Chapter 10 - Lothlorien
Melilot: Thank you for reviewing! I'm glad you like Lexi and Meridol so much. And, by the way, that line was not meant to be interpreted like that. She meant that she didn't want to jump because she knew she wouldn't make it. It was a sorta. . .very bad joke. lol
butterfly: Hmm. . .well, I didn't expect that I put enough description in to make someone feel like they were there, but hey, apparently I did! And Lexi's just got some things to sort out. You'll see in time. Thanks for reviewing!
angelsflame265: lol, it's ok, you don't have to sign in. I'm glad I made the fanfic too, it's a joy to write. Thanks for your review!
Warning: AU, mushy stuff
Disclaimer: I don't own LotR. My surname doesn't even start with a T.
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Gandalf was gone. There was nothing anyone could do about it. Aragorn had taken on the role of their leader since Gandalf's passing, but none of the Hobbits could shake off the sudden feeling of vulnerability. With Gandalf, it seemed like no one could touch them, no harm could possibly befall them. But now. . .they were so out in the open, they were constantly fearing that the enemy would come after them.
But this Elven land of Lothlorien was different. It renewed some of that forgotten security. Knowing they were safe inside the borders of this place eased their fears a bit. The only thing that seemed to bother them at all was the Lady Galadriel. Beautiful though she was, she had a way of seeing into your very soul. . .and that makes one feel very self conscious.
They had already been taken to the Lady and Lord Celeborn, who ruled Lothlorien, and had been set up with beds for the night. Although, none of them really knew how long they would ultimately be staying in this place, but the longer they stayed here, the more time they had before they had to leave. . .and for the Hobbits, that was an encouraging thought.
As they sat spreading out their blankets and readying for bed, they heard the sound of Elven voices singing. Legolas walked over, listening intently to them.
"It is a lament for Gandalf," he said.
Merry looked up. "What do they say about him?"
"I have not the heart to tell you," Legolas replied softly. "For me, the grief is still too near." Lexi averted her eyes from the Elf, glancing at Frodo instead. He was sitting by himself, staring into the darkness. He hadn't really spoken to anyone since Gandalf's passing. She slowly sat up and went to sit beside him.
"Frodo?" she said quietly, placing a hand on his arm. "Are you all right?"
"Yes." He didn't look at her.
"Are you sure? There's nothing at all that I can do for you?" He was silent. "Frodo?"
"There's nothing that anyone can do for me, Lex. It's just. . .it's the way things have to be. You understand?"
Lexi was silent a moment, thinking this over. "I. . .suppose I do. But are you certain?"
"No. I'm not. . ."
"I'll leave you to your thoughts then. . .Good night, Frodo."
"Lexi?" She turned. "Do you want to know what Gandalf and I talked about. . .just before we went into Moria?" Lexi didn't respond, but Frodo continued, "He told me that the Ring's power is growing. . .that the only one I can trust is myself. . ."
"You know you can trust me, Frodo," Lexi said. "And Pippin and Meridol and Merry and of course Sam. You can trust all of us, and everyone in the Fellowship."
"Perhaps not everyone," Frodo muttered. Then he shook his head slightly, as if clearing his thoughts, and smiled wearily at her. "Take some rest, Lexi."
She didn't press him to say more, but still wondered what he had meant. Lexi nodded and stood, going to her bed and lying down. It was not long before she drifted into an uneasy slumber.
* * *
Lexi awoke to find Frodo walking silently away from the camp. She watched him without a sound, and it wasn't until she saw the Lady Galadriel in the distance. Frodo was following her. Lexi sat up slightly, almost going after him. She felt a hand around her wrist, holding her in place. When Frodo was out of sight, she turned. It was Pippin.
"What are you doing?" she hissed.
"Don't go after him," Pippin said. "I don't think we're meant to interfere."
"Interfere with what, exactly?" Lexi demanded, pulling her wrist out of his hand. He sat up.
"I think the Lady has her own ideas in mind for him, and it's not your place to get involved, Lex," he explained.
Lexi sighed. "I worry about him. He seems so different now that Gandalf is gone. More. . .detached. . .sort of. . .I don't know how to explain it. It's like he's breaking down."
"I know," Pippin replied. "He's not himself." There was silence a moment. "Do you love him?"
"What?"
"You heard."
Lexi hesitated. "Well. . .yes, I do love him."
"Are you IN love with him?"
This made her stop and think. Perhaps that was it. Perhaps she was not IN love with him. Maybe that was why she was acting the way she was. "I. . .don't know, Pip."
Pippin smiled slightly. "Then who are you in love with?"
Lexi shrugged. "I don't know. Perhaps no one."
His smile faded. "Take some rest, Lex." And with that, he lay back down and turned over.
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A/N: Blah. That wasn't very good. Anyway, I'll try to make the next chapter much better. I think that Moria chapter drained my ability for the time being. Meh, it happens. Please review this god-awful chapter. Merci!
Melilot: Thank you for reviewing! I'm glad you like Lexi and Meridol so much. And, by the way, that line was not meant to be interpreted like that. She meant that she didn't want to jump because she knew she wouldn't make it. It was a sorta. . .very bad joke. lol
butterfly: Hmm. . .well, I didn't expect that I put enough description in to make someone feel like they were there, but hey, apparently I did! And Lexi's just got some things to sort out. You'll see in time. Thanks for reviewing!
angelsflame265: lol, it's ok, you don't have to sign in. I'm glad I made the fanfic too, it's a joy to write. Thanks for your review!
Warning: AU, mushy stuff
Disclaimer: I don't own LotR. My surname doesn't even start with a T.
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Gandalf was gone. There was nothing anyone could do about it. Aragorn had taken on the role of their leader since Gandalf's passing, but none of the Hobbits could shake off the sudden feeling of vulnerability. With Gandalf, it seemed like no one could touch them, no harm could possibly befall them. But now. . .they were so out in the open, they were constantly fearing that the enemy would come after them.
But this Elven land of Lothlorien was different. It renewed some of that forgotten security. Knowing they were safe inside the borders of this place eased their fears a bit. The only thing that seemed to bother them at all was the Lady Galadriel. Beautiful though she was, she had a way of seeing into your very soul. . .and that makes one feel very self conscious.
They had already been taken to the Lady and Lord Celeborn, who ruled Lothlorien, and had been set up with beds for the night. Although, none of them really knew how long they would ultimately be staying in this place, but the longer they stayed here, the more time they had before they had to leave. . .and for the Hobbits, that was an encouraging thought.
As they sat spreading out their blankets and readying for bed, they heard the sound of Elven voices singing. Legolas walked over, listening intently to them.
"It is a lament for Gandalf," he said.
Merry looked up. "What do they say about him?"
"I have not the heart to tell you," Legolas replied softly. "For me, the grief is still too near." Lexi averted her eyes from the Elf, glancing at Frodo instead. He was sitting by himself, staring into the darkness. He hadn't really spoken to anyone since Gandalf's passing. She slowly sat up and went to sit beside him.
"Frodo?" she said quietly, placing a hand on his arm. "Are you all right?"
"Yes." He didn't look at her.
"Are you sure? There's nothing at all that I can do for you?" He was silent. "Frodo?"
"There's nothing that anyone can do for me, Lex. It's just. . .it's the way things have to be. You understand?"
Lexi was silent a moment, thinking this over. "I. . .suppose I do. But are you certain?"
"No. I'm not. . ."
"I'll leave you to your thoughts then. . .Good night, Frodo."
"Lexi?" She turned. "Do you want to know what Gandalf and I talked about. . .just before we went into Moria?" Lexi didn't respond, but Frodo continued, "He told me that the Ring's power is growing. . .that the only one I can trust is myself. . ."
"You know you can trust me, Frodo," Lexi said. "And Pippin and Meridol and Merry and of course Sam. You can trust all of us, and everyone in the Fellowship."
"Perhaps not everyone," Frodo muttered. Then he shook his head slightly, as if clearing his thoughts, and smiled wearily at her. "Take some rest, Lexi."
She didn't press him to say more, but still wondered what he had meant. Lexi nodded and stood, going to her bed and lying down. It was not long before she drifted into an uneasy slumber.
* * *
Lexi awoke to find Frodo walking silently away from the camp. She watched him without a sound, and it wasn't until she saw the Lady Galadriel in the distance. Frodo was following her. Lexi sat up slightly, almost going after him. She felt a hand around her wrist, holding her in place. When Frodo was out of sight, she turned. It was Pippin.
"What are you doing?" she hissed.
"Don't go after him," Pippin said. "I don't think we're meant to interfere."
"Interfere with what, exactly?" Lexi demanded, pulling her wrist out of his hand. He sat up.
"I think the Lady has her own ideas in mind for him, and it's not your place to get involved, Lex," he explained.
Lexi sighed. "I worry about him. He seems so different now that Gandalf is gone. More. . .detached. . .sort of. . .I don't know how to explain it. It's like he's breaking down."
"I know," Pippin replied. "He's not himself." There was silence a moment. "Do you love him?"
"What?"
"You heard."
Lexi hesitated. "Well. . .yes, I do love him."
"Are you IN love with him?"
This made her stop and think. Perhaps that was it. Perhaps she was not IN love with him. Maybe that was why she was acting the way she was. "I. . .don't know, Pip."
Pippin smiled slightly. "Then who are you in love with?"
Lexi shrugged. "I don't know. Perhaps no one."
His smile faded. "Take some rest, Lex." And with that, he lay back down and turned over.
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A/N: Blah. That wasn't very good. Anyway, I'll try to make the next chapter much better. I think that Moria chapter drained my ability for the time being. Meh, it happens. Please review this god-awful chapter. Merci!
