A/n: At last! Here is the final chapter of The Two Towers. AND NOW ROTK IS
COMING OUT NEXT WEEK. AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! *giggles* I'm so excited. But a
little pissed off. *sob* I went to buy my tickets for RotK yesterday,
right? And what did I find? *lip trembles* they were all sold out! *wails*
So now I have to. . .to. . .I have to go on Thursday *bursts out in
strangled sobs* oh this horrible world with all its evil people who bought
the tickets before me. *sigh* I shall give you the R/n's now and drown in
self pity. . .
R/n:
Mojo: Oh no. I wouldn't kill any of them. . .yet. *muahahahahaha* I loved your review tho. *smiles* who am I kidding? I ALWAYS love your reviews. Awww! Lucky! Did you go to the premiere then? If you did, I will fly out and slap YOU across the face! LoL! Thanks for your wonderful review!
Oil Pastel: *blink* *blink again* *stares at the screen* *stares a little longer* *wonders if you are wondering what I am doing* *stops wondering that because it hurts to wonder* *seriously wonders whats wrong with myself* *is confused because I thought I stopped wondering* LMAO. Your review was hilarious man. I was just staring at it laughing my ass off (well, not literally or anything, that'd be a bit creepy) That was a very nice joke and what not, and your review was highly entertaining *wonders why I'm using big words* Thanks as always hun, luv ya!
Noa9: I love you! LOL! Your reviews are something I always look forward to. Thanks so much for sticking with my worthless, horrible stories. I'm so honored that you like them! I will be updating this a lot more as soon as RotK comes out, hopefully once a week. ^_^. Thanks again hun, your comments me tonz!!
Vorserkeien: Yay! You liked! Thanks so much! *dances happily* Your such a sweetheart, thanks for always reviewing for me. *hugz*
Loveroflegolas: Oh wow! I think my battle scene's suck, but at least I'm trying, right? Thanks so much for the compliment! *hugz* you're wonderful!
LOTRFreak144: Awww! Your such a sweetie. That's great that you're writing a novel. You should post it on fictionpress and have people help you edit it and improve your writing. It'd help a lot! Thanks so much for your review! I hope you like this chapter and the coming ones. *hugz*
KnowInSight: Hehe, =D. Thanks!!!
Alida Fruit: Yay! I'm glad you like my OC characters. *happy dance* and I'm glad that you are liking my stories. I LOVE hearing from you! Thanks so much for always encouraging and helping. *hugz* Eeek. Exams, eh? Well, I'm sure you did great and I bet your relieved now that it's over! Thanks for sticking with this! Luv ya!
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Aurora and Dan made their way slowly and carefully back to the caves. They came upon many bodies and helped move them as the sun rose steadily higher and silence blanketed the abandoned battle field. Dark clouds dotted the skies as a bleak reminder of the destruction that had just taken Middle Earth by storm. The bodies of Men and Elves were laid by one another, ready for their families to claim them. The bodies of fallen Orcs were piled carelessly in a corner and already mounds of them were being burned. Black smoke issued from their bodies and Aurora gagged as she passed by them, turning her face away.
Aurora and Dan had the sad misfortune of coming upon Haldir the Elf, buried beneath rubble and surrounded by Orcs that he had killed before his death. Aragorn was already there and was saying a prayer over the body, his soiled eyes shut and his face turned down. Dan and Aurora did not stop and didn't interrupt his lamentation as they stepped over rocks and bodies as quietly as they could.
They made their way down the sloping path to the caves, edging their way around women and children who were running quickly up the passage, their faces stricken with worry.
Hanalee was crouched down and was just finishing wrapping a tightly wound bandage around Scott's torso. Scott had his eyes closed and Aurora could see his chest rising rapidly from the pain.
"I leave you for one minute and already your stripping down for another woman." Aurora joked.
Scott's eyes fluttered and he glared at her angrily. "Why'd you leave?"
"She had to find me of course," Dan replied as heartily as he could.
Hanalee squealed and leaped into his arms, nearly knocking him over. Dan looked slightly embarrassed but he embraced her as well, smiling at Aurora and Scott over Hanalee's shoulder.
Scott tried not to smile as Aurora sat next to him. "I'm still mad at you."
"Oh?" Aurora asked. She leaned forward and kissed him gently. Electric shocks raced through her body and again she was struck with how unlikely this was. Should she be kissing Scott?
"Ok. I forgive you."
Aurora laughed and then looked at his wound. She had seen Scott without his shirt plenty of times before but now it scared her. She shifted uncomfortably and reached for his shirt. "Here." He grinned sheepishly and slid it over his head, cringing slightly.
Dan cleared his throat uncomfortably, still holding on to Hanalee. "This is weird."
Silence followed.
"I mean, seeing you two together. It's just. . . weird."
Aurora laughed nervously. "You're telling me." She looked at Scott affectionately and grabbed his hand.
Scott nodded slowly. "It's weird but it feels so right."
Dan shook his head. "I never thought I'd see the day when you two would be together." His tone of voice wasn't hostile. It was calm and considering. Dan realized the feelings these two felt for one another. He had witnessed the first kiss on the wall and that was when he knew that even if he wanted to, he would never have been able to stop this from happening. It was then that he realized he didn't want to stop it anymore. Aurora was happy. Scott was happy. And Dan could think of no one better to take care of his sister than his best friend.
Aurora shifted uncomfortably. "So you're okay with this?"
"I'm better than okay." Dan replied reassuringly.
Aurora smiled feebly. She was scared, nervous, excited, and worried all at the same time. She had never been in a relationship and she didn't know how to react in one. It was so unlikely, so unreal.
"Listen," Dan said quickly. "We're going to go help outside. You guys haven't really had a lot of time to talk."
Aurora nodded and waved the couple goodbye before turning to Scott. She sat down next to him and faced him bravely. She was nervous and butterflies churned her stomach as she looked into his warm brown eyes. He smiled at her and raised his hand to her cheek. "I meant what I said up there."
"I know. I do too."
Scott shook his head, still smiling, and eased himself back against the cave wall. "It's crazy isn't it?" he said softly. "The way that we've always hated each other and now. . ." he shrugged.
"I can't believe it either." Aurora replied. "I tried to deny my feelings for you when I began to feel them. I ignored them. I avoided thinking about you, talking to you."
Scott laughed. "Me too. I first realized there was something there when I discovered I really, really, really did not want you to become a Mary Sue. That meant you would be with Legolas and thought of that was more then I could bear."
"I couldn't be with Legolas feeling what I did for you." Aurora paused and then began laughing. "Who would have thought you to be a romantic?"
Scott shifted uncomfortably. "This is a once in a lifetime thing so you better savor it." He shook his head. "I don't know how girls can pour their hearts out like this all the time. It's too much work."
Aurora chuckled. "But it's so sweet."
Scott looked slightly worried. "You don't expect me to do this all the time, do you?"
Aurora held back a laugh because she could tell Scott was very serious. Trying to keep a straight face she replied, "No. It wouldn't be Scott if you did."
Scott looked greatly relieved and Aurora felt it too. She was worried that this shift from friendship to relationship would be uncomfortable. But Scott was just Scott. She had always been herself around him and she now knew that she didn't have to worry this time either.
She stood and was about to dust herself off when she realized it was helpless. She was covered from head to foot in dirt and blood. Dusting herself off would not help in the least.
"You don't look so good." Scott said lightly. He took in her muddy, bloody, and torn clothes. There was a particularly large rip near her midriff where she had ripped off the piece of cloth to cover her arm wound. Her face was completely concealed in scratches and dirt and her hair was a tangled mess of knots.
"Thanks so much," Aurora replied dryly. She had just remembered her arm wound. It didn't hurt at all anymore and she realized that it was completely numb. "I guess I can't be a Mary Sue anyway. They always manage to stay perfectly clean in these things and I couldn't stay clean if I tried." She paused, frowning at her arm wound which was a nasty shade of blue, "I'm going to have to get this cleaned up."
Scott laughed before replying, "Come on then." Aurora helped him up. "Hey. It doesn't hurt too bad anymore."
"I guess we can live without medicine after all, eh?"
Scott agreed as they began making their way to the surface. "She rubbed it with some kind of herb. It made it feel a lot better."
"Let's go find Dan and Hanalee. I don't feel like cleaning up yet."
"Alright." Scott grabbed onto her hand, smiled, and asked, "Is it true that Gandalf came?"
Aurora confirmed this and told him of the rest of the battle as they reached the surface. "We wouldn't have made it if not for him." She concluded as they walked into the room she had stood in before making the final attack on the Orcs.
"You guys are just in time. Gandalf and the others are going to make sure there are no Orcs left." Dan called. He and Hanalee were on a horse. They were next to Gandalf and Théoden who were deep in conversation. Aurora turned to see Éowyn hugging Aragorn tightly, she was crying in relief.
Aurora took in the rest of the people. Many were sobbing and screaming as they came upon the bodies of their loved ones. Others were reacting much like Éowyn, throwing their arms around survivors and embracing them as tightly as they could.
Aurora and Scott got on one horse, as there weren't enough horses for them to have their own, and they followed Gandalf, Théoden, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Éomer, and Gamling to a hill overlooking a valley.
Aurora could see, with a shudder through her spine, what she thought had to be Mordor. Fire was spewing from Mount Doom and dark, ominous clouds hung above that land. (A/n: I know the movie part of this is wrong. Technically, it's impossible to see Mount Doom from Helm's Deep. *shrug* but that's how it was in the movie and so I'll keep it that way.) Aurora wanted to turn back because looking at Mordor gave her fear. Fear of where she was heading now. Fear for Frodo who was near that hell.
Silence blanketed the company before Gandalf broke it with words that gave Aurora a vague idea of where she and the remainder of the fellowship would be heading to next. "Sauron's wrath will be terrible, his retribution swift. The battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle-earth is about to begin. All our hopes now lie with two little Hobbits, somewhere in the wilderness."
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Aurora sat next to Hanalee with a basin filled with water. She had just washed her hair and body and the water was nearly black with dirt. But now one could look at Aurora and see her face. There was no more dried blood or dirt. Only small scratches that streaked her facade. Hanalee had helped comb out her hair and Aurora felt the woman deserved some sort of medal of recognition. She had nearly murdered Hanalee as she made her way through the various tangles and clots of blood.
Her clothes were now completely worthless but Hanalee found a clean pair of Elven ones. Aurora was completely mystified as to how Hanalee would have Elven clothing. Hanalee shrugged when Aurora had asked her. "One of the male Elves had it in a bag. He gave it to me. Apparently someone named Galadriel thought you might need some."
Aurora had smiled at this before slipping them on. Now Hanalee was cleaning out her wound with a herb that had a complicated name. Aurora could care less what it was called, as long as it healed the wound in her shoulder as quickly as possible.
Aurora quite liked Hanalee. She was very kind and patient and Aurora doubted whether she could have gotten cleaned and ready if not for her. She felt that Dan had chosen wisely and she knew that if given time, her and Hanalee could become very good friends.
But that was one thing that Aurora didn't have. Time. Like Gandalf had said, the battle of Helm's Deep was over. Just because they won the battle, it in no way meant that they had won the war. Aurora wasn't sure where or when the final battle for the world that had become her home would happen. But she would be there when it did.
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A/n: AHHHHHHHH! RotK, here we come! *muahahahhaha* I'm so excited? Are you excited? Anyone? Anybody? Fine! Don't answer me. . .*grumbles and saunters off, but stops and turns around* ROTK!!!!!!
*clears throat* Right. Well, please read and review and GO SEE ROTK FOR BLOODY FREAKING HELL (does that make sense? No idea where it came from. . .)
R/n:
Mojo: Oh no. I wouldn't kill any of them. . .yet. *muahahahahaha* I loved your review tho. *smiles* who am I kidding? I ALWAYS love your reviews. Awww! Lucky! Did you go to the premiere then? If you did, I will fly out and slap YOU across the face! LoL! Thanks for your wonderful review!
Oil Pastel: *blink* *blink again* *stares at the screen* *stares a little longer* *wonders if you are wondering what I am doing* *stops wondering that because it hurts to wonder* *seriously wonders whats wrong with myself* *is confused because I thought I stopped wondering* LMAO. Your review was hilarious man. I was just staring at it laughing my ass off (well, not literally or anything, that'd be a bit creepy) That was a very nice joke and what not, and your review was highly entertaining *wonders why I'm using big words* Thanks as always hun, luv ya!
Noa9: I love you! LOL! Your reviews are something I always look forward to. Thanks so much for sticking with my worthless, horrible stories. I'm so honored that you like them! I will be updating this a lot more as soon as RotK comes out, hopefully once a week. ^_^. Thanks again hun, your comments me tonz!!
Vorserkeien: Yay! You liked! Thanks so much! *dances happily* Your such a sweetheart, thanks for always reviewing for me. *hugz*
Loveroflegolas: Oh wow! I think my battle scene's suck, but at least I'm trying, right? Thanks so much for the compliment! *hugz* you're wonderful!
LOTRFreak144: Awww! Your such a sweetie. That's great that you're writing a novel. You should post it on fictionpress and have people help you edit it and improve your writing. It'd help a lot! Thanks so much for your review! I hope you like this chapter and the coming ones. *hugz*
KnowInSight: Hehe, =D. Thanks!!!
Alida Fruit: Yay! I'm glad you like my OC characters. *happy dance* and I'm glad that you are liking my stories. I LOVE hearing from you! Thanks so much for always encouraging and helping. *hugz* Eeek. Exams, eh? Well, I'm sure you did great and I bet your relieved now that it's over! Thanks for sticking with this! Luv ya!
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Aurora and Dan made their way slowly and carefully back to the caves. They came upon many bodies and helped move them as the sun rose steadily higher and silence blanketed the abandoned battle field. Dark clouds dotted the skies as a bleak reminder of the destruction that had just taken Middle Earth by storm. The bodies of Men and Elves were laid by one another, ready for their families to claim them. The bodies of fallen Orcs were piled carelessly in a corner and already mounds of them were being burned. Black smoke issued from their bodies and Aurora gagged as she passed by them, turning her face away.
Aurora and Dan had the sad misfortune of coming upon Haldir the Elf, buried beneath rubble and surrounded by Orcs that he had killed before his death. Aragorn was already there and was saying a prayer over the body, his soiled eyes shut and his face turned down. Dan and Aurora did not stop and didn't interrupt his lamentation as they stepped over rocks and bodies as quietly as they could.
They made their way down the sloping path to the caves, edging their way around women and children who were running quickly up the passage, their faces stricken with worry.
Hanalee was crouched down and was just finishing wrapping a tightly wound bandage around Scott's torso. Scott had his eyes closed and Aurora could see his chest rising rapidly from the pain.
"I leave you for one minute and already your stripping down for another woman." Aurora joked.
Scott's eyes fluttered and he glared at her angrily. "Why'd you leave?"
"She had to find me of course," Dan replied as heartily as he could.
Hanalee squealed and leaped into his arms, nearly knocking him over. Dan looked slightly embarrassed but he embraced her as well, smiling at Aurora and Scott over Hanalee's shoulder.
Scott tried not to smile as Aurora sat next to him. "I'm still mad at you."
"Oh?" Aurora asked. She leaned forward and kissed him gently. Electric shocks raced through her body and again she was struck with how unlikely this was. Should she be kissing Scott?
"Ok. I forgive you."
Aurora laughed and then looked at his wound. She had seen Scott without his shirt plenty of times before but now it scared her. She shifted uncomfortably and reached for his shirt. "Here." He grinned sheepishly and slid it over his head, cringing slightly.
Dan cleared his throat uncomfortably, still holding on to Hanalee. "This is weird."
Silence followed.
"I mean, seeing you two together. It's just. . . weird."
Aurora laughed nervously. "You're telling me." She looked at Scott affectionately and grabbed his hand.
Scott nodded slowly. "It's weird but it feels so right."
Dan shook his head. "I never thought I'd see the day when you two would be together." His tone of voice wasn't hostile. It was calm and considering. Dan realized the feelings these two felt for one another. He had witnessed the first kiss on the wall and that was when he knew that even if he wanted to, he would never have been able to stop this from happening. It was then that he realized he didn't want to stop it anymore. Aurora was happy. Scott was happy. And Dan could think of no one better to take care of his sister than his best friend.
Aurora shifted uncomfortably. "So you're okay with this?"
"I'm better than okay." Dan replied reassuringly.
Aurora smiled feebly. She was scared, nervous, excited, and worried all at the same time. She had never been in a relationship and she didn't know how to react in one. It was so unlikely, so unreal.
"Listen," Dan said quickly. "We're going to go help outside. You guys haven't really had a lot of time to talk."
Aurora nodded and waved the couple goodbye before turning to Scott. She sat down next to him and faced him bravely. She was nervous and butterflies churned her stomach as she looked into his warm brown eyes. He smiled at her and raised his hand to her cheek. "I meant what I said up there."
"I know. I do too."
Scott shook his head, still smiling, and eased himself back against the cave wall. "It's crazy isn't it?" he said softly. "The way that we've always hated each other and now. . ." he shrugged.
"I can't believe it either." Aurora replied. "I tried to deny my feelings for you when I began to feel them. I ignored them. I avoided thinking about you, talking to you."
Scott laughed. "Me too. I first realized there was something there when I discovered I really, really, really did not want you to become a Mary Sue. That meant you would be with Legolas and thought of that was more then I could bear."
"I couldn't be with Legolas feeling what I did for you." Aurora paused and then began laughing. "Who would have thought you to be a romantic?"
Scott shifted uncomfortably. "This is a once in a lifetime thing so you better savor it." He shook his head. "I don't know how girls can pour their hearts out like this all the time. It's too much work."
Aurora chuckled. "But it's so sweet."
Scott looked slightly worried. "You don't expect me to do this all the time, do you?"
Aurora held back a laugh because she could tell Scott was very serious. Trying to keep a straight face she replied, "No. It wouldn't be Scott if you did."
Scott looked greatly relieved and Aurora felt it too. She was worried that this shift from friendship to relationship would be uncomfortable. But Scott was just Scott. She had always been herself around him and she now knew that she didn't have to worry this time either.
She stood and was about to dust herself off when she realized it was helpless. She was covered from head to foot in dirt and blood. Dusting herself off would not help in the least.
"You don't look so good." Scott said lightly. He took in her muddy, bloody, and torn clothes. There was a particularly large rip near her midriff where she had ripped off the piece of cloth to cover her arm wound. Her face was completely concealed in scratches and dirt and her hair was a tangled mess of knots.
"Thanks so much," Aurora replied dryly. She had just remembered her arm wound. It didn't hurt at all anymore and she realized that it was completely numb. "I guess I can't be a Mary Sue anyway. They always manage to stay perfectly clean in these things and I couldn't stay clean if I tried." She paused, frowning at her arm wound which was a nasty shade of blue, "I'm going to have to get this cleaned up."
Scott laughed before replying, "Come on then." Aurora helped him up. "Hey. It doesn't hurt too bad anymore."
"I guess we can live without medicine after all, eh?"
Scott agreed as they began making their way to the surface. "She rubbed it with some kind of herb. It made it feel a lot better."
"Let's go find Dan and Hanalee. I don't feel like cleaning up yet."
"Alright." Scott grabbed onto her hand, smiled, and asked, "Is it true that Gandalf came?"
Aurora confirmed this and told him of the rest of the battle as they reached the surface. "We wouldn't have made it if not for him." She concluded as they walked into the room she had stood in before making the final attack on the Orcs.
"You guys are just in time. Gandalf and the others are going to make sure there are no Orcs left." Dan called. He and Hanalee were on a horse. They were next to Gandalf and Théoden who were deep in conversation. Aurora turned to see Éowyn hugging Aragorn tightly, she was crying in relief.
Aurora took in the rest of the people. Many were sobbing and screaming as they came upon the bodies of their loved ones. Others were reacting much like Éowyn, throwing their arms around survivors and embracing them as tightly as they could.
Aurora and Scott got on one horse, as there weren't enough horses for them to have their own, and they followed Gandalf, Théoden, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Éomer, and Gamling to a hill overlooking a valley.
Aurora could see, with a shudder through her spine, what she thought had to be Mordor. Fire was spewing from Mount Doom and dark, ominous clouds hung above that land. (A/n: I know the movie part of this is wrong. Technically, it's impossible to see Mount Doom from Helm's Deep. *shrug* but that's how it was in the movie and so I'll keep it that way.) Aurora wanted to turn back because looking at Mordor gave her fear. Fear of where she was heading now. Fear for Frodo who was near that hell.
Silence blanketed the company before Gandalf broke it with words that gave Aurora a vague idea of where she and the remainder of the fellowship would be heading to next. "Sauron's wrath will be terrible, his retribution swift. The battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle-earth is about to begin. All our hopes now lie with two little Hobbits, somewhere in the wilderness."
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Aurora sat next to Hanalee with a basin filled with water. She had just washed her hair and body and the water was nearly black with dirt. But now one could look at Aurora and see her face. There was no more dried blood or dirt. Only small scratches that streaked her facade. Hanalee had helped comb out her hair and Aurora felt the woman deserved some sort of medal of recognition. She had nearly murdered Hanalee as she made her way through the various tangles and clots of blood.
Her clothes were now completely worthless but Hanalee found a clean pair of Elven ones. Aurora was completely mystified as to how Hanalee would have Elven clothing. Hanalee shrugged when Aurora had asked her. "One of the male Elves had it in a bag. He gave it to me. Apparently someone named Galadriel thought you might need some."
Aurora had smiled at this before slipping them on. Now Hanalee was cleaning out her wound with a herb that had a complicated name. Aurora could care less what it was called, as long as it healed the wound in her shoulder as quickly as possible.
Aurora quite liked Hanalee. She was very kind and patient and Aurora doubted whether she could have gotten cleaned and ready if not for her. She felt that Dan had chosen wisely and she knew that if given time, her and Hanalee could become very good friends.
But that was one thing that Aurora didn't have. Time. Like Gandalf had said, the battle of Helm's Deep was over. Just because they won the battle, it in no way meant that they had won the war. Aurora wasn't sure where or when the final battle for the world that had become her home would happen. But she would be there when it did.
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A/n: AHHHHHHHH! RotK, here we come! *muahahahhaha* I'm so excited? Are you excited? Anyone? Anybody? Fine! Don't answer me. . .*grumbles and saunters off, but stops and turns around* ROTK!!!!!!
*clears throat* Right. Well, please read and review and GO SEE ROTK FOR BLOODY FREAKING HELL (does that make sense? No idea where it came from. . .)