Disclaimer: Lord of the Rings is not mine. It's J.R.R. Tolkein's. I'm simply using his story for a short time so I might create a new revenue of entertaiment from it. Nicole is the belongs to me, as well as the concept for this story.
Reviews are welcome but not required. Thanks and enjoy the chapter!
Also, I'd like to thank the reviewers that have been kind enough to leave their thoughts.
First, Kuramasgirl556, who was the first to leave a nice review.
Next, Saber Apricot who helped clear up what a Mary-Sue really was. Thanks bunches!
Third is an anonymous named 'demee'. Thanks for the review, but, as for Nicole being with Legolas, I'm not sure if this is going to be a romance. I might steer away from that completely because that's what most people expect from Mary-Sues. But, you never know, there might be a sequal someday...
After Demee is Richard the Pedantic, who has a wonderful Matrix story by the way. Thank you for thinking my story is witty and funny, and I hope that by sending Saber Apricot's Mary-Sue definition helped some.
After Richard is Miliko01. Don't rush yourself with the story...that's my job!
Then there's Kayla, who is actually in the story, being mentioned earlier as 'August'. She is actually one of the other three that have yet to appear in the story. Those chapters will soon be up, I'm just giving them some fine tweaking.
Last is another anonymous, Angry Artist. And no, this isn't a continuance of another story, and I can't wait to hear more from all of you.
Because of you all, I now have 12 reviews...well, eleven if you exclude the second one from the bottom. You make me all so happy! Thank you again and on with the story, Nicole's first performance! Ciao!!
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/Last Time:/
" It's alright. Lord Elrond has summoned us all to the Hall of Fire. Would you like to come?" Aragorn offered his arm and Nicole nearly fell out of her chair. Casting a slight glance around for Arwen, Nicole felt a blush rising up her face as she stood and took Aragorn's arm.
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As Aragorn led Nicole through the winding halls of Rivendell, Nicole saw that the humor that had been sparkling in Aragorn's eyes earlier was still there and this annoyed Nicole to no end with curiosity.
" Excuse me, Strider was it? If you don't mind me asking, what is it that you find so amusing. You look as if you've been holding back a laugh all through dinner." At this a smile did spread across Aragorn's face and he patted Nicole's hand.
" I was simply remembering how Prince Legolas said he first met you."
" Oh, is that all…-Wait a minute! When did he tell you this?!" Nicole stared at Aragorn for a moment and his smile turned into a cheese-eating grin before he started laughing.
" H-he told me earlier this afternoon. He found it so amusing that a Human treated him as you did!" As Aragorn continued to laugh, Nicole felt as if her face would erupt into flames if her blush grew any worse.
The rest of the walk to the Hall of Fire went uneventful…unless you counted the fact that every time Aragorn looked at Nicole he would start to laugh uneventful. This earned several odd stares from the occasional Elf they passed, and when they passed Boromir, who was talking with the Men who accompanied him to Rivendell, the look of confusion that crossed his face caused Nicole to start laughing as well. When Aragorn and Nicole finally entered the Hall of Fire, the two of them were laughing so hard that tears were nearly falling down their faces.
Nicole stopped, though, when she saw the Hall of Fire. Though she could not remember the description of it, if there was one, from the books, Nicole knew that they would not have done the great Hall justice.
It was set up like the old Roman theatres or the Coliseum, with all the action and entertainment happening in the center of a round room and the seats raising up all around. The center of the Hall wasn't very deep but it gave the person standing in the center a sense of smallness, as Nicole would later find out for herself. There were also columns surrounding the upper level of seats, with beautiful and intricate carvings that made Nicole wish she had been there to have seen their making.
And looking up slightly, Nicole saw that the roof of the Hall of Fire was actually a clear glass dome, allowing sun or starlight in to put a spotlight on the person standing in the center.
Tugging slightly on her arm, the still grinning Aragorn led Nicole to a seat near where Elrond, Arwen, and Gandalf were seated. Breaking her eyes from the beautiful night sky shining through the roof, Nicole saw that Arwen was staring at her. Feeling slightly unnerved by the unwanted attention of Elrond's youngest, and more than a bit annoyed by her mere presence, Nicole stared back. And though she was reluctant to admit it, Nicole was quite tempted to say that Arwen looked jealous of Aragorn's attention to her.
As Nicole sat down between Aragorn and Gandalf, the Grey Wizard turned to her with a mischievous grin on his grandfatherly features.
" Nicole, how would you feel about performing for us?" Nicole would have had a great retort for Gandalf if she wasn't interrupted by another voice.
" You will be performing for us?" Nicole turned her head to see Legolas again, standing near her. She mentally cursed Elvish stealth to the Ninth ring of Hell.
" I-I…uh…I-erm…What d-d-do you want to hear?" You see, though Nicole was into the performing arts and singing back home, she had a large fear performing in front of new audiences, especially when she was doing it by herself.
" Whatever you wish to perform for us. It is your decision," Elrond said comfortingly, waving his hand in the direction of the center of the Hall. Aragorn patted her hand before Nicole stood up and started making her way down to the center. On her way down, Nicole spotted Pippin, Merry, Sam, and Frodo. Much to her surprise, Bilbo was with them as well. They saw her as well and the four she knew waved to her. Nicole gave a slight wave as well before staring at the center of the Hall, which was looming closer than Nicole cared for.
Once she reached the center of the Hall, Nicole realized that all the seats had now been filled with mostly Elves, Men, Dwarves, and the five little Hobbits. There didn't seem to be an empty place anywhere, except where Nicole's seat was between Aragorn and Gandalf, and everyone seemed to be looking at her.
For a brief moment Nicole couldn't think of anything to sing, her mind going completely blank. And for that moment, Nicole looked up to Frodo and saw his beautiful blue eyes staring down at her. Looking at him, Nicole recalled everything that would happen to him in a few months time, when the Fellowship departed. That's when an idea came to her for a song. Looking deep inside herself, Nicole started to recall the music of the song that came to mind as she had done for 'Concerning Hobbits'.
Nicole heard the music readily enough, but she didn't realize the people of Middle-Earth heard it until she saw them gasp and their eyes go wide in surprise as Nicole put into detail the first soft harp notes. Several Elves looked over to one side of the Hall, where many musical instruments lay neatly, waiting to be used, though they all lay untouched.
After a few more moment of soft harp music, that seemed to flow from out of nowhere, Nicole opened her mouth and began to sing as best she could, hoping it was good enough for her Elvish hosts.
/"Pilgrim, how you journey…on the road you chose…to find out why the winds die…and where the stories go. All days come from one day…that much you must know. You can not change what's over…but only where you go."/
By this time, Elrond and Gandalf seemed to have pulled themselves to a line of deep thought, as if they knew that Nicole knew something of importance in the future events of the War of the Ring.
/"One road leads to diamonds…one way leads to gold…another leads you only to everything you're told. In your heart you wonder…which of these is true? The road that leads to nowhere? The road that leads to you."/
At this moment, the music pitched forward slightly, building the power beneath the notes.
/" Will you find the answer…in all you say and do? Will you find the answer…in you? Each heart is a Pilgrim…each one wants to know…the reasons why the winds die…and where the stories go?"/
Now Nicole stopped looking off into space, as she had started to do to keep herself from noticing all the faces staring at her, and looked up at Frodo, knowing that next part of the song would be for him.
/"Pilgrim, in your journey…you may travel far. Oh Pilgrim, it's a long way…to find out who you are. Pilgrim, it's a long way…to find out who…you are…Pilgrim, it's a long way to find out who…you…are…"/ As Nicole stopped singing, and she let the soft music dim from her mind, she saw that Frodo held a sad look on his face, one that she knew too well from the movie. The look that was on his face whenever he thought of the Ring. It was because of that look that Nicole regretted singing that song.
But Nicole was saved at that moment when there was a sudden commotion from outside the Hall of Fire. It sounded as if someone was yelling in Elvish. Elrond, Gandalf, and Aragorn rose from their seats and ran from the Hall. Nicole, seeing nothing else to do, ran after them…
...TBC...
Reviews are welcome but not required. Thanks and enjoy the chapter!
Also, I'd like to thank the reviewers that have been kind enough to leave their thoughts.
First, Kuramasgirl556, who was the first to leave a nice review.
Next, Saber Apricot who helped clear up what a Mary-Sue really was. Thanks bunches!
Third is an anonymous named 'demee'. Thanks for the review, but, as for Nicole being with Legolas, I'm not sure if this is going to be a romance. I might steer away from that completely because that's what most people expect from Mary-Sues. But, you never know, there might be a sequal someday...
After Demee is Richard the Pedantic, who has a wonderful Matrix story by the way. Thank you for thinking my story is witty and funny, and I hope that by sending Saber Apricot's Mary-Sue definition helped some.
After Richard is Miliko01. Don't rush yourself with the story...that's my job!
Then there's Kayla, who is actually in the story, being mentioned earlier as 'August'. She is actually one of the other three that have yet to appear in the story. Those chapters will soon be up, I'm just giving them some fine tweaking.
Last is another anonymous, Angry Artist. And no, this isn't a continuance of another story, and I can't wait to hear more from all of you.
Because of you all, I now have 12 reviews...well, eleven if you exclude the second one from the bottom. You make me all so happy! Thank you again and on with the story, Nicole's first performance! Ciao!!
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/Last Time:/
" It's alright. Lord Elrond has summoned us all to the Hall of Fire. Would you like to come?" Aragorn offered his arm and Nicole nearly fell out of her chair. Casting a slight glance around for Arwen, Nicole felt a blush rising up her face as she stood and took Aragorn's arm.
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As Aragorn led Nicole through the winding halls of Rivendell, Nicole saw that the humor that had been sparkling in Aragorn's eyes earlier was still there and this annoyed Nicole to no end with curiosity.
" Excuse me, Strider was it? If you don't mind me asking, what is it that you find so amusing. You look as if you've been holding back a laugh all through dinner." At this a smile did spread across Aragorn's face and he patted Nicole's hand.
" I was simply remembering how Prince Legolas said he first met you."
" Oh, is that all…-Wait a minute! When did he tell you this?!" Nicole stared at Aragorn for a moment and his smile turned into a cheese-eating grin before he started laughing.
" H-he told me earlier this afternoon. He found it so amusing that a Human treated him as you did!" As Aragorn continued to laugh, Nicole felt as if her face would erupt into flames if her blush grew any worse.
The rest of the walk to the Hall of Fire went uneventful…unless you counted the fact that every time Aragorn looked at Nicole he would start to laugh uneventful. This earned several odd stares from the occasional Elf they passed, and when they passed Boromir, who was talking with the Men who accompanied him to Rivendell, the look of confusion that crossed his face caused Nicole to start laughing as well. When Aragorn and Nicole finally entered the Hall of Fire, the two of them were laughing so hard that tears were nearly falling down their faces.
Nicole stopped, though, when she saw the Hall of Fire. Though she could not remember the description of it, if there was one, from the books, Nicole knew that they would not have done the great Hall justice.
It was set up like the old Roman theatres or the Coliseum, with all the action and entertainment happening in the center of a round room and the seats raising up all around. The center of the Hall wasn't very deep but it gave the person standing in the center a sense of smallness, as Nicole would later find out for herself. There were also columns surrounding the upper level of seats, with beautiful and intricate carvings that made Nicole wish she had been there to have seen their making.
And looking up slightly, Nicole saw that the roof of the Hall of Fire was actually a clear glass dome, allowing sun or starlight in to put a spotlight on the person standing in the center.
Tugging slightly on her arm, the still grinning Aragorn led Nicole to a seat near where Elrond, Arwen, and Gandalf were seated. Breaking her eyes from the beautiful night sky shining through the roof, Nicole saw that Arwen was staring at her. Feeling slightly unnerved by the unwanted attention of Elrond's youngest, and more than a bit annoyed by her mere presence, Nicole stared back. And though she was reluctant to admit it, Nicole was quite tempted to say that Arwen looked jealous of Aragorn's attention to her.
As Nicole sat down between Aragorn and Gandalf, the Grey Wizard turned to her with a mischievous grin on his grandfatherly features.
" Nicole, how would you feel about performing for us?" Nicole would have had a great retort for Gandalf if she wasn't interrupted by another voice.
" You will be performing for us?" Nicole turned her head to see Legolas again, standing near her. She mentally cursed Elvish stealth to the Ninth ring of Hell.
" I-I…uh…I-erm…What d-d-do you want to hear?" You see, though Nicole was into the performing arts and singing back home, she had a large fear performing in front of new audiences, especially when she was doing it by herself.
" Whatever you wish to perform for us. It is your decision," Elrond said comfortingly, waving his hand in the direction of the center of the Hall. Aragorn patted her hand before Nicole stood up and started making her way down to the center. On her way down, Nicole spotted Pippin, Merry, Sam, and Frodo. Much to her surprise, Bilbo was with them as well. They saw her as well and the four she knew waved to her. Nicole gave a slight wave as well before staring at the center of the Hall, which was looming closer than Nicole cared for.
Once she reached the center of the Hall, Nicole realized that all the seats had now been filled with mostly Elves, Men, Dwarves, and the five little Hobbits. There didn't seem to be an empty place anywhere, except where Nicole's seat was between Aragorn and Gandalf, and everyone seemed to be looking at her.
For a brief moment Nicole couldn't think of anything to sing, her mind going completely blank. And for that moment, Nicole looked up to Frodo and saw his beautiful blue eyes staring down at her. Looking at him, Nicole recalled everything that would happen to him in a few months time, when the Fellowship departed. That's when an idea came to her for a song. Looking deep inside herself, Nicole started to recall the music of the song that came to mind as she had done for 'Concerning Hobbits'.
Nicole heard the music readily enough, but she didn't realize the people of Middle-Earth heard it until she saw them gasp and their eyes go wide in surprise as Nicole put into detail the first soft harp notes. Several Elves looked over to one side of the Hall, where many musical instruments lay neatly, waiting to be used, though they all lay untouched.
After a few more moment of soft harp music, that seemed to flow from out of nowhere, Nicole opened her mouth and began to sing as best she could, hoping it was good enough for her Elvish hosts.
/"Pilgrim, how you journey…on the road you chose…to find out why the winds die…and where the stories go. All days come from one day…that much you must know. You can not change what's over…but only where you go."/
By this time, Elrond and Gandalf seemed to have pulled themselves to a line of deep thought, as if they knew that Nicole knew something of importance in the future events of the War of the Ring.
/"One road leads to diamonds…one way leads to gold…another leads you only to everything you're told. In your heart you wonder…which of these is true? The road that leads to nowhere? The road that leads to you."/
At this moment, the music pitched forward slightly, building the power beneath the notes.
/" Will you find the answer…in all you say and do? Will you find the answer…in you? Each heart is a Pilgrim…each one wants to know…the reasons why the winds die…and where the stories go?"/
Now Nicole stopped looking off into space, as she had started to do to keep herself from noticing all the faces staring at her, and looked up at Frodo, knowing that next part of the song would be for him.
/"Pilgrim, in your journey…you may travel far. Oh Pilgrim, it's a long way…to find out who you are. Pilgrim, it's a long way…to find out who…you are…Pilgrim, it's a long way to find out who…you…are…"/ As Nicole stopped singing, and she let the soft music dim from her mind, she saw that Frodo held a sad look on his face, one that she knew too well from the movie. The look that was on his face whenever he thought of the Ring. It was because of that look that Nicole regretted singing that song.
But Nicole was saved at that moment when there was a sudden commotion from outside the Hall of Fire. It sounded as if someone was yelling in Elvish. Elrond, Gandalf, and Aragorn rose from their seats and ran from the Hall. Nicole, seeing nothing else to do, ran after them…
...TBC...