Disclaimer: I have nothing against smiling stuffed animals. Really. And it isn't mine.



Authors Note: Soooooooo sorry!! I feel so bad because I have had 44 chapters written since I came back from Finland in July. So why haven't I typed and posted them quickly? No idea. Well...here's a chapter at least. I'll really try to get another up soon!



"How much longer will this take?" Sanaa asked after 2 more hours of riding.

"Don't know," Legolas responded, pushing the horse to go a little faster.

Sanaa sighed. "Do you even know where you're going?"

"East."

Sanaa sighed again, but said nothing.

They rode in silence for another half an hour. After the half an hour, they stopped suddenly, almost colliding with a small building.

Legolas ran inside once more and Sanaa stayed outside. She unpacked the bags from the horse, pulled out the firewood, and made a quick fire. Then she put the furry woodland creature on a stick, and put it over the fire.

She hummed a small tune as it roasted, then took out a small bag from one of her dress pockets. She opened it up and took out three leaves.

The first one she crushed, and threw into the fire. The fire turned green briefly, then returned to its original state.

The next leaf was folded a few times before it was also tossed into the fire. The fire promptly began to crackle and pop loudly.

The last leaf was thrown in whole, and the whole fire leapt up, encircling the furry woodland creature before shrinking to its original size; then extinguishing itself neatly.

"Ha ha!" Sanaa smiled, triumphantly. She held he bag aloft for the world to see, then kissed it and put it back in her pocket. "Works like a charm!"

She cut up the furry woodland creature and divided it between the two plate, just in time for Legolas to come out.

"Dinner is ready!" She said happily.

"Great," he replied, with almost as much enthusiasm as a slug that just crawled through salt.

"No Haldir?"

"He left 15 minutes ago for the South-Western office."

"But we were just-"

"I know."

They ate in silence for a few minutes before Legolas said, "And you know what? Those secretaries are starting to freak me out. They all look really similar. Same glasses, same hair style...different colors, but that's beside the point..."

"Maybe they're related."

"Maybe..."

They lapsed back into silence.

"You know what I want to do someday?" Sanaa said suddenly, after a few minutes.

"What," Legolas responded rather sullenly.

"I want to make a business that sells stuffed animals.."

"Really."

"Yup. But not just any stuffed animals."

"Oh."

"Smiley stuffed animals."

"Really."

"Yup. I'd have Smiley Rodents, Smiley Woodland Creatures, Smiley Smilies and I might even expand into Smiley Livestock and Smiley Domestic Pets."

Legolas found this quite funny, but pretended to still be sullen. "And what if the business fails?"

Sanaa shrugged. "I'd use the stuffed animals as target practice. Who wouldn't want to shoot a little creature with a big smile on its face?"

Legolas smiled in spite of himself. "Alright. Let's pack it up."

They did so, and rode back to the South-Western office in only one hour, surprisingly.

Legolas ran back into it when they arrived, and asked, "Has Haldir gotten here yet?"

The secretary wrote back, 'I told you. We've only had a Haldir of Mongolia and-'

Legolas had been reading over her shoulder and interrupted. "Yes, I know. But Haldir of Lothlorien is being transferred here. Please don't let him leave before I talk to him. I'll be camping outside."

The secretary nodded and Legolas slept well that night, knowing that he'd talk to Haldir in the morning.