May it Be By Siren

Hey guys. Thank you for all of your reviews. You'll be seeing a huge twist in the story once they reach Lothlorien, and Legolas and Lily are growing closer. I know that you're becoming somewhat impatient, but I just don't want them to rush into anything. Anyway, on with the story. ^_^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





Lily was definitely not a fan of mountains anymore. The cold whipped at her, and she quickly ducked behind Legolas. "I hate mountains!" she shouted over the wind. "I think I agree with you, milady!" shouted Boromir. Lily smiled at him and shivered. "As if a near death experience wasn't enough to make me loathe mountains..." she muttered. Merry let out a yelp as he lost his footing, and Lily quickly steadied him. "Are you okay?" Merry nodded and smiled. "Thanks milady!"

She smiled and shook her head. No matter how many times they called her that, she would never get used to it. She searched the people in front of her for Pippin, and smiled when she found him. Trudging through the snow, she walked beside him. "Hey Pippin!" she greeted. Pippin smiled brightly. "What brings you up here?" he asked. She shrugged. "I just missed talking to someone with a sense of humor!" The hobbit laughed, and she ruffled his hair. He reminded her so much of Tom that she couldn't help but cling to him.

"Are you implying that I don't have a sense of humor?" She looked up at the elf, and saw his somewhat hurt look. Lily nodded to Gimli. "Compared to some, you're a regular comedian!" He smiled thinly and laughed. "Thank you mellon, I was beginning to think you found me dull." She pretended to look shocked. "You? Dull? Never!" They laughed, causing Gimli to growl. "Did you find something else amusing about me?" he asked gruffly. Lily rolled her eyes. "Of course not, Master Gimli. What would be amusing about you?" He shot her a glare and continued walking.

She smiled at his back, and opened her mouth to speak when she suddenly felt the ground beneath her shake violently. Her eyes widened as the sky darkened and large pieces of rock fell from the ledge above them. She gasped as they hurled towards her and the others. She shut her eyes tightly, waiting for the crushing blow to come. When she didn't feel anything, she opened her eyes and looked up. The sky was clear, and the rocks were gone. "What the hell?" She felt a heavy hand on her shoulder and looked up. Aragorn was studying her worriedly. "Are you alright?" Lily nodded. "Yeah, I guess."

A loud shout sounded in the air, and she watched Frodo tumble through the snow. "Frodo!" Aragorn caught him and steadied him, his eyes quickly searching him for injuries. Lily watched as Frodo quickly felt for the ring, and paled when he couldn't find it. Suddenly, Boromir knelt down and picked it up, holding it up to his face. His eyes grew black as he studied it. "How strange that we should suffer so much torment and fear for such a little thing..."

"Boromir," Aragorn called out in a warning tone. The steward of Gondor moved to touch the ring, when Isildur's heir called out to him. "Boromir! Give the ring to Frodo." Boromir realized what he was doing, and quickly handed the ring to Frodo. "As you wish. I care not," he lied, and ruffled the hobbit's hair. The Fellowship watched with worried eyes as Boromir walked ahead, avoiding their glances. Lily swallowed, feeling Legolas shift behind her. "We're losing him to the ring, aren't we?" The elf sighed. "It is tempting him, promising him things of folly. We must watch him closely." Lily nodded, her eyes watching him walk ahead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



They had journeyed on the mountain for days, and Lily still did not know why she had seen the mountain fall. No one else had seen it, and no one was hurt. After much thought, she finally dismissed it as nothing more than her imagination playing tricks on her. Soon the weather became too much for the small hobbits, and Aragorn and Boromir had to carry them. It broke her heart to see them shivering with cold, their eyes closed tightly.

Legolas walked ahead of the group, his eyes searching through the thick clouds. He stopped suddenly, his senses straining. "There is a fell voice on the air!" he shouted in alarm. Gandalf's eyes widened. "It's Saruman!" Lily's heart froze as the sky darkened, and the rocks fell, just as she had seen before. Her eyes widened as the scene played out just like it had in her mind. She felt someone pull her against the wall, and the rocks fell past them. "Gandalf, we must get off the mountain!" The old wizard shook his head. "No!"

He pushed away from his safe spot, and held his staff up defiantly, shouting in a language she didn't know. Lily screamed as lightening struck the ledge above them, and a cloud of rock and snow fell towards them. From Boromir's arms, Pippin grabbed her shirt and pulled her out of harm's way. The rocks missed them, but the snow slammed on top of them. She tried to move through the snow, but it was too heavy and there was no room. Feeling tears spring to her eyes, she struggled violently.

Finally, a hand struck through the snow and pulled her free. She clung to Legolas, shutting her eyes tightly. "We never should have come here! Let us make for the Gap of Rohan!" Boromir shouted. Aragorn shook his head. "No, it takes us too close to Isengard!" (A.N.- let me know if I spelled that wrong!) Gimli decided to speak up, and looked at the people around him. "If we cannot go over the mountain, let us go under it! Let us take the road through the Mines of Moria! My cousin Balin would give us a warm welcome!"

Gandalf's face grew grim, and he was silent for a moment. "Let the ring-bearer decide." Everyone turned to Frodo, who frowned. "We will go through the mines," he decided. Gandalf sighed, but complied. "Come on, mellon. We're leaving the mountain," Legolas said softly. Lily nodded, but kept her arms around his waist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



To say that Lily was relieved to be off the mountain was an understatement. She was absolutely ecstatic. Legolas noticed her improved attitude and smirked. "Happy to be off the mountain are we?" She smiled brightly and nodded. "Happy is not even close to how I feel right now. I believe that I've gone way beyond happy." The elf smiled. "I'm glad to hear it." Walking beside him, she looked up at the sky, a smile never leaving her face.

"She is doing much better," Aragorn whispered to Gandalf. The old wizard nodded. "Aye, her heart is lighter. But now the wound of losing her family is reopened, and will burn at times." Boromir glanced back at the smiling mortal. "Than we shall help to heal her broken heart." Frodo watched as Lily studied her surroundings with interest. "She is not from this world, and I cannot help but worry about her." Gimli put a hand on the young hobbit's shoulder. "Don't worry about her, lad. She's got an elf for a guardian."

Frodo looked at Gimli in surprise. "Was that a compliment to the elves?" The dwarf quickly realized his mistake and snorted. "Of course not. I'm just saying that since that elf is always hanging all over her, she's probably safe." The others hid small smiles and continued towards the mines. Soon the plains disappeared, and the air grew cold and stale. The sky darkened, and the Fellowship grew uneasy. Frodo slipped in the water near the mountain wall, and quickly grimaced in disgust.

Lily felt her stomach churn as they neared the mountain wall. She blinked, and suddenly she wasn't standing next to Legolas anymore. The doors of Moria were open, and Frodo was suspended in the air. A massive tentacle was holding him upside down, and he was screaming in fright. The others were trying to save him, and suddenly a huge creature arose from the murky water. It opened its mouth to devour the ring bearer, and Lily opened her mouth to scream.

"Lily?" She blinked, and looked up. Legolas was studying her with worried eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked. Frowning, she looked back at the water. It was still, not a ripple moving. She shook her head. "I don't know," she answered truthfully. The elf frowned and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Come, the others are near the mountain wall." Lily and Legolas walked towards them. Gandalf was reciting something in elvish tongue, and waited for the door to open.

It didn't, much to everyone's disappointment. Growing frustrated, he recited something in another language. Sighing, Lily leaned against a rock. Her head ached terribly, and she cradled it in her hands. "Lily?" She groaned in response, and felt a hand on her back. "What's wrong?" She shook her head. "Nothing, just a headache." Legolas sat down next to her and pulled her onto his lap. She rested her head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes as he whispered something in elvish. Her pain lessened a bit, but the throbbing remained.

She heard something hitting the water, and opened her eyes to see Pippin and Merry throwing stones. Aragorn grabbed Pippin's hand, and whispered, "do not disturb the water." She head someone stand up, and than listened to Frodo's voice. "It's a riddle. 'Speak friend, and enter.' What's the elvish word for 'friend'?" Lily frowned. "Mellon," she answered. (A.N.-HA! SCORE ONE FOR LILY! Evil laughter) Legolas smiled in approval as the doors opened. Everyone walked inside, and Lily's stomachache became worse.

Gandalf put a stone in his staff, and a small light began to appear. "Soon, you'll experience the hospitality of the dwarves, Master Elf! Malt beer, red meat right off the bone!" Lily couldn't help but cringe at the description. Her stomach seemed to agree with her. "And they call this a mine! A mine!" Boromir looked around. "This is no mine. It is a tomb." Gasps were heard, and rotting bodies were seen. The scent of rotting corpses hit Lily, and she stumbled back. Once you caught the scent of death, you never forgot it. "We must make for the Gap of Rohan. We never should have come here."

Legolas studied an arrow that lay near a dead body. "Goblins!" he hissed in disgust. Boromir backed up. "We must leave. Everyone get out! Out!" he shouted. Lily backed up, but heard a shout behind her. Her vision became reality as Frodo was pulled into the water. "Frodo!" she screamed and ran after him. Tentacles shot out of the water, slamming them to the ground. Lily watched in horror as the creature emerged from the water, its mouth open and ready to kill the poor hobbit.

"No!" she screamed. "Aragorn!" shouted Frodo. The ranger turned around, and let out a cry at the sight of his friend. The others rushed into action, chopping away at the tentacles. Legolas let his arrows fly, and his aim was true. It dropped Frodo, who was caught by Aragorn. "Into the mines!" Gandalf shouted. The others rushed inside, except for Lily. She couldn't believe what was happening. Everything she had seen was coming true. "Lily!" She heard rocks scraping against each other as they fell, and felt someone grab her arm and pull her back.

Darkness enveloped them. "We now have but one choice," Gandalf said as a light filled the room. "We must take the road through the mines. It will be a four-day journey. Let us hope our presence goes unnoticed." Legolas moved to join them, but Lily stayed where she was, staring at the where the entrance one stood. "Lily, we must get going." She didn't move, and he heard her take in quick gasps. "Lily?" "It came true. Everything I saw..." she whispered. At the feeling of his hand on her arm, her eyes rolled into the back of her head and her legs gave out. Legolas caught her easily, and cradled her in his arms.

"Gandalf!" he shouted, looking at the unconscious female. The others rushed over, and Gandalf studied her face. A sheen of sweat now covered her body, but her skin was cold to the touch. "What's wrong with her?" Pippin asked worriedly. Gandalf shook his head. "I do not know. I have not seen anything like this before." She stirred a bit in his arms, and Legolas grew hopeful. "Lily?" She opened her eyes, but they were blank. "Lily?" Looking at the space in front of her, she screamed.

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