Title: Back Home for a while, Lightning Cloud, and the Beginning

Disclaimer: I do not own LOTR but I do own Leslie, Shadow Killer, Hushy, Swift Runner, and Erundur. I also do not own Brittany and Patricia, they own themselves.

A/n: Warning there will be Spanish and I apologize if there are any misspellings…

I open my eyes and blink when I find myself in the hospital. I blink again as I turn around seeing my dad and older brother sleeping in the chairs and I smile.

'So that was only a dream and nothing else. I'm not the reincarnation of Shadow Killer and Rai was only a figment of my imagination. That explains how I was able to talk to a fox and Warg.' I think happily.

"Papi? Alex?" I say realizing just now how raspy my voice is. They wake up with a start and see me awake.

"Leslie! Como estas? Nos tenias preocupados! Tu mama estaba histérica y preocupada." My dad said to me and I smile. That is so like my mom.

"Tengo sueno creo que me voy a dormir un poco mas." I said with a sigh and close my eyes.

"Esta bien, que tengas Buenos sueños." My dad said as I let sleep take over me.

I am covered by white. Have I mentioned before how much I hate white? I have? I thought so. Well if you don't mind… I HATE WHITE! I'm going to keep thinking that until I stop seeing white! I heard laughing and turned to see Shadow Killer, I mean, Rai.

"What the? I thought that I was back home." I said upset.

"You were but I had to bring you back to Middle Earth. I knew how upset you were about not seeing your family again so I sent you back home long enough for you to see your father and older brother." Rai stated.

"Send me back." I said anger in my eyes.

"No." She answered calmly.

"Send me back!" I said again but with more anger.

"Your destiny is in Middle Earth. You are not going home but every now and then you will get glimpses of what is going on. End of discussion time for you to wake up! And if you haven't of been so stupid you would be safe in Rivendell but now you have to survive in the forest with orcs. And with no way to contact Swift Runner or me, I mean, Hushy because you are too far away! I will talk to you every now and then but only if your mind is wandering." Rai said and I glared at her.

I woke up with a start and fell from the tree with my heavy bag on top of me.

"Why did I ever even take that bag to school? I guess I should be considered lucky since I just so happened to put lots clothes in it that day I hate hit by a car." I said under my breath. I frown and then close my eyes.

'Shadow Killer said that she was Hushy, I heard it with my own ears.' I thought wondering if it was true. Was Shadow Killer keeping an eye on me as a fox and in my dreams? Why? Is what im wondering…

'Swift Runner! Can you hear me now?' I ask but there is no response.

'What about you Hushy?' I ask but still no answer.

'HIYA!' I hear and turn around finding a warg that isn't Swift Runner.

'Um…Hi. Who are you?' I ask a bit startled.

'Everyone calls me Lightning Cloud! And you must be Princess Shadow Killer if you're actually able to understand what im saying!' She said happily and I just couldn't help but laugh at how she was so happy.

'I guess I am. But can you do me a favor? Just call me Yoko or Leslie. And can you tell me how to find Rivendell?' I asked.

'Rivendell? Hmm? I'm sorry but nobody has ever found it without having an elf from there to guide them.' Lightning Cloud said looking crestfallen that she couldn't help me.

'Oh, well that's ok… Hey, um… Do you want to help me look? I'm kinda nervous about being my self here since those orcs can be near by and I don't want to run into them again…' I said looking around with a slight show of fear in my eyes.

'Of course! It would be a disaster if the orcs killed you. Swift Runner would never forgive me if he found out that I left you by yourself.' Lightning Cloud said happily.

'You know Swift Runner?' I asked eagerly.

'Yup, yup! Um…I actually…kinda…'

'Say no more. I understand.' I said smiling and I could feel Lightning Cloud blush, thankfully her fur covered it.

'So? Which way should we go?' I asked looking around and unconsciously sniffing the air. To one side it smelled of death. Its kinda hard to descried it in any other words, I guess it smelled like a graveyard with freshly removed dirt and a few very dirty garbage cans. I grimaced and turned in front of me, it smelled apprehensive as if something was just waiting to happen it also had a faint aroma of elves and humans. Behind me it also smelled of death but a lot stronger than next to me, I had to cover my nose in disgust for that one. On my other side it didn't just smell of death but it also smelled of evil, which I am guessing, is where the orcs were created cause there was a strong smell of orcs in that direction.

Lightning Cloud and I stared at each other for two minutes before we came to a conclusion.

'Forward.' We both thought at the same time and started to walk in the direction of where I could smell the elves. I really, really hope that I am heading toward Rivendell…

((Few Weeks Later))

'I'm back!' I heard Lightning Cloud say. By now I had started to feel less upset about being away from Rivendell and by now I have realized that I was heading in the wrong direction seeing that I still haven't found Rivendell. Light, the nickname I gave her, would go hunting for food every day or when I ran out of the thing she had hunted. I never thought I would think this but I am glad that I took Skills for Living in seventh and eighth grade or I would never be able to cook these animals. The first time I was kinda disgusted at the thought of eating something that was not to long ago running for its life, but after the third time I started to get used to it. Light always made sure that what she hunted would not make me sick and I was thankful for that. She always took the first bite to make sure it didn't taste terrible.

'Thanks Light!' I said cheerfully and started to skin the poor rabbit. By now I have become very good at skinning animals that Light has killed for us to survive.

'I never get enough of hearing that!' Lightning Cloud said happily, she really did enjoy her new nickname.

'Ha-ha I can tell!' I said cheerfully starting the fire like Shadow Killer taught me just last night.

((Flashback))

"Hey, if you stopped being mad at me then I can teach you how to make a fire in less than a minute." Shadow Killer told me. I was still mad at her for taking my family away from my grasp but I was freezing cold and really needed something besides Lightning Cloud's body heat. I used her as a pillow the first night and she seemed really comfortable so I sort of got used to doing so by the second night.

"I guess I could forgive you if you taught me how to do that. I only have Lightning Cloud to keep me warm and sometimes that isn't enough…" I said reluctantly. So we started to practice over and over again until I was able to do it in two minutes flat. It took me 2 hours to finally get it right or almost right since it takes me two minutes instead of less than one… But at least its better than not knowing how to start a fire.

((End Flashback))

'Is it ready yet? I want to make sure that it is good for you to eat!' Lightning Cloud asked getting impatient.

"Hush! If we don't wait a bit longer then it will have salmonella. Hey, what's that?" I said pointing toward a mountain. It looked and smelled as if there was a storm, but it also smelled like it was wizard's magic that was causing it.

'It looks like a storm I hope nobody is up there at the moment.'

"I think there is a wizard up there trying to prevent the storm…" I said taking another sniff in the air.

"Kya! What are you doing Light?" I asked in surprise when she appeared right in front of me staring deep into my eyes.

'Your eyes…They aren't brown anymore. There yellow… That means you finally accept the fact that you truly are Shadow Killer!" Lightning Cloud said happily and jumping around in celebration.

"My eyes are yellow?" I said and grabbed my cup that was full of water then dropped it in surprise when I saw that my eyes were no longer the chocolate brown that I remembered so well.

'So it is the beginning for you.' I heard in the air. Of course it could have just been the wind, but that didn't stop me from wondering.

'The beginning? What does 'it' mean by 'so it is the beginning for you'? I hope its nothing too bad…' I thought worried about what the beginning might be. I had made it so Lightning Cloud couldn't hear that thought.

'Is something wrong?' Lightning Cloud asked worried.

"No, im fine… We should get some sleep." I said getting a blanket from my bag. Lightning Cloud lies down and waits for me to get myself comfortable. Once I lay down using her as my pillow she puts her head down and we both let sleep take over us.

((A few Hours Later/ Authoress POV))

Lightning Cloud had woken up and walked away knowing that they were going to have visitors and it would probably be best if she wasn't anywhere near the camp. The rabbit was next to the fire waiting for someone to cook it. Not too far from where Leslie was, the fellowship was just coming down from the mountain and heading to the Mines of Moria. Legolas stopped when he heard some muttering, which was just Leslie muttering in her sleep.

"What is it Legolas?" Aragorn asked or how I met him Strider asked.

"I heard someone not too far from here." Legolas said simply.

"Aragorn, Legolas, you should go see if that 'someone' is any threat." Gandalf said taking a glance at the two of them. They nodded and Legolas led the way. They didn't have to walk long before they saw a small fire. They headed there cautiously and saw Leslie sleeping quietly. Instantly, Strider knew who it was and walked out of the shadows. Legolas blinked in surprise as to why Aragorn would do that but didn't move from his hiding spot. Leslie twitched slightly and got up rubbing her now golden eyes. Instantly she became alert but her eyesight was a little blurry because she just woke up.

"Who's there?" She asked looking straight at Aragorn but only seeing a blurry shape.

"Hello, Lady Leslie. It is nice to see you again." Aragorn said and Legolas felt himself relax.

'If Aragorn knows her then she is no reason to be tense.' Legolas thought to himself but still didn't show himself.

"Strider?" Leslie asked and then rubbed her eyes until her vision became clear again.

"Your eyes! Weren't they brown?" Aragorn asked in surprise.

"Yes they were… Until yesterday that I saw the storm in that mountain. I don't know why it changed colors though." Leslie said looking around wondering where Lightning Cloud was and who was on the tree.

"Why is it that you disappeared?" Aragorn asked.

"I went for a walk and then before I knew it I was being chased by orcs. They gave up after I don't know how long and I decided to sleep on a tree so I have been searching for Rivendell ever since but it's kinda obvious that I had gotten lost. How are Patty and Brit?" Leslie asked.

"They are fine. Brittany decided that no one could survive alone for so long so she assumed you were dead but Patricia thought you were too energetic to let yourself die or be killed so quickly. How did you survive for so long on your own with no weapons?" Aragorn asked.

"A warg protected me. Her name is Lightning Cloud but I call her Light for short. She is really nice and would do anything to protect me even if it means attacking her own kind. So please refrain from killing her when she returns from scouting." Leslie said bending down and starting to prepare the rabbit that Leslie had just remembered about.

"We should be getting back to the rest of the group." Strider said.

"Ok, Say 'hi' to Frodo and the other hobbits for me. Also say 'hi' to Patricia and Brittany and Gandalf for me. You know what? Why don't you just say 'hi' to everyone your with? Including the elf that is behind that bush right there listening to everything I say." Leslie said looking at the rabbit that was now over the fire closely to make sure I didn't burn it too much. Legolas looked startled at the fact that she knew he was there the whole time. He came into view and shared a puzzled look with Aragorn. Leslie pretended to take no notice of this and took out the rabbit to see if it was ready then put it back deciding that it still needed some more time.

"You can bring them all here if you want. I'm sure that you could probably do well with some rest. I'm going to leave soon anyway so I will have the fire still going for you guys by the time you return." Leslie said and grabbed her bag getting ready to leave. She had one piece of rabbit in her hand and then took a bite.

"Where are you going?" Legolas asked.

"I don't know…I just go wherever the wind takes me. Its kinda soothing after a while, at first I walked around looking for Rivendell but now I just roam around with an extremely happy warg…" Leslie said and then noticed that Aragorn was gone.

"What happened to Strider?" Leslie asked confused.

"I'm right here and I brought everyone with me." Strider said andLeslie turned to find the fellowship staring ather golden eyes.

Fk306: That is chapter 6 for you!

Bucky: Hurray for you.

Fk306: Oh hush! Michael Jackson Fan thanks! I'm glad you like it.

Bucky: I really doubt MJ would put the 'MJ Seal of Approval' in this poor excuse of a story.

Fk306: True, but you don't have to say it rudely! anonymous thanks for the review and I know I need work on my grammar.

Bucky: You need more than help in your grammar!

Fk306: Didn't I say 'hush'? gothic-ember I am glad you find my story hilarious since that was the reason I made it. R.K. Binx thanks!

Bucky: Seriously I think people only read it cause they want to see me!

Fk306: Please R&R.

Translations:

Como estas? Nos tenias preocupados! Tu mama estaba histérica y preocupada: How are you? You had us all worried! Your mother was hysterical and worried

Tengo sueno creo que me voy a dormir un poco mas: I'm tired I think im going to sleep some more

Esta bien, que tengas Buenos sueños: Alright, sweet dreams