So, I'm really glad people are reading and enjoying and not only reviewing,
but being honest. So a few shout outs:
fignuts and Great Saiyaman: ::sigh::.....you're nuts
Liam's Kitten: hey buddy! I'm really glad your liking it....you know how much your opinion means to me......and I REMEMBER FANGORN FRUITIES!!!! and we had Merry Marshmallow and we made Frod-O's!.......That was the best project we ever made......and yes, I know leggy is at times a nancyboy....I'm gonna try to make him a bit more manly, considering he is a man...well, elf.....a male elf....you know what I mean....lol....keep reading...though I know I don't have to tell you that....and I'm glad at least you picked up on my lame attempt at humor with pippin......I dunno, I thought it was funny.....
Trick Pony: I would just like to say thank you for being honest in your review......a good many people aren't even remotely honest when they review......thank you for giving your honest opinion.....and I'm really trying to not make this a mary-sue....so please keep reading and being honest so everyone can enjoy the story!....and when I said brutal, I meant it in the sense that if you have something to say, be completely and totally honest about it...no sugar coating....
sunni07: very glad you're enjoying.......I wasn't sure if people would really like the whole "is she good, or a spy, I can use my charm to find out" element......but I am very glad that at least someone is....keep reading and enjoying!
cherryfaerie: glad you're enjoying.......and don't worry, I didn't take your review as a flame even before you said it.....and I try to update as often as possible....but I do share my computer and I'm in the midst of a difficult situation and I'm in the process of changing schools......so updates will be a bit slow.....but this isn't gonna be a long story, so it won't need to be updated so much any way....
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Well, I own some clothes, a really uncomfortable bed. Ooh ooh! I have like 6 pairs of shoes and like 10 bags, a lot of books, a phone, and a blue duck that I have right here that's helping me write this, but I don't own Lord of the Rings or anything involving it, so PLEASE DON'T SUE!!!! I only have $5 to give you.
so, let's get back to the story....
*Chapter 3*
*Narrator's P.O.V*
Aragorn cringed as he took a second bite of the food that Selene had made. He didn't even know what it was or if it should count as food, because it certainly didn't taste like it.
"How is it?" she said as she walked over from the fire.
"Lovely," Legolas said. As soon as she turned around he mouthed to Aragorn "What is this supposed to be?"
Aragorn shrugged and spit the food into his hand and threw it into the woods.
Selene dumped some food on the plate to bring over to Frodo. It didn't take her long to figure out that he had the ring she was looking for. Whenever she went over to him all the other men, especially the hobbit Sam, came over to 'join them'.
She walked over to him. "Are you hungry, Master Baggins?" she asked.
"Yes, thank you," he said as she handed him the plate. He saw over her shoulder all the other's waving their arms around and mouthing the word 'Don't' to him.
"What is that around your neck?" she said. She noticed him become tense as one of his hands darted to the chain around his neck.
"Nothing...nothing at all," he said nervously.
"Would you mind if I saw it?" she said. "I am quite fond of trinkets." 'So close to getting the ring,' she thought. She stretched out her hand.
"NO!" Frodo screamed and clapped his other hand to his chest. Aragorn and Boromir drew their swords, along with Sam, who came rushing over.
Selene put a hand to her chest and pretended to faint. Legolas caught her before she hit the ground and shook her awake. As soon as she 'came too' she gasped 'Legolas,' and then pretended to cry into his shoulder.
"I...did not....mean...to do...anything...wrong...," she gasped through tears.
"Ssh...I know," he said. He looked at Aragorn and mouthed 'Should I tell her the truth?' Aragorn shook his head. "It is just that Frodo's very protective over his ring...he got it from a very close relative. Just hearing him yell startled everyone."
"It....startled...me," she gasped.
"Sorry, M'Lady," Gimli said, putting his hand on Selene's shoulder. "Did not mean to frighten you."
She nodded and fanned herself with her hand. Eventually, the four hobbits came over and apologized, and Aragorn and Boromir muttered a 'sorry'.
Suddenly, a feeling came over Selene. Remorse. She couldn't do it. She just couldn't. She couldn't take the ring, because though she didn't know exactly what was so important about it, she knew that taking it to Saruman would hurt them...her new friends.
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Selene sat against a tree and picked at her breakfast. It had been three days since she had decided that she couldn't take the ring. Since then, her dreams had been haunted with images of Saruman. They were so real, she woke up every night in a cold sweat. She could see him...standing right in front of her little house in Rohan, the one she's lived in her whole life. The one her father had built from the ground up. Where everyone she cared about was.
She was brought back from her reverie from Aragorn saying: "We cross at nightfall, hide the boats and continue on foot. We approach Mordor from the north."
"Mordor?" Selene asked. "Why do you say Mordor?"
"Did I say Mordor?" Aragorn asked, quizzically. "I meant to say Gondor."
Selene nodded and watched Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli walk down to the water's edge. She offered her lembas bread to Pippin, who gladly took it. He never seemed to get enough to eat. She looked at him, happy to know she had made him happy by giving him a little extra to eat, when she heard Aragorn say something to the effect of "You best recover your strength, Master Dwarf."
Then Gimli came back to the little camp, grumbling something like "Recover my strength....Pay that no heed, young hobbits. You too, Miss."
Selene gave the dwarf a small smile to show that she didn't think he was losing his strength.
Suddenly, Merry said "Where is Frodo?"
"And Boromir," Aragorn said, coming back to the camp with Legolas.
"He said he was going to collect some more fire wood," Selene said. "And Frodo said he was going for a walk."
"I am going to find Frodo," Aragorn said, walking into the woods, but not before picking up his sword and securing it to his belt.
"What would he need that for?" Selene asked Legolas. "Do you really think Boromir would hurt Frodo?"
"I would like to believe that he would not," Legolas said. "But the pull of the ring is strong."
"But I thought it was just a family heirloom of Frodo's?" she asked.
"But," Pippin said. "It is a very fine ring. Solid gold. If I were not the kind of person I am, I would hurt Frodo for it."
Selene sat and stared at Pippin for a second, until Legolas jumped up and pulled her up with him. He grabbed his bow and said "Gimli! Orcs!"
'Orcs,' thought Selene.
'"If you do not bring the ring back to me soon enough, I will be sending a party of Uruk-Hai for it, and you."
"Uruk-Hai?" she asked.
"A breed of orc. A breed of perfection. If you should happen to cross paths with them," he ran his finger across his throat. "Then it is the end for you and-"' The thought went through Selene's head. They were sent for her...and the others. She began to panic, when Legolas grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Take the hobbits and hide in the woods. Do not come out until one of us finds you."
With that, he and Gimli ran off into the woods, to meet the enemy.
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Legolas ran frantically through the woods. Boromir was dead. He died a hero, but not before informing Aragorn that the Uruk-Hai had taken Merry and Pippin. No mention of where Selene was. He heard voices a few yards ahead. He got as close as he could without being seen and hid behind a tree. He peeked around to see an Uruk-Hai slowly backing Selene up against a tree. Then she said it.
"You tell Saruman I'm not going to be his minion anymore," she spat. With that, Legolas swung out from behind the tree and fired an arrow, fatally wounding the Uruk.
Selene looked at him with wide eyes. "Legolas," she said slowly. "How much did you hear?"
"Enough to know you are a spy," he growled. He grabbed her by the arm and began to pull her back towards where he had left Aragorn and Gimli.
"Legolas, let me explain," she cried, but he said nothing. He pulled her along to a clearing. Gimli stood leaning on his ax, with his head down. Aragorn sat on the floor with his head in his hands. And Boromir....Boromir was completely pale and still, lying on the ground.
Selene gasped and covered her mouth, slowly backing away. Legolas grabbed her and pulled her forward.
"Do you see what you have done? What you have caused?" he said in a low voice, but not too low for Aragorn and Gimli to hear. She slowly walked over to Boromir's body and kneeled before it as everyone stared at her accusingly. She quietly began to sob.
"What do you mean, she caused this?" Gimli asked.
"She's a spy," Legolas said. "She's been working for Saruman the whole time."
Aragorn and Gimli looked at Legolas, then at the sobbing girl on the floor, and then back at Legolas, dumbfounded.
"Are you sure?" Gimli said.
"I heard it from her own mouth."
"What do we do now?" asked Gimli.
"We cannot let her go," Aragorn said. "She will go back to Saruman and tell him what she knows if we do. We will have to keep her with us...under close supervision."
"What are we to do now?" Legolas asked.
"You go and find out as much as you can from her. Maybe she can tell you something that can help Merry and Pippin. I'm going to prepare Boromir....for his last trip down the river," he said with a heavy sigh. Legolas nodded and walked over to Selene. She was still crying over Boromir. He grabbed her by the arm.
"Come with me," he said. She didn't move, so he pulled her up.
He pulled her into a small clearing a few yards away.
"Why?"
"Let me explain," she said.
"I am letting you explain, now talk," he said angrily. "Why did you sell us out to Saruman?"
"I did nott do it for myself," she said quietly. He scoffed at this remark, which angered her.
"I DID NOT!" she yelled.
"Then who did you do it for?" he asked.
"MY DAUGHTER!" she yelled back.
****ooo, a cliffhanger. Not a very good one,but a cliffhanger. Yeah, it's not that great a story. So, review please,be as nasty as you want. I just like getting the reviews, regardless of what they say. Come on, my birthday was this week, be nice and leave me any kind of review. I'm sorry the chapter sucked. So anyway, sorry you had to put up with this......
fignuts and Great Saiyaman: ::sigh::.....you're nuts
Liam's Kitten: hey buddy! I'm really glad your liking it....you know how much your opinion means to me......and I REMEMBER FANGORN FRUITIES!!!! and we had Merry Marshmallow and we made Frod-O's!.......That was the best project we ever made......and yes, I know leggy is at times a nancyboy....I'm gonna try to make him a bit more manly, considering he is a man...well, elf.....a male elf....you know what I mean....lol....keep reading...though I know I don't have to tell you that....and I'm glad at least you picked up on my lame attempt at humor with pippin......I dunno, I thought it was funny.....
Trick Pony: I would just like to say thank you for being honest in your review......a good many people aren't even remotely honest when they review......thank you for giving your honest opinion.....and I'm really trying to not make this a mary-sue....so please keep reading and being honest so everyone can enjoy the story!....and when I said brutal, I meant it in the sense that if you have something to say, be completely and totally honest about it...no sugar coating....
sunni07: very glad you're enjoying.......I wasn't sure if people would really like the whole "is she good, or a spy, I can use my charm to find out" element......but I am very glad that at least someone is....keep reading and enjoying!
cherryfaerie: glad you're enjoying.......and don't worry, I didn't take your review as a flame even before you said it.....and I try to update as often as possible....but I do share my computer and I'm in the midst of a difficult situation and I'm in the process of changing schools......so updates will be a bit slow.....but this isn't gonna be a long story, so it won't need to be updated so much any way....
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Well, I own some clothes, a really uncomfortable bed. Ooh ooh! I have like 6 pairs of shoes and like 10 bags, a lot of books, a phone, and a blue duck that I have right here that's helping me write this, but I don't own Lord of the Rings or anything involving it, so PLEASE DON'T SUE!!!! I only have $5 to give you.
so, let's get back to the story....
*Chapter 3*
*Narrator's P.O.V*
Aragorn cringed as he took a second bite of the food that Selene had made. He didn't even know what it was or if it should count as food, because it certainly didn't taste like it.
"How is it?" she said as she walked over from the fire.
"Lovely," Legolas said. As soon as she turned around he mouthed to Aragorn "What is this supposed to be?"
Aragorn shrugged and spit the food into his hand and threw it into the woods.
Selene dumped some food on the plate to bring over to Frodo. It didn't take her long to figure out that he had the ring she was looking for. Whenever she went over to him all the other men, especially the hobbit Sam, came over to 'join them'.
She walked over to him. "Are you hungry, Master Baggins?" she asked.
"Yes, thank you," he said as she handed him the plate. He saw over her shoulder all the other's waving their arms around and mouthing the word 'Don't' to him.
"What is that around your neck?" she said. She noticed him become tense as one of his hands darted to the chain around his neck.
"Nothing...nothing at all," he said nervously.
"Would you mind if I saw it?" she said. "I am quite fond of trinkets." 'So close to getting the ring,' she thought. She stretched out her hand.
"NO!" Frodo screamed and clapped his other hand to his chest. Aragorn and Boromir drew their swords, along with Sam, who came rushing over.
Selene put a hand to her chest and pretended to faint. Legolas caught her before she hit the ground and shook her awake. As soon as she 'came too' she gasped 'Legolas,' and then pretended to cry into his shoulder.
"I...did not....mean...to do...anything...wrong...," she gasped through tears.
"Ssh...I know," he said. He looked at Aragorn and mouthed 'Should I tell her the truth?' Aragorn shook his head. "It is just that Frodo's very protective over his ring...he got it from a very close relative. Just hearing him yell startled everyone."
"It....startled...me," she gasped.
"Sorry, M'Lady," Gimli said, putting his hand on Selene's shoulder. "Did not mean to frighten you."
She nodded and fanned herself with her hand. Eventually, the four hobbits came over and apologized, and Aragorn and Boromir muttered a 'sorry'.
Suddenly, a feeling came over Selene. Remorse. She couldn't do it. She just couldn't. She couldn't take the ring, because though she didn't know exactly what was so important about it, she knew that taking it to Saruman would hurt them...her new friends.
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Selene sat against a tree and picked at her breakfast. It had been three days since she had decided that she couldn't take the ring. Since then, her dreams had been haunted with images of Saruman. They were so real, she woke up every night in a cold sweat. She could see him...standing right in front of her little house in Rohan, the one she's lived in her whole life. The one her father had built from the ground up. Where everyone she cared about was.
She was brought back from her reverie from Aragorn saying: "We cross at nightfall, hide the boats and continue on foot. We approach Mordor from the north."
"Mordor?" Selene asked. "Why do you say Mordor?"
"Did I say Mordor?" Aragorn asked, quizzically. "I meant to say Gondor."
Selene nodded and watched Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli walk down to the water's edge. She offered her lembas bread to Pippin, who gladly took it. He never seemed to get enough to eat. She looked at him, happy to know she had made him happy by giving him a little extra to eat, when she heard Aragorn say something to the effect of "You best recover your strength, Master Dwarf."
Then Gimli came back to the little camp, grumbling something like "Recover my strength....Pay that no heed, young hobbits. You too, Miss."
Selene gave the dwarf a small smile to show that she didn't think he was losing his strength.
Suddenly, Merry said "Where is Frodo?"
"And Boromir," Aragorn said, coming back to the camp with Legolas.
"He said he was going to collect some more fire wood," Selene said. "And Frodo said he was going for a walk."
"I am going to find Frodo," Aragorn said, walking into the woods, but not before picking up his sword and securing it to his belt.
"What would he need that for?" Selene asked Legolas. "Do you really think Boromir would hurt Frodo?"
"I would like to believe that he would not," Legolas said. "But the pull of the ring is strong."
"But I thought it was just a family heirloom of Frodo's?" she asked.
"But," Pippin said. "It is a very fine ring. Solid gold. If I were not the kind of person I am, I would hurt Frodo for it."
Selene sat and stared at Pippin for a second, until Legolas jumped up and pulled her up with him. He grabbed his bow and said "Gimli! Orcs!"
'Orcs,' thought Selene.
'"If you do not bring the ring back to me soon enough, I will be sending a party of Uruk-Hai for it, and you."
"Uruk-Hai?" she asked.
"A breed of orc. A breed of perfection. If you should happen to cross paths with them," he ran his finger across his throat. "Then it is the end for you and-"' The thought went through Selene's head. They were sent for her...and the others. She began to panic, when Legolas grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Take the hobbits and hide in the woods. Do not come out until one of us finds you."
With that, he and Gimli ran off into the woods, to meet the enemy.
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Legolas ran frantically through the woods. Boromir was dead. He died a hero, but not before informing Aragorn that the Uruk-Hai had taken Merry and Pippin. No mention of where Selene was. He heard voices a few yards ahead. He got as close as he could without being seen and hid behind a tree. He peeked around to see an Uruk-Hai slowly backing Selene up against a tree. Then she said it.
"You tell Saruman I'm not going to be his minion anymore," she spat. With that, Legolas swung out from behind the tree and fired an arrow, fatally wounding the Uruk.
Selene looked at him with wide eyes. "Legolas," she said slowly. "How much did you hear?"
"Enough to know you are a spy," he growled. He grabbed her by the arm and began to pull her back towards where he had left Aragorn and Gimli.
"Legolas, let me explain," she cried, but he said nothing. He pulled her along to a clearing. Gimli stood leaning on his ax, with his head down. Aragorn sat on the floor with his head in his hands. And Boromir....Boromir was completely pale and still, lying on the ground.
Selene gasped and covered her mouth, slowly backing away. Legolas grabbed her and pulled her forward.
"Do you see what you have done? What you have caused?" he said in a low voice, but not too low for Aragorn and Gimli to hear. She slowly walked over to Boromir's body and kneeled before it as everyone stared at her accusingly. She quietly began to sob.
"What do you mean, she caused this?" Gimli asked.
"She's a spy," Legolas said. "She's been working for Saruman the whole time."
Aragorn and Gimli looked at Legolas, then at the sobbing girl on the floor, and then back at Legolas, dumbfounded.
"Are you sure?" Gimli said.
"I heard it from her own mouth."
"What do we do now?" asked Gimli.
"We cannot let her go," Aragorn said. "She will go back to Saruman and tell him what she knows if we do. We will have to keep her with us...under close supervision."
"What are we to do now?" Legolas asked.
"You go and find out as much as you can from her. Maybe she can tell you something that can help Merry and Pippin. I'm going to prepare Boromir....for his last trip down the river," he said with a heavy sigh. Legolas nodded and walked over to Selene. She was still crying over Boromir. He grabbed her by the arm.
"Come with me," he said. She didn't move, so he pulled her up.
He pulled her into a small clearing a few yards away.
"Why?"
"Let me explain," she said.
"I am letting you explain, now talk," he said angrily. "Why did you sell us out to Saruman?"
"I did nott do it for myself," she said quietly. He scoffed at this remark, which angered her.
"I DID NOT!" she yelled.
"Then who did you do it for?" he asked.
"MY DAUGHTER!" she yelled back.
****ooo, a cliffhanger. Not a very good one,but a cliffhanger. Yeah, it's not that great a story. So, review please,be as nasty as you want. I just like getting the reviews, regardless of what they say. Come on, my birthday was this week, be nice and leave me any kind of review. I'm sorry the chapter sucked. So anyway, sorry you had to put up with this......