I really, REALLY wanted to gouge my eyes out when I looked over the last chapter. All the flippin' formatting was screwed up! RAWR! So, for future chapters…

PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF THE ITALICS ARE MESSED UP!

They are right when I upload it, I don't know what happens (and won't let me preview it).

Anyway, short chapter, because I have an entire English paper to write…

Chapter 28: A World Of Hurt

Merry begrudgingly took up his place in the horror chair. "If this scars me for life, I am sooo blaming you."

Starr lay in her soft bed (that had been prepared for her, being the only female in the group). She could not shake the feeling that something was, like, wrong. Her usually brilliant mind was troubled at the loss of her dear, dear friend. Her mind was spinning.

"I know the feeling," Eowyn said with fake cheer.

Then she heard the whispers:

"I just want to look at it. One more time."

"Put it back!"

Starr sat straight up, a look of horror on her face, eyes wide, as she heard Pippin's cries of pain.

"It really did hurt. And I'm not sure I like having my former ignorance thrown back in my face," Pippin commented.

Aragorn and Legolas burst into the room as Gandalf snapped awake. "What took you so friggin' long!" Starr said wittily as she snatched the Palantir away from the Hobbit.

Legolas looked very concerned, not wanting to lose Starr like Aragorn had lost Celeste.

"HE may not, but WE all do…" Elrohir murmured absentmindedly.

However, Sauron's questions immediately turned into wails of pain. The eye faded straight away, in fear of Starr's awesome power.

"Speaking of pain, if I ever find this Prettyprettyprincesssweet16, she is in for a world of hurt," Arwen said in a dangerously low voice.

Merry threw his hands up in joy as Geezer examined the other foolish hobbti. "Starr's strength has saved us again!"

Starr blushed prettily and batted her eyelashes. Legolas longed to wrap her in his arms and never let go, he loved her soooooooooooo much!

"Like, yah, totally! She is like dah hottest chick eva!" Legolas tittered. Everyone else burst out laughing.

"You're too good at that!" Glorfindel wiped a tear of laughter from his eye.

That's what led up to the whole group in the golden hall (which like wasn't NEARLY as golden and pretty as Starr's jewelry!) with Theoden babbling AGAIN. And then Ganaldf babbled some, and before they knew it, Pippin and Gandalf were leaving for some place, and they finally got to leave the boring old hall. Eowyn wandered off, probably to stalk Aragorn, and Starr followed, ready to kick some wench butt if Eowyn tried anything on the grieving man. She knew it was only a matter of time before Celeste came back, so she would keep Aragorn out of Eowyn's slimy clutches.

"Meh, who needs Aragorn when I have Faramir?" Eowyn cooed.

"Watch it…" Aragorn warned.

She rounded a corner to hear Eowny reasoning with Gornie.

"Gornie? Um, NO."

"She is dead! You must move on and not spend your life in mourning!"

"She will return," Starr said suddenly, stepping out into the open. Eywon started and Aragorn looked up, hope etched on his face.

"Due to my extensive intelligence, I know for a fact that she will return with the wizard."

Aragorn looked blissfully happy. "If Lady Starr says it, it must be true!"

Eowyn unattractively grumbled something, but Aragorn ignored her and walked away with Starr.

"I really wouldn't be surprised if she steals Aragorn from Celeste and has hot steamy three-way with—" Elladan began.

"I'm gonna stop you right there," Faramir laughed.