What will happen? Here you go!

Love's Last Words

After Haldir left to help load the boats, I found Cindil arguing with the healer. "No! You can't use that," she shrieked. "Horses don't DO drugs!" The healer just shook his head and replied, "Your horses need to be asleep in order for them to travel comfortably." He was holding a bottle of something and looking directly at Ditto, Tiny and Tess? What was Tess doing here? Her sorrel coat was speckled with white and her four-inch tail added to her cuteness. By now, the healer had untied Ditto and led him towards a very large boat with a ramp. A sheet was lying on the ground and Ditto stepped onto it. The bottle was placed under Ditto's nose and he took a long wuff. Suddenly, his head shot up and his legs wobbled under him. He stumbled around a bit before falling dead over, snoring loudly. Tiny and Tess whinnied at him; sounded almost like laughter. "Oh yeah, Shorty," I said, looking at Tiny. "Guess what? You're next!" Her ears swiveled forward and she whickered, wide-eyed. Tiny and Tess went the same way: falling over, fast asleep and then dragged up the ramp by several elves. It was time to go and I didn't see Sierra. Then, Elrohir spoke to the healer and the same elves began unpacking Tess. "WHAT'S GOING ON?" I asked. Elrohir turned and smiled down at me. "Sierra has decided to stay here and wait for the evil to pass." My jaw dropped and I wanted to cry. Elrohir walked away and I bid Laicalasse and Lassarion good-bye. They both had tears in their eyes and we hugged and I walked towards the large boat containing Ditto and Tiny. Cindil was already in and waiting for me. I felt someone's hand grasp mine and I turned to find myself staring into Haldir's beautiful gray eyes. He smiled and lowered me into the boat. But then he pulled me back up and kissed me softly. We pulled apart slowly and he whispered, "When you reach the Anduin River, read the inscription on the underside of this." His fingers caressed the cold metal and then were gone. As I knelt on the bottom of the boat, his fingers slipped from mine and we were moving. I looked back as I paddled until the hazy mist consumed Haldir's form, hand raised in a parting wave.

As Cindil and I paddled along, the horses next to us snored and dozed next to us. Ditto was rolled over on his back, his left back leg twitched and kicked a little, hitting Cindil directly in the forehead. "OUCH," the girl howled. Legolas looked back and frowned. "Melamin?" called the elf, worried, "Are you all right?" Cindil held the place where a bruise began to appear and nodded. I grinned a little and then remembered what Haldir had said. Carefully, I unfastened the necklace and turned it over. Carved into the mithril was the inscription, "Love Lives Forever!" I smiled and kissed the blue stone in the middle. My love for him was everlasting and true. "DENEE!" came Cindil's voice from reality. I then realized we were flouting down the river, spinning around in circles. I quickly grabbed my ore and tried to stop the boat from its dizzying ride, much to the amusement of four very annoying hobbits and a stupid dwarf. Turns out, we tried to stop the boat too quickly and nearly went headlong into the rushing water. " Ils es tres stupid!" I screamed and the hobbits howled with laughter. I didn't seem long before Tiny began to stir and open her eyes. Luckily, we reached Amon Hen. 'Thank god' I thought, unloading my stuff and going off to find a tree to sleep in.

* I'm sorry it took so long. I'm nearly done with this one and I'll let you know when I have the next installment. You know what to do!