.
"I'm her daughter. Nobody, not even the King, can stop me from seeing my own mother." She walked out of the room and saw Legolas and Faramir waiting in the corridor.
"Robyn, you're OK!" said Faramir.
"I'm fine." She walked over to the door and put her hand on the handle.
"Aragorn said-" Legolas began.
"I know what he said, and I don't care." She walked in and saw Aragorn sitting next to Michelle. He had heard the commotion outside and turned around as Robyn entered.
"She's fine." He said, before Robyn had a chance to say anything. Michelle was just waking up.
"Robyn." Michelle said, quietly.
"Mom!" Robyn ran over to her mom. She smiled at she, and she burst into to tears. "I've missed you so much! I thought I'd never see you again!" Michelle sat up and wrapped her arms around her daughter.
"Well, I'm safe now."
"I think I'll leave you two alone, for a while." Said Aragorn. He went back out into the hallway. "Leave them for a bit. Robyn will come and tell you when they've finished."
Robyn was sitting on the bed next to Michelle, telling her mom how she found out she'd gone missing.
"And when I came home, the house was trashed. So I went straight to Aragorn." Robyn explained.
"The house was trashed?" That confused Michelle. "But it was neat when I left. "Wait, Becky said she'd left something at the house and went back. She must have made it look like there was a struggle, so that you'd know straight away."
"Mom, why didn't you tell anyone about notes?"
"I didn't want to worry you. As it turned out you weren't worried, but you can't blame me for caring."
"I don't blame you for anything. Well, there is one thing, but anyway, if you'd have told Aragorn he could have done something. And none of this would have happened." Michelle gave Robyn an odd look.
"What do you blame me for?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter."
"It does to me. What have I done?"
"Well, you asked for it. I blame you for dumping Legolas. He's so cool!"
"You've met him? When?"
"Oh. You didn't know? Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said anything. Oh well, you know now."
"Wait, no I do remember Becky saying something about him being back, but I didn't believe her."
"Well, he is. You see, what happened was, when I told Aragorn he called Granddad, Tracey, Becky and Clare. I told them what had happened and then Granddad came up with the to reform the fellowship. So Aragorn sent messengers to the Shire and wherever it is Gimli comes from. He creeps me out. What's with the braided nose hair?" Michelle burst out laughing.
"He's still got that? You know, that was exactly what I thought when I first met him. He is a bit weird, isn't he? Anyway, King Aragorn sent messengers to all of them."
"Yeah, he sent messengers to them and then Granddad said he wanted to go to Mirkwood to tell Legolas, and I went with him."
"You went to Mirkwood? That isn't fair. I've never been, and he was my boyfriend!" "
"Yeah, well, it took two months to get there. We saw him straight away, and at first he said no. We stayed for a week, and eventually I convinced him. And now he's here!"
"1) you actually convinced him. I never managed that. We always ended up arguing, and he always won. I must have taught you well. And 2) He's in Minas Tirith?!?! Crap! That's not good. Does he hate me?"
"Far from it. He… actually, it doesn't matter."
"So, what do you think?"
"You have good taste. When I first saw him, before I knew it was him, I thought he was really fine. But then I found out who he was and I felt sick. He could have been my dad, and there was me thinking he's gorgeous. After that, I just thought he was really cool. He was gob-smacked when he saw me. Do I really look that much like you?"
"I, personally, wouldn't say it was that much, but everyone disagrees with me. Most people think you're the image of me, in my younger days. So, you like him, then?"
"Yeah, he's great. Mom, why did you say no?"
"It's complicated. There wasn't really a justifiable reason. Thinking about it now, I wish I had said yes. I loved him and he loved me. I had a 2- month old baby and I needed the stability. But I wasn't ready. I was only 16. I know I'd just had a baby, but I was still too young. I was heartbroken when he left, but I didn't blame him. I would have done the same thing."
"What are you going to say to him?"
"I have no idea. It'll be really embarrassing."
"You'll be fine. Granddad's here to see you as well, shall I go and get him?"
"As well?"
"Yeah! Well, there's me, obviously, Granddad, Merry, Pippin, Sam…
"The hobbits are here?!"
"Not all of them. Mary-Jo, Frodo and Gandalf went over the Sea. Yeah, and there's Tracey, Gimli and Legolas. You've already seen Aragorn."
"Robyn, do you not get told off for calling him Aragorn? He is King, in case you've forgotten, and you are meant to call him 'King' Aragorn."
"Well, he never says anything. And anyway, I only call him Aragorn when I'm with family and the fellowship people. When I'm with normal friend I say King. They're still jealous that I know him though! HA!" Michelle laughed again.
"You make me laugh! Alright then, go and get Dad."