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AN: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. Here is the first chapter to the sequel of Falling for the opposite sex. If you haven't read the first story I suggest you do. If not then you WILL be lost. Ok enough talking and on with the story. Enjoy! Oh yea and Please!!!!!!!! R/R!!!

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Chapter 1: "A promise kept."

The apartment floor was cold as the little five-year-old girl slowly tip toed into her mother's room. She was spread out on her bed with her face facing her daughter. She was sleeping. The little blonde sat in front of her mother staring.

"Why are you staring at me?" the woman asked with her eyes still closed.

"To see if you drool like aunt Lauren said." The little girl replied.

The older version of the younger girl opened one eye and smiled.

"Do you always believe everything your aunt tells you?" Trinity asked sitting up on her bed.

"Um.... pretty much." The little girl, whose name was Reagan, said. (AN: I love that name he he)

Trinity smirked and got up. She ruffled Reagan's hair.

"Hey!" Reagan said.

Trinity walked into the bathroom. She started to brush her teeth. Reagan stood atop the toilet to look at her mother in the mirror.

"Hey mom, for breakfast can I have ice cream?" Reagan asked slyly. Her mother frowned at her and raised an eyebrow.

"Can I?" Reagan asked slipping off the toilet seat slowly.

"Mffm eaht atah diren wfith tha gierls." Trinity said with her mouth full of toothpaste.

"I'll take that as a yes." Reagan said and ran out of the bathroom. Trinity quickly spit out and rinsed her mouth. She ran after her daughter. She had gotten the stool and was going to open the freezer door when her mother grabbed her and held her upside down. Reagan giggled madly.

"You know the rules. No ice cream for breakfast! Plus we're going to meet the girls at the diner for breakfast before school." Trinity said. "Now go brush your teeth." Trinity set her daughter down. Her daughter hesitated. But then rushed out of the kitchen when her mom gave her a look.

Trinity walked to the refrigerator. There were pictures of her and the girls. They had all moved out of the apartment and Jo had stayed since originally it was her apartment. Marley and Jihan lived together in an apartment building not far from the old one they all shared. Lauren lived in the same apartment building a few floors down. Trinity had gotten a quaint two bedroom apartment 5 minutes away from all of them. They all met once a week for breakfast at the diner Lizzy used to work at. Lizzy had finally fell into the pressure of all of them bugging her to go back to school for her drawing. She had always been great at it. Now she had her own little studio in Manhattan.

Trinity smiled as she looked at the picture of her and her daughter. Spitting image of her and Legolas. Her heart grew heavy. Legolas and the other's still hadn't returned. Reagan had stopped asking so much when her father would come home since she knew every time her mother answered she always got sad. Trinity has told her that her father was in a far away country helping people in need and that he would be home soon. But, honestly Trinity had started to lose hope.

"Hurry up mom! We're going to be late!" Reagan called. Trinity snapped out of her trance and followed her daughter out of the kitchen.

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The steam from the coffee slowly drifted up from the white mug. It slowly bent and swayed as if doing a dramatic solo... 'God what the hell am I thinking. I'm not writing a damn novel here.' Jo thought. She was sitting down in the booth of the diner waiting for the girls to come. Jo reached in her purse to see what time it was. 10 past 8. As she put her watch back a picture fell out. It was of her and Aragorn. She was yelling at him and he was staring at her with a bored expression on his face. She smiled weakly. 'God I miss him. So much...' she thought. But now she had Sean in her life. She couldn't be thinking about him when she was with someone else. 'What are the chances of him coming back. I don't even know if he's still alive' she said in her head. She stirred the coffee with her spoon slowly and looked at her reflection in the rain-drenched window.

At 35, Jo thought she looked pretty damn good. Her hair was cut shorter. Just slightly past her chin. It flipped out to the side. Her face was soft and tight. No wrinkles yet. Her lips were full and pouty. Her bright gray eyes looked right back at her. The rain kept coming down like bullets. The New York sky looked as if I were night.

"You look fine Jo. You know if I didn't know you I'd say you were a person who only cares about your appearance." A voice said behind her. Jo looked to the image above her in the window. It was Marley. She had layered her hair and changed its dark chestnut color to a lighter brown. Other than that she was the still lovable Marley.

"Well its good that you know me then." She said.

"Eh I guess you can say that. Depends on which situation we're in. So are we going to continue talking via reflections in the window?" Marley said. Jo chuckled.

"No. How are you Marley?" Jo asked turning around and hugging her.

"I've been better. That Julio guy asked me out again. He said and I quote: I's make you ave these time of your life." Marley said in a Spanish accent. Jo laughed.

"Why don't you say yes then? So you can get him off your back?" Jo asked.

"Are you kidding me! He's a loser. I mean he spends more time looking in the mirror than me! Now that's saying something. Plus I don't think I want to be in a relationship right now."

"Is it because of Merry? Marley! It's been Six years! They still haven't come back!" Jo said.

"Ok. First off I have gone on dates ok. Second, just because you moved on doesn't mean we all have!" Marley said furiously.

"Hey Marley you're here. Can I get you anything while you wait for the others?" Sheila, the waitress, asked.

"Coffee." Marley said. She nodded and walked away.

"Hey! Sean came into my life at the right time when all I could think about was Aragorn and I was slowly sinking into a depression. Anyway, it's not like I still don't think about Aragorn or forget how much I love him. I'm just slowly coming to realize that he may not come back." Jo said sipping her coffee.

"Sometimes wars take long to fight!" Marley said.

Jo sighed. "Marley. Look. I'm not going to break it off with Sean because you still have this crazy idea that the guys are actually going to come back. Besides do you have anything against Sean?" Jo asked.

"No of course not! I love Sean! He got me those last minute Elvis Castillo tickets! He's a great guy. But what are you going to do if by chance Aragorn and the others come back?" Marley said.

Jo thought about it. She sighed. "I guess I'll have to deal with it when it happens." She responded.

"Here ya go! Some nice hot coffee on a day like this." Sheila said handing her a cup of coffee.

"Thanks Sheila." Marley said taking it. Sheila smiled and walked away. "Oh look. Here's Jihan. She told me to leave without her. There's Lauren to."

Jo turned to see Lauren and Jihan. They smiled and waved.

"Man it's a hurricane out there!" Lauren said sitting down next to Jo. She shrugged off her soaking wet jacket.

"You're telling me." Marley said.

"Reagan! Be careful! Your going to slip and hurt yourself." A voice called. They looked to see Trinity and Reagan. Reagan was running towards them as Trinity walked behind her closing an umbrella.

"Hey aunt Jo, Marley, Lauren, Jihan!" Reagan said happily running up to their table.

"Hey munchkin!" Lauren said sitting her up and on her lap. Trinity sat next to Jihan.

"Man it's raining cats and dogs." Trinity said loosening her blonde hair out of its clip.

"OOO! Hey aunt Jo! You wanna know what new word I learned yesterday!" Reagan asked excitedly bouncing up and down on Lauren's lap.

"MM.... Riddlin?" Jo mentioned, observing Reagan's hyperactive self.

"Noooo! Recalcitrant!" Reagan said happy that she pronounced it correctly.

"Really. Reminds me of you." Jo said teasingly.

"Well I don't know if that's good or not because I don't really know what it means. I just heard Mrs. Towsley say it to Bobby Michaels! Who by the way I think is the biggest dweed because I told him that I like him but he said that he thought that I was pretty but he didn't like me because he likes Michelle Fitherpither. Who I think has the stupidest name in the world! But she doesn't like Bobby because she likes Jack O' Meyers but Jack doesn't like Michelle because he likes me but I don't like him because he has this black spot on the side of his nose that I always think is a booger so that's why I started to call him Jack O' Booger!" Reagan explained very fast. They all stared at her.

"Wow.... when I was in Kindergarten all I was worried about was trying to remember all the letters of the alphabet." Marley said. "I had no idea that now kindergarteners lives were slowly becoming an episode of some soap opera." They all laughed.

"Sorry I'm late. I spent all night working on my latest piece that I totally forgot to set my alarm clock." Lizzy said sitting down next to Lauren.

"Oh well you didn't miss much except perhaps Reagan's life version of an episode of Days of our lives." Marley said.

"I'm not even going to ask." Lizzy said.

"All right the gang's all here! What'll it be." Sheila asked coming up to their table.

"The usual." Jo said.

"Ok! They'll be ready in a couple of minutes." Sheila said smiling and walking away.

"Why is she always smiling?" Reagan asked.

"She thinks that she'll get a bigger tip from us." Jo said pouring more sugar in her coffee.

"She's trying to become a model so she's practicing her smile." Lizzy said.

"She actually thinks she'll make it. Do you know how many girls are coming to New York to become a model? She doesn't have a chance." Marley said.

"Oh your just jealous Marley because you were too short to become one." Trinity said.

"Hey I think that they should have more models who are an average height of 5'5! There are a lot of petite women out there!" Marley argued.

"Why don't you try telling that to the modeling agencies." Lauren said.

"I have. Now they think I'm too short and that I have an attitude problem." Marley said. They all laughed.

"I don't think your that short, Marley." Reagan said.

"Oh God bless your soul!" Marley said smiling at her and putting her hand over her heart.

"Hey Jo, Sean's coming back today right?" Lauren said.

"Yeah. He was in Paris on a business trip as usual." Jo said.

"Man he's always on one. Don't you get sick and tired of it?" Jihan asked.

"Yeah. It gets pretty lonely. But he always has a surprise for me when he gets home." Jo said smiling.

"Oh. Yeah I remember the last thing he gave. That diamond necklace. Was that thing really real?" Marley asked.

"For the last time Marley! Yes!" Jo said aggravated.

"I gotta piss." Reagan said.

"Reagan!" Trinity exclaimed, her eyes growing wide. "Where did you hear that from!"

"Uncle Jared. I heard him saying that to Aunt Su Ling. Then she started yelling at him saying ' You a pig. You no have manners. You a mother...'" Reagan said.

"Ok! That's enough. Why wouldn't I not expect that from my brother." Trinity said.

"I'm just amazed that all Su Ling knows in English is how to curse at people." Marley said.

"When you live with my brother that's what your bound to only know. Believe me. Ok. Lauren can you take Reagan to the bathroom." Trinity said.

"Sure." Lauren said. Lizzy got up so Lauren and Reagan could move out of the booth. Marley started to tap her fingernails against the table and look out the window.

"Are you going to marry him?" Marley asked all of a sudden.

Jo looked taken aback. "Pardon." She said.

"Are you going to marry Sean?" Marley asked again.

Jo hesitated. "I don't know..." she said.

"Hmmm. I know why you don't know." Trinity said.

"Really. And what is it." Jo demanded.

"You think you like him. But your not really sure because you still love Aragorn and deep down inside your still hoping that he'll come back." Trinity said. The others smirked at Jo's dumbfounded expression.

"That is so not true." Jo said sipping her coffee.

"Yeah it is. Because when I'm right about these things you start talking like a teenager saying things like 'that is so not true' and 'your totally wrong'." Trinity said smiling amusingly.

"I so do not! Your totally wrong!" Jo said, then groaned when she realized that she did in fact talk like that.

"Look Jo why don't you just admit it." Lizzy said.

"Can we just forget about this conversation." Jo asked putting more sugar into her coffee.

"No." they all said. Jo let out a frustrated cry.

"What are you going to do for Sean when he gets home?" Trinity asked.

"I'm making him a romantic dinner." Jo said smiling.

"Ahhh! Someone's going to get some booty tonight!" Marley said pretending to make her hand slap something in front of her. Jo rolled her eyes.

"Not really Marley. Only you would think of that!" Jo said.

"All right! Here are your orders." Sheila said putting the plates down. Lauren and Reagan came back.

"Ooh! Food!" Reagan said.

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"I shall ask you one more time. Are you sure that you want to leave?" Elrond asked. They all nodded.

"We are sure." Aragorn said. Elrond nodded.

"You have all contributed a great deal to this land. We very much appreciate it. If you are ready we shall proceed." He said.

"Gandalf. Gimli. It has been an incredible journey. We thank you." Legolas said nodding.

"Yes. Yes. We know. But now your going to go back to those women. I'll tell you. I wouldn't do it. Who knows what kind of men they have been with while you were gone." Gimli said.

"Ah. Your just jealous Gimli that you don't have one for yourself. Why is that again? Because you cant tell the male Dwarfs from the females?" Legolas said amused. They all laughed. Gimli let out a snarl

"I wish you much happiness. Everyone." Gandalf said smiling. The hobbits hugged him. As did Aragorn and Legolas. Then Gandalf started to chant. They all clutched their things tightly. A wind started to pick up. The clouds grew dark. A glowing circle appeared. They all stepped in front of it.

'I'm coming back Jo. I kept my promise.' Aragorn said and smiled. Knowing he was going to see her.

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"Everything is set!" Jo said aloud fixing one the napkins on the table. She smoothed her black dress down. She lit the candles. The doorbell rang. She smiled. 'He's here.' She walked to the door. Her black stilettos clicking on the wooden floor. She opened the door and gasped. She stared at the man in front of her.

"Jo!" he said. Sean stood there with a huge bouquet of 2 dozen red and white roses.

"Oh Sean!" she said taking them.

"I knew you'd like them." he said.

"Like them. I love them." she said and kissed him.

"I knew you would." He said. He grinned. His white teeth shining brightly. His wavy blonde hair perfect. His green eyes focusing on her gray ones. "It's been awhile since I've gotten a kiss."

"I hope it has been." Jo said. He chuckled.

"God. I missed you." he said.

"Ditto." She said.

"Ah! Jo is this for me?" Sean asked. He stood in front of the table.

"No actually it's for my other boyfriend who should be arriving shortly." Jo joked. He laughed. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He leaned into kiss her. Then the doorbell rang. They both turned to look at it.

"Boy Jo. You weren't kidding bout the other boyfriend." He said. She stepped away from him.

"Shut up. I wonder who that could be." Jo said. She walked over to the door. She opened it and groaned.

"I couldn't help but notice that young Sean arrived at your apartment." Mrs. Bailey said with her normal pink rollers in her hair and flowery robe on.

"I bet you couldn't." Jo mumbled.

"Now I want to warn you! I don't want any noises coming from your apartment that are inappropriate and..." Mrs. Bailey said.

"Oh! Mrs. Bailey how could you ever think that of us? Honey, can you bring down the whips and chains from the closet?" Sean asked.

"Of course, darling." Jo said.

"Bye, Mrs. Bailey! As you know I was in Paris for a long time, so me and Jo have a lot of catching up to do." Sean said smiling and closed the door in front of a very shocked Mrs. Bailey's face.

Jo laughed.

"Now I remember why I love you so much." Jo said wrapping her arms around his neck. They were about to kiss again when they heard Mrs. Bailey yell in the hallway:

"Oh no! Not you lot again!"

"Ugh! God! Cant that woman shut up!" Jo said. He smirked. He pulled her close; their lips were about to touch when there was a knock on the door...again.

"Ugh! Jesus Christ Mrs. Bailey!" Jo said angrily opening the door. She then gasped.

"Oh my gosh..." she said putting a hand to her chest. The familiar six men grinned at her.

"Jo!" they all said.

"Hello Jo." Aragorn said smiling.

"H...H...Hi." She stuttered then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

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"Jo! Jo! Can you hear me?" someone called. Jo groaned. She had a massive headache.

"Can you just lower your voice a tad bit." Jo said opening her eyes slowly. Seven men were leaned over her. She jumped.

"Are you okay?" Sean asked.

"Um....I don't think so." Jo said rubbing the back of her head.

"You should lie down." Aragorn said grabbing her arm.

"Hey, Hey. Who exactly are you guys." Sean asked.

"We're here to see Jo and the girls." Pippin said.

"Girls...Oh, you mean Trinity and them!" Sean said. The guys nodded grinning.

"Ah. You must be the ones who were at war! Well just so you know, the whole country appreciates what you've done for us." Sean said putting his hand on Frodo's shoulder. Aragorn stared at Jo. Then he turned to Sean.

"Who are you?" he demanded.

"Oh! I'm soo sorry. I'm Sean Fitzpatrick. Jo's boyfriend." He said extending his hand. The guys stared wide eyed at Jo. She looked away.

"Um...This is Aragorn, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Sam and Legolas." Jo said.

"My. Those are some strange names." Sean said.

"My. Jo must have been desperate while I was gone to be with you." Aragorn said nastily. Sean looked taken aback.

"Um! How about you all sit down. I'll call the girls to come pick you up." Jo said standing in front of the guys.

"Nonsense! The girls can come here and spend some time with the guys before they leave! I haven't seen them in awhile." Sean said.

"Yes...But what about dinner ...." Jo said.

"Ah! We can have dinner some other time, Jo." Sean said.

"But.... ok." Jo said. Sean kissed her on the cheek and went to the phone.

Jo looked at Aragorn. He stared at her with a hard expression.

"Aragorn...." She started.

"You know its amazing. We make a promise. A promise that I would come back to you. And I was the fool to believe that we could have a promise kept." He said simply and walked away. Jo breathed in deeply. She felt her heart tear.

"Whoa! Marley calm down!" Sean said pulling the phone from his ear. Jo looked at Sean and shook her head. She blew out the candles on the table.

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AN: AAAAAAAAH! Finally the first chapter is done! I hope you all liked! It's good to be started on the sequel. I want to thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter for the last story! I greatly appreciate it and I'm glad that you all enjoyed it. I hope this one lived up to your expectations! R/R!