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A/N- Reviewers come back to me... you've left me all alone... I'm all alone... there's no one here beside me...:'(
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Chapter 10- Gollum
"Gollum..." Aragorn cursed.
Gollum remembered Aragorn. He remembered when Aragorn caught him and took him to Mirkwood. He hissed at him, bearing his yellow fangs.
Aragorn tried to catch Gollum, but he bound off into the clearing before Aragorn could grab him. "Frodo!" Aragorn yelled, trying to wake the sleeping Hobbit.
Frodo awoke with a start and saw Gollum heading straight for him. Before Gollum could reach Frodo, Aragorn caught his leg and cast him backwards. Causing Gollum to hit a tree.
Aragorn quickly ran towards Gollum, picked him up, and knocked him out with a punch. He dropped the body and walked over to Frodo. "You're not hurt are you?" Aragorn asked.
Frodo shook his head and replied, "No, I am not hurt."
"Good." Aragorn began to proceed back over to Gollum with a knife in hand, only to find that Gollum was gone. "Wretched creature..." Aragorn muttered under his breath, "He escaped..." Walking back to Frodo, he said, "Frodo, we'd better leave now." So gently picking him up, Aragorn walked to the East Side of the clearing.
Many hours passed, and Aragorn could not find another clearing. He sat down with Frodo in his arms, never daring to set the Hobbit down with all of the trees around him. (If I set Frodo down, then he has a higher chance of being attacked by a creature hiding behind a tree.) Aragorn thought. "Frodo, are you hungry at all?" Aragorn remembered that neither of them had had a decent meal in a couple of days.
"A bit..." Frodo responded, now remembering his hunger.
Aragorn stood up and walked into the forest with Frodo. He found some berries, mushrooms, and a few walnuts, so he gathered some of them and sat back down.
Equally dividing them up, he gave half to Frodo and half to himself. They both ate in silence, so they wouldn't have creatures notice them.
When they were finished eating, Aragorn picked Frodo up and looked for a stream to drink from.
He found a small creek, the water was surprisingly cold and clear, and he bade Frodo to drink the water, then he took a drink.
After he was done, Aragorn stood up and tried to figure out the best route to get to Amon Hen. He figured that once they were out of the Dead Forest that he could continue East until he got to the river then he could follow the river North.
The sun was setting and Aragorn was getting weary, but he knew that he couldn't rest until he was out of the forest. So to fight off the weariness, Aragorn began to walk East on his chosen path.
The night came, and little snowflakes began to fall. The snowflakes fell to the ground, then melted. After a while though, a thin layer of snowy white powder was on the ground and in the trees.
The snow crunched under the Ranger's boots as he walked. He felt Frodo shiver a little in his arms. Aragorn quickly unclasped his brooch and wrapped the Hobbit in the wool cloak. He cradled Frodo closer, and began to sing softly about the Sea.
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A/N- Yes, the Sea is very important to the Elves. Valanor (sp?...) is on the other side of the Sea, and the Elves go to the Grey Havens in the books. Heck, I could even tell you how ROTK ends in the book... but I won't... it's much sadder than the movie could ever make it:'(...
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