Disclaimer: I unfortunately don't own Lord of the Rings

A/N: This won't be very long but I just want to say that I wrote this along with one of my friends. Enjoy!!

Kira, Mute, mind speak

Kali, blind- mind and reg. Speak.

~ mind speak ~

*thought of one particular person *
~Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot... Turn... STOP!!!~ Kira commanded.

"Sheesh! I get the point! You don't have to yell at me!" Kali said, ignoring the looks of confusion and bewilderment her fellow orphans gave her. She was six, tall for her age, and had jet-black hair and startling crystal blue eyes.

Her twin looked just the same. But one small thing separated them. Kira was mute, and Kali was blind. They spoke telepathically. Kali, however, could speak out loud as well. Today was the day they were going with the orphanage to the Grand Canyon. They were orphans from birth. Their father had died in a war somewhere. Their mother had died from typhus the day after they were born. They were too little to remember anything.

But today, all that would change. For though they did not know it, they would go on the biggest adventure of their lives.

~Okay, here it comes. ~ Kira said. She could send Kali mental images of things.

"Whoa!" Kali said. She'd just seen the Grand Canyon for the first time in her life.

~Yeah, I know~ Kira said. ~But wait! There's more. ~ She mimicked the TV announcers. ~Here it is! The Grand Canyon, home of the river that exists no more. And it is also... Home of the... Grand... Canyon...~ She trailed off.

"Kira?" Kali asked. "What's wrong?"

~Nothing. Just that... Bob's getting too close. You know how much I hate him. ~

"So? You know he won't do anything."

~How do you know? ~ Kira said. Unnoticed, he had crept closer, and closer, and... They went over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

"Kids, don't try this at home." He called to them. Then he threw a camera after them and... it knocked them unconscious.
Kira opened her eyes then shut them *No that isn't right. Who ever heard of giant wolf dogs? * Her eyes opened again, more slowly. It was still there. ~ Kali!!! There is a big giant wolf er... dog, sort of thing staring right at us. Here, I'll send you a mental image. ~

~ Ooh, not good, any options? Wait, here's a good one... run!!!! ~ The two got up but just as they were about to run some monsters jumped out from behind the big, giant wolf dog things. They started running at the same time. Kira was screaming in her mind while Kali was screaming out loud.

Legolas and Aragorn were out hunting in Mirkwood. At the moment they were just sitting and relaxing near a small pond.

"Did you hear that Aragorn," Legolas asked jumping to his feet, "It sounded like a scream. Ouch! A telepathic and real one at that. This way." He said not giving Aragorn a chance to answer, before dashing into the woods.

"I hope he knows what he is getting us into this time," Aragorn muttered under his breath before going to follow his friend. "Legolas!!" He yelled. "What are you doing?"

"This way!" Legolas answered. "I heard something!"

The two came crashing into a clearing at just the same time as Kali and Kira.

~Aha! Help has come. I think. ~ Kira sent. ~They look nice enough. ~

"Who?" Kali asked. "You know as well as I do that I can't see one doggone thing."

~Yeah, yeah, whatever. ~ Kira said. *She only wants to know what's going on. I guess that seems fair. *

"Sheesh! All I want to know is who we met and what's going on."

"Excuse me, fair Maiden." Legolas said, stepping towards Kali. "Since you seem to be the one who can speak..." He was cut off at that precise moment by a crowd of orcs and wargs bursting through the underbrush and into view of the others. "Run!" Legolas and Aragorn shouted. "We'll follow your footsteps later."

Once again, the girls began screaming.

"Do you mind?" Legolas asked. "I'm trying to concentrate." The girls fainted from fatigue.

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"As much as I hate running, This is the only way." Aragorn said, picking Kali off of the ground and running away. "I do not wish to separate them. They look scarcely above six!"

"Keep running!" Legolas said. "We have no other choice! We are defenseless in their wake."

"Where should we take them?" Aragorn asked, slowing to a walk for a few seconds, then running again at the look Legolas gave him.

"I don't know!" Legolas said. "Away from them!"

"This looks like a good place," Aragorn replied, putting Kali on the ground and climbing into a tree. "Now hand them up to me. Then climb up yourself."

Legolas handed Kali up to him then Kira, "Think you can handle them for a bit? I want to lead the orcs off track." He then ran back towards the orcs and disappeared.

Aragorn looked down at them. Now that he thought about it the two were most likely twins. *Of course Legolas decides to run off and have all the glory. I am going to be in a lot of trouble if these two wake up. I have a feeling that Legolas isn't going to come back for a while. * He set himself to watch and managed to do so for a few hours before he dozed off.

~Kali... KALI! ~ Kira sent, almost knocking her out of the tree with this sudden burst of sound. ~Yo! Wake up! ~

Kali mumbled to herself a bit before answering. ~Yeah, yeah... Whatever. Hey, where are we? Why does the ground feel all...weird? ~

~Weelll. Let's see. Oh my gosh!! ~

~What is it, Kira? ~

~We are in a tree with one of those people who we saw earlier. ~

~No wonder the ground felt so weird, I was in a tree... Wait, with WHO? ~

~How am I supposed to know that, I have only seen him not spoken with him. Here's the mental picture.~

Then out of nowhere a voice spoke, "Having a nice conversation? " The two girls went wide-eyed in shock.

Aragorn shot up on the air, "Who is having a conversation. Who is out there!"

"Calm down," Legolas said, "it is only I and you got caught sleeping on the job."

"What conversation," Aragorn replied his senses alert.

The girls waited for the reply at the fact that their secret was about to be revealed. Legolas replied, "Nothing. I was just making it up." The girls heaved a sigh of relief at which Legolas sent them a look. ~I am going to talk to you later but unfortunately I can't carry on two conversations and look out for orcs. ~

~AAH! Kali, he's talking to us!~

"SO?" Kali asked. "I don't care. I can hear him fine."

"Hear who fine?" Aragorn asked. "I can't hear anyone."

~Be quiet!~ Legolas sent. ~He doesn't know about it!~

~But it's the only way we have to talk to each other.~ Kali said.

~I guess... As long as you both use mind speak, not mind speak and the common tongue.~

~The common what????~ Both girls asked in unison. ~It's called English.~ Kali added.

~The Common tongue. The way most of us speak.~

~Okay~ Kira said. ~But why can't you and Kali talk? I can hear you, it's not like I don't have ears.~

~Me and who?~ He asked. ~I don't know you by name yet and how are we supposed to tell you apart.~

~You aren't. Kali, keep Mr. Whoever over there busy so I can explain to this person about us. Ask him about them. ~

~Kira, one small problem. Where is this other guy?~

~Oh yeah, sorry. Here's the picture.~ Kira sent.

Kali went over to Aragorn and started finding out about the two men.

~Here we go~ Kira said. ~First off I am Kira and that over there is Kali. I am mute and she is blind. We're twins. We were orphaned at birth and I have no idea how we got to the point of being chased by monster things.~

~Question, how come you sound so mature?~

~What's that mean?~

~Grownup.~

~Oh that. I don't know your guess is as good up as mine. Where are we going to go from here?~

~Rivendell.~

~Where???~

~Rivendell. The Elven City.~

~You're an elf? I was beginning to wonder why your ears were all pointy and stuff.~

~Well, Yes, I'm an elf. I guess I can't say the same for you, seeing as your ears aren't 'pointy'.~

Kali, on the other hand, was talking to Aragorn.

"We were out hunting, and Legolas heard some screams, and... We found you. We're going to Rivendell to see if Elrond knows what to do with you. Maybe he can send you back to where you belong.

"No, Don't send me back there!" Kali said. "Anything but back there. We are orphans, and have absolutely no friendly place to go. And then there's Bob...

"Who's Bob," Aragorn asked.

He's mean and nasty and icky, and... not nice. He pushed us down the side of the Grand Canyon and threw a camera after us. It knocked us unconscious, and then we woke up and saw all those wolfish thingies. Hey, I wonder if the camera's still there. And why, may I ask. Are we still up in the tree? I can't hear anyone down there." She pointed at the ground.

"Hmm, good question." Aragorn said. He called out to Legolas in Elvish and said something that Kali and Kira couldn't understand. Legolas nodded. Aragorn picked Kali up off of the branch of the tree and set her down on the ground. Kira merely jumped down. Legolas and Aragorn jumped down after them. They started walking.

At first the twins raced around like the little girls they were but scarcely 10 minutes later they started getting tired.

"Can't. think. too. tired. want .to. rest," Kali said in between big, exaggerated gasps of air. Kira was staggering around bumping into things and half collapsing with each step.

Aragorn shot a look at Legolas who just sighed and whistled. Within moments two horses came into view. Both were golden with a black mane and tail.

Both girls immediately stopped their moaning and groaning to stare at the horses and Legolas.

Finally Kali spoke up for the two, "Can you teach me that?"

Legolas laughed, "Only elves can do it."

"Now how did I know he was going to say no," was Kali's reply.

Aragorn laughed and said, "Now lets get onto the horses and head for Rivendell before anything else happens." Legolas swung up on his horse than reached down and picked Kira off the ground. Aragorn did the same and picked Kali up. The group headed off towards Rivendell at a fast walk.

~You were doing that on purpose weren't you~ Legolas asked Kira.

~Doing what~ Kira replied innocently putting on her little angel face.

~I give up~ Legolas said.

Five hours later at sunset the group went through the gates of Rivendell. The two men looked down at their little charges to see that they had fallen asleep. "Guess they actually were tired," said Aragorn with a laugh.

A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review. If you have ever written a story you know how much it means. And I will try to not make it a Mary-Sue. If you think it is wait until the next chapter and you'll see what I mean.