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In the Line of Fire

Amanda

That night Elrond held a big feast in our honour for the next morning we were to set out at dawn. Of course Laurelin dined beside Legolas. The entire Fellowship itself sat at one table so we could acquaint ourselves with one another. I myself somehow got caught between Frodo and Pippin at the table. I thought everything would be fine after all I was sitting between my two favourite Hobbits in the world. Well I thought wrong, for while I sat happily chewing my food I would sometimes notice either Pippin or Frodo jumping at seemingly odd times first one and then the other. Across the table I would catch Merry using his spoon to shoot vegetables at Legolas when he thought he wasn't looking. It was a sweet yet silly gesture of affection towards Laurelin. Merry was jealous because he thought that Legolas was getting to close to her.

Laurelin

Poor Amanda I felt sorry for her sitting between two battling Hobbits. I would see the glitter of a fork flash in the air and the I would see either Pippin or Frodo jump with wide shocked eyes. There was an all out war going on behind her backand she didn't even know. Every so often the two Hobbits on both sides of her would sit back and glare at each other for few minutes. Then turn back to the table. I prayed to Elbereth that they wouldn't be like this all the way to Mordor or I was going to kill them both. The thing that puzzled me more though is the way Amanda would smile at me every so often as if she knew something that I didn't.

Amanda

Merry was reloading his spoon this time it was rutabagas crunchy chunks of rutabagas at that. He bent his spoon back and let it fly, unfortunately he missed his target and hit Laurelin right between the eyes. An enraged scream erupted from her throat. She jumped to her feet and screamed,

"Who threw that food? I demand to know?" Scared Pippin and Frodo dropped their forks, I heard them clatter to the floor on either side of me. Their hands immediatley banged onto the table where Laurelin could see them. Of course Laurelin knew that there was no way I would throw vegetables at her.

Sam

"Way to go Merry you made Laurelin mad," I hissed in his ear.

"You know perfectly well I didn't hit Laurelin on purpose Sam," he returned in his defense.

"No Merry you hit her in the process of trying to teach the Elf for trying to steal a girl that isn't even yours to start, if I were you I'd start behaving like the proper respectable Hobbit you should be Meriadoc Brandybuck,"Why was I even wasting my breath I knew he wouldn't listen to me anyway.

"You're starting to sound just like your old Gaffer back home Sam."

"And what's wrong with that Merry Brandybuck?" I asked in confusion.

Legolas

I jumped to my feet as soon as I heard Laurelin's outraged growl. I looked about the table for the culprit but of course it was too late and I couldn't tell who had fired the spoonful of food and no one looked the least bit guilty.

"Who threw that food? I demand to know," she growled low in her throat. When things continued to remain silent, I announced,

"If anyone dares to dishonour my lady again I will be forced to extract revenge out of their hdie and it won't be pleasant." I let loose a very unelflike growl. Elrond stood then,

"If you are all quite finished, I'm sure that my lovely little Laurelin would like to eat her meal in peace that is if we can act like civilized mature species and not throw our food," Lord Elrond growled he then looked pointedly at Amanda's side of the table. Had the food come from there? Then Lord Elrond looked at me and told me to sit down in Elvish. At a loss for any other opinions or words I obeyed. For spite I glared at the opposite side of the table.