Disclaimer: Don't own Lord of the Rings. And never will.

AN: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!! It's great to be home again! Let me tell ya, being in New York with two whiney cousins ages 7 and 10 isn't my idea of fun. But while I was there I managed to write down a lot of ideas for the next chapter so that was an accomplishment. Also did a lot of shopping on the side but that's a whole different story. Well enough boring you. Here's the long awaited chapter 11!!! With lots of surprises ahead! R/R!

Chapter 11: "Arriving in Aspen."

The sun slowly rose into the cold apartment living room. Cartons of Chinese takeout were left neglected on the floor. 12 people were scattered on the couch, chairs and floor. Trinity groaned and shifted on the sofa and nuzzled her head against the sleeping Legolas' chest. Jo yawned and then accidentally smacked Aragorn, who was next to her, in the face. He grunted but didn't wake up.

Marley somehow managed to make her way onto Merry's lap and was now contently dreaming away while Merry brought her closer to him while he shifted to get comfortable. Jihan was sitting up right against the side of the red armchair and her head lay on top of the armrest. Pippin was lying down and had his head on her lap. Lizzy was curled up in a ball on the armchair while Sam lay sprawled out at the foot of it. Lauren was sleeping on the rug under the coffee table while Frodo lay in front of the television.

Then all of a sudden a loud buzzing sound surrounded the quiet apartment. Everyone woke up with a start. Jo looked up sleepily at Aragorn and then quickly realized how close she was to him and jumped back. The buzz sounded again. It was the doorbell. Jo got up from the couch stumbling. She opened the door. "What." She said angrily.

A tall, old, skinny lady with curlers in her hair stood in the doorway. She had a stern expression on her face. It was Mrs. Bailey form down the hall.

"All night! All I heard was all of you laughing and talking! All night! I couldn't get any sleep at all! And do you know whose fault that is! All of you! God know what you were doing in there." she scolded.

Jo had a bored expression on her face.

"Are you done yet?" she asked.

Mrs.Bailey gasped loudly. "No respect! No respect do I get! I'm telling you! Kids these days honestly!" she said.

"I'm sorry were you talking to me because I wasn't really paying attention." Jo said. Mrs. Bailey gave a huff and stalked off. "All that woman does is complain, complain, complain!" Jo said closing the door.

"Man. Sleeping on the floor isn't my idea of fun." Lauren said getting out from under the table and rubbing her back.

"Did we actually make that much noise last night?" Lizzy asked.

"Probably, I mean with Marley over here screaming Pay me bitch! Every time someone landed on her property, the neighbors probably thought that we made a little noise." Trinity said remembering the night before when they had played monopoly.

"I get excited when I play that game." Marley said defending herself.

"I thought that game was quite amusing." Pippin said.

"Oh man! I'm going to be late for work!" Lizzy said quickly standing up.

"You have to work on a Saturday?" Marley asked.

"Yeah. got get all the hours I can if we're going to take off next week to go to Aspen." Lizzy said walking to her room to get ready.

"So today means that we have shopping to do." Jo said.

"For what?" Jihan asked standing up and stretching.

"Winter clothes. We're not going to go in a T shirt and shorts to Aspen are we?" Jo said.

Tuesday, next week

"I .cant.carry.. this.. thing.. wooo!" Marley said struggling to carry her suitcase and put it in the overhead compartment of the plane.

"Here little missy. Let me help you." A man with a cowboy hat said. He easily put the back in the small space.

"Thank you." Marley said and smiled at him. He tipped his hat and grinned.

"I could have helped you." Merry said trying to impress (did I spell that right? For some reason it doesn't look like I did) her.

"It's just a bag Merry." Marley said sitting and staring out the window. "He was being helpful."

Merry started to mutter something strangely sounding like "he wasn't being helpful, he was just trying to get close to you." Trinity sat down in her seat and buckled her seat belt. "Excuse me, miss." A voice said. She looked up to see a man in a business suit looking at her.

"Yes." She said.

"Can you please get up for a moment? My seats next to yours." He said.

"Oh sure. No problem!" she said. She unbuckled and stepped back. He sat down at the window seat.

"Hello, my names Benjamin Johnson. Yours?" he said extending his hand.

"Trinity Waters. Pleasure to meet you." She said shaking his hand.

"Pleasures all mine." He said smiling at her.

Then a dark haired man appeared slowly behind the mans seat. He eyed them.

"And I am Legolas Greenleaf." He said and shoved his hand in front of the man's face. The man jumped back slightly.

"Why.uh. hello Legolas." he said shaking his hand.

"This is my friend." Trinity said uneasily.

"Really.." Benjamin said.

"Yes.I am her friend, but you are not." Legolas said darkly looking intensely at the Benjamin.

"Legolas!" Trinity said shocked. But then the man started to chuckle. She looked at him and then started to laugh nervously. She gave Legolas a stern look.

"Well. I sure hope that I can be her friend." Benjamin said and smiled at Trinity. Trinity blushed.

"I assure you, sir, that Trinity would want nothing to do with you." Legolas said staring at the man as if sizing him up.

'Legolas! Why.why don't you read this.uh magazine." Trinity said and took a magazine from the pocket of the seat in front of her and handed it to Legolas.

Legolas took the magazine unsurely and then slowly lowered himself into his seat in the row behind them.

"So, what brings you to Aspen?" Benjamin asked.

"Oh well me and a couple of friends are staying with my friend Lizzy's parents in their cabin up there for a week. You?" Trinity said.

"Oh well I have business up there. I always go there every year during the winter to see how everything is." He said.

"Really." Trinity said. They continued chatting all the while Legolas was looking at them through the space in between the seats.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please buckle you seatbelts and prepare for take off." The flight attendant said.

Jo shakily started to buckle the seat belt. She was breathing hard.

"Are you all right?" Aragorn asked.

"I'm fine! Why wouldn't I be fine! I mean I'm not scared because that would be stupid! Being scared of an airplane! I'm not scared." Jo said quickly.

"I assure you I did not say you were scared." Aragorn said.

"Look just leave me alone." Jo said angrily. Then the plane started moving.

"This is unlike any experience I've had!" Pippin said excitedly.

Then the airplane started to gather up speed.

"Wahoo!" Pippin yelled along with Merry. They raised their arms in the air as if they were on a roller coaster. But their cried of happiness were drowned out by Jo's horrified screams.

"GOOOOOD! HELP ME!!!!" Jo yelled.

It was about 1 hour into the flight when Jo shakily unbuckled her seat belt, and went to the restroom. Aragorn was busy watching the movie on the screen.

Frodo was asleep on Lauren's shoulder. Sam and Lizzy were eating their meals. Trinity was having an intense discussion with Benjamin and Legolas kept tying to interrupt them.

Jo opened the door to the bathroom and stared to walk down the aisle. Then the plane started to shake and Jo panicked.

"We're all going to diiiieeee!" she yelled and locked herself in the bathroom.

All the passengers looked at the bathroom. A flight attendant rushed to the bathroom.

"Ma'am. Can you please open the door." She said.

"No! We're all going to die!" Jo's voice yelled from inside. "Ma'am I assure you that was nothing but turbulence. It happens. It doesn't mean that we're going to die." The flight attendant said. Then Aragorn appeared next to her.

"Jo. Come out. Nothings going to happen." He said.

"Aragorn is that you?" Jo's voice asked, slightly relieved.

"Yes, Jo. It's me." He said.

"And me, Marley." Marley said and stepped up next to Aragorn.

"I'm not coming out there the plane is going to shake and then we're going to crash.and.and.die!" Jo said sounding like a little girl.

" So you'd rather die in a bathroom?" Marley said.

There was silence and then, "That's not helping Marley!" Jo said.

"Look, come out! It was just a little bump!" Marley said.

"Yes. I'm sure we're almost at our destination." Aragorn said.

"Yes. About 30 minutes." The flight attendant said. Then there was a small click and Jo appeared from behind the door.

"Now. Can you please take your seats." The flight attendant demanded. She looked slightly agitated.

Jo made her way back to her seat with Aragorn, slightly embarrassed.

"HELP ME! WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" Marley mimicked Jo as they were waiting for Lizzy's mother outside the airport.

"Shut up! That was my first time on an airplane!" Jo said angrily.

"Yes. And I bet it'll be memorable to. The day Jo lost it on an airplane." Lauren said.

"Say Lizzy what's taking you mom so long!" Jo asked changing the subject.

"I don't know. Oh wait! Here she comes.. in a limo.." Lizzy said staring at it. Her mother was yelling out the window.

"Elizabeth! Elizabeth!" she called. It came to a halt in front of them. The guys were gaping at it. Her mother got out of the car and rushed to Lizzy. She embraced her.

"Hi mom." Lizzy said, though it was slightly muffled by her mothers fur coat. "Oh its great to see you! Jo! Is that you!" Her mother exclaimed and then embraced her.

"Hi, Mrs. Jacobs." Jo said.

"Wow look at all of you." Mrs. Jacobs said standing back and looking at the girls.

"Marley, your hairs a lot longer. Jihan, still heave that winning smile. Lauren, still as cute as a button. Trinity, still so pretty, and boy I have to feed you!" she said. Trinity blushed.

"And who might you all be." Mrs. Jacobs asked putting her hands on her hips and looking the boys up and down.

"Mama. These our are friends I was telling you about. This is Sam, Pippin, Merry, Aragorn, Frodo, and Legolas." Lizzy said stepping up to her mother.

"Ooh! Pleasure to meet you all. I'm Elizabeth's mother. Shirley Jacobs." Mrs. Jacobs said.

"Pleasure to meet you, milady." Legolas said bending down on one knee, taking her hand, and kissing it.

"Oh! What a gentlemen!" Shirley said. "Whose boyfriend is this?"

"Oh, they're not our boyfriends." Marley said.

"They're not? Why not!" Shirley demanded.

"Mom. It's getting kind of cold out here. Can we leave?" Lizzy asked.

"Why of course! I nearly forgot!" she said. The driver took their bags and out it in the trunk. They got in the very spacious limo.

"Wow! I've never been in one of these before." Marley said and pressed a button and a TV popped out.

"Mom. Where did you get this!?" Lizzy asked astonished.

"Well Matthew's company is hitting it big! So we have all these extravagancies that we never had before!" her mother gushed. She wrapped her fur coat tighter.

In about, 15 minutes, they were pulling up a very big driveway and stopped in front of something that didn't look like a cabin.

"Mom. Are you sure this is a cabin?" Lizzy asked stumbling out of the limo.

"Oh did I say Cabin! I meant lodge!" her mother said.

"LODGE!" Marley exclaimed.

"Yes! We own one." Her mother said.

"Are there going to be any other guests?" Jo asked struggling with her bags.

"Oh no. We closed it for a week since you all were coming." Her mother said.

"Wow! This place looks huge." Lauren said looking up at the story wooden lodge.

"Well if you think it's big out here wait till you see the inside!" Shirley said and motioned everyone to follow her inside.

"Do you think her coats real fur?" Marley whispered to Jihan as they walked inside with their things.

AN: Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!! End of chapter 11! It was great being back at my computer and typing!! First off, I have two important announcements so I want everyone to read it! It's the last paragraph.

But first I want to give out my thank yous for the last chapter. First to Sirius's crazy chick. Thank you for reviewing and for wishing me fun in New York. I did have fun. ^-^! Next to Miss Jedi. Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my story and I will keep writing, I assure you! Of course to Meregrin. I felt muy muy happy (muy mean's very in Spanish) for letting me know that you love my story and that you want me to continue. *Gives hug*. Next to Andray, thank you for saying my story was well written! I appreciate it! Next to Tap-dancing hobbit. I am very sorry I left you! *Tear* LOL. I'm glad you liked my chapter! And last but not least, to Orlanozgurl13. I hurried back as fast as I could! LOL. Thank you for liking my chappie! Ok that's all of them! I want to thank everyone one more time. I love it when you guy's review it makes me very happy!

Ok my first announcement is that I will probably do about 5 or 7 chapters more. This story is coming to and end and it's going to end soon. I haven't decided how many more chapters I want to do but it's in the range of about 5 or 7. Don't worry though! They're will be a sequel! I will probably be under a different pen name though. But I will tell you guys the name of the next story and my new pen name in the last chapter don't worry! My second announcement is that I need all of your votes. I'm having a kind of competition for my next chapter. I want two couples in my story to get together. I narrowed it down to 2. They are Trinity and Legolas and Aragorn and Jo. I have an idea for one of these couples and I'm not sure which one I should use it own. So I want everyone who reviews to vote on which couple you want to "hook up". I really need all of your votes and once I get enough votes I will write my next chapter and put my plan to action with the winning couple. I know a lot of you are saying what about the others! I assure you that they will get together, it's just that I already have ideas of how each of them will get together, I was just having trouble on these two couples! ^-^. So when you all review please say who you want to hook up first. Either Legolas and Trinity or Aragorn and Jo. If there are any questions e-mail or IM me! ^-^