~Chapter Two (Jess)~

When I woke up, my mouth was dry, my head was pounding, and it was all worth it 'cause I was looking into the eyes of the most beautiful elf on the planet.
'Wow, it wasn't just a dream,' was the best I could come up with.
I wished like hell that I had something better to say that would maybe impress Legolas. But of course not.
'Oh God, Jess you're alright?' asked Holly, who was handling the situation quite well.
Holly wasn't really the type to accept that the fellowship as all crowded in her small bedroom. She was the type to stop and analyze the situation until she found a logical reason for the problem, and a good solution that made everyone happy.
I guess that I had her mind preoccupied though, because she seemed more concerned with how I was doing. Which was also typical of her.
I, on the other hand, needed no explanation as to how they got here. All I needed to know was how long they were going to stay. More importantly, how long I had with Legolas.
'Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. Don't have a hairy canary,' I said to her.
'A what?' asked Legolas.
'It means don't make a big deal,' explained Holly.
'I can speak for myself, thanks,' I said and stuck my tongue out at her.
'So I can see,' she said more than a little testily.
That was the one thing I didn't like about Holly. You had to watch out for that temper, because if you got her mad, you really started to wish that you hadn't.
'How'd I get here?' I asked.
'I carried you. You don't weigh much, you should eat more,' said Legolas.
Legolas had carried me, was all I could think. I had been in the arms of Legolas Greenleaf! There was a God and he loved me.
'Jess? Hello?' asked Holly.
'Sorry, what was that?'
'I asked how you were feeling,' said Holly, eyes full of worry.
'Oh stop being a worrywart. I'm fine.'
'Fine, I'll just stop caring about you then Hun,' she said.
Man, was she ever good at guilt trips. And she didn't even try, she just naturally did it.
Slowly, I got up and shook my head, an action more suited to Holly.
'Well, the girl's alright. So let's move on to more important issues. How do we get home?' asked Boromir.
'Boromir, is that all you can think about? There doesn't appear to be any danger here. I think that we should stay for a while,' answered Frodo.
'You can stay here if you like. I'll have to convince my parents, but still,' Holly was quick to answer.
'I really don't think-' Sam started.
'We appreciate your hospitality and would love to stay here for a while,' Frodo put in.
I simply stared, openmouthed, until Holly asked me what was wrong.
'Nothing,' I was quick to answer.
There was no mistaking the look in the hobbit's eyes. He had a crush on her! He hadn't known her more than a few hours, and he already had a thing for her.
But would Holly even notice it? And if she did, would she choose him over her boyfriend? This was too perfect. Good-bye to that stupid moron!

* * *

Holly had convinced her parents to let the fellowship stay for a while, which was surprising. Her Mom was already mooning over Aragorn, as was to be expected.
Now we jut had to figure out what to do with them during the day. It was too dangerous to leave them alone. With all the new technology, they were bound to hurt themselves.
So we decided that we would take half the fellowship each. Hopefully I could dump most of my half on the rest of our group. I wanted some alone time with Mister Legolas, considering the fact that I didn't know how long I had with him.
Holly took Frodo (who was quick to say that he wanted to stay with her), Merry, Boromir, Gandalf, and Aragorn. So I got Pippin, Legolas, Gimli, and Sam. It was pretty fair.
I could dump Pippin on Becky, Sam on Faye, and Gimli on Katie. Perfect.
And if things went well, say hello to Mrs. Greenleaf! What could go wrong?