Title: The Council

Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings.


Yoko woke up and felt something fuzzy on her head she blinked and felt her head. It felt smaller in a way…

"Did my head shrink?" Yoko asked confused and got up dropping what was on her head. It hissed at her and ran to the edge of the bed.

"Ack! Im sorry Hissyfit, it was an accident!" Yoko cried as Hissyfit sat next to Blondie glaring her. Before he could speak there was a knock on the door.

"Eh? I mean, come in." Yoko said covering her nightgown behind her sheets. The pointy hat person from yesterday came in seeing tears in her eyes.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yeah, I was just apologizing to Hissyfit for dropping him off my head. You see I woke up and got up not realizing that he was on my head, so he got mad. Did you need something?" Yoko asked wiping her tears.

"Oh yes, my name is Gandalf and I was wondering how was it that you noticed me? Did I give myself away or did you find out on your own." Gandalf explained Yoko laughed like a little 10 year old.

"Oh sorry that was rude of me. No, you didn't give yourself away, how could you if you didn't even move at all? I can just tell when someone is near but I can't tell if they mean harm or not." Yoko explained.

"It seems that isn't the only ability you have…" Gandalf said knowingly.

"I have the right to remain silent…" Yoko said petting Blondie, Hissyfit was still mad at her. Gandalf looked at her silently not speaking.

"Just because I have other abilities doesn't mean I have to tell you. Only Legolas, Elladan and Ellrohir know and even then they promised not to tell anyone, so nyah!" Yoko said sticking her tongue out like a child. To her surprise Gandalf chuckled instead of getting mad.

"Very well you may keep your secrets. It has been a long time since I have seen a girl as happy as you. And I have met many happy girls so that is saying something. I will see you at the council" Gandalf said surprising Yoko and walked out of the room before she could reply.

"Ah! He did the same thing to me like I did to him when I was talking to Lord Elrond! He didn't even give me a chance to say 'see you at the council as well'. This is going to be interesting…Oh and I know you three are behind the door listening." Yoko said toward the door where Elladan, Ellrohir and Legolas came out looking as if they were caught stealing cookies.

"Like I told Gandalf, I can tell when someone is near whether they want me to or not. But I guess it also depends on the distance." Yoko said smiling at them. They smiled back at her.

"Would you mind waiting outside so I can change and get ready for the council?" Yoko asked indicating that she wasn't dressed properly. They nodded and went to wait outside her. Yoko grabbed her backpack and found a blue Kimono with pictures of pink flowers all over it in a curved line. She put it on and made her long brown hair into a bun only leaving 3 stray hairs to fall to her face.

"This Kimono is just as good as a dress plus I like it better." Yoko said out loud and walked outside to see the three elves waiting. They stared at her in shock.

"Yoko…You look…You look, beautiful." Elladan said at a loss for words, the other two nodded not knowing what to say.

"Thank you, this is a Kimono, my mom gave it to me before she died. She knew how much I liked it and said that once it was able to fit me she would give it to me. It is my most treasured possession." Yoko said smiling at them just as a gust of wind came all of a sudden and Yoko smile grew.

"That was my mom sending me a message. She said that I looked real pretty wearing her favorite Kimono!" Yoko said happily.

"You and Legolas should start heading to the council its going to start soon." Ellrohir said.

"Alright. Um… where exactly is the council being held?" Yoko said rubbing the back of her neck. Legolas, and the twins laughed knowing that that was her intention, to make them laugh.

"Elladan and Ellrohir are going to take us there though I already know the way." Legolas explained. Yoko smiled sweetly at them and they started to walk. When they made it there they found Gandalf and Frodo and Lord Elrond and another person that had brown long hair much like hers except hers was more natural and brown eyes like her.

"Hello, Lord Elrond, Gandalf, Frodo and person I don't know." Yoko said happily though earning a glare from the brown haired person. Yoko smiled politely to him while Legolas glared back at him and they both sat down next to each other. Yoko smiled happily as she stared at nothing. Everyone who just arrived were staring at her like she was crazy. Yoko didn't care…actually she didn't even notice.

"May I ask who you are smiling at or what if it is not a who?" a dwarf said when he sat down next to another dwarf, Yoko soon found out that it was Gloin and Gimli next to him.

"No one in particular and nothing at all, im just smiling. Do I need a reason? If I do it would be for the fact that I have friends and am still alive." Yoko said happily and went back to smiling at nothing. The two dwarfs nodded though they were still confused. Soon afterwards the meeting had started. Yoko ignored most of the meeting because she found it boring so she just pretended to listen. At least she wasn't paying attention till Legolas got up.

"This is no mere Ranger. This is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Legolas said that caught Yoko's attention that made her turn to the man that had sat opposite of her.

"Aragorn? This is Isuldur's heir?" The guy who had glared at Yoko said.

"And heir of the thrown of Gondor." Legolas added.

"Havo dad, Legolas." Aragorn said and finally noticed Yoko staring at him as though searching his soul.

"Gondor has no King, Gondor needs no King." The man said glaring at Aragorn. Aragorn stared at him and then noticed Yoko staring at him as well her expression was an innocent one.

"Aragorn is right. We cannot use it." Gandalf said ending the 'Gondor needs no king' fight…thing.

"We have but one choice. We must destroy the ring." Elrond said looking around at the group.

"Well then what are we waiting for?" Gimli said grabbing his axe and hitting the Ring. The axe broke a small piece hitting Yoko in the head and a drop of light blue blood coming out. Yoko wiped it away before anybody would notice the color of her blood. When she looked up after wiping away the blood she found that the ring had not been destroyed.

"The ring cannot be destroyed Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft that we here posses. The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken to Mordor and cast into the fiery chasm from which it came. One of you must take it." Elrond said looking around. The Steward of Gondor or the way Yoko liked to call him, Mr. Grouchy, got up angry.

"One does not just simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. And the great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust. The very air that you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly." Boromir said to everyone. Legolas once again got up.

"Have you heard nothing of what Lord Elrond has just said? The ring must be destroyed." Legolas said to Boromir.

"And I suppose you are the one to do it?" Gimli told Legolas getting up from his seat once more. Boromir ignored Gimli and looked at Elrond.

"And if we fail? What then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?" Boromir said calmly.

"I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an elf! Never trust an elf!" Gimli shouted making all the elves and dwarfs rise from there seats. The only ones still seated were Gandalf, Elrond, Frodo, Aragorn, and Yoko. But Gandalf rose when the meeting was getting out of control.

"Do you not understand? While you bicker amongst yourselves, Sauron's power grows! None can escape it! You'll all be destroyed!" Gandalf shouted at all the ones arguing.

"I will take it! I will take it! Though… I do not know the way." Frodo said breaking up the fight. The all stared at him and Gandalf looked at him in relief.

"I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins. As long as it is yours to bear." Gandalf said and walked up behind him.

"If by life or death if I can protect you I will. You have my sword" Aragorn said standing next to Gandalf.

"And you have my bow." Legolas said walking up beside Aragorn.

"And my axe." Gimli said going to the other side of Gandalf.

"Im going too! Whether you all want me to or not. If you do not then I will sneak out of Rivendell and follow them! I don't know you very well Frodo but I do not care. I will do my very best to protect you." Yoko said walking up beside Frodo and smiling at him. Legolas frowned at her but said nothing.

"You carry the fate of us all little one. If this is truly the will of the council then, Gondor will see it done." Boromir said looking at Frodo.

"Hey! Mr. Frodo is not going anywhere without me!" Sam said jumping out of the bushes.

"No, indeed, it is hardly possible to separate you from him, even when he is summoned to a secret Council, and you are not." Elrond said resisting a smile.

"Oi! We're coming too! You'll have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us. " Merry and Pippin said coming out from behind the door.

"Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission. Quest. Thing," said Pippin trying to sound intelligent but failing.

"Well that rules you out, Pip." Merry said and Pippin nodded but stopped when he realized what Merry said.

"Ten companions. So be it, you will be known as the fellowship of the ring." Elrond said with authority.

"Great! So where are we going?" Pippin asked earning a stare from everyone.

"Mordor." Yoko whispered in Pippins ears and laughed slightly.

"May I be excused? I forgot to give Hissyfit, Blondie, and Fry their lunch. And I already have Hissyfit mad at me for accidentally pushing him off my bed." Yoko asked Elrond and he nodded. She smiled and ran off tripping and hitting her face before she even left the group. She got up quickly before anybody could react, smiled at them and walked off this time knowing that running would make her trip and fall again. When she was out of sight Pippin looked at the other Fellowship.

"Who is Hissyfit?" He asked and Merry stared at him.

"What do you mean who is he? She told us 2 days ago!" Merry said staring at Pippin in disbelief. They could here Yoko laugh happily at a distance and then a splash.

"Elladan! Ellrohir! Next time warn me when you're going to push me into a lake!" The council heard her shout soon afterwards they could hear laughing again. Then another splash and more laughing. They stared at each other and heard a faint "Tackle!" In the background.

"Is it a good idea to let her come with us?" Boromir asked.

"Probably not but if I know her as well as I think I do, then she wont let anyone talk her into not going. Besides, though I hate to admit it, she might be useful in the journey." Legolas stated looking where Yoko had disappeared in the distant. It dawned on him that he might have said too much and found that everyone was staring at him.

"Is there something you are not telling us Legolas?" Elrond asked.

"I can not say." Legolas responded.

"And why not?" Boromir asked.

"Because then I would be breaking the trust that I have just managed to rebuild yesterday after it was broken the day before. Now if you will excuse me." Legolas said and walked off in the same direction of Yoko where he found her soaking wet with Elladan and Ellrohir. All three of them seemed to be listening while Elladan and Ellrohir looked relieved that he had managed to keep it a secret, Yokoshowed no emotion what so ever. After a moment of silence Yoko lunged forward and hugged Legolas around the waist she only reached up to his chest due to her size but she was leaning forward which caused her to end up hugging his waist.

"Thank you." Yoko whispered as she hugged him.


Fk306: Yay! Legolas was able to keep the secret!

Fluffy: Oh and do you want to know who wrote the story?

Fk306: Yup!

Everyone: ...

Fk306: What?

Yoko: You forgot who wrote the story?

Fk306: Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?

Patricia: Nothing.

Yoko: You forgot who created me?

Fk306: Hey it's Yoko. I thought it was so cute when you hugged Legolas!

Yoko thinking: Must control myself…Must not beat up authoress…

Doris: Eh?

Shaula: Why do I keep appearing here? Fk306 why do you keep bringing me here?

Fk306: I brought you here?

Shaula: Well Du'h! Unless someone else is writing the fanfiction.

Fk306: Im writing the fanfiction?

Alan: Baka! You need to pay more attention to what you are doing!

Patricia: Can we just start answering reviews?

Everyone: Ok.

Fk306: Hope and Love im glad you love it please don't stop reading.

Alan: Wow, someone actually likes your fanfiction? That a first.

Fk306: That's mean… MJF also known as Michael Jackson fan your review sounds mean. But when I talked to you in school I found out that you weren't being mean!

Patricia: I told you I wasn't trying to sound mean…

Yoko: You should be more careful in how you write a review…

Doris: Huh? What?

Fk306: She wasn't talking to you Doris. Southem Gaelic I have already been told about that by the second chapter. And I was spelling it right except that my Spelling and Grammar said that I was misspelling it. But I won't let that happen again.

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Everyone: We just do! Please review the story and tell us what you think!

Fk306: Oh before I forget. I have a question for the reviewers! Should I add my friends to the next chapter so you could see how they would react about Yoko going with the fellowship? It's only for that one chapter though. Just for the fun of it. Please review my story.