Chapter thirty-one: left only with more pain
Disc: titles suck
A/N: last one for today.
Tricia ran in front of the others. She was so afraid for her friends at the moment and had had to act like she was asleep and keep her head buried in her pillow half of the night before to keep from crying. Legolas kept looking at her with worried eyes. She tried not to think of him at the moment, she had to find Holly.
Legolas spotted the riders of Rohan and they got ready to meet them. "What news from the mark?" Aragorn asked the horse lords. The group of men turned their horses towards the remaining fellowship and circled them quickly. They went through the whole thing about wanting to kill Gimli then Legolas almost getting them in a lot more trouble. "We have been tracking a band of orcs for three days now. They've taken three of our companions captive." Aragorn explained.
"The orcs are dead. We slaughtered them during the night." Eomer replied.
"Did you see two hobbits?" Gimli asked.
"They would be small, only children to your eyes. Aragorn said.
"They also took a young girl captive. Fair hared with dark eyes. The age of ten and six years." Boromir said.
"Eothine. Come forth and see if that is the girl they speak of." Eomer ordered. A young soldier rode forward with Holly sitting in front of him, unconscious.
"Holly!" Tricia cried as she rushed forward. Her friend gave no reply.
"We did not find any Hobbits though. 'Tis a miracle that she survived the night. You can look for your friends, but do not trust to hope." Eomer said to Aragorn. Aragorn nodded and watched as Eothine handed Holly down to Boromir.
"Take these horses, and take care of the girl. Her wounds I have healed but I feel that her bravery may get her into more trouble yet." The horse master said as he whistled for three horses. Gimli rode with Legolas; Tricia with Aragorn, and the unconscious Holly was put on the third horse with Boromir. They watched as the riders rode off and then most of them turned to Holly. Tricia sighed and almost smiled as she thought about what Eomer had said. Holly was bound to get into more trouble without bravery.
Holly was aware of three things, it was morning, she was on a horse, and someone was holding her up in their arms. She sat up and looked around and saw that she was back with her friends and that they had reached the edge of Fangorn forest. The only thing that worried her was that she did not see Rachel. Boromir stopped the horse and Holly jumped off and looked at them frantically. "Where's Rachel?" She asked desperately. Tricia looked at her sadly then looked away. "No." Holly whispered in horror, her eyes filled with tears. "Tricia.I'm so sorry." She sobbed as the streams of tears flowed from her eyes and she fell to her knees. "It.was supposed to be me."
"Holly.you did what you thought was right. We all knew the risks." Tricia said as she ran over and hugged her friend.
"It was supposed to be me." Holly sobbed. She cried on Tricia's shoulder for what felt like forever. Rachel.couldn't be dead.no. She had let her friends down. "Please.forgive me. I.didn't know." Holly said to Tricia as she pulled away with tears still falling. Tricia was crying now too, and was doing her best not to scream from all the confusion and pain she was feeling. Holly stood but refused to look at the men a few feet away, her eyes focused on the ground. Aragorn walked over slowly and put a hand on Holly's shoulder.
"I am sorry." he said, "I can't possibly imagine what you're feeling right now, but we need to know what happened to Merry and Pippin." He said quietly. When he had said Merry, Holly let out a small sob, which caught Aragorn's attention right away.
"They.they're fine. Go into Fangorn and you'll find out yourself." Holly replied without looking at him.
"Alright, let's go." Aragorn said as she walked back over to his horse. Holly and Tricia soon followed. As Holly got settled back on the horse with Boromir she felt him give her a small hug.
"Thank you." She whispered as they road into Fangorn forest in silence.
Disc: titles suck
A/N: last one for today.
Tricia ran in front of the others. She was so afraid for her friends at the moment and had had to act like she was asleep and keep her head buried in her pillow half of the night before to keep from crying. Legolas kept looking at her with worried eyes. She tried not to think of him at the moment, she had to find Holly.
Legolas spotted the riders of Rohan and they got ready to meet them. "What news from the mark?" Aragorn asked the horse lords. The group of men turned their horses towards the remaining fellowship and circled them quickly. They went through the whole thing about wanting to kill Gimli then Legolas almost getting them in a lot more trouble. "We have been tracking a band of orcs for three days now. They've taken three of our companions captive." Aragorn explained.
"The orcs are dead. We slaughtered them during the night." Eomer replied.
"Did you see two hobbits?" Gimli asked.
"They would be small, only children to your eyes. Aragorn said.
"They also took a young girl captive. Fair hared with dark eyes. The age of ten and six years." Boromir said.
"Eothine. Come forth and see if that is the girl they speak of." Eomer ordered. A young soldier rode forward with Holly sitting in front of him, unconscious.
"Holly!" Tricia cried as she rushed forward. Her friend gave no reply.
"We did not find any Hobbits though. 'Tis a miracle that she survived the night. You can look for your friends, but do not trust to hope." Eomer said to Aragorn. Aragorn nodded and watched as Eothine handed Holly down to Boromir.
"Take these horses, and take care of the girl. Her wounds I have healed but I feel that her bravery may get her into more trouble yet." The horse master said as he whistled for three horses. Gimli rode with Legolas; Tricia with Aragorn, and the unconscious Holly was put on the third horse with Boromir. They watched as the riders rode off and then most of them turned to Holly. Tricia sighed and almost smiled as she thought about what Eomer had said. Holly was bound to get into more trouble without bravery.
Holly was aware of three things, it was morning, she was on a horse, and someone was holding her up in their arms. She sat up and looked around and saw that she was back with her friends and that they had reached the edge of Fangorn forest. The only thing that worried her was that she did not see Rachel. Boromir stopped the horse and Holly jumped off and looked at them frantically. "Where's Rachel?" She asked desperately. Tricia looked at her sadly then looked away. "No." Holly whispered in horror, her eyes filled with tears. "Tricia.I'm so sorry." She sobbed as the streams of tears flowed from her eyes and she fell to her knees. "It.was supposed to be me."
"Holly.you did what you thought was right. We all knew the risks." Tricia said as she ran over and hugged her friend.
"It was supposed to be me." Holly sobbed. She cried on Tricia's shoulder for what felt like forever. Rachel.couldn't be dead.no. She had let her friends down. "Please.forgive me. I.didn't know." Holly said to Tricia as she pulled away with tears still falling. Tricia was crying now too, and was doing her best not to scream from all the confusion and pain she was feeling. Holly stood but refused to look at the men a few feet away, her eyes focused on the ground. Aragorn walked over slowly and put a hand on Holly's shoulder.
"I am sorry." he said, "I can't possibly imagine what you're feeling right now, but we need to know what happened to Merry and Pippin." He said quietly. When he had said Merry, Holly let out a small sob, which caught Aragorn's attention right away.
"They.they're fine. Go into Fangorn and you'll find out yourself." Holly replied without looking at him.
"Alright, let's go." Aragorn said as she walked back over to his horse. Holly and Tricia soon followed. As Holly got settled back on the horse with Boromir she felt him give her a small hug.
"Thank you." She whispered as they road into Fangorn forest in silence.