Attack of the School Spirit
"How was it?" squeals Analye as I enter the room. "It must have been so fun! Hanging with the prince and all!"
No matter how many times I tell her I've been going out with him for a couple of weeks, she still acts like it just started. "It was okay, I guess," I say. "Hardly even got to talk to him.
"That sucks," she says. "But you're so lucky anyways. When you go back to Gondor things will be the same...just as before."
I really hoped so. I didn't want him to have to stay in Mirkwood!
"So what happened? Tell me everything!"
"I tried convincing the king to letting Legolas stay in Gondor---that went well, I think. Then Legolas had to dance and stuff but I got to talk to Lenion..."
"His younger brother, right? What did he say?"
"He asked if I had a sister or cousin, or something," I say, smiling.
"He did?!" She cries. "And you said...?"
"That I'd see if you would want to hang out with him!" I say. Analye starts screaming/laughing like she's going insane when Milanna comes in. "What's going on? She asks.
Analye tries to get a grip and holding the laughs in, she says,"I...I might have a date with prince Lenion!!"
Milanna pauses. "Well you're just the Prince Stealing Family, aren't you?"
More never-ending giggles come from Analye again. "Emma, I don't know HOW you manage these things, but thank you!" She hugs me till I start choking.
"No...problem...Analye," I say between chokes, handing her his number.
Phone convo between Talim and Emma
*ring*
Talim: "Hello?"
Emma: "Talim, it's me."
"Talim: "Where the hell are you? We called the hotel they said you weren't there! What are you trying to do, kill us all?"
Emma: "Chill out. I'm in Mirkwood and coming home tomorrow."
Talim: "Mirkwood?!?!"
Emma: "Yea, and Legolas might be leaving the school because of what he did to Earfalas."
Talim: "No!"
Emma: "YES."
Talim: "Things here are crazy without you! You've already missed one drama practice and your going to miss another one! The play is going to suck if you don't practice! Your Galadriel!"
Emma: "Oh my god, I've almost forgot about that. This is too crazy. There's so much on my mind, but I'm on my way tonight and I should be there late afternoon tomorrow."
Talim: "Well this is a long-distance call so I gotta go. But I just wanna tell you that Faramir and Eowyn are doing sooo good! They are the cutest couple and all of us are doing good. Aragorn was the most worried. Every day he's been going looking for you guys at clubs and calling ever hotel. You better call him."
Emma: "Ok, love ya, talk to you later."
Talim: "Love ya too, bye."
Phone Convo between Aragorn and Emma
*ring*
Aragorn: "Hello?"
Emma: "Aragorn, I..."
Aragorn: "oh my god, Emma! I'm going to kill you and Legolas!!! What do you think you were doing running off like that? It was so screwed! Your mom has been going insane too when Talim said she didn't know where you were! You're only sixteen but you just disappeared! Where are you?"
Emma: "Um...Mirkwood."
Aragorn: "YOU RAN OFF TO MIRKWOOD!"
Emma: "Aragorn! You don't have to be my DAD!" I yell back.
Aragorn: *silence* ".....You're right. I'm your FRIEND. And friend's aren't supposed to run off without telling anyone."
Emma: *sigh* "You're right. I'm sorry. I just wanted you to know I'm sorry and that I'm fine."
Aragorn: "I gotta go. I'm glad you called though. Just hurry up and get back here. The play needs you!"
Emma: "No prob. Bye."
Aragorn: "Bye."
I sigh sadly and lay on Milanna's bed after making a few calls. I turn over so I'm face down in the pillow. I just want to cry. Legolas might leave, Arwen and Eowyn are going to be pissed with me because I forgot about the play, and I have to catch up on school!
Milanna is at some club with a few friends, Analye is with prince Lenion, and I'm here alone...and very sad. I think I hear the door open, but then I shrug it off. Just the wind blowing through the halls or something?
I start crying softly while singing one of my favorite songs. I remember singing it to Legolas once. "If I could say what I want to say, I'd say I want to blow you away. Be with you every night. Am I squeezing you too tight? If I could say would I want to see, I wanna see you go down on one knee. Marry me today. Guess I'm wishing my life away...these are thing I'll never say. What's wrong.
"With my tongue," I hear a soft voice singing with me. "These words keep slipping away. I stutter, I stumble, like I've got nothing to sayyyyy."
I smile. As Legolas sits down beside me. "You memorized my song," I whisper to him. "When you sang that song that night at the club, I was in love with you. I bought the CD and listened to it everyday for weeks. You have no idea how mad I made Eomer."
I turn over and wipe my face. He lays down beside me and puts his arm under my head so I'm laying my head on his shoulder.
"I don't want you to leave Gondor," I whimper, my emotional side taking control again. He frowns and wipes a tear from my eye. "My dad says he's giving me another chance. I can go back there."
I laugh. "That's wonderful!" I scream. "I was so afraid you'd leave."
Legolas glances over at the clock on the wall. "We better get going. We're going to have to ride all night if we expect to get there in the afternoon."
I nod. I'll be glad when we get to school. This little Mirkwood vacation sucked.
I pack my things, leave a note for Analye and Milanna [including my number so Analye can tell me about her date w/ Lenion], and change my clothes. "All ready!" I say to myself. I rush out of the door, dragging my wheel- less suitcase behind. When I see Legolas I pick the suitcase up like it's no big deal, but I think I might fall over. "I'll take that," Legolas says and I don't argue. "Wow!" he says, taking the suitcase. "This is heavy. What'd you pack in here, your horse? You're a hoss, Emma." [A/N: hoss, means strong person. They say that here in SC]
I giggle and flex a muscle. Surprisingly I have a nice sized one to show and I've got no clue how a lazy girl like me got it!
Legolas flexes his in return. OH WOW!!!!!! Damn, it's a lot bigger than mine. It takes me two hands to grab all the way around it.
"Okay, we can stop dawdling around his hall," I say, suddenly feeling home sick for my school. Haha, doesn't that sound funny?
I rush into my room, my suitcase dragging behind. I leave the bag in the doorway and jump into my bed. Ah, MY bed. Not Milanna's bed and not Milanna's floor. Ah, it's night now and I thought we'd get hear earlier, but there had been some horse problem in Mirkwood that I didn't quite understand.
Talim groans in the next bed and turns to me. "Eomer?"
"Nope, it's me," I say, giving her a strange look. One, can't she see that I don't look like Eomer and two, Eomer? Has he been in here while I was gone? Maybe they just cuddle and maybe they leave my bed alone.
"That's nice," she says, falling back asleep.
The next day I'm out of my door, squeaky clean, and in a really nice outfit. Kinda nice, I guess. My favorite jeans, a red Roxy tank top, and a red bandana on me head...oh yea, and cute Reef flip-flops. I usually wouldn't wear this outfit in late fall because now that I think of it, it is kinda cold. Today at school is 'red-day', the day where you wear the school colors. The cheerleaders have their little sissy-performance, and the football team will play Rohan high late afternoon. It's all cool if you're a 'School Spirit' person.
I walk into the hall, opening my locker and re-sticking the pictures that are dangling. "Emma!" I turn and Eomer gives me a gigantic hug. I laugh and hug him back. "Oh my god, now everyone will chill out. They were so worried about you and this morning Talim was freaking out because you still hadn't come back!"
"What do you mean? I came back last night and she talked to me!" I laugh just thinking about how out-of-it she had been. "She must have been talking in her sleep!"
Eomer laughs. "Well, everyone's been going crazy. We've all missed you and Legolas." I smile. I really do have great friends. Even though I don't talk to them all the time, the guys DO care about me.
"EMMA!!!!!" I turn to see three girls in red, all charging towards me. They surround me and start laughing and talking so fast I cant quite hear. "SHHHHHH!!!" I hiss. Talim, Arwen, and Eowyn all quiet down. "Oh my god, we've missed you," says Eowyn. All of the sudden the first bell rings. "Uh- oh, I'm supposed to talk to Mr. Richmond before class! Later! I missed you!" says Eowyn.
"Me too," says Arwen. "We got in trouble talking in class... but we all were so worried about you! You and me at lunch! Your going to tell us ALL that happened!" With that, Arwen runs away. I turn around. Eomer ran off somewhere too.
"So Emma," I look back at Talim. "We've been so worried. We all have been dying to see you! By the way, your outfit looks awesome...are you cold?"
"Kinda," I reply. She hands me a red jacket. Talim is always prepared clothes-wise.
"Thanks, and your outfit looks awesome...and wild!" She's wearing this outfit I've never seen before! Her pants are silky at the top, but then the have all this crazy looking bright red fur and these bright red shoes. And then the red bracelet...the red belt...the red shirt...the red FURRY sweater.
"I know, I'm thinking it's way too much," she replies. I have no time to answer. The last bell rings. "Damnit, gotta go!"
"This school-spirit stuff confuses me," says Eomer, waving a French fry towards us.
"Why?" asks Faramir.
"I've always thought of school spirit likes a ghost that goes to football games and haunts people. I mean, think about it! School-spirit?! Why can't they call it something else?"
We all start laughing. "What?!" says Eomer. "It's really not that funny."
"Watch out, everyone! The school spirit is going to get us all!!!" Talim giggles.
"So, what's going on besides these football games?" I ask at lunch.
"Oh, Mrs. Thyro was fired for some reason. So Leanna's mom, Mrs. Goldleaf is now the Geography teacher," says Aragorn with a smirk.
"OUR Geography teacher?" I ask. This is just great. Leanna's mom could be just like Leanna! Even worse, maybe her mom would mess everything up! Geography was the best, easiest, fall-asleep-in class.
"Speaking of Geography, that's out next class," Legolas says as the bell rings. "We cant keep Mrs. Evilmom waiting."
I sigh. "I guess not."
okay, ppls! Sorry this also came so late! My computer isn't hooked up to the internet right now so I've had to my dad's office!! Sowwy. I'm really trying. Next chapter should be better. I have some ideas.
"How was it?" squeals Analye as I enter the room. "It must have been so fun! Hanging with the prince and all!"
No matter how many times I tell her I've been going out with him for a couple of weeks, she still acts like it just started. "It was okay, I guess," I say. "Hardly even got to talk to him.
"That sucks," she says. "But you're so lucky anyways. When you go back to Gondor things will be the same...just as before."
I really hoped so. I didn't want him to have to stay in Mirkwood!
"So what happened? Tell me everything!"
"I tried convincing the king to letting Legolas stay in Gondor---that went well, I think. Then Legolas had to dance and stuff but I got to talk to Lenion..."
"His younger brother, right? What did he say?"
"He asked if I had a sister or cousin, or something," I say, smiling.
"He did?!" She cries. "And you said...?"
"That I'd see if you would want to hang out with him!" I say. Analye starts screaming/laughing like she's going insane when Milanna comes in. "What's going on? She asks.
Analye tries to get a grip and holding the laughs in, she says,"I...I might have a date with prince Lenion!!"
Milanna pauses. "Well you're just the Prince Stealing Family, aren't you?"
More never-ending giggles come from Analye again. "Emma, I don't know HOW you manage these things, but thank you!" She hugs me till I start choking.
"No...problem...Analye," I say between chokes, handing her his number.
Phone convo between Talim and Emma
*ring*
Talim: "Hello?"
Emma: "Talim, it's me."
"Talim: "Where the hell are you? We called the hotel they said you weren't there! What are you trying to do, kill us all?"
Emma: "Chill out. I'm in Mirkwood and coming home tomorrow."
Talim: "Mirkwood?!?!"
Emma: "Yea, and Legolas might be leaving the school because of what he did to Earfalas."
Talim: "No!"
Emma: "YES."
Talim: "Things here are crazy without you! You've already missed one drama practice and your going to miss another one! The play is going to suck if you don't practice! Your Galadriel!"
Emma: "Oh my god, I've almost forgot about that. This is too crazy. There's so much on my mind, but I'm on my way tonight and I should be there late afternoon tomorrow."
Talim: "Well this is a long-distance call so I gotta go. But I just wanna tell you that Faramir and Eowyn are doing sooo good! They are the cutest couple and all of us are doing good. Aragorn was the most worried. Every day he's been going looking for you guys at clubs and calling ever hotel. You better call him."
Emma: "Ok, love ya, talk to you later."
Talim: "Love ya too, bye."
Phone Convo between Aragorn and Emma
*ring*
Aragorn: "Hello?"
Emma: "Aragorn, I..."
Aragorn: "oh my god, Emma! I'm going to kill you and Legolas!!! What do you think you were doing running off like that? It was so screwed! Your mom has been going insane too when Talim said she didn't know where you were! You're only sixteen but you just disappeared! Where are you?"
Emma: "Um...Mirkwood."
Aragorn: "YOU RAN OFF TO MIRKWOOD!"
Emma: "Aragorn! You don't have to be my DAD!" I yell back.
Aragorn: *silence* ".....You're right. I'm your FRIEND. And friend's aren't supposed to run off without telling anyone."
Emma: *sigh* "You're right. I'm sorry. I just wanted you to know I'm sorry and that I'm fine."
Aragorn: "I gotta go. I'm glad you called though. Just hurry up and get back here. The play needs you!"
Emma: "No prob. Bye."
Aragorn: "Bye."
I sigh sadly and lay on Milanna's bed after making a few calls. I turn over so I'm face down in the pillow. I just want to cry. Legolas might leave, Arwen and Eowyn are going to be pissed with me because I forgot about the play, and I have to catch up on school!
Milanna is at some club with a few friends, Analye is with prince Lenion, and I'm here alone...and very sad. I think I hear the door open, but then I shrug it off. Just the wind blowing through the halls or something?
I start crying softly while singing one of my favorite songs. I remember singing it to Legolas once. "If I could say what I want to say, I'd say I want to blow you away. Be with you every night. Am I squeezing you too tight? If I could say would I want to see, I wanna see you go down on one knee. Marry me today. Guess I'm wishing my life away...these are thing I'll never say. What's wrong.
"With my tongue," I hear a soft voice singing with me. "These words keep slipping away. I stutter, I stumble, like I've got nothing to sayyyyy."
I smile. As Legolas sits down beside me. "You memorized my song," I whisper to him. "When you sang that song that night at the club, I was in love with you. I bought the CD and listened to it everyday for weeks. You have no idea how mad I made Eomer."
I turn over and wipe my face. He lays down beside me and puts his arm under my head so I'm laying my head on his shoulder.
"I don't want you to leave Gondor," I whimper, my emotional side taking control again. He frowns and wipes a tear from my eye. "My dad says he's giving me another chance. I can go back there."
I laugh. "That's wonderful!" I scream. "I was so afraid you'd leave."
Legolas glances over at the clock on the wall. "We better get going. We're going to have to ride all night if we expect to get there in the afternoon."
I nod. I'll be glad when we get to school. This little Mirkwood vacation sucked.
I pack my things, leave a note for Analye and Milanna [including my number so Analye can tell me about her date w/ Lenion], and change my clothes. "All ready!" I say to myself. I rush out of the door, dragging my wheel- less suitcase behind. When I see Legolas I pick the suitcase up like it's no big deal, but I think I might fall over. "I'll take that," Legolas says and I don't argue. "Wow!" he says, taking the suitcase. "This is heavy. What'd you pack in here, your horse? You're a hoss, Emma." [A/N: hoss, means strong person. They say that here in SC]
I giggle and flex a muscle. Surprisingly I have a nice sized one to show and I've got no clue how a lazy girl like me got it!
Legolas flexes his in return. OH WOW!!!!!! Damn, it's a lot bigger than mine. It takes me two hands to grab all the way around it.
"Okay, we can stop dawdling around his hall," I say, suddenly feeling home sick for my school. Haha, doesn't that sound funny?
I rush into my room, my suitcase dragging behind. I leave the bag in the doorway and jump into my bed. Ah, MY bed. Not Milanna's bed and not Milanna's floor. Ah, it's night now and I thought we'd get hear earlier, but there had been some horse problem in Mirkwood that I didn't quite understand.
Talim groans in the next bed and turns to me. "Eomer?"
"Nope, it's me," I say, giving her a strange look. One, can't she see that I don't look like Eomer and two, Eomer? Has he been in here while I was gone? Maybe they just cuddle and maybe they leave my bed alone.
"That's nice," she says, falling back asleep.
The next day I'm out of my door, squeaky clean, and in a really nice outfit. Kinda nice, I guess. My favorite jeans, a red Roxy tank top, and a red bandana on me head...oh yea, and cute Reef flip-flops. I usually wouldn't wear this outfit in late fall because now that I think of it, it is kinda cold. Today at school is 'red-day', the day where you wear the school colors. The cheerleaders have their little sissy-performance, and the football team will play Rohan high late afternoon. It's all cool if you're a 'School Spirit' person.
I walk into the hall, opening my locker and re-sticking the pictures that are dangling. "Emma!" I turn and Eomer gives me a gigantic hug. I laugh and hug him back. "Oh my god, now everyone will chill out. They were so worried about you and this morning Talim was freaking out because you still hadn't come back!"
"What do you mean? I came back last night and she talked to me!" I laugh just thinking about how out-of-it she had been. "She must have been talking in her sleep!"
Eomer laughs. "Well, everyone's been going crazy. We've all missed you and Legolas." I smile. I really do have great friends. Even though I don't talk to them all the time, the guys DO care about me.
"EMMA!!!!!" I turn to see three girls in red, all charging towards me. They surround me and start laughing and talking so fast I cant quite hear. "SHHHHHH!!!" I hiss. Talim, Arwen, and Eowyn all quiet down. "Oh my god, we've missed you," says Eowyn. All of the sudden the first bell rings. "Uh- oh, I'm supposed to talk to Mr. Richmond before class! Later! I missed you!" says Eowyn.
"Me too," says Arwen. "We got in trouble talking in class... but we all were so worried about you! You and me at lunch! Your going to tell us ALL that happened!" With that, Arwen runs away. I turn around. Eomer ran off somewhere too.
"So Emma," I look back at Talim. "We've been so worried. We all have been dying to see you! By the way, your outfit looks awesome...are you cold?"
"Kinda," I reply. She hands me a red jacket. Talim is always prepared clothes-wise.
"Thanks, and your outfit looks awesome...and wild!" She's wearing this outfit I've never seen before! Her pants are silky at the top, but then the have all this crazy looking bright red fur and these bright red shoes. And then the red bracelet...the red belt...the red shirt...the red FURRY sweater.
"I know, I'm thinking it's way too much," she replies. I have no time to answer. The last bell rings. "Damnit, gotta go!"
"This school-spirit stuff confuses me," says Eomer, waving a French fry towards us.
"Why?" asks Faramir.
"I've always thought of school spirit likes a ghost that goes to football games and haunts people. I mean, think about it! School-spirit?! Why can't they call it something else?"
We all start laughing. "What?!" says Eomer. "It's really not that funny."
"Watch out, everyone! The school spirit is going to get us all!!!" Talim giggles.
"So, what's going on besides these football games?" I ask at lunch.
"Oh, Mrs. Thyro was fired for some reason. So Leanna's mom, Mrs. Goldleaf is now the Geography teacher," says Aragorn with a smirk.
"OUR Geography teacher?" I ask. This is just great. Leanna's mom could be just like Leanna! Even worse, maybe her mom would mess everything up! Geography was the best, easiest, fall-asleep-in class.
"Speaking of Geography, that's out next class," Legolas says as the bell rings. "We cant keep Mrs. Evilmom waiting."
I sigh. "I guess not."
okay, ppls! Sorry this also came so late! My computer isn't hooked up to the internet right now so I've had to my dad's office!! Sowwy. I'm really trying. Next chapter should be better. I have some ideas.
