Disclaimer: Lori is mine; Legolas and Haldir are Tolkiens, savvy?
This is my first story. Please tell me if you like
America 2004... what did you expect?
Lori spent all night thinking 'how could she be falling for him? Was it the blond hair, or was it the ears?' She couldn't figure out which one it was. The night went on and dawn came. As always she was the first up and ready. Amazingly the next two people up were the elves.
"What are you doing up so early?" asked Lori.
"We usually always get up at dawn," said Haldir.
"What happened yesterday?" she asked.
"Usually," said Legolas.
"Oh," she said while nodding.
The two elves were all ready and they were looking at the guns (not touchy looking, just looking).
"What are these?" asked Legolas.
"Those things are guns," said Lori.
"What are they used for?"
"If it were a real one, to kill people."
"What do you mean 'if it were a real one'?"
"I mean," said Lori as she was walking out the door, "that is a paint ball gun."
"What is a paint ball?" asked Haldir as they started walking out the door. By this time the alarm clocks were going off and it startled Legolas and Haldir.
"Remember when I explained 'Pirates of the Caribbean' to you," said Lori, they nodded, "it's kind of like that."
"So it is a pirate weapon?" said Haldir.
"No."
"Pirates use paint to paint their ships... with a gun?" said Legolas.
"No."
"Are we anywhere close?" asked Haldir.
"No," Lori said. She was really starting to enjoy this. Whit came out and was all ready.
"So, what are we trying to figure out today?" she asked.
"How can you tell if we are figuring out anything?" asked Legolas.
"You know what, you aren't that mysterious. Plus your eyes are slanting like an... uh... what is it called?" said Whit.
"Angry face," said Lori.
"Yeah like an angry face!" she said.
"What is an 'angry face'," asked Haldir.
"You know that face when Lord Elrond is mad?" said Whit.
"How do you know Lord Elrond?" asked Legolas in a very untrusting way.
"Lets just say he's a blast from the past," said Lori.
"Okay," said Legolas.
"Anyway, his eyebrows slant when he gets mad," finished Whit.
Everyone had finally arrived when they could get started with training. Instead of doing their normal routine, they were going to do archery.
"Okay I want you to get into groups of four," said Lori.
"What a minute," said Chris, "what about elf boys over there. They are experts at archery."
"This isn't a contest Chris," said Lori, "And if they want to they can go around helping people."
All of the girls looked at Haldir and Legolas with hopeful eyes. They were all saying to themselves 'please show me how.' Lori starting laughing when they all looked over at them.
"Sure, I guess we can," said Legolas. "But I have to admit we aren't used to shooting in such an open area."
"I would get used to it if I were you," said Lori remembering the battle in front of Minas Tirth.
They just looked at her very confused.
"What happened to the groups of four I asked for?" said Lori. They all scurried to find their groups. Lori and Whit were in a group with Chris and Taylor.
"Does anyone really need to know how to do archery?" asked Chris.
"What if you're in a situation without a gun," said Whit.
"Oh, yeah, like that is ever going to happen. If I don't have a gun there will just be a bow and thing full of arrows just laying around," said Chris as she looked at Lori.
"Exactly!" said Lori. Chris was, at this point, confused.
They all lined up in front of their targets and started shooting the arrows. Whit wasn't as good as she thought. Her arrows kept going onto Chris's target.
"As much as I appreciate the extra arrows, STOP IT!"
"Sorry," said Whit.
Haldir came up behind her and put his right hand on her right hand, and his left hand on her left hand as if they were both shooting.
"You don't want to turn the bow as you shoot. Keep it steady," said Haldir.
"All of the girly elves, back where you come from, must be really fanatical about you," said Whit.
His hands were still on hers as they pulled back the string and released. It hit the middle.
"Keep it steady," was all Haldir said as he grinned toward Whit and walked off.
Whit looked at Taylor, who was looking at her.
"Lucky," said Taylor, and then resumed shooting.
Lori was having a little more luck with the shooting. She couldn't quite hit her target, but she didn't hit other peoples target. She looked around; she and Whit were the only ones who couldn't hit their target. Legolas came up behind her before she was about to shoot and did the same thing that Haldir did to Whit.
"Did you guys plan to do this or something like that?" asked Lori.
"No you and Whit are just the bad shots in the group," said Legolas, "Who taught you two how to shoot?"
"Our old P.E. teacher. She was the worst at everything," said Lori.
"Okay, don't bend your wrist. Your wrist has to stay strong or else it won't hit the target," said Legolas. They pulled the string back and released it.
"Are we really that bad?" asked Lori.
"No, just you and Whit," said Legolas.
A/N Thank you so, incredibly much for the reviews! Sorry I haven't updated in a while! There have been tornado warnings, yards to mow, mom telling me to clean my room, just very hectic. I'm okay now! Anyway, thanks for reading!
This is my first story. Please tell me if you like
America 2004... what did you expect?
Lori spent all night thinking 'how could she be falling for him? Was it the blond hair, or was it the ears?' She couldn't figure out which one it was. The night went on and dawn came. As always she was the first up and ready. Amazingly the next two people up were the elves.
"What are you doing up so early?" asked Lori.
"We usually always get up at dawn," said Haldir.
"What happened yesterday?" she asked.
"Usually," said Legolas.
"Oh," she said while nodding.
The two elves were all ready and they were looking at the guns (not touchy looking, just looking).
"What are these?" asked Legolas.
"Those things are guns," said Lori.
"What are they used for?"
"If it were a real one, to kill people."
"What do you mean 'if it were a real one'?"
"I mean," said Lori as she was walking out the door, "that is a paint ball gun."
"What is a paint ball?" asked Haldir as they started walking out the door. By this time the alarm clocks were going off and it startled Legolas and Haldir.
"Remember when I explained 'Pirates of the Caribbean' to you," said Lori, they nodded, "it's kind of like that."
"So it is a pirate weapon?" said Haldir.
"No."
"Pirates use paint to paint their ships... with a gun?" said Legolas.
"No."
"Are we anywhere close?" asked Haldir.
"No," Lori said. She was really starting to enjoy this. Whit came out and was all ready.
"So, what are we trying to figure out today?" she asked.
"How can you tell if we are figuring out anything?" asked Legolas.
"You know what, you aren't that mysterious. Plus your eyes are slanting like an... uh... what is it called?" said Whit.
"Angry face," said Lori.
"Yeah like an angry face!" she said.
"What is an 'angry face'," asked Haldir.
"You know that face when Lord Elrond is mad?" said Whit.
"How do you know Lord Elrond?" asked Legolas in a very untrusting way.
"Lets just say he's a blast from the past," said Lori.
"Okay," said Legolas.
"Anyway, his eyebrows slant when he gets mad," finished Whit.
Everyone had finally arrived when they could get started with training. Instead of doing their normal routine, they were going to do archery.
"Okay I want you to get into groups of four," said Lori.
"What a minute," said Chris, "what about elf boys over there. They are experts at archery."
"This isn't a contest Chris," said Lori, "And if they want to they can go around helping people."
All of the girls looked at Haldir and Legolas with hopeful eyes. They were all saying to themselves 'please show me how.' Lori starting laughing when they all looked over at them.
"Sure, I guess we can," said Legolas. "But I have to admit we aren't used to shooting in such an open area."
"I would get used to it if I were you," said Lori remembering the battle in front of Minas Tirth.
They just looked at her very confused.
"What happened to the groups of four I asked for?" said Lori. They all scurried to find their groups. Lori and Whit were in a group with Chris and Taylor.
"Does anyone really need to know how to do archery?" asked Chris.
"What if you're in a situation without a gun," said Whit.
"Oh, yeah, like that is ever going to happen. If I don't have a gun there will just be a bow and thing full of arrows just laying around," said Chris as she looked at Lori.
"Exactly!" said Lori. Chris was, at this point, confused.
They all lined up in front of their targets and started shooting the arrows. Whit wasn't as good as she thought. Her arrows kept going onto Chris's target.
"As much as I appreciate the extra arrows, STOP IT!"
"Sorry," said Whit.
Haldir came up behind her and put his right hand on her right hand, and his left hand on her left hand as if they were both shooting.
"You don't want to turn the bow as you shoot. Keep it steady," said Haldir.
"All of the girly elves, back where you come from, must be really fanatical about you," said Whit.
His hands were still on hers as they pulled back the string and released. It hit the middle.
"Keep it steady," was all Haldir said as he grinned toward Whit and walked off.
Whit looked at Taylor, who was looking at her.
"Lucky," said Taylor, and then resumed shooting.
Lori was having a little more luck with the shooting. She couldn't quite hit her target, but she didn't hit other peoples target. She looked around; she and Whit were the only ones who couldn't hit their target. Legolas came up behind her before she was about to shoot and did the same thing that Haldir did to Whit.
"Did you guys plan to do this or something like that?" asked Lori.
"No you and Whit are just the bad shots in the group," said Legolas, "Who taught you two how to shoot?"
"Our old P.E. teacher. She was the worst at everything," said Lori.
"Okay, don't bend your wrist. Your wrist has to stay strong or else it won't hit the target," said Legolas. They pulled the string back and released it.
"Are we really that bad?" asked Lori.
"No, just you and Whit," said Legolas.
A/N Thank you so, incredibly much for the reviews! Sorry I haven't updated in a while! There have been tornado warnings, yards to mow, mom telling me to clean my room, just very hectic. I'm okay now! Anyway, thanks for reading!
