Hello i'm back. Sorry I've taken sooo long to update but I have no computer at home and i'm too lazy to do the work at college. Apart from that I've had so much college work to do and it just got in the way. I've had new inspiration, in 2 ways: 1. I met one of the heroes of my story Boromir himself Sean Bean. Thats right! I waited half an hour by a stage door to meet him. He is gorgeous in real life. *sighs* 2. I've seen the Two Towers trailer a billion times now and have watched Aragorn burst open those doors over and over. Then I got distracted by a certain blonde elf when he slides down the stairs firing his arrows...... Anyway here is chapter 6 hope you enjoy it. Natalie aka Miss Kitty


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Aragorn sat in an armchair in the middle of the Summers' living room. Dawn had left for school and Tara had gone to university. So Aragorn was alone in the living room. He sat by the electrical fire and stared straight into it thinking of the home he now really missed. He thought of the freedom he felt when he wandered the open plains and he thought of Arwen. He wished he was there now and couldn't help feeling guilt for leaving at this time, when Frodo and the other hobbits depended on him. He could only hope that they had all made it to Rivendell safely. Slowly he felt his eyes begin to drift shut and he felt himself fall into a deep sleep.

He dreamt. He dreamt of the freshness and the beauty of Middle Earth. Aragorn was walking the paths of Rivendell, admiring the tranquility and quiet. He passed Bilbo and Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pipin and he passed Elrond and Gandalf and two other people who could only be an elf and a dwarf, he passed a man with a sheild who must be human and then he came across someone who didn't belong. She was pretty and blonde and she was dressed differently to the other women in Middle Earth. She smiled at him and then began to clean the statue that she stood by. Confused Aragorn walked some more I don't remember Rivendell being this dark he thought. Then he saw her, he saw the one he loved and she walked to him. She smiled her beautiful smile and then she stopped. Her smile became a frown and her eyes pleaded with him to help her. From behind Arwen a figure moved. A small noise came from behind her and then a hand, claws poised and then it attacked.

Aragorn woke with a start. The house around him was bright and warm. He realised he was sweating and stood. The dream had been so vivid and his guilt came upon him more unbearable then it was before. He stalked over to the otherside of the room and began to head for the kitchen when something caught his eye. On the wall was a picture; the picture was of Dawn and with Dawn in the photo was the girl from his dream. Her and Dawn were smiling and hugging. He took the picture from the wall and tore it out from its frame. Folding it he slid it gently into his pocket. He reached for his sword and then left the house.


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Giles stood at the back of the shop cleaning his glasses. He looked down at the pile of books on the circular table and then he looked at the phone. Sighing he went over to the mounted phone, picked up the receiver and dialled a number. The phone rang twice and then the familiar voice of Willow sounding tired on the other end, "Hello?" she asked, he could hear her yawning on the other end,

"Willow? Its Giles,"

"Oh hey Giles. Whats up?"

"Sorry to wake you I just wondered if you had heard anything from Buffy?"

"No I haven't. Still no word on her?"

"No nothing. She wasn't with Spike. Willy hasn't seen her. I'm rather worried."

"Don't worry Giles she'll turn up. I'll go look for her I don't have any lectures today."

"That would be great. Thank you. You will report if you hear anything?"

"Of course. See you later."

"Bye."

Giles hung up the receiver and returned to the table. There was nothing he could do now. Anya was ill and had stayed at home and he was looking after the shop on his own. He picked up a book, flicked the pages and began reading trying to hide the nagging feeling in the back of his head that something was wrong.


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Aragorn was lost. He couldn't remember how to get to the magic box and he really needed to talk to Giles. He wanted to go home. The danger he had seen in his dream had appeared to real for him to just do nothing. Now he was feeling even more useless and alone. A feeling he should be used to but in this world he didn't like feeling alone. He continued to walk and stayed to the shadows. I have to get to Giles. I can't stay here when I know that people I love are in danger. He walked with his thoughts on other things and walked straight into someone who was leaning on a wall in the shade. "Hey!" they cried, "watch where you're going." Aragorn stopped suddenly the accent was familiar and had reminded him of Giles but it was not Giles who stood in front of him. The man in front of him was slimmer and had blonde hair. "I'm sorry. I did not see you there." Aragorn moved to walk around him but the man stood in front of him.

"Oh right I get it," he said looking at Aragorn closely, "you're some warrior brought here by the power of the hellmouth,"

Aragorn looked at him and felt an instant dislike to him, "It is no buisness to you who I am or why i'm here,"

"Well i'm making it my buisness,"

"SPIKE!"

The two men turned around and saw Willow running towards them. Aragorn felt his hopes rising. Willow would take him to Giles and he would be able to find a way home. "Spike what are you doing?" she asked coming to a halt. Aragorn realise at once that she was refering to the blonde man next to him - Spike.

" was minding my own buisness here when this great ninny walked into me."

At that Willow turned to Aragorn, "Strider? What are you doing around here?"

"I was looking for the Magic Box," he said bluntly

"Well I'll take you there. Spike you need to come too."

Spike turned and walked away further into the shadows and Willow turned and crossed over the road into the sunlight. "Why is that man not coming with us?" He asked following after Willow.

"Spike? He...Well he's not to keen on the sunlight he burns easily," she said opening a door infront of her and stepping in. "Here we are. You were really close," she smiled at him and then went and sat by Giles at the circular table.

Aragorn moved over to the table and joined Giles and Willow. He noticed the pile of books on the table and realised Giles must have been there all night. He turned to face him and noticed that Giles looked terrible. His eyes were sunken and his clothes were creased. He can't of found anything or i'm sure he would have let me know. Am I going to be stuck here forever. I won't be able to help my friends. "Giles," he said quietly. Giles looked up at him and smiled.

"I'm sorry Str...Aragorn but I have not found anything about your world. I will continue looking,"

"I need to get back," Aragorn sighed I had a dream, "There is a new danger there I must go back and help,"

"Are you sure that it is real? It was only a dream."

"It is not only this. I have left them when they need my help the most,"

"I understand, but with Buffy missing I feel there might be something about to happen here too,"

Buffy? Could she be the girl in my dream and the picture? Aragorn reached to his pocket and pulled out the picture. "Is this Buffy?" He asked handing Giles the photo.

"Yes. You've seen her?"

"She was in my dream. She was in my world just before I saw the new creature attack,"

"Buffy was in your dream. In your world. Interesting..." Giles trailed off and looked at the floor. Aragorn and Willow watched silently as Giles' face changed expressions every two seconds. Eventually he stood up and began pacing the room muttering now and again, and cleaning his glasses. Willow leaned over to Aragorn, "He does this quite a lot, you'll get used to it." Then Giles ran up the metal stairs and pulled out a large black book. "AHA!" he cried running down again. He slammed the book down on the table and shoved the book in front of Aragorn. "Do you recognise this?" Aragorn looked down at the book in front of him. There in the center of the page was some writing, beautiful italic writing which joined together and formed the words he'd heard only in a myth, "One ring to rule them all," he whispered

"You know what it says?" Willow asked

"It is the language used in Mordor it talks about the one ring,"

"This is how we will get you back to Middle Earth Aragorn, but i'm not sure we should send you through unless we are certain it is your world. We should send someone first to make sure,"

"But who can we send?" Willow asked

At that moment the door burst open and a smoking Spike ran in. "What bloody idiot parked a lorry in the way of the door!" Giles and Willow looked at each other, then at Aragorn and then back to Spike.

"I think we just found our guinea-pig," Giles whispered.