Hey. Sorry this is a short chapter. I've had severe writers' block so I
didn't make it long. Please review and tell me what ya think! Thanks guys!
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At first, it all started at a normal pace. They crossed over fields and forests. Aurora always felt hungry and tired. She started to look extremely thin. She was not used to this kind of traveling. Sure she'd traveled before, but it was in a car or airplane, and she wasn't going to find one of those anytime soon.
As they traveled it started to turn dark out, so the Fellowship decided to set up camp for the night in a huge forest.
'Thank goodness! If I had to take another step I would have passed out again!'
Aurora stopped a safe distance from then and took out some food.
Lembas Bread.
Boy, was she tired of Lembas Bread. It wasn't so bad, but what she wouldn't give for a cheeseburger.
She heard water nearby so she went to refill her canteen. It was dusk, so her eyes were having a hard time adjusting to the faint light. As she got closer to the small stream, she saw movement. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw it was Legolas. She longed to speak to him, to touch his soft face, but she knew that she couldn't reveal that she was following them. It could ruin the whole balance of the story that she loved more than life itself. After he left she continued walking and collected the fresh, cool water. She headed back to her camp for some well-deserved sleep.
At the same time, Legolas was standing watch. He heard the normal things; A deer here or a rabbit there, a bird settling in for the night, frogs croaking, but nothing could soothe his troubled heart. He so longed for the human who he loved. Knowing that he may never see her again troubled him the most. He began to hear hushed walking behind him so he readied his bow and arrow and took aim only to find Gandalf. Relieved, he loosened his grasp and sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you," said Gandalf.
"It's not that. My heart grows weary."
Gandalf looked somberly at the lonely elf. It was strange. Gandalf had noticed the changes in him. He was often distracted, never focused like the Legolas he knew. He knew that it was about the girl, Aurora Thomas, but that kind of thing would have to work itself out.
Gandalf patted his friend on the back, leaving him to finish his watch. Legolas sat down on a nearby stone to think. What could he do? It was out of his elven hands.
Not to far away lie Aurora, tossing in her sleep.
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"Aurora honey, it's me mommy!"
Aurora was so happy she just had to scream,
"MOMMY! Are you in New York yet?"
"Sure am, sweetie! The plane just landed. We're in the terminal right now. Daddy's gone to get a cab. How are you?"
She wished to be with her mom and dad right now, even if it meant seeing her mean grandmother.
"I'm fine! Oh, guess what? I just finished reading The Two Towers. I'm gonna start Return of the King tomorrow."
Her mother never missed an opportunity to brag about her daughter. She had always been extremely intelligent.
"That's wonderful, honey! Oh, can you hold on for just a sec?" Aurora heard distant mumbling. "Aurora, I have to go now. I love you."
"How much?" Aurora said, playing their game.
"More than there is water in the ocean. How much do you love me?"
Her mom said continuing it. "More than there are stars in the sky. Tell daddy I love him, too! Bye."
She really didn't want to say that word, because she knew that she'd have to say it again the next night. She loved both her parents very much, but her and her mother had always had the closest relationship. Her father was away on business a lot so she didn't see him too much. She was an only child, so her only influences were her parents. She only had one uncle on her father's side, but he moved to Texas and was married to her Aunt Brooke.
She hung up the phone with a heavy sigh. "I know how you feel, sweetie, I miss them too," said her aunt.
Aurora's eyes began to water. She normally wasn't this effected when her parents left town, but this time it just seemed different.
"Do you miss Uncle Jake?" The little girl said.
"Oh very much," replied her aunt, "But he had to work or he would be here with me."
Brooke saw the heartache in the young girl's eyes and hoped for some distraction.
"Hey," she said after some thought. "Why don't we do something, huh? Kind of get your mind off everything." Aurora's eyes brightened. "Can we go to the park?"
Her aunt just smiled. "Yeah, sure we can. Go put on your shoes and we'll go."
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The elf turn at watch was over so he headed back to camp to trade with Aragorn. While he was heading back, Aurora woke up in a cold sweat. She hated when she had that dream! 'Too many bad memories.' She laid back down and drifted back into a restless sleep.
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She woke up to the sounds of movement and pots clanging in the air. She figured it was the Fellowship so she packed what few things she brought, and was soon off for another day of trailing behind them.
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Ok, did ya like it? If you did tell me! I really like to hear what people think of my story, but flames suck so none of those please! If you absolutely can't resist the urge to flame then please be nice! Toodles!
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At first, it all started at a normal pace. They crossed over fields and forests. Aurora always felt hungry and tired. She started to look extremely thin. She was not used to this kind of traveling. Sure she'd traveled before, but it was in a car or airplane, and she wasn't going to find one of those anytime soon.
As they traveled it started to turn dark out, so the Fellowship decided to set up camp for the night in a huge forest.
'Thank goodness! If I had to take another step I would have passed out again!'
Aurora stopped a safe distance from then and took out some food.
Lembas Bread.
Boy, was she tired of Lembas Bread. It wasn't so bad, but what she wouldn't give for a cheeseburger.
She heard water nearby so she went to refill her canteen. It was dusk, so her eyes were having a hard time adjusting to the faint light. As she got closer to the small stream, she saw movement. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw it was Legolas. She longed to speak to him, to touch his soft face, but she knew that she couldn't reveal that she was following them. It could ruin the whole balance of the story that she loved more than life itself. After he left she continued walking and collected the fresh, cool water. She headed back to her camp for some well-deserved sleep.
At the same time, Legolas was standing watch. He heard the normal things; A deer here or a rabbit there, a bird settling in for the night, frogs croaking, but nothing could soothe his troubled heart. He so longed for the human who he loved. Knowing that he may never see her again troubled him the most. He began to hear hushed walking behind him so he readied his bow and arrow and took aim only to find Gandalf. Relieved, he loosened his grasp and sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you," said Gandalf.
"It's not that. My heart grows weary."
Gandalf looked somberly at the lonely elf. It was strange. Gandalf had noticed the changes in him. He was often distracted, never focused like the Legolas he knew. He knew that it was about the girl, Aurora Thomas, but that kind of thing would have to work itself out.
Gandalf patted his friend on the back, leaving him to finish his watch. Legolas sat down on a nearby stone to think. What could he do? It was out of his elven hands.
Not to far away lie Aurora, tossing in her sleep.
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"Aurora honey, it's me mommy!"
Aurora was so happy she just had to scream,
"MOMMY! Are you in New York yet?"
"Sure am, sweetie! The plane just landed. We're in the terminal right now. Daddy's gone to get a cab. How are you?"
She wished to be with her mom and dad right now, even if it meant seeing her mean grandmother.
"I'm fine! Oh, guess what? I just finished reading The Two Towers. I'm gonna start Return of the King tomorrow."
Her mother never missed an opportunity to brag about her daughter. She had always been extremely intelligent.
"That's wonderful, honey! Oh, can you hold on for just a sec?" Aurora heard distant mumbling. "Aurora, I have to go now. I love you."
"How much?" Aurora said, playing their game.
"More than there is water in the ocean. How much do you love me?"
Her mom said continuing it. "More than there are stars in the sky. Tell daddy I love him, too! Bye."
She really didn't want to say that word, because she knew that she'd have to say it again the next night. She loved both her parents very much, but her and her mother had always had the closest relationship. Her father was away on business a lot so she didn't see him too much. She was an only child, so her only influences were her parents. She only had one uncle on her father's side, but he moved to Texas and was married to her Aunt Brooke.
She hung up the phone with a heavy sigh. "I know how you feel, sweetie, I miss them too," said her aunt.
Aurora's eyes began to water. She normally wasn't this effected when her parents left town, but this time it just seemed different.
"Do you miss Uncle Jake?" The little girl said.
"Oh very much," replied her aunt, "But he had to work or he would be here with me."
Brooke saw the heartache in the young girl's eyes and hoped for some distraction.
"Hey," she said after some thought. "Why don't we do something, huh? Kind of get your mind off everything." Aurora's eyes brightened. "Can we go to the park?"
Her aunt just smiled. "Yeah, sure we can. Go put on your shoes and we'll go."
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The elf turn at watch was over so he headed back to camp to trade with Aragorn. While he was heading back, Aurora woke up in a cold sweat. She hated when she had that dream! 'Too many bad memories.' She laid back down and drifted back into a restless sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
She woke up to the sounds of movement and pots clanging in the air. She figured it was the Fellowship so she packed what few things she brought, and was soon off for another day of trailing behind them.
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Ok, did ya like it? If you did tell me! I really like to hear what people think of my story, but flames suck so none of those please! If you absolutely can't resist the urge to flame then please be nice! Toodles!