A/N: Right oh, thanks again to tonksinater (I hope I spelled that right) for helping me right this chp. and the last).

Take Control

Chp. 5: Pride lost to jealousy

That night, during Eldar's watch, she and Frodo were talking in low voices. Every once in awhile they would laugh at what the other had said. After awhile, Eldarian came over and joined them, joining in on there laughter. Eäráng watch them from the edge of camp, crouching in the shadows.

'Look how happy they are,' Eäráng thought. 'How I wish I could go join them. To take his place in.. no I do not.' "NO!!!!" he screamed. The others woke with a start and came running to him, but by the time they got there he had disappeared. Little did they know that he had quickly climbed a tree to continue his thoughts. 'I hate being alone, and when they come to see what is wrong you run. You could have comfort, could be healed, but instead you run away. Always I run away.'

Luthien ran up the tree and sat on the branch below Legolas.

"Getten' a bit jealous aren't we Legolas?" she said half laughing.

He fall out of the tree and landed on the ground with a loud thump. Luthien, laughing at this, fell out of the tree as well, but landed gracefully on her feet.

Then Eäráng heard someone coming towards them. "Be quiet," he hissed. At this Luthiens laughing stopped and she listened as well.

Eäráng ran back to camp to get his bow.

In the meantime and Orc had approached Luthien.

"Your ugly and you smell bad," she sad rather disgusted and holding her nose, "You could use a shower."

The Orc looked at her for a moment, then let out a cry of rage and launched himself at her. The Orc swung wide and she laughed, a cold sound, "And you're stupid too!"

Eäráng had run back to camp, and quickly roused the others. All except Eldar, for he was a bit reluctant to touch her fearing she might ring his neck. He grabbed his bow and ran back to where he had heard the noise.

Frodo woke his friend, and they grabbed their weapons, and headed towards the battle.

Eäráng arrived just in time to see Luthien put her knife through the Orc. She pulled back the blade and got ready to defend herself from another attack.

She could see one rushing at her, but as it reached her it was dead. She looked around and saw Eäráng had shot it in the head.

Eäráng stared at her while she slew another beast. "What ain't ya ever seen a girl fight a'fore?" she asked him.

He nodded his head and smiled as he saw Eldar trying to use his father's blades in his mind.

But as he saw this Eldar arrived on the scene she slew an orc that was about to kill Eäráng, using her blades skillfully.

"Thanks for that," he managed to say. She just nodded and rolled her eyes at his stupidity.

Luthien was surrounded by ten orcs. She just smiled and said, "You orcs are stupid, and ya'll will burn in Hell for it."

Two orcs launched themselves at her. She dodged the first ones attack. She flipped and pushed off the second orcs stomach. While in the air she took out her dagger, then landed on the other side of the first orc. She rammed her knife into the orc. Then she tried to pull her knife out, but it was stuck. She kicked him to the ground, leaving her knife free.

She quickly took out the other orcs and ran to help the others. By the time she got there all the orcs were dead. She vomited once she saw the dead orcs on the ground. She fell to the ground, sobbing silently.

"Is everyone ok?" Eäráng asked, "besides her...... I take it she doesn't like blood."

Gandalf looked around, "Everyone seems fine."

"Except for the fact that one of us is missing yes, it is ok. But considering the one missing is Eldar, no we have all failed," said Eldarain, rather upset by the she-elf not being present.

"What are you talking about?" asked someone from behind him. He turned around and saw Eldar, just standing there looking at him.

Everyone else started laughing.

"It seems you survived your first battle," said Gandalf still laughing.

"Pure luck," Legolas spat out.

"Next time maybe she shouldn't save yore ass, when yore' mind is somewhere else thinkn' bout'............" Luthien said, feeling much better with all the laughter. She stopped when she saw the look on Eäráng's face, she started laughing, half smiling remembering what he was thinking about than, and half angry because Luthien had just pushed him a little bit too far out of his comfort-zone.

"I have no idea what you are talking about," he said, but everyone could see that he was quite frustrated and upset.

"Alright hahahaha, alright, haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she said, however she didn't sound very sorry. She fell over on the ground, and was rolling with laughter. Eäráng kicked her in the gut. "Owwwwwwww, what was that for?" she said rubbing her side, "that hurt."

"Good," Eäráng said walking off into the woods.

"Eäráng get back here, we are leaving now," Gandalf commanded. He turned around and came back.

"Fine, just keep Luthien away from me," he begged in a pleading tone.

"Alright," Gandalf agreed. They changed the order that they walked in. Gandalf led, Eäráng followed him, Frodo, Eldar, and Eldarian walked together. Then Merry and Drigger, Gilith followed them. Luthien was second to last due to Eäráng pleading, she thought that was funny. Aragorn brought up the rear.

"What were you thinking about, Eäráng You seemed to enjoy it whatever it was. I have not seen you smile in awhile," Gandalf asked, lowering his voice and sort of in a half laugh, continued, "Even if it was twisted with anger, I am surprised he didn't kill her."

"So am I, Gandalf," said Eäráng, feeling a bit flustered about the subject.

They approached the place where there was once a deep lake, but had long since dried up.

"Eldar, come here," Gandalf commanded. She walked past Eäráng, and approached Gandalf.

"Yes?" she asked wondering why he had called her.

"These are the walls of Moria, long ago we came through here."

"Oh, I know," she interrupted him.

"You know, how would you know your from the other realm?" Gandalf wondered.

"We have Frodos book in our realm," she answered.

"Really? That's interesting," he said still wondering how Frodos book had come to cross between the realms.

Gandalf walked towards the wall. "The two trees are gone, we forgot that. Maybe there are still two holes for the roots," he said, "everyone look for two holes."

They spread out and looked for two holes. Gilith went about tapping the walls with his ax. However Eldar found the holes and quickly revealed the doors. Then she said the word "Mellon" and the door opened.

"Read the book indeed. You prove more useful than we thought," Gandalf congratulated her. Eäráng whispered something under his breath, clearly Elfish, but unintelligible nonetheless.

A/N Alrighty folks. I am soooooo sorry about not updating for sooo long, however, I have an excuse, I was out of town, then lost acces to the computer it was saved on. Anyways thanks to all who reviewed (don't remember all who did, but you know who you are). ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT CHP. WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, cause I am sorta dry at the moment, heehee.