Chapter 14

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Ailish looked up to see a concerned Pippin. She looked around to see herself back in Lothlórien. The rest of the Fellowship stared at her, also in concern, besides their difference.

Ailish waved her hand. "I'm fine." She fell back against her bed. "Just fine." She mumbled, as she rubbed her temples. "What is happing to me?"

"Are you sure my lady? You were mumbling things in your sleep."

Ailish looked at Pippin in surprise and disbelief. "What did I mumbled?"

"Damon." Legolas said, stepping forward.

Ailish's eyes widen. 'could it be?'

"Ailish! Alejandra is awake, she wants to see you!" Saul said, walking to her.

Ailish stood up, "after I take a bath."

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After a quick shower, Ailish was now in the healing room, hugging Alejandra.

"Don't you evereverevereverevereverEVER!! Do that again!"

"Okay." Alejandra said breathlessly, smiling, as she patted Ailish's back.

A knock was heard, Haldir entering the room. Alejandra smiled, waving, Ailish still hugging her.

Haldir smiled. "Lady Galadriel would like to see you all."

The four adults, with Ailish not letting go of Alejandra, looked at each other like little kids who think they are in trouble.

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Haldir led them through the trees, going up and down, and around the corners. Than he stopped in front of a hill, that viewed Galadriel waiting below, with a pitcher full of water, a thin, small, round bin was on top of a stone table. He pointed to the right, where some stairs covered in moss led down. The adults walked down the stairs and in front of Galadriel, who had her back to the bin.

Galadriel smiled when she saw Alejandra, "it is good to see you are awake and well, little one."

"Thank you, Lady Galadriel, but I believe you would have already known I would wake up. And please do not call me little."

Galadriel smiled, "you are correct." Galadriel paused for a while. Than she spoke up. "You have told Gandalf we will be seeing him again, as the white?"

Ailish cursed herself in Spanish, blushing. "Yes, I did."

"And you are having dreams, which you are not sure of."

"What?" The cousins looked at Ailish surprised.

"Yes, and it wasn't my intention for my friends to know."

"I will tell you only one thing: They are, what they are. Pay attention to everything."

Galadriel than said telepathy. 'Do not lose hope or faith in your own world. There is still a chance to save it. In your quest, you will find things you do not want, and things you have been looking for, for a long time. Be careful on what you decide on, for the future depends only on you now.'

Galadriel than turned to the trio. "You all will have to decide on certain things along this journey. But you must choose carefully, for not all decisions are wise to decide on."

Galadriel turned around and walked around the bin. "You four seek answers to questions that can and cannot be answer."

Galadriel than faced them. She poured the water in, looking at the adults.

"Yes, there is a way for you to get home, and no, it will not be easy."

"How do we get home?" Alejandro asked anxiously.

"The Ring must be destroyed." Galadriel said matter-of-factly.

"But we-"

"Alejandra." Ailish said sharply.

Alejandra looked at Ailish shaking her head.

"I know that you two know our future outcome. But things could have been changed because of your arrival here." Galadriel looked at Alejandra. "Though your knowledge of our world is slowly fading from your memory into darkness. Someone does not want you four to succeed in returning home."

"But we don't belong here! Can't they understand that?" Saul said, taking a step forward.

"Be calm. There is also a reason for you all to be here. Everything does happen for a reason."

Saul and Alejandro sighed, as Ailish and Alejandra glanced at each other quickly. Than Alejandra leaned towards Ailish.

"Habla in riddles, como Gandalf." Ailish nodded in agreement. (She talks.... like...)

"Go now and eat. The Fellowship will be leaving in three days, be ready." Galadriel looked up to Haldir, nodding. "Haldir will take you back. I would like Ailish to stay, for I have more to say to her."

Ailish nodded, watching her friends go up the stairs to meet Haldir. Once they were out of earshot, Ailish turned to Galadriel.

"What do you need to tell me, that you couldn't tell my friends?"

"It was more like I need to show you something."

Galadriel passed her hand over the water, as some mist rose from the wind.

"No." Ailish said, eyeing the water. "I know of this. I don't want to see that no one else can't see."

"But it is for your own good."

"Like you showing Frodo what will happen, if he should fail and Sauron gets the Ring back. It could show the past, present, and future, depending on the person."

"Yes, that is correct."

Ailish stood there, looking at the water. Taking a deep breath, she walked forward and held the sides of the bin. Looking inside, Ailish saw her own reflection, than the mist surrounded the water and moved away in couple of seconds.

Darkness. Silence. Nothingness. An image than appeared. A face covered in shadow hugging Ailish. Celebrating the crowning of Aragorn. A face again covered in shadow but the eyes showing brightly of sky blue color. Mariposa riding through a forest. The snow covered forest of Ailish's home. Ailish breathing deeply, bruises forming, blood trickling down her face.

The border of Mexico, the gates smashed opened. A sign saying: Welcome to El Salvador, almost torn in half. Inside the Amazon. A familiar face. Lighting, and rain falling down. A cloaked figure walking aimlessly through a forest. A man with brown curly hair has his back towards Ailish. A child playing not to far off. Nothingness. Silence. Darkness.

Ailish jerked back, gasping, as the mist covered the water once again.

"What the hell was that?"

"Things that are yet to happen. Things that could happen. Things that will happen. It only depends on you."

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It has been two days since Ailish saw the images. When she returned to the group that day, she did not talk to anyone. She just grabbed her weapons and walked off to train. Ailish now stood in a fighting stance, her twin daggers out.

She had her eyes closed, concentrating in everything around her and inside her. Movements behind her caught her attention. She started to concentrate on that for a while, waiting for whatever it was, to come out of the bushes.

Once they did, Ailish snapped open her eyes, kneeled down, swung her foot around, tripping the person, or creature, and quickly stood up, aiming their dagger at their neck. Ailish blinked several times, when she stared right into Aragorn's face, which had a scolded look. Ailish stood up, twirling her daggers in her hands, stepping back.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Ailish asked coldly.

Aragorn stood up, "I wanted to see how you were doing. Seeing as your friends, and the Hobbits have been worried about you."

"I'm fine." Ailish said nonchalantly, and turned around.

She rolled her neck, than rolled her shoulders back.

"Why don't we have ourselves a duel?" Aragorn suggested.

Ailish put her daggers away, and took out her sword, turning around.

"Fine. If I win, you leave me alone, and pay me at least 5 silver coins." Aragorn raised an eyebrow. "If I lose, bother the hell out of me whenever, ask questions that I would only answer, and I'll do a favor for you, seeing as I don't have any money from this world."

"Fine with me." Aragorn said after a while, as he too took out his sword.

"Oh, one more thing. No rules. Fight me back, as if I was an enemy, and anyone could enter at the same time. You hear that Boromir, Saul, Alejandro, Alejandra?"

The Fellowship, and the cousins walked from behind the trees, the Fellowship blushing that they were discovered. The cousins just had amused faces, waiting to see the fight, already used to Ailish knowing who was hiding.

"You heard the bet. If any of you enter, the same goes to everyone. But to my friends, you guys will owe me 100 bucks each."

"Sheesh, I'm out." Alejandro said, crossing his arms behind his head.

"Same here." Saul said, sitting down.

"Me too." Alejandra said after counting her money.

"When ever you're ready." Ailish said, looking Aragorn up and down.

A/N: How was it? Good I hoped. Please review!!!