Authors Notes:

I hope everyone liked the last chapter by me friend. Shes a good writer, right? gives u a glare Good. Anyways, heres more! Most of this chapter is based on the book.

Calfornia Dreaming,

Danielle


Danielle

I still wasn't over the whole Gandalf dying and the smelly caves of Moria thing. It was really creepy. Everyone was extremely sad, most of all Frodo. Crystal was having a hell of a time trying to cheer him up. We ran thorugh the fields bordering Lorien, as night was about to fall.

It was getting cold, so I put my hood up, as did everyone else. We came to a small river, and Aragorn chose to camp here. Gimli began to make a fire, and Legolas began lecturing everyone on the Nimrodel, a.k.a the little river. I wandered away from camp, taking a few steps everytime someone looked away from me. Then when I was far enough away, I ran my heart out till I was alone in the woods.

The moon shone thorugh trees, refelecting off the pale gold leaves. It was one thing to read about this place, but uite another to actually be standing here, witnessing it all. I heard whispers, and I whipped around. No one anywhere around me, alright. Then three elves jumped down from above and around me. Next thing I knew I had three arrows pointing at my cloaked face as well.

"Who are you and what business do you have in then Lady's realm" A familar voice said.

"Haldir" I cried, recognizing his voice.

"What" He said.

"Blondie it's you" I said again, running up and hugging him. He looked up as I pulled away and he blushed.

"Who is this" One of the blonde guards asked. He had a husky voice.

"This is the Lady Lorwen" Haldir said. The guard nodded his head understandingly, Dang! Haldir had told them about me! I was hoping he hadn't.

"What are you doing here? Where is everyone else? You shouldn't be wondering alone. My friends here almost shot you." Haldir said.

"I know, I know. The fellowship's off a little ways. Just follow me..." I said, brushing off his little comment, even though I almost shuddered at the thought of being shot at by an elf.

I walked down the path, getting a little side tracked though sometimes here and there. I listened to the Nimrodel for guidance though, and that helped a little. I pushed through a bunch of bushes, and came to a clearing.

Crap, I didn't remeber this place. There were two figures, sitting on a flat stone by the river. I could tell they were hobbits, they were so small (or they were elvish children, but I doubt it). One whispered something softly, and then they kissed.

"Where are we" The other guard asked.

Stupid idiot, because then the smaller hobbit jumped up, brandshing a sword. "Ele" I shouted. She had a seriously pissed off look on her face.

"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING? SPYING ON ME? OH, GOD. AND YOU HAD TO BRING BLONDIE AND HIS FRIENDS TOO, DID YA! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU" Crystal yelled, and then she stormed off, Frodo (who had been the one kissing her) in tow.

Crud. I shot the guard a look of utter anger, and he sort of backed off, expecting me to yell too. But I just flipped my hair in a very blonde-im-just-gonna-ignore-everyone-and-walk-off sorta way. I ran trough the forest until I found the rest of the fellowship. Crys was already there, fuming and not looking in my direction. I choose to ignore her, too, and I walked up to Bubbles.

"How was your walk" he said.

"Oh, just great" I said sarcasticaly.

"Thats good." Aragorn said. Oh, Valar! Sometimes!

"Oh, yes, I nearly got shot by my own kindred, I found Haldir, he's gone off with his mouth and told every elf in Lorien about 'us' and now Elanors's extemely mad at me." I said practically ripping off Bubble's measly head.

"If I had known I was making you angry by telling my friends I wouldn't have." Haldir said behind me.

"Haldir" Aragorn said.

"It is nice to see you again Estel." Haldir said, then he turned to us all , saying"We have platforms in the trees, that is where we will rest tonight. Hopefully it will keep us safe from orcs tonight."

Ladders were tossed down from the trees above, and Haldir said "Me, Lorwen, and one of my guards are going to be in this tree, all of the hobbits and the other guard will be in that tree. The rest shall sleep in that tree" Haldir said poiting to the farthest one.

Everyone walked to their assigned trees, or in me and Crys's cases, stomped. I stuck my tounge out at her as I climbed up the ladder. When I came to the top, Haldir, wo had gotten up there first, reached out to help pull me up. Once I reached the top, the view was beautiful. Everything shimmerd with a light blue hue.

"Breathtaking, is it not" Haldir said . I was still too mad at him to answer. He walked up to me, putting his arm around my shoulder and hugging me close. Curses him, he was trying to get me back to not being mad at him. And it was working!

"Come, do not fret over tonight. You should be resting." He said.

"That's easy enough for you, you havn't lost your only and best friend" I growled at Haldir.

He turned me to face him, and said "She is not your only friend, A'maelamin. (my beloved)." he said.

He kissed me, and I heard something, almost like a snigger. I turned around, and there was elf guard one (a.k.a stupid elf guard.) I took a pebble off of the ground and threw it at his head. He whimpered, and climbed down the ladder. I laughed slightly, and then turned back to Blondie. He had sat down on the edge, his long legs hanging over.

"Whats wrong" I asked.

"It's the sea. Its calling me, and I want to answer so bad. But I cannot yet, for there is still much to be done." He said, looking at me.

"I'm sorry, but I do not really understand." I sighed.

"Can you not feel it? It tugs on your mind slightly, calling your name softly. We were meant to be there, in Valinar, not in the lands of mankind." Haldir said, looking out to the west with a look in his eyes. I closed my eyes, and I then I realized I could feel it , the sea was calling me. "Come, Home, Lorwen." It whispered in elvish. I opened my eyes quicky, trying to shake off the feeling of longing that was overtaking me.

"I see now, it does feel like something that is just out of our grasp, yet...I..I..I can't explain it exactly." I stuttured.

"You don't have too." Haldir said. Then he kissed me again, his warm body close to mine. I put my arm around his neck, and we made out for what felt like four or five minutes (they were the best in my life!), when a blonde head popped out from the hole.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, My Lord and Lady, but yrch (a.k.a orcs) are nearby. " the head said.

"We shall stay up here, I have a feeling they are just passing by. Run to the hobbits, and tell Gladuilmil (oh,so they do have names...) to roll up there ladder, then tell the same to the rest. You may stay in their talan until the yrch are gone, then report to me, alright" Haldir ordered. I was scared, I hadn't had fight yet , and I didn't want to do it now. I put my head on Haldir's shoulder, and soon enough the little blonde head popped up again.

"They are gone, my lord. No damage was done." He said. Haldir motioned for him to come up, and they chatted together for awhile, while I sat around. I began to sing, but softly, not in my usual annyoing tone, and I was singing in elvish. (cept I'm translating, so there!)

"Lay Down,

Your sweet and weary head,

Night is falling,

You have come to journey's end.

Sleep now,

And Dream of the ones that came before you,

They are calling,

From Across the distant shore.

Why do you weep?

What are these tears upon your face,

Soon you will see,

All of you fears will pass away!

Safe in my arms,

Your only sleeping"

I finshed, feeling content to have translated that song into elvish. It was cool-sounding, but it didn't rhyme anymore. Curses.

"That was beautiful, yet I have never heard it before." Said Stupid Elf Guard 1 (or just 1).

"You would not know it, but it is a song we sing often in my homecoutry." I said. I missed Home, I missed my bed, my palm tree, my dogs,my horse, my parrot, my mom, my sister! A tear rolled down my cheek as I thought of them. Will I ever see them again?

"Lady, I did not mean to make you sorrowful I am sorry." 1 said. He climbed down the ladder to go take watch, Haldir will have to take watch too in about an hour or two. I didn't know elves could cry, but I must've been an exception. Haldir walked over to where Iwas sitting and put his hands on my shoulders. He didn't say anything, for there wasn't anything he could say. Eventually I stopped crying, and hugged Haldir. Just him being there made me fell better.

"Lorwen, can I talk to you" Elanor had just come up, and wanted to talk to me on the other side of the tree.

"Crys, can we make up, please,please,please" I asked.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. I talked to the other elf guard, he said that you weren't trying to sneak up on me. I'm sorry for yelling at you" She replied

"I'm sorry then for ruining your moment, I know how it feels. So what, that's three times 1 has inturuppted us" I asked.

"Yeah. Look, I've got to go, I havn't slept yet and I need to. I'm not a prancy elf like you." Crys said, and she jumped down the ladder. I laughed, and waved good-bye when she reached the bottem. "Don't do anything rash" She said winking and motioning towards Haldir.

"Watch yourself too, and be glad Haldir didn't hear that nasty little comment of yours" I yelled at Crys.

"Too late." Haldir said behind me. Shoot, Crystal ran off, laughing her head off.

"Fine! Be that way" I shouted back at her. "I'll get ya later, much later."

Then I grew bored, again, for only the billionth time. I rummaged through my backpack, finding my pop-tarts I had stuffed into there a few weeks ago. Maybe they were still good, maybe they weren't, but I didn't give a care. I ripped it open and stuffed it in my mouth, on a rampent sugar craze. Haldir laughed heartily, most likely at my eating habits not being very elvishy and all. He sat behind me and began to braid my hair. Crystal was right, he was a nancy elf, but he was MY nancy elf.

When that was done, I found a necklace in my backpack. It was my necklace I had gotten at Knott's Berry Farm a few months ago. It was a green leaf, with golden lining on a golden chain. I got an idea. Copying Arwen, I took his hand in mine, and then place the necklace in it. He looked at it intently, and then put it on. It looked good on him, the gold in it bringing out his eyes.

"You can have it to remeber me by, even when I'm far,far away." I told him softly. Then I reached into my backpack, AGAIN! There was no end to the fun when it was around. I pulled out another necklace, a gold ring on a gold chain, with that writing etched on it.

"YEE! (elvish for eek!) A ring of power" Haldir said loudly.

"No,no silly blondie. It's just a copy. It doesn't even shoot laser bolts or anything fun like that." I said sadly. He laughed, poor thing. He needed therapy. I needed therapy. Hell, everyone in this fellowship needed therapy. I giggled at the thought.

"Haldir, tell me more about Legolas, you know, the embarresing things" I said, wanting to hear him speak of it again.

He laughed and said "Saesa, A'maelamin" or "pleasure, my beloved." When then chatted until Haldir had to go to watch, then I dozed off once again, obviously denying all ways off the elves.