Hey, I'm back again!!! School was a bore so I decided to write another
chapter, but it will probably be the last for at least a week or maybe even
two weeks before I can update again. I'll try to update a.s.a.p. ok?
Wanted to thank these two persons for reviewing
HoshikoIzumi: Cute huh, I thought so too ;)
Sabriel: Thanks for your input, I'll think about your idea, I don't know if it goes with Rita's character though. Hope you like this chapter as well
DISCLAIMER: See previous chapters, this is a FANfiction site, I think it would be obvious I don't own any of the characters created by Tolkien (As if I could come up with such good things)
Elladan had been right, Rita had been only five minutes from the main building, and they walked into the diningroom together arm in arm. Rita saw she was being led to the table of Elrond once again, but though she had accepted her fate, she was still in no mood to see him that night.
"Elladan, would it be any trouble if I wanted to sit with the hobbits tonight, I really want to get to know them a little better." *No point telling him I really hate his dad right now*
"It would be no trouble at all, but are you sure you don't want to sit with me and save me from boredom?"
Rita rolled her eyes, *He really thinks he's funny doesn't he* "If you were able to manage to survive dinner for so long without me, I think you can survive this one dinner too."
"Fine, at least let me escort you to their table."
"You sure love to escort me don't you."
"What can I say, I'm a sucker for escorting beautiful maidens." Elladan's eyes were twinkling.
"Then why don't you go out and find yourself a beautiful maiden to escort, now get lost." Rita gently shoved him away from her before she sat down next to Pippin. Elladan gave her a wink before he too sat down at his place, next to Elrohir.
There was a silence at the table, Rita knew that if hobbits were quiet something was wrong. So she looked at all of them before asking "What's wrong, did the cat caught your tong?" The hobbits looked at her with questioning eyes and Rita sighed "That means is there a reason for your silence, if you were wondering."
Pippin was the first to break the silence "We were just not sure how to react. You left us so angry and now you come back joking with Lord Elrond's son, we weren't sure what to think."
"Yes" Frodo said with a soft voice "I am sorry if I said something to offend you, I didn't mean to make you feel pressured in accompanying us."
Rita looked at Frodo, he looked very concerned and she didn't want to make him feel bad because of her so she quickly answered "Oh it wasn't what you said Frodo, it was just....a little much to take at once I guess. First I land here not knowing where I am, and suddenly I'm being sent off to save the world without anyone even consulting me about that first. I was just very angry and I took it out on you and the others, I really have to apologize to them too."
"No need to apologize Lady Rita" this came from Sam "I believe we all understand that you were not quite yourself." Sam still called her Lady Rita, even after she had told him to call her Rita at breakfast.
"Yeah, we volunteered, you were sort of forced to go." Merry decided to join the discussion as well. "Why did you decide to join anyway, you were just looking at Frodo and you agreed and ran."
Rita didn't know what to say, she didn't want to tell the hobbits about Carol or her past so she decided to give a vague answer. "Frodo reminded me of someone." Of course she knew what the next question would be, she had noticed earlier that hobbits were very nosey creatures, questioning you about everything.
"Who did he remind you of then Rita" Pippin looked up at her with those big questioning eyes of his.
"Nobody Pippin, it doesn't matter." Rita snapped. She watched Pippin shrink back a little, hurt by her small outburst, she sighed once again. "I'm sorry Pippin, I didn't mean to sound angry ir's just not something I wanna talk about ok?"
"It's alright Rita I shouldn't have asked. By the way have you tasted these delicious mushrooms, aren't they the best mushrooms you ever had?"
The hobbits and Rita all laughed at Pippin's antics as he continued his praise about the food. She asked Merry about Pippin. "Does he always acts like this?"
"Yes, but you can't really blame him, he still has to come of age, he is only 28, just a big child in a way."
"Hey!" Pippin cried out, he was starting to pay attention at the conversation once again, "That's not fair Merry, it's only five more years and I do not act like a child because if I act like a child you act like one often as well."
"I do not act like a child!" Merry slugged Pippin's arm "You are the only child here."
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am."
"Will you two quit it, you are both acting like children, now hush and eat the rest of your dinner." Frodo scolded the both of them.
Rita just snickered, being around the hobbits lightened her heart, they had this air around them that cheered her up. She looked around a little trying to find the people of the fellowship as she had decided to apologize to them all for her behavior earlier that day. *Don't wanna leave things on bad terms with the people I have to travel with now do I*
First she spotted Gimli, sitting amongst a group of dwarves. It wasn't very hard to find them because the dwarves were very loud. Next she found Gandalf sitting on the table of Elrond once again. *I'll just apologize to him when he's alone.* Boromir and Legolas were sitting a few tables away and the only one she couldn't find was Aragorn. *I'll ask Arwen about him later on, surely she knows where he's hanging out*
She stood up, deciding that there was no time like the present to start and told the hobbits that she was leaving. "I'm gonna talk to some people and then I'm going to sleep, so I'll see you all tomorrow ok?"
"That is quite fine Rita, have a good night." Frodo answered for all the hobbits.
After exchanging 'good nights' with the hobbits Rita made her way to Gimli first. The dwarves were very surprised (to say at least) to see somebody approach them as there were few who did. (You know elves and dwarves don't mix all to well)
"Can I join you for a minute?" Rita thought it was best to be as polite as possible after her blow-up.
Gimli looked at her with wonder but hid that fast. "What do you want?" his voice sounded very gruff and Rita had to remind herself that this was the way the dwarves talked.
Noticing her own lack of a reply she started to talk fast. "I just wanted to apologize for yelling at you all this afternoon, it wasn't meant personally and I didn't want to go on this quest while there might be some misunderstandings between us."
To her surprise Gimli started to laugh. "No offence taken young Lady, it takes more than that to upset a dwarf."
"So, no hard feelings?"
"No hard feelings what so ever. I don't know how I would have reacted if I would have been in your position, but I probably would have cut of some heads."
Rita couldn't help the smile that crept on her face "I'm happy to hear that you aren't angry with me Mister Gimli, I believe we have a long way ahead of us. Now if you will excuse me, there are a few other people I need to apologize to." She nodded at Gimli and the other dwarves, who had been relatively silent during their conversation, and started to walk in the direction of Legolas and Boromir.
*Five down four to go, I hope all my apologies will be accepted as easily as the hobbits and Gimli did* She had reached the table where the prince of Mirkwood and the son of the steward of Gondor were sitting at. "Am I bothering you?" she asked.
Both Legolas and Boromir turned towards her and Legolas pointed to the seat besides him. "Why don't you sit with us Lady Rita."
"Thank you." *Oh God what do I call him , sire, sir, prince??? What to do???* Rita decided to play it safe. "Prince Legolas, sir."
Legolas laughed "Just Legolas please, was it not you who commented yesterday that conversations were much more pleasant without formalities?"
"I guess I did say that didn't I. Never expected to hear my own words used against me, but I'm drifting from the reason I approached you, the both of you." Rita said this as she glanced at Boromir as well. "I just wanted to apologize for the way I acted earlier, I shouldn't have screamed at you the way I did."
"All is forgiven Rita, I may call you Rita right?" Legolas asked her and he continues after he saw Rita nod in confirmation "You said nothing that offended me, and I believe I speak for all of us when I say that your reaction was understandable."
"Indeed" Boromir piped in "no apologies are necessary really. But I believe I should apologize to you as well, for I did say something to offend you."
Rita watched him with a surprised look on her face *Offend me, what did he do to offend me..oh I remember* "You said that women were nothing but a burden, if I weren't so shocked as I was I would have probably hurt you. Women useless, you'll see I won't be a burden to you at all. Elladan decided to teach me how to swordfight so I guess everything will be fine."
"I am pleased to hear that you will not be defenseless on our quest, and once again I apologize for my harsh words. If you wish I can assist in your training as well."
She pondered over this for a while "I don't think that's necessary but if I should ever need your help I will know that I can ask for it." Rita smiled at him to let him know that there were no hard feelings between them any more. "Now with that out of the way, I think I'm gonna go to my room to catch some sleep, it was a very tiring day."
Legolas and Boromir both stood up as she did and bade her a good night before she walked away. Too tired to go to Gandalf now, she found her way upstairs and she decided to find both Gandalf and Aragorn in the morning.
When she got to her room she quickly undressed herself and slid in another silky nightgown before she snuggled under the covers and drift of in sleep.
A/N: I always seem to make her sleep at the end of a chapter, hmm I'll have to think about that next chapter. Hope you liked this chapter, it was a little look in Rita character. She really doesn't like it if people are angry with her, so she tries to make up as soon as possible. Anyway let me know what you think ok?!?!?!
Wanted to thank these two persons for reviewing
HoshikoIzumi: Cute huh, I thought so too ;)
Sabriel: Thanks for your input, I'll think about your idea, I don't know if it goes with Rita's character though. Hope you like this chapter as well
DISCLAIMER: See previous chapters, this is a FANfiction site, I think it would be obvious I don't own any of the characters created by Tolkien (As if I could come up with such good things)
Elladan had been right, Rita had been only five minutes from the main building, and they walked into the diningroom together arm in arm. Rita saw she was being led to the table of Elrond once again, but though she had accepted her fate, she was still in no mood to see him that night.
"Elladan, would it be any trouble if I wanted to sit with the hobbits tonight, I really want to get to know them a little better." *No point telling him I really hate his dad right now*
"It would be no trouble at all, but are you sure you don't want to sit with me and save me from boredom?"
Rita rolled her eyes, *He really thinks he's funny doesn't he* "If you were able to manage to survive dinner for so long without me, I think you can survive this one dinner too."
"Fine, at least let me escort you to their table."
"You sure love to escort me don't you."
"What can I say, I'm a sucker for escorting beautiful maidens." Elladan's eyes were twinkling.
"Then why don't you go out and find yourself a beautiful maiden to escort, now get lost." Rita gently shoved him away from her before she sat down next to Pippin. Elladan gave her a wink before he too sat down at his place, next to Elrohir.
There was a silence at the table, Rita knew that if hobbits were quiet something was wrong. So she looked at all of them before asking "What's wrong, did the cat caught your tong?" The hobbits looked at her with questioning eyes and Rita sighed "That means is there a reason for your silence, if you were wondering."
Pippin was the first to break the silence "We were just not sure how to react. You left us so angry and now you come back joking with Lord Elrond's son, we weren't sure what to think."
"Yes" Frodo said with a soft voice "I am sorry if I said something to offend you, I didn't mean to make you feel pressured in accompanying us."
Rita looked at Frodo, he looked very concerned and she didn't want to make him feel bad because of her so she quickly answered "Oh it wasn't what you said Frodo, it was just....a little much to take at once I guess. First I land here not knowing where I am, and suddenly I'm being sent off to save the world without anyone even consulting me about that first. I was just very angry and I took it out on you and the others, I really have to apologize to them too."
"No need to apologize Lady Rita" this came from Sam "I believe we all understand that you were not quite yourself." Sam still called her Lady Rita, even after she had told him to call her Rita at breakfast.
"Yeah, we volunteered, you were sort of forced to go." Merry decided to join the discussion as well. "Why did you decide to join anyway, you were just looking at Frodo and you agreed and ran."
Rita didn't know what to say, she didn't want to tell the hobbits about Carol or her past so she decided to give a vague answer. "Frodo reminded me of someone." Of course she knew what the next question would be, she had noticed earlier that hobbits were very nosey creatures, questioning you about everything.
"Who did he remind you of then Rita" Pippin looked up at her with those big questioning eyes of his.
"Nobody Pippin, it doesn't matter." Rita snapped. She watched Pippin shrink back a little, hurt by her small outburst, she sighed once again. "I'm sorry Pippin, I didn't mean to sound angry ir's just not something I wanna talk about ok?"
"It's alright Rita I shouldn't have asked. By the way have you tasted these delicious mushrooms, aren't they the best mushrooms you ever had?"
The hobbits and Rita all laughed at Pippin's antics as he continued his praise about the food. She asked Merry about Pippin. "Does he always acts like this?"
"Yes, but you can't really blame him, he still has to come of age, he is only 28, just a big child in a way."
"Hey!" Pippin cried out, he was starting to pay attention at the conversation once again, "That's not fair Merry, it's only five more years and I do not act like a child because if I act like a child you act like one often as well."
"I do not act like a child!" Merry slugged Pippin's arm "You are the only child here."
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am."
"Will you two quit it, you are both acting like children, now hush and eat the rest of your dinner." Frodo scolded the both of them.
Rita just snickered, being around the hobbits lightened her heart, they had this air around them that cheered her up. She looked around a little trying to find the people of the fellowship as she had decided to apologize to them all for her behavior earlier that day. *Don't wanna leave things on bad terms with the people I have to travel with now do I*
First she spotted Gimli, sitting amongst a group of dwarves. It wasn't very hard to find them because the dwarves were very loud. Next she found Gandalf sitting on the table of Elrond once again. *I'll just apologize to him when he's alone.* Boromir and Legolas were sitting a few tables away and the only one she couldn't find was Aragorn. *I'll ask Arwen about him later on, surely she knows where he's hanging out*
She stood up, deciding that there was no time like the present to start and told the hobbits that she was leaving. "I'm gonna talk to some people and then I'm going to sleep, so I'll see you all tomorrow ok?"
"That is quite fine Rita, have a good night." Frodo answered for all the hobbits.
After exchanging 'good nights' with the hobbits Rita made her way to Gimli first. The dwarves were very surprised (to say at least) to see somebody approach them as there were few who did. (You know elves and dwarves don't mix all to well)
"Can I join you for a minute?" Rita thought it was best to be as polite as possible after her blow-up.
Gimli looked at her with wonder but hid that fast. "What do you want?" his voice sounded very gruff and Rita had to remind herself that this was the way the dwarves talked.
Noticing her own lack of a reply she started to talk fast. "I just wanted to apologize for yelling at you all this afternoon, it wasn't meant personally and I didn't want to go on this quest while there might be some misunderstandings between us."
To her surprise Gimli started to laugh. "No offence taken young Lady, it takes more than that to upset a dwarf."
"So, no hard feelings?"
"No hard feelings what so ever. I don't know how I would have reacted if I would have been in your position, but I probably would have cut of some heads."
Rita couldn't help the smile that crept on her face "I'm happy to hear that you aren't angry with me Mister Gimli, I believe we have a long way ahead of us. Now if you will excuse me, there are a few other people I need to apologize to." She nodded at Gimli and the other dwarves, who had been relatively silent during their conversation, and started to walk in the direction of Legolas and Boromir.
*Five down four to go, I hope all my apologies will be accepted as easily as the hobbits and Gimli did* She had reached the table where the prince of Mirkwood and the son of the steward of Gondor were sitting at. "Am I bothering you?" she asked.
Both Legolas and Boromir turned towards her and Legolas pointed to the seat besides him. "Why don't you sit with us Lady Rita."
"Thank you." *Oh God what do I call him , sire, sir, prince??? What to do???* Rita decided to play it safe. "Prince Legolas, sir."
Legolas laughed "Just Legolas please, was it not you who commented yesterday that conversations were much more pleasant without formalities?"
"I guess I did say that didn't I. Never expected to hear my own words used against me, but I'm drifting from the reason I approached you, the both of you." Rita said this as she glanced at Boromir as well. "I just wanted to apologize for the way I acted earlier, I shouldn't have screamed at you the way I did."
"All is forgiven Rita, I may call you Rita right?" Legolas asked her and he continues after he saw Rita nod in confirmation "You said nothing that offended me, and I believe I speak for all of us when I say that your reaction was understandable."
"Indeed" Boromir piped in "no apologies are necessary really. But I believe I should apologize to you as well, for I did say something to offend you."
Rita watched him with a surprised look on her face *Offend me, what did he do to offend me..oh I remember* "You said that women were nothing but a burden, if I weren't so shocked as I was I would have probably hurt you. Women useless, you'll see I won't be a burden to you at all. Elladan decided to teach me how to swordfight so I guess everything will be fine."
"I am pleased to hear that you will not be defenseless on our quest, and once again I apologize for my harsh words. If you wish I can assist in your training as well."
She pondered over this for a while "I don't think that's necessary but if I should ever need your help I will know that I can ask for it." Rita smiled at him to let him know that there were no hard feelings between them any more. "Now with that out of the way, I think I'm gonna go to my room to catch some sleep, it was a very tiring day."
Legolas and Boromir both stood up as she did and bade her a good night before she walked away. Too tired to go to Gandalf now, she found her way upstairs and she decided to find both Gandalf and Aragorn in the morning.
When she got to her room she quickly undressed herself and slid in another silky nightgown before she snuggled under the covers and drift of in sleep.
A/N: I always seem to make her sleep at the end of a chapter, hmm I'll have to think about that next chapter. Hope you liked this chapter, it was a little look in Rita character. She really doesn't like it if people are angry with her, so she tries to make up as soon as possible. Anyway let me know what you think ok?!?!?!