I AM SO SORRY THAT THIS TOOK SO LONG! School pretty much killed me! And now that I've had a month's break I'm ready to write again! Thank you to everyone who pushed me to keep updating! I love you guys! And thanks to elfbabe009 i decided to play with the plot! thanks so much for your suggestion! So now the chapter you have been waiting for! Thus Begins the Two Towers:
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Disclaimer: I wish I was as clever as Pro. Tolkien but I am not. I do not own any of these characters except for the ones not in the book (a.k.a. Aielena, Celecartel etc.)
Chapter 9
We run, and run and run. The never ending race that we know we can never win. Though we keep going, praying that some change of fate will trip up our enemies and we shall catch them. So we run, like we are being chased by fates own feet. We run and run and run.... *****
Aielena felt like she was going to fall down and die, she felt so exhausted. But she refused to show that she was tired. Legolas, looked like he was out on a morning run and not as if he had been running for 2 days. Aragorn was doing well himself, Gimil was doing very poorly. Constantly grumbling, "keep breathing thats the key, breath..", she couldn't help but smile listening to his grumbling. Celecartel, was doing just as badly as Gimil, but maybe more so. She was breathing hard and looked like she was going to fall down any second, and not doing a very good job of hiding it. Then to make matters worse, Celecartel started mumbling. For the first time Aielena felt her head starting to cloud over, she shook her head, trying to get it to stop, it didn't work. She kept fighting but all of a sudden, she tripped and fell flat on her face.
"Ouch!" But all everyone heard was a muffled "owf". They turned to find Aielena lying face down and rushed over to her.
"Wonderful." Aielena grumbled. "How come I can't move?" I bet Celecartel has something to do with this
Legolas bent over and gently pulled Aielena up. She was as stiff as a board and he asked, "Aielena, are you alright?"
"I really cannot feel my body at all." Aielena said.
Before anyone could answer her, Celecartel spoke quickly, "You're probably sore from running."
Aielena glared at her, but then fearing losing control again she agreed. "More or less."
But Aragorn had not missed that glare but decided to have the group rest, though a big part of him wanted to keep going.
They made camp on a small hill overlooking the endless valley below them. No fire was made and most ate a little of the lembas Galadriel had given them, thanking her with each bite. Then they fell asleep. Aielena, her body still feeling like she had iron for bones, got up and walked over to the edge of the hill. The sun had set and the stars were shinning their secrets on to the sleeping Fellowship. Legolas had taken the first watch and had watched Aielena in silence. He got up and went to stand next to her.
"Are you feeling alright?" He asked softly.
"I'm a bit stiff in the bones, but otherwise fine." Aielena replied. Both where silent, but Aielena asked. "Legolas, do you trust Celecartel?"
Legolas looked a little bit shocked, but hid it quickly. "Yes I do."
Aielena stared at him, making eye contact. "Truly?"
Legolas stared back at her, but finally nodded. "Do you?"
"No." Aielena stated flatly. "I trust everyone else, but her."
Legolas was quiet, in deep thought. Shaking his head as if to rid it of a demon deep inside. He said, "You should rest. We have another long day of running tomorrow."
Aielena frowned, "Thanks for reminding me."
Legolas gave his head a final shake and began walking back towards camp, looking like a small string was gently pulling him. Aielena took one last look at the valley's beauty and slowly followed him.
She lay down, fighting her protesting bones. Soon sleep overtook her and she felling into a dreamless sleep.
It seemed like she had been sleep for two minutes, when she was shaken awake. Opening her eyes, she found that it was still dark out. Blinking she saw Aragorn was shaking her awake. She opened her mouth to grumble "what is it?" but he quickly covered it. Grabbing her hand he dragged her up to a standing position. Bad idea Aragorn she thought as her body protested, refusing to let her legs move. He put her arm around his shoulder and helped her over to where she and Legolas had been standing. She was finally aloud to speak,
"What is it?!" She hissed at him.
"You didn't fall on purpose today." He stated matter-of-factly.
"Of course not! Why would I want to slow the group down."
"Celecartel?"
Aielena could only nod. She felt scared at saying yes. Then she felt like hitting herself, what am I afraid of. "Yes."
"What do you think is happening?"
"She can control minds. I watched as she controlled you, Legolas and Gimil today. And since I came back. What do you think is happening?"
"I agree with you. After today, watching her make you fall. I could not believe it but after you glared at her, I knew."
Aielena smiled. "You saw that? I thought only she did."
Aragorn nodded. "Yes, I think everyone saw it. Did she make you to agree with her?"
"No I did that on my own because I was suddenly afraid of what more she could to me."
Aragorn frowned. "I've only seen you dazed once, while Legolas looks dazed almost all the time."
"Yes he does. I asked him when he was on watch if he trusts her. He said yes, but looked like he was fighting something. She only tried to control me once, but she otherwise just today. I felt like I was completely numb, almost dead."
Aragorn said nothing.
"What should we do?" Aielena asked.
"Nothing for now. We do not have any real means of fighting her. I she can control us to say things, then she could probably control Gimil, Legolas and myself to kill ourselves or you. It looks like all we can do is wait."
"But that could be all she is waiting for...I have no other plan, so we must go with yours."
Both were quiet. If they listened carefully, the sound of galloping horses could be heard down in the endless valley.
******** Sorry that was kind of short. I had to plan what was going to happen and what the ending is going to be. Thank you again to everyone who has send reviewed. I love you guys! Please keep reviewing and send some ideas of what you think should happen. Plus to those who kept pushing me to write, this chapter is dedicated to you guys. (air, elfbabe, Latin4eva, Ymmas Sirron and everyone else!) Thank you so much!
We run, and run and run. The never ending race that we know we can never win. Though we keep going, praying that some change of fate will trip up our enemies and we shall catch them. So we run, like we are being chased by fates own feet. We run and run and run.... *****
Aielena felt like she was going to fall down and die, she felt so exhausted. But she refused to show that she was tired. Legolas, looked like he was out on a morning run and not as if he had been running for 2 days. Aragorn was doing well himself, Gimil was doing very poorly. Constantly grumbling, "keep breathing thats the key, breath..", she couldn't help but smile listening to his grumbling. Celecartel, was doing just as badly as Gimil, but maybe more so. She was breathing hard and looked like she was going to fall down any second, and not doing a very good job of hiding it. Then to make matters worse, Celecartel started mumbling. For the first time Aielena felt her head starting to cloud over, she shook her head, trying to get it to stop, it didn't work. She kept fighting but all of a sudden, she tripped and fell flat on her face.
"Ouch!" But all everyone heard was a muffled "owf". They turned to find Aielena lying face down and rushed over to her.
"Wonderful." Aielena grumbled. "How come I can't move?" I bet Celecartel has something to do with this
Legolas bent over and gently pulled Aielena up. She was as stiff as a board and he asked, "Aielena, are you alright?"
"I really cannot feel my body at all." Aielena said.
Before anyone could answer her, Celecartel spoke quickly, "You're probably sore from running."
Aielena glared at her, but then fearing losing control again she agreed. "More or less."
But Aragorn had not missed that glare but decided to have the group rest, though a big part of him wanted to keep going.
They made camp on a small hill overlooking the endless valley below them. No fire was made and most ate a little of the lembas Galadriel had given them, thanking her with each bite. Then they fell asleep. Aielena, her body still feeling like she had iron for bones, got up and walked over to the edge of the hill. The sun had set and the stars were shinning their secrets on to the sleeping Fellowship. Legolas had taken the first watch and had watched Aielena in silence. He got up and went to stand next to her.
"Are you feeling alright?" He asked softly.
"I'm a bit stiff in the bones, but otherwise fine." Aielena replied. Both where silent, but Aielena asked. "Legolas, do you trust Celecartel?"
Legolas looked a little bit shocked, but hid it quickly. "Yes I do."
Aielena stared at him, making eye contact. "Truly?"
Legolas stared back at her, but finally nodded. "Do you?"
"No." Aielena stated flatly. "I trust everyone else, but her."
Legolas was quiet, in deep thought. Shaking his head as if to rid it of a demon deep inside. He said, "You should rest. We have another long day of running tomorrow."
Aielena frowned, "Thanks for reminding me."
Legolas gave his head a final shake and began walking back towards camp, looking like a small string was gently pulling him. Aielena took one last look at the valley's beauty and slowly followed him.
She lay down, fighting her protesting bones. Soon sleep overtook her and she felling into a dreamless sleep.
It seemed like she had been sleep for two minutes, when she was shaken awake. Opening her eyes, she found that it was still dark out. Blinking she saw Aragorn was shaking her awake. She opened her mouth to grumble "what is it?" but he quickly covered it. Grabbing her hand he dragged her up to a standing position. Bad idea Aragorn she thought as her body protested, refusing to let her legs move. He put her arm around his shoulder and helped her over to where she and Legolas had been standing. She was finally aloud to speak,
"What is it?!" She hissed at him.
"You didn't fall on purpose today." He stated matter-of-factly.
"Of course not! Why would I want to slow the group down."
"Celecartel?"
Aielena could only nod. She felt scared at saying yes. Then she felt like hitting herself, what am I afraid of. "Yes."
"What do you think is happening?"
"She can control minds. I watched as she controlled you, Legolas and Gimil today. And since I came back. What do you think is happening?"
"I agree with you. After today, watching her make you fall. I could not believe it but after you glared at her, I knew."
Aielena smiled. "You saw that? I thought only she did."
Aragorn nodded. "Yes, I think everyone saw it. Did she make you to agree with her?"
"No I did that on my own because I was suddenly afraid of what more she could to me."
Aragorn frowned. "I've only seen you dazed once, while Legolas looks dazed almost all the time."
"Yes he does. I asked him when he was on watch if he trusts her. He said yes, but looked like he was fighting something. She only tried to control me once, but she otherwise just today. I felt like I was completely numb, almost dead."
Aragorn said nothing.
"What should we do?" Aielena asked.
"Nothing for now. We do not have any real means of fighting her. I she can control us to say things, then she could probably control Gimil, Legolas and myself to kill ourselves or you. It looks like all we can do is wait."
"But that could be all she is waiting for...I have no other plan, so we must go with yours."
Both were quiet. If they listened carefully, the sound of galloping horses could be heard down in the endless valley.
******** Sorry that was kind of short. I had to plan what was going to happen and what the ending is going to be. Thank you again to everyone who has send reviewed. I love you guys! Please keep reviewing and send some ideas of what you think should happen. Plus to those who kept pushing me to write, this chapter is dedicated to you guys. (air, elfbabe, Latin4eva, Ymmas Sirron and everyone else!) Thank you so much!
