Chapter 3
After they got past hearing range of the council, they began to talk
again.
"Snoopy little hobbit, aren't you?" Alkaphic asked, "Always wanting to know what's going on?"
"It's a bad habit." Jasmine replied looking down.
Alkaphic laughed a little. "Stay here." She said as she left her side to go talk to Celebrian.
Thinking it was safe because they were still in Rivendell, Jasmine stayed where she was left. All of a sudden, she felt someone grab her and let out a deafening cry and struggled to get free. An orc had grabbed her to get the ring. She heard a soft whistle and then the orc let go falling to the ground with a thud. She turned and looked at the orc and then ran hiding up in the nearest tree.
Legolas heard Jasmine's cry and got up to search for her. She was like a sister to him and he refused to let her get killed. He smiled when he got to where she used to be standing. He saw the dead orc and her up in a tree for protection. He walked over to the tree.
"Come down, Jasmine." Legolas said sweetly.
"The bittersweet sound of a homeland elf." Jasmine said a little scared but jumped out of the tree into his arms, "I am aloud to call Mirkwood home right?"
"Yes. You can call Mirkwood home even if the Shire is really your home." Legolas replied laughing.
Jasmine smiled a little. "I'm sorry for running. I wanted an adventure and well Alkaphic said I could come with her. Then she told me to stay here and then the orc grabbed me. I thought I was safe." Jasmine tried to explain. "I'm not in Rivendell anymore am I?"
"It's okay, Jasmine. You're not hurt are you?" Legolas asked, "No you're not in Rivendell. You're in Alkaphic's mother's home."
"I'm fine." Jasmine said, "The ring keeps me safe. You should go back. Alkaphic should be back anytime."
Legolas nods and walks back to the council as Alkaphic came back.
"Mother says you can come now." Alkaphic said.
"Shouldn't I be at the council?" Jasmine asked.
"Elrond will understand." Alkaphic said as they walked to her mother.
Jasmine looked at Celebrian. "You. You're the one that kept me safe when my mom was killed. You took me back to daddy."
Celebrian smiled and nodded. "But you were supposed to go to Lothlorien when King Sebastian died. I hear you missed and went to Mirkwood."
"Sindle picked me up. I was scared when Alkaphic came so I hid until she left." Jasmine replied.
"That's quite all right. You were safe. That's all that matters." Celebrian said.
"What happens if I died?" Jasmine asked.
"The orcs would get the ring and the Darkness would be back in Middle Earth." Celebrian replied, "When you pass through Lothlorien again, Galadriel will show you."
"All right." Jasmine replied, "I better get back to the council. Can you help me?"
"Alkaphic will take you back." Celebrian said.
Alkaphic nodded and started walking away. Jasmine followed until they were back in Rivendell. She went on her own after that and went back to the council where Thranduil, Galadriel, and Celeborn were now waiting. Jasmine sat down away from the hobbits and looked at them.
"Where have you been?" Thranduil asked.
"I went to visit Alkaphic's mom." Jasmine replied.
"That is terribly dangerous for you to do." Thranduil said, "Especially when orcs are after you."
"I'm sorry." Jasmine said and looked down.
"She was in no danger from the orcs. Nor will she ever be." Elrond said.
"What do you mean?" Celeborn asked, "Her mother died with it." "Actually, I had it when mother died." Jasmine replied. "For the fact that her mother gave her life for her child and because of Thranduil." Elrond said. "What did he do to her?" Galadriel said. "I only made her immortal like an elf." Thranduil said. "You did more." Gandalf replied, "You did not know she wielded the ring when you changed her." Jasmine looked at them confused. "What does this mean?" Merry asked. "It means that she is the only one who can kill herself. When she gets bored of living she will die. No other death can get her." Elrond replied, "For instance that orc that grabbed her. No one was around to shoot an arrow at it. Her ring saved her." "If you will notice. She doesn't look anything like you four hobbits." Gandalf said, "She used to have brown almost black straight hair. Now it is blonde and she has blue eyes like the elves. She also has better hearing and sense of danger than even the elves do now. If she pays attention to what her senses are telling her. And yes she has the power to read minds and speak through your mind."
"I know nothing about the uses of that." Jasmine said.
Merry looked over at her smiling a little and so did Frodo. Sam and Pippin looked at Merry.
"What are you doing?" Pippin asked Merry.
"Looking at the beautiful hobbit princess." Merry replied.
"But she's Frodo's." Sam said.
"I can still look." Merry said growling.
"Calm your nerves hobbits." Jasmine said, "I will do things my way. If I choose to marry who I am supposed to it will happen. However, I doubt I will seeing how he annoys me."
Frodo looked at her. "But that's breaking the rules."
"Rules are meant to be broken dear boy." Jasmine replied giving a smirk.
"That's not fair." Frodo said getting up.
"Life isn't supposed to be fair." Jasmine replied, "As if you haven't figured it out, I make my own decisions and I do what I want. If you get in my way, you will get hurt."
"Sit Frodo." Aragorn said.
Frodo growled and sat down.
"Are we turning into a dog now, Frodo?" Jasmine asked.
Frodo shook his head and got back up walking over to her. She looked at him.
"What is so wrong with me?" Frodo snarled.
"You act as if you're better than everyone else. Sorry to say you didn't destroy the ring alone. A human died for your friends. Can you say the same for yourself? All you did was kill Gollum." Jasmine replied bitterly.
"That is not true." Frodo replied.
"Are you saying my father lied?" Jasmine asked standing up getting angry.
"He didn't tell the truth." Frodo growled, "He made promises he knew he couldn't keep. He broke every promise he ever made."
Jasmine pushed him to the ground. "I suggest you shut up and sit down before you get into more trouble than you can handle." She snapped, "You never tell the princess the king lied. It is rather disrespectful."
Merry looked at her surprised. "I wont get on her bad side. That's for sure."
Frodo got up and sat back down.
"Now I really must be going." Jasmine said, "For I have things to do back home in the Shire."
"Let me go with you." Legolas said.
"Anyone who wants may come Legolas. I never pass up good company." Jasmine replied smiling, "Or protection."
Legolas and Jasmine walked toward the Shire together.
"I don't get it. Why can't you see Alkaphic before the wedding?" Jasmine asked.
"Because its against the regulations of the elves and Mirkwood." Legolas replied, "Supposedly if we see each other one of us will be killed or hurt to bad to be of any use to the elf civilization. And in turn both elves will die of a broken heart."
"But when do you get married?" Jasmine asked.
"The next full moon of the prophecies." Legolas replied smiling, "I can't wait."
"Can I come?" Jasmine asked smiling.
"Of course. I wouldn't want my lovely little sis not to be there." Legolas replied grinning, "As long as I can come to hers."
"You can when I have one." Jasmine replied laughing.
"You will. And it will be a nice one. Like no other Hobbit wedding." Legolas replied getting to the Shire.
After they got past hearing range of the council, they began to talk
again.
"Snoopy little hobbit, aren't you?" Alkaphic asked, "Always wanting to know what's going on?"
"It's a bad habit." Jasmine replied looking down.
Alkaphic laughed a little. "Stay here." She said as she left her side to go talk to Celebrian.
Thinking it was safe because they were still in Rivendell, Jasmine stayed where she was left. All of a sudden, she felt someone grab her and let out a deafening cry and struggled to get free. An orc had grabbed her to get the ring. She heard a soft whistle and then the orc let go falling to the ground with a thud. She turned and looked at the orc and then ran hiding up in the nearest tree.
Legolas heard Jasmine's cry and got up to search for her. She was like a sister to him and he refused to let her get killed. He smiled when he got to where she used to be standing. He saw the dead orc and her up in a tree for protection. He walked over to the tree.
"Come down, Jasmine." Legolas said sweetly.
"The bittersweet sound of a homeland elf." Jasmine said a little scared but jumped out of the tree into his arms, "I am aloud to call Mirkwood home right?"
"Yes. You can call Mirkwood home even if the Shire is really your home." Legolas replied laughing.
Jasmine smiled a little. "I'm sorry for running. I wanted an adventure and well Alkaphic said I could come with her. Then she told me to stay here and then the orc grabbed me. I thought I was safe." Jasmine tried to explain. "I'm not in Rivendell anymore am I?"
"It's okay, Jasmine. You're not hurt are you?" Legolas asked, "No you're not in Rivendell. You're in Alkaphic's mother's home."
"I'm fine." Jasmine said, "The ring keeps me safe. You should go back. Alkaphic should be back anytime."
Legolas nods and walks back to the council as Alkaphic came back.
"Mother says you can come now." Alkaphic said.
"Shouldn't I be at the council?" Jasmine asked.
"Elrond will understand." Alkaphic said as they walked to her mother.
Jasmine looked at Celebrian. "You. You're the one that kept me safe when my mom was killed. You took me back to daddy."
Celebrian smiled and nodded. "But you were supposed to go to Lothlorien when King Sebastian died. I hear you missed and went to Mirkwood."
"Sindle picked me up. I was scared when Alkaphic came so I hid until she left." Jasmine replied.
"That's quite all right. You were safe. That's all that matters." Celebrian said.
"What happens if I died?" Jasmine asked.
"The orcs would get the ring and the Darkness would be back in Middle Earth." Celebrian replied, "When you pass through Lothlorien again, Galadriel will show you."
"All right." Jasmine replied, "I better get back to the council. Can you help me?"
"Alkaphic will take you back." Celebrian said.
Alkaphic nodded and started walking away. Jasmine followed until they were back in Rivendell. She went on her own after that and went back to the council where Thranduil, Galadriel, and Celeborn were now waiting. Jasmine sat down away from the hobbits and looked at them.
"Where have you been?" Thranduil asked.
"I went to visit Alkaphic's mom." Jasmine replied.
"That is terribly dangerous for you to do." Thranduil said, "Especially when orcs are after you."
"I'm sorry." Jasmine said and looked down.
"She was in no danger from the orcs. Nor will she ever be." Elrond said.
"What do you mean?" Celeborn asked, "Her mother died with it." "Actually, I had it when mother died." Jasmine replied. "For the fact that her mother gave her life for her child and because of Thranduil." Elrond said. "What did he do to her?" Galadriel said. "I only made her immortal like an elf." Thranduil said. "You did more." Gandalf replied, "You did not know she wielded the ring when you changed her." Jasmine looked at them confused. "What does this mean?" Merry asked. "It means that she is the only one who can kill herself. When she gets bored of living she will die. No other death can get her." Elrond replied, "For instance that orc that grabbed her. No one was around to shoot an arrow at it. Her ring saved her." "If you will notice. She doesn't look anything like you four hobbits." Gandalf said, "She used to have brown almost black straight hair. Now it is blonde and she has blue eyes like the elves. She also has better hearing and sense of danger than even the elves do now. If she pays attention to what her senses are telling her. And yes she has the power to read minds and speak through your mind."
"I know nothing about the uses of that." Jasmine said.
Merry looked over at her smiling a little and so did Frodo. Sam and Pippin looked at Merry.
"What are you doing?" Pippin asked Merry.
"Looking at the beautiful hobbit princess." Merry replied.
"But she's Frodo's." Sam said.
"I can still look." Merry said growling.
"Calm your nerves hobbits." Jasmine said, "I will do things my way. If I choose to marry who I am supposed to it will happen. However, I doubt I will seeing how he annoys me."
Frodo looked at her. "But that's breaking the rules."
"Rules are meant to be broken dear boy." Jasmine replied giving a smirk.
"That's not fair." Frodo said getting up.
"Life isn't supposed to be fair." Jasmine replied, "As if you haven't figured it out, I make my own decisions and I do what I want. If you get in my way, you will get hurt."
"Sit Frodo." Aragorn said.
Frodo growled and sat down.
"Are we turning into a dog now, Frodo?" Jasmine asked.
Frodo shook his head and got back up walking over to her. She looked at him.
"What is so wrong with me?" Frodo snarled.
"You act as if you're better than everyone else. Sorry to say you didn't destroy the ring alone. A human died for your friends. Can you say the same for yourself? All you did was kill Gollum." Jasmine replied bitterly.
"That is not true." Frodo replied.
"Are you saying my father lied?" Jasmine asked standing up getting angry.
"He didn't tell the truth." Frodo growled, "He made promises he knew he couldn't keep. He broke every promise he ever made."
Jasmine pushed him to the ground. "I suggest you shut up and sit down before you get into more trouble than you can handle." She snapped, "You never tell the princess the king lied. It is rather disrespectful."
Merry looked at her surprised. "I wont get on her bad side. That's for sure."
Frodo got up and sat back down.
"Now I really must be going." Jasmine said, "For I have things to do back home in the Shire."
"Let me go with you." Legolas said.
"Anyone who wants may come Legolas. I never pass up good company." Jasmine replied smiling, "Or protection."
Legolas and Jasmine walked toward the Shire together.
"I don't get it. Why can't you see Alkaphic before the wedding?" Jasmine asked.
"Because its against the regulations of the elves and Mirkwood." Legolas replied, "Supposedly if we see each other one of us will be killed or hurt to bad to be of any use to the elf civilization. And in turn both elves will die of a broken heart."
"But when do you get married?" Jasmine asked.
"The next full moon of the prophecies." Legolas replied smiling, "I can't wait."
"Can I come?" Jasmine asked smiling.
"Of course. I wouldn't want my lovely little sis not to be there." Legolas replied grinning, "As long as I can come to hers."
"You can when I have one." Jasmine replied laughing.
"You will. And it will be a nice one. Like no other Hobbit wedding." Legolas replied getting to the Shire.