No Matter What
My My My, so many questions to be answered. #1, what is wrong with him, sorry saps, you have to wait. Not long though. It will probably be next chapter. Right now I really need and answer to a question. Should I move the Rating up to PG13 because of mild swearing (Repeated use of D word, calling a girl a really not-nice name that starts with s, (Aragorn might need to go into therapy after that happens. Poor Arwen) that is about all.) I really need to know or else I cannot put up the next chapter! You want the next chapter, don't you?
About a week later the fellowship was resting by the edge of the river. An uneasy silence had fallen on them within the last hour. Each member was at a heightened state of alert each thinking that something big was coming and each having a different idea of what it was. They seemed too reactive to everything. Perhaps it was that no orcs had appeared. In fact they had lost track of the orcs a day after they left the inn. They had meet up with Gimli who was going to leave for Rivindale in a few days but was staying with them for the moment.
On the day that Legolas would never forget Merry and Pippin were standing watch. It was a fairly sunny day with some clouds. The morning was a crisp one with winds that twirled and teased the flowers by blowing them this way and that. This made it harder for Merry and Pippin to see movement in the forest. Perhaps that is why they didn't see him.
Aragorn was the first to spot him. A lone elf walking beside a horse. The horse was a snowflake appaloosa (for those who don't know, a snowflake appaloosa has spots allover, kind of like a Dalmatian horse. It doesn't have that black/brown on most of it then a spotted white but). His mane was gray but not in the normal sense. It was a mix of white and black hair that appeared gray. Why the elf wasn't riding this beautiful horse, no one could tell. Aragorn did not like how stealthy the elf was being. He didn't trust it. When elves sneak around they normally have a reason. They are good at sneaking around enough as it is without trying.
Merry didn't notice him until he popped out of the bushes about a foot from Merry's nose. Merry yelled louder than anyone ever heard him yell. He slashed at the elf with his sword.
"STOP!" the elf yelled as he scurried up a tree. "I don't want to hurt you!" he looked around to see who was around. "Can I come down, I don't want a dwarf to see an elf scared up a tree by a hobbit with a poorly kept knife." He told them eyeing Gimli.
"No, you cannot come down. This is a sword! It is well kept! Gimli, come here!"
"Perhaps a sword to a hobbit, just call off your dwarf!"
"What, do I scare you?" Gimli asked with a smile on his face. The elf nodded.
"I'm only a messenger, I'm not even armed. Please, just let me deliver my messae and go." The elf panted with a mix of fear and determination.
"Then get down here and deliver it!" Gimli roared.
The elf got down the tree with his eyes never leaving Gimli's. The horse that he had been with was still standing nearby. He went over to the horse and got out a parchment that was rolled and had a ring around it to keep it closed. He treated it with extreme caution as if it was going to break into a million pieces if something touched it slightly harder than a gentle breeze. They also noticed that he kept his hand off the small delicate ring that bound the paper into a small tube. The ring was nothing special, or so it seemed. It didn't look that different from any other ring that you could buy at almost any place that sold elven jewelry. But somehow the small ring gave them a feeling of great importance. As if it was something more than it seemed. What that something was was something yet to be determined. They couldn't feel the evil as they could with the one ring. This one must have been important for other reasons.
The elf strode past Gimli, He nicely stepped on Gimli's feet to show how much he loved the fact that there was a dwarf near by. He handed the parchment to Legolas. When he gave it to him he muttered something in elvish to him softly but not softly enough for Aragorn to not understand it. "It is grim and grave news from your father. I know not what it is but I was told to tell you to read it when you were alone. Preferably when you were far from your group. For the record, if it is news of sadness, I'm sorry. If it is good news, I congratulate you. (I don't know how it could be good news if it is grim but this elf wasn't thinking nor was I) If there would be something more appropriate, then I send that to you." With that the elf scurried back to his horse and was off.
Legolas took a moment to examine the ring before putting the message in his pocket. He then went to work on packing his stuff. They were going to leave soon so he wanted to be ready. He didn't know if he wanted to read the message. The ring that was around it told him that it was not good news. If it was what he thought it was he really wanted to read it alone. "Tonight, tonight when it is my turn to stand watch. They will be sleeping. That would be the perfect time to read it." He said softly to no one in particular.
"Nay," Aragorn said as he crept from behind. "If it is really that bad then you would be distracted and wouldn't be keeping a good watch. I'm sure that you could find a better time, maybe when we are not depending on you and when you can relax instead of worry about orcs. Do not read it during your watch." With that Aragorn went back to whatever he was doing before.
"Merry," Pippin pulled Merry aside for a moment. "Maybe now we can find out what is bothering him. As I recall, that was your job."
"Alright, Alright, I'll go" with that Merry stode off.
"Legolas, what is wrong?"
"Do you remember what I told you last time?"
"Yes…" Merry didn't get to finish because he was then punched in the face. When he saw the hand fly at him he noticed something different but he couldn't place it. There was a gleam of gold but he could tell no more. Elves move fast so when you get punched by one you don't exactly get time to examine their hands. The worst part was he could feel blood dripping down his cheek. He whimpered and ran off. He was not only hurt physically but also hurt that Legolas would hit him.
when Merry was running off the ran into Aragorn (Yes I mean truly ran into). Aragorn took one look at his face and grabbed the crying hobbit.
"What is wrong, who did this to you!" Aragorn asked as he sat Merry on the ground to better examine his cut.
"(Sob sob sob) it (sob) was Legolas (sob)"
"Why! Why did he do this!" Aragorn asked a gently as he could.
"Owwwww…) Merry yelled as Aragorn applied something to his face.
"Don't worry, that was just some alcohol. I know that it burns but it will help. It also has some suff in it to help the healing process go faster. Now tell me why. What did you say to him?"
"I, I just asked him what was wrong. I swear that I didn't to anything to hurt him. really, there was no reason."
"I think that the message just put him in a bad mood. I know that you were trying to help but he just didn't want it. Just tell me, how did you get scratched if the punched you?"
"I don't know, he must have had something on his hand. I could feel it."
"Good little hobbit. Go find some mushrooms with Pippin. I think that I saw them when I was going to gather wood."
Despite that Merry didn't like being treated like a baby he knew that Aragorn hadn't meant to be insulting. He told Pippin who just nodded.
ELSEWHERE (where legolas still is)
"Have you read it yet?" Aragorn asked almost silently.
"No, I don't want to. I know what it says. As long as I haven't read it then it doesn't make it true to me yet. I just don't want to hear it."
"And what do you think that it is? You can tell me."
"No, not yet."
What is wrong with Legolas? What does the note say? If you read the top part of the chapter (I know that you didn't) then you will have some idea. It involves the reason why this might end up as pg13. I WILL NOT PUT UP THE NEXT CHAPTER UNTIL I GET I DECISION (from you) ABOUT IF IT SHOULD GO UP TO PG13. That does not mean that you cannot review on other things. You are most welcome to review!
Thank you for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!
My My My, so many questions to be answered. #1, what is wrong with him, sorry saps, you have to wait. Not long though. It will probably be next chapter. Right now I really need and answer to a question. Should I move the Rating up to PG13 because of mild swearing (Repeated use of D word, calling a girl a really not-nice name that starts with s, (Aragorn might need to go into therapy after that happens. Poor Arwen) that is about all.) I really need to know or else I cannot put up the next chapter! You want the next chapter, don't you?
About a week later the fellowship was resting by the edge of the river. An uneasy silence had fallen on them within the last hour. Each member was at a heightened state of alert each thinking that something big was coming and each having a different idea of what it was. They seemed too reactive to everything. Perhaps it was that no orcs had appeared. In fact they had lost track of the orcs a day after they left the inn. They had meet up with Gimli who was going to leave for Rivindale in a few days but was staying with them for the moment.
On the day that Legolas would never forget Merry and Pippin were standing watch. It was a fairly sunny day with some clouds. The morning was a crisp one with winds that twirled and teased the flowers by blowing them this way and that. This made it harder for Merry and Pippin to see movement in the forest. Perhaps that is why they didn't see him.
Aragorn was the first to spot him. A lone elf walking beside a horse. The horse was a snowflake appaloosa (for those who don't know, a snowflake appaloosa has spots allover, kind of like a Dalmatian horse. It doesn't have that black/brown on most of it then a spotted white but). His mane was gray but not in the normal sense. It was a mix of white and black hair that appeared gray. Why the elf wasn't riding this beautiful horse, no one could tell. Aragorn did not like how stealthy the elf was being. He didn't trust it. When elves sneak around they normally have a reason. They are good at sneaking around enough as it is without trying.
Merry didn't notice him until he popped out of the bushes about a foot from Merry's nose. Merry yelled louder than anyone ever heard him yell. He slashed at the elf with his sword.
"STOP!" the elf yelled as he scurried up a tree. "I don't want to hurt you!" he looked around to see who was around. "Can I come down, I don't want a dwarf to see an elf scared up a tree by a hobbit with a poorly kept knife." He told them eyeing Gimli.
"No, you cannot come down. This is a sword! It is well kept! Gimli, come here!"
"Perhaps a sword to a hobbit, just call off your dwarf!"
"What, do I scare you?" Gimli asked with a smile on his face. The elf nodded.
"I'm only a messenger, I'm not even armed. Please, just let me deliver my messae and go." The elf panted with a mix of fear and determination.
"Then get down here and deliver it!" Gimli roared.
The elf got down the tree with his eyes never leaving Gimli's. The horse that he had been with was still standing nearby. He went over to the horse and got out a parchment that was rolled and had a ring around it to keep it closed. He treated it with extreme caution as if it was going to break into a million pieces if something touched it slightly harder than a gentle breeze. They also noticed that he kept his hand off the small delicate ring that bound the paper into a small tube. The ring was nothing special, or so it seemed. It didn't look that different from any other ring that you could buy at almost any place that sold elven jewelry. But somehow the small ring gave them a feeling of great importance. As if it was something more than it seemed. What that something was was something yet to be determined. They couldn't feel the evil as they could with the one ring. This one must have been important for other reasons.
The elf strode past Gimli, He nicely stepped on Gimli's feet to show how much he loved the fact that there was a dwarf near by. He handed the parchment to Legolas. When he gave it to him he muttered something in elvish to him softly but not softly enough for Aragorn to not understand it. "It is grim and grave news from your father. I know not what it is but I was told to tell you to read it when you were alone. Preferably when you were far from your group. For the record, if it is news of sadness, I'm sorry. If it is good news, I congratulate you. (I don't know how it could be good news if it is grim but this elf wasn't thinking nor was I) If there would be something more appropriate, then I send that to you." With that the elf scurried back to his horse and was off.
Legolas took a moment to examine the ring before putting the message in his pocket. He then went to work on packing his stuff. They were going to leave soon so he wanted to be ready. He didn't know if he wanted to read the message. The ring that was around it told him that it was not good news. If it was what he thought it was he really wanted to read it alone. "Tonight, tonight when it is my turn to stand watch. They will be sleeping. That would be the perfect time to read it." He said softly to no one in particular.
"Nay," Aragorn said as he crept from behind. "If it is really that bad then you would be distracted and wouldn't be keeping a good watch. I'm sure that you could find a better time, maybe when we are not depending on you and when you can relax instead of worry about orcs. Do not read it during your watch." With that Aragorn went back to whatever he was doing before.
"Merry," Pippin pulled Merry aside for a moment. "Maybe now we can find out what is bothering him. As I recall, that was your job."
"Alright, Alright, I'll go" with that Merry stode off.
"Legolas, what is wrong?"
"Do you remember what I told you last time?"
"Yes…" Merry didn't get to finish because he was then punched in the face. When he saw the hand fly at him he noticed something different but he couldn't place it. There was a gleam of gold but he could tell no more. Elves move fast so when you get punched by one you don't exactly get time to examine their hands. The worst part was he could feel blood dripping down his cheek. He whimpered and ran off. He was not only hurt physically but also hurt that Legolas would hit him.
when Merry was running off the ran into Aragorn (Yes I mean truly ran into). Aragorn took one look at his face and grabbed the crying hobbit.
"What is wrong, who did this to you!" Aragorn asked as he sat Merry on the ground to better examine his cut.
"(Sob sob sob) it (sob) was Legolas (sob)"
"Why! Why did he do this!" Aragorn asked a gently as he could.
"Owwwww…) Merry yelled as Aragorn applied something to his face.
"Don't worry, that was just some alcohol. I know that it burns but it will help. It also has some suff in it to help the healing process go faster. Now tell me why. What did you say to him?"
"I, I just asked him what was wrong. I swear that I didn't to anything to hurt him. really, there was no reason."
"I think that the message just put him in a bad mood. I know that you were trying to help but he just didn't want it. Just tell me, how did you get scratched if the punched you?"
"I don't know, he must have had something on his hand. I could feel it."
"Good little hobbit. Go find some mushrooms with Pippin. I think that I saw them when I was going to gather wood."
Despite that Merry didn't like being treated like a baby he knew that Aragorn hadn't meant to be insulting. He told Pippin who just nodded.
ELSEWHERE (where legolas still is)
"Have you read it yet?" Aragorn asked almost silently.
"No, I don't want to. I know what it says. As long as I haven't read it then it doesn't make it true to me yet. I just don't want to hear it."
"And what do you think that it is? You can tell me."
"No, not yet."
What is wrong with Legolas? What does the note say? If you read the top part of the chapter (I know that you didn't) then you will have some idea. It involves the reason why this might end up as pg13. I WILL NOT PUT UP THE NEXT CHAPTER UNTIL I GET I DECISION (from you) ABOUT IF IT SHOULD GO UP TO PG13. That does not mean that you cannot review on other things. You are most welcome to review!
Thank you for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!