"When troubles will come, they are always temporary- nothing lasts forever."

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan

Disclaimer: Lori is mine; Legolas and Haldir are Tolkiens, savvy?

This is my first story. Please tell me if you like


Middle Earth 1236

While Whit had been rambling on and on about what is going to be at Lori's wedding, Lori took a small nap- and Whit wasn't even the one who was getting married (yet)!

"Whit would you calm down!" asked Lori.

"You have to tell me everything about it!!!" insisted Whit, "Like the date. When are you two getting hitched?" she asked as she sat next to Whit.

"Not any time soon," said Lori.

"Wha- why!!??" asked Whit in utter disbelief.

" Because... in a few days the king is going to call Legolas back to Mirkwood and going to send Legolas to Rivendell to sort out this thing with the One Ring," explained Lori.

"What will you do?" asked Whit.

Lori turned to face Whit.

"Do you really think I would pass up a really good adventure?"

"No. You're not the type," said Whit.

For about 30 seconds there was a silent spell.

"Are you going to stay with Haldir or come with us?" asked Lori.

"I'll stay with Haldir," said Whit.

"Yeah wouldn't want to miss anything with them, would you?"

"So will you and Legolas get married after the War of the Ring?"

" Unless we run a quickie, yeah," said Lori.

" Lori... what if you get hurt in this war?" asked Whit.

"What do you mean?"

" Well, we know that Legolas lives, and Haldir dies, but I guess I'll think of a way to make him stay," said Whit.

"I thought you read the books?" asked Lori.

"I couldn't understand past the first book," said Whit.

"In the books the elves didn't come... so Haldir didn't die," said Lori.

"Well that's a relief," said Whit.

"It's okay Whit. I will come back."

" That's what Ref said to Evelyn when he went to Britain to fight the war," said Whit. (Pearl Harbor)

"That is so different," said Lori.

"How?" asked Whit

"It was in the 1940's. People were more emotional back then."

Whit perked up and said,

" Really? I never thought of it that way."

"Oh yeah they cried every day," said Lori.

" Really?"

"Man, it was a sob fest back then!"

"You sure?"

"Of coarse. Now I'm not going to get hurt," said Lori getting up gently and starting to move towards the door.

"Now Whit, sleeeeeep," said Lori.

Lori left Whit in a trans like sleep. Lori looked back at Whit and said,

"She's so cute when she takes her medicine."

"I heard that!" said Whit.

Lori then ran out Whit's talon and down the stairs until she reached the bottom.

By the time Lori reached the bottom she was out of breath.

'Why in the world was I running from someone who was asleep?' Lori asked herself.

Lori didn't go back to her talon, instead she took a walk around Lorien. She headed over to a near by stream. She walked near the water and stuck her foot in the water. It was freezing cold. Lori then found a nice grassy spot for her to sit down. The spot was surrounded with trees and greenery around her. It was a really nice day. Lori lay down on the grass and started to think about the last night and that day. She looked at her ring and thought about Legolas. ' I can't believe I'm marring the elf that every girl back in my world wants. Just a few days ago I was just his girlfriend, now I'm going to marry him!' She smiled at this thought. By this point she wanted to tell all of Middle Earth about what she was feeling, but she know she would scare the Hobbits. 'I wonder when the king is going to call him back to Mirkwood?'

At that moment someone came through the trees. Lori heard the noise, but didn't move. The noise was moving closer and closer.

" Lori," said the person behind Lori.

Lori jumped up and asked,

"How in all of Middle Earth do you know my name?" Then Lori turned around and there he was. Lori and Whit's father.

" Dad? What are you doing here?"

"I heard you came here," he said moving closer to Lori.

" So you came all the way from Mirkwood to see me?"

" Can't I see my daughter when I want to?"

" Now you want to see me? Why didn't you want to see me when I fell off the cliff?" asked Lori crossing her arms.

" I watched you fall off that cliff! I went to go get help! How can you say I don't care?" asked Dill.

" You went to go get help because Legolas would kill you if you didn't!" shouted Lori.

" Not true! You know I love you! Why do you act like I don't?" asked Dill moving closer to Lori.

" I would suggest not moving any closer," said Lori on the verge of just breaking down.

He kept moving closer and closer until he was touching distance.

" Why are you doing this Lori?" asked Dill.

" Because I thought you were my father. An honest MAN! You hid who I was, you lied about my mother, and you also lied about my sister being WHIT!!!!" said Lori.

His hands came out to touch her arms, but she swatted him away.

" I said don't touch me!"

" What do you think I am? A monster?"

" No, you're the scum between my toes," said Lori.

" What is going on with you and Legolas?" he asked.

" Are you serious?" asked Lori.

" Yes. Tell me!" he shouted. Then he grabbed the top of her arm tightly.

" What do you think you're doing?" asked Lori.

" You are going to tell me what you do with that elf right now!!!!" shouted Dill angered at the thought that he might not be able to terrorize her.

" I wouldn't tell you!" said Lori. When she was finished saying what she had to say, she hit Dill in the eye.

He screamed out in pain. As he put his hand up to his eye, he let Lori go. Lori took off in a dead sprint to where ever she could. She ran and ran then she heard a scream in the distance behind her. She just kept running. She looked back to see if anyone was behind her. She wasn't watching where she was going and she ran into someone. That someone just happened to be Legolas. He saw the distressed look on Lori's face and immediately asked,

"Lori, what happened?"

"Dill...he tried... to hurt me," said Lori in between sobs.

"Why would he do such a thing?"

"I don't know!!" said Lori, "That was the first time he has ever done anything like that. It's not like him!"

Legolas held Lori in his arms and comforted her.


A/N Pretty dramatic? Well PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!! I was up watching the Ryan Raiders (YEAH!!!!!) and the Carroll Dragons go at it in football on ESPN 2. My school football team was on TV!! The band played Pirates of the Caribbean and marched at the same time!!! Amazing!!!!! Of coarse we lost. The Dragons have an indoor training facility!!! We just got out stadium! What's up with that? Well if the chapter seems a little bad, I was up till 11 writing it. It was slow because I was watching the game. So that is what is happening in North Texas!! REVIEW!!!!