Hey people, I had a dream last night that gave me at least some
inspiration. That and the song 'Not gonna get us' by TATU, don't know why
but it inspired me a little. Anyway, I probably won't be able to update for
a few days, I have an oral exam coming up, I will have to speak in front of
the class for 10 minutes while giving arguments why Holland shouldn't
attack Iraq. And have I mentioned that I am really bad at doing this. Last
time we had to talk for 8 minutes, minimal, and I was so nervous that I
spit out my lines (which at home took 12 minutes) in 6. So I really have to
practice, forgive me???
Dancingfae: Your a license massage therapist??? Wow that is so cool, though a lot of friends ask you for massages probably, am I right? Well thanks for your kind words, you actually made me blush so. . . I hope you'll like this chapter as well.
LanierShazar: I hope this chapter will be to your liking, and thanks for the no pressure thing ;)
Aislin: Kill Rita, hmmm now there's an idea. No I'm not going to kill Rita (yet) I have way to many thoughts going through my head about what to do next.
Corinna: Happy you took my advice, now isn't Darma Druid a way better author than I am??? Hope you'll enjoy this chapter.
Blahblah: You liked them both?? Yay now I'm happy
Aurumlupi: Oh no Elladan didn't go with her, hmmm you're right I wasn't very clear about that, sorry.
Lady of Legolas: Marry them??? Now??? Nah, I won't be marrying them off right now, we still need a whole lot more to happen. As for killing Rita, I already told Aislin that I wouldn't kill her (yet) so hang in there.
The Little Mermaid: Thank you so much for your long review, I love long reviews. I'm not sure how I will deal with how Rita ended in ME but I'll figure something out, thanks for pointing that out though it almost slipped my mind. As for your other ideas, I'll think about it I may use it or not. Hope you'll like this chapter as well though since it was the breaking of my block. Gotta love dreams.
DISCLAIMER: Nah, I don't wanna do that
The air in the castle of Ithilien had been tense for a while now, ever since the small company had left to hunt the orcs. It was the second day after their departure.
The men did the math. It took hours to reach Mordor so the had to camp for at least one night. Then they would attack in the early morning or afternoon. So they would either return this night or next morning if the calculations were correct.
Watchers had been post to scan the horizon, elvish watchers of course, since they were the ones with the great vision.
Suddenly a cry was heard. "Riders, riders, the company has returned. They will reach the castle in an hour or so. Shall we ride to them to aid them?"
This alerted every man in the castle and Aragorn ran towards the watcher immediately. He thought for a while before he answered. "No, they will arrive soon enough. Prepare for treating the wounded and have some food prepared."
Men scurried away to do these things and others just sat around, waiting for the company to return. The next hour was the longest in their lives, as they were eager to see what happened to their friends under the command of the Lady of Gondor.
That was what she was being called by the men from Gondor, Lady of Gondor. They had accepted her for she carried the favor of Lord Boromir who had appointed her his sister. Therefor they would always aid her if she requested this of them.
The elves were worried about their friends as well and in a corner there was Elladan, pacing back and forth. His brother tried to calm him but it was of no use.
Finally the waiting ended and what they saw awed all. In the front there was Rita on the beautiful steed Asfaloth. She was holding a wounded elf and another was sitting behind her. When they inspected the riders closely it could be seen that all horses carried two or three riders.
As soon as the riders halted the healers ran to take the wounded. It was chaos actually. Elladan wanted to go to Rita and hold her for hours but knew he had a duty to do. He searched for her eyes and when she met his gaze he could see she understood what had to be done. She nodded at him and turned to the healer that was taking the elf in her arms away from her.
At that moment she tried to get off the horse, the word being tried. Every time she moved she would stop and take a deep breath.
Now the first few times this was overlooked since there were so many things happening. But when she attempted to dismount again and actually groaned before sitting back again, she had full attention.
Asfaloth seemed to understand his rider's pain and then he did something that was very unusual for other horses to do. He started to kneel until he lay on the floor, and now Rita was able to get off him.
Rita smiled at the horse and patted its neck before concerned soldiers swarmed her. Rumil was the first to reach her and started to pull her towards a healing chamber but Rita stopped him.
"No Rumil, there are men with more serious injuries than me, let them be treated first. Now let me go, I have to check up on wounded."
Rumil looked like he was going to argue but was met by a stare from Rita. He recognized the do-as-I-say look when he saw it, he had received it so many times already. Really she should spend less time with Haldir, or so Rumil thought. Then Rita disappeared in the crowd and he lost track of her.
She was seen hovering over the wounded and comforting the ones who weren't. she was once again in the role of the leader.
When things started to calm down a bit, the most seriously wounded had been treated, Rumil found Rita again. Only this time he had brought backup.
With both Haldir and Aragorn on his side he cornered Rita. "Now you have to be treated Rita, follow us to a healing room now."
Seeing the serious expressions on their faces Rita relented and walked with them, now and then grimacing. When they finally reached the room Rumil and Haldir left Aragorn and Rita on their own, knowing they wouldn't be able to help.
When Aragorn took a good look at her he was shocked and finally understood why she was in pain. There were dents in her armor, big dents that could only have been made by an arrow being shot at her.
She had three dents in her armor, one on her left shoulder and two in the area of her midriff. Carefully he started to take the armor off, placing the pieces on the side.
After it had been removed from her body Aragorn was met with a dilemma. In order for him to treat her, he had to take her shirt off, but that wouldn't be proper.
It was as if Rita could read his thoughts since she took off her shirt herself, with a grimace though, and he was amazed at the piece of clothing she wore under it.
Rita had enough sense to wear her bra and tank-top and Aragorn was looking at her wounds with a frown. The bruises had already turned an ugly shade of blue and looked as if they were hurting a lot.
Aragorn could do nothing else but apply some salve and wrap bandages tight around her ribs and left shoulder.
When he finished he helped her pull the shirt over her head again. During the entire process not a word had been spoken. After the long silence Aragorn was the one that broke it.
"You were very lucky Rita, if not for your armor you would have been dead." He then hugged her, though with caution in order not to hurt her more. "I was very worried little one, now you should rest. I'll tell Elladan you'll be fine so rest, you look tired."
"I am tired, but I really should make sure that. . . "
Aragorn interrupted her. "No Rita you only should make sure you sleep and heal, you have done your task. You deserve to take it easy for a while."
He folded the blankets back and Rita climbed in the bed. As soon as she lay down and Aragorn had covered her with a blanket her eyes started to droop. The king kissed her head and quietly walked out the room.
When he looked back he saw she was asleep already and he smiled.
Looking around he found Haldir and Rumil sitting with Legolas, Gimli and Elladan who had finished his task. As soon as he joined them Rumil started to explain what had happened.
Legolas would translate for Gimli since the dwarf didn't understand the Sindarin that was being spoken.
"We rode and marched until nightfall and camped in the open. Rita had placed elves as guards and she spent the night talking with Eminor and me about what to do. As soon as the first rays of sunlight appeared Rita had everyone up and ready. We marched until we met a band of orcs."
He closed his eyes for a minute. "We attacked and the battle was swift. The orcs fought back with intensity but we were in the advantage. It only took 4 hours and 37 lives to destroy them, though there are still more in hiding."
"In battle, you should have seen it, Rita was shining. Not only did she seem to see everything that was going on, but also she reacted accurately at what she saw. Plus she fought with the orcs on top of Asfaloth. Now that is a horse, he is a warrior on his own. Knowing how to move and react before its rider gave him the commands. Lord Glorfindel is lucky to have such a steed."
Rumil paused for a second and took a swig from his water skin. "And then disaster struck. We had missed a small band of archers, no more than ten, and they were able to fire at us. They were able to kill and wound many and then Rita was shot."
When he thought back Rumil actually paled again. "She fell off Asfaloth, for the arrows struck her with such force. I thought that was it, that she was dead. Imagine my surprise when she stood up again, though she was having trouble doing so. Once up she battled again until the last orcs were destroyed. After that we quickly buried the dead and collected the wounded."
"We decided it would be best if we doubled or even tripled per horse, we needed to get back here as soon as possible. Asfaloth had to kneel like he did earlier to let Rita and the other wounded elf mount. I told another elf to ride behind her, to keep her up. We rode as fast as we could and now we are here."
The men had paled but were recovering again. Aragorn was the first to break the silence that hung between them.
"I believe you will all be happy to hear that Rita is, apart from a few bruises, alright. All she needs is a good night of sleep and she'll be as good as new. Though her ribs may hurt for a few days."
Gimli shook his head. "The lass really shouldn't put herself in danger, she is the most stubborn creature alive I tell you. And I still don't understand why she went, all that yapping about it being the right thing to do."
"She needed revenge, closure you might say." Haldir said this and it attracted the attention of the others immediately.
"Closure?" asked Elladan. "Closure for what?"
Haldir sighed. "Somehow she feels responsible for the death of some of the elves. Also she feels guilty for not being able to aid Boromir. She tries to save everyone around her and she was failing, in her eyes that is. When she rode out it was her way of letting go of the anger, taking it out on the enemy."
"She told you all this?" asked Legolas.
"No, not in words. Yet it was in her eyes."
Aragorn shook his head at this. "Her eyes were empty when she spoke to us, though I recall you two staring at each other for a long time. What was that all about?"
"I was trying to find out why she was going and I found the reason, she wanted revenge. I warned her of the dangers of battling for revenge and she believed she could handle it. And she did just that. Though I must say she is too stubborn for her own good, I wonder how you put up with it Elladan, for I am sure I would not be able to."
Legolas suddenly chuckled and shook his head, causing all to turn to him for an explanation. "I'm sorry about that." he said "I was merely remembering a conversation between myself, Aragorn and Boromir in Lothlorien."
"Which conversation was that, Legolas. For you might recall we had many of those." Pointed Aragorn out.
"The conversation after Rita jumped in the river."
A look of recognizing went over Aragorn's face and he too began to chuckle. This caused Gimli to be very annoyed.
"Will you tell us what is so funny!"
Aragorn explained quickly about how they had thought that Haldir had become interested in Rita and that they mentioned Elladan on purpose.
At this Haldir shook his head as he chuckled along with the others. "I was merely intrigued, it is not every day that you meet someone who is almost exactly like you. The look in her eyes, it was almost like looking in a mirror. Lately more than ever."
"Indeed" said Rumil "Some of the men have complained already, saying your behavior has rubbed off on her."
The men talked for a few more minutes until they each went their own way again. Elladan slipped into Rita's room and studied his love while she was sleeping.
Careful not to hurt her he climbed next to her in the bed, though he stayed on top of the covers. He brushed the hair out of her face and kissed her softly on the lips before he rested his head next to hers on the pillow.
When Aragorn checked up on Rita an hour later he found Elladan asleep next to her, both had their head against the other.
A/N: I know, I know short and I'm sorry. Maybe I'll have some more ideas during my little break. Don't worry though. I will update Thursday or Friday again I promise. Just have to take care of some school stuff.
Dancingfae: Your a license massage therapist??? Wow that is so cool, though a lot of friends ask you for massages probably, am I right? Well thanks for your kind words, you actually made me blush so. . . I hope you'll like this chapter as well.
LanierShazar: I hope this chapter will be to your liking, and thanks for the no pressure thing ;)
Aislin: Kill Rita, hmmm now there's an idea. No I'm not going to kill Rita (yet) I have way to many thoughts going through my head about what to do next.
Corinna: Happy you took my advice, now isn't Darma Druid a way better author than I am??? Hope you'll enjoy this chapter.
Blahblah: You liked them both?? Yay now I'm happy
Aurumlupi: Oh no Elladan didn't go with her, hmmm you're right I wasn't very clear about that, sorry.
Lady of Legolas: Marry them??? Now??? Nah, I won't be marrying them off right now, we still need a whole lot more to happen. As for killing Rita, I already told Aislin that I wouldn't kill her (yet) so hang in there.
The Little Mermaid: Thank you so much for your long review, I love long reviews. I'm not sure how I will deal with how Rita ended in ME but I'll figure something out, thanks for pointing that out though it almost slipped my mind. As for your other ideas, I'll think about it I may use it or not. Hope you'll like this chapter as well though since it was the breaking of my block. Gotta love dreams.
DISCLAIMER: Nah, I don't wanna do that
The air in the castle of Ithilien had been tense for a while now, ever since the small company had left to hunt the orcs. It was the second day after their departure.
The men did the math. It took hours to reach Mordor so the had to camp for at least one night. Then they would attack in the early morning or afternoon. So they would either return this night or next morning if the calculations were correct.
Watchers had been post to scan the horizon, elvish watchers of course, since they were the ones with the great vision.
Suddenly a cry was heard. "Riders, riders, the company has returned. They will reach the castle in an hour or so. Shall we ride to them to aid them?"
This alerted every man in the castle and Aragorn ran towards the watcher immediately. He thought for a while before he answered. "No, they will arrive soon enough. Prepare for treating the wounded and have some food prepared."
Men scurried away to do these things and others just sat around, waiting for the company to return. The next hour was the longest in their lives, as they were eager to see what happened to their friends under the command of the Lady of Gondor.
That was what she was being called by the men from Gondor, Lady of Gondor. They had accepted her for she carried the favor of Lord Boromir who had appointed her his sister. Therefor they would always aid her if she requested this of them.
The elves were worried about their friends as well and in a corner there was Elladan, pacing back and forth. His brother tried to calm him but it was of no use.
Finally the waiting ended and what they saw awed all. In the front there was Rita on the beautiful steed Asfaloth. She was holding a wounded elf and another was sitting behind her. When they inspected the riders closely it could be seen that all horses carried two or three riders.
As soon as the riders halted the healers ran to take the wounded. It was chaos actually. Elladan wanted to go to Rita and hold her for hours but knew he had a duty to do. He searched for her eyes and when she met his gaze he could see she understood what had to be done. She nodded at him and turned to the healer that was taking the elf in her arms away from her.
At that moment she tried to get off the horse, the word being tried. Every time she moved she would stop and take a deep breath.
Now the first few times this was overlooked since there were so many things happening. But when she attempted to dismount again and actually groaned before sitting back again, she had full attention.
Asfaloth seemed to understand his rider's pain and then he did something that was very unusual for other horses to do. He started to kneel until he lay on the floor, and now Rita was able to get off him.
Rita smiled at the horse and patted its neck before concerned soldiers swarmed her. Rumil was the first to reach her and started to pull her towards a healing chamber but Rita stopped him.
"No Rumil, there are men with more serious injuries than me, let them be treated first. Now let me go, I have to check up on wounded."
Rumil looked like he was going to argue but was met by a stare from Rita. He recognized the do-as-I-say look when he saw it, he had received it so many times already. Really she should spend less time with Haldir, or so Rumil thought. Then Rita disappeared in the crowd and he lost track of her.
She was seen hovering over the wounded and comforting the ones who weren't. she was once again in the role of the leader.
When things started to calm down a bit, the most seriously wounded had been treated, Rumil found Rita again. Only this time he had brought backup.
With both Haldir and Aragorn on his side he cornered Rita. "Now you have to be treated Rita, follow us to a healing room now."
Seeing the serious expressions on their faces Rita relented and walked with them, now and then grimacing. When they finally reached the room Rumil and Haldir left Aragorn and Rita on their own, knowing they wouldn't be able to help.
When Aragorn took a good look at her he was shocked and finally understood why she was in pain. There were dents in her armor, big dents that could only have been made by an arrow being shot at her.
She had three dents in her armor, one on her left shoulder and two in the area of her midriff. Carefully he started to take the armor off, placing the pieces on the side.
After it had been removed from her body Aragorn was met with a dilemma. In order for him to treat her, he had to take her shirt off, but that wouldn't be proper.
It was as if Rita could read his thoughts since she took off her shirt herself, with a grimace though, and he was amazed at the piece of clothing she wore under it.
Rita had enough sense to wear her bra and tank-top and Aragorn was looking at her wounds with a frown. The bruises had already turned an ugly shade of blue and looked as if they were hurting a lot.
Aragorn could do nothing else but apply some salve and wrap bandages tight around her ribs and left shoulder.
When he finished he helped her pull the shirt over her head again. During the entire process not a word had been spoken. After the long silence Aragorn was the one that broke it.
"You were very lucky Rita, if not for your armor you would have been dead." He then hugged her, though with caution in order not to hurt her more. "I was very worried little one, now you should rest. I'll tell Elladan you'll be fine so rest, you look tired."
"I am tired, but I really should make sure that. . . "
Aragorn interrupted her. "No Rita you only should make sure you sleep and heal, you have done your task. You deserve to take it easy for a while."
He folded the blankets back and Rita climbed in the bed. As soon as she lay down and Aragorn had covered her with a blanket her eyes started to droop. The king kissed her head and quietly walked out the room.
When he looked back he saw she was asleep already and he smiled.
Looking around he found Haldir and Rumil sitting with Legolas, Gimli and Elladan who had finished his task. As soon as he joined them Rumil started to explain what had happened.
Legolas would translate for Gimli since the dwarf didn't understand the Sindarin that was being spoken.
"We rode and marched until nightfall and camped in the open. Rita had placed elves as guards and she spent the night talking with Eminor and me about what to do. As soon as the first rays of sunlight appeared Rita had everyone up and ready. We marched until we met a band of orcs."
He closed his eyes for a minute. "We attacked and the battle was swift. The orcs fought back with intensity but we were in the advantage. It only took 4 hours and 37 lives to destroy them, though there are still more in hiding."
"In battle, you should have seen it, Rita was shining. Not only did she seem to see everything that was going on, but also she reacted accurately at what she saw. Plus she fought with the orcs on top of Asfaloth. Now that is a horse, he is a warrior on his own. Knowing how to move and react before its rider gave him the commands. Lord Glorfindel is lucky to have such a steed."
Rumil paused for a second and took a swig from his water skin. "And then disaster struck. We had missed a small band of archers, no more than ten, and they were able to fire at us. They were able to kill and wound many and then Rita was shot."
When he thought back Rumil actually paled again. "She fell off Asfaloth, for the arrows struck her with such force. I thought that was it, that she was dead. Imagine my surprise when she stood up again, though she was having trouble doing so. Once up she battled again until the last orcs were destroyed. After that we quickly buried the dead and collected the wounded."
"We decided it would be best if we doubled or even tripled per horse, we needed to get back here as soon as possible. Asfaloth had to kneel like he did earlier to let Rita and the other wounded elf mount. I told another elf to ride behind her, to keep her up. We rode as fast as we could and now we are here."
The men had paled but were recovering again. Aragorn was the first to break the silence that hung between them.
"I believe you will all be happy to hear that Rita is, apart from a few bruises, alright. All she needs is a good night of sleep and she'll be as good as new. Though her ribs may hurt for a few days."
Gimli shook his head. "The lass really shouldn't put herself in danger, she is the most stubborn creature alive I tell you. And I still don't understand why she went, all that yapping about it being the right thing to do."
"She needed revenge, closure you might say." Haldir said this and it attracted the attention of the others immediately.
"Closure?" asked Elladan. "Closure for what?"
Haldir sighed. "Somehow she feels responsible for the death of some of the elves. Also she feels guilty for not being able to aid Boromir. She tries to save everyone around her and she was failing, in her eyes that is. When she rode out it was her way of letting go of the anger, taking it out on the enemy."
"She told you all this?" asked Legolas.
"No, not in words. Yet it was in her eyes."
Aragorn shook his head at this. "Her eyes were empty when she spoke to us, though I recall you two staring at each other for a long time. What was that all about?"
"I was trying to find out why she was going and I found the reason, she wanted revenge. I warned her of the dangers of battling for revenge and she believed she could handle it. And she did just that. Though I must say she is too stubborn for her own good, I wonder how you put up with it Elladan, for I am sure I would not be able to."
Legolas suddenly chuckled and shook his head, causing all to turn to him for an explanation. "I'm sorry about that." he said "I was merely remembering a conversation between myself, Aragorn and Boromir in Lothlorien."
"Which conversation was that, Legolas. For you might recall we had many of those." Pointed Aragorn out.
"The conversation after Rita jumped in the river."
A look of recognizing went over Aragorn's face and he too began to chuckle. This caused Gimli to be very annoyed.
"Will you tell us what is so funny!"
Aragorn explained quickly about how they had thought that Haldir had become interested in Rita and that they mentioned Elladan on purpose.
At this Haldir shook his head as he chuckled along with the others. "I was merely intrigued, it is not every day that you meet someone who is almost exactly like you. The look in her eyes, it was almost like looking in a mirror. Lately more than ever."
"Indeed" said Rumil "Some of the men have complained already, saying your behavior has rubbed off on her."
The men talked for a few more minutes until they each went their own way again. Elladan slipped into Rita's room and studied his love while she was sleeping.
Careful not to hurt her he climbed next to her in the bed, though he stayed on top of the covers. He brushed the hair out of her face and kissed her softly on the lips before he rested his head next to hers on the pillow.
When Aragorn checked up on Rita an hour later he found Elladan asleep next to her, both had their head against the other.
A/N: I know, I know short and I'm sorry. Maybe I'll have some more ideas during my little break. Don't worry though. I will update Thursday or Friday again I promise. Just have to take care of some school stuff.