Disclaimer: I don't own anything but Cooper and the storyline. J.R.R. Tolkien (or his family) owns the rest.
A/N: Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. My class is reading this right now, and my friend is proofing it for me, so I will go back and correct my mistakes. I'm sorry that this is turning into a Legolas romance, I don' t even have a crush on him!
Chapter Six: The Finding of Sam
"What happened?", asked Legolas.
"Looks like part of the movie has been erased." Both man and elf jumped at the sound of Cooper's voice.
"Why is that? What would make it do that?", questioned Legolas.
"You guys did. Somehow, whenever the fellowship fell it must have erased half of my book and the second half of the movie. Or the satellite receiver is jacked up and having some complications."
"The what?"
"Never mind. We will soon find our which is true."
"How will we do that?" Asked Aragorn.
"I told you I'm an addict of Tolkien. Ah! Here it is, the extend version. Alright, the second CD is the one we want. Here we go." With that Cooper stuck the DVD into her DVD player. She grabbed the remote and started it up. She made it go on fast forward until it was to the falling off the bridge part. Then the DVD started cutting in and out and finally went blank.
"Looks like you proved your theory of us messing it up correct."
"Hmm," Cooper stood up and walked out of the room. She returned with a CD in her hand. She quickly put it in the CD player, and turned it to track 14, A Lament for Gandalf. It started up, then wavered, and fell dead. "Oh great, now I can't even listen to my LotR: FotR CD. That's just wonderful!" With that Cooper left the room.
"I don't think she's very happy."
"That quiet observant of you, Master Elf."
"Thank you, Master Ranger." Legolas and Aragorn smiled at each other. They just sat in there for a while until they heard Cooper banging around in the kitchen. A sleepy Pippin slowly walked into the living room, and headed towards the kitchen. Frodo and Merry followed shortly after. Gímli was the last one to rise.
Cooper was attempting to make breakfast. She never ate breakfast and wondered what they would want to eat. Wonder what they want to eat. (I told you, I'm a physic). Wonder what we have in the fridge. We don't ever eat breakfast, except on the long drives. Cooper wondered about the kitchen trying to find something to cook. Pippin came in and climbed (literally) on to one of the barstools to watch Cooper cook.
Cooper eventually found some eggs, bacon, pancake mix, sausage, milk, and some orange juice. She whipped up the pancake batter and put it on the stove, and put the bacon and sausage in the microwave, and put the eggs on the stove also. She caught the pancakes in time and got them golden brown, and scrambled the eggs so they wouldn't burn. She set them on the table, got the silverware out and set the table. She found the orange juice and put it in a pitcher, and did the same with the milk. The bacon and sausage were done by now, and she had an audience watching.
"Okay, foods on the table. You can got sit down and start eating."
"Aren't you gonna eat too?" Asked Pippin wide eyed with amazement that she made no mention of going to eat.
"No, I don't eat breakfast. I get sick when I do."
"Oh." They all sat down and started to eat.
"Aren't you going to sit down?" Asked Frodo.
"I'll sit here on the counter." With that Cooper jumped backward and sat on the counter and watched them eat. Legolas was conscious of her staring at his back; he could feel her eyes on him. It was like he was striped of everything and she could see what was in his heart. He couldn't stand to think about what had happened last night. Maybe she had forgotten, not very likely. From what Legolas had seen so far she was very observant and didn't miss a beat. As harder he tried to put her out of his mind, the more often she came to mind. Cooper was having a similar problem; Legolas was on her mind. Gosh, you'd think I was one of those Orli fan girls the way I'm acting. I have NEVER, ever had a crush on Legolas, why should it start now?
Cooper was lost in her thoughts as the phone rang. She jumped off the counter and ran to where the phone hung on the wall. "Dang," Cooper muttered under breath. She had left it in the bathroom the night before when she had been talking to Teddy. "Hello?" She was a little out of breath when she picked up the phone. "Oh, hi Alex."
(So you can tell who is who I am doing this part in play form)
Alex: "How are you this morning?"
Cooper: "Alright, I guess."
Alex: "You guess. What happened, couldn't get your truck till today?"
Cooper: "No, nothing like that. I just have some, uh, unexpected visitors. That's all." Cooper's conscious stung as she told Alex a lie.
Alex: You're lying to me, Anne Cooper.
Cooper: "MY NAME IS NOT ANNE!!!!!!!!!!"
Alex (who is now deaf): "I'm sorry. Gee whiz Cooper, having a bad day already?"
Cooper: "Yes, if you want to know, I am. There! Happy yet?"
Alex (who is a little surprise at Cooper's outrage): Yes, I am quite satisfied, now. Go lock yourself in your bathroom and tell me what is really wrong with you. This is not the Cooper I know."
Cooper: "Yes, mother." She stomps off towards the bathroom. The fellowship is staring at her, wondering why she had such on outburst.
Alex: "Are you locked in yet?"
Cooper: "Yes, I am."
Alex, trying to sound like a physiatrist: "Now tell me the how it all happened, dear."
Cooper, going along with the game: "It all started in English yesterday."
Alex: "Go on."
Cooper: "Well, I had just finished my exam and I opened my book and..."
Alex: "Don't start that again. Cooper, you and I both know it is impossible for the words in your book to just, simply vanish."
Cooper: "Alex, listen I know you don't believe me, but you have to listen. Yesterday when I took the train...." Cooper proceeded to tell Alex the whole story. She stuttered (inside joke, ha ha ha!! I'm cracking up!) a little when she came to the part about the kiss.
Alex: "Cooper! You've got to be the luckiest person on earth, and you are upset about it! Oh, my, gosh, I just can't believe you. I would love to have that chance."
Cooper: "Why don't you come over and help us look for Sam and Boromir? I can set you and Lego boy up."
Alex: "You'd do that? This is sooo awesome. I'll be right over!"
Cooper walked back into the kitchen and hung the phone up, in its proper place.
"Who was that?", asked Gímli
"That, was my friend, Alex. She offered to help us find your friends. She will be over in just a little while. I'm heading to the shower. She has a key so she will probably come though the garage. Be good; don't break anything." Cooper turned on her heal and walked out of the room.
The fellowship stared at each other in amazement. They had never met a girl like Cooper before. Legolas was curious about what her friend was going to be like. Aragorn was explaining to the Hobbits what they were planning to do, Gímli was looking at all the pictures of Cooper's family that were hung all over the place. Legolas wondered into the living room and sat down in what he now claimed as his chair, and began to think. What are we doing here? Cooper said that we are still suppose to be in Middle Earth continuing the quest. She said that Gandalf was the only one that was meant to fall off the bridge. Can we make it without his leadership? I wonder if I kissed Cooper, or... if she kissed me. Legolas halted his thoughts. Not again! I don't want to think about that. I'll just go to sleep and forget about it. He lay down on the couch and fell asleep instantly. Strange dreams came to him while he slept.
He was running, running as fast as he could, but he wasn't moving. Cooper was there; she looked as if he had betrayed her. "What did I do wrong?" He tried to talk but no words would come out. She started to walk over to him; she placed one hand behind his head and pulled it down. He looked into her face, it wasn't Cooper though. It was some one else, a blond. She kissed him all over his face, until she found his lips. He didn't want to kiss this girl, he wanted Cooper. He tried to pull away but the girl was too strong. He finally gave up and kissed her back. She let go and smiled, it was an evil smile, one that said she had won. Suddenly Cooper appeared behind the girl, tears running down her face, "I thought I could trust you. I thought you would be the one person I loved, that I wouldn't lose." He tried to speak but nothing would come out. "You betrayed me, Legolas Greenleaf. I loved you, but now you belong to her, good bye." With that Cooper turned on her heel and left. The other girl gave him a sly smile and she beckoned him forwards with her finger. He didn't want to go to her, but his feet would not obey his mind. She drew him into another deep kiss, he wouldn't give in this time, and he held out till she stopped. "I gave you your chance, Elf. Now you must pay." She started kissed him again, then plunged a dagger deep into the depths of his heart. He saw Cooper running forwards. She caught him as he began to fall, and gently lowered him to the ground "Legolas, don't die. Please don't die. I need you here. Don't leave me!"
"I will always be in your heart." His breathing came in gasped. He coughed and blood came up with it. "Anne Cooper," he whispered. "I love, I love... you" Saw the tears running down Cooper's face. "I love you too." Legolas drew his last breath and his spirit left his body. He could hear Cooper mournful cries. "No, no Legolas! Come back to me! I love you. Don't do this. Elves aren't supposed to die." She cradled his body in her arms and wept.
Legolas woke up with a start, what a horrible dream. It had been so life like, not at all a proper Elvish dream at all. He was drenched in sweat, and his breathing was ragged. He blinked, where was he. He looked around him, then he remembered, he was in Cooper's house. The girl he loved. What! When did I deside that? Do I really love her, does she feel the same way about me? Legolas was lost in his thoughts as Aragorn came and sat down next to him.
"Are you alright, Legolas?" Legolas, who was still shaken from his dreams and thoughts of Cooper.
"I t-think s-so," stuttered Legolas. (I have a thing with stuttering right now. It's an inside joke on the v-ball team. I just can't help it.)
They heard the gargage door open, and someone call into the house, "Hey, anybody home?" With that they saw Alex walk into the living room. When she saw them her mouth dropped. "Oh, my, gosh," she whispered.
"So, you didn't really believe me, did you?" She whirled around to see Cooper standing, well sort of, in the doorway. Her head was down and she was unsucsefully to get the towel around her mass of thick hair.
"Do you need some help there, Cooper?"
"No, I got it now." Cooper pulled her hair up in a ponytail and and got busy trying to get all the tangles out of it. "I hate my hair. I think I'll just cut it all off." She smiled, it had been an inside joke of theirs for years. But it totally shocked Legolas, he couldn't believe that Cooper would cut her beautiful chocolate brown hair that so perfectly matched her soft, warm, clear brown eyes. It was said that you could look into a person's soul though their eyes. Maybe he could tell if Cooper loved him if he got a good look in those inviting brown eyes.
"Come on, I want to meet everyone, well, that you have so far." Alex dragged Cooper along behind her. Legolas noticed that Alex looked just like the blond in his strange dream. She was tall, rightly porportioned, had a pleasant face, and had cloudy blue eyes. Humm, must be a coincident. Alex headed straight for the refridgerator to get a soda, and Cooper took her regular position on the kitchen counter. Alex went around and introduced herself to everyone there. They all sat down at the table and laid out their plans. Alex took the seat next to Legolas.
Cooper's Point of View
It shouldn't bother me, but it does. I told her to go ahead and be friends with him. I don't want him, do I? He keeps giving Aragorn that pathetic look, I don't think he likes Alex very much. I know that's not a good sign. Then why do I feel pleased? It's probally just my imagination playing tricks on me. Why wouldn't he like her? She cute, attractive, peppy, and keeps up a good coversation. Oh, who am I trying to convince? I'm falling for him, head over heels. Who would have thought that after one harmless kiss I would be falling apart like this? He doesn't like me, it was a misstake on his part, and mine. I hope that he and Alex will be happy together. She doesn't know anything about the Elves, or anything else for that matter. She's just a giggly blond, just his type. It figures. It's just my luck. I set them up didn't I? What was I thinking? Oh well, it's for the better good, isn't it? Can't go back and fix it now.
Legolas's Point of View
Why me? Why me? Do I have to put up with this? I guess that she doesn't care about me the way I care for her. She set me up, I know she did. I will put up with this girl as long as I can. It won't be easy, I can be sure of that. Wait! I can make Cooper jealous. I will devote myself to Alex, and Cooper will become jealous! I can't believe me. I'm not very good at lying; I will never get away with this. I love her, I can't help it. I love every detail of her, the way she talks, the way she walks, the way she twist the rings on her fingers when she's nervous, I love everything about her. How will I ever be able to pull this stunt off?
They had finally decided that Pippin, Merry, and Frodo would go with Cooper to look for Sam, and Legolas, Aragorn, and Gímli would go with Alex to find Boromir. They set off in two different directions, Cooper and her crew to the south and east, and Alex and her bunch to the north and west.
Cooper and her Crew
"Well, where should we start looking?", asked Cooper.
"Well," said Frodo, "Are there any gardens around? Sam loves gardens."
"Yeah, there are a few around. The O'Neil's have the biggest garden around. (I'm putting James in this chapter 'cause my friend told me too.) We'll just hope that James isn't around today."
"Who's James?", asked the always curious Pippin.
"James is a boy I go to school with. He is very annoying, and I almost broke his arm in the ninth grade. Pity I didn't. Needless to say, we don't get along very well."
"Pity, I'll say it was. It was pity that stayed your arm. Pity and mercy do not strike without need. Somehow James will have an important part to play in all this." Frodo basically quoted Gandalf, and Cooper decided to play along. Two can play this game.
"I wish it had never come to me."
Frodo saw what she was doing. Merry and Pippin were left in the dark, but that didn't bother Frodo or Cooper. "So do all who live to see such times, but it is not up to them to decided. All they can do is decide what to do with the time their given."
"I know what I should do, yet, I'm afraid to do it." Cooper was having fun, she couldn't believe it.
"Ah! It's that way!", exclaimed Frodo.
"How'd you know that?", asked Cooper.
"I was just following what came next."
"Oh, well James's house is that way." Cooper turned her truck down James's street and parked in front of his house. They all got out and Merry rang the doorbell. Mrs. O'Neil answered the door.
She looked down when she opened the door, "Sam said you'd be coming sooner or later. Come on in." They obediently followed Mrs. O'Neil though the immense house, and finally found Sam sitting on the patio talking with James.
A/N: Okay, this took a while to write up. I have been really busy this week. Our school choir had to do a performance on September 11 for the whole school. As always we waited till the last moment to pick out the songs and practice. We had one day, we didn't sound to bad, everyone said that we sounded good. I hope that you enjoy this. Especially you Lady Fae, just joking. I loved writing this chapter. I'm not sure about the dream scene. I might chance it. or post this chapter again with a different dream sequence. Thanks so all the wonderful reviews, I love them.