A/N: Hi everyone, thanks for your reviews. Here is next chapter for ya,
hope you like it. Keep those reviews coming, I really enjoy reading them.
I don't own any of LOTR characters or places. I only own Elizabeth and the
wolf, ups I don't hope I have said to much about the chapter now ^_^
Hard training and strange dreams
Elizabeth looked at the man in front of her, and tightened her grip on her sword. He aimed a blow at her arm with his own, and she stepped back and blocked it just in time. She was only wearing trousers and a shirt and though the cold wind was blowing, her clothes were soaking wet with sweat. Her trainer aimed another blow at her and when she blocked it, her muscles screamed in pain. She stepped back again and brushed her hair out of her eyes.
"Can't we take a brake now Aragorn, please?" she pleaded and lowered her sword. Aragorn nodded.
"This isn't too hard for you, is it?" he asked.
"No, I just need a break. We have been training for almost an hour now", she answered and sheathed her sword. She walked to tree and sat down under it. She had been training for almost a month now and she still felt like she was going to break down after only ten minutes with the sword practise. She had been told that this was normal and she was doing great, considering the fact that she had never used a weapon before. But she was still pretty nervous. If she should follow the fellowship and just have a little chance against the dangers they were going to get through, she had to practise even harder. She didn't want to be a burden and she wanted to prove that she was more than just a little girl who needed to be protected all the time. She hadn't spoken to Boromir since the day she had been accepted as a part of the fellowship. She hadn't seen much to Legolas and Gimli either. She leaned against the tree and looked at a few golden and brown leaves at her feet. Aragorn came over to her.
"You are still sure you want to do this?" he asked. Elizabeth just nodded.
When the training was over, she headed for her room. She was so tired that she immediately fell asleep on her bed.
"Elizabeth, open your eyes", a voice said. Elizabeth opened her eyes and saw a huge wolf sitting at the end of her bed. She gasped and tried to scream so others could hear her, but no sound came from her.
"Don't be afraid, I don't want to hurt you", the wolf said.
"Who are you?" Liz asked.
"Don't you recognise me? You have seen me before". Elizabeth looked at the wolf and she now recognised a long scar on its forehead.
"You are the wolf who brought me here, aren't you?" she asked. The wolf nodded. Elizabeth suddenly felt a bit angry. "Why did you take me here?" she asked angrily.
"I wanted to give you a second chance to have friends".
"Yes and that is okay, but now I am going out on a dangerous journey with them, and I will only be a burden when we get to the dangerous places. I can't protect myself". The wolf smiled as much as a wolf can and said: "How do you know that? You have started your training and just because you aren't very good at it doesn't mean that you will be a burden. You just have to believe in yourself". Elizabeth almost wanted to cry.
"That is easy for you to say. Some of them don't even want me to come with them on the journey, and some others are sceptical even though they allowed me to come", she said. The wolf walked up to her side. Elizabeth nearly thought she could hear it chuckle.
"You have misunderstood something. There is only one person who don't want you to join the fellowship, and only tree who are sceptical", it said. "You just have to prove that you are more than a little girl, for you are not just that".
"No, but what if they don't want to realise it, or worse what if I can't prove it?"
"You can. I believe in you and I am sure some of the other members of the fellowship does to, you just have to believe in yourself. And now, Elizabeth, I think you should wake up", the wolf said and it began to loose its colour and fade away.
"Wait, you didn't tell me who you are", Elizabeth yelled. The wolf smiled and spoke again: "I will tell you one day, but now you must return to your friends". Then it vanished. Elizabeth felt like she was falling. She could feel it in her stomach and she didn't like it at all, she screamed. Then she sat up in her bed and looked around.
"Elizabeth, are you okay?" Elizabeth looked around and saw Frodo and Sam at her side.
"What happened?" she asked.
"We don't know. We were on our way to our room when we heard you scream. We thought you were in danger or something. And when we came in we woke you up", Frodo said.
"I was just dreaming, it felt like I was falling. But I don't understand why. I have trained very hard today", Liz replied.
"Are you sure you are alright, miss?" Sam asked. Elizabeth nodded.
"I am okay, thanks for waking me", she replied and the hobbits left her room. So it was just a dream, but it felt so real. And that wolf, it seemed like she cared for me though I don't even know her. It was a female, wasn't it? Liz thought. She looked around. It was dark outside. So I have been sleeping all day, I knew this training was too hard. Then she remembered what the wolf had said. But I guess I have to continue if I shall ever be strong enough to prove myself, or maybe she meant something else than fighting when she said that. Oh man, now I am very confused. She walked over to the table and sat down in the chair. Some paper and a pen laid on the table. She picked up the pen and tried to draw the wolf, but it never looked like it. Great I can't draw, either. She picked up her necklace and looked at the howling wolf. Maybe it had been that wolf. She would find out someday. She began to think about her friends and then she remembered that little poem she had heard that described love. Why wasn't there a poem that described friendship? That was as important as love. Maybe she could make her own. She wrote down the poem she had heard about love and then added a new verse. She looked at it for a second. It wasn't the best poem she had ever heard but of course she wasn't a poet either, and this described her feelings. She put the paper down and walked over to her bed, where she soon fell asleep again thinking about the wolf and her poem.
Love is a bird With golden wings It lies in your Heart and sings
Friendship is a cat With grey fur It sits warm on your Shoulder and purr
A/N: The first verse of the poem is not mine the second is though. Please write what you think about it in your review. ^_^
Hard training and strange dreams
Elizabeth looked at the man in front of her, and tightened her grip on her sword. He aimed a blow at her arm with his own, and she stepped back and blocked it just in time. She was only wearing trousers and a shirt and though the cold wind was blowing, her clothes were soaking wet with sweat. Her trainer aimed another blow at her and when she blocked it, her muscles screamed in pain. She stepped back again and brushed her hair out of her eyes.
"Can't we take a brake now Aragorn, please?" she pleaded and lowered her sword. Aragorn nodded.
"This isn't too hard for you, is it?" he asked.
"No, I just need a break. We have been training for almost an hour now", she answered and sheathed her sword. She walked to tree and sat down under it. She had been training for almost a month now and she still felt like she was going to break down after only ten minutes with the sword practise. She had been told that this was normal and she was doing great, considering the fact that she had never used a weapon before. But she was still pretty nervous. If she should follow the fellowship and just have a little chance against the dangers they were going to get through, she had to practise even harder. She didn't want to be a burden and she wanted to prove that she was more than just a little girl who needed to be protected all the time. She hadn't spoken to Boromir since the day she had been accepted as a part of the fellowship. She hadn't seen much to Legolas and Gimli either. She leaned against the tree and looked at a few golden and brown leaves at her feet. Aragorn came over to her.
"You are still sure you want to do this?" he asked. Elizabeth just nodded.
When the training was over, she headed for her room. She was so tired that she immediately fell asleep on her bed.
"Elizabeth, open your eyes", a voice said. Elizabeth opened her eyes and saw a huge wolf sitting at the end of her bed. She gasped and tried to scream so others could hear her, but no sound came from her.
"Don't be afraid, I don't want to hurt you", the wolf said.
"Who are you?" Liz asked.
"Don't you recognise me? You have seen me before". Elizabeth looked at the wolf and she now recognised a long scar on its forehead.
"You are the wolf who brought me here, aren't you?" she asked. The wolf nodded. Elizabeth suddenly felt a bit angry. "Why did you take me here?" she asked angrily.
"I wanted to give you a second chance to have friends".
"Yes and that is okay, but now I am going out on a dangerous journey with them, and I will only be a burden when we get to the dangerous places. I can't protect myself". The wolf smiled as much as a wolf can and said: "How do you know that? You have started your training and just because you aren't very good at it doesn't mean that you will be a burden. You just have to believe in yourself". Elizabeth almost wanted to cry.
"That is easy for you to say. Some of them don't even want me to come with them on the journey, and some others are sceptical even though they allowed me to come", she said. The wolf walked up to her side. Elizabeth nearly thought she could hear it chuckle.
"You have misunderstood something. There is only one person who don't want you to join the fellowship, and only tree who are sceptical", it said. "You just have to prove that you are more than a little girl, for you are not just that".
"No, but what if they don't want to realise it, or worse what if I can't prove it?"
"You can. I believe in you and I am sure some of the other members of the fellowship does to, you just have to believe in yourself. And now, Elizabeth, I think you should wake up", the wolf said and it began to loose its colour and fade away.
"Wait, you didn't tell me who you are", Elizabeth yelled. The wolf smiled and spoke again: "I will tell you one day, but now you must return to your friends". Then it vanished. Elizabeth felt like she was falling. She could feel it in her stomach and she didn't like it at all, she screamed. Then she sat up in her bed and looked around.
"Elizabeth, are you okay?" Elizabeth looked around and saw Frodo and Sam at her side.
"What happened?" she asked.
"We don't know. We were on our way to our room when we heard you scream. We thought you were in danger or something. And when we came in we woke you up", Frodo said.
"I was just dreaming, it felt like I was falling. But I don't understand why. I have trained very hard today", Liz replied.
"Are you sure you are alright, miss?" Sam asked. Elizabeth nodded.
"I am okay, thanks for waking me", she replied and the hobbits left her room. So it was just a dream, but it felt so real. And that wolf, it seemed like she cared for me though I don't even know her. It was a female, wasn't it? Liz thought. She looked around. It was dark outside. So I have been sleeping all day, I knew this training was too hard. Then she remembered what the wolf had said. But I guess I have to continue if I shall ever be strong enough to prove myself, or maybe she meant something else than fighting when she said that. Oh man, now I am very confused. She walked over to the table and sat down in the chair. Some paper and a pen laid on the table. She picked up the pen and tried to draw the wolf, but it never looked like it. Great I can't draw, either. She picked up her necklace and looked at the howling wolf. Maybe it had been that wolf. She would find out someday. She began to think about her friends and then she remembered that little poem she had heard that described love. Why wasn't there a poem that described friendship? That was as important as love. Maybe she could make her own. She wrote down the poem she had heard about love and then added a new verse. She looked at it for a second. It wasn't the best poem she had ever heard but of course she wasn't a poet either, and this described her feelings. She put the paper down and walked over to her bed, where she soon fell asleep again thinking about the wolf and her poem.
Love is a bird With golden wings It lies in your Heart and sings
Friendship is a cat With grey fur It sits warm on your Shoulder and purr
A/N: The first verse of the poem is not mine the second is though. Please write what you think about it in your review. ^_^