Argh! It has been hell for me to get this chapter up. Whenever I would get the chance to sit down and write the chapter, the computer wouldn't be working. Then when I did write it, I would hate what I wrote. I swear I have wrote and then rewrote the chapter eight times! But it is finally DONE! Yeah, sort of a lame excuse, but a true one. So, here is the next chapter...Finally. Hope you enjoy it.

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"Are we there yet?" Christina asked as walked about two feet behind Aragorn.

"No." Aragorn replied curtly.

Christina waited a minute. "Are we there yet?" She asked again.

"No."



"Are we there yet?" Each time she asked her voice got more and more whiney.

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?'

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No." By now it wasn't had to tell that he was ready to snap.

"Aragorn?" Christina asked.

Aragorn wiped around and looked at her. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" He yelled. "AND NO WE ARE NOT THERE YET! THE MORE YOU ASK ME THE LONGER WE ARE GOING TO WALK!"

Christina looked at him innocently, and then held her hand out holding a necklace out to him. "I just wanted to say that you dropped this." She told him, acting as though she was upset that he had yelled at her. But really she had achieved her goal of pissing him off for the day. After all, he had that little pipsqueak steal her bag earlier.

Aragorn looked at the necklace, and then at the look on Christina's face. "Where did you find this?" He asked.

Christina dropped it into his hand. "Back there." She pointed back towards the way they had just come.

"Thank you. I didn't know I dropped it." Aragorn said as he then put it around his neck.

"Hold up! You mean you wear that?" Christina exclaimed. "I thought it was like a present for your girlfriend or something!"

Aragorn just shook his head. "No, it was a gift from my, girlfriend as you would say." He told her.

"Okay, gift giving in Middle Earth is totally wack." Christina said aloud.

"Why do you say that?" Aragorn asked her.



"Um, usually it is the males who get jewelry for the girls. And then the girls knit the guys an ugly sweater which they never wear except for when their girlfriend gives them a hard time about not apprecating what she got him." Christina explained. "Well, knitting really isn't my thing. Usually I buy my boyfriend like really nice cologne or something...But then there was this one time I wanted this guy to dump me so I knitted him this like green and orange sweater and said that if he didn't wear the next day to school I would break up with him. But that back fired when he actually wore it. Man, that was like the worst day of his life. Even I laughed at him." She said in her usual airhead tone whenever she told a story.

After rolling his eyes, Aragorn thought a moment, and then motioned for her to come along with him, as they were now lagging a bit behind. "You are a women, right?" He asked.

Christina looked at him confused as she walked beside him. "Last time I checked, yes." She said.

Aragorn seemed to blush. "No, I mean...I can't believe I am saying this, but I need your advice." He said. "A women's advice."

Christina's eyes brightened. "Really?!"

Aragorn jumped and then covered his ears. "Do you have to yell?"

"No...I just got excited. I mean, I am so good at giving people advice." Christina gloated.

"Okay, well...You see, I don't know how things are in your time. But I am a man, and then my girlfriend is an elf." He explained, ignoring Christina's snicker when he said, 'I am a man'. "Elves are immortal, and well, men are not. And currently the elves are sailing to the Undying Lands, and leaving Middle Earth."

"So? Why don't you just go with her?" Christina asked.

"Because, I have to help Frodo with this quest. And then I must...Well...Her father wants her to forget about me and just sail off. But how can I just let the one women meant for me?" He asked her.

Christina thought the story sounded like the sweetest type of romance story that should be in the movies. Wait, techinally it is in the movies, but whatever. "Oh!" She finally squealed. "That is the sweetest story. The whole, 'we must be together, but our families won't let us' thing."

Aragorn just shook his head. "Maybe I shouldn't have asked." He said, sounding upset.

"Oh no." Christina said. "Sorry, I didn't mean to do that. But really...Okay, here's the thing. She loves you right?"

"Yes..."

"Well then she is going to stay so that after this whole Ring thingy is done with then you can run off and be married. I mean, who actually listens to what their parents say anyway?" She said.

"I did..." He said.

"Okay...Other than you, who listens to their parents?" Christina rephrased.

Boromir who was listening in on the conversation spoke up. "I always did."

"Okay! Was I talking to you?" Christina yelled. "No! Didn't think so! But either way, why the hell do you listen to your parents?"

Legolas had heard with his freakish elf ears what they were talking about and had to put his two cents in. "Here in Middle Earth, we talk very much pride in our heritage. I don't know how it is done where you come from. But we always honour our parents and do as they say. They have always known the best for us."

Christina just looked at him. "Listen Elfy. I listen to my parents...sometimes, and I do honour them. But they don't always know best."

"Yes they do." He protested.

"No they don't!" Christina said.

"Okay, give me one example!" Legolas challenged.

"If your parents told you to go jump off a cliff would you do it?" She asked.

"If it would bring my family honour than yes." Legolas said proudly.

"Uh, stupid. It wouldn't bring honour, it would bring death." Christina said in a 'duh' voice.

The three just stopped and thought a moment while Christina walked ahead of them. She was begining to think that Legolas was out to make her look bad. Oh bad idea. Bad idea.

She then looked ahead, Merry was walking along side Frodo. And he seemed to be kicking upward. Haha, he was taking her little bet seriously. There was no way he could figure out how to kick himself in the head, and even if he did, she would still tell him to shut up regardless of the bet.

Finally they all stopped to camp out for the night in the forest no doubt. With bugs, and animals, and icky things. Christina was not going to have a good sleep.

Merry suddenly came up to her and stood there with his hands on his hips. "I can kick myself in the head." He said proudly.

Christina turned towards him a smirked. "Oh really. Lets see it." She said.

Merry smiled evilly. He then leaned forward and kicked his left foot up with all his stretgh and did actually kick himself in the forehead. He then put his foot down and began howling in pain. "That hurt!" He yelled.

Christina just burst out laughing. "Thats great! I didn't actually think you would do it!" She said.

Suddenly Gandalf and Pippin came running over to them. "Why is this hobbit howling in pain?" Gandalf asked Christina.

Christina was laughing too hard. But she finally got out between laughing. "He kicked himself in the head."

Gandalf looked over at Merry who was holding his forehead. "Merry. Please, tell me. Why did you kick yourself...And how did you do such a thing."

Merry pointed at Christina. "She made me do it!" He told them like a little child tattling.

Christina stopped laughing and glared at the halfling. "I did not." She told him with a scowl.

"You did too!" Merry yelled.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"



"Did too!"

"Did not!"

Gandalf was looking from one to the other as they were practically screaming at each other. "Why can't you just stop screaming?" He asked.

Neither Merry or Christina heard him and continued their screaming match.

"Did not!" Christina yelled.

"Did too!" Merry said, his forehead was fine and she couldn't see what he was whiney about.

"Did not!"

"Fine!" Merry said. "I bet you can't do it."

"No I can't kick myself in the head. But I can pull my foot up to touch my head." Christina said.

"No you can't." Merry rolled his eyes.

"yes I can." Christina told him.

Merry just gave her a 'yeah right' look. "No you can't."

"Yes I can." Christina said.

"No you can't."

"Yes I can."

"No you can't!"

"Yes I can!"

They were once again screaming at each other. Gandalf was wondering if any orcs were around and could hear the two.

"Fine, show us!" Merry said putting her on the spot.

"Fine you little brat."

"Brat?" Merry asked, confused with the word.

"Oh your hopeless." Christina said. "I just need to change back into my skirt."

"Fine...But make it quick. I'm tired." Merry complained.

Christina rolled her eyes. She then went over to her bag and dug out her cheerleading skirt. She then went behind a tree and changed out of her jeans, and took a moment to stretch out her legs and back. Then she went back to the little campsite.

Aragorn looked at her. "Why are you wearing that thing again?" He asked her, rolling his eyes.

"The little dork over there doesn't believe that I can touch my foot to my head." Christina replied.

"So that was what all the yelling was about..." Gimli said. It was easy to tell that he was getting more and more annoyed with Christina every hour.

"Well I can." Christina said.

"Then show us." Gimli told her.

Christina glared at him. "Fine...Watch." She then walked out so she had her space. She then leaned forward a bit and wrapped her right hand around her right foot and then pulled it up, and arched her back towards her foot. ((*a/n: I know that is some cheerleader move, but I don't know what it is called. In figure skating though, it is a spin position called a Biellmann*)).

The nine all gasped as they clearly saw the bottom of her shoe touch the top of her head. The fact of the flexibilty in her back and legs.

"How do you do that?" Frodo asked, wide eyed. "I know I could never do that."

Christina let her foot down and stood up straight, with a huge smile on her face. "Its easy."

"So can everyone from...where ever it is you are from..." Boromir began.

"New York." Christina corrected him.

Boromir looked at her. "Right...so can everyone from New York do such a thing?" He asked.

Christina shook her head, still smiling. "Nope. Only a selected few...The talented ones." She said.

"Is there anything else you can do?" Sam asked.

Christina thought a minute. "Yep." She then walked a little to the side and then ran ahead to get speed, and then did a 'flip-flop' then came back towards them and did a one handed cartwheel. She looked at them with an even bigger smile.

"Wow." Pippin said. "I want to learn how to do that."



"Okay...Whatever." Christina said.

"I think it is witchcraft." Legolas said.

Christina glared at him and was about to open her mouth, but was beaten to saying something.

"Will you let that whole thing go about the witchcraft?" Aragorn asked sounding annoyed with Legolas.

"Huh?" Christina looked surprised. "You're defending me? Thats new." She mumbled.

"What? Now you are standing up for the crazy girl?" Legolas asked.

"Well, what she can do is quite amazing." Aragorn said.

Christina gave Aragorn a confused look. "Well, thanks. But um...Why are you standing up for me exactly?"

"Well, you see...If she can do that, and has the proper fighting skills...and is forced to continue the quest with us. She could actually come to some use for us if we should meet any orcs along the journey." Aragorn told them.

"Huh?" Christina said.

"You think she will be at all useful to us?" Legolas and Gimli exclaimed.

"Is it possible that the girl helps us at all?" Gimli asked.

"Well prehaps the orcs will think her screeching is so awful they will just clear way." Legolas said with a laugh.

"Or prehaps is she was to wear no make-up the orcs would just run away frightened." Gimli said.

Christina stood there glaring at them. "I hate you. Stupid elf and dwarf, can agree about nothing other than the fact that they hate me." She said. "You all suck so badly."

"Wait..." Boromir said. "The elf and the dwarf are for once getting along? Is it possible?"

"Yes..." Gandalf said. "I suppose all they had to do was find some common ground."

Legolas shrugged. "So I guess that you dropping in on our guest was actually a good thing." He told Christina. He and Gimli then walked off and continued to make fun of Christina.

Christina was confused. "Why is it such a big deal that they are getting along?" She asked.

"Well, it is just that dwarves and elves have never gotten along." Gandalf told her. "So the fact they are having pleasent conversation, is very surprising."

Christina thought a moment. "So it is kind of like the jocks and the nerds in high school?" She asked.

Gandalf looked confused. "Sure..." He said. "Anyway...It is time to get to sleep."

The rest of the group them went back to their little sleeping areas and began to get settled back down. Eventually, everyone fell asleep.



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Merry lay awake that night. He hated sleeping out in the woods. Who knew what was out there? He just lay there, wide eyed, paranoid, waiting for the worst to happen.

Suddenly he heard something. What was it? A bear? A wolf? ((a/n: What animals would be in the woods in Middle Earth? Other than orcs.)) Whatever it was, it was an awfully loud grunting noise.

It wasn't going away, and it was getting louder and louder. Almost as though it was in camp. He slowly went over to Pippin's little sleeping area.

"Pippin?" Merry whispered, shaking his friend nervously. "Pippin..." A little louder. Then practically yelled, "PIPPIN!" In his ear.

Pippin sat up straight. "Oh no! Whats wrong? Save the breakfast!" He yelled as he then jumped up and ran around the camp.

Merry got up and ran after him, Pippin was in a panic mode, running around the camp mad. "Pippin! No! Shut up!"

Pippin was franticly trying to stuff everything into Sam's bag. He then stood up and began running around. "Wake up! Wake up! There is...There is...Um..." He paused as everyone in the company were sitting up and complaining at him. "Um, Merry...Who exactly was trying to steal our breakfast?"

"Yes Merry!" Frodo yelled. "Who is trying to steal our breakfast and having Pippin wake us up?"

Merry just stood there. "No one."

"Then why did he wake us up?" Boromir asked.

"I heard someone, or something grunting...It...It scared me." Merry told all them.

Everyone groaned.

"And so you had to go and have the hyper active hobbit wake everyone up?" Gimli asked.

"He was the one who got so worked up over his breakfast!" Merry pointed out.

Gandalf stood up. "Back to bed everyone. I assure you Meridoc that nothing will harm us tonight."

Merry scowled and walked back to his little sleeping bag.

"Hey you little loser..." Christina said as he walked past her. "Wake me up from my beauty rest again and I will kill you."

"What beauty rest?" He asked her. "I would pick an orc over you any day."

"Whatever." Christina said as she then rolled over to go back to sleep.

Merry lay awake still. The noise was still there...He could just picture a big animal stalking around the camp, trying to decide who it was going to eat first. It scared him. All night he lay awake, paraniod and listening to the noise the whole night.

Actually, the strange noise sounded like it was coming from Christina's little sleeping area. (...She was snoring...)

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"Miss Christina...It is time to wake up." Christina heard Sam's voice telling her.

Christina opened her eyes and noticed it was still dark. She rubbed her eyes. "No way...The sun isn't even up." She told him rolling over and pulling the blanket over her head.

"Aargorn has requested you wake up just a little bit early so that he can teach you how to use a sword and such." Sam told her.

Christina sat up and took the blanket off her head. "You tell Aragorn there is no way in hell I am going wake up early for that." She then lay back down with her blanket over her.

"But he said..." Sam continued.

"I don't care!" Christina yelled.



"But!" Same yelled back.

"Go away!" Christina yelled. Luckily she heard Sam walk away, so she began to fall back to sleep.

Not five minutes later, she heard footsteps coming towards her. She just pretended to still be asleep.

"Christina!" She heard Aragorn's voice come. She just lay there on the ground under the blanket, not moving at all.

"Oh I know your not asleep, get up!" Aragorn demanded.

Christina just lay there.

"Oh Pippin! Stop going through Christina's bag!" Aragorn said.

Christina shot up and looked around. "Why you little!..." She yelled. Then noticing that her bag was at her side, and Pippin was still sleeping. It was all a plot of his to get her up. She just looked at Aragorn and then sat back down. "Oh, I'm going back to sleep now. Wake me up in an hour." She said, pulling the blanket back over her entire body.

"No your not. We may be meeting orcs soon and you need to learn how to weld a sword." Aragorn told her.

"Go away! I'm tired!" Christina yelled at him. "And I sleeping as long as I want to!"

"No your not!" Aragorn corrected her.

"Yes I am!" Christina yelled.

"No!"

Christina sat up, glared at him. "Watch me!" She then lay back down with the blanket over her head again.

Aragorn got fed up. He then picked up the end of the blanket and pulled it completely off of her. "No your not!" He told her.

Christina wrapped her arms around herself, and stretched her legs. "I hate you." She said.

"Thats nice." Aragorn said, throwing the blanket back at her. "Now get up, and I want all your stuff packed up in five minutes. I'll be back then."

Christina sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Five minutes is not enough time for me to get ready."

"You do not need to put all that gunk on your face." Aragorn told her.

"But!..."

"Don't 'but' me..." Aragorn warned. "Now hurry up...I'll be back in a moment."

Christina began mumbling to herself as Aragorn walked off. She then began to roll up her two bed blankets, and putting everything in her bag, and then changing into her jeans and put her sweatshirt and tennis shoes on. Then Aragorn came back over to her as she was putting on a bit of make-up.

"Are you ready?" He asked.

"Yeah whatever." Christina said as she finished putting mascara on her eyelashes, and then putting her make-up bag into her blue gym back. She stood up. "Okay Yoda. What are we going to do first?" She asked him.

Aragorn gave her a look. "Come with me." He said, leading her away from the campsite.

Christina began to follow Aragorn. She just wanted to go to sleep. Not learn how to use those stupid weapons. Why didn't she have pepper spray in her bag? Then she would have the one and only weapon she would need. But nooo...she had to learn how to use those things, and she was not at all excited about it.



Christina just began singing to herself, noticing that Aragorn kept looking back at her and rolling his eyes. Finally he stopped in this little area, with swords, knives, a bow, and arrows and a target about thirty feet away. 'Oh no. I need to be nice because he can easily kill me out here and just leave me out here without any trace.' She thought to herself. "And no one would miss me!" She then let out a high pitched yelp. "That would be just awful!" She said outloud.

"What would?" Aragorn asked her.

Christina had not realized that she had said that outloud. "If I were to trip over that rock that we just passed." She covered.

"Okay...in your words...Whatever." He said.

Aragorn went over and picked up two swords. "Okay...This will be your sword from now on. You will be expected to fight along side us...Because if we are attacked by orcs, we will have to protect Frodo, not you." Aragorn told her. "So you better pay attention."

Christina rolled her eyes and held her hands out to take the sword. "Okay...Lets just get this over with." She said, and then she began to listen to Aragorn teach her how to use the heavy sword.

Aragorn handed her the sword. As soon as he let go of it, and Christina took it in her hand, she practically fell over because it was so heavy.

"OU!" Christina cried, and then stood up straight again, yet holding onto her lower back with the sword proped up as a cane. "You never said anything about making me nearly break my back!"

"You are just not strong." Aragorn said. "That, and you were holding it wrong."

"Well whats the 'right way' to hold it?" Christina said in a smart ass tone. She was already practically broken in half just holding onto the sword. This was not going to be much fun.

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Haha...Miss Priss has to learn how to use a sword! I'll go more into detail in the next chapter. Which should be coming soon. Hope you liked it. Review! Love y'all lots! ~Liza Jane