Oh, dear Eru! That was hilarious! I especially liked 'Then in a rush of tall-dark-and-handsomeness, Aragorn entered the scene.' Keep it up Elerian! Okay, enough ramblings, my turn!
*Aniron's POV*
Chapter 3. Unexpected Events
One word summed up my feelings at this particular moment, 'Whooooooooooooooohoooo!' Elerian and I spun each other around in circles before leaping up and down touching our new ears. All of my dreams had come true at last! I was in Middle-Earth, surrounded by gorgeous men, and on top of that I was an elf! Aragorn smirked at us from the bathroom doorway, 'I will leave you two ladies alone with the mirrors while I go and speak to Elrond and the council.' While Elerian kept on spinning and shrieking, I stopped dead and stared at the ranger as he turned around and prepared to leave the room.
'No! Wait!' I cried, lunging forward and grabbing onto his arm, knocking us both to the floor. Well this is something I never thought I'd be doing, tackling Aragorn, son of Arathorn, in khaki shorts and a tube-top. He looked up at me, wearing an expression of total shock that made him look totally hot. Ahem... sorry got off topic there, anyway he was shocked and I stood up quickly brushing myself off trying not to look as embarrassed as I was. 'Could I come with you?' I asked quickly before he had a chance to stand up again. He stared at me in shock, again, with those marvelous grey eyes of his.
'I do not think you are dressed enough... I mean well enough to see the Lord Elrond...' He stammered uncomfortably as I gave him my best puppy-dog face and pressed up close to him. 'Pweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze?' I begged, my eyes widening to anime proportions. 'Well...' Aragorn was clearly uncomfortable with how close I was getting to him. 'For heaven's sake just take her already!' Elerian called from the bathroom. After this I distinctly heard her mutter, 'Sheesh, what does a girl have to do to get some privacy around here?' I smirked, Elerian had never been this self-absorbed before...wait a minute, what was I doing again? Oh yeah, ruggedly handsome ranger. Duh!
Aragorn rolled his eyes and sighed, making me want to jump him again. 'Very well, Lady Aniron, you may come along with me to visit the Lord Elrond, so long as you behave properly.' I grinned, whispering, 'Are you sure you don't want me to behave badly?' Elerian came out of the bathroom and smacked me upside the head. 'Ow! What was that for?' I demanded rubbing my head as a bemused Aragorn looked on in interest. 'Aniron, I don't want to hear your gutter-minded comments anymore!' She hissed, hitting me again before returning to the mirrors. 'Come along then,' Aragorn said, laughter in his voice, leading me out of the door.
Five minutes later, I was standing in front of the elaborate doors to Elrond's grand library, and I was terrified. Aragorn seemed to notice my nervousness, so he took my hand and squeezed it in reassurance before hastily letting go. A warm feeling blossomed in my stomach, but it was crushed by rock hard terror as Lord Elrond opened the doors and regarded Aragorn. Surprise and disapproval quickly replaced his skeptical look, as he examined me. Elrond scowled at me before allowing us into the library.
'My Lord Elrond, I have come here to speak to you about the threat that has befallen Middle-Earth,' Aragorn started, but then stopped and I found two pairs of intense grey eyes resting on me. 'What?' I asked, genuinely surprised, and then it came to me. 'Ohhhhhhhh, you are talking about the One Ring, aren't you?' Both ranger and elf-lord stared at me in utmost shock, before Elrond stammered, 'How do you know of the dark lord's ring?' Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn. I let my tongue slip before thinking how many times has this happened today? Ummmm, how exactly am I gonna break it to them that their world was made up in a story and now three movies? Maybe if I don't talk again they'll forget I'm here. Yeah, that will work!
Ten minutes later, we were in the exact same position that we had been in when I had let it slip that I knew about the One Ring, except that Elrond was now thoroughly pissed. 'I order you to tell me how you know of the One Ring's existence!' He practically screamed at me in a panicked voice. Then, a brilliant answer sprang into my head, and I wondered why it had taken me so long to think of it. 'It matters not how I know of this threat, but what can be done to eliminate it from the world.' Damn that's good!
Elrond's anger vanished immediately, and he looked pretty damn impressed at my answer (A/N: Any guesses as to what my favorite word is? lol). 'Aragorn, did you say that this woman fell from the sky?' he asked in an undertone that I could hear perfectly with my elven hearing. The ranger nodded gravely then smiled at me approvingly. 'Aragorn, may I speak to you in private?' the Lord of Imladris said gesturing to a balcony just off of the Library. The ranger nodded, and stood, winking at me before following Elrond out of the room.
As I waited for them to return, I picked up a book bound in red leather and read the first page before promptly dropping the book. Who knew that Middle-Earth had a version of the Kama-Sutra? Elrond and Aragorn walked back into the room and seated themselves in their proper chairs. 'There is a council tomorrow, and I believe that it would be in all of our best interests if you, and your friend would attend.' Elrond said solemnly, before smiling slightly at me.
My mouth hung open in surprise, had I just been invited to the Council of Elrond? This couldn't be happening. I stared at Elrond as he stood and bowed to me, before turning to leave. 'Oh, and it would be wise to wear something a little less, revealing, tomorrow. Namárië!' Elrond walked out of the library gracefully, his crimson robes trailing after him.
Aragorn smiled at me as he walked me back to Elerian and I's quarters. 'That went fairly well considering your attire,' he said as we walked past a marble statue. This immediately offended me. 'What's wrong with my clothing?' I demanded, stopping him as we stood on a small bridge over one of the many streams in Rivendell (A/N: Think the bridge that he and Arwench *No I don't like her* stood on during that whole romantic scene). The ranger sensed his mistake instantly, and tried to apologize.
'I am truly sorry for that remark, my lady, but elven ladies in Middle-Earth do not dress as you do,' I met his eyes with what was meant to be a glare but softened under his gaze. 'So you do not like my attire?' I asked softly. Aragorn's confidence shattered as I watched him, I could see it in his eyes. 'I...I like it very much...but...' His hand was stroking my arm, but he didn't seem to notice that he was doing it. I looked up at Aragorn and smiled sweetly. That's when he did something totally unexpected, something so crazy and wild that it took me totally by surprise. Even though it was kind of funny, it was still really weird*.
Aragorn pulled me close to him so that there was no space between us. Then he bent his head and kissed me hard on the lips. Wow, he is a really, really good kisser. We pulled apart, a little reluctantly, and I smiled at him. He leaned back in to kiss me again, just as a strangely familiar male voice roared 'ANIRON! ARAGORN! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!' Oh, shit!
Author's Note: Well that's my turn. I won't be back in a week or so, since I'm leaving for Florida on Monday. It's up to Elerian what happens next, so stay tuned for her turn!
*This quote is from an episode of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' Ryan and Colin were doing a sketch where they made things up on the spot. Colin said this line and Ryan didn't know what to do so he kissed him. It was hilarious! Okay that's it.
