Chapter Fifty-five: The adventure continues

Disc: Thank heaven for Thanksgiving break!

A/N: Wow...and I mean WOW! It has been way too long since I last updated! I'm so sorry! The play took up a lot of my time b/c I was the asistant stage manager and am probably going to be the Stage Manager for the next play! Yet now it's over and I'm on a short break so I'll update! I'll probably end up writing one or two more chapters this week and then I'll try to finish this all up and begin the sequel in about three weeks from now. So there ya go! Glad that a lot of you still reviewed and showed your support! THANK YOU!!!

"The kinsmen of Aragorn..I had forgotten." Rachel said as they watched their leader rrun to meet his friends.

"Me too." Tricia stated. Holly nodded and looked at Merry with a tired smile as he sheathed his sword. The girls were glad of the rest that awaited them. Helm's deep had seemed so foreboding the first time that Tricia and Holly had looked upon it, yet now it seemed to much more welcoming and appealing to the eyes.

Morning came much too soon for the girls and they had to force themselves to wake with the dawn. Holly let Merry sleep.she knew that he needed it and that it would do him good. The riders were bust preparing for departure and the teens watched them while eating their breakfast. Holly wavered dangerously in her seat then shook her head to keep awake.

"I should have slept in with Merry. This place has really messed up my sleeping habits.and not for the better." She took another bite of bread and then sighed sadly. "I miss coffee.."

"Me too, and junk food. What I wouldn't give for a cheeseburger and a large fry." Tricia said. The two looked at rachel as if waiting for what she missed about their world. Yet the youngest remained silent, seemingly lost in deep thought. "Whoa.if we don't find a way home..we'll never taste any of that again.this is it." The brunette held up a piece of stale bread and then dropped it back onto her plate.

"And my batteries are dying.no more music from home." Holly sighed. None of them had realized how much they missed the luxeries of their advanced society. This world was so much different than theirs..and it was begginning to dawn on them that they mightr have to live like this for the rest of their lives.

"Oh, it's not so bad. Stop moping you guys and enjoy it. Might as well." Rachel piped up as she finished her meal and smiled. Her friends nodded solemly then looked sadly at their food.

"I'm not hungry anymore.but I'm not going to waste it. I guess we're going to need our stregnth." Tricia stated as she began to finish her breakfast. Holly did the same.

They watched Merry go to the front of the table with Theoden, Holly beamed with pride. She had taken to the habit of playnging with the ring on her finger. Rachel, Tricia, and the men smiled at this for it was a small, unintentional sign of her affection towards the Hobbit. Yet she could not help but feel sad that Merry would be spending much more time with Theoden now. Merry had been feeling unimportant of late and these new affairs were going to make him feel like much more than just luggage. Holly smiled at the Hobbit a moment longer then turned her attention back to her lunch. "At least we will still be together when outr group seperates. I'll be the only one left who has that." She thought as her smile faded.

"Does something trouble you Holly?" Boromir asked softly. The girl shook her head and managed to smile again.

"No.just a passing thought. That's all."

They were allowed to ride at the front near Theoden and Merry. This comforted Holly as she wished only to be close to him for the remainder of their quest. They had said their sad goodbyes to the other men and Tricia looked more troubled than ever. She secretly wished that she could have gone with Legolas.and that they would have been able to speak to each other privately as they had so rarely done before. It would have lifted her spirits before their final battle. A thought which still haunted her mind with certain dread.

The elf looked sadly at Dwimorberg, the haunted mountain, and wished with all his heart that Lady Tricia were there to bring some light to their dismal group. A sad and lonely path lay before the men and his heart fell with the steady pace of the horses. If only he had, had time to talk the girl before they had parted. He still felt pained by the grief he had caused her. And there was still so much for him to tell her. Legolas sighed, knowing that he would never have confessed his feelings to Tricia, but he yearned to with all his being.

A/N: Short.I know.but it's late and I need sleep..oh.and word of advice (LoEG fans might get this one) Never ever piss Hyde off..ever..*cowers in corner* that was so messed up.poor Griffin..that invisible asshole. Er..yeah..now that I've weirded u all out I'll leave X_X.