Author's notes: I would like top thank all my reviewers! You guys make me
feel special! *throws flower petals* I LOVE YOU ALL!
I don't know how good this chapter is honestly. I wrote it and I never edited it. And now I feel really bad for all my kiwibox readers because first I lead you on with all these annoying filler chapters, and then I let you down with a P.O.S. chapter! I apologize 100 times! I originally didn't have this chapter in "the plan" and I added it after I wrote chapters 3-5. So it really isn't anything important, it's just establishing characters and relationships, blah blah blah. It seems rather Disneyesque if you ask me. But read the whole thing, because the beginning isn't what it seems like at first. One last thing, does anyone here know how to speak elvish? Or at least how to translate an elvish phrase? I only need 1 phrase translated, so If u do then *REVIEW* and tell me! I apologize again for r how bad this chapter is!
//denotes singing//
//denotes changing singer//
Denotes elvish
'Denotes thoughts'
"Denotes common tongue"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A dream is a wish your heart makes,
When you're fast asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I was sitting on a large boulder, looking up at the stars. 'They seem so bright, so clear.' All the others were back at camp sleeping. 'It's nice to be alone, in the quiet of night, deep in the forest.' My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a soft musical voice singing.
//I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering, splendid. Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?// I turned to see Legolas looking back at me. My heart began skipping at twice the speed as he continued. //I can open your eyes. Take you wonder by wonder.// He took my hands and gently lead me to my feet. //Over sideways and under on a magic carpet ride.// He lead me off the boulder and further into the woods. //A whole new world. A new fantastic point of view. No one to tell us no, or where to go, or say where only dreaming.// I joined him in the song, taking up my own part. //A whole new world. A dazzling place I never knew. But when I'm way up here, it's crystal clear, that now I'm in a whole new world with you.//
//Now I'm in a whole new world with you.// he echoed behind me and I continued.
//Unbelievable sights. Indescribable feelings. Soaring, tumbling, free- wheeling through an endless diamond sky. A whole new world.//
//Don't you dare close your eyes//
//A hundred thousand things to see.//
//Hold your breath it gets better//
//I'm like a shooting star. I've come so far. I can't go back to where I used to be// Then he took the lead again.
//A whole new world//
//every turn a surprise//
//with new horizons to pursue//
//every moment red letter.// Then our two voices joined in beautiful harmony.
//I'll chase them anywhere, there's time to spare. Let me share this whole new world with you.// Then He took me up in his arms, looking deep into my eyes.
//A whole new world//
//A whole new world//
//That's where we'll be//
//that's where we'll be//
//A thrilling chase//
//A wondrous place.//
Then we sang one last time together, //for you and me.//
When the last note died, he drew me in closer, closing the space between us. Then he closed his eyes and leaned in closer. I knew what was about to happen, and my heart fluttered in anticipation. But then right before our lips met, Legolas's ethereal face dissipated into burning rays of sunlight, and someone was shaking me.
"Kaiti," I heard William say. I groaned in reply. A few more seconds and I would have been in a lip lock with the hottest being to grace middle earth with his presence. "You have to get up." I opened one eye and glared at William. It took all my will power, which isn't a whole lot in the morning, not to throw a rock at him.
"You just woke me up from the best dream I've ever had. I hope you're quite pleased with yourself." He rolled his eyes at me.
"Get up, and stop complaining. As much as you wouldn't like to believe it, no one actually likes listening to you." He is really irritating when you first wake up, and he always has a way of running down my patience.
"You couldn't have waited just one more minute? It was the best part!"
"And I can only guess what it was about. But guess what? I don't care! Get up!"
'Ok, that's it!' I reached over and grabbed a near-by rock and threw it at him.
"OW!" he cried.
"Revenge is sweet!" I stated, sitting up.
~*~
Soon we were back on track going up the mountain. 'I wonder what's going to happen.' I groaned mentally, 'why didn't I just WATCH the first movie? On second thought, why won't she just TELL me what's going to happen?! AAAHHH!'
"How long is it gonna take to get over this mountain?" I asked the big dark haired guy. He seemed nice enough. 'What's his name again? He's the one Kaiti was always complaining about needing a shower. and having facial hair. Ara.Arajoe.Araneep.Aracorn? Hehe, that sounds like Acorn.'
"About a fortnight." Acorn answered. A fortnight. Great. Doesn't help me any. 'fortnight. For t night. So four nights? I dunno' Maybe Kaiti would know how long that is. Her obsessive tendencies have to come in handy sometime.
"Hey Shorty!" I called to Kaiti. She hates that nickname. She got it because she always said she was going to be 6 ft. tall. So far she's only hit 5' 6'. Unfortunately, this nickname is no good around these people. The four midgets with the furry feet (strange) Kaiti was talking to, the short stumpy guy with the long beard, and Kaiti all looked up at me. "Sorry guys. I meant Kaiti." They all shrugged and went back to their conversations while Kaiti came up to me. "Aye aye captain?" I rolled my eyes at her. She says the weirdest things.
"You're such a dork."
"If you just called me over here to make fun of me then I'll go back to talking to my hobbit friends."
"No. I have to ask you something. Well, 2 things really."
"OK then, ask."
"What's his name?" I whispered, pointing to Acorn.
"He has a lot of names."
"Well what should I call him?"
"Aragorn or Strider." I nodded. Easy enough. Although I must say I like Acorn better. "Second question?" she asked impatiently.
"How long is a fortnight? Like, four nights?"
"Ya, it could be that. Or more like 14 nights."
"WHAT?! 2 weeks?!"
"Ya. Why?"
"That's how long it's gonna take to get over this stupid mountain!"
"Hmmm. Somehow I doubt that." She said matter-of-factly. I hate when she does that.
"Why? What's gonna happen?" She smirked at me then skipped back to the hobbits saying,
"I know something you don't know and I'm not telling." Somehow, I saw that one coming.
~*~
Kaiti's Journal
January 14, 2004
I found my English notebook in my bag today while looking over inventory during a break, and decided since I won't be needing it for English any time soon I'd use it as a journal! HEY! When I go back home I could sell this for millions on ebay! Either that or it would just end up on fanfiction.net, which seems like the more likely of the two. Either way, I want to remember my days in middle earth when I'm old and in the nursing home, claiming to be an elf. But any way, back to inventory. My supplies at the moment are:
1. A VERY limited make-up bag (powder, eyeliner [pencil, black], eye shadow (brown), some funky shimmer powder, and lipstick (sparkly! Fun!)
2. English stuff (won't be needing THAT any more)
3. a bunch of pens and pencils
4. 3 tubes of chapstick and I half empty tub of carmex (I wonder how long that'll last me?)
5. My letter jacket (I'm SO glad it was a cold day when we left, I'll be grateful for this jacket later)
6. a little hairbrush
7. The bag to put it all in
8. The current clothes on my body (I'm also glad I decided to wear my stretch jeans and tennis shoes as opposed to what I planned to wear, khakis and black high-heeled boots)
I told William he should keep a journal too, but he doesn't think so. You know, he's been really moody ever since we got here. I wonder why? OH! And that little punk woke me up right before Legolas kissed me! They nerve!
Speaking of Legolas, he's even sexier in real life than he is in the movie! I swear I would pounce him and rip off his shirt If he couldn't hear, like, EVERYTHING within a 10 mile radius, and if he wasn't 100 times stronger than me (not that that's a problem) and we can't forget the fact that he carries multiple weapons with him. But a girl can dream. You know, he kind of strikes me as a sex after marriage kind of guy. Of course he might just be shy.
Oh my cheerios! I just realized what very nosy creatures hobbits are (merry and Pippin are attempting to "subtly" read this over my shoulder, though failing miserably), so I'd better end this here.
Peace, Love, and Legolas!
~Kaiti~
~*~
"You know what I have a serious hankering for all of the sudden?" Kaiti asked no one in particular as they walked.
"What?" William said, since the others who were listening were trying to figure out what she meant by 'hankering'.
"Gummi Bears. Those sound SO good right now."
"I haven't had those since I was a little kid!"
"I KNOW!"
"What are gummi bears?" Pippin asked curiously.
"Candy! They're little squishy sugary things in the shape of bears." Kaiti answered. Pippin nodded, although he didn't fully understand.
"You know what I used to do with those when I was little?" William asked.
"What?" Merry said, now interested on the topic of food.
"I'd eat the bodies off the heads, then stick the heads to my nose!"
"Oh my word! ME TOO!" Kaiti exclaimed.
"That's really odd." Sam said, taking food a little too seriously.
"The good old days" William sighed.
"Miss the days of your youth old man?" Kaiti asked sarcastically.
"But you're only children!" Aragorn said surprised, "You look no more than 10 and 5 years! Why would you call him an old man?"
"OK, firstly, we're both sixteen!" Kaiti retorted, slightly irked that her age was guessed to young again. 'Well it could have been worse. That one guy thought you were twelve!' she thought, remembering the time she got kicked out of the hot tub at the pool for not looking old enough. She had a history of being thought younger than she was. "And secondly, I know he's not old! That was, kind of the point. Haven't you ever heard of sarcasm?" Aragorn stared back at her blankly. "I'll take your awkward silence as 'no'. Well, you know if it makes you feel any better I could call YOU old man."
"You could. But I don't know why you would. Legolas is ancient compared to me!" he replied, smirking at his Elven friend.
"Only by human standards!" Kaiti and Legolas replied in unison. They looked at each other and smiled for a moment, then looked away blushing. (Author's note: those last several lines were TERRIBLY ooc! I'm SO sorry I put u through that!)
'Oh dear lord, please don't let them be like that the WHOLE time we're here! I'd like to keep at least ONE meal down' William thought and rolled his eyes.
"Wait. Why would someone make candy shaped like a bear?" Pippin asked, still pondering the earlier end of the conversation. Kaiti giggling was the only reply he received.
~*~
Soon the group fell into silence, all lost in their individual thoughts. William wondering what would happen next, Pippin still trying to figure out gummi bears, and Kaiti wondering how Legolas's hair stays so straight and smooth, even with out a brush or the luxury of daily showers. Soon though, after much thought, Kaiti couldn't figure out his secret, so she started counting things. First she counted trees. But there were too many of them so the challenge of the game was soon lost. So she started counting rocks that were taller than Pippin. But 20 minutes and 7 rocks later, that also lost it's appeal. So she looked up into the sky and started counting birds. She was doing fairly well and it still held some of it's amusement, until *BAM* Kaiti hit a tree, head on.
"All hail the queen of smoothness!" William mocked.
"Hey! Don't make fun of me! That hurt!" she replied.
"Good! Maybe you got lucky and it knocked some sense into you!"
"hmmm, somehow I doubt that." She answered. Aragorn looked back.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Little Miss Grace here walked into a tree!" William said.
"You are injured" Aragorn said to Kaiti. She reached her hand up and felt a slight burn as she touched her chin.
"Oh it's just a little scratch. I'll be alright."
"We still must clean it, lest it get infected." Aragorn fought back.
"No seriously, it's not a big deal. I've lived through worse. Don't hold up everyone else just because I couldn't see a tree right in front of my clumsy little face!"
"If it isn't treated now then we'll be help up longer when it's infected. Besides, you've spent more time arguing with me than it would take to clean it. Now sit." The ranger ordered. Kaiti sat on the ground, but not without first sending a glare at Aragorn. The man kneeled beside her and pulled out a water flask and a small cloth. He wetted the cloth and began dabbing Kaiti's chin.
"Owie!" Kaiti cried as he touched the open cut.
"Come on Kaiti. Don't be such a baby!" William said.
"Piss-off" she replied.
"Miss Kaiti, do all the young ladies speak so disrespectfully where you come from?" Boromir asked.
"He disrespected me first! And what's with this 'Miss' crap? I'm not a teacher!" she retorted.
"There. I'm done. Get up." Aragorn commanded.
"You're so bossy today! Would it hurt you SO bad to say please?" Kaiti replied. Aragorn sighed. She was quickly running out his patience.
"Please get up?" He ventured.
"See? That was much better!" Kaiti answered while standing.
Soon they were walking again, in another boring silence. This time Kaiti decided to count the pinecones on the path.
~*~
Later, the group stopped for camp. While the others were settling down, Kaiti wondered around.
"Where are you going Miss?" Gimili asked.
"Just looking around." Kaiti replied. "And PLEASE don't call me Miss! It sounds so.old! Just Kaiti, alright?"
"Don't wonder too far. These woods are perilous." Aragorn warned.
"Alright, *DAD*" She said sarcastically, rolled her eyes, and walked away. Legolas looked on after her.
"She is an odd girl." The elf said after a few moments.
"Oh you're hardly even scratching the surface!" William replied.
"Indeed." Legolas said, cocking one eyebrow.
"Tell me," Gimili said, "what is your relationship with the girl?"
"Oh, she's just my friend. We've been tight ever since. well, for a couple of months" William answered. Before anyone had time to question his hesitation they heard Kaiti yell and rushed, weapons drawn, to see what had happened. They found her glaring at a tree where her foot was still connected to the trunk.
"Did that tree jump out in front of you too?" William asked.
"NO!" Kaiti replied defensively, "There was a spider! EW, look. It's still on my shoe!" Legolas couldn't help but laugh.
"It's only a little spider!" The prince stated.
"But disgusting none the less!" Kaiti retorted.
"In Mirkwood there are spiders twice the size of you!"
"And that is exactly why I don't plan on spending extended amounts of time in Mirkwood!" Kaiti said. Everyone turned to return to camp, since their presence was not needed. Legolas was the only one who heard Kaiti whisper to the tree,
"I'm sorry I kicked you. I hope it didn't hurt. But I got that icky spider off of you!"
Legolas smiled, and Kaiti skipped ahead of him towards camp.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well there you have it! Chapter 2 FINALLY! I know all my kiwibox readers are thinking "she said she'd have it up this weekend!" and now it's Wednesday. Well I'm sorry, but I was not informed I had other duties to attend to, like drivers ed (a fun filled *gag* event, that lasts all day,) and I had to do something for student council on Saturday, so it's late. But it's here! So be thankful. And all my ff.net readers are thinking "It's not Wednesday!" well that's because some JERK-OFF (and if I ever find out who you are, you'd better watch out) reported one of my stories to ff.net administration and so my posting privileges were temporarily revoked. And the thing is, it wasn't even bad or offensive! It was some stupid internet conversation I had with my friend that turned into a story! The worse thing I said in it was "hack 'em all to bits!". Oh well, you win some, you loose some, life goes on.
And now you are all thinking (or u were a few moments ago) "ok, the author talks to trees.." Well, the truth is, currently, I don't talk to trees (which is surprising, being the tree hugger that I am) but if I was in middle earth I would because in middle earth the trees have feelings too! And I really like the tree part so there! Anyway, what did u all think of the journal? I know the dates are wrong, but that's because I changed them. Could someone tell me the date they get to Lothlorien? If u give me that I'll have the dates back on track, but I needed it to be after December because.*shuts mouth* you'll see why in the next chapter! But I'm still sorry this was late, and that it wasn't very good. And I'm also still looking for an elvish translator, so u know what that means don't you? REVIEW!!!! (It's not like it costs anything)
I don't know how good this chapter is honestly. I wrote it and I never edited it. And now I feel really bad for all my kiwibox readers because first I lead you on with all these annoying filler chapters, and then I let you down with a P.O.S. chapter! I apologize 100 times! I originally didn't have this chapter in "the plan" and I added it after I wrote chapters 3-5. So it really isn't anything important, it's just establishing characters and relationships, blah blah blah. It seems rather Disneyesque if you ask me. But read the whole thing, because the beginning isn't what it seems like at first. One last thing, does anyone here know how to speak elvish? Or at least how to translate an elvish phrase? I only need 1 phrase translated, so If u do then *REVIEW* and tell me! I apologize again for r how bad this chapter is!
//denotes singing//
//denotes changing singer//
Denotes elvish
'Denotes thoughts'
"Denotes common tongue"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A dream is a wish your heart makes,
When you're fast asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I was sitting on a large boulder, looking up at the stars. 'They seem so bright, so clear.' All the others were back at camp sleeping. 'It's nice to be alone, in the quiet of night, deep in the forest.' My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a soft musical voice singing.
//I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering, splendid. Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?// I turned to see Legolas looking back at me. My heart began skipping at twice the speed as he continued. //I can open your eyes. Take you wonder by wonder.// He took my hands and gently lead me to my feet. //Over sideways and under on a magic carpet ride.// He lead me off the boulder and further into the woods. //A whole new world. A new fantastic point of view. No one to tell us no, or where to go, or say where only dreaming.// I joined him in the song, taking up my own part. //A whole new world. A dazzling place I never knew. But when I'm way up here, it's crystal clear, that now I'm in a whole new world with you.//
//Now I'm in a whole new world with you.// he echoed behind me and I continued.
//Unbelievable sights. Indescribable feelings. Soaring, tumbling, free- wheeling through an endless diamond sky. A whole new world.//
//Don't you dare close your eyes//
//A hundred thousand things to see.//
//Hold your breath it gets better//
//I'm like a shooting star. I've come so far. I can't go back to where I used to be// Then he took the lead again.
//A whole new world//
//every turn a surprise//
//with new horizons to pursue//
//every moment red letter.// Then our two voices joined in beautiful harmony.
//I'll chase them anywhere, there's time to spare. Let me share this whole new world with you.// Then He took me up in his arms, looking deep into my eyes.
//A whole new world//
//A whole new world//
//That's where we'll be//
//that's where we'll be//
//A thrilling chase//
//A wondrous place.//
Then we sang one last time together, //for you and me.//
When the last note died, he drew me in closer, closing the space between us. Then he closed his eyes and leaned in closer. I knew what was about to happen, and my heart fluttered in anticipation. But then right before our lips met, Legolas's ethereal face dissipated into burning rays of sunlight, and someone was shaking me.
"Kaiti," I heard William say. I groaned in reply. A few more seconds and I would have been in a lip lock with the hottest being to grace middle earth with his presence. "You have to get up." I opened one eye and glared at William. It took all my will power, which isn't a whole lot in the morning, not to throw a rock at him.
"You just woke me up from the best dream I've ever had. I hope you're quite pleased with yourself." He rolled his eyes at me.
"Get up, and stop complaining. As much as you wouldn't like to believe it, no one actually likes listening to you." He is really irritating when you first wake up, and he always has a way of running down my patience.
"You couldn't have waited just one more minute? It was the best part!"
"And I can only guess what it was about. But guess what? I don't care! Get up!"
'Ok, that's it!' I reached over and grabbed a near-by rock and threw it at him.
"OW!" he cried.
"Revenge is sweet!" I stated, sitting up.
~*~
Soon we were back on track going up the mountain. 'I wonder what's going to happen.' I groaned mentally, 'why didn't I just WATCH the first movie? On second thought, why won't she just TELL me what's going to happen?! AAAHHH!'
"How long is it gonna take to get over this mountain?" I asked the big dark haired guy. He seemed nice enough. 'What's his name again? He's the one Kaiti was always complaining about needing a shower. and having facial hair. Ara.Arajoe.Araneep.Aracorn? Hehe, that sounds like Acorn.'
"About a fortnight." Acorn answered. A fortnight. Great. Doesn't help me any. 'fortnight. For t night. So four nights? I dunno' Maybe Kaiti would know how long that is. Her obsessive tendencies have to come in handy sometime.
"Hey Shorty!" I called to Kaiti. She hates that nickname. She got it because she always said she was going to be 6 ft. tall. So far she's only hit 5' 6'. Unfortunately, this nickname is no good around these people. The four midgets with the furry feet (strange) Kaiti was talking to, the short stumpy guy with the long beard, and Kaiti all looked up at me. "Sorry guys. I meant Kaiti." They all shrugged and went back to their conversations while Kaiti came up to me. "Aye aye captain?" I rolled my eyes at her. She says the weirdest things.
"You're such a dork."
"If you just called me over here to make fun of me then I'll go back to talking to my hobbit friends."
"No. I have to ask you something. Well, 2 things really."
"OK then, ask."
"What's his name?" I whispered, pointing to Acorn.
"He has a lot of names."
"Well what should I call him?"
"Aragorn or Strider." I nodded. Easy enough. Although I must say I like Acorn better. "Second question?" she asked impatiently.
"How long is a fortnight? Like, four nights?"
"Ya, it could be that. Or more like 14 nights."
"WHAT?! 2 weeks?!"
"Ya. Why?"
"That's how long it's gonna take to get over this stupid mountain!"
"Hmmm. Somehow I doubt that." She said matter-of-factly. I hate when she does that.
"Why? What's gonna happen?" She smirked at me then skipped back to the hobbits saying,
"I know something you don't know and I'm not telling." Somehow, I saw that one coming.
~*~
Kaiti's Journal
January 14, 2004
I found my English notebook in my bag today while looking over inventory during a break, and decided since I won't be needing it for English any time soon I'd use it as a journal! HEY! When I go back home I could sell this for millions on ebay! Either that or it would just end up on fanfiction.net, which seems like the more likely of the two. Either way, I want to remember my days in middle earth when I'm old and in the nursing home, claiming to be an elf. But any way, back to inventory. My supplies at the moment are:
1. A VERY limited make-up bag (powder, eyeliner [pencil, black], eye shadow (brown), some funky shimmer powder, and lipstick (sparkly! Fun!)
2. English stuff (won't be needing THAT any more)
3. a bunch of pens and pencils
4. 3 tubes of chapstick and I half empty tub of carmex (I wonder how long that'll last me?)
5. My letter jacket (I'm SO glad it was a cold day when we left, I'll be grateful for this jacket later)
6. a little hairbrush
7. The bag to put it all in
8. The current clothes on my body (I'm also glad I decided to wear my stretch jeans and tennis shoes as opposed to what I planned to wear, khakis and black high-heeled boots)
I told William he should keep a journal too, but he doesn't think so. You know, he's been really moody ever since we got here. I wonder why? OH! And that little punk woke me up right before Legolas kissed me! They nerve!
Speaking of Legolas, he's even sexier in real life than he is in the movie! I swear I would pounce him and rip off his shirt If he couldn't hear, like, EVERYTHING within a 10 mile radius, and if he wasn't 100 times stronger than me (not that that's a problem) and we can't forget the fact that he carries multiple weapons with him. But a girl can dream. You know, he kind of strikes me as a sex after marriage kind of guy. Of course he might just be shy.
Oh my cheerios! I just realized what very nosy creatures hobbits are (merry and Pippin are attempting to "subtly" read this over my shoulder, though failing miserably), so I'd better end this here.
Peace, Love, and Legolas!
~Kaiti~
~*~
"You know what I have a serious hankering for all of the sudden?" Kaiti asked no one in particular as they walked.
"What?" William said, since the others who were listening were trying to figure out what she meant by 'hankering'.
"Gummi Bears. Those sound SO good right now."
"I haven't had those since I was a little kid!"
"I KNOW!"
"What are gummi bears?" Pippin asked curiously.
"Candy! They're little squishy sugary things in the shape of bears." Kaiti answered. Pippin nodded, although he didn't fully understand.
"You know what I used to do with those when I was little?" William asked.
"What?" Merry said, now interested on the topic of food.
"I'd eat the bodies off the heads, then stick the heads to my nose!"
"Oh my word! ME TOO!" Kaiti exclaimed.
"That's really odd." Sam said, taking food a little too seriously.
"The good old days" William sighed.
"Miss the days of your youth old man?" Kaiti asked sarcastically.
"But you're only children!" Aragorn said surprised, "You look no more than 10 and 5 years! Why would you call him an old man?"
"OK, firstly, we're both sixteen!" Kaiti retorted, slightly irked that her age was guessed to young again. 'Well it could have been worse. That one guy thought you were twelve!' she thought, remembering the time she got kicked out of the hot tub at the pool for not looking old enough. She had a history of being thought younger than she was. "And secondly, I know he's not old! That was, kind of the point. Haven't you ever heard of sarcasm?" Aragorn stared back at her blankly. "I'll take your awkward silence as 'no'. Well, you know if it makes you feel any better I could call YOU old man."
"You could. But I don't know why you would. Legolas is ancient compared to me!" he replied, smirking at his Elven friend.
"Only by human standards!" Kaiti and Legolas replied in unison. They looked at each other and smiled for a moment, then looked away blushing. (Author's note: those last several lines were TERRIBLY ooc! I'm SO sorry I put u through that!)
'Oh dear lord, please don't let them be like that the WHOLE time we're here! I'd like to keep at least ONE meal down' William thought and rolled his eyes.
"Wait. Why would someone make candy shaped like a bear?" Pippin asked, still pondering the earlier end of the conversation. Kaiti giggling was the only reply he received.
~*~
Soon the group fell into silence, all lost in their individual thoughts. William wondering what would happen next, Pippin still trying to figure out gummi bears, and Kaiti wondering how Legolas's hair stays so straight and smooth, even with out a brush or the luxury of daily showers. Soon though, after much thought, Kaiti couldn't figure out his secret, so she started counting things. First she counted trees. But there were too many of them so the challenge of the game was soon lost. So she started counting rocks that were taller than Pippin. But 20 minutes and 7 rocks later, that also lost it's appeal. So she looked up into the sky and started counting birds. She was doing fairly well and it still held some of it's amusement, until *BAM* Kaiti hit a tree, head on.
"All hail the queen of smoothness!" William mocked.
"Hey! Don't make fun of me! That hurt!" she replied.
"Good! Maybe you got lucky and it knocked some sense into you!"
"hmmm, somehow I doubt that." She answered. Aragorn looked back.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Little Miss Grace here walked into a tree!" William said.
"You are injured" Aragorn said to Kaiti. She reached her hand up and felt a slight burn as she touched her chin.
"Oh it's just a little scratch. I'll be alright."
"We still must clean it, lest it get infected." Aragorn fought back.
"No seriously, it's not a big deal. I've lived through worse. Don't hold up everyone else just because I couldn't see a tree right in front of my clumsy little face!"
"If it isn't treated now then we'll be help up longer when it's infected. Besides, you've spent more time arguing with me than it would take to clean it. Now sit." The ranger ordered. Kaiti sat on the ground, but not without first sending a glare at Aragorn. The man kneeled beside her and pulled out a water flask and a small cloth. He wetted the cloth and began dabbing Kaiti's chin.
"Owie!" Kaiti cried as he touched the open cut.
"Come on Kaiti. Don't be such a baby!" William said.
"Piss-off" she replied.
"Miss Kaiti, do all the young ladies speak so disrespectfully where you come from?" Boromir asked.
"He disrespected me first! And what's with this 'Miss' crap? I'm not a teacher!" she retorted.
"There. I'm done. Get up." Aragorn commanded.
"You're so bossy today! Would it hurt you SO bad to say please?" Kaiti replied. Aragorn sighed. She was quickly running out his patience.
"Please get up?" He ventured.
"See? That was much better!" Kaiti answered while standing.
Soon they were walking again, in another boring silence. This time Kaiti decided to count the pinecones on the path.
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Later, the group stopped for camp. While the others were settling down, Kaiti wondered around.
"Where are you going Miss?" Gimili asked.
"Just looking around." Kaiti replied. "And PLEASE don't call me Miss! It sounds so.old! Just Kaiti, alright?"
"Don't wonder too far. These woods are perilous." Aragorn warned.
"Alright, *DAD*" She said sarcastically, rolled her eyes, and walked away. Legolas looked on after her.
"She is an odd girl." The elf said after a few moments.
"Oh you're hardly even scratching the surface!" William replied.
"Indeed." Legolas said, cocking one eyebrow.
"Tell me," Gimili said, "what is your relationship with the girl?"
"Oh, she's just my friend. We've been tight ever since. well, for a couple of months" William answered. Before anyone had time to question his hesitation they heard Kaiti yell and rushed, weapons drawn, to see what had happened. They found her glaring at a tree where her foot was still connected to the trunk.
"Did that tree jump out in front of you too?" William asked.
"NO!" Kaiti replied defensively, "There was a spider! EW, look. It's still on my shoe!" Legolas couldn't help but laugh.
"It's only a little spider!" The prince stated.
"But disgusting none the less!" Kaiti retorted.
"In Mirkwood there are spiders twice the size of you!"
"And that is exactly why I don't plan on spending extended amounts of time in Mirkwood!" Kaiti said. Everyone turned to return to camp, since their presence was not needed. Legolas was the only one who heard Kaiti whisper to the tree,
"I'm sorry I kicked you. I hope it didn't hurt. But I got that icky spider off of you!"
Legolas smiled, and Kaiti skipped ahead of him towards camp.
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Well there you have it! Chapter 2 FINALLY! I know all my kiwibox readers are thinking "she said she'd have it up this weekend!" and now it's Wednesday. Well I'm sorry, but I was not informed I had other duties to attend to, like drivers ed (a fun filled *gag* event, that lasts all day,) and I had to do something for student council on Saturday, so it's late. But it's here! So be thankful. And all my ff.net readers are thinking "It's not Wednesday!" well that's because some JERK-OFF (and if I ever find out who you are, you'd better watch out) reported one of my stories to ff.net administration and so my posting privileges were temporarily revoked. And the thing is, it wasn't even bad or offensive! It was some stupid internet conversation I had with my friend that turned into a story! The worse thing I said in it was "hack 'em all to bits!". Oh well, you win some, you loose some, life goes on.
And now you are all thinking (or u were a few moments ago) "ok, the author talks to trees.." Well, the truth is, currently, I don't talk to trees (which is surprising, being the tree hugger that I am) but if I was in middle earth I would because in middle earth the trees have feelings too! And I really like the tree part so there! Anyway, what did u all think of the journal? I know the dates are wrong, but that's because I changed them. Could someone tell me the date they get to Lothlorien? If u give me that I'll have the dates back on track, but I needed it to be after December because.*shuts mouth* you'll see why in the next chapter! But I'm still sorry this was late, and that it wasn't very good. And I'm also still looking for an elvish translator, so u know what that means don't you? REVIEW!!!! (It's not like it costs anything)
