~Hoshiko, PM, ILH
The Elf has Super-Duper Hearing, You Retard… 'And my feet hurt… and my arms hurt… and my ears hurt…''Your ears?'
'I know mine hurt.' Susan said. Colleen had been doing this for hours. They had been walking… constantly… for two weeks.
'TWO WEEKS!' Colleen cried, and instantly covered her mouth as the elf's head began to turn.
'Hide!' Megan cried, and they ducked behind a bush. Legolas' head turned to tall, and searched the area, the rest of the Fellowship stopped.
'Come on, turn around…' Susan whispered, and his head jerked to the right, eyes seeming to make contact with Susan's. They kept quiet for a few more minutes, and Legolas' head turned to the rest of the group, telling them to go on.
'God… we've got to shut up.' Megan said as they stood from behind the bush.
Night fell on the group, and the Fellowship stopped; though the girl's didn't. When they realized they had stopped, they ducked behind a bush, and Susan groaned.
'We're too close, and I don't want to move…' she whined, and Colleen hit her in the stomach.
'Shut up.'
'Give me a bit more room.' Megan said, elbowing Colleen.
'Owww…' Colleen complained and shoved Susan over.
'Shhh… they'll hear u-' but she didn't get to finish her sentence, because something sharp poked her in the shoulder.
'It would be wise, my young friends, to not do anything irrational.' A soft, yet stern voice said, and the girls froze. 'Stand.' They did so. 'Turn.' They obeyed again, hands held up near their heads. Legolas had his arrow pointed at Colleen's throat, but when he saw who it was, he lowered it.
'P-please don't shoot us, Mr. Greenleaf, Prince of Mirkwood, sir…' Colleen begged, and too their surprise he laughed.
'So it was you three who have been following us.' He said, and they nodded slowly. His expression then changed, and he put his bow back over his shoulder. 'And I know for a fact you were forbidden to come. I believe Gandalf will want a word with you.' He said, and ushered them forward. He marched them back up the hill, and when they came up to the group, Legolas cleared his throat, all eyes fell upon them.
'Estella?' Merry said jumping up.
'Hi… Merry…' Colleen said, and gave him a small smile. He didn't smile back.
'I was waiting for you three to show yourselves.' Gandalf said, a twinkle in his eyes.
'You know, and you didn't stop them?' Pippin asked, astonished.
'No I did not, Peregrin Took. You of all people should know if a hobbit makes their mind up they would not be stopped.' Gandalf said, and turned back to the hobbit-lasses. 'You have put yourselves in more danger then I believe you can imagine. For future reference, this was of your own doing.' He then smiled. 'And sit and eat, please.' They did so, and sat cautiously by the fire.
'Gandalf, you cannot mean for them to come with us!' Gimli retorted, and Gandalf looked at him.
'It is not my first choice, either, but we cannot have them go back by themselves, they would surely be killed.' Gandalf answered, and Boromir shook his head.
'Gimli is right, Gandalf. They will die on our quest!' Boromir said, but Gandalf still shook his head.
'They have a better chance traveling with us than alone.' He answered, and the topic was discussed no more; Gandalf had made up his mind.
Now the Fellowship, including the hobbit-girls kept their pace, and destination. They stopped the next day, and made camp. The hobbits threw themselves down onto the ground, and refused to move.
The girls hadn't realized it, but they had been slowly forgetting things about their Old World for quiet some time. It was only when Susan asked what was going to happen next, did they realize it for the first time.
'I-I can't remember…' Megan answered, and Colleen looked worried.
'What can't you remember?'
'What happens next!'
'Are you sure Daisy?'
'Daisy? What's my other name?'
'Uhhh… Ma…no… Mec… no… grrrr! I can't remember!' she said, and Colleen shook her head.
'Neither can I…'
'Me either…'
'Guy's we're forgetting everything!'
'Why us?'
'Cause we're just that weird!' Colleen cried, and they all made a whining sound to top it all off. They were ver distressed at this point, but tried to hide it, and while Boromir, Merry, and Pippin were sword fighting, Megan plopped herself onto the ground, followed by Colleen and Susan. Out of rights, they will now be referred to by their respective hobbit names.
While they were sulking, Legolas looked out into the sky. Rose saw this, and looked at the sky with him.
'And what do your elf-eyes see?' She asked sarcastically as Estella watched Merry kick Boromir.
'I know what my eyes see…' she said dreamily and Daisy cuffed her on the head again.
'Stop looking at his ass.'
'But-but it's so beautiful!' Legolas glanced back at them with this remark, but just shook his head, and looked back at the sky.
'What's that?'
'Nothing. It's just a wisp of cloud.'
'It's moving fast, against the wind.'
'Crebain, from Dunland!'
'HIDE!' Aragorn cried, and everyone found a hiding place as the birds circled above them. When they were done, everyone came out.
'The passage south is being watched. We must take the Pass of Caradhras.' Gandalf said, and everyone looked up at it. After a moment Boromir pointed out that they should bring a faggot of wood each, so everyone did so. They then changed their course, and started up the mountain to the pass.
Eventually the green grass was turning into white snow, and things were getting colder. Durring their treck up the hill, Frodo fell and when he reached for the ring, it wasn't there. Boromir, instead, picked it up.
'It is strange that we must suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing… such a little thing…'
'Boromir! Give the ring to Frodo.' Aragorn said, and Boromir did so, ruffling his hair.
'Of coarse, I care not.' Boromir said, but it was obvious that he did care- a little too much. As he turned away, Rosie and Daisy could see Aragorn take his hand off his sword.
Estella had been walking with Boromir, and when he caught back up with her, she looked up at him. That had been strange, and slightly scary to see. A man as tall and proud as Boromir had almost given into the power of the ring. What was keeping her, or the rest of them from doing the same? She looked at him again, an expression of anger and pain seemed to be on his face.
'Mr. Boromir…' she said, and he seemed to snap out of it. He looked down at her, and smiled kindly.
'Yes?'
'You're from Gondor, aren't you?' she asked, feeling quiet awkward. It was strange having to look so far up to a person's face.
'I am.'
'Is it a nice place?' she asked, and he laughed.
'Why yes, my young lass, it is! The 'White City' they call it, with white and red towers taller than the tallest tree.' He said, dreamily, seeming to see it form in front of him. He continued describing it in full detail, and Estella's eyes opened in wonder as she pictured it in her mind.
'It sounds extraordinary…' she said, and when he saw the expression on her face he smiled again.
'You might yet see it, some day, my young hobbit friend.' He said, and stared ahead in front of himself. 'How are your fighting skills?' he asked, and she looked at the sword on her belt.
'They are… good for only practicing for a month.' She said, and he nodded his head.
'You may need them, soon, what if I gave you some lessons?' he asked, and a smile cracked on her face.
'Certainly,' the smile faded 'if you find me less of a burden than you might have… earlier…' she said, but he had no response for that, for there seemed to be a great deal of hurt in her voice. So started the friendship of Estella and Boromir, which grew while they journeyed on with their adventure.
The calm winter turned worse as their journey kept going on. It soon started to snow very heavily, turning into a blizzard, and as the snow became increasingly deeper, every one received a hobbit except Gimli and Gandalf. Estella clung to the back of Boromir's cape, while he carried Merry and Pippin, and while they were walking through the snow, Legolas put Daisy and Rosie down, and ran to the front of the group, listening.
'There is a fell voice on the air…' he said, and the mountain began to shake.
'It's Saruman!' Gandalf said, and a boulder came crashing down, snow following after it, covering everyone. Legolas' head popped out first, and he dug his way back to the other hobbit-lasses, who's hands were the only things he could see. He dug them out, and sat them on top of the snow. Estella had lost grip on Boromir, and was buried under the snow. He dug her out from the side, and she clung onto him, cold, and shivering.
'If we cannot go over a mountain, let us go under it! Let us go through the mines of Moria.' Gimli said, and Gandalf thought of the options, finally deciding on one thing.
'Let the Ring-bearer decide.' Gandalf said, and Frodo looked around at the company. His eyes fixed on the rest of the hobbits, and he saw them suffering as much as he. Pippin and the hobbit-lasses looked the worse of them all. When he looked at Daisy, her eyes locked with his and seemed to say 'please Frodo, get us out of this torturing cold, and wind…'
'We shall go through the mines.' He announced. Surely they must be safer than this place.
'So be it.' Gandalf said, though his face looked troubled with the decision. They then started their way back down, the mountain had defeated them.