Lalalaaaa! Well, this is the eighth chapter, in case you can't count...
Yay! I, uh... umm... Well, enjoy!!!
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********Late at Night********
Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and Legolas (A/N: GASP! I wrote Leggy's name LAST!!! NOOOOOOO.....) walked silently down to the lake together. They were all fully clothed, and didn't really look as though they were about to swim. Which of course, they weren't...
When they reached the lake, Aragorn leaned over the bank. "My boot is out there somewhere, I'm sure of it."
The others shrugged and leaned over the lake also. The water was clean and clear, so the companions could see right to the bottom. Legolas, having the best eyes of the four could easily see the ranger's boot lying at the bottom of the lake. He pointed it out.
"Ai, that be it," Gimli remarked, "yet who will be the one to swim down and retrieve it? It will not be me, for I do not swim."
"Nor do I," Boromir added.
Aragorn looked at his friends. "I have already been for a 'swim' today and therefore think it only fair that I do not go down there again."
All eyes turned to Legolas. The Elf sighed. "Did we not come to this place to swim anyway? And it is Aragorn's boot, why should he not get it?"
Everyone's gaze turned to Aragorn, who mumbled something to himself. "Since I do not fare well in water myself, it appears that my boot will be doomed to stay at the bottom of the lake. And now I will tell you the real reason we have come here."
He grabbed a long rope out from... (A/N: actually, I'm not sure where the rope came from!)... and speedily wrapped it around the trio and around a tree, binding them tight against the bark. They struggled, but could not break free.
"There. I did not bring you down here to swim or to fetch my boot, although getting it back would have been a bonus. I brought you here to repay you for this afternoon's events. I am surprised you did not suspect it. But I would say that is a good thing, because if you had believed this to be a trap, you would not be here now," the ranger laughed.
"Now hold on just one moment," Boromir started.
Aragorn whipped out his sword and held it to Boromir's neck. The man fell silent. Aragorn then moved the sword the to neck of Gimli.
"Sing dwarf! Sing and torture your companions!" he cackled. "Muahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Gimli gulped and opened him mouth. Legolas and Boromir quickly fumbled around with their clothes, and pulled out two wads each of fluffy cotton (A/N: don't ask where it came from... I am as stumped as you are), which they stuffed in their ears.
As Gimli broke into song, Aragorn frowned. Boromir did not seem to hear Gimli, and even Legolas seemed completely deaf to the Dwarf's singing. The ranger, however could hear each strangled note, every single out-of-tune word.
"Aaarrghhhh!" he screamed. "Stop! You idiot Dwarf! STOP NOW!!"
Gimli stopped at once. "Is there a problem?"
Boromir smirked, and removed the cotton from his ears. Aragorn poked his sword to the man's face. "You would be wise not to smile at such things," he threatened.
The man swallowed loudly and nodded. Legolas watched, sort of freaked by Aragorn's savageness. Knowing that they couldn't stay tied to the tree all night, he took the cotton wads from his ears, and he tried to think of something that would make Aragorn let them go. He pushed the side of his quiver against the tree so it swung around close to his face. Then, using his teeth, he pulled an arrow from it. Aragorn's attention shifted from Boromir to the Elf, as Legolas attempted to slide his bow off his back. He succeeded, and held it awkwardly in his tightly bound hands. Again using his teeth, his put the arrow to the bow, aiming it at Aragorn.
"Let us go, you miserable man!" he commanded.
Aragorn looked surprised. "Are you calling I, Aragorn son of Arathorn, miserable?"
Gimli turned his gaze to the ranger. "I believe he was."
"Why you.... grrrrr," Aragorn growled. Boromir's smirk returned, and Legolas drew back his bow string. Aragorn glanced at the trio tied to the tree, then at Legolas's bow, which he was ready to fire. "Uh..."
"Untie us, or I will shoot you," Legolas warned. Aragorn laughed.
"You wouldn't shoot me you stupid twot! I know you-" he was cut off in mid sentence, as an arrow went flying right by his head, sending a gush of wind through his hair. "Woah!"
The Elf smiled, and pulled another arrow from his quiver. "It seems you do not know me as well as you think you do. Now untie us at once, or I will shoot again. I don't have to miss this time."
"I believe you." The ranger quickly went about untying the trio. Once they were free, Legolas put away his weapon. Gimli and Boromir sighed, and stretched their legs. Boromir looked at Aragorn. He smiled, and turned to the other two. They nodded, and all at once, they pounced on Aragorn, sending him reeling backwards towards the lake. He hit the water with a splash and went under.
Gimli, Legolas and Boromir watched as Aragorn struggled to the surface. Gimli tried not to laugh.
"While your in there, you might as well get your boot back!" the Dwarf called.
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... Please review if you know what's good for you! No questions as such, but...
Rhiannon: Thanks! I know it's not as good as the Shadow Creatures one, but hey!
The Noble Platypus: Yes, your idea was a good one, and I now know that it came from one of your stories, that mono-syllabic LotR one! I have read and LOVE!!! And I cannot imagine how you find my fic so great when yours are so utterly hilarious!!! It was the best fic I have read in a long, long, long time. (short pause) Long time. Great sense of humour you have! And very nice happy dance too. You forking rock!
Evenstar:... Well, I just have updated...
Mr Padfoot1: Cliffies are COOL! Hope you liked this chapter!!! And no matter how delicious my fic may be, you do NOT have permission to eat it. Ever.
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********Late at Night********
Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and Legolas (A/N: GASP! I wrote Leggy's name LAST!!! NOOOOOOO.....) walked silently down to the lake together. They were all fully clothed, and didn't really look as though they were about to swim. Which of course, they weren't...
When they reached the lake, Aragorn leaned over the bank. "My boot is out there somewhere, I'm sure of it."
The others shrugged and leaned over the lake also. The water was clean and clear, so the companions could see right to the bottom. Legolas, having the best eyes of the four could easily see the ranger's boot lying at the bottom of the lake. He pointed it out.
"Ai, that be it," Gimli remarked, "yet who will be the one to swim down and retrieve it? It will not be me, for I do not swim."
"Nor do I," Boromir added.
Aragorn looked at his friends. "I have already been for a 'swim' today and therefore think it only fair that I do not go down there again."
All eyes turned to Legolas. The Elf sighed. "Did we not come to this place to swim anyway? And it is Aragorn's boot, why should he not get it?"
Everyone's gaze turned to Aragorn, who mumbled something to himself. "Since I do not fare well in water myself, it appears that my boot will be doomed to stay at the bottom of the lake. And now I will tell you the real reason we have come here."
He grabbed a long rope out from... (A/N: actually, I'm not sure where the rope came from!)... and speedily wrapped it around the trio and around a tree, binding them tight against the bark. They struggled, but could not break free.
"There. I did not bring you down here to swim or to fetch my boot, although getting it back would have been a bonus. I brought you here to repay you for this afternoon's events. I am surprised you did not suspect it. But I would say that is a good thing, because if you had believed this to be a trap, you would not be here now," the ranger laughed.
"Now hold on just one moment," Boromir started.
Aragorn whipped out his sword and held it to Boromir's neck. The man fell silent. Aragorn then moved the sword the to neck of Gimli.
"Sing dwarf! Sing and torture your companions!" he cackled. "Muahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Gimli gulped and opened him mouth. Legolas and Boromir quickly fumbled around with their clothes, and pulled out two wads each of fluffy cotton (A/N: don't ask where it came from... I am as stumped as you are), which they stuffed in their ears.
As Gimli broke into song, Aragorn frowned. Boromir did not seem to hear Gimli, and even Legolas seemed completely deaf to the Dwarf's singing. The ranger, however could hear each strangled note, every single out-of-tune word.
"Aaarrghhhh!" he screamed. "Stop! You idiot Dwarf! STOP NOW!!"
Gimli stopped at once. "Is there a problem?"
Boromir smirked, and removed the cotton from his ears. Aragorn poked his sword to the man's face. "You would be wise not to smile at such things," he threatened.
The man swallowed loudly and nodded. Legolas watched, sort of freaked by Aragorn's savageness. Knowing that they couldn't stay tied to the tree all night, he took the cotton wads from his ears, and he tried to think of something that would make Aragorn let them go. He pushed the side of his quiver against the tree so it swung around close to his face. Then, using his teeth, he pulled an arrow from it. Aragorn's attention shifted from Boromir to the Elf, as Legolas attempted to slide his bow off his back. He succeeded, and held it awkwardly in his tightly bound hands. Again using his teeth, his put the arrow to the bow, aiming it at Aragorn.
"Let us go, you miserable man!" he commanded.
Aragorn looked surprised. "Are you calling I, Aragorn son of Arathorn, miserable?"
Gimli turned his gaze to the ranger. "I believe he was."
"Why you.... grrrrr," Aragorn growled. Boromir's smirk returned, and Legolas drew back his bow string. Aragorn glanced at the trio tied to the tree, then at Legolas's bow, which he was ready to fire. "Uh..."
"Untie us, or I will shoot you," Legolas warned. Aragorn laughed.
"You wouldn't shoot me you stupid twot! I know you-" he was cut off in mid sentence, as an arrow went flying right by his head, sending a gush of wind through his hair. "Woah!"
The Elf smiled, and pulled another arrow from his quiver. "It seems you do not know me as well as you think you do. Now untie us at once, or I will shoot again. I don't have to miss this time."
"I believe you." The ranger quickly went about untying the trio. Once they were free, Legolas put away his weapon. Gimli and Boromir sighed, and stretched their legs. Boromir looked at Aragorn. He smiled, and turned to the other two. They nodded, and all at once, they pounced on Aragorn, sending him reeling backwards towards the lake. He hit the water with a splash and went under.
Gimli, Legolas and Boromir watched as Aragorn struggled to the surface. Gimli tried not to laugh.
"While your in there, you might as well get your boot back!" the Dwarf called.
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... Please review if you know what's good for you! No questions as such, but...
Rhiannon: Thanks! I know it's not as good as the Shadow Creatures one, but hey!
The Noble Platypus: Yes, your idea was a good one, and I now know that it came from one of your stories, that mono-syllabic LotR one! I have read and LOVE!!! And I cannot imagine how you find my fic so great when yours are so utterly hilarious!!! It was the best fic I have read in a long, long, long time. (short pause) Long time. Great sense of humour you have! And very nice happy dance too. You forking rock!
Evenstar:... Well, I just have updated...
Mr Padfoot1: Cliffies are COOL! Hope you liked this chapter!!! And no matter how delicious my fic may be, you do NOT have permission to eat it. Ever.