Chapter Two: New Worlds and Hot Elves.
~*~Shannon's P.O.V*~
The sound of the river brought me back to the land of the living. I rolled over, heard something snap, and felt my whole leg shoot up in pain. Great!! Just perfect...my ankle's broken!! Clap for me... NOT! I'm lost in the woods and I'm injured. I don't even know where the others are. I finally open my eyes and see the river running just behind me. My clothes are soaked through and I've lost my jacket. My beautiful, soft, silky, perfect blonde hair is brown with dirt. It's still raining. I swear... someone out there has something big against me. Just then, I hear Shelby yelling.
"Shannon!! Sharylan!! Brianna!!"
"Over here." I call back, in a quiet voice. She heard me and rushed over, the cat hanging for dear life on her shoulder.
"Shannon! Me and Neko were so scared! Are you alright?" The question made me snort.
"Am I alright? Yea... ankle just broke, that's all," I said. Pause... "Who's Neko?"
"My cat, duh. I named it!" she said proudly just before my earlier comments sunk in through that thick head of hers. Her eyes got big as she rolled up my jeans. My ankle had swelled until it was roughly the same size as an orange. A big, purple orange. She looked around and spotted some twigs 'n junk nearby.
"Stay still and don't move ok?"
I just looked at her as she ran off. Yeah, I was really planning on playing jump-rope while she was gone. No, seriously, I was.
I tried to distract myself from the pain by watching Shelby's cat –Neko, apparently- play with my necklace. She took my silver pendent in her tiny mouth and began to chew. I rolled my eyes. Did I look like a sack of catnip!? Stupid cat...
Just then, my dear sister came sprinting out of the woods...and tripped over my ankle.
"Sharylan!!!" I yelped. The blond idiot just stared at me, not bothering to move at all. I use all my strength to shove her off and started crying about my leg again. The black kitten on my lap purred happily and licked my arm. Stupid cat...
Shelby came back with three flat pieces of wood... and our back packs!
"I found 'em on the other side of the river! How cool is that?" She asked, sitting and grabbing my ankle gently. Neko hopped off of me and began chewing on the grass. Stupid cat...
My friend looked down to see Sharylan on the floor, cursing my name.
"Sharylan... when'd you get here?"
"A few moments ago... when she smashed my ankle!" I answered for her. She glared at me and joined Shelby by my legs.
"What do we do now?" My sister asked, stroking Neko. Stupid- aw, geez, do I even need to say it?
Shelby shook her head while inspecting the wound and sighed.
"It's not broken, but stuck at a weird angle. I'm going to have to pop it back in place."
I glared at her.
"You're not touching me!" I cried, pulling away and causing myself more pain. Shelby sighed and looked around. Someone in the distance began running to us. Brianna!!? I said as much.
"Brianna!!?"
"I thought you were still in the river somewhere. Is everyone alright?" she asked, ignoring me.
Sharylan pointed to my ankle. Brianna 'eeped' and squatted next to Shelby. Shel and Bri are doctors' kids, and they told me they knew what they were doing. I didn't buy it for a minute.
"It's dislocated," Bri said. Shelby nodded sagely.
"I suspected as much. Ma'am, I must insist that you allow us to set it," Shelby declared professionally.
I rolled my eyes. "No."
Shelby rolled her eyes as she grabbed my foot. Brianna held my leg down, while Sharylan pinned my arms to my sides.
"No! Shelby, stop!" I protested, but was she listening? ...No. Shelby was in 'the zone'. Whenever one of us gets hurt, she goes into this trance-like- thing and totally takes command, annoying really.
"On three, okay?"
"No! Not okay!"
"One..."
"Please, guys, don't do this! Shel? Sharylan? Bri? C'mon, this isn't funny!"
"Two..."
I clenched my teeth and squeezed my eyes shut.
"Three!"
Shelby snapped my ankle back into place. I remembered pain... screaming... and then nothing.
~*Sharylan's P.O.V*~
I found my sister and Shelby near the river. Yay! Shannon's ankle was totally messed up, facing the wrong way. Boo! So, being the loving sis I am... I help in anyway possible. Then Bri shows up. We had to reset Shanny- sis's ankle. I helped. It was fun! Shannon wasn't too thrilled, but I guess I wouldn't be either.
So... Shelby gave a short count down and snapped it in place. My poor sister screamed and passed out, scaring Neko in the process. Such a cute cat...
Shelby expertly began placing the wood around the ankle like a splint. I watched, looked around, and quickly make an observation.
"We are so not in Cali anymore."
The others stopped as well and looked at the forest behind us. Shelby raised an eyebrow. Brianna stood and scanned the open, grassy field in front of us.
"You're right. I don't think we have open, grassy fields," she replied. Shelby finished her work and looked back to us.
"She's not going to be able to walk on it you know. Someone's gonna have to carry her."
I groaned. I'm the tallest and biggest out of the four. Brianna might be able to carry Shannon, but not for very long. She has absolutely no muscle. Shelby's too small and short to carry Shannon because they're about the same size. Looks like I was stuck with the job. I reluctantly pulled my twin onto my back.
"She weighs a ton!" I gasped, trying to keep my balance. Shelby took my backpack from me, and we began to aimlessly wander around.
"See...I told you we shouldn't have gone into the forest," Bri muttered. We chose to ignore her and continued. After about forty minutes of aimless wandering, we ended up in the middle of an even bigger grassy field.
"Something tells me that the people here have a thing for big, grassy fields," Shelby commented, putting Neko on the ground.
"How do we even know if there are people here?" I asked.
Shelby snorted. "Of course there are people here. Well, maybe not here here, but here... somewhere," she replied with a vague wave of her hand.
"Is there anyway out of here?" Brianna groaned. I laid Shannon down and plopped onto the ground.
"Now what do we do?" I asked.
"Don't know...but at least it stopped raining," Shelby muttered. A single drop of water fell onto my nose as I glared at her. She laughed nervously. The rain soon began to pour.
"We have to find shelter!" Bri cried, helping me carry Shannon. We ran to a nearby grove of trees. Shelby was the last to arrive. Neko was running around stupidly and got stuck in a huge ass puddle.
"Why does this always happen to me?" Shelby whined, wiping the kitten dry. There was nothing to do now but explore the grove. Bri decided to stay with Shannon, but me, Shelby, and Neko walked around, trying to find a dry path.
"Nothing. We're stuck." Shelby said as we walked to the others. The sound of hooves reached my ears.
"Hey, you hear that?" I asked. Brianna looked to the open field and spotted three men on horses.
"There! Three guys!"
By then, dear Shannon had woken and attempted to kill Shelby, but couldn't reach her. It was comedy. Anyways... (after prying my sister's hands off) Shel and me ran into the field, waving to the pretty horses.
"Hey! Dudes!" I called. The lead horse dude stopped his stallion and maneuvered it towards us, his friends stopping too. He dismounted.
"Are you in need of assistance young maidens?" His voice was oddly familiar... but I couldn't figure out who it was, there was too much rain. Who ever he was...he wore a green and burgundy tunic with a shield strapped to his back and talked in really old English. I find old English guys hot. Too bad they're all old.
Shelby nodded.
"We were playing in the woods and got lost somehow. One of my friends has hurt her ankle."
"I don't suppose you have horses?"
"Naw. We had to walk." He shot her a quizzical glance. "Anyways... can you help us?"
The man walked back to his friends. While they talked, I leaned over to Shelby.
"Doesn't he look familiar to you?"
The green-eyed girl squinted, then shook her head.
"There's too much rain. I can't see."
"You think we should trust them?"
She paused for a moment.
"Do we have any other choice?"
We stopped talking as soon as Mr. Hopefully-Hot-Old-English-Dude came back.
"Alright... we will assist you. Where is this friend of yours?"
I lead him to the grove and watched as he kneeled and gathered Shannon in his arms. I wondered idly if it would look a bit weird if my ankle just suddenly snapped.
'Get a look at him! He's out of the rain!' The not-so-hot-guy-obsessed part of my mind screamed.
I nodded, thinking that my mind was smarter than I was, and looked at his face. I gasped. The man glanced at me.
"Is there something wrong milady?"
My jaw must have fallen to the floor. Oh. My. God! This wasn't any regular hot guy stopping to help... this was Boromir!!!!! (A/N: I don't know how to spell his name... so don't bother telling me. Let me be ignorant damn it!!)
"I...um...no, nothing's wrong, sir."
Bri looked at me as if I was crazy. I motioned for her to take a look-sie... and look-sie she did. Much incoherent babbling ensued.
"You must be more tired than I thought. Come, young maidens..." Boromir said, walking to his horse. "We ride to Rivendell. The Elves will give us a grand welcome."
On hearing this, Shelby stared at him flat out.
"Th-The... Elves?" She asked. Her eyes grew wide.
"Yes child, now come... I must be there within the day."
The tall rider of Gondor, (You thought I forgot where he came from, huh? That's right... I know you all too well. *Glares at readers* Shame on you for not believing in me!) lifted Shannon onto his mighty steed and mounted behind her. Brianna was told to climb on behind him while me and Shelby went with the other two riders. I hoped that they were cute.
~*Shannon's P.O.V*~
I looked over to my sister, who was clinging to the rider-guy in front of her.
"Can you believe this?" I mouthed to her so the horse guys couldn't hear. She shook her head. The ride was long and boring. *sneezes.* I think I'm catching a cold!! *sneezes again.* Aw Hell! A few hours later, we reached a large forest.
"Great, another forest," Bri moaned. Boromir smiled.
"It is alright, these woods will cause you no harm."
She stared at him. "You mean... some woods do cause harm?"
"Lord Boromir... there are Elves in the trees," Another rider dude said. Shadows moved all around us, jumping through branches and stuff.
Sharylan looked back at us with a small smile. The horses advanced and walked slowly through the forest. More shadows flew through the trees. My sister whimpered quietly. The rider put a hand on her shoulder.
"Stay calm and no harm will come to you," He whispered. We finally reached a monster wall and a pair of great big gates. They were white with little vines growing on the bottoms, reminded me of a Martha Stewart magazine.
"Oh... purdy gates," I murmured. Once the doors opened, the three riders guided their horses through a huge courtyard and stopped near a beautiful garden. They helped the others down as Boromir quickly grabbed me.
"We must get her to the house of healing. You three, come with me."
'He rhymed!!' I stared in awe of his poetic-ness as crowds and crowds of Elves moved out of our way. A fairly old royal-looking guy off to the side stopped us in our tracks.
"You must be Boromir Lecture," he started. "I am Elrond, Lord of this city."
"Lord Elrond... I have come from Gondor for the Council." Boromir answered. The man nodded, then looked to the four of us.
"Human children?"
"Yes Sir, this one is injured and needs help."
"I specifically stated that only a certain amount may accompany you here. Rivendell is no place for the likes of them." Bri took a step back. I sigh mentally; this is going to be a long stay...
"They are but young maidens that needed assistance. Please, pardon them."
The extremely scary Elf Lord glared down at Shelby. She, of coarse glared back.
"They can not stay... you have to dispose of them."
"Dispose? Of me?" Sharylan squeaked. "Now wait a second 'gramps'..."
"Gramps?" He repeated grandly. "I am not your... gramps. And it is not your place to speak against my ruling!" Elrond turn to Boromir, clearly angered.
"Boromir... you don't even know who they are! They could be spies, sent from Sauron!" He clapped, summoning four Elven men.
"Take them to the spare rooms near the council grounds. I will deal with them later."
~*Brianna's P.O.V*~
The four nodded and grabbed us. Shelby and Sharylan fought, while Shannon refused to let go of Boromir. Amidst the confusion, the huge gates opened again as three white horses galloped in. Two men in dark cloaks dismounted as their leader, a man in a lighter cloak, took a quick glance around. He finally dismounted and looked to us, his hood falling off. I gasped. The Elf (Yeah... he's an Elf too.) had platinum blond hair with ice blue eyes.
"Lord Elrond... what is the problem?" He asked, instructing the guards to release us while nearing them. Shelby pushed one of the Elves away and glared at Elrond, overlooking the newcomer.
"Look... I don't know who died and made you ruler of the world, but you have no right to grab me! Pervert!!" She glared him in the eye. "My friend's in pain and I'm not leaving until she's better!"
Elrond gasped at such a remark. The blond Elf standing next to him smiled kindly and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It is alright little one... we meant you no harm."
Shelby glanced at his face... then quickly did a double take.
"Uh... you...ah..." She stuttered. Legolas Greenleaf, the Elf standing no more than two inches in front, removed his hand and stooped to her level.
We all stood in a total case of shock. Mouth open, Shelby tried hard to say something, but her voice just wouldn't work with her. That's the problem with second-hand minds these days. They never work as well as the dealer says. *sigh.*
~*Shelby's P.O.V*~
Oh. My. God!!! It's Legolas!! Ah!!!! He's... like, right here!!!
"Tell me... what is your name?" He asked. Oooo! His voice is like silk! And not the cheap kind either!
Whoa, hold the phone...
'He asked for your name stupid!' My mind yells. Oh yeah.
Name? Name!! I can barely remember how to breath right now!! I think hard. Come on Shelby! Put that grey-matter to use!
"Uh... Shelby."
Good job! *pats herself on back*
"Lady Shelby. (A/N: Te, he... I'm a lady. *smiles smugly*) I am sorry for how you've been treated. Please... accept my apology."
"Okay," I breathed. I'd agree to anything he said, even if it was 'take me, I'm yours'. Hell, especially if it was 'take me, I'm yours'.
Legolas smiled again and stood, looking at the others. "You others are with this girl?"
They nod slowly, staring at me in disbelief. Ha, they were just jealous. The prince stood and turned to Elrond, a not too friendly smile on his face. As many of you know... Elrond and Thaildril aren't the best of buds. (Well, in my story they aren't, 'cause it's mine!) And considering that Legolas is Thaildril's son...
"You have as much say in this as her!" Mr. Eyebrows (a.k.a Elrond) points to me. "Remember... you are protected under my command Legolas. Do not push your welcome," he warned. Leoglas looks to Boromir next.
"Were you the one who found them?"
The Gondor native nodded.
"You may take them off my hands if you wish. I have no desire in babysitting."
"Traitor," Sharalyn muttered. I can't help but giggle. That's what you get for crushing on the guy who dies in the first movie.
"Then it is so." The Elf moved for Shannon and gently lifted her in his arms. I heard her giggle. She giggled!! This is my fantasy! There's only room for one Queen of Mirkwood here! Legolas smiled and looked to us. "Come, your friend needs healing."
We silently follow, passing a bored looking Boromir and a pissed off Elrond. At the house 'o healing, Shan got her ankle fixed up. =) She thanked the doctor and thus started our wonderful stay at Rivendell!
"I must say," Legolas started. "You four are like no other women I have seen before."
I, of course, blush (just a lil) and smiled at him.
"Thanks, I guess."
"Where do you hail from?"
We all choke on the question. Bri cleared her throat and began an intricately thought out explanation.
"It's a land far away from here. Very far." Good going bud... you rock. He smiled kindly as we exited the garden. A dark haired Elf approached quickly, nearly tripping over the freshly healed Shannon.
"Prince Legolas..." He panted. I raise my eye brows in surprise. (I knew he was royalty... but he didn't know I did.) "Lord Elrond and the Ishtar desire a word with you, now."
The blond Elf dropped the smile he held and replaced it with a light frown.
"What of?"
"That is not my privilege to say Prince."
Legolas looked down at us and smiled.
"I must leave you now, but I shall come back when dinner is ready."
He then looked to the man, all sense of friendliness gone.
"Have them taken to my hall. Make sure no one disturbs them, do I make myself clear?" The man nodded quickly. Legolas smiled at us one final time (God, that will never get old) before walking to the grand hall a few feet away. The man looked at us, huffed, and began walking without a word.
"The least he could do was yell, 'Hey!' or 'Let's go!' or a simple 'Come'." Brianna muttered. We were led into a smaller, less impressive building. There, the Elf dude walked us to a dark room and shoved us in.
"Don't come out until His Majesty Prince Legolas arrives, got that!?"
We nodded. He slammed the door. We heard him stomp down the hall.
"Now what?" Sharylan asked, tapping along the walls, looking for a light switch or something.
"You looking for a light here?" Her sister asked, then laughed. "Stupid."
After a few minutes of tripping over shit on the floor... I manage to find a lamp.
"Found a lamp!"
"Found a candle!" Bri shouts.
"Found a match!" The twins called out together. We met in the middle of the room and somehow put the three to use. After lighting the little lamp, we look around and gasped.
"Wow."
~*Writer's P.O.V*~
The room was like a house! There were huge tapestries hanging off of walls, and big, fluffy beds, all made in different styles. Monster, wall width windows covered with thick drapes made up the western wall. Moving the lamp every which way, they could see many more lamps hanging off of walls. Soon, the room was lit and really became clear. An intricate fountain stood in the very center of four bed settings. Shannon shrieked as a pillow-covered bed finally came from the shadows. It stood in the middle of a lily white and cream colored sitting area/corner. She rushed over and hopped frantically into the sea of fabric.
"I call this!!"
Sharylan made her way over to a cream and lilac colored setting, a skylight over the queen sized bed. Its iron poles were twisted intricately with soft banners falling to the ground. She sighed contently as a darkening sky greeted her overhead.
"Don't expect me to leave this spot ever again."
The last two looked around some more and spied a pile of back packs.
"Our stuff is here!"
Brianna rushed over and hugged her possessions.
"Thank God! I was going to go nuts without this!"
A rustling came from Shelby's pack and out popped a little black head.
"Hey Neko! Were you a good girl?" She asked, grabbing up the kitten who happily ran up her arm. Shannon twitched. Neko perched upon her master's shoulder and licked her face. Shelby tried not to laugh too loud (freaking out a cat on your shoulder isn't such a good idea) and picked up her bag.
Brianna walked quickly over to a pale yellow and lime green corner, complete with bed and furniture set. She jumped atop the raised lit (bed in French... feeling adventurous peoples) and eagerly emptied her bag. A squeal came from her. The others snapped their heads up.
"All my stuff made it!"
The twins retrieved their luggage as well and dumped their things everywhere, marveling over the technology that held up through the rain. Shelby stroked Neko while walking to the last available corner. (these bedroom/things are in corners just to let you know.) She saw a bed the same size as the others, covered with a light blue and purple comforter, various chairs and tables of wood lightly draped with thin fabric. The bed frame was dark and the pillows comfy. Neko made herself at home between two of the biggest pillows she could find as Shelby rummaged through her pack. A relieved sigh exited her lips.
"My cell! It's still here!"
The three (and one cat) looked up from what they were doing to stare at her in anticipation.
"You brought your phone!?" Bri cried. "I left mine at home!"
"Us too!" Shannon yelped. They jumped over to Shelby.
"Try to make a call, see if the connection goes through." Sharalyn suggested. The four (and one cat) held their breath as the girl's thin fingers moved over the keys. There was a small pause, then a dead dial tone. Sighs came from the group as they dejectedly walked back to their respective spots.
"Now what? We've been caught in a freak rain storm, washed into a river, and ended up in Middle-Earth of all places... and no one at home knows we're alive!" Brianna wailed into her pillows. "I want to go home!"
Shelby looked with sad eyes as her friends began to turn for the worst of moods. Neko, sensing her master's plight, crawled onto the girl's lap and 'meowed' in her cute baby voice. Shelby looked down, despite her tears, and smiled. She hugged Neko lightly and lay back on her sheets.
"I think we should all try to sleep. We'll think better when we get up."
~*Shelby's P.O.V*~
Well, here we are... in the middle of Middle-Earth... years and miles away from home, where ever home is. I woke up to see Shannon sitting in one of the chairs on my side of the room. She has a lightly colored dress with her too.
"Shan, what'cha doing?" I asked, leaning over the bed. The blond looked to me and smiled.
"This is my dress for tonight. Yours is over there."
Feeling the need to stand, I got out of bed and crossed the room, watching as Sharalyn and Brianna danced around with their clothes.
"Aren't these the best!?" The blond squealed. I just continued on until a green outfit caught my eye.
"Oooo."
"Yea, that's yours," Bri said. "Arwen brought them here when you were still asleep."
I looked around, after grabbing my dress, and found a pair of doors to my right.
"Guys, what's over there?"
As the others looked up, I moved over to investigate. Neko ran to my side, ever faithful. I reached for one of the sleek knobs and turned it slowly, listening to the creaking sound it made. Slowly, I pushed it open and poked my head inside.
"Guys!!"
The three (and one cat) ran over and looked past my shoulder to see a huge ass room full of gowns and shoes. We must have stood there drooling for two hours. Jumping forward, Shannon was the first to break to trance.
"Clothes!!!"
Before digging in and attacking the unsuspecting racks... we promised to wear the gowns Arwen brought as to not hurt her feelings.
"But these will do for the rest of the time!" I shouted, getting to the shoe corner first.
30 minutes later.......................
We came out victorious!!
"I'm liking Rivendell," Brianna stated, twirling around in her wine colored evening gown with hecka long sleeves, complete with gold trimming and silver slippers. Her hair was done up in curls, (with my help.=D) and a silver necklace finished off the look.
Shannon had on a saucy lil number, something sheer and silky. It reached the floor, (like all the others... talk about repetitious) where the bottom was a royal blue, the middle powdered blue, and the top a creamy white. Her hair was left out and curled in little ringlets around her face. Her slippers were white and necklace gold as well.
Sharalyn was decked out in silver. It shimmered as she walked about the room... like a great big Mag Light. Her hair was half up/half down. She wore silver slippers and a diamond necklace.
Me... nothing special, just a nightgown looking thing, green as the trees. Its neck was low cut, but modest for all the children out there reading this story of stupidity. Lacey things were sown onto the sleeves and collar. I also had black slippers and a simple silver necklace. Needless to say... this wasn't church attire.
"I feel like a princes," Bri sighed, sashaying around the room
"Hey, look what I found," Shannon called from inside the huge closet. We walked over to her and spied a grip of little clay pots. Sharylan opened one and squealed.
"It's make-up!"
10 minutes and three Band-Aids later........................
Yea, we fought over it... but it was worth the blood shed.
While tending to our wounds, a soft knock came at the door.
"Come in!" Brianna yelled. Legolas, the incredibly sexy Elvin royal, entered. He wore a dark green tunic with green leggings and black boots. His fine blue eyes scanned the four of us, smiling at what he saw.
"You all look wonderful."
We couldn't help but blush. (Compliments from hotties will do that to ya) The smiling prince motioned to the door.
"Come, dinner starts soon and we do not wish to be late."
~* Sharylan's P.O.V*~
Not complaining or anything... but could this castle get any bigger!? I mean... it's one little king and his daughter. They couldn't possibly need this much room!! I looked to the others, who were clearly as winded as me. But Legolas... not him. He's too perfect to succumb to anything so trivial.
How is it that he can go for hours walking or running or fighting and not look at least flushed? It's not fair I tell ya!! Anywho... (Once we finally got there. *gasp, pain*) Lord Elrond greeted us warmly at the banquet hall. (Two faced no?) His daughter, Arwen, was seated next to a rugged, foresty look'n guy. I think it's... Aragorn. Bri's eyes must have popped out her head.
"OMG!!" She cried, attracting attention from everyone in the great hall. I brought a hand to my face in embarrassment as Shannon looked away and Shelby snickered. Why did we bring her? "Um... ah..."
"Ah, Prince Legolas... so kind of you to join us," Elrond said, coming over and hugging the blond Elf. He, of course, hugged him back. (Well you have to... he's the king. No sense in getting your head cut off for nothing.) The elder looked down at us and scowled. "What are they doing here?" He asked. Shelby glared and put a hand on her hip.
"You know... while I'm here, might as well get to grubb'n *smirk* 'Gramps'!"
"That's it!!"
Legolas pulled Shelby away before Elrond could touch her.
"Lord Elrond please... she is but a child. I do not think a respected Elvin lord would stoop so low as to strike a lost, defenseless child."
The Lord of Rivendell thought for a moment... then turned away.
"They may stay... but---"
Elrond's eyes swept over us (Very scary. I rhymed!) and rested on Shelby.
"She must be with you at all times." A blind man could have seen the way Shelby's face lit up.
Legolas nodded and watched as he walked away. I let out the breath I'd been holding.
"You moron!" Brianna whispered. "He could have just killed you!!"
"Yea, but I'm still alive aren't I?" Shelby asked, receiving hits from all of us. Our new Elvish friend shook his head (with a smile on his face) and led us to a table where the soon-to-be Fellowship sat. Shannon stayed to Legolas's right side as Shelby took the left. Brianna sat across from Aragorn and Arwen, glaring menacingly at the princess whenever she could. I spotted my hobbit king (Guess who?) and quickly took the seat. (Ha Sam!! Beat ya!) I smile affectionately at the small man.
"Hey," I quickly greet. Elijah...err... Frodo smiled back.
"Hello. What's your name?"
"Sharylan." I answer. I'm soooo in heaven right now! Ah Frodo...
"I'm Frodo Baggins. Nice to meet you."
We shook hands.
"Likewise. Tell me 'Master Frodo'..." (Ha... always wanted to say that =D) "What brings you to Rivendell?"
If I could get a name out of him... I could probably get some info too.
"Well... a special reason," he started, taking his time with words. "My cousins and I were summoned here by Gandalf the Grey and Lord Elrond."
"Eh... Elrond," Shelby interjected, rolling her eyes.
"No one asked you to listen in you know Shel." I stuck my tongue out at her. Legolas looked up from his meal to glance at Shelby.
"I take it you have strong feelings against him?" The question was followed by a smirk. Shelby melted.
She laughed stupidly. The Elf's smirk widened as he returned to his plate. My love struck friend gave me a thumbs up. I chuckled.
"I guess she's got no problem with being here," I murmured. Frodo and the other hobbits looked at me.
"So... what business have you in Rivendell Lady Sharylan?"
Oops. Haven't thought of a good lie yet. Oh man... Before the tiny four could bust me... Brianna came to my rescue. (Yay!!)
"We were playing in a forest near by and got caught in a river. Lord Boromir was kind enough to aid us and bring us here. Prince Legolas then allowed us to stay with him for the duration of our stay," she said sweetly. Bri amazed me sometimes. Those three brain cells came in handy. Remind me to thank her later.
"I see. You were brought here on your own will," Pippin asked. His little face pointed to mine. Awwwww.
"Yes... we fell in the river on purpose."
"Some people have all the luck," he said, looking down at the table and totally missing my sarcasm. I leaned over and placed a hand on his small shoulder.
"It's alright. I know that you'll do just fine here."
"Thanks."
Beta Note: Hey, I said it would take me awhile! But hey, this one's longer, right? Kinda makes up for the wait. Aw, yeah right. It's not like people are reading this anyway... Except for two reviews! Yay! Queen Shadow thanks you and sends you marriage certificates to Orli! Unless you're a guy, then you get cookies. ^ - ^
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~*~Shannon's P.O.V*~
The sound of the river brought me back to the land of the living. I rolled over, heard something snap, and felt my whole leg shoot up in pain. Great!! Just perfect...my ankle's broken!! Clap for me... NOT! I'm lost in the woods and I'm injured. I don't even know where the others are. I finally open my eyes and see the river running just behind me. My clothes are soaked through and I've lost my jacket. My beautiful, soft, silky, perfect blonde hair is brown with dirt. It's still raining. I swear... someone out there has something big against me. Just then, I hear Shelby yelling.
"Shannon!! Sharylan!! Brianna!!"
"Over here." I call back, in a quiet voice. She heard me and rushed over, the cat hanging for dear life on her shoulder.
"Shannon! Me and Neko were so scared! Are you alright?" The question made me snort.
"Am I alright? Yea... ankle just broke, that's all," I said. Pause... "Who's Neko?"
"My cat, duh. I named it!" she said proudly just before my earlier comments sunk in through that thick head of hers. Her eyes got big as she rolled up my jeans. My ankle had swelled until it was roughly the same size as an orange. A big, purple orange. She looked around and spotted some twigs 'n junk nearby.
"Stay still and don't move ok?"
I just looked at her as she ran off. Yeah, I was really planning on playing jump-rope while she was gone. No, seriously, I was.
I tried to distract myself from the pain by watching Shelby's cat –Neko, apparently- play with my necklace. She took my silver pendent in her tiny mouth and began to chew. I rolled my eyes. Did I look like a sack of catnip!? Stupid cat...
Just then, my dear sister came sprinting out of the woods...and tripped over my ankle.
"Sharylan!!!" I yelped. The blond idiot just stared at me, not bothering to move at all. I use all my strength to shove her off and started crying about my leg again. The black kitten on my lap purred happily and licked my arm. Stupid cat...
Shelby came back with three flat pieces of wood... and our back packs!
"I found 'em on the other side of the river! How cool is that?" She asked, sitting and grabbing my ankle gently. Neko hopped off of me and began chewing on the grass. Stupid cat...
My friend looked down to see Sharylan on the floor, cursing my name.
"Sharylan... when'd you get here?"
"A few moments ago... when she smashed my ankle!" I answered for her. She glared at me and joined Shelby by my legs.
"What do we do now?" My sister asked, stroking Neko. Stupid- aw, geez, do I even need to say it?
Shelby shook her head while inspecting the wound and sighed.
"It's not broken, but stuck at a weird angle. I'm going to have to pop it back in place."
I glared at her.
"You're not touching me!" I cried, pulling away and causing myself more pain. Shelby sighed and looked around. Someone in the distance began running to us. Brianna!!? I said as much.
"Brianna!!?"
"I thought you were still in the river somewhere. Is everyone alright?" she asked, ignoring me.
Sharylan pointed to my ankle. Brianna 'eeped' and squatted next to Shelby. Shel and Bri are doctors' kids, and they told me they knew what they were doing. I didn't buy it for a minute.
"It's dislocated," Bri said. Shelby nodded sagely.
"I suspected as much. Ma'am, I must insist that you allow us to set it," Shelby declared professionally.
I rolled my eyes. "No."
Shelby rolled her eyes as she grabbed my foot. Brianna held my leg down, while Sharylan pinned my arms to my sides.
"No! Shelby, stop!" I protested, but was she listening? ...No. Shelby was in 'the zone'. Whenever one of us gets hurt, she goes into this trance-like- thing and totally takes command, annoying really.
"On three, okay?"
"No! Not okay!"
"One..."
"Please, guys, don't do this! Shel? Sharylan? Bri? C'mon, this isn't funny!"
"Two..."
I clenched my teeth and squeezed my eyes shut.
"Three!"
Shelby snapped my ankle back into place. I remembered pain... screaming... and then nothing.
~*Sharylan's P.O.V*~
I found my sister and Shelby near the river. Yay! Shannon's ankle was totally messed up, facing the wrong way. Boo! So, being the loving sis I am... I help in anyway possible. Then Bri shows up. We had to reset Shanny- sis's ankle. I helped. It was fun! Shannon wasn't too thrilled, but I guess I wouldn't be either.
So... Shelby gave a short count down and snapped it in place. My poor sister screamed and passed out, scaring Neko in the process. Such a cute cat...
Shelby expertly began placing the wood around the ankle like a splint. I watched, looked around, and quickly make an observation.
"We are so not in Cali anymore."
The others stopped as well and looked at the forest behind us. Shelby raised an eyebrow. Brianna stood and scanned the open, grassy field in front of us.
"You're right. I don't think we have open, grassy fields," she replied. Shelby finished her work and looked back to us.
"She's not going to be able to walk on it you know. Someone's gonna have to carry her."
I groaned. I'm the tallest and biggest out of the four. Brianna might be able to carry Shannon, but not for very long. She has absolutely no muscle. Shelby's too small and short to carry Shannon because they're about the same size. Looks like I was stuck with the job. I reluctantly pulled my twin onto my back.
"She weighs a ton!" I gasped, trying to keep my balance. Shelby took my backpack from me, and we began to aimlessly wander around.
"See...I told you we shouldn't have gone into the forest," Bri muttered. We chose to ignore her and continued. After about forty minutes of aimless wandering, we ended up in the middle of an even bigger grassy field.
"Something tells me that the people here have a thing for big, grassy fields," Shelby commented, putting Neko on the ground.
"How do we even know if there are people here?" I asked.
Shelby snorted. "Of course there are people here. Well, maybe not here here, but here... somewhere," she replied with a vague wave of her hand.
"Is there anyway out of here?" Brianna groaned. I laid Shannon down and plopped onto the ground.
"Now what do we do?" I asked.
"Don't know...but at least it stopped raining," Shelby muttered. A single drop of water fell onto my nose as I glared at her. She laughed nervously. The rain soon began to pour.
"We have to find shelter!" Bri cried, helping me carry Shannon. We ran to a nearby grove of trees. Shelby was the last to arrive. Neko was running around stupidly and got stuck in a huge ass puddle.
"Why does this always happen to me?" Shelby whined, wiping the kitten dry. There was nothing to do now but explore the grove. Bri decided to stay with Shannon, but me, Shelby, and Neko walked around, trying to find a dry path.
"Nothing. We're stuck." Shelby said as we walked to the others. The sound of hooves reached my ears.
"Hey, you hear that?" I asked. Brianna looked to the open field and spotted three men on horses.
"There! Three guys!"
By then, dear Shannon had woken and attempted to kill Shelby, but couldn't reach her. It was comedy. Anyways... (after prying my sister's hands off) Shel and me ran into the field, waving to the pretty horses.
"Hey! Dudes!" I called. The lead horse dude stopped his stallion and maneuvered it towards us, his friends stopping too. He dismounted.
"Are you in need of assistance young maidens?" His voice was oddly familiar... but I couldn't figure out who it was, there was too much rain. Who ever he was...he wore a green and burgundy tunic with a shield strapped to his back and talked in really old English. I find old English guys hot. Too bad they're all old.
Shelby nodded.
"We were playing in the woods and got lost somehow. One of my friends has hurt her ankle."
"I don't suppose you have horses?"
"Naw. We had to walk." He shot her a quizzical glance. "Anyways... can you help us?"
The man walked back to his friends. While they talked, I leaned over to Shelby.
"Doesn't he look familiar to you?"
The green-eyed girl squinted, then shook her head.
"There's too much rain. I can't see."
"You think we should trust them?"
She paused for a moment.
"Do we have any other choice?"
We stopped talking as soon as Mr. Hopefully-Hot-Old-English-Dude came back.
"Alright... we will assist you. Where is this friend of yours?"
I lead him to the grove and watched as he kneeled and gathered Shannon in his arms. I wondered idly if it would look a bit weird if my ankle just suddenly snapped.
'Get a look at him! He's out of the rain!' The not-so-hot-guy-obsessed part of my mind screamed.
I nodded, thinking that my mind was smarter than I was, and looked at his face. I gasped. The man glanced at me.
"Is there something wrong milady?"
My jaw must have fallen to the floor. Oh. My. God! This wasn't any regular hot guy stopping to help... this was Boromir!!!!! (A/N: I don't know how to spell his name... so don't bother telling me. Let me be ignorant damn it!!)
"I...um...no, nothing's wrong, sir."
Bri looked at me as if I was crazy. I motioned for her to take a look-sie... and look-sie she did. Much incoherent babbling ensued.
"You must be more tired than I thought. Come, young maidens..." Boromir said, walking to his horse. "We ride to Rivendell. The Elves will give us a grand welcome."
On hearing this, Shelby stared at him flat out.
"Th-The... Elves?" She asked. Her eyes grew wide.
"Yes child, now come... I must be there within the day."
The tall rider of Gondor, (You thought I forgot where he came from, huh? That's right... I know you all too well. *Glares at readers* Shame on you for not believing in me!) lifted Shannon onto his mighty steed and mounted behind her. Brianna was told to climb on behind him while me and Shelby went with the other two riders. I hoped that they were cute.
~*Shannon's P.O.V*~
I looked over to my sister, who was clinging to the rider-guy in front of her.
"Can you believe this?" I mouthed to her so the horse guys couldn't hear. She shook her head. The ride was long and boring. *sneezes.* I think I'm catching a cold!! *sneezes again.* Aw Hell! A few hours later, we reached a large forest.
"Great, another forest," Bri moaned. Boromir smiled.
"It is alright, these woods will cause you no harm."
She stared at him. "You mean... some woods do cause harm?"
"Lord Boromir... there are Elves in the trees," Another rider dude said. Shadows moved all around us, jumping through branches and stuff.
Sharylan looked back at us with a small smile. The horses advanced and walked slowly through the forest. More shadows flew through the trees. My sister whimpered quietly. The rider put a hand on her shoulder.
"Stay calm and no harm will come to you," He whispered. We finally reached a monster wall and a pair of great big gates. They were white with little vines growing on the bottoms, reminded me of a Martha Stewart magazine.
"Oh... purdy gates," I murmured. Once the doors opened, the three riders guided their horses through a huge courtyard and stopped near a beautiful garden. They helped the others down as Boromir quickly grabbed me.
"We must get her to the house of healing. You three, come with me."
'He rhymed!!' I stared in awe of his poetic-ness as crowds and crowds of Elves moved out of our way. A fairly old royal-looking guy off to the side stopped us in our tracks.
"You must be Boromir Lecture," he started. "I am Elrond, Lord of this city."
"Lord Elrond... I have come from Gondor for the Council." Boromir answered. The man nodded, then looked to the four of us.
"Human children?"
"Yes Sir, this one is injured and needs help."
"I specifically stated that only a certain amount may accompany you here. Rivendell is no place for the likes of them." Bri took a step back. I sigh mentally; this is going to be a long stay...
"They are but young maidens that needed assistance. Please, pardon them."
The extremely scary Elf Lord glared down at Shelby. She, of coarse glared back.
"They can not stay... you have to dispose of them."
"Dispose? Of me?" Sharylan squeaked. "Now wait a second 'gramps'..."
"Gramps?" He repeated grandly. "I am not your... gramps. And it is not your place to speak against my ruling!" Elrond turn to Boromir, clearly angered.
"Boromir... you don't even know who they are! They could be spies, sent from Sauron!" He clapped, summoning four Elven men.
"Take them to the spare rooms near the council grounds. I will deal with them later."
~*Brianna's P.O.V*~
The four nodded and grabbed us. Shelby and Sharylan fought, while Shannon refused to let go of Boromir. Amidst the confusion, the huge gates opened again as three white horses galloped in. Two men in dark cloaks dismounted as their leader, a man in a lighter cloak, took a quick glance around. He finally dismounted and looked to us, his hood falling off. I gasped. The Elf (Yeah... he's an Elf too.) had platinum blond hair with ice blue eyes.
"Lord Elrond... what is the problem?" He asked, instructing the guards to release us while nearing them. Shelby pushed one of the Elves away and glared at Elrond, overlooking the newcomer.
"Look... I don't know who died and made you ruler of the world, but you have no right to grab me! Pervert!!" She glared him in the eye. "My friend's in pain and I'm not leaving until she's better!"
Elrond gasped at such a remark. The blond Elf standing next to him smiled kindly and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It is alright little one... we meant you no harm."
Shelby glanced at his face... then quickly did a double take.
"Uh... you...ah..." She stuttered. Legolas Greenleaf, the Elf standing no more than two inches in front, removed his hand and stooped to her level.
We all stood in a total case of shock. Mouth open, Shelby tried hard to say something, but her voice just wouldn't work with her. That's the problem with second-hand minds these days. They never work as well as the dealer says. *sigh.*
~*Shelby's P.O.V*~
Oh. My. God!!! It's Legolas!! Ah!!!! He's... like, right here!!!
"Tell me... what is your name?" He asked. Oooo! His voice is like silk! And not the cheap kind either!
Whoa, hold the phone...
'He asked for your name stupid!' My mind yells. Oh yeah.
Name? Name!! I can barely remember how to breath right now!! I think hard. Come on Shelby! Put that grey-matter to use!
"Uh... Shelby."
Good job! *pats herself on back*
"Lady Shelby. (A/N: Te, he... I'm a lady. *smiles smugly*) I am sorry for how you've been treated. Please... accept my apology."
"Okay," I breathed. I'd agree to anything he said, even if it was 'take me, I'm yours'. Hell, especially if it was 'take me, I'm yours'.
Legolas smiled again and stood, looking at the others. "You others are with this girl?"
They nod slowly, staring at me in disbelief. Ha, they were just jealous. The prince stood and turned to Elrond, a not too friendly smile on his face. As many of you know... Elrond and Thaildril aren't the best of buds. (Well, in my story they aren't, 'cause it's mine!) And considering that Legolas is Thaildril's son...
"You have as much say in this as her!" Mr. Eyebrows (a.k.a Elrond) points to me. "Remember... you are protected under my command Legolas. Do not push your welcome," he warned. Leoglas looks to Boromir next.
"Were you the one who found them?"
The Gondor native nodded.
"You may take them off my hands if you wish. I have no desire in babysitting."
"Traitor," Sharalyn muttered. I can't help but giggle. That's what you get for crushing on the guy who dies in the first movie.
"Then it is so." The Elf moved for Shannon and gently lifted her in his arms. I heard her giggle. She giggled!! This is my fantasy! There's only room for one Queen of Mirkwood here! Legolas smiled and looked to us. "Come, your friend needs healing."
We silently follow, passing a bored looking Boromir and a pissed off Elrond. At the house 'o healing, Shan got her ankle fixed up. =) She thanked the doctor and thus started our wonderful stay at Rivendell!
"I must say," Legolas started. "You four are like no other women I have seen before."
I, of course, blush (just a lil) and smiled at him.
"Thanks, I guess."
"Where do you hail from?"
We all choke on the question. Bri cleared her throat and began an intricately thought out explanation.
"It's a land far away from here. Very far." Good going bud... you rock. He smiled kindly as we exited the garden. A dark haired Elf approached quickly, nearly tripping over the freshly healed Shannon.
"Prince Legolas..." He panted. I raise my eye brows in surprise. (I knew he was royalty... but he didn't know I did.) "Lord Elrond and the Ishtar desire a word with you, now."
The blond Elf dropped the smile he held and replaced it with a light frown.
"What of?"
"That is not my privilege to say Prince."
Legolas looked down at us and smiled.
"I must leave you now, but I shall come back when dinner is ready."
He then looked to the man, all sense of friendliness gone.
"Have them taken to my hall. Make sure no one disturbs them, do I make myself clear?" The man nodded quickly. Legolas smiled at us one final time (God, that will never get old) before walking to the grand hall a few feet away. The man looked at us, huffed, and began walking without a word.
"The least he could do was yell, 'Hey!' or 'Let's go!' or a simple 'Come'." Brianna muttered. We were led into a smaller, less impressive building. There, the Elf dude walked us to a dark room and shoved us in.
"Don't come out until His Majesty Prince Legolas arrives, got that!?"
We nodded. He slammed the door. We heard him stomp down the hall.
"Now what?" Sharylan asked, tapping along the walls, looking for a light switch or something.
"You looking for a light here?" Her sister asked, then laughed. "Stupid."
After a few minutes of tripping over shit on the floor... I manage to find a lamp.
"Found a lamp!"
"Found a candle!" Bri shouts.
"Found a match!" The twins called out together. We met in the middle of the room and somehow put the three to use. After lighting the little lamp, we look around and gasped.
"Wow."
~*Writer's P.O.V*~
The room was like a house! There were huge tapestries hanging off of walls, and big, fluffy beds, all made in different styles. Monster, wall width windows covered with thick drapes made up the western wall. Moving the lamp every which way, they could see many more lamps hanging off of walls. Soon, the room was lit and really became clear. An intricate fountain stood in the very center of four bed settings. Shannon shrieked as a pillow-covered bed finally came from the shadows. It stood in the middle of a lily white and cream colored sitting area/corner. She rushed over and hopped frantically into the sea of fabric.
"I call this!!"
Sharylan made her way over to a cream and lilac colored setting, a skylight over the queen sized bed. Its iron poles were twisted intricately with soft banners falling to the ground. She sighed contently as a darkening sky greeted her overhead.
"Don't expect me to leave this spot ever again."
The last two looked around some more and spied a pile of back packs.
"Our stuff is here!"
Brianna rushed over and hugged her possessions.
"Thank God! I was going to go nuts without this!"
A rustling came from Shelby's pack and out popped a little black head.
"Hey Neko! Were you a good girl?" She asked, grabbing up the kitten who happily ran up her arm. Shannon twitched. Neko perched upon her master's shoulder and licked her face. Shelby tried not to laugh too loud (freaking out a cat on your shoulder isn't such a good idea) and picked up her bag.
Brianna walked quickly over to a pale yellow and lime green corner, complete with bed and furniture set. She jumped atop the raised lit (bed in French... feeling adventurous peoples) and eagerly emptied her bag. A squeal came from her. The others snapped their heads up.
"All my stuff made it!"
The twins retrieved their luggage as well and dumped their things everywhere, marveling over the technology that held up through the rain. Shelby stroked Neko while walking to the last available corner. (these bedroom/things are in corners just to let you know.) She saw a bed the same size as the others, covered with a light blue and purple comforter, various chairs and tables of wood lightly draped with thin fabric. The bed frame was dark and the pillows comfy. Neko made herself at home between two of the biggest pillows she could find as Shelby rummaged through her pack. A relieved sigh exited her lips.
"My cell! It's still here!"
The three (and one cat) looked up from what they were doing to stare at her in anticipation.
"You brought your phone!?" Bri cried. "I left mine at home!"
"Us too!" Shannon yelped. They jumped over to Shelby.
"Try to make a call, see if the connection goes through." Sharalyn suggested. The four (and one cat) held their breath as the girl's thin fingers moved over the keys. There was a small pause, then a dead dial tone. Sighs came from the group as they dejectedly walked back to their respective spots.
"Now what? We've been caught in a freak rain storm, washed into a river, and ended up in Middle-Earth of all places... and no one at home knows we're alive!" Brianna wailed into her pillows. "I want to go home!"
Shelby looked with sad eyes as her friends began to turn for the worst of moods. Neko, sensing her master's plight, crawled onto the girl's lap and 'meowed' in her cute baby voice. Shelby looked down, despite her tears, and smiled. She hugged Neko lightly and lay back on her sheets.
"I think we should all try to sleep. We'll think better when we get up."
~*Shelby's P.O.V*~
Well, here we are... in the middle of Middle-Earth... years and miles away from home, where ever home is. I woke up to see Shannon sitting in one of the chairs on my side of the room. She has a lightly colored dress with her too.
"Shan, what'cha doing?" I asked, leaning over the bed. The blond looked to me and smiled.
"This is my dress for tonight. Yours is over there."
Feeling the need to stand, I got out of bed and crossed the room, watching as Sharalyn and Brianna danced around with their clothes.
"Aren't these the best!?" The blond squealed. I just continued on until a green outfit caught my eye.
"Oooo."
"Yea, that's yours," Bri said. "Arwen brought them here when you were still asleep."
I looked around, after grabbing my dress, and found a pair of doors to my right.
"Guys, what's over there?"
As the others looked up, I moved over to investigate. Neko ran to my side, ever faithful. I reached for one of the sleek knobs and turned it slowly, listening to the creaking sound it made. Slowly, I pushed it open and poked my head inside.
"Guys!!"
The three (and one cat) ran over and looked past my shoulder to see a huge ass room full of gowns and shoes. We must have stood there drooling for two hours. Jumping forward, Shannon was the first to break to trance.
"Clothes!!!"
Before digging in and attacking the unsuspecting racks... we promised to wear the gowns Arwen brought as to not hurt her feelings.
"But these will do for the rest of the time!" I shouted, getting to the shoe corner first.
30 minutes later.......................
We came out victorious!!
"I'm liking Rivendell," Brianna stated, twirling around in her wine colored evening gown with hecka long sleeves, complete with gold trimming and silver slippers. Her hair was done up in curls, (with my help.=D) and a silver necklace finished off the look.
Shannon had on a saucy lil number, something sheer and silky. It reached the floor, (like all the others... talk about repetitious) where the bottom was a royal blue, the middle powdered blue, and the top a creamy white. Her hair was left out and curled in little ringlets around her face. Her slippers were white and necklace gold as well.
Sharalyn was decked out in silver. It shimmered as she walked about the room... like a great big Mag Light. Her hair was half up/half down. She wore silver slippers and a diamond necklace.
Me... nothing special, just a nightgown looking thing, green as the trees. Its neck was low cut, but modest for all the children out there reading this story of stupidity. Lacey things were sown onto the sleeves and collar. I also had black slippers and a simple silver necklace. Needless to say... this wasn't church attire.
"I feel like a princes," Bri sighed, sashaying around the room
"Hey, look what I found," Shannon called from inside the huge closet. We walked over to her and spied a grip of little clay pots. Sharylan opened one and squealed.
"It's make-up!"
10 minutes and three Band-Aids later........................
Yea, we fought over it... but it was worth the blood shed.
While tending to our wounds, a soft knock came at the door.
"Come in!" Brianna yelled. Legolas, the incredibly sexy Elvin royal, entered. He wore a dark green tunic with green leggings and black boots. His fine blue eyes scanned the four of us, smiling at what he saw.
"You all look wonderful."
We couldn't help but blush. (Compliments from hotties will do that to ya) The smiling prince motioned to the door.
"Come, dinner starts soon and we do not wish to be late."
~* Sharylan's P.O.V*~
Not complaining or anything... but could this castle get any bigger!? I mean... it's one little king and his daughter. They couldn't possibly need this much room!! I looked to the others, who were clearly as winded as me. But Legolas... not him. He's too perfect to succumb to anything so trivial.
How is it that he can go for hours walking or running or fighting and not look at least flushed? It's not fair I tell ya!! Anywho... (Once we finally got there. *gasp, pain*) Lord Elrond greeted us warmly at the banquet hall. (Two faced no?) His daughter, Arwen, was seated next to a rugged, foresty look'n guy. I think it's... Aragorn. Bri's eyes must have popped out her head.
"OMG!!" She cried, attracting attention from everyone in the great hall. I brought a hand to my face in embarrassment as Shannon looked away and Shelby snickered. Why did we bring her? "Um... ah..."
"Ah, Prince Legolas... so kind of you to join us," Elrond said, coming over and hugging the blond Elf. He, of course, hugged him back. (Well you have to... he's the king. No sense in getting your head cut off for nothing.) The elder looked down at us and scowled. "What are they doing here?" He asked. Shelby glared and put a hand on her hip.
"You know... while I'm here, might as well get to grubb'n *smirk* 'Gramps'!"
"That's it!!"
Legolas pulled Shelby away before Elrond could touch her.
"Lord Elrond please... she is but a child. I do not think a respected Elvin lord would stoop so low as to strike a lost, defenseless child."
The Lord of Rivendell thought for a moment... then turned away.
"They may stay... but---"
Elrond's eyes swept over us (Very scary. I rhymed!) and rested on Shelby.
"She must be with you at all times." A blind man could have seen the way Shelby's face lit up.
Legolas nodded and watched as he walked away. I let out the breath I'd been holding.
"You moron!" Brianna whispered. "He could have just killed you!!"
"Yea, but I'm still alive aren't I?" Shelby asked, receiving hits from all of us. Our new Elvish friend shook his head (with a smile on his face) and led us to a table where the soon-to-be Fellowship sat. Shannon stayed to Legolas's right side as Shelby took the left. Brianna sat across from Aragorn and Arwen, glaring menacingly at the princess whenever she could. I spotted my hobbit king (Guess who?) and quickly took the seat. (Ha Sam!! Beat ya!) I smile affectionately at the small man.
"Hey," I quickly greet. Elijah...err... Frodo smiled back.
"Hello. What's your name?"
"Sharylan." I answer. I'm soooo in heaven right now! Ah Frodo...
"I'm Frodo Baggins. Nice to meet you."
We shook hands.
"Likewise. Tell me 'Master Frodo'..." (Ha... always wanted to say that =D) "What brings you to Rivendell?"
If I could get a name out of him... I could probably get some info too.
"Well... a special reason," he started, taking his time with words. "My cousins and I were summoned here by Gandalf the Grey and Lord Elrond."
"Eh... Elrond," Shelby interjected, rolling her eyes.
"No one asked you to listen in you know Shel." I stuck my tongue out at her. Legolas looked up from his meal to glance at Shelby.
"I take it you have strong feelings against him?" The question was followed by a smirk. Shelby melted.
She laughed stupidly. The Elf's smirk widened as he returned to his plate. My love struck friend gave me a thumbs up. I chuckled.
"I guess she's got no problem with being here," I murmured. Frodo and the other hobbits looked at me.
"So... what business have you in Rivendell Lady Sharylan?"
Oops. Haven't thought of a good lie yet. Oh man... Before the tiny four could bust me... Brianna came to my rescue. (Yay!!)
"We were playing in a forest near by and got caught in a river. Lord Boromir was kind enough to aid us and bring us here. Prince Legolas then allowed us to stay with him for the duration of our stay," she said sweetly. Bri amazed me sometimes. Those three brain cells came in handy. Remind me to thank her later.
"I see. You were brought here on your own will," Pippin asked. His little face pointed to mine. Awwwww.
"Yes... we fell in the river on purpose."
"Some people have all the luck," he said, looking down at the table and totally missing my sarcasm. I leaned over and placed a hand on his small shoulder.
"It's alright. I know that you'll do just fine here."
"Thanks."
Beta Note: Hey, I said it would take me awhile! But hey, this one's longer, right? Kinda makes up for the wait. Aw, yeah right. It's not like people are reading this anyway... Except for two reviews! Yay! Queen Shadow thanks you and sends you marriage certificates to Orli! Unless you're a guy, then you get cookies. ^ - ^
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