Faulkner: Thanks all y'all peeps who reviewed! On with the story!
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Ratchet saw Boromir's joyful smile and took that he had finally gotten the message. 'Took him long enough' she thought. 'Sometimes men can be so thick, it surprises even me.'
Aragorn and Legolas also noticed Boromir's smile. They grinned at each other, then grinned at Haldir.
"She must have accepted his love." Legolas whispered to Haldir.
"We shall see if that is a good or bad thing." Then the captain stalked off, muttering in elvish.
"Poor chap needs a girlfriend very badly." a voice said from behind them. Aragorn and Legolas jumped. They turned around to see a smirking Ratchet. "Ain'tcha supposed to be an elf Legolas? That'll be somethin' to tell. I snuck up on an elf prince and a king of Gondor."
"I thought you were talking to the Hobbit's." Legolas said.
"I *was* talking to the Hobbits." Ratchet replied. "Now what's wrong with him?" She jerked her head in the direction that Haldir had disappeared.
"A slight disagreement." Aragorn replied shortly.
"Bout what?" Ratchet asked.
"That is none of your business." Legolas told her.
"C'mon! Please tell me! Please?" Ratchet begged.
"No." Aragorn stated firmly.
"Well, you guys are no fun. Least the Hobbits have a sense of humor. I think you two are getting as stuffy as Haldir over there."
"Stuffy?" The elf prince faked indignance. "I am an heir to the throne of Mirkwood Forest! Do you realize you have insulted royalty?"
"Yeah. A royal pain in the ass." she laughed.
Legolas growled (how very un-elf like) and chased after Ratchet. Ratchet cackled evilly and ran off towards Boromir.
"Boromir! Help! An evil elf is chasing me! Heeeeeelp!" She hid behind the human as he stood.
"Fear not. I will protect you my lady." Boromir said.
"Argh. Get out of the way human!" Legolas demanded. "This is between me and the wretch!"
"You will have to kill me first!" Boromir cried out as he pulled out his sword.
The Hobbits were rolling on the floor, laughing. Frodo was trying to say something, but he just couldn't get it out through his laughter. Pippin and Merry were pointing at them while they were wiping away tears with their other hands. Sam clutched at his burning sides.
Boromir and Legolas had a mock battle with their sword and knives until Legolas was lying on his back, 'dead'.
"Ah! Fret not fair maiden! The evil elf is slain!" Boromir said as he knelt before Ratchet.
"Thank you my lord! I would be dead if it wasn't for you!" Ratchet was trying hard to not burst out laughing like the Hobbits.
"But you have not defeated me!" Aragorn cried as he scooped Ratchet up and ran away.
"No!" and Boromir chased after Aragorn.
"Oh no! Now I shall die a horrible, terrible, painful, death! Or be forced to marry Aragorn! Either way is torture!" Ratchet yelled.
Aragorn stopped in his tracks and stared at Ratchet. "Am I that bad?" he asked her.
"Well yeah! After all, you *have* kidnapped me!" and she rolled her eyes.
Aragorn kept on staring, then blinked. "Oh. Right."
That set Ratchet off. She laughed and laughed until her sides hurt and she was gasping for breath. Aragorn had left her laughing on the forest floor, shaking his head and muttering. Boromir watched her and grinned.
When she finally calmed down and was getting breath into her lungs was when he spoke.
"Feel better?"
"Lots."
They waited in the silence that followed her answer. Then Boromir asked a question that he had to know the answer to.
"Did you really mean what you said? Or rather, sung?" He was starting to fidget.
Ratchet stared at him calmly. "Yes. I meant it." she replied.
Boromir let out a cry of joy and picked Ratchet up off the ground and twirled her around. He started laughing like a fool and he didn't really care. But what happened next surprised even himself.
He pulled Ratchet close and kissed her. Ratchet froze like a deer in headlights and closed her eyes tightly. But then she gradually relaxed and leaned into the kiss. His hands travelled down her back and rested on her waist.
Boromir realized what he was doing and pulled away. He stared at Ratchet with wide eyes and he took a couple steps back.
"I- I'm s-sorry R-Ratchet. I don't know what came over me." he whispered. "I didn't mean to. I don't have the right to do that."
Ratchet stared at him. They seemed to be doing that alot lately. She then smirked.
"Wanna hear something interesting Boromir? It's been years since i've been kissed like that. And only one guy ever had the guts to try it. And after all these years, I think I still like it."
Her eyes started to glisten with unshed tears. Boromir walked over to her quickly and lifted a hand, unsure of what to do.
Ratchet looked at the ground as the tears fell and she didn't know how to stop them. A hand cupped her cheek and lifted her face up. Boromir looked into her eyes and then pulled her into a hug. Ratchet had a total breakdown and grasped his tunic as she cried.
All her pain, fear, and grief had been held in, bottled up inside.
Now, she just let it leave with the tears. Boromir rested his head on her head and rubbed her back. He was never really good at these kind of things.
Ratchet stopped crying and stood there for a second, breathing deeply to calm herself. Then she collapsed onto Boromir as her knees gave out. He held her more tightly to keep her from falling. Then picked her up and brought her back to the place where the Fellowship was staying. It was mercifully empty and quiet.
He sat down on his little pallet where he slept and held Ratchet tightly, afraid to let go. Ratchet curled into a ball on his lap and buried her head in his neck. She deeply inhaled his scent and allowed herself to relax. She was safe, Boromir was safe, nothing bad was going to happen to them.
That's when Boromir did a very unexpected thing. He began to sing.
"When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When darkenss is upon your door and you feel like you can't take it anymore
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one-way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
'Cause there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breathe again
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can men a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone......"
Boromir let the last note fade away as he checked up on Ratchet. He could feel her warm breath on his neck. Her body seemed to fit his perfectly as they sat there.
The son of the Steward stiffled a yawn as he carefully lay down. Ratchet only moved once, and that was to lay down next to him and lay one arm across his waist and the other on his shoulder. Boromir grabbed his cloak and covered them both up.
He gently kissed her forehead and fell into a deep sleep full of happy dreams of Ratchet.
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Faulkner: Oh my good Lord in heaven. Yet another sappy chappie! Get it? Sappy chappie?
CrystalMeth: -___-U Save me!
Pinky: The song was Crash And Burn by Savage Garden.
Faulkner: You don't get it? Sappy chappie! ^__^U Oh, I give up on myself.
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Ratchet saw Boromir's joyful smile and took that he had finally gotten the message. 'Took him long enough' she thought. 'Sometimes men can be so thick, it surprises even me.'
Aragorn and Legolas also noticed Boromir's smile. They grinned at each other, then grinned at Haldir.
"She must have accepted his love." Legolas whispered to Haldir.
"We shall see if that is a good or bad thing." Then the captain stalked off, muttering in elvish.
"Poor chap needs a girlfriend very badly." a voice said from behind them. Aragorn and Legolas jumped. They turned around to see a smirking Ratchet. "Ain'tcha supposed to be an elf Legolas? That'll be somethin' to tell. I snuck up on an elf prince and a king of Gondor."
"I thought you were talking to the Hobbit's." Legolas said.
"I *was* talking to the Hobbits." Ratchet replied. "Now what's wrong with him?" She jerked her head in the direction that Haldir had disappeared.
"A slight disagreement." Aragorn replied shortly.
"Bout what?" Ratchet asked.
"That is none of your business." Legolas told her.
"C'mon! Please tell me! Please?" Ratchet begged.
"No." Aragorn stated firmly.
"Well, you guys are no fun. Least the Hobbits have a sense of humor. I think you two are getting as stuffy as Haldir over there."
"Stuffy?" The elf prince faked indignance. "I am an heir to the throne of Mirkwood Forest! Do you realize you have insulted royalty?"
"Yeah. A royal pain in the ass." she laughed.
Legolas growled (how very un-elf like) and chased after Ratchet. Ratchet cackled evilly and ran off towards Boromir.
"Boromir! Help! An evil elf is chasing me! Heeeeeelp!" She hid behind the human as he stood.
"Fear not. I will protect you my lady." Boromir said.
"Argh. Get out of the way human!" Legolas demanded. "This is between me and the wretch!"
"You will have to kill me first!" Boromir cried out as he pulled out his sword.
The Hobbits were rolling on the floor, laughing. Frodo was trying to say something, but he just couldn't get it out through his laughter. Pippin and Merry were pointing at them while they were wiping away tears with their other hands. Sam clutched at his burning sides.
Boromir and Legolas had a mock battle with their sword and knives until Legolas was lying on his back, 'dead'.
"Ah! Fret not fair maiden! The evil elf is slain!" Boromir said as he knelt before Ratchet.
"Thank you my lord! I would be dead if it wasn't for you!" Ratchet was trying hard to not burst out laughing like the Hobbits.
"But you have not defeated me!" Aragorn cried as he scooped Ratchet up and ran away.
"No!" and Boromir chased after Aragorn.
"Oh no! Now I shall die a horrible, terrible, painful, death! Or be forced to marry Aragorn! Either way is torture!" Ratchet yelled.
Aragorn stopped in his tracks and stared at Ratchet. "Am I that bad?" he asked her.
"Well yeah! After all, you *have* kidnapped me!" and she rolled her eyes.
Aragorn kept on staring, then blinked. "Oh. Right."
That set Ratchet off. She laughed and laughed until her sides hurt and she was gasping for breath. Aragorn had left her laughing on the forest floor, shaking his head and muttering. Boromir watched her and grinned.
When she finally calmed down and was getting breath into her lungs was when he spoke.
"Feel better?"
"Lots."
They waited in the silence that followed her answer. Then Boromir asked a question that he had to know the answer to.
"Did you really mean what you said? Or rather, sung?" He was starting to fidget.
Ratchet stared at him calmly. "Yes. I meant it." she replied.
Boromir let out a cry of joy and picked Ratchet up off the ground and twirled her around. He started laughing like a fool and he didn't really care. But what happened next surprised even himself.
He pulled Ratchet close and kissed her. Ratchet froze like a deer in headlights and closed her eyes tightly. But then she gradually relaxed and leaned into the kiss. His hands travelled down her back and rested on her waist.
Boromir realized what he was doing and pulled away. He stared at Ratchet with wide eyes and he took a couple steps back.
"I- I'm s-sorry R-Ratchet. I don't know what came over me." he whispered. "I didn't mean to. I don't have the right to do that."
Ratchet stared at him. They seemed to be doing that alot lately. She then smirked.
"Wanna hear something interesting Boromir? It's been years since i've been kissed like that. And only one guy ever had the guts to try it. And after all these years, I think I still like it."
Her eyes started to glisten with unshed tears. Boromir walked over to her quickly and lifted a hand, unsure of what to do.
Ratchet looked at the ground as the tears fell and she didn't know how to stop them. A hand cupped her cheek and lifted her face up. Boromir looked into her eyes and then pulled her into a hug. Ratchet had a total breakdown and grasped his tunic as she cried.
All her pain, fear, and grief had been held in, bottled up inside.
Now, she just let it leave with the tears. Boromir rested his head on her head and rubbed her back. He was never really good at these kind of things.
Ratchet stopped crying and stood there for a second, breathing deeply to calm herself. Then she collapsed onto Boromir as her knees gave out. He held her more tightly to keep her from falling. Then picked her up and brought her back to the place where the Fellowship was staying. It was mercifully empty and quiet.
He sat down on his little pallet where he slept and held Ratchet tightly, afraid to let go. Ratchet curled into a ball on his lap and buried her head in his neck. She deeply inhaled his scent and allowed herself to relax. She was safe, Boromir was safe, nothing bad was going to happen to them.
That's when Boromir did a very unexpected thing. He began to sing.
"When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When darkenss is upon your door and you feel like you can't take it anymore
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one-way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
'Cause there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breathe again
When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Let me be the one you call
If you jump i'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can men a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone......"
Boromir let the last note fade away as he checked up on Ratchet. He could feel her warm breath on his neck. Her body seemed to fit his perfectly as they sat there.
The son of the Steward stiffled a yawn as he carefully lay down. Ratchet only moved once, and that was to lay down next to him and lay one arm across his waist and the other on his shoulder. Boromir grabbed his cloak and covered them both up.
He gently kissed her forehead and fell into a deep sleep full of happy dreams of Ratchet.
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Faulkner: Oh my good Lord in heaven. Yet another sappy chappie! Get it? Sappy chappie?
CrystalMeth: -___-U Save me!
Pinky: The song was Crash And Burn by Savage Garden.
Faulkner: You don't get it? Sappy chappie! ^__^U Oh, I give up on myself.