R/N:
KnowInSight: Thank you so much for reviewing. I am glad that you are liking it so far!
Noa9: I am so glad that you like the story so far. *does happy dance* When are you going to get your story? Eh? Eh? Lol. Anyway, thank you so much for the review *hugz*
HelloKitty: You went to Greece? LUCKY! I wanna go to Greece. Actually, I would settle for anywhere in Europe to be honest. America (at least the west side) is getting dull because I have been everywhere three thousand times. Argh! Anyway.thank you for the review! I'm glad you are liking it so far!
Discordia: Thank you much for reviewing, as always. I have thought of a beta reader. . .but I am going to try to solve my grammar and spelling errors on my own (difficult, I know) but if I prove unsuccessful, I will definitely email ya. Thanks so much for the offer and thank you for sticking with my story ^_^
SparxliePixie: Thank you very much for review *hugz*
F: Thank you for reviewing!
Alida: Thank you sooo much for reviewing. I don't care that it was short, thanks for taking the time to read it!
Disclosure: You know, in all the time I have had this story posted, I realized I never did a disclosure. If any of you think that I am Tolkein, a producer, etc. from the movie, or if you think I own any characters then you are in desperate need of medical attention. I wish I owned Legolas (don't we all?) but unfortunately for me, I don't. All I own is Aurora, Scott, and Dan and their stories. Thank you!
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It turns out that Theodred, Théoden's son, had died. Éowyn told him the news with tears shining in her eyes at the loss that had apparently occurred very recently. Théoden took the news without a tear. He simply stared at her and then turned around to find where he was buried. Gandalf followed him and the others were wise to stay where they were.
"I will find servants who will give you rooms to stay in tonight," Éowyn said as an excuse to leave the company so she wouldn't have to cry and look weak in front of them.
So Aurora and the others stood uncomfortably around for a moment before a couple of people came into the hall. They bowed (much to Aurora's horror) and led them to an upper level. Scott was filling Dan in on who Gandalf was and all the other many number of questions that Dan had wanted to know but had kept silent about until now. As she followed them, Aurora stared at the beautiful hall in unabashed awe. Every design and piece of art was skillfully done in such a way that Aurora had never seen. Intricate designs of gold wove their way up the walls and everything had exquisite detail.
"These six rooms," a servant cut into her admiration, "is where you will be staying. The tubs have already been filled with warm bathing water as the Lady Éowyn asked and fresh clothes are on the beds until yours can be washed." Having said this, the servants turned and left, allowing the guests to choose their own rooms.
Aurora chose the one nearest to her and was glad that she did. It was small but very beautiful and homely. There was a tub in the corner and a bed made of straw in another. Excitedly, she shut the door and stripped off her clothes immediately. She hadn't taken a bath in so long and she was more than eager to soak in the water and wash off all the filth she had accumulated.
Moaning in pleasure, she sank into the warm water. After relaxing for a moment, she set to work. Grabbing what she assumed was soap, she vigorously scrubbed her entire body. She was determined to wipe off every last bit of dirt which proved to be hard. There were clumps of it all over her body that didn't want to come off because they had been there for so long. Once she was certain the dirt was off, she set to working on her hair which proved to be a very difficult and painful ordeal. Her hair had grown very long in the time she had been in Middle Earth. It was now almost down to her waist and unfortunately for Aurora, it was tied in hundreds of different knots. She put her head under the water and began undoing them. She swore her way through it, muttering between clenched teeth and tightly closed eyes. After a good while, she finally got them and all the dirt out, much to her relief. She got out of the water which had turned cold. The water swam with dirt and she looked disgusted at it. There was no plug or anything to drain it so she assumed she would just have to leave it there.
She was just finishing putting on her clothes when there was a timid knock at her door.
"Er. . .come in." She called.
And in came Scott. His hair was wet and his face and body was clean. He wore the clothes the servants had left and the scratches on his face were more visible now without the dirt.
"Hey," he said uncertainly.
"Um. Hi." Aurora replied breathlessly. Her heart was doing drumrolls again. She and Scott had never really talked alone before and it made her nervous that he was here.
"You can sit down if you want," Aurora said, indicating the bed that she was sitting on.
"Oh, okay. Thanks." And he came over and sat by her, but not too close. He looked at her and said, "Wow. Your hair has grown a lot, hasn't it?"
Aurora sighed. "Yes. And it hurts! I almost died trying to get all the knots out of it."
"I like it that way." Scott said very fast.
Aurora blushed and looked out a window. "Thanks."
Taking a deep breath, Scott broke the awkward silence that followed his comment. "Look, I came here because I wanted to apologize."
Aurora turned to look at him again, "For what?" she asked.
"For always being mean to you, for making fun of you, for picking on you and ruining your life, for embarrassing you every chance I got, and for hating you when we came here and calling you a Mary Sue." Scott said sincerely, gazing into her eyes. "I've always been a complete jerk and I am sorry for it."
Aurora stared at him for a moment shocked. Was this Scott actually apologizing to her? But then her shock went away. Scott had changed a lot on this adventure and Aurora found that she really wasn't all that surprised.
Smiling she replied, "Well, it hasn't always been you. I didn't make your life much easier and I was an obnoxious little brat. I think I provoked you just because it would annoy you. So I guess I'm sorry too."
Scott grinned. "Truce?" he asked, reaching out his hand.
"Truce," Aurora replied and shook it.
They were silent for a moment before Scott opened his mouth. He closed it again however, trying to find the right words. After finally deciding, he looked at her and said quickly. "If you are in love with Legolas I won't make fun of you and I won't call you a Mary Sue. I-" he stopped when Aurora held up her hand.
"No need to say more. I don't love Legolas, Scott. There was a time when I thought I might have, but not anymore. I think I defeated becoming a Mary Sue."
Scott grinned, looking relieved. "Oh. Okay. That's good then."
"Yeah." Aurora responded.
"And I also wanted to say that-that you've become a good. . . .friend to me. And I think I am actually kind of glad that I came with you here." He took a deep breathe here because he was saying this all very fast again. "If you had disappeared I would have missed you even if I thought I hated you then."
At that moment the door to Aurora's room burst open and Dan came in. He looked angry but with a forced smile on his face.
"Oh hey! Here you are Scott. I wanted to talk to you." Dan said with a falsely happy voice.
Scott sat up quickly. "Oh, okay."
"Talk to you later sis!" Dan said to Aurora in that same forced voice.
"Um. Okay. Bye!"
And they left the room. Aurora fell back on her bed. What was Scott going to tell her before her brother had burst in the room?
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Dan led Scott into his room which was across the hall from Aurora's.
"What the hell are you thinking?" Dan hissed when he had shut the door and spun around to meet Scott who had an inkling what this argument was going to be about.
"About what?" Scott asked coolly.
"About my SISTER. You are all over her all the time!"
"Did you ever think that maybe we've become friends?" Scott replied, trying to keep his voice calm so as not to betray the boiling emotions that were raging in his chest.
Dan laughed but stopped abruptly. "Do you think I'm stupid? I see the way you look at her Scott."
Scott didn't know what to say to this. He just glared at Dan, restraining himself from attacking him.
Dan continued, "You can't have my sister for your sexual appetites because she happens to be the only woman in this godforsaken "fellowship" thing."
Now this did anger Scott. "Sexual appetites?" he hissed, trying to keep his voice down so Aurora wouldn't hear from her room.
"I know you want her and I won't let you have her. I don't know how many girls have lost their virginity to you but I know it's more fingers and toes that I have put together and I can guarantee one of those sluts will not be my sister."
Scott made a move toward Dan. He stopped himself in time though. He was inches away from his face now and his breathing was rapid, trying to hold back his rage. "Fuck you! (a/n: *gasp* language. Sorry. . .he's mad!) Aurora is different from any other girl I have ever dated and I would never hurt her. How the hell can you say this shit to me? I am supposed to be your best friend. Did it occur to you that my feelings for Aurora might be real? I haven't even thought of her in a sexual way!"
Dan laughed and not trying to keep his voice down he yelled, "And you expect me to believe that? You aren't my best friend if you even think about my sister that way, Scott. She deserves someone better than you."
Scott yelled back just as angrily. "And where is it your position to decide this? I don't get it. You always hated the fact that we hated each other and now that we don't your being a prick about it!"
"That was before you wanted to make my sister lose her virginity!"
"DAMNIT DAN! THAT ISN'T WHAT I'M AFTER!"
Before Dan could reply the door opened and Legolas came into the room.
"What's going on?" he asked, frowning.
Both Dan and Scott were breathing heavily and were very red in the face.
"Nothing." Dan said angrily.
"We are to go downstairs into the hall now." Legolas said, still looking suspicious.
"Fine." Dan said and stormed out of the room. Scott nodded to Legolas, very tight lipped and followed Dan.
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Aurora had been lying on her bed until she heard the shouts coming across the hall. Frowning, she made a move to go see what was going on but stopped short when she heard her name shouted. Wanting to hear what Dan and Scott were arguing about, because it was such a rare thing, she listened by the door, her ear pressed flat against it trying to hear what they were saying. But before she could gather anything, the door opened and smacked her hard in the face. Cursing, she grabbed her cheek and looked to see who had opened it. It was Gimli.
"Oh. Sorry," he muttered.
"It's okay." Aurora replied, though she didn't let go of her cheek. She peered around him to the door across the hall where the voices had stopped. Dan came storming out of the room, followed closely by Scott.
Legolas also followed looking puzzled.
Gimli looked at her and shrugged. "We are supposed to go down and eat now."
"Okay." Aurora said distantly, still wondering what the argument had been about and why her name had been brought up into it. She pondered these things as she followed Gimli downstairs.
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A/N: This was kind of off the story, focusing a little more on the emotions that are happening to our three other world characters! I hope it was all right. Please review!
KnowInSight: Thank you so much for reviewing. I am glad that you are liking it so far!
Noa9: I am so glad that you like the story so far. *does happy dance* When are you going to get your story? Eh? Eh? Lol. Anyway, thank you so much for the review *hugz*
HelloKitty: You went to Greece? LUCKY! I wanna go to Greece. Actually, I would settle for anywhere in Europe to be honest. America (at least the west side) is getting dull because I have been everywhere three thousand times. Argh! Anyway.thank you for the review! I'm glad you are liking it so far!
Discordia: Thank you much for reviewing, as always. I have thought of a beta reader. . .but I am going to try to solve my grammar and spelling errors on my own (difficult, I know) but if I prove unsuccessful, I will definitely email ya. Thanks so much for the offer and thank you for sticking with my story ^_^
SparxliePixie: Thank you very much for review *hugz*
F: Thank you for reviewing!
Alida: Thank you sooo much for reviewing. I don't care that it was short, thanks for taking the time to read it!
Disclosure: You know, in all the time I have had this story posted, I realized I never did a disclosure. If any of you think that I am Tolkein, a producer, etc. from the movie, or if you think I own any characters then you are in desperate need of medical attention. I wish I owned Legolas (don't we all?) but unfortunately for me, I don't. All I own is Aurora, Scott, and Dan and their stories. Thank you!
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It turns out that Theodred, Théoden's son, had died. Éowyn told him the news with tears shining in her eyes at the loss that had apparently occurred very recently. Théoden took the news without a tear. He simply stared at her and then turned around to find where he was buried. Gandalf followed him and the others were wise to stay where they were.
"I will find servants who will give you rooms to stay in tonight," Éowyn said as an excuse to leave the company so she wouldn't have to cry and look weak in front of them.
So Aurora and the others stood uncomfortably around for a moment before a couple of people came into the hall. They bowed (much to Aurora's horror) and led them to an upper level. Scott was filling Dan in on who Gandalf was and all the other many number of questions that Dan had wanted to know but had kept silent about until now. As she followed them, Aurora stared at the beautiful hall in unabashed awe. Every design and piece of art was skillfully done in such a way that Aurora had never seen. Intricate designs of gold wove their way up the walls and everything had exquisite detail.
"These six rooms," a servant cut into her admiration, "is where you will be staying. The tubs have already been filled with warm bathing water as the Lady Éowyn asked and fresh clothes are on the beds until yours can be washed." Having said this, the servants turned and left, allowing the guests to choose their own rooms.
Aurora chose the one nearest to her and was glad that she did. It was small but very beautiful and homely. There was a tub in the corner and a bed made of straw in another. Excitedly, she shut the door and stripped off her clothes immediately. She hadn't taken a bath in so long and she was more than eager to soak in the water and wash off all the filth she had accumulated.
Moaning in pleasure, she sank into the warm water. After relaxing for a moment, she set to work. Grabbing what she assumed was soap, she vigorously scrubbed her entire body. She was determined to wipe off every last bit of dirt which proved to be hard. There were clumps of it all over her body that didn't want to come off because they had been there for so long. Once she was certain the dirt was off, she set to working on her hair which proved to be a very difficult and painful ordeal. Her hair had grown very long in the time she had been in Middle Earth. It was now almost down to her waist and unfortunately for Aurora, it was tied in hundreds of different knots. She put her head under the water and began undoing them. She swore her way through it, muttering between clenched teeth and tightly closed eyes. After a good while, she finally got them and all the dirt out, much to her relief. She got out of the water which had turned cold. The water swam with dirt and she looked disgusted at it. There was no plug or anything to drain it so she assumed she would just have to leave it there.
She was just finishing putting on her clothes when there was a timid knock at her door.
"Er. . .come in." She called.
And in came Scott. His hair was wet and his face and body was clean. He wore the clothes the servants had left and the scratches on his face were more visible now without the dirt.
"Hey," he said uncertainly.
"Um. Hi." Aurora replied breathlessly. Her heart was doing drumrolls again. She and Scott had never really talked alone before and it made her nervous that he was here.
"You can sit down if you want," Aurora said, indicating the bed that she was sitting on.
"Oh, okay. Thanks." And he came over and sat by her, but not too close. He looked at her and said, "Wow. Your hair has grown a lot, hasn't it?"
Aurora sighed. "Yes. And it hurts! I almost died trying to get all the knots out of it."
"I like it that way." Scott said very fast.
Aurora blushed and looked out a window. "Thanks."
Taking a deep breath, Scott broke the awkward silence that followed his comment. "Look, I came here because I wanted to apologize."
Aurora turned to look at him again, "For what?" she asked.
"For always being mean to you, for making fun of you, for picking on you and ruining your life, for embarrassing you every chance I got, and for hating you when we came here and calling you a Mary Sue." Scott said sincerely, gazing into her eyes. "I've always been a complete jerk and I am sorry for it."
Aurora stared at him for a moment shocked. Was this Scott actually apologizing to her? But then her shock went away. Scott had changed a lot on this adventure and Aurora found that she really wasn't all that surprised.
Smiling she replied, "Well, it hasn't always been you. I didn't make your life much easier and I was an obnoxious little brat. I think I provoked you just because it would annoy you. So I guess I'm sorry too."
Scott grinned. "Truce?" he asked, reaching out his hand.
"Truce," Aurora replied and shook it.
They were silent for a moment before Scott opened his mouth. He closed it again however, trying to find the right words. After finally deciding, he looked at her and said quickly. "If you are in love with Legolas I won't make fun of you and I won't call you a Mary Sue. I-" he stopped when Aurora held up her hand.
"No need to say more. I don't love Legolas, Scott. There was a time when I thought I might have, but not anymore. I think I defeated becoming a Mary Sue."
Scott grinned, looking relieved. "Oh. Okay. That's good then."
"Yeah." Aurora responded.
"And I also wanted to say that-that you've become a good. . . .friend to me. And I think I am actually kind of glad that I came with you here." He took a deep breathe here because he was saying this all very fast again. "If you had disappeared I would have missed you even if I thought I hated you then."
At that moment the door to Aurora's room burst open and Dan came in. He looked angry but with a forced smile on his face.
"Oh hey! Here you are Scott. I wanted to talk to you." Dan said with a falsely happy voice.
Scott sat up quickly. "Oh, okay."
"Talk to you later sis!" Dan said to Aurora in that same forced voice.
"Um. Okay. Bye!"
And they left the room. Aurora fell back on her bed. What was Scott going to tell her before her brother had burst in the room?
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Dan led Scott into his room which was across the hall from Aurora's.
"What the hell are you thinking?" Dan hissed when he had shut the door and spun around to meet Scott who had an inkling what this argument was going to be about.
"About what?" Scott asked coolly.
"About my SISTER. You are all over her all the time!"
"Did you ever think that maybe we've become friends?" Scott replied, trying to keep his voice calm so as not to betray the boiling emotions that were raging in his chest.
Dan laughed but stopped abruptly. "Do you think I'm stupid? I see the way you look at her Scott."
Scott didn't know what to say to this. He just glared at Dan, restraining himself from attacking him.
Dan continued, "You can't have my sister for your sexual appetites because she happens to be the only woman in this godforsaken "fellowship" thing."
Now this did anger Scott. "Sexual appetites?" he hissed, trying to keep his voice down so Aurora wouldn't hear from her room.
"I know you want her and I won't let you have her. I don't know how many girls have lost their virginity to you but I know it's more fingers and toes that I have put together and I can guarantee one of those sluts will not be my sister."
Scott made a move toward Dan. He stopped himself in time though. He was inches away from his face now and his breathing was rapid, trying to hold back his rage. "Fuck you! (a/n: *gasp* language. Sorry. . .he's mad!) Aurora is different from any other girl I have ever dated and I would never hurt her. How the hell can you say this shit to me? I am supposed to be your best friend. Did it occur to you that my feelings for Aurora might be real? I haven't even thought of her in a sexual way!"
Dan laughed and not trying to keep his voice down he yelled, "And you expect me to believe that? You aren't my best friend if you even think about my sister that way, Scott. She deserves someone better than you."
Scott yelled back just as angrily. "And where is it your position to decide this? I don't get it. You always hated the fact that we hated each other and now that we don't your being a prick about it!"
"That was before you wanted to make my sister lose her virginity!"
"DAMNIT DAN! THAT ISN'T WHAT I'M AFTER!"
Before Dan could reply the door opened and Legolas came into the room.
"What's going on?" he asked, frowning.
Both Dan and Scott were breathing heavily and were very red in the face.
"Nothing." Dan said angrily.
"We are to go downstairs into the hall now." Legolas said, still looking suspicious.
"Fine." Dan said and stormed out of the room. Scott nodded to Legolas, very tight lipped and followed Dan.
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Aurora had been lying on her bed until she heard the shouts coming across the hall. Frowning, she made a move to go see what was going on but stopped short when she heard her name shouted. Wanting to hear what Dan and Scott were arguing about, because it was such a rare thing, she listened by the door, her ear pressed flat against it trying to hear what they were saying. But before she could gather anything, the door opened and smacked her hard in the face. Cursing, she grabbed her cheek and looked to see who had opened it. It was Gimli.
"Oh. Sorry," he muttered.
"It's okay." Aurora replied, though she didn't let go of her cheek. She peered around him to the door across the hall where the voices had stopped. Dan came storming out of the room, followed closely by Scott.
Legolas also followed looking puzzled.
Gimli looked at her and shrugged. "We are supposed to go down and eat now."
"Okay." Aurora said distantly, still wondering what the argument had been about and why her name had been brought up into it. She pondered these things as she followed Gimli downstairs.
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A/N: This was kind of off the story, focusing a little more on the emotions that are happening to our three other world characters! I hope it was all right. Please review!