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of that stuff that you don't recognize, it's mine. The rest belongs to
Tolkien.
Chapter Eight
A few days later while everybody was eating their breakfast, Gandalf decided to make his announcement.
"I have considered what you have said, Ali," he commented.
Ali looked up from her breakfast. "Really? What did you decide?"
"I have decided that we shall go up Caradhas. I know what you said," Gandalf said, holding up a hand when Ali started protesting. "But it's been several days now, and Saruman might've given up us going there. So there just might be a chance."
Ali sighed and looked back down at her breakfast, suddenly not feeling really hungry. She wished she hadn't wasted her breath. Somehow Ali knew that Gandalf would fall anyway. And Ali had promised Lord Elrond that she would keep them all together no matter what. She failed them all and they would all drift apart. And with that knowledge, Ali would know that she was the one who made the breaking of the Fellowship.
"Ali? Are you alright?" Gandalf asked.
Ali looked up at Gandalf and shook her head. "Yeah, I'm fine, Gandalf. Don't worry about me, I'm ok, really."
Gandalf didn't look like he believed her, but he didn't question it. "We will leave after we've eaten and got our stuff packed. Be ready to move on."
Everybody nodded and went back to their food. Ali quickly finished her food and went to pack. She didn't want the company of the others right now. She wanted to be alone while it lasted.
"Ali?" Ali quickly turned around and saw that it was Legolas behind her.
"Oh, it's you, Legolas. Sorry to be rude, but now's not the time to be talking to me right now. I've got stuff to pack right now."
"It's not the stuff you need to pack. Most of it's already packed," Legolas stated.
"Yeah, but a little stuff to pack can make a hinder to the little time we have." Ali quickly stuffed the stuff she had in her bag. Legolas just watched her stuffing her stuff into it with a slight bit of amusement in his eyes.
"You..Uh, didn't like Gandalf's decision, did you?" Legolas asked.
Ali looked up from her packing. "What makes you say that? I'll follow through with any decision Gandalf makes. You should know that."
"I say that because I can see it in your eyes, mellon. And by the way you're acting and speaking to me. You don't like Gandalf's decision at all," Legolas answered.
Ali finished her packing and sat down. "I just wish there was another way around this, Legolas. I don't want anybody in this Fellowship hurt and knowing that Gandalf's going to die will be my fault that I didn't help save him. I don't know what to do."
Legolas gave a sympathetic look and came and sat down next to Ali. "Everything that happens, Ali, happens for a reason. Maybe Fate has chosen Gandalf for this task. You have to trust him. And trust the Ringbearer as well."
"Easier said than done," Ali muttered.
Legolas put a finger under Ali's chin and lifted it up. "Everything that has happened to people before this and they have said that. But look what happened? They didn't give up; they went right on. And we can do no less, right?"
Ali nodded. "Yeah, you're right. I was wrong to despair. I shouldn't have said that. Maybe something will happen."
Legolas smiled. "Don't be so hard on yourself. Everybody has those times."
Ali smiled back. "Yeah, you can say that again."
Legolas laughed and kissed Ali on the cheek. Ali turned red in embarrassment. She had never been kissed before. Well, not to anyone as cute as him.
A while later everyone started up again. Ali walked up next to Pippin.
"Can I walk with you, Pip?" Ali asked.
Pippin shrugged. "Do as you like."
Ali cocked her head. "Is there something wrong? You seem like you're mad at something or somebody."
Pippin shook his head. "There's nothing. I just want to think is all."
"As you wish, Master Peregrin," Ali acknowledged and fell back, wondering what Pippin was worrying about.
Several hours later, Aragorn broke the silence of the marchers.
"Frodo!" he called.
Ali turned to see that Frodo was tumbling down the mountainside and Aragorn catching him. Ali breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Frodo didn't get hurt. Frodo stood up and was searching for the Ring that he had put on a chain. Just at that instant, Boromir was in front of Aragorn and Frodo and picked up the Ring.
"Boromir," Aragorn said.
"It's a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over a small thing. Such a little thing." Boromir stated in awe.
"Boromir!" Aragorn said a little louder and Boromir snapped out of it and looked at Aragorn as if he was looking at Aragorn for the first time. "Give the Ring to Frodo."
Ali closed her eyes for a second and opened them again. 'Please, Boromir, give the Ring back to Frodo,' she thought.
Boromir took a few steps towards Frodo, holding out the Ring by the chain. "As you wish." Frodo quickly grabbed the Ring. "I care not." Boromir chuckled and ruffled Frodo's hair and turned back to the rest of the Fellowship that was watching the scene silently.
As the Fellowship continued on their way, Ali breathed out slowly. That was a close one. Ali had to work on Boromir a little bit, to keep him from getting the Ring from Frodo. Ali somehow knew that she had to do it for everybody's sake. Maybe Legolas was right. Fates and everything DOES happen for a reason. Ali just had to figure why her fate was happening like this for a reason. She was here for a reason, right?
A/n: Here's chapter eight. I hope you all liked it. I kinda felt proud of myself on this one. Go me! But I'm going bowling tomorrow so I don't know when I'm gonna get the next chapter out unless I do another one today or after or before I go bowling. See what I feel like at the moment. But don't worry; I'll get it up somehow.
Brilover- Thanks for the review! Yeah, I suppose you're right. I shouldn't complain. Like they say, writers are never satisfied with what they wrote most of the time. I'll think about that suggestion. I'm just writing as I go right now. Thanks again for the review!
Ashes Kittyhawk- Thanks for the review that you did for the last chapter. I kinda/sorta forgot to add my comment at the end. It was a true accident. Can't be too perfect, can we? But thanks again for the review and I hope you continue to like the story!
Chapter Eight
A few days later while everybody was eating their breakfast, Gandalf decided to make his announcement.
"I have considered what you have said, Ali," he commented.
Ali looked up from her breakfast. "Really? What did you decide?"
"I have decided that we shall go up Caradhas. I know what you said," Gandalf said, holding up a hand when Ali started protesting. "But it's been several days now, and Saruman might've given up us going there. So there just might be a chance."
Ali sighed and looked back down at her breakfast, suddenly not feeling really hungry. She wished she hadn't wasted her breath. Somehow Ali knew that Gandalf would fall anyway. And Ali had promised Lord Elrond that she would keep them all together no matter what. She failed them all and they would all drift apart. And with that knowledge, Ali would know that she was the one who made the breaking of the Fellowship.
"Ali? Are you alright?" Gandalf asked.
Ali looked up at Gandalf and shook her head. "Yeah, I'm fine, Gandalf. Don't worry about me, I'm ok, really."
Gandalf didn't look like he believed her, but he didn't question it. "We will leave after we've eaten and got our stuff packed. Be ready to move on."
Everybody nodded and went back to their food. Ali quickly finished her food and went to pack. She didn't want the company of the others right now. She wanted to be alone while it lasted.
"Ali?" Ali quickly turned around and saw that it was Legolas behind her.
"Oh, it's you, Legolas. Sorry to be rude, but now's not the time to be talking to me right now. I've got stuff to pack right now."
"It's not the stuff you need to pack. Most of it's already packed," Legolas stated.
"Yeah, but a little stuff to pack can make a hinder to the little time we have." Ali quickly stuffed the stuff she had in her bag. Legolas just watched her stuffing her stuff into it with a slight bit of amusement in his eyes.
"You..Uh, didn't like Gandalf's decision, did you?" Legolas asked.
Ali looked up from her packing. "What makes you say that? I'll follow through with any decision Gandalf makes. You should know that."
"I say that because I can see it in your eyes, mellon. And by the way you're acting and speaking to me. You don't like Gandalf's decision at all," Legolas answered.
Ali finished her packing and sat down. "I just wish there was another way around this, Legolas. I don't want anybody in this Fellowship hurt and knowing that Gandalf's going to die will be my fault that I didn't help save him. I don't know what to do."
Legolas gave a sympathetic look and came and sat down next to Ali. "Everything that happens, Ali, happens for a reason. Maybe Fate has chosen Gandalf for this task. You have to trust him. And trust the Ringbearer as well."
"Easier said than done," Ali muttered.
Legolas put a finger under Ali's chin and lifted it up. "Everything that has happened to people before this and they have said that. But look what happened? They didn't give up; they went right on. And we can do no less, right?"
Ali nodded. "Yeah, you're right. I was wrong to despair. I shouldn't have said that. Maybe something will happen."
Legolas smiled. "Don't be so hard on yourself. Everybody has those times."
Ali smiled back. "Yeah, you can say that again."
Legolas laughed and kissed Ali on the cheek. Ali turned red in embarrassment. She had never been kissed before. Well, not to anyone as cute as him.
A while later everyone started up again. Ali walked up next to Pippin.
"Can I walk with you, Pip?" Ali asked.
Pippin shrugged. "Do as you like."
Ali cocked her head. "Is there something wrong? You seem like you're mad at something or somebody."
Pippin shook his head. "There's nothing. I just want to think is all."
"As you wish, Master Peregrin," Ali acknowledged and fell back, wondering what Pippin was worrying about.
Several hours later, Aragorn broke the silence of the marchers.
"Frodo!" he called.
Ali turned to see that Frodo was tumbling down the mountainside and Aragorn catching him. Ali breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Frodo didn't get hurt. Frodo stood up and was searching for the Ring that he had put on a chain. Just at that instant, Boromir was in front of Aragorn and Frodo and picked up the Ring.
"Boromir," Aragorn said.
"It's a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over a small thing. Such a little thing." Boromir stated in awe.
"Boromir!" Aragorn said a little louder and Boromir snapped out of it and looked at Aragorn as if he was looking at Aragorn for the first time. "Give the Ring to Frodo."
Ali closed her eyes for a second and opened them again. 'Please, Boromir, give the Ring back to Frodo,' she thought.
Boromir took a few steps towards Frodo, holding out the Ring by the chain. "As you wish." Frodo quickly grabbed the Ring. "I care not." Boromir chuckled and ruffled Frodo's hair and turned back to the rest of the Fellowship that was watching the scene silently.
As the Fellowship continued on their way, Ali breathed out slowly. That was a close one. Ali had to work on Boromir a little bit, to keep him from getting the Ring from Frodo. Ali somehow knew that she had to do it for everybody's sake. Maybe Legolas was right. Fates and everything DOES happen for a reason. Ali just had to figure why her fate was happening like this for a reason. She was here for a reason, right?
A/n: Here's chapter eight. I hope you all liked it. I kinda felt proud of myself on this one. Go me! But I'm going bowling tomorrow so I don't know when I'm gonna get the next chapter out unless I do another one today or after or before I go bowling. See what I feel like at the moment. But don't worry; I'll get it up somehow.
Brilover- Thanks for the review! Yeah, I suppose you're right. I shouldn't complain. Like they say, writers are never satisfied with what they wrote most of the time. I'll think about that suggestion. I'm just writing as I go right now. Thanks again for the review!
Ashes Kittyhawk- Thanks for the review that you did for the last chapter. I kinda/sorta forgot to add my comment at the end. It was a true accident. Can't be too perfect, can we? But thanks again for the review and I hope you continue to like the story!
