A War To Remember

By: Hotaru170

Disclaimer: Sigh Sadly, I do not own Lord of The Rings, Sailormoon, or any of the characters. Sniff sniff Its not fair! Don't forget peeps, this is where I said that things weren't gonna follow the movie as much! This is my story afterall..lol.

Last time on the exciting episode of Dragonball Z....Slaps forehead...Oops, my bad! He he he!

Recap of chapter 8:

Hotaru had tracked the Orcs to Fangorn forrest.When the Orcs stopped to take a breather, she watched silently and downwind so they wouldn't hear or smell her. However, she was surprised when a group of Rohirrim ambushed the Orcs. She helped from the shadows with her arrows.

When the battle was over, she no longer saw Merry and Pippin. After searching, she found out that they went into Fangorn forrest.

Instead of following them she decided it was much wiser to meet back up with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli so they wouldn't assume Merry and Pippin dead.

She came to the top of the same hill that Aragorn and the others were on a few minutes before. Below she saw her said companions surrounded by the same warriors who ambushed the Orcs.

'I truly hope that they mean no harm to Legolas and the others. I would hate to seek revenge on potential allies.'

She crept down the hill quietly and came to a stop at the bottom near some rocks. She saw the look in the eyes of the leader when he jumped off his horse in anger.

"That is all that I needed to see." She whispered to herself. She pulled out an arrow and notched it in her bow and jumped on top of the rock she was hiding behind. She called out, "HALT!" She put a small amount of power in her voice so they would know she meant business.

"Speaking in common tounge"

'Character thoughts'

"Speaking in Elvish"

IMPORTANT: LAST WARNING! Remember, this is where I said that this fic will not follow the movie as much! The main events will still happen, just differently. Thanks again to all of my faithful readers and reviewers! You guys are the greatest! Ja ne!

Chapter 9

All eyes turned to see a cloaked figure standing atop a boulder with a bow and arrow aimed and ready.

The leader of the Rohirrim (AN: Not sure about the spelling but you get the point. I hope..lol.) stepped forward and called out. "Who are you and what business have you here?!"

The figure's face was covered by the hood of the cloak so none could see the face. Legolas and Aragorn immediately recognized the figure. Gimli had a good idea of who it was but refrained from speaking it.

Aragorn glanced at Legolas and said in elvish. "Its Hotaru. She must have taken the actions of their leader as hostile. We need to calm the situation before it gets out of hand. I'm sure she is only trying to protect us but it would not go well with King Theoden if we were to attack his soldiers."

Legolas shook his head and replied in elvish. "I think she is well aware of that. She is simply using this method to get their attention. Let us see how she handles the situation. I have no doubt that she will find a way to settle things without killing." Even though he was speaking to Aragorn, his eyes never left Hotaru's cloaked figure.

Aragorn smirked at the attraction that Legolas had for Hotaru. It was very obvious to Aragorn that Legolas was smitten with the mystery that was, Hotaru. He wondered when Hotaru was going to realize it and if she was attracted to Legolas. They both often talked to each other whenever they could. He must admit she was very beautiful and perhaps if he didn't have Arwen then he might have been smitten as well. (AN: Dude, I cannot for the life of me make Aragorn fall for Hotaru. I am a huge fan of Arwen and Aragorn so that is the way its gonna be! Not to mention the fact that everyone falling for the main character is too cliche and just plain annoying! LOL!)

Hotaru had picked up on the words spoken between Legolas and Aragorn. She blushed at how much confidence Legolas had in her. 'Thank goodness my face is covered. I don't think a blushing elf with a bow and arrow would be very intimidating. Well, he certainly knows how to give a compliment. Hope I don't disappoint him.' She then turned her attention back to the situation at hand.

"I have no desire to fight with you or any of your men. However, you threatened the safety of my companions and therefore, I require a reason for your unjust actions." She said calmly while disguising her voice so none would suspect that she was indeed a lady.

The leader lifted his head up and said. "I am Eomer. Captain of Rohan (AN: I have no idea what his rank is so I just made it up...lol.) and nephew of King Theoden. I have a right to question those who trepass on our land. Now state your purpose here and I will decide where to go from there."

Hotaru rolled her eyes and thought. 'Men, they are so arrogant and pig-headed. Might as well humor him for now.' Still disguising her voice, she said. "We were following a company of Orcs, who have taken two of our companions hostage. We mean no disrespect or harm to your people or your king." In a gester of peace, she lowered her bow.

Eomer signaled for his men to lower their weapons as well. Then he turned back and asked. "Why do you not show your face? I would like to know to whom I am speaking."

'I'm sure he is going to be quite surprised.' Hotaru thought. She brought her hand up and pulled back the hood of her cloak.

Eomer and his entire company gasped in shock. "Its a woman!" Someone said. "Not a woman but a she-elf!" Another person said.

Hotaru inwardly smirked at their response. "My name is Hotaru. And those." She said and pointed to Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. "Are my companions."

She jumped down from the rock that she was perched on and walked calmly over to her companions.

Once she reached Aragorn, she said in elvish. "I trust you can take the situation from here."

Aragorn was impressed and nodded. Then he moved ahead to talk with Eomer. He explained whom he and the rest of the fellowship were and their reason for being in Rohan. He also explained that he was a friend of King Theoden. He said nothing of Frodo or the ring.

Once Aragorn was done, Eomer explained his banishment and told him that King Theoden's mind had been taken over by Saruman. He also told them that they had killed the Orcs that they had been following. (AN: I was to lazy to type out the conversation between Aragorn and Eomer...lol. Hope you don't mind! It wasn't that important anyways.)

Hotaru saw Aragorn's eyes show concern at Eomer's telling of their battle against the Orcs. She thought this was her time to speak up and said in elvish. "Don't worry Estel. (AN: Yes I know Aragorn's elvish name is Elessar and a few other ones but he is also called Estel too. I happen to like Estel better so thats why I'm using it.) Merry and Pippin escaped in the confusion and headed into Fangorn Forrest. I was going to follow them. However, I thought it best to meet back up with you and inform you of the situation first before making any rash decisions."

Aragorn and Legolas almost sighed in relief when Hotaru told her findings. Aragorn couldn't tell if Legolas was relieved because Merry and Pippin were all right or if it was because Hotaru decided not to go off on her own after them.

In answer to his unspoken question, only Legolas himself knew that it was a combination of both.

After Eomer and his company departed, leaving behind two horses for the remaining members of the fellowship, Hotaru smirked at Aragorn and said. "I think that meeting went better than you expected, Aragorn. Surely you didn't think that I would attack King Theoden's soldiers unless they attacked first."

Aragorn was a little shocked. 'She must have heard what I said to Legolas.' He thought. 'That means she heard what Legolas said as well. I wonder if anything will develop between them?' He mused to himself. 'Guess I must wait and see.'

Aragorn chuckled and said. "I see that you are indeed full of surprises. Very impressive, I don't believe I have ever met an elf such as you." He cocked his head slightly and said. "However, I do have one question for you." "How were you going to handle the situation if things had gotten out of hand?" He asked curiously.

Hotaru smirked and replied. "I would have taken out Eomer first and then the two soliders on his flanks. I gather that they would have been second and third in command."

Legolas smiled and said. "You would have knocked out their chain of command and left the soldiers in disarray. Without leadership they would have been too slow in retaliating, leaving themselves vulnerable."

Gimli laughed and said. "You are a smart lass indeed. However, I think we have more pressing matters to attend than standing around here and talking all day." (AN: I didn't forget about poor Gimli. I just have trouble with his dialogue.)

Legolas laughed out loud and shook his head. "Indeed we do Gimli. Let us go and find Merry and Pippin."

Hotaru looked at the two horses that Eomer and his company left for them and asked. "So how are we going to do this?" 'I hope I can ride with Legolas...Oh wait a minute! What am I thinking?! I got a job to do. I can't be getting all mushy over a guy. Although he is incredibly handsome and strong. Argh, there you go again! And why am I talking to myself? I think I'm finally losing it. All those years alone at the Time Gates must have caused this.' Hotaru was broken from her chain of thoughts by Aragorn's voice. (AN: I had to put that in there somewhere. I needed to have a little more comedy relief. LOL!)

"Gimli and I will ride together and Legolas and you will ride together, if there are no objections?" He asked Hotaru.

She looked at Legolas and said. "I have no objections."

Legolas smiled at her and said. "Neither do I."

Argorn mounted his horse and pulled Gimli up behind him. Hotaru looked at Legolas again and asked. "Would you like to ride in the front or the back?"

He smiled and replied. "I'm fine with whatever you prefer."

Hotaru shrugged and said. "I guess I'll ride in the front then." She mounted the other horse with Legolas getting on right behind her.

Aragorn looked at them and smiled. He could see a faint blush on Hotaru's cheeks that she was trying not to show. 'So she does like him afterall. I guess things will get a little more interesting with these two around.' He shook his head and said. "Hotaru, we'll need you to show us exactly where Merry and Pippin entered Fangorn."

Hotaru managed to control her blushing and nodded. She turned the horse towards Fangorn and started a slow trot before leading the horse into a full gallop. She felt Legolas' arms tighten around her waist and she couldn't stop another blush from creeping its way onto her face.

To be continued....

I am sooooooo sorry everyone! I know that it has been awhile since my last update but I have been suffering from a severe case of writer's block! I finally got past it now and I'll try to update more often. Its kinda hard though when I'm writing three fics at once. It tends to drain all of my creative thinking. LOL! Well, thanks for reading and if you enjoyed this chapter please leave a review. I always need inspiration. Ja ne!

Jennifer (Hotaru170)