A/N: Sorry this took so long to get up, school's been keeping me busy! It's
kind of a stupid, pointless chapter.but oh well! I needed a filler chapter.
I guess it's kind of long, too. Enjoy! And please review!!!!!!! Thanks!!!
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Jackie crept back to her room quietly later that night. She lay on her bed, thinking about what had happened. She could hardly believe it. Here she was, in a whole other world, with strange creatures, and she had fallen in love with one of them. And even more unbelievable, he had fallen in love with her apparently, too. The whole thing was so far-fetched, like something in a fairy tale. She turned over, 'And yet, it feels so right,' she thought. 'As weird as it is, it feels like this is what was meant to happen.'
She smiled as she remembered their kiss. It had been magical. 'He's a good kisser,' she thought. 'I wonder if he's had a lot of experience over the past 2,931 years...' She giggled softly as she thought about it. But then again, it was something to wonder about. She opened her eyes and followed the stone vines on the ceiling with her eyes.
After a while she heard Jenny quietly open her own door and shut it. Jackie thought for a moment about her and Frodo. 'It explains a lot,' she thought. 'Like when I told she figured out about Legolas and said that it could work, even though we were from different worlds. I'm glad she finally found someone.' She smiled. 'Just like me.' She sleepily traced the vines on the ceiling until she finally drifted off.
***
Jackie awoke drowsily the next morning, shivering. Her glassless window failed to keep out the draft, and it had become cold during the night. She snapped up as she remembered last night's events. She jumped out of bed, eager to see him again. She saw she had overslept a little; it was 9:00 already. She went to her wardrobe and was shocked to find more clothes there. She recognized them as heavier dresses, and gladly slipped into one. She also found a cloak, and wrapping it around her stepped outside. She found the view a stark contrast from last night. The sky was gray and clouded, and frost coated the ground, causing it to sparkle. The leaves were frozen and swayed heavily in the piercing breeze. She shivered and hurried quickly over to Jenny's room.
"Jen?" she called, tapping softly on the door.
"Yeah," came the answer from inside. Jenny came to the door dressed in a dress like Jackie's. "A little bit chilly this morning, huh?" she asked good-naturedly.
"Yep," said Jackie. She couldn't help but smile remembering what she'd seen last night. She quickly suppressed a giggle. Obviously Jenny had no idea that she'd figured out her secret, or anyone else had. "Ready to wake Alex and Andrea up?"
"Sure," Jenny grinned. This was always a good sport, because Alex and Andrea shared the same love of sleep. Getting them to wake up in the morning was always a big undertaking. "Let's go for Alex first."
They swung open his door. He lay there innocently, with one arm swung over his face, snoring slightly.
Jackie tickled his foot and he stirred, grunting something that sounded like "The cows are here." Her and Jenny both laughed then pounced on him.
"Ahhhhh!" he yelled, sitting up. "What was that for?"
But they couldn't answer him because they were laughing too hard. He sat on his bed, fuming at them.
"It's almost time to go meet Legolas," Jackie said. "Plus, now you can help us wake Andi up."
He grinned at this. He had wanted to get someone back ever since they had dumped that bowl of cold water on him one of their first days here. Andrea was his best bet.
"I'll get the water," he said.
***
They all made the chilly journey down to the gardens, Jackie in the front. Andrea brought up the rear, grumpily refusing to forgive them for what they did to her.
"Come on Andi, it wasn't that bad," Alex said, trying to console her. Since he had gotten his revenge, he was very content.
"Yes, it was," she responded irritably. "It's cold enough without having ice water dumped on your face."
"It wasn't ice water! It was lukewarm!" Alex informed her.
"Yeah, whatever." She had made up her mind and wasn't going to be swayed.
They reached the gardens to find Legolas waiting for them, but the swords weren't there. He grinned broadly when he saw Jackie, who returned it.
"Hi," he said gazing at her, before coming over and giving her a peck on the cheek. Obviously THEY weren't going to keep their relationship a secret, which couldn't have been better with Jackie.
She relished the astounded look that her friends had on their faces.
"Is that..were you..OH MY GOD!" Andi screeched as she looked back and forth from Jackie to Legolas. Jackie smiled and nodded at her. Alex just had a look of confusion on her face, and kept opening and shutting his mouth like a goldfish. Jenny only looked mildly surprised.
"Well finally," she said, grinning. "It was bound to happen."
"I thought we'd practice today in the Hall of Fire...it will be warmer," Legolas said.
The four gratefully nodded and walked up to the Hall of Fire. Jackie walked next to Legolas, holding his hand. Andrea and Alex walked behind them, arguing about something. Jenny hung back, apparently looking for something. Jackie knew what that thing was, and giggled to herself.
When they reached the Hall of Fire, warmth spread to Jackie from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. The fire was lively and roaring. She noticed their usual swords propped against the opposite wall. She looked at Legolas and realized that he hadn't been shivering at all, and he wasn't wearing a cloak.
"Aren't you cold?" she asked him. 'If he says yes,' she thought, 'I wouldn't mind warming him up..'
"No," he answered, disappointing Jackie. "Elves are not so greatly susceptible to the elements as humans are."
"Well that would explain the glassless windows," Jenny said.
A tiring hour later, they all lean against the walls, breathing heavily. Even Legolas looked a little tired today. They decided it to call it a day, and Jackie, Andrea, Alex, and Jenny decided to go back to their rooms to rest up.
As they stepped outside, they were amazed to see that there were two inches of snow on the ground!
"I didn't know it could snow here!" exclaimed Jackie.
"Wehth ohbiously euht duhs," said Alex as he caught a fat snowflake on his tongue.
"Oooh...Let's have a snowball fight!" said Jenny enthusiastically.
"Snowball fight?" said Legolas, raising one eyebrow at her as he came out.
"Yeah you know, where you throw snow at the other people, and.." Alex trailed off.
"Well I kind of figured that," Legolas answered. "But-"
"What, are you afraid?" Jackie teased.
Legolas furrowed his brow. "I am not afraid of your little snow games."
"Oh, I think you are," Jackie said. "The Prince of Mirkwood is afraid to lose in a little snowball fight."
"I'm not afraid!"
"Suureeee.." She smiled.
"I'll prove it to you. I'll take you on."
Jackie smiled. It worked. "Well fine..if you're not too SCARED..."
Narrowing his eyes, he announced, "This is war."
***
They fought on a field down by the frozen river. A couple of the elves joined in, but most hung back watching in mild amusement. It was clear to Jackie and her friends that elves were probably 'above' childish antics like this, but for the four time travelers, it reminisced winters back home. Very soon into it, however, the humans figured out that the elves had a very unfair advantage.
"Hey, you're walking on the snow!" Jackie exclaimed.
"That's not fair!!" Andrea shouted as she was bombarded with snowballs.
"Only taking advantage of the resources we have.." Legolas said as he pranced around on top of the snow. He grinned at Jackie, who in answer flung a snowball at him.
"AAHH!!" Alex yelled suddenly. "Andrea why did you put snow down my back?! We're on the same team you know!"
"I'm just getting you back for this morning!" she said matter-of-factly. "You had it coming to you!"
"Yeah well I'll show you.." Alex muttered as he went after her, packing together a large wad of snow in his hand.
Jackie laughed as she watched them. 'They would make a good couple,' she thought. 'But I think they'd both kill me if I told them that. At least its something they would agree on.'
She was brought back to reality as Legolas dumped a large amount of snow upon her from behind.
"Hey!" she shouted. He just shrugged back at her, and in mock anger she ran after him. This was much harder than it would seem to be. The snow, which now covered her ankles easily, made it hard to move, and Legolas was walking on top of it.
"Aughhhhhh," she groaned, finally giving up and laying down in the snow. He came over to her and crouched down over her face.
"The elves too much for you?" he asked. "Had enough?"
She looked up at him exasperatedly. His hair was slightly askew, the braids just above his ears loose and tangled. His cheeks were flushed a little from the cold.
She grinned. "No," and pulled him down to a kiss.
***
***
Jackie crept back to her room quietly later that night. She lay on her bed, thinking about what had happened. She could hardly believe it. Here she was, in a whole other world, with strange creatures, and she had fallen in love with one of them. And even more unbelievable, he had fallen in love with her apparently, too. The whole thing was so far-fetched, like something in a fairy tale. She turned over, 'And yet, it feels so right,' she thought. 'As weird as it is, it feels like this is what was meant to happen.'
She smiled as she remembered their kiss. It had been magical. 'He's a good kisser,' she thought. 'I wonder if he's had a lot of experience over the past 2,931 years...' She giggled softly as she thought about it. But then again, it was something to wonder about. She opened her eyes and followed the stone vines on the ceiling with her eyes.
After a while she heard Jenny quietly open her own door and shut it. Jackie thought for a moment about her and Frodo. 'It explains a lot,' she thought. 'Like when I told she figured out about Legolas and said that it could work, even though we were from different worlds. I'm glad she finally found someone.' She smiled. 'Just like me.' She sleepily traced the vines on the ceiling until she finally drifted off.
***
Jackie awoke drowsily the next morning, shivering. Her glassless window failed to keep out the draft, and it had become cold during the night. She snapped up as she remembered last night's events. She jumped out of bed, eager to see him again. She saw she had overslept a little; it was 9:00 already. She went to her wardrobe and was shocked to find more clothes there. She recognized them as heavier dresses, and gladly slipped into one. She also found a cloak, and wrapping it around her stepped outside. She found the view a stark contrast from last night. The sky was gray and clouded, and frost coated the ground, causing it to sparkle. The leaves were frozen and swayed heavily in the piercing breeze. She shivered and hurried quickly over to Jenny's room.
"Jen?" she called, tapping softly on the door.
"Yeah," came the answer from inside. Jenny came to the door dressed in a dress like Jackie's. "A little bit chilly this morning, huh?" she asked good-naturedly.
"Yep," said Jackie. She couldn't help but smile remembering what she'd seen last night. She quickly suppressed a giggle. Obviously Jenny had no idea that she'd figured out her secret, or anyone else had. "Ready to wake Alex and Andrea up?"
"Sure," Jenny grinned. This was always a good sport, because Alex and Andrea shared the same love of sleep. Getting them to wake up in the morning was always a big undertaking. "Let's go for Alex first."
They swung open his door. He lay there innocently, with one arm swung over his face, snoring slightly.
Jackie tickled his foot and he stirred, grunting something that sounded like "The cows are here." Her and Jenny both laughed then pounced on him.
"Ahhhhh!" he yelled, sitting up. "What was that for?"
But they couldn't answer him because they were laughing too hard. He sat on his bed, fuming at them.
"It's almost time to go meet Legolas," Jackie said. "Plus, now you can help us wake Andi up."
He grinned at this. He had wanted to get someone back ever since they had dumped that bowl of cold water on him one of their first days here. Andrea was his best bet.
"I'll get the water," he said.
***
They all made the chilly journey down to the gardens, Jackie in the front. Andrea brought up the rear, grumpily refusing to forgive them for what they did to her.
"Come on Andi, it wasn't that bad," Alex said, trying to console her. Since he had gotten his revenge, he was very content.
"Yes, it was," she responded irritably. "It's cold enough without having ice water dumped on your face."
"It wasn't ice water! It was lukewarm!" Alex informed her.
"Yeah, whatever." She had made up her mind and wasn't going to be swayed.
They reached the gardens to find Legolas waiting for them, but the swords weren't there. He grinned broadly when he saw Jackie, who returned it.
"Hi," he said gazing at her, before coming over and giving her a peck on the cheek. Obviously THEY weren't going to keep their relationship a secret, which couldn't have been better with Jackie.
She relished the astounded look that her friends had on their faces.
"Is that..were you..OH MY GOD!" Andi screeched as she looked back and forth from Jackie to Legolas. Jackie smiled and nodded at her. Alex just had a look of confusion on her face, and kept opening and shutting his mouth like a goldfish. Jenny only looked mildly surprised.
"Well finally," she said, grinning. "It was bound to happen."
"I thought we'd practice today in the Hall of Fire...it will be warmer," Legolas said.
The four gratefully nodded and walked up to the Hall of Fire. Jackie walked next to Legolas, holding his hand. Andrea and Alex walked behind them, arguing about something. Jenny hung back, apparently looking for something. Jackie knew what that thing was, and giggled to herself.
When they reached the Hall of Fire, warmth spread to Jackie from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. The fire was lively and roaring. She noticed their usual swords propped against the opposite wall. She looked at Legolas and realized that he hadn't been shivering at all, and he wasn't wearing a cloak.
"Aren't you cold?" she asked him. 'If he says yes,' she thought, 'I wouldn't mind warming him up..'
"No," he answered, disappointing Jackie. "Elves are not so greatly susceptible to the elements as humans are."
"Well that would explain the glassless windows," Jenny said.
A tiring hour later, they all lean against the walls, breathing heavily. Even Legolas looked a little tired today. They decided it to call it a day, and Jackie, Andrea, Alex, and Jenny decided to go back to their rooms to rest up.
As they stepped outside, they were amazed to see that there were two inches of snow on the ground!
"I didn't know it could snow here!" exclaimed Jackie.
"Wehth ohbiously euht duhs," said Alex as he caught a fat snowflake on his tongue.
"Oooh...Let's have a snowball fight!" said Jenny enthusiastically.
"Snowball fight?" said Legolas, raising one eyebrow at her as he came out.
"Yeah you know, where you throw snow at the other people, and.." Alex trailed off.
"Well I kind of figured that," Legolas answered. "But-"
"What, are you afraid?" Jackie teased.
Legolas furrowed his brow. "I am not afraid of your little snow games."
"Oh, I think you are," Jackie said. "The Prince of Mirkwood is afraid to lose in a little snowball fight."
"I'm not afraid!"
"Suureeee.." She smiled.
"I'll prove it to you. I'll take you on."
Jackie smiled. It worked. "Well fine..if you're not too SCARED..."
Narrowing his eyes, he announced, "This is war."
***
They fought on a field down by the frozen river. A couple of the elves joined in, but most hung back watching in mild amusement. It was clear to Jackie and her friends that elves were probably 'above' childish antics like this, but for the four time travelers, it reminisced winters back home. Very soon into it, however, the humans figured out that the elves had a very unfair advantage.
"Hey, you're walking on the snow!" Jackie exclaimed.
"That's not fair!!" Andrea shouted as she was bombarded with snowballs.
"Only taking advantage of the resources we have.." Legolas said as he pranced around on top of the snow. He grinned at Jackie, who in answer flung a snowball at him.
"AAHH!!" Alex yelled suddenly. "Andrea why did you put snow down my back?! We're on the same team you know!"
"I'm just getting you back for this morning!" she said matter-of-factly. "You had it coming to you!"
"Yeah well I'll show you.." Alex muttered as he went after her, packing together a large wad of snow in his hand.
Jackie laughed as she watched them. 'They would make a good couple,' she thought. 'But I think they'd both kill me if I told them that. At least its something they would agree on.'
She was brought back to reality as Legolas dumped a large amount of snow upon her from behind.
"Hey!" she shouted. He just shrugged back at her, and in mock anger she ran after him. This was much harder than it would seem to be. The snow, which now covered her ankles easily, made it hard to move, and Legolas was walking on top of it.
"Aughhhhhh," she groaned, finally giving up and laying down in the snow. He came over to her and crouched down over her face.
"The elves too much for you?" he asked. "Had enough?"
She looked up at him exasperatedly. His hair was slightly askew, the braids just above his ears loose and tangled. His cheeks were flushed a little from the cold.
She grinned. "No," and pulled him down to a kiss.
***