Shadow and Flame
Disclaimer: If I owned LOTR there would have been a tenth member of the fellowship.::looks around:: well there not.you do the math.
A/N: If anyone reads Dragon Lance they will see some similarity between Shade and Tasselhoff Burrfoot.
Chapter 2 The way to Lothlorien
It had been hours sense they had left Moria. The time for weeping was over. And Shade had followed them staying in the back her hands lifted behind her head humming, until finally Boromir couldn't hold it any longer. "Who are you?!?" Boromir yelled turning toward the girl.
"Oh!" She said as if coming out of a trance. "I nearly forgot my name is Shade The Shadow Stalker."
Boromir distinctly heard Gimli chuckle 'Nearly forgot' "Shadow Stalker? You don't look like a shadow stalker." He said surveying her she had brown hair that was cut off at her chin, bright green eyes, she wore a simple brown tunic with matching hunter green slacks with boots made of supple leather. And at her waist was a short sword attached to a leather belt hocked with a silver buckle in the shape of the crescent moon. In truth she looked more like an elf than anything that should be residing in Moria. "I am Boromir, son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor."
The Elf spoke next "I am Legolas Greenleaf prince of Mirkwood."
Then the dwarf "I am Gimli son of Gloin"
The man "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn."
Then one of the hobbits spoke up. "I'm Pippin this is Merry, Sam, and Frodo" He pointed to each of the hobbits as he nicked off the names. "Frodo here's the ring barr-" Pippin was cut off as Merry slapped a hand over his cousin's mouth.
"Shush we're not supposed to talk about that Pip."
"What are you talking about?" Shade leaned over to them sunddenly interested.
"Oh nothing!" Pippin laughed, he had just freed his mouth from Merry's hand after he had bitten it. Merry was currently blowing on his hand glaring daggers at Pippin.
"We might as well tell her." Frodo sighed glancing at Aragorn who gave him a slight nod. "Its about this." And he reached his hand under his shirt and took out the Ring.
The flash of gold caught Shade's eye. And to the amazement of all everyone the ring lifted it self from Frodo's hand and floated to Shade who snatched it out of the air, held it between two fingers and studied it.
"Its pretty" Shade said simply and ignored the cries of protest and surprise of the Fellowship and slipped it on.
Nothing happened.
"Humph, from the way you where carrying on I expected something important to happen." She took off the ring and through it at a slightly unnerved Frodo.
"But-but." Frodo stuttered.
"Why she's just like that Bombadil chap!" Pippin said as though it were as plain as day.
"Well so she is." Merry claimed nodding in agreement.
"What in Middle Earth are you two babbling about?" Shade asked puzzled.
Pippin quickly gave an explanation, hoping to get out from under everyone's glares. "When we went through the old Forest on the way to Bree we came across a rather pleasant chap named Tom Bombadil." Merry cut in "He saved us from old man willow! I thought we'd never get out of the tree!" "Right, anyway he took us to his home and he put on the Ring and he didn't disappear and when Shade put on the Ring she didn't disappear ether!" pippin finished gasping for breath.
"Trapped in a tree?!" Legolas gasped "What were you doing-"
Aragorn looked at him and asked a more important questing "How is it you can put on the Ring and not be effected?"
"Should I be effected?" Shade asked curiously "What should happen, then?"
"You should become inviable." Frodo said pointedly.
"Really oh that would be something!" Shade smiled gleefully.
"Perhaps we should tell her our tales." And so they did over the course of an hour.
"So that is what this is all about, may I join you on your quest? I would very much like to walk among the upper realm again." Shade looked to Aragorn who seemed to be the leader.
"I don't think you know what you ask. But if it is your will to continue with us then you may, you may also turn back if you feel you cannot handle it." Aragorn said bowing.
"You are going to let her come?" Boromir shouted "She is a woman surely you should not even consider it!"
"Boromir come over here and say that." Shade's face seemed to shadow over as she said it.
The man tried to get up but found he could not it was as if some unseen hand was holding him down. "What have you done!" He yelled.
"Can't get up can you? That is my power I can do things using thought. Never anything big but small things, if you really wanted to get up you could if you wanted it bad enough. But if you are still not convinced." She turned to Legolas "Would you please shot an arrow start at my forehead? I won't use my powers to stop it."
"On your head be it." Legolas took aim and fired.
Shade caught it inches before it hit and trough it like a small spear it landed beside Boromir's boot.
"Hummm, my aims getting bad."
A/N: Ok so she seems so innocent now but just wait. Hee hee this is going to be good. REVIEW!!!
Disclaimer: If I owned LOTR there would have been a tenth member of the fellowship.::looks around:: well there not.you do the math.
A/N: If anyone reads Dragon Lance they will see some similarity between Shade and Tasselhoff Burrfoot.
Chapter 2 The way to Lothlorien
It had been hours sense they had left Moria. The time for weeping was over. And Shade had followed them staying in the back her hands lifted behind her head humming, until finally Boromir couldn't hold it any longer. "Who are you?!?" Boromir yelled turning toward the girl.
"Oh!" She said as if coming out of a trance. "I nearly forgot my name is Shade The Shadow Stalker."
Boromir distinctly heard Gimli chuckle 'Nearly forgot' "Shadow Stalker? You don't look like a shadow stalker." He said surveying her she had brown hair that was cut off at her chin, bright green eyes, she wore a simple brown tunic with matching hunter green slacks with boots made of supple leather. And at her waist was a short sword attached to a leather belt hocked with a silver buckle in the shape of the crescent moon. In truth she looked more like an elf than anything that should be residing in Moria. "I am Boromir, son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor."
The Elf spoke next "I am Legolas Greenleaf prince of Mirkwood."
Then the dwarf "I am Gimli son of Gloin"
The man "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn."
Then one of the hobbits spoke up. "I'm Pippin this is Merry, Sam, and Frodo" He pointed to each of the hobbits as he nicked off the names. "Frodo here's the ring barr-" Pippin was cut off as Merry slapped a hand over his cousin's mouth.
"Shush we're not supposed to talk about that Pip."
"What are you talking about?" Shade leaned over to them sunddenly interested.
"Oh nothing!" Pippin laughed, he had just freed his mouth from Merry's hand after he had bitten it. Merry was currently blowing on his hand glaring daggers at Pippin.
"We might as well tell her." Frodo sighed glancing at Aragorn who gave him a slight nod. "Its about this." And he reached his hand under his shirt and took out the Ring.
The flash of gold caught Shade's eye. And to the amazement of all everyone the ring lifted it self from Frodo's hand and floated to Shade who snatched it out of the air, held it between two fingers and studied it.
"Its pretty" Shade said simply and ignored the cries of protest and surprise of the Fellowship and slipped it on.
Nothing happened.
"Humph, from the way you where carrying on I expected something important to happen." She took off the ring and through it at a slightly unnerved Frodo.
"But-but." Frodo stuttered.
"Why she's just like that Bombadil chap!" Pippin said as though it were as plain as day.
"Well so she is." Merry claimed nodding in agreement.
"What in Middle Earth are you two babbling about?" Shade asked puzzled.
Pippin quickly gave an explanation, hoping to get out from under everyone's glares. "When we went through the old Forest on the way to Bree we came across a rather pleasant chap named Tom Bombadil." Merry cut in "He saved us from old man willow! I thought we'd never get out of the tree!" "Right, anyway he took us to his home and he put on the Ring and he didn't disappear and when Shade put on the Ring she didn't disappear ether!" pippin finished gasping for breath.
"Trapped in a tree?!" Legolas gasped "What were you doing-"
Aragorn looked at him and asked a more important questing "How is it you can put on the Ring and not be effected?"
"Should I be effected?" Shade asked curiously "What should happen, then?"
"You should become inviable." Frodo said pointedly.
"Really oh that would be something!" Shade smiled gleefully.
"Perhaps we should tell her our tales." And so they did over the course of an hour.
"So that is what this is all about, may I join you on your quest? I would very much like to walk among the upper realm again." Shade looked to Aragorn who seemed to be the leader.
"I don't think you know what you ask. But if it is your will to continue with us then you may, you may also turn back if you feel you cannot handle it." Aragorn said bowing.
"You are going to let her come?" Boromir shouted "She is a woman surely you should not even consider it!"
"Boromir come over here and say that." Shade's face seemed to shadow over as she said it.
The man tried to get up but found he could not it was as if some unseen hand was holding him down. "What have you done!" He yelled.
"Can't get up can you? That is my power I can do things using thought. Never anything big but small things, if you really wanted to get up you could if you wanted it bad enough. But if you are still not convinced." She turned to Legolas "Would you please shot an arrow start at my forehead? I won't use my powers to stop it."
"On your head be it." Legolas took aim and fired.
Shade caught it inches before it hit and trough it like a small spear it landed beside Boromir's boot.
"Hummm, my aims getting bad."
A/N: Ok so she seems so innocent now but just wait. Hee hee this is going to be good. REVIEW!!!