L2: GREEN DAY! WOO!

A/N: Sorry guys, it was rather confusing, the last chapter. I just reread it. And sorry again for the lateness…I shall attempt to cure both faults of mine…

Special Disclaimer: Don't own any Jimmy Eat World lyrics (if anyone can spot them!).

Chapter 13: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

"The particular language used in order to –" The teacher stopped, noticing a hand waving high in the air. "Uhh, yes, Mr. Carey, err Cory?"

"May I use the restroom?" Frodo gasped. The instance the teacher nodded, he darted out the classroom, already about to fall out of his seat.

He made his way quickly and easily to the bathroom before he reached his destination. He entered the bathroom, running to the particular stall he wanted, when BAM – Frodo fell flat on his back. The door was closed.

"Hey, wait up a minute, would you? Goooshh…" a muffled voice said from the other side.

Frodo struggled to reach his feet, almost having to retrain himself physically not to break down the door. The hobbit had discovered, that the overwhelming power of the Toilet of Power was strongest and most irresistible when someone was using it, or just had, which was rather inconvenient if it was the former.

After what seemed only like forever, a boy opened the door, only to find himself immediately tacked by Frodo, who had leapt on him. Scrambling for the toilet, Frodo breathed, "You – you can't have it…it's, m-mine…"

The boy backed away slowly, his eyes enlarged.

"Yeah, ookaay…I'm gonna just, uhh, go now…"

Frodo nodded, his eyes still focused on the golden toilet. He began stroking it, much to the horror of the boy, who was now looking at Frodo with his mouth hanging wide open.

"Mine, my own…my precioussss…"

.o.

"…and as you descend deeper and deeper beneath the surface, the pressure increases, due to the height of the water above you. Ahh yes, Mr. Peter Daniels?"

Pippin placed his hand beneath his chin in a most thoughtful manner, while all the other students turned to look at him.

"That's the reason for the uh, liquid oxygen suits, correct?"

"Uhh, yes, I do believe so. Divers wear suits containing liquid oxygen inside in order to dive to incredibly deep depths, so that -"

"The lungs do not get punctured by breathing in regular oxygen, I know. Liquids do not compress the same way as gases. So I was curious…" Pippin paused for a second, looking intensely profound. "What happens when, say, methane gas is released within the suit? Does it float to the top, and remain above the head? It's less dense, of course."

"Uhh," the teacher said slowly, "I…don't know…"

.o.

Gandalf found his strength slowly drained from him as he stood in front of his class. They all eyed him strangely, curious as to why he was suddenly not yelling at them anymore.

"Class," Gandalf said slowly, his voice incredibly slow and drawn out, "I…"

He collapsed, and almost as if on cue, everyone jumped up to crowd around him.

"How many fingers do you see, sir? How many fingers?"

Gandalf's eyes were unable to focus, and began to close when he said slowly, "I see…a white light…at the end of a…tunnel…"

A few girls began to cry, hiding their faces in their hands. They stopped when Gandalf suddenly opened his eyes.

"But that could not be right. It's supposed to be a grey rain-curtain that rolls back, and all turns to silver glass."

Then he disappeared.

.o.

Legolas had searched frantically for her all day, but she was nowhere to be found. And what would he do with himself if he were to disappear next, without her? His heart would break…and then it would the end.

He sat down on some stairs, rather isolated from the rest of the school, and let his head fall into his hands. How could this happen! He was Legolas, the invincible, the beautiful, the perfect elf.

He had even discovered the Connection Frodo had subtly hinted of. He had found…

"Kat!"

Legolas jumped up, seeing a flash of what he thought was her hair around the corner. But when he reached her, it was just another mirage…

He let himself fall against the floor, mumbling to himself.

"If you only once would let me…only just one time…then be happy with the consequence, with whatever's going to happen tonight…"

He pushed himself slowly over to rest against the wall, for once not caring about the spectacle he was making of himself, sliding across the floor, narrowly missing tripping people, who swore stupidly at him.

He went on, unaware that someone had stopped to listen to him, not some feet away.

"Don't think we're not serious. When's it ever not? The love we make is give and it's take; I'm game to play along…all I can say I shouldn't say…can we take a ride? Get out of this place while we still have time…"

Legolas started choosing people walking by to sing to, causing them in turn, to glance at him, and then hurry by even faster.

"All the best dj's are saving their slowest song for last…" He gave a strangled laugh, remembering the dance, and continued. "When the dance is through, it's me and you. Come on, would it really be so bad?"

He was surprised to hear a rather familiar voice growing louder as Kat walked towards him, smiling.

"Things we think may be the same, but I won't fight for more. It's just not me to wear it on my sleeve…count on that for sure…"

At the sound of her voice, Legolas jumped up, a smile of his own spreading across his face. They both said together, "Can we take a ride? Get out of this place while we still have time…we still have time."

Legolas beamed and was about to ask whether it was right, the song he had picked, but he didn't need to.

.o.

"Gandalf has left us," Aragorn murmured, after the remaining members of the Fellowship had gathered for their daily meeting after school.

Merry and Pippin's eyes lit up, and they were both about to run out, when Legolas stepped in front of them, his eyes narrowed.

"Don't even."

The two hobbits cowered at his unexpected display of authority. Legolas smiled evilly.

"I suppose it's only time each of us…" Frodo stopped, realizing something. "B-but Mabel!" He began going into hysterics until Merry gave him a sharp smack on the back.

"Hold it together, man!"

Frodo straightened up immediately, attempting to keep his face straight.

"All right. We should…just, prepare us…for the…"

At that moment, Merry and Pippin both collapsed in fits of laughter, and disappeared.

Frodo, Legolas, and Aragorn looked at each other. And braced themselves for the worst.

.o.

A/N: Yeah yeah, sort of weird. An attempt in merely hurrying the story along to where it should be…maybe. Oh yeah. And I have a little bit of an excuse for being this late; I moved across the country (a 36 hour drive, mind you).

Oh yeah. And the scene with Pippin in physics may have seemed a bit out there and needless, but I just stuck it in there because it actually happened in my physics class. Talk about…some…special people hehe…

Shout-Outs!

Orlando's Hot Chick - Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you like it…even if I didn't update soon, oh well…

Turwaithiel - You're not homicidal! Wow, that's disappointing. Heh. Sorry I didn't put in any Green Day…I'm afraid I shall have to later on…and isn't it sad – I only know some half of the songs on their latest cd. And the select few played on the radio…anyway! I can very much see Merry doing that too…hehe…

Dunthonwen - Ahh, it seems like forever since I've heard from you. Yeah, my fault. So you're from the north…I'm from the south…or was, anyway. Ahh, basketball! I assume you guys won, right? Heh. I stink at sports. Anyway, mucho gracias para tu…uhh, respuesta (no recuerdo si es corecto) del capitulo. Heh. Lo siento. Espanol es bueno (pero, no en mi escuela).

Kitcat - Haha, I can guess then, that you're an Aragorn fan? Very nice. And haha, thank you, like, so much for the review!

ChildofGod-4ever - Hehe, yeah, I purposely gave Legolas plenty of girl problems. It's fun. And I hope I haven't made the story more mysterious…the ending (soon in coming! Thank goodness) should explain a lot of it. Heh. I'm still deciding what to do with Aragorn. Most likely I'll leave it open-ended. And oh no, plenty of people think Aragorn hot. Just look at some of these reviewers (hehe), and plus, I know many, many people. Don't worry. You're not alone. Hehe. I like Frodo, but apparently, that's really weird…oh, and sorry hehe…yeah…sort of took away Sam. Lo siento. Hehe. Thanks for reviewing by the by (a Huck phrase! Huck – my HERO OF ALL TIME!)

Irukapooka - Randomness is fabulous…(unlike my past fanfics, really) And AHH! I love Napoleon! Hahaha…yeah. I think that more sophisticated people are the ones who don't let it tickle their fancy…hehe. In which case, I like Napoleon. Oh yeah, and definitely no swearing or slash, etc. I don't like that stuff either. Good for us! Hehe. I was tempted to write something in this chapter actually, about my opinion on swearing…I elude to it vaguely…hehe…while Legolas is starting his song on the floor…

DracoScrewer - AHH! Go Lij! Haha…and your fiancé sounds absolutely fabulous. Though you must have forgotten what were talking about by now…I take so long, I know. Hahaha…yes, quite odd…hehe…

Mistymixwolf - Sorry I've been confusing…my last chapter really was…it's my fault; I've attempted to fix it. But who knows…it's no doubt, very confusing yet…

AnimeSiren - THANKS! I love weirdness. And it being weird and yet slightly appealing is very nice.

Kuria - Haha, thanks. I'm still not thinking half of the things I stick in here are funny…but I think weird things are funny so oh well…

Orliluver - Hahaha…if I'm not talking about something way off, (about Sam's size double) were you talking about ooh…can't remember his name…but he did say something like "I love red wine!" And that's all I remember…haha…yeah, it was pretty funny…the commentary and everything hehe…I ought to watch it sometime again. And sorry about confusing you! Thanks for telling me though…because I didn't realize just how confusing it was. But SSHHH! Hahaha, you got it…and it's supposed to be figured out just out the end (or now, for those smart people). Hehe. Thanks for reviewing!

RainyNightz - You liked the Frodo and Legolas thing? Hehe…I tried to just make Legolas less all high and might and whatnot. Hehe. And plus, I like Frodo. Thanks for reviewing!

Hollie - Hahaha…I'm sorry. I guess I couldn't help but torture the poor elf. Assuming you haven't read on, well, Legolas goes through a bit more than a new hairdo…but thanks for reviewing. Haha, sorry again. I guess I'm guilty.

THANKS TO EVERYONE! And no, this is not the end. Say, one more chapter? I can't wait for it to end.