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Early Morning Adventures

Disclaimer: Do not own it.

Authors note: YAY! The fun, the action, the thrill! Yay for Rebecca! Just so y'all know, this was NOT apart of the original story. This came as a vision one day, and I just couldn't let this story be posted with out it. I hope you all like it! XD

Several hours before the sun rose Elrohir woke up. He shot out of bed, briskly walked to Rebecca's room, and let himself in. He reached down and shook her shoulders.

She moaned and mumbled, and he shook her again. "Rebecca, get up now or miss the adventure!" Elrohir sang in her ear.

She forced her eyes open. "Oh yeah!" she flung herself out of the bed and kicked Elrohir out while working her one arm into her nightgown so she could pull it off.

Elrohir got dressed quickly, ran towards the kitchen and found Ivanneth already at work.

"Ivanneth, you must give me enough provisions for Rebecca as well."

"Yes sir," Ivanneth said. A few minutes later he returned with a food bag and sat it down on the table next to the other one. "There you go my lord. Good luck."

Elrohir thanked him and sped off to the stable. He entered to find his horse saddled and bridled and Rebecca next to it, holding the reigns of his horse Ithilnaur, Moonfire. He helped her mount, he mounted behind her, after checking to make sure he had everything, and they sped off.

"I hope you don't object to sleeping on horseback," Elrohir said once they crossed the river and left Rivendell.

"I don't care either way, I'm just happy you let me go!" Rebecca said. She half turned and smiled.

"I decided it was better to take you along than to leave you and wonder if you were starving out in the Wild," Elrohir admitted.

Rebecca smiled. She knew she really wouldn't have followed, but as long as he didn't know that, she was happy. This was so exciting to her, there she was, in Middle-earth, riding a horse into the Wild to search for the head of the Dunadain, with a son of Elrond no less! As they rode on, she could see the world change as the sun began to rise. The snow began to glitter and glow, and the scene would have been perfectly peaceful, if it were not for the great sense of urgency on Elrohir.

"Do you know where he is," Rebecca asked after they had ridden in silence for an hour.

"No. Only a general idea. Somewhere between here and Weathertop," Elrohir replied. His heart was growing heavy. Each hour that passed and Halbarad went without help was one less hour he had to live. All three knew this.

For two hours they rode on in silence, then suddenly Elrohir brought the horse to a halt.

"What is..."

"Lasto!" Elrohir hissed. Human though she be, she could feel every muscle in his body straining to hear something in the distance. Something was out there, but neither knew if it was good or bad, friend or foe, human or beast. It was too far away. Elrohir spoke again in a quiet elvish whisper. "I do not know what it is, and I am not sure whether to go towards it or not. It may be Halbarad, but it is too far away."

Rebecca just shrugged, she knew nothing of tracking or any of that. He was undecided for nearly two minutes, then he turned the horse towards the noise and they went off.

"Do you think it is Halbarad?" Rebecca asked.

"I am not sure. I feel as if I must go towards it though," he answered. For a few moments there was a pause, then he spoke again. "If there is a fight, ride back on Ithilnaur and do not look back, only on my command. Understood?"

"Understood," Rebecca said. She now began to understand the seriousness of this adventure. A fight? Well, she'd have to follow orders to the letter. Her dad had taught her how to do that. Thank Varda for military dads!

That afternoon they had not seen anything, so Elrohir led the horse off the path and to a cluster of trees. They went through it and hidden in the midst of it was a small shack, used by the Dunadain for sleeping while on the run. Elrohir dismounted, helped Rebecca dismount, and said, "Go on inside."

Rebecca went in, followed by Elrohir and his horse.

"The horse too?"

"Of course. What else am I to do with him?" Elrohir said with a grin. He lit a lamp and the dark shack immediately showed a horse stall, a cot, a table, and a chair. If push came to shove, five men could sleep in there, with out their horses. It would be tight, but it could be done.

"I see," Rebecca said with a grin. Elrohir led his horse into the stall, removed the saddle and bridal, and then took out the provisions for the night.

As he was setting the food and drink on the table he said, "You may sleep on the cot tonight. I hope it is not too hard for you."

"I've slept on the cold hard ground before, I'm sure the cot shall be fine. And thank you. Not every guy I know would give the girl the cot," Rebecca answered.

"Truly? Those men need to learn manners. That is quite rude and ungentlemanly," Elrohir said.

"When do you figure we'll find Halbarad?"

"I do not know, but it better be soon. If not, I fear for his life. I hope we find him soon."

"So do I."

There was a pause for a second and then Elrohir said, "We need to get up very early tomorrow, so we should go to bed now."

"Okay."

Rebecca laid down upon the cot, cuddling up in a blanket as Elrohir turned off the lamp. For five minutes, maybe less, there was silence, then Rebecca said, "I can't sleep."

Elrohir chuckled quietly and said, "Do you always have this much trouble sleeping?"

"No, only when I'm excited or scared. Honestly, I'm both."

"I will help you fall asleep," he said, standing up.

"Thanks," she said.

She felt his hand cover her eyes and he began to sing something, like he had before. Soon, she was fast asleep.

The next morning Elrohir woke her up. "Awake Rebecca Mirë. We must go now."

Rebecca yawned, opened her eyes and stood up.

"You can eat while I saddle Ithilnaur," Elrohir said.

It was a small breakfast of cheese and bread that she ate quickly. She finished about thirty seconds before Elrohir finished. He led the horse outside, they mounted, and rode off in the same direction they had headed in yesterday, towards Weathertop.

Authors note: I could keep going, but I'll stop here. It's a good stopping point. I hope I didn't disappoint any of you! Please REVIEW!