Disclaimer: I have no claim to Lord of the Rings book, that honor belongs to J.R.R Tolkien
~Gone~
By Xoulblade
Chapter 5
When I woke up the next morning, it was still dark outside the our tent, taking a peek a my
sisters, they were still asleep. I slept like a baby last night, with no dreams to haunt me.
Getting up, I stretched, putting my clothes on, I slipped out of the tent, holding my sneakers.
Sitting down on the grass, outside the tent, I put on them on.
The sun was coming up, I ran to see it, oblivious to anything that was in my way. Coming to the top
of the hill. I stood in awe at the colors that lighted the morning sky.
"Beautiful is it not?"
My heart did flip flops, at the unfamilar tenor voice coming from beside me, startled I turned to looked up
into the most intense blue eyes I have ever seen. God, this one was as gorgeous as Haldir, he was the same
height as Haldir, with long blonde hair, braided back from his face. Gulping down the panic, I just nodded, 'Great another handsome elf standing beside me and I can't even speak right!!'
"My Lady?"
"Yes." I croaked out.
His eyes showed his concern, "Are you well my Lady?"
I closed my eyes for a moment, concentrating, 'I can do this.' I said over and over in my head.
Opening them I looked up into the stranger's eyes, "I am sorry sir...Yes the sunrise is very beautiful."
Inside I was jumping for joy, 'YEAH! I did it! I talked to a cute guy without messing up!!'
But as I was congratulating myself, I missed the sparkle in the stranger's light up with interest as he watched me.
As the colors of the rising sun faded, we stood there in comfortable silence, I studied him. He looked so
familar, as I looked him over, it hit me. I did see him before!! He was in my dream!!
He turned, "I am Legolas, my Lady." Taking my hand and kissing the back of my hand. Heat rushed up
into my face for a second there I forgotten how to speak, his lips on my hand were soft, the electricity
ran up my arm, making me tingle all over.
"I am Kathleen, kind sir. You can call me Kat." 'God I felt like I was in a Shakespearian play, I felt
ridiculous.'
But his eyes met mine, he smiled.
I felt suddenly shy, "Ur.....excuse me, sir. But I have to go." Turning away from him, I took off at a run.
Shaking my head, 'Curse my shyness, I was just FINE a few minutes ago.' I left the startled elf behind as
I ran back to my tent. My sisters were gone, but their beds were neatly made (thanks to Niki)
'Great, just great. This place was huge and my sisters has disappeared!!' Before I could take a step, I heard
laughter, familar laughter. I sighed in relief, 'They were alright...BUT they were in SO much trouble!!'
I followed their laughter into a clearing, my sisters were kicking a ball back and forth. I sighed, Beth
and Amee were soccer freaks, they had played in a summer league, since they were old enough to
join, which was the age of five.
"HEY SIS!" It was Beth that yelled, "Come on we are going to play!"
'Oye vhay' I rolled my eyes, "Let me guess Niki and I, against Amee and you, right?"
The twins looked sheepish, "Yes." They said in unison.
I rolled my eyes, "And how fair is that?!" Niki has only played it, what? Four years??" I looked at my
baby sister, she nodded. "I only played soccer for only five years..." I paused, "But between the both
of you, how many years of expience have you to had?"
Beth and Amee looked at the ground, I cursed under my breath, 'This was their escape, their release
from the grief, of losing mom and dad. Each one of us had one, Niki it was gymnatics, for me it was
Martial Arts.'
I sighed, "Alright, you win...Niki and I will play. BUT......." I paused for a dramtic effect, it worked
they visibly gulped, "I get to train, BY myself, without NO interupptions!"
I cringed as they gave a squeal in happiness, I walked away smiling. 'Not yet, dear sisters, not yet.' I walked
to were my sisters had gotten some rocks, and were using them as goal posts. The ground wasn't
bad, it was smooth with patches of grass.
As the game started, we got so caught up into the game, we didn't notice our audience. As the game
progressed. Amee and Beth were winning, and as usual my baby sister and I were losing BIG time.
So in a desperate attempt to get the ball out of our defense area. I saw my sister, Beth kicked the ball
high in the air as it came down I braced myself, jumping to met the ball, literally head on, the ball bounced
against the top of my forehead. As the ball went back up into the air, I whirled around, (if you ever seen
Pele` do the bicycle kick, you'll know what I mean) the ball came right where I wanted it, jumping up I kicked
the ball over my head, back to my startled sister.
The shocked looked faded from my sister's blue-grey eyes, as a gleam came into them, 'Oh crap!'
I took a step backwards as Beth kick the ball up into the air again, but not high enough for me to
get underneath it. With instinct I caught it, forgeting, temptaraily that I was not the goalie!! (OOPS)
"KATHLEEN!!"
I flinched at Niki's high pitched screech, Beth came up to me yelling, "HANDS!" I glared at her,
"No kidding Beth!!" I cursed under my breath.
Dropping the ball, I backed up out of the way, it was a penalty kick, which was just the goalie and the
kicker.
But Bethie being too eager, kicked the ball too high and into the woods behind her, I grimace as I ran after it.
It took me awhile to find the ball, it was underneath a bush, getting on my hands and knees, I stretched to reach
it, but only brushed it with my fingertip. With a growl of frustration, I reached again, I grabbed it quickly,
pulling it towards me, smiling I started to get up when I saw feet.....
Big, hairy feet. I followed the feet upward, coming to a pair of expressional deep blue eyes, and a mop of dark brown hair, this 'child' was alittle shorter than my younger sister, Niki.
Of coarse he was taller than I since I was on my knees in front of him, "Are you lost, young one?" I asked
in a gentle tone. He gave a slight smile and shook his head. He was wearing a white tunic, opened alittle at the neck, tucked into brown pants, being held up by suspenders. I then noticed a golden chain around his neck, and peeking out at me was a golden ring. 'Thats odd,' I thought, 'A child like him wearing a ring like that?' Mentally
I shrugged.
I smiled up at him, "Would you like to met my sisters?"
He gave me a shy grin and whispered, "Yes." He had a soft voice, I grinned, 'He was shy, like Niki.'
"Come on then," I stopped, looking down at him, "I'm sorry I should had asked this before, What
is your name, young one?"
Grinning up at me, "Frodo Baggins is my name, and whats yours miss?"
I grinned back, "Kathleen, is my name young sir." I bowed to him. Giving me a wider grin he bowed
back, sticking my hand out I said with a smile, "Shall we?"
Nodding, "We shall." Frodo took my hand.
As we walked into the clearing. It then dawned on me, turning towards the small person beside me,
"Frodo?"
"Yes, Lady Kathleen?" He asked with a puzzled smile.
For an instant I was very flattered, "You can call me Kat, Frodo, but please I am no lady, just Kat."
Nodding he said, "Yes Kat?"
"You are not a child, are you Frodo?"
His smile widened, "No Kat, I am not a child, by any means."
I could feel my face blush, as I knelt in front of him, so we were eye to eye, "I am sorry, Frodo."
His nice blue eyes looked into my brown ones, "It is alright Kat."
I stood up, "My sisters are in that field, playing soccer."
"Soccer?"
"Yeah, its a sport where I come from."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As the field came into view, Frodo watched in amazement as my sister, Niki was doing her tumbling, well
mostly cartwheels, but I didn't tell Frodo that, I hid a giggle, as his eyes widen in amazement. I smiled
as I threw the ball to Beth, yelling, "HEADS UP!"
Beth turned just in time to knee the ball up into the air, and bouncing it to one knee to the other, I rolled
my eyes, "SHOW OFF!!"
Beth just grinned, turning to Amee and they bounced it back and forth.
"NIKI!"
"YEAH?"
"COME HERE!" I waved my sister over, she ran over, coming to a stop in front of me, putting her hands
on her knees, panting, "Yeah Kat?"
I raised an eyebrow at her, "I want you to met someone." But before I could introduce my sister to Frodo,
her eyes found his, they were grinning at eachother. Before I could say a word, "Hello, I am Nichole, but you
can call me Niki."
"I am Frodo, Lady Niki."
I never saw my baby sister so flustered before, I almost sat down to watch. But I rescued my sister from
further embaressment, "Frodo, just call her Niki." I gave a sly grin to Niki, "If you keep calling her 'Lady'
she will end up like a tomatoe."
But my getting back at my sister backfired when Frodo just smiled at her and said, "I love tomatoes
expectually the color of them." He gave Niki a shy smile, who turned even a deeper red, if possible.
'Well so much for that idea,' I thought, 'Oh well.'
I sat down to watch Beth and Amee kicking the ball to eachother, when after awhile Frodo and Niki sat
down with me.
"Why aren't you practicing Kat?"
"Umm?" I was too deep in thought to hear her. "What did you say, Niki?"
"Why aren't you practicing??" Niki asked again, frustrated.
"Oh, sorry sis, just daydreaming. I'll practice later, when there are no eyes to see me." I winked at her.
The soft voice of Frodo spoke up, "But Kat, elf eyes can see in the dark."
'Damn,' I thought. But outloud I said, "Oh well."
Niki raised an eyebrow at me, 'God, shes gotten that down pat.'
"What Niki??"
"Is this because of Haldir?"
"Yep, shes good.' But I lied, "No it isn't Haldir." Standing up.
"Un huh, suuuuure Kat." She gave me a smile that irritated the hell out of me. Niki took Frodo's hand and took him
to met the rest of my sisters, leaving me behind to yell at her back, "Haldir can kiss my a..........." I turned around and ran right into a broad chest, ".......ss" I finished muffled into the chest, I immediately took a step back, well speak of the devil, I clenched my teeth as I looked up into the ice grey eyes of the Marchwarden himself.
I stepped back, glaring up at him. "Yes Hally??"
His eyes frosted over and he hissed through tightly clenched teeth, "Do not call me that, For it is NOT my name, for my name is Haldir!"
I blinked at him, I could feel the tears starting to gather as I tried (honestly I did) to hide a giggle, all I could see is Haldir in a monkey suit with a purple ensemble, with a purple cape. He would look actually like the villian, Mojo Jojo, on the Powerpuff girls. With that image popping up into my head, I could not hold it in, my giggle ended up in full-fledge laughter.
When I tried to stop all I had to do was to look at Haldir's furious face, remembering what he just said, and burst out in laughter. unfortunitly I ended up on my knees, gasping for air.
My sisters came running, as they gathered around me, with puzzled looks on their faces, then Niki looked up at the Marchwarden and saw the look on his face, she wondered why I was on the ground laughing so hard, I was in tears.
"Kat, whats wrong with you?!" Niki said in a voice that was not too happy with her big sister's additude towards the Marchwarden.
Taking deep breathes, I stopped laughing, and said in a MoJojo like voice the words that Haldir said to me.
I closed my eyes at the thought coming into my head again, causing me to laugh all over again.
I saw Niki trying to keep a straight face as did Beth and Amee, Frodo just looked confused, and Hally well he
could be a thundercloud at the moment. Quickly getting up I elbowed Niki in the ribs, I cleared my throat, and
tried to as mature as I could be at the moment without breaking down laughing again.
Niki, Amee, and Beth swallowed their laughter, and slowly walked away from the storm that was ready to hit
me full force, dragging Frodo with them, they disappeared into the woods.
Wistfully I watched them leave, as I slowly faced the fuming Haldir..................amazingly enough all he did was clenched his hands into fist and hissed through his teeth, "Lady Galadriel would like to see you." With that he whirled around and walked away. I stood there, feeling quite stupid, as he halted and whirled back around to see me not following him.
He growled, "This way...my Lady." I raised my eyes to his stiff back as he continued to walk away from me.
A/N sorry guys but I cant not write anymore than this, the next chapter will be Galadriel's mirror ^_^
and Im sorry it has taken me more than usual to get this chapter out.
For those who want to know, meeting Legolas has almost cured her stutter around 'hot' guys, but she does
have the rest of the Fellowship to meet!! *Ahem* sorry for the Mojo Jojo bit I couldnt resist
~Gone~
By Xoulblade
Chapter 5
When I woke up the next morning, it was still dark outside the our tent, taking a peek a my
sisters, they were still asleep. I slept like a baby last night, with no dreams to haunt me.
Getting up, I stretched, putting my clothes on, I slipped out of the tent, holding my sneakers.
Sitting down on the grass, outside the tent, I put on them on.
The sun was coming up, I ran to see it, oblivious to anything that was in my way. Coming to the top
of the hill. I stood in awe at the colors that lighted the morning sky.
"Beautiful is it not?"
My heart did flip flops, at the unfamilar tenor voice coming from beside me, startled I turned to looked up
into the most intense blue eyes I have ever seen. God, this one was as gorgeous as Haldir, he was the same
height as Haldir, with long blonde hair, braided back from his face. Gulping down the panic, I just nodded, 'Great another handsome elf standing beside me and I can't even speak right!!'
"My Lady?"
"Yes." I croaked out.
His eyes showed his concern, "Are you well my Lady?"
I closed my eyes for a moment, concentrating, 'I can do this.' I said over and over in my head.
Opening them I looked up into the stranger's eyes, "I am sorry sir...Yes the sunrise is very beautiful."
Inside I was jumping for joy, 'YEAH! I did it! I talked to a cute guy without messing up!!'
But as I was congratulating myself, I missed the sparkle in the stranger's light up with interest as he watched me.
As the colors of the rising sun faded, we stood there in comfortable silence, I studied him. He looked so
familar, as I looked him over, it hit me. I did see him before!! He was in my dream!!
He turned, "I am Legolas, my Lady." Taking my hand and kissing the back of my hand. Heat rushed up
into my face for a second there I forgotten how to speak, his lips on my hand were soft, the electricity
ran up my arm, making me tingle all over.
"I am Kathleen, kind sir. You can call me Kat." 'God I felt like I was in a Shakespearian play, I felt
ridiculous.'
But his eyes met mine, he smiled.
I felt suddenly shy, "Ur.....excuse me, sir. But I have to go." Turning away from him, I took off at a run.
Shaking my head, 'Curse my shyness, I was just FINE a few minutes ago.' I left the startled elf behind as
I ran back to my tent. My sisters were gone, but their beds were neatly made (thanks to Niki)
'Great, just great. This place was huge and my sisters has disappeared!!' Before I could take a step, I heard
laughter, familar laughter. I sighed in relief, 'They were alright...BUT they were in SO much trouble!!'
I followed their laughter into a clearing, my sisters were kicking a ball back and forth. I sighed, Beth
and Amee were soccer freaks, they had played in a summer league, since they were old enough to
join, which was the age of five.
"HEY SIS!" It was Beth that yelled, "Come on we are going to play!"
'Oye vhay' I rolled my eyes, "Let me guess Niki and I, against Amee and you, right?"
The twins looked sheepish, "Yes." They said in unison.
I rolled my eyes, "And how fair is that?!" Niki has only played it, what? Four years??" I looked at my
baby sister, she nodded. "I only played soccer for only five years..." I paused, "But between the both
of you, how many years of expience have you to had?"
Beth and Amee looked at the ground, I cursed under my breath, 'This was their escape, their release
from the grief, of losing mom and dad. Each one of us had one, Niki it was gymnatics, for me it was
Martial Arts.'
I sighed, "Alright, you win...Niki and I will play. BUT......." I paused for a dramtic effect, it worked
they visibly gulped, "I get to train, BY myself, without NO interupptions!"
I cringed as they gave a squeal in happiness, I walked away smiling. 'Not yet, dear sisters, not yet.' I walked
to were my sisters had gotten some rocks, and were using them as goal posts. The ground wasn't
bad, it was smooth with patches of grass.
As the game started, we got so caught up into the game, we didn't notice our audience. As the game
progressed. Amee and Beth were winning, and as usual my baby sister and I were losing BIG time.
So in a desperate attempt to get the ball out of our defense area. I saw my sister, Beth kicked the ball
high in the air as it came down I braced myself, jumping to met the ball, literally head on, the ball bounced
against the top of my forehead. As the ball went back up into the air, I whirled around, (if you ever seen
Pele` do the bicycle kick, you'll know what I mean) the ball came right where I wanted it, jumping up I kicked
the ball over my head, back to my startled sister.
The shocked looked faded from my sister's blue-grey eyes, as a gleam came into them, 'Oh crap!'
I took a step backwards as Beth kick the ball up into the air again, but not high enough for me to
get underneath it. With instinct I caught it, forgeting, temptaraily that I was not the goalie!! (OOPS)
"KATHLEEN!!"
I flinched at Niki's high pitched screech, Beth came up to me yelling, "HANDS!" I glared at her,
"No kidding Beth!!" I cursed under my breath.
Dropping the ball, I backed up out of the way, it was a penalty kick, which was just the goalie and the
kicker.
But Bethie being too eager, kicked the ball too high and into the woods behind her, I grimace as I ran after it.
It took me awhile to find the ball, it was underneath a bush, getting on my hands and knees, I stretched to reach
it, but only brushed it with my fingertip. With a growl of frustration, I reached again, I grabbed it quickly,
pulling it towards me, smiling I started to get up when I saw feet.....
Big, hairy feet. I followed the feet upward, coming to a pair of expressional deep blue eyes, and a mop of dark brown hair, this 'child' was alittle shorter than my younger sister, Niki.
Of coarse he was taller than I since I was on my knees in front of him, "Are you lost, young one?" I asked
in a gentle tone. He gave a slight smile and shook his head. He was wearing a white tunic, opened alittle at the neck, tucked into brown pants, being held up by suspenders. I then noticed a golden chain around his neck, and peeking out at me was a golden ring. 'Thats odd,' I thought, 'A child like him wearing a ring like that?' Mentally
I shrugged.
I smiled up at him, "Would you like to met my sisters?"
He gave me a shy grin and whispered, "Yes." He had a soft voice, I grinned, 'He was shy, like Niki.'
"Come on then," I stopped, looking down at him, "I'm sorry I should had asked this before, What
is your name, young one?"
Grinning up at me, "Frodo Baggins is my name, and whats yours miss?"
I grinned back, "Kathleen, is my name young sir." I bowed to him. Giving me a wider grin he bowed
back, sticking my hand out I said with a smile, "Shall we?"
Nodding, "We shall." Frodo took my hand.
As we walked into the clearing. It then dawned on me, turning towards the small person beside me,
"Frodo?"
"Yes, Lady Kathleen?" He asked with a puzzled smile.
For an instant I was very flattered, "You can call me Kat, Frodo, but please I am no lady, just Kat."
Nodding he said, "Yes Kat?"
"You are not a child, are you Frodo?"
His smile widened, "No Kat, I am not a child, by any means."
I could feel my face blush, as I knelt in front of him, so we were eye to eye, "I am sorry, Frodo."
His nice blue eyes looked into my brown ones, "It is alright Kat."
I stood up, "My sisters are in that field, playing soccer."
"Soccer?"
"Yeah, its a sport where I come from."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As the field came into view, Frodo watched in amazement as my sister, Niki was doing her tumbling, well
mostly cartwheels, but I didn't tell Frodo that, I hid a giggle, as his eyes widen in amazement. I smiled
as I threw the ball to Beth, yelling, "HEADS UP!"
Beth turned just in time to knee the ball up into the air, and bouncing it to one knee to the other, I rolled
my eyes, "SHOW OFF!!"
Beth just grinned, turning to Amee and they bounced it back and forth.
"NIKI!"
"YEAH?"
"COME HERE!" I waved my sister over, she ran over, coming to a stop in front of me, putting her hands
on her knees, panting, "Yeah Kat?"
I raised an eyebrow at her, "I want you to met someone." But before I could introduce my sister to Frodo,
her eyes found his, they were grinning at eachother. Before I could say a word, "Hello, I am Nichole, but you
can call me Niki."
"I am Frodo, Lady Niki."
I never saw my baby sister so flustered before, I almost sat down to watch. But I rescued my sister from
further embaressment, "Frodo, just call her Niki." I gave a sly grin to Niki, "If you keep calling her 'Lady'
she will end up like a tomatoe."
But my getting back at my sister backfired when Frodo just smiled at her and said, "I love tomatoes
expectually the color of them." He gave Niki a shy smile, who turned even a deeper red, if possible.
'Well so much for that idea,' I thought, 'Oh well.'
I sat down to watch Beth and Amee kicking the ball to eachother, when after awhile Frodo and Niki sat
down with me.
"Why aren't you practicing Kat?"
"Umm?" I was too deep in thought to hear her. "What did you say, Niki?"
"Why aren't you practicing??" Niki asked again, frustrated.
"Oh, sorry sis, just daydreaming. I'll practice later, when there are no eyes to see me." I winked at her.
The soft voice of Frodo spoke up, "But Kat, elf eyes can see in the dark."
'Damn,' I thought. But outloud I said, "Oh well."
Niki raised an eyebrow at me, 'God, shes gotten that down pat.'
"What Niki??"
"Is this because of Haldir?"
"Yep, shes good.' But I lied, "No it isn't Haldir." Standing up.
"Un huh, suuuuure Kat." She gave me a smile that irritated the hell out of me. Niki took Frodo's hand and took him
to met the rest of my sisters, leaving me behind to yell at her back, "Haldir can kiss my a..........." I turned around and ran right into a broad chest, ".......ss" I finished muffled into the chest, I immediately took a step back, well speak of the devil, I clenched my teeth as I looked up into the ice grey eyes of the Marchwarden himself.
I stepped back, glaring up at him. "Yes Hally??"
His eyes frosted over and he hissed through tightly clenched teeth, "Do not call me that, For it is NOT my name, for my name is Haldir!"
I blinked at him, I could feel the tears starting to gather as I tried (honestly I did) to hide a giggle, all I could see is Haldir in a monkey suit with a purple ensemble, with a purple cape. He would look actually like the villian, Mojo Jojo, on the Powerpuff girls. With that image popping up into my head, I could not hold it in, my giggle ended up in full-fledge laughter.
When I tried to stop all I had to do was to look at Haldir's furious face, remembering what he just said, and burst out in laughter. unfortunitly I ended up on my knees, gasping for air.
My sisters came running, as they gathered around me, with puzzled looks on their faces, then Niki looked up at the Marchwarden and saw the look on his face, she wondered why I was on the ground laughing so hard, I was in tears.
"Kat, whats wrong with you?!" Niki said in a voice that was not too happy with her big sister's additude towards the Marchwarden.
Taking deep breathes, I stopped laughing, and said in a MoJojo like voice the words that Haldir said to me.
I closed my eyes at the thought coming into my head again, causing me to laugh all over again.
I saw Niki trying to keep a straight face as did Beth and Amee, Frodo just looked confused, and Hally well he
could be a thundercloud at the moment. Quickly getting up I elbowed Niki in the ribs, I cleared my throat, and
tried to as mature as I could be at the moment without breaking down laughing again.
Niki, Amee, and Beth swallowed their laughter, and slowly walked away from the storm that was ready to hit
me full force, dragging Frodo with them, they disappeared into the woods.
Wistfully I watched them leave, as I slowly faced the fuming Haldir..................amazingly enough all he did was clenched his hands into fist and hissed through his teeth, "Lady Galadriel would like to see you." With that he whirled around and walked away. I stood there, feeling quite stupid, as he halted and whirled back around to see me not following him.
He growled, "This way...my Lady." I raised my eyes to his stiff back as he continued to walk away from me.
A/N sorry guys but I cant not write anymore than this, the next chapter will be Galadriel's mirror ^_^
and Im sorry it has taken me more than usual to get this chapter out.
For those who want to know, meeting Legolas has almost cured her stutter around 'hot' guys, but she does
have the rest of the Fellowship to meet!! *Ahem* sorry for the Mojo Jojo bit I couldnt resist