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"Words "
' Thoughts '
Chapter 8
Lea ran as fast as she could, faster than she ever imagined she could run, praying to every entity listening that the Ringwraiths wouldn't catch up with them and that she was running in the right direction.
"You know" She said to Frodo, "If we make it to Rivendell, no wait, scratch that, let's stay positive, WHEN we make it to Rivendell, you will explain to me just WHY I'm running my ass off with Black Thingies behind me, who for some reason seem to have taken a liking to you."
Frodo didn't reply, instead looking behind him at the Ringwraiths, relieved at the growing distance between them.
After running at top speed for what seemed like hours the Ringwraiths had disappeared from sight, though both the hobbit and the unicorn didn't seem keen on slowing down so Lea kept running, trying to ignore her protesting, tired muscles.
She sighed in relief when, somewhere in the distance, she saw the ford Aragorn had told them about, the ford that evil beings would not be able to cross.
"Thank heaven" she muttered, but she didn't slow down, she was still too scared of the 'bad guys'.
"Is that the ford?" Frodo asked softly.
Lea smiled at his hopeful voice, "Yes Frodo, were almost there." she whispered back, just loud enough for his hobbit ears to hear.
Frodo smiled as he saw the ford come closer and closer and Lea started going faster and faster for fear of being attacked so closely to their goal.
Her fear was unnecessary, they made it over the ford safely and the two laughed out in relief and joy, for now at least, they were safe.
It wasn't long before the adrenaline of the 'escape' wore of and Lea started stumbling a bit.
"Are you alright?" Frodo asked in concern, his smile disappearing 'What's wrong with her? She isn't wounded is she?'
"I'm fine" Lea said, slowing down to a walk, "Just a bit tired, that's all."
'Of course' Frodo thought guiltily 'Running that fast must have been awfully tiring, especially with me on her back.'
He was shaken out of his thoughts when Lea started humming and his smile reappeared.
The hobbit sighed in contentment as the duo started their way to the last homely home.
Aragorn stilled the group when he heard the sound of a horse, at first he was worried that the wraiths had returned, but the sound came form behind them, not in front of them.
He turned around, considering hiding the group when a white horse came in view. 'Lea?' he thought for a split second but then noticed the obvious difference, there was a tall rider on the horse, not just a rider, 'an elf!' "Glorfindel!" he said in relief, causing the hobbits to turn to him but he didn't notice, he was too focused on his old friend.
The borders of Rivendell weren't unprotected; the twin sons of Lord Elrond looked at the two creatures entering the valley in amazement.
It was not that they had never seen a hobbit before; Bilbo Baggins had lived in Imladris for many years now.
A hobbit entering Rivendell wasn't something you saw every day, but it wasn't unexpected, after all, Mithrandir had told them that the Ringbearer was a hobbit.
The fact that it was a singing hobbit wasn't even all that amazing, after all, Bilbo liked to sing every now and then too.
And although the song sounded rather strange, even that could have been explained by the fact that this peculiar hobbit was a Baggins.
No, most of the amazement was caused by the second creature, the creature carrying the Ringbearer.
It was a horse...
A pure, almost glowing, white horse...
A pure, almost glowing, white horse with a horn on its head...
And...
It was singing...
Both Frodo's and Lea's mood seemed to become more cheerful with every step the second one took.
After walking for a while and talking about the Shire, Earth, Unicorns and a lot of other things Frodo started bugging the young unicorn-girl for another song.
Because of her cheerful mood she decided to sing him another one from the movie Spirit, she'd always liked the songs and now that she was a horse-like creature they seemed more appropriate.
She told him the words and sang it a few times until Frodo was able to sing the largest part too (with quite a few mistakes but that hardly mattered in their joyful state of mind)
I hear the wind across the plain
A sound so strong - that calls my name
It's wild like the river - it's warm like the sun
Ya it's here - this is where I belong
Under the starry skies - where eagles have flown
This place is paradise - it's the place I call home
The moon on the mountains
The whisper through the trees
The waves on the water
Let nothing come between this and me
Cuz everything I want - is everything that's here
And when when we're all together - there's nothing to fear
And wherever I wander - the one thing I've learned
It's to here - I will always....always return
Lea happily trotted past the two elves who hadn't moved from their hidden spot since the two creatures came in sight.
The unicorn didn't notice the two amazed elves, Frodo however did.
"Lea, could you stop?" he asked the happy horse.
"Erm... sure?" she half-asked, slightly confused, but she stopped anyway.
Frodo turned to the two sons of the Lord of Imladris and spoke to them in Quenya "Saesa omentien lle Heru en amin, Im Frodo Baggins." (Something like :Pleasure of meeting you my Lords, I am Frodo Baggins)
It was enough to shake the two out of their shock en return the greeting, also in elfish.
Lea looked from the two elves to Frodo and back to the elves again with an expression that screamed 'HUH?'
"...Frodo? Mind translating that for me?"
Frodo looked at the unicorn he had momentarily forgotten about and smiled sheepishly; "Of course Lea, These are Lord Elladan and Lord Elrohin of Rivendell."
Lea turned around a bit so she could see them better, she spend the next minute or so studying the very first elves she had ever met.
The twins spend that same minute studying her, wondering what in Eru's name she was.
"Erm...I'm Lea...so err... Hi?" she said nervously after a short silence.
The two elves smiled kindly at her, stilling their curiosity for the moment and focusing on the task at hand, guiding the Ringbearer to their home.
A/N: Sorry it's a bit short!