Disclaimer and notes in the Prologue.
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Chapter 12B - Every Tale Has An Ending
My eyes opened and I was greeted by familiar face.
Boromir grinned. "I hope you enjoyed yourself."
"Blissfully." I muttered as I sat up. He handed me some water and I took a deep drink. "Thanks.."
I found myself being stared at by Legolas, Boromir, Aragorn and Gimli. It was dark and they had apparently made camp.
Uh oh. I hoped my saving Boromir and me playing Sleeping Not So Beauty didn't take them away from tracking Merry and Pippin.
"We are on the little ones trail." Boromir said, as if reading my mind. "We thought it best to move quickly."
"Yes and I'm so sure carrying me around was real helpful." I snorted and stood up with a stretch. My head was still throbbing slightly and my hand flew to it on reflex.
"You will be all right." Aragorn said. "It was not as bad as it could have been."
"Yeah.." I shrugged and slid my hand from my head to my hair, which was free, and I grimaced. "By the way.. Um. Thanks.. For you know.. Not letting Mary and Sue kill me and all."
Gimli looked confused. "Who are 'Mary' and 'Sue'?"
"She speaks of Amalthea and Nerissa." Legolas explained with a shake of his head. "Fouler women have never been seen beyond the eyes of Mordor."
My mouth agape, I barely managed to contain my bewilderment. "Say what?"
Aragorn spoke up, his voice strong, "Lord Elrond warned the two of us upon your arrival in Rivendell. We were told of how their evil would spread as fast as Sauron's ever could."
"Wait a minute." I ran a hand through my hair, "You're saying you willingly took us with you, knowing that we could be this huge evil?"
"It was the only way to be sure they did not spread to others." Aragorn said.
"Why were we not told of this?" Boromir asked. He flashed me a questionable look.
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." I murmured.
"The less who knew, the easier it would be." Legolas said. "It seemed as if they were merely focused on Aragorn and I." The elf turned his lovely blue eyes at me. "We were unsure of your plans until I overheard a conversation you had with them."
I folded my arms across my chest and tilted my head. "We had a lot of.. 'conversations'. Which one was it?"
Legolas gave me an amused smile which made me blush. "I thoroughly enjoyed watching Nerissa fall into the stream."
"Should have seen the look on her face when I cut her hair." I grinned. "Now THAT was enjoyable."
"What we could not understand.." Aragorn leaned forward, his eyes dark and serious. "Is what you were doing with them if you were not their ally."
I shrugged. "Some sick and cosmic joke of the Powers That Be." I started pacing. "I mean, it's not like I ASKED to be here."
"Why were they trying to kill you?" Boromir asked me.
"Because I was trying to stop them from interfering!" I said, a bit too loudly. I winced and lowered my voice. "Look, they wanted to seduce Legolas and Aragorn, kill you before you're time, take everyone's jobs and make them their own and generally be so perfect you wanted to just snap their necks and then hack them up to pieces until there was nothing left but a pulpy disgusting pile of mush!"
They stared at me, their eyes wide.
I stopped my pacing and rocked on my heels. "Sorry. I can be very vocally volatile." Legolas gave me the eyebrow yet again, causing me to look defensive. "It's not like I'd actually do it!! Other than Lurtz, I've never killed anything bigger then a mouse and that was soo an accident. How the hell was I supposed to know it was behind me? I didn't mean to step on it!!"
More stares.
I shut up and looked down, thinking about how I was acting like an idiot.
Then I remembered what I had said before I passed out and I groaned.
Boromir stood up and stared at me, "Are you all right?"
I looked up and shrugged. "I'm dandy. Don't worry."
Boromir's mouth smirked a tad. "I believe, as you said, 'you are my friend, therefore I have a god given right to worry'."
I laughed at that and poked him in the chest. "You aren't allowed to steal MY lines."
"Just like I should shrink?" He looked extremely amused at my benefit.
"Exactly." I pouted. "And when do I get paid?"
Legolas's eyes widened at that and I stuck my tongue out at him, resulting in a laugh from Gimli and a shake of Aragorn's head.
I felt better now.
I leaned against a tree and pulled a piece of fruit from my pouch. As I began nibbling at it, the others discussed our plans.
I allowed myself to wander mentally. I had become a full fledged Mary Sue. I knew it. For saving Boromir.. But exactly did that mean for the story?
What damage could my actions have caused?
I frowned at that.
Haldir!
I giggled silently. I had finally remembered that elf's name.
Don't you hate it when something completely off topic pops into your head days after you wanted the knowledge?
Suddenly I felt a pain in my chest. I let out a cry, as the others jumped to their feet and surrounded me.
"Lacey?" Boromir grabbed me and kept me from falling to the ground. "What is wrong?"
I merely shook my head as the pain in my chest spread. My breathing grew rapid and the world was spinning.
But a realization came over me. One that made the pain fade and a bit of fear seep in.
I was going back to the real world. I didn't know how I knew, but I did.
I pulled Boromir close into a tight embrace. "Thank you very much for being my friend."
As I stepped away, his eyes were as confused as ever. I smiled, trying my best to make it seem I was okay.
I wasn't sure it was.. I'd done serious damage. To them, to me.. But then..
My smile grew impish and I turned to Legolas, who was nearby. I must have shocked him, which has got to be the coolest thing ever, when I grabbed him and pulled him close.
I kissed him hard on the lips and poured every bit of feeling I could into it. I let him go and I burst into a fit of giggles at the completely non Legolas look on his face.
"Oh yeah.. That was soooooooo worth it." I said, even as my head started pounding. My giddiness was brought to a swift end as I began to slide to the ground, my entire body in agony.
I was vaguely aware of Legolas catching me again, he was closest after all. I stared up at him and I smiled.
"Really wish there guys like you in the real world.."
His eyes widened as everything was swallowed up in darkness.
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Chapter 12B - Every Tale Has An Ending
My eyes opened and I was greeted by familiar face.
Boromir grinned. "I hope you enjoyed yourself."
"Blissfully." I muttered as I sat up. He handed me some water and I took a deep drink. "Thanks.."
I found myself being stared at by Legolas, Boromir, Aragorn and Gimli. It was dark and they had apparently made camp.
Uh oh. I hoped my saving Boromir and me playing Sleeping Not So Beauty didn't take them away from tracking Merry and Pippin.
"We are on the little ones trail." Boromir said, as if reading my mind. "We thought it best to move quickly."
"Yes and I'm so sure carrying me around was real helpful." I snorted and stood up with a stretch. My head was still throbbing slightly and my hand flew to it on reflex.
"You will be all right." Aragorn said. "It was not as bad as it could have been."
"Yeah.." I shrugged and slid my hand from my head to my hair, which was free, and I grimaced. "By the way.. Um. Thanks.. For you know.. Not letting Mary and Sue kill me and all."
Gimli looked confused. "Who are 'Mary' and 'Sue'?"
"She speaks of Amalthea and Nerissa." Legolas explained with a shake of his head. "Fouler women have never been seen beyond the eyes of Mordor."
My mouth agape, I barely managed to contain my bewilderment. "Say what?"
Aragorn spoke up, his voice strong, "Lord Elrond warned the two of us upon your arrival in Rivendell. We were told of how their evil would spread as fast as Sauron's ever could."
"Wait a minute." I ran a hand through my hair, "You're saying you willingly took us with you, knowing that we could be this huge evil?"
"It was the only way to be sure they did not spread to others." Aragorn said.
"Why were we not told of this?" Boromir asked. He flashed me a questionable look.
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." I murmured.
"The less who knew, the easier it would be." Legolas said. "It seemed as if they were merely focused on Aragorn and I." The elf turned his lovely blue eyes at me. "We were unsure of your plans until I overheard a conversation you had with them."
I folded my arms across my chest and tilted my head. "We had a lot of.. 'conversations'. Which one was it?"
Legolas gave me an amused smile which made me blush. "I thoroughly enjoyed watching Nerissa fall into the stream."
"Should have seen the look on her face when I cut her hair." I grinned. "Now THAT was enjoyable."
"What we could not understand.." Aragorn leaned forward, his eyes dark and serious. "Is what you were doing with them if you were not their ally."
I shrugged. "Some sick and cosmic joke of the Powers That Be." I started pacing. "I mean, it's not like I ASKED to be here."
"Why were they trying to kill you?" Boromir asked me.
"Because I was trying to stop them from interfering!" I said, a bit too loudly. I winced and lowered my voice. "Look, they wanted to seduce Legolas and Aragorn, kill you before you're time, take everyone's jobs and make them their own and generally be so perfect you wanted to just snap their necks and then hack them up to pieces until there was nothing left but a pulpy disgusting pile of mush!"
They stared at me, their eyes wide.
I stopped my pacing and rocked on my heels. "Sorry. I can be very vocally volatile." Legolas gave me the eyebrow yet again, causing me to look defensive. "It's not like I'd actually do it!! Other than Lurtz, I've never killed anything bigger then a mouse and that was soo an accident. How the hell was I supposed to know it was behind me? I didn't mean to step on it!!"
More stares.
I shut up and looked down, thinking about how I was acting like an idiot.
Then I remembered what I had said before I passed out and I groaned.
Boromir stood up and stared at me, "Are you all right?"
I looked up and shrugged. "I'm dandy. Don't worry."
Boromir's mouth smirked a tad. "I believe, as you said, 'you are my friend, therefore I have a god given right to worry'."
I laughed at that and poked him in the chest. "You aren't allowed to steal MY lines."
"Just like I should shrink?" He looked extremely amused at my benefit.
"Exactly." I pouted. "And when do I get paid?"
Legolas's eyes widened at that and I stuck my tongue out at him, resulting in a laugh from Gimli and a shake of Aragorn's head.
I felt better now.
I leaned against a tree and pulled a piece of fruit from my pouch. As I began nibbling at it, the others discussed our plans.
I allowed myself to wander mentally. I had become a full fledged Mary Sue. I knew it. For saving Boromir.. But exactly did that mean for the story?
What damage could my actions have caused?
I frowned at that.
Haldir!
I giggled silently. I had finally remembered that elf's name.
Don't you hate it when something completely off topic pops into your head days after you wanted the knowledge?
Suddenly I felt a pain in my chest. I let out a cry, as the others jumped to their feet and surrounded me.
"Lacey?" Boromir grabbed me and kept me from falling to the ground. "What is wrong?"
I merely shook my head as the pain in my chest spread. My breathing grew rapid and the world was spinning.
But a realization came over me. One that made the pain fade and a bit of fear seep in.
I was going back to the real world. I didn't know how I knew, but I did.
I pulled Boromir close into a tight embrace. "Thank you very much for being my friend."
As I stepped away, his eyes were as confused as ever. I smiled, trying my best to make it seem I was okay.
I wasn't sure it was.. I'd done serious damage. To them, to me.. But then..
My smile grew impish and I turned to Legolas, who was nearby. I must have shocked him, which has got to be the coolest thing ever, when I grabbed him and pulled him close.
I kissed him hard on the lips and poured every bit of feeling I could into it. I let him go and I burst into a fit of giggles at the completely non Legolas look on his face.
"Oh yeah.. That was soooooooo worth it." I said, even as my head started pounding. My giddiness was brought to a swift end as I began to slide to the ground, my entire body in agony.
I was vaguely aware of Legolas catching me again, he was closest after all. I stared up at him and I smiled.
"Really wish there guys like you in the real world.."
His eyes widened as everything was swallowed up in darkness.