Chapter Number: 27
Chapter Title: Threats
Original Chapter Title: Gollum almost catches them and Lauri threatens to kill him
"This road takes us far too near to Isengard, keep close, and don't wander too far away." Lauri said to Elanor as they stopped for the day. Frodo, Sam and Gollum were a little ways to the side, on the other side of a small group of trees that remained un-touched by Saruman. They had stopped to sleep, so they would be rested to travel by nightfall. Lauri and Elle, however, we're dragging along all day and night, trying to get adjusted to the new sleeping schedule.
Lauri began to set up camp as Elanor wandered towards the trees. She crept over and climbed up to the top of one to see where Frodo would be hiding that night. He hid in a hollowed out tree. She saw Sam finding a hiding place nearby as well, but where was Gollum? 'He can't have left them on their own.' She looked the other direction, and could see the tall tower of Isengard. It stood against the sky, which was growing lighter by the minute, like a dark cloud. It cast a large shadow over where she could see Laureaelen sat, trying to start a fire.
She climbed down the tree and began to walk back to her friend. As she approached, the red haired elf looked up and smiled.
"Are they safe?" she asked as the hobbit sat down.
"Yes, they've found places to hide. Only, there was one thing, I didn't see Gollum anywhere." Elanor said.
"Well, maybe he's keeping watch, or checking to see that there are no dangers near their camp site." Lauri offered.
"I suppose you're right, but what if he's left them. What if he's befriended the enemy and is informing them of their location. It would be easy for them to lay hands on the ring with that kind of betrayal from him." Elle said, thinking the worst may be possible.
"Don't trouble yourself with those thoughts. I'm sure it's nothing. If Gollum had wanted to betray them, he would have done so long ago." Lauri reassured.
Elanor nodded and they began to busy themselves with making something to eat.
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"After they had eaten, they were cleaning up a bit, and getting ready to try to sleep. Lauri was shoving some things into her bag when she heard something move in the trees near them.
She grabbed her bow and fixed it with an arrow, as she quietly crept nearer to the trees.
"What is it?" Elanor whispered.
"Shh...I don't know yet..." Lauri said and shot an arrow towards the trees. It resulted in a loud hissing sound from the woods. Gollum jumped up out of the trees.
"Why did you try to hit Gollum? Don't you likessss Gollum?" he said.
Lauri put her bow away. "Why were you watching us?" she demanded
"Gollum was going to tell Mr. Frodo that you were following him."
"You will do no such thing." Lauri said and grabbed Gollum by the shoulders, lifting him off the ground.
"Why not? You could be plotting againsssttt them. You want my precioiusssss." he hissed.
"We want no such thing. If you tell them we're following them, I will hunt you down and kill you myself. Now, what are you going to do?" She said, glaring at him coldly.
"I'm going to go back to my preciousssss and not tell Mr. Frodo a thing. Nice Elfssee. " Gollum hissed.
"That's better." Lauri said with a fake smile as she released the ugly creature. He went creeping off back into the trees as Lauri walked back to camp where Elanor was waiting.
"What was it?" she asked.
"Gollum. He said he was going to tell Frodo we were following them. I don't think he's going to anymore." She said with slight smile.
"What did you do?" the hobbit asked, with a smile.
"Told him I would hunt him down and kill him if he did." Lauri replied.
"Do you think he'll tell them?"
"No. Now lets try and sleep, so we can be awake for following them later."
A.N.: ELLE: Don't hurt him! Me luv Gollum now! He's my precioussssssssss
LAURI: I won't hurt him! Mesa luvs him too! He's soooo cute! But then again, he was going to give us away. Lol. I suppose he'll think twice now. :P Gosh these chapters are so freaking short! Grrr! I'm sooo sorry readers, they will be longer, and more interesting VERY SOON! R/R bitte.
Chapter Title: Threats
Original Chapter Title: Gollum almost catches them and Lauri threatens to kill him
"This road takes us far too near to Isengard, keep close, and don't wander too far away." Lauri said to Elanor as they stopped for the day. Frodo, Sam and Gollum were a little ways to the side, on the other side of a small group of trees that remained un-touched by Saruman. They had stopped to sleep, so they would be rested to travel by nightfall. Lauri and Elle, however, we're dragging along all day and night, trying to get adjusted to the new sleeping schedule.
Lauri began to set up camp as Elanor wandered towards the trees. She crept over and climbed up to the top of one to see where Frodo would be hiding that night. He hid in a hollowed out tree. She saw Sam finding a hiding place nearby as well, but where was Gollum? 'He can't have left them on their own.' She looked the other direction, and could see the tall tower of Isengard. It stood against the sky, which was growing lighter by the minute, like a dark cloud. It cast a large shadow over where she could see Laureaelen sat, trying to start a fire.
She climbed down the tree and began to walk back to her friend. As she approached, the red haired elf looked up and smiled.
"Are they safe?" she asked as the hobbit sat down.
"Yes, they've found places to hide. Only, there was one thing, I didn't see Gollum anywhere." Elanor said.
"Well, maybe he's keeping watch, or checking to see that there are no dangers near their camp site." Lauri offered.
"I suppose you're right, but what if he's left them. What if he's befriended the enemy and is informing them of their location. It would be easy for them to lay hands on the ring with that kind of betrayal from him." Elle said, thinking the worst may be possible.
"Don't trouble yourself with those thoughts. I'm sure it's nothing. If Gollum had wanted to betray them, he would have done so long ago." Lauri reassured.
Elanor nodded and they began to busy themselves with making something to eat.
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"After they had eaten, they were cleaning up a bit, and getting ready to try to sleep. Lauri was shoving some things into her bag when she heard something move in the trees near them.
She grabbed her bow and fixed it with an arrow, as she quietly crept nearer to the trees.
"What is it?" Elanor whispered.
"Shh...I don't know yet..." Lauri said and shot an arrow towards the trees. It resulted in a loud hissing sound from the woods. Gollum jumped up out of the trees.
"Why did you try to hit Gollum? Don't you likessss Gollum?" he said.
Lauri put her bow away. "Why were you watching us?" she demanded
"Gollum was going to tell Mr. Frodo that you were following him."
"You will do no such thing." Lauri said and grabbed Gollum by the shoulders, lifting him off the ground.
"Why not? You could be plotting againsssttt them. You want my precioiusssss." he hissed.
"We want no such thing. If you tell them we're following them, I will hunt you down and kill you myself. Now, what are you going to do?" She said, glaring at him coldly.
"I'm going to go back to my preciousssss and not tell Mr. Frodo a thing. Nice Elfssee. " Gollum hissed.
"That's better." Lauri said with a fake smile as she released the ugly creature. He went creeping off back into the trees as Lauri walked back to camp where Elanor was waiting.
"What was it?" she asked.
"Gollum. He said he was going to tell Frodo we were following them. I don't think he's going to anymore." She said with slight smile.
"What did you do?" the hobbit asked, with a smile.
"Told him I would hunt him down and kill him if he did." Lauri replied.
"Do you think he'll tell them?"
"No. Now lets try and sleep, so we can be awake for following them later."
A.N.: ELLE: Don't hurt him! Me luv Gollum now! He's my precioussssssssss
LAURI: I won't hurt him! Mesa luvs him too! He's soooo cute! But then again, he was going to give us away. Lol. I suppose he'll think twice now. :P Gosh these chapters are so freaking short! Grrr! I'm sooo sorry readers, they will be longer, and more interesting VERY SOON! R/R bitte.