Chapter Number: 12

Chapter Title: Capture I

Original Chapter Title: Elle tries to keep Frodo from leaving, gets captured.











"Frodo!" Elle yelled trying to catch up with him. But Frodo didn't slow down. Running blindly through the trees, trying to find the quickest way to the shore, he ran.

"Frodo!" Elle yelled again catching up with him.

"No Elle!" He yelled over his shoulder. "You don't understand!"

"You're not doing this alone you know!" She said stubbornly taking off somewhere on the far side of him and was no longer seen. Sensing she was up to something, Frodo pushed himself to run faster. He could be no more right. For when he looked behind him she leapt out of the tree in front of him knocking them both to the ground.

"What does a Hobbit have to do to get your attention?" She said panting after getting up.

"Leap out of trees." Frodo said not bothering to crack a smile before he started to take off again. Lunging forward Elanor grabbed him around the ankles.

"I'm coming with you." She said gripping him tighter.

"Goodness Elle, you're worse than Sam." He replied trying to break free. "I have to do this alone."

"I would never let you do this alone. You know that." She started.

"Yes I will. Now let go before the orcs catch us both and the ring." He said frantically.

"O.K. but I'm not letting you run in front of me." She bargained standing up now gripping his hand. Frustrated and at a loss Frodo had to find some way of getting rid of her.

"Elanor, I'm leaving now. I'm leaving without you. This is the ring bearers choice."

"But you'll never come back if you do this alone." Elanor said with her eyes starting to water.

"What do you care." Frodo said trying to sound as uncaring as possible.

"But, but.." Tears started to run down her face.

"But, but, WHAT?" He mocked trying to sound hurtful.

"But," she sniffed, "I love you." She cried silently.

"And?" he said pulling away. "You think I, I.." He said but the rest of the words wouldn't leave his mouth.

"I thought. You did too." She swallowed.

"Yeah well, I have more important things to consider. I don't have any time.." He paused "For you." He finished in one breath of air. "Go. Chase after Pippin." At that point he had to turn around for her not to see the tears beginning to form in his own eyes. "Maybe you can save him again from his own blundering self. He has time for you. Nothing better to do with his time You two make such a delightful blundering couple." He hands clenched them selves in fists as he heard her take another quavering breath.

"I thought you understood. You told me you understood." She said quietly and she turned and walked away. He turned around to watch her go and his heart finally broke into a thousand of pieces after she had said walking away,

"I hope you know, Frodo Baggins, you have cut me more deeply than the fastest arrow, or the sharpest sword. I hope you have your ring at least to kiss goodnight, for Sam wouldn't want to do so to such a cold creature."

He cried and kicked himself for not thinking of another way to keep her out of harms way. But deep down, he knew there wasn't. 'She might never forgive me.' He sadly thought. 'But I would never have forgiven myself if she had gotten killed on my behalf.' Running even faster to the shore he didn't look back. But, if he had he would've seen a sight that he indeed would never forgive for his cruel approach.



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Elle walked quietly towards the sounds of battle. But as she neared she drew her sword and stopped to think on what had just happened. The thought of Frodo pushing her away, telling her to go to Pippin made her sick. And indeed she was. Up came breakfast, all three of them. After she was finished she stood up wiping her mouth. She turned around and saw an orc looming above her, grinning maliciously. She glanced once at it horrible smile just as it brought its hand across the back of her head knocking her out cold. Swinging the Hobbit over its shoulder it sped off in the direction of the battlefield. Thinking to itself 'I have it know. The power is mine. This has to be the halfling that ran in this direction.'











A.N.: ELLE: Aren't we just creative? Capture I, it's a lot like Capture II and Capture III.not to give any spoilers. I know, we're 'different' oh wait, sorry, 'special'.

LAURI: *leaps at Frodo* Let me at him I'll KILL HIM! *is held back by the rest of the fellowship* Okay, so he was only trying to keep her safe but STILL! *glares at Frodo* You have to sleep sometime Mr. Baggins! *evil laugh* lol. Okay, enough goofing off. So what'd ya' think? I luv these chapters! :D Esp. the next one (note for while you're reading it. I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry, I'll explain at the end.) okay, now that that's over, Please R/R!