A/N: Yes, hi. Well, on with the story! Sorry it's been taking forever
and a day…I know you all hate me now XB So I'll just trudge along…
Time: Nostalgia
"Holly, get your ass out here!" Rachel cried, pounding against her door. She waited impatiently at the entrance and nearly fell backwards when the door she was leaning on opened abruptly. Holly snickered and walked out, holding the bottom of her dress up awkwardly. Rachel looked at her with amazement. She look good…
"Well? Are ya' happy yet?!" Holly shouted. The elf nodded her approval and started walking away when she heard the clunking of boots behind her. Turning, she looked passed Holly's head and into the bushes. Were one of the guys spying on them? What was going o--…
"You're…wearing…your boots?!" Rachel cried out in frustration. Holly shrugged and smiled a bit.
"You said I could add a personal touch. Well, these are it!" she bellowed proudly, pointed at and showing off her big leather boots. Rachel shook her head, amused and bowed, one hand extended toward the corridor.
"After you, m'lady," she teased. Holly dramatically stuck her nose in the air and modeled down the hallway. Rachel stood straight and began to follow, immediately sighing with laughter.
"Oh boy, Holly. Come here," she said, again, shaking her head. Holly, innocently oblivious, stalked back to her friend. Rachel spun her around and tired the back of her dress shut.
"Oh! I thought it was a bit drafty…" Holly trailed off in an English accent.
"Nimrod…" Rachel accused. Holly looked back and stuck her tongue out.
"Dork…"
"Technically, I can't be a dork."
"Why not, Miss Smarty Pants?"
"Because I'm not a whale's dick…"
Holly laughed at Rachel's snide comment and they walked together in silence for a few minutes. Both seemed in a dreamy, glazed-over state. Holly was contemplating her betrothal. It had been sudden, but fun. She laughed quietly and blushed at the thought of first kissing Boromir. At the time, it hadn't been a shy kiss, but thinking about it made her think 'Wow…I can't believe he went along with it!' She snapped out of her day dream when Rachel pulled her away from a pillar she was about to smack into. Holly laughed nervously at her friend's knowing glance and scratched the back of her head.
"Oops?" Rachel said. Holly nodded and sighed, looking forward. She couldn't help but laugh at passed events.
"Hey, Rae?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you remember when we were about sixteen and we had that fight over what color Smurfs really are?" Holly asked, out of the blue. Rachel, a bit shocked at first, looked at the woman with confusion.
"Yeah…wow, that was a stupid fight." Both laughed.
"I still say Smurfs were red," Holly said with assurance. Rachel looked at her and laughed teasingly.
"Nooooooo…They're green!" she affirmed. Holly nudged her.
"Nope. They're red," she said dismissively. Rachel pushed back a little harder.
"Green," she yawned. The two looked at each other mischievously and burst into giggles.
"Wow. It's been a while since we've laughed like that," Rachel breathed. Holly looked at her sadly.
"Almost two years…"
Both women went silent. Rachel looked away and Holly watched
her from the corner of her eye. She seemed to be debating with herself…Her
eyes were in so much pain. Eventually she opened her mouth to speak.
"I'm sorry, Hol. I shouldn't have been so…" She struggled for a word. "…Detached."
"I understand," Holly said, looking at her feet and smiling when she heard the satisfying crunch of her boots. Rachel nodded and punched Holly's shoulder playfully.
"I'm glad you stayed around. I don't think I'd be around if you weren't there. Thanks, buddy," she said, smiling sincerely. Holly's eyes gleamed and she knew that Rachel had finally gotten passed her depression…once and for good.
"Anytime, Rae!" Holly hesitated a bit before pouncing on her elven friend. She hugged her briefly and Rachel laughed, her eyes wide.
"Wait, I hear them…They're up at the next courtyard," Rachel confirmed.
Holly nodded and straightened her dress out and getting thumbs up from
Rachel. She did the same thing for her companion and they walked forth
toward the men of their dreams.
A/N: YEY! A not-dramatic-but-very-light-with-humor chapter! ^0^ 'Bout
time I had one o' those in here ^^;;