A.N.: LAURI: To all Boromir fans out there. I'm sorry for this chapter,
but we needed to make somebody do it, and since he dies soon anyway we used
him. I don't hate him, really. Go Legolas! My Elf in Shining Armour!!!!
:D
Chapter Number: 4
Chapter Title: Boromir & Lauri confrontation
Original Chapter Title: Boromir and Lauri confrontation, Legolas chases him off
Lauri rinsed her hair out in the river for a few minutes before walking back a little ways and sitting on the grass. She wrung her long hair out and tossed it behind her again to dry. "Things are going well so far." She said to herself quietly as she watched a few birds in the trees above her. 'Everyone seems to be happy, especially Elle. It's great that she gets to see Pippin again; they were such good friends.'
Her thoughts were broken when she heard footsteps coming her way. She turned and saw Boromir walking, or rather sauntering, towards her. 'What does he want?' she wondered and stood up.
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
"No. I just came to talk to you, that's all." He replied in a civil tone.
'It sounds like he means no harm. But why would he come all the way out here to talk to me? Why not just wait until I got back to the camp?'
"So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked, sitting back down.
"Nothing really, just talk."
"Well.we do need something to talk about." Lauri said beginning to get annoyed. 'This human is a little slow.' She thought and decided to give them something to talk about.
"So, how long do you think the fellowship will last? Do you think it will make it to Mordor?" she asked.
"No." he stated, "I don't think it will last that long. I know that I'm not going to Mordor; I'm going back to Gondor."
"Oh. Well, I'm going to Mordor. Frodo will still need protection, even without you." She tried not to make her words too cruel.
"Well I sort of guess that." He snapped back scratching his head. "I was wondering if you would like to come with me?"
"To Mordor? You've changed your mind?" Lauri threw at him sarcastically.
"No to Gondor. You could come with me to Gondor."
"Why would I have any desire to come with you to Gondor?"
"Well, Mordor is such a hot and volcano like place, you could singe your lovely skin.." He trailed.
"Since when do you consider my skin or any part of me lovely Boromir?" she raised her voice.
"I've always thought elves were lovely creatures."
"Oh really. Well then, Legolas is right over there if you want to ask him to come to Gondor too." Lauri said standing up to walk away.
"Laurëaelen, please give me a chance." Boromir pleaded grabbing her arm.
"Let go of me Boromir." She demanded, trying to pull her arm away, but to no avail.
"Now why would I let something so beautiful escape?" he asked holding tighter to her arm and pinning her to the nearby tree.
"Let go now Boromir." She tried once more to pull away but he only held tighter and escape became painful to attempt. She was beginning to become frightened. Truth be told, he was stronger than her, and she stood no chance against him there. Then she heard, but only barely, something move in the trees nearby. 'Please be someone to help.anyone.' she hoped. Boromir's face was now about 3 inches from hers. She then heard a whistling sound and a clunk as a single arrow hit the tree between them.
Boromir let go of her in surprise and looked around to see where the arrow had come from. He saw nothing, but Lauri knew it had been Legolas and she quickly backed away until she promptly backed right into him.
"Watch what you do Boromir." Lauri said coldly.
"You should mind your own business elf." Boromir hissed at Legolas.
"Don't ever go near her again Boromir." Legolas said, glaring at the human. "If you do, I will make sure you regret it."
"You wretched little." Boromir growled and made a move towards them as if he were going to attack them. Legolas aimed another arrow at him as Lauri cringed away.
"One more step Boromir. One more step and I can make sure you never see Mordor, or Gondor for that matter." Legolas warned.
Boromir walked away muttering and cursing. When he was at last out of sight, Legolas put his bow away.
"Thank you." Lauri said looking down at the ground.
"Are you all right?" Legolas asked.
"Yes." Lauri replied and made an attempt to hide her arm behind her back, but Legolas noticed before she could. He took her hand in his, bringing her arm into view.
"He hurt you." He said as he looked at the red mark Boromir's hand had left on her arm.
"I.I'm fine." She muttered looking up at him trying hard not to cry.
"You're shaking." Legolas noted with worry. "And quit trying to be brave, I know you're upset."
She laughed for a split second then her laughter turned to sobs.
"If he ever goes near you again, ever, tell me. I wont let him hurt you again." he said gently hugging her.
Lauri nodded with tears streaming down her face and her hands gripping tightly to Legolas' sleeves. She wiped her eyes and stood up straight.
"I've gotten you all wet." She said putting her hand on his shoulder that her tears and still wet hair had soaked.
"That does not matter." He said. "We should go back now. He took her hand in his and began to walk.
"Thank you again, Legolas. Really." Lauri said as they headed back toward the camp to join the others.
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Lauri waked over to where she and Elle were camping and sat down on a rock with a sigh. 'Elle must be with Pippin or Frodo.' She thought. She heard something move behind her and jumped, startled.
"Why are you so jumpy?" Elle asked, coming down the hill behind their camp.
"And what happened to your arm?" she added, sitting beside her elven friend.
"Boromir.he."
"What?"
"He tried to.he was." Lauri couldn't find a way to say it.
"He didn't!" Elle gasped, knowing somehow exactly what Lauri meant.
"He did; but Legolas saved me." Lauri explained.
"Why that terrible.horrible.awful."
"It's all right Elle. I'm fine now." Lauri said with a slight smile.
"If he ever goes near you again, I swear."
"I know, you'll kill him. Legolas will too apparently." Lauri sighed running her fingers through her hair.
"Oh, will he?" Elle winked.
"He frightens me so that I'm scared in a way I never have been before."
"Lauri, it isn't as scary as you think; being in love." Elle mocked.
"No, Boromir." she laughed.
"That pathetic scum doesn't know who he's messing with does he?"
"I couldn't hurt him. He's just.."
"Sick, and in a desperate need of having an arrow shot through his head to fix that mushroom sauce boiled over that he calls a brain." Elle laughed.
"Well, I guess I'm afraid of not being able to hurt him." The Elf sighed.
"Welcome to my world." Elle said slapping her on the shoulder.
"Thank you ever so much friend. I never had any idea you were put through this kind of torture on a daily basis." She laughed.
"Why not? But at least you're not dealing with orcs." Elle sighed.
"Who says?" Lauri commented. Chuckling they both went to sleep, but little did they know that this wouldn't mean a thing compared to what they are going to be faced with on a later date.
Chapter Number: 4
Chapter Title: Boromir & Lauri confrontation
Original Chapter Title: Boromir and Lauri confrontation, Legolas chases him off
Lauri rinsed her hair out in the river for a few minutes before walking back a little ways and sitting on the grass. She wrung her long hair out and tossed it behind her again to dry. "Things are going well so far." She said to herself quietly as she watched a few birds in the trees above her. 'Everyone seems to be happy, especially Elle. It's great that she gets to see Pippin again; they were such good friends.'
Her thoughts were broken when she heard footsteps coming her way. She turned and saw Boromir walking, or rather sauntering, towards her. 'What does he want?' she wondered and stood up.
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
"No. I just came to talk to you, that's all." He replied in a civil tone.
'It sounds like he means no harm. But why would he come all the way out here to talk to me? Why not just wait until I got back to the camp?'
"So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked, sitting back down.
"Nothing really, just talk."
"Well.we do need something to talk about." Lauri said beginning to get annoyed. 'This human is a little slow.' She thought and decided to give them something to talk about.
"So, how long do you think the fellowship will last? Do you think it will make it to Mordor?" she asked.
"No." he stated, "I don't think it will last that long. I know that I'm not going to Mordor; I'm going back to Gondor."
"Oh. Well, I'm going to Mordor. Frodo will still need protection, even without you." She tried not to make her words too cruel.
"Well I sort of guess that." He snapped back scratching his head. "I was wondering if you would like to come with me?"
"To Mordor? You've changed your mind?" Lauri threw at him sarcastically.
"No to Gondor. You could come with me to Gondor."
"Why would I have any desire to come with you to Gondor?"
"Well, Mordor is such a hot and volcano like place, you could singe your lovely skin.." He trailed.
"Since when do you consider my skin or any part of me lovely Boromir?" she raised her voice.
"I've always thought elves were lovely creatures."
"Oh really. Well then, Legolas is right over there if you want to ask him to come to Gondor too." Lauri said standing up to walk away.
"Laurëaelen, please give me a chance." Boromir pleaded grabbing her arm.
"Let go of me Boromir." She demanded, trying to pull her arm away, but to no avail.
"Now why would I let something so beautiful escape?" he asked holding tighter to her arm and pinning her to the nearby tree.
"Let go now Boromir." She tried once more to pull away but he only held tighter and escape became painful to attempt. She was beginning to become frightened. Truth be told, he was stronger than her, and she stood no chance against him there. Then she heard, but only barely, something move in the trees nearby. 'Please be someone to help.anyone.' she hoped. Boromir's face was now about 3 inches from hers. She then heard a whistling sound and a clunk as a single arrow hit the tree between them.
Boromir let go of her in surprise and looked around to see where the arrow had come from. He saw nothing, but Lauri knew it had been Legolas and she quickly backed away until she promptly backed right into him.
"Watch what you do Boromir." Lauri said coldly.
"You should mind your own business elf." Boromir hissed at Legolas.
"Don't ever go near her again Boromir." Legolas said, glaring at the human. "If you do, I will make sure you regret it."
"You wretched little." Boromir growled and made a move towards them as if he were going to attack them. Legolas aimed another arrow at him as Lauri cringed away.
"One more step Boromir. One more step and I can make sure you never see Mordor, or Gondor for that matter." Legolas warned.
Boromir walked away muttering and cursing. When he was at last out of sight, Legolas put his bow away.
"Thank you." Lauri said looking down at the ground.
"Are you all right?" Legolas asked.
"Yes." Lauri replied and made an attempt to hide her arm behind her back, but Legolas noticed before she could. He took her hand in his, bringing her arm into view.
"He hurt you." He said as he looked at the red mark Boromir's hand had left on her arm.
"I.I'm fine." She muttered looking up at him trying hard not to cry.
"You're shaking." Legolas noted with worry. "And quit trying to be brave, I know you're upset."
She laughed for a split second then her laughter turned to sobs.
"If he ever goes near you again, ever, tell me. I wont let him hurt you again." he said gently hugging her.
Lauri nodded with tears streaming down her face and her hands gripping tightly to Legolas' sleeves. She wiped her eyes and stood up straight.
"I've gotten you all wet." She said putting her hand on his shoulder that her tears and still wet hair had soaked.
"That does not matter." He said. "We should go back now. He took her hand in his and began to walk.
"Thank you again, Legolas. Really." Lauri said as they headed back toward the camp to join the others.
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Lauri waked over to where she and Elle were camping and sat down on a rock with a sigh. 'Elle must be with Pippin or Frodo.' She thought. She heard something move behind her and jumped, startled.
"Why are you so jumpy?" Elle asked, coming down the hill behind their camp.
"And what happened to your arm?" she added, sitting beside her elven friend.
"Boromir.he."
"What?"
"He tried to.he was." Lauri couldn't find a way to say it.
"He didn't!" Elle gasped, knowing somehow exactly what Lauri meant.
"He did; but Legolas saved me." Lauri explained.
"Why that terrible.horrible.awful."
"It's all right Elle. I'm fine now." Lauri said with a slight smile.
"If he ever goes near you again, I swear."
"I know, you'll kill him. Legolas will too apparently." Lauri sighed running her fingers through her hair.
"Oh, will he?" Elle winked.
"He frightens me so that I'm scared in a way I never have been before."
"Lauri, it isn't as scary as you think; being in love." Elle mocked.
"No, Boromir." she laughed.
"That pathetic scum doesn't know who he's messing with does he?"
"I couldn't hurt him. He's just.."
"Sick, and in a desperate need of having an arrow shot through his head to fix that mushroom sauce boiled over that he calls a brain." Elle laughed.
"Well, I guess I'm afraid of not being able to hurt him." The Elf sighed.
"Welcome to my world." Elle said slapping her on the shoulder.
"Thank you ever so much friend. I never had any idea you were put through this kind of torture on a daily basis." She laughed.
"Why not? But at least you're not dealing with orcs." Elle sighed.
"Who says?" Lauri commented. Chuckling they both went to sleep, but little did they know that this wouldn't mean a thing compared to what they are going to be faced with on a later date.