Disclaimer: NO I DO NOT OWN THE FLIPPING LORD OF THE FLIPPING RINGS! I don't know why they make you put that in there; I find it entertaining though.
To My Reviewers: Thank you guys for the reviews and advice! I'm trying with all my might not to turn this into a Mary Sue! And sorry if the alcoholism part wasn't very realistic; but hey it's fiction! And not all her problems have to do with alcohol, sorry if it came off that way. And I'm sorry if it wasn't very original, I have only read about two LOTR fan fictions (yes I'm serious, I prefer Phantom of the Opera fictions) or else I probably wouldn't have put it in there had I known. I'll try and make the rest of this very original though. Oh and to those of you who were wondering how old Anna is, she's about six or seven years old. About Legolas being rough and all here's a few reasons: she was dressed in back then would be a man's attire (pants, shirt) and they're in a war; they just got out of Moria where they were attacked, I would think they'd be a little edgy. So when they see a tall figure lurking near them I would think they wouldn't want to let them escape.
Chapter One: MoonlightI revived what I guessed was a half and hour later; I was lying on a cot with a cloak as a cover. I looked around and saw Aragorn and Legolas by the fire talking in low tones, Boromir was mock fencing with one of the hobbits and what I guessed was Pippin was teaching Anna a dance. Then it hit me; I was in Middle Earth! At first I was scared then I was excited. I mean come on! This was every Tolkein fan's dream. I got up and walked up to Frodo who was watching Boromir and one of the hobbits fence. I smiled, "I'm Nicolette, you are Frodo right?" Frodo nodded, "I am," he said quietly. "So who's winning?" I asked making a gesture to Boromir and the hobbit, "Depends on your point of view milady," Frodo replied.
"Please I hate formalities, call me Nicolette," I said.
Frodo nodded and smiled, "Alright then, Nicolette."
"Where are we?" I asked; I wanted to know what part of the story I was at.
"Outside of Lorien, by tomorrow we'll be with the elves," Frodo said
"Oh." I said; then Gandalf was gone. Dang it.
Once the fencing match was over the hobbit walked over to Frodo and I. "See? I told you I could beat him Mr. Frodo," he said. Ok the only person who calls Frodo 'Mister' is Sam so that means that fencer hobbit is Sam. I thought. "Excuse me Frodo, Sam." I walked over to Anna and the other hobbits; Anna hopped up and hugged me, "You're up sissy! Pippin's been teaching me songs! And Merry taught me how to dance!" I laughed, "Don't tell me you taught her the drinking song!" I said playfully. Pippin looked up at me in mock horror, "Us? Milady we are true Shire gentlemen we would never teach a young lass such a song!" I laughed, "I'm sure, by the way please call me Nicolette." Pippin nodded, "If you call me Pippin or Pip, and him Merry." I smiled, "Certainly. Now what have you learned Anna?" I asked her, Anna brightened,
"The traveler's song." She said.
"Oh really? Well you'll have to show it to me, but tomorrow; it's way past your bedtime."
"But please can I stay up? Please?" She begged,
I shook my head, "No Anna, besides tomorrow we'll leave these men. We've already imposed on them enough."
Anna sighed loudly, I scooped her up and laid her on the cot I had been sleeping on earlier. I kissed her on the cheek, "Go to sleep Anna Banana," I said. She was already asleep though; I smiled then quietly walked away. "A lovely daughter you have," Legolas whom I had just walked past said. "She's not my daughter; she's my little sister," I said, "Oh, sorry. I assumed you were married, and I am truly sorry for my behavior " Legolas said. "That's alright, Master Legolas," I said yawning. Aragorn who had been sitting by the fire burning holes in me with his eyes (much to my discomfort, it's not very pleasant to have a ranger stare at you like that!) beckoned for Legolas to come over. "Excuse me milady," He said then left. I wondered what Aragorn needed, but I didn't really think about it I wanted to go talk to the hobbits; me being the big Shire fan I am. I went over to where they were sitting and sat down beside Pippin. "Hello Pippin," I said, Pippin brightened, "Hello Lady- erm Nicolette." I smiled; Merry who was sitting next to Pippin leaned over, "Nicolette, if you don't mind my asking how did you end up in the forest?" My smile faded, "Not even I know that." The hobbits looked confused, "What do you mean?" They asked in unison; I sighed, "I…never mind, perhaps another time I will explain. Right now I'm rather tired," I said rubbing the spot where Aragorn had punched me. Pippin looked as if he was about to press me for details but Merry shot him a 'drop it' look. "Good-night Merry, night Pip," I said and went to the cot Anna and I shared and fell asleep curled up on the rough cloak.
SWITICHING TO LEGOLAS POV!
"What did she say Master Pippin?" Aragorn asked the young hobbit soon after the woman had fallen asleep. Pippin repeated what the woman had said about where she came from.
"Hmph, I don't trust the lass; something's wrong with her." Gimli said, shaking his head
"I can sense something's wrong with the maiden; anyone could tell that." I said in agreement
"We must keep her under watch. I don't think she's safe," Boromir said
"Don't jump to conclusions Master Boromir; but yes I do think she needs to stay with us," Aragorn said
We all nodded in agreement
"Then it's settled, Legolas since you have the first shift keep watch on Lady Nicolette and the child," Aragorn said then turned to go to his cot. Everyone else left to go to there cots. I grabbed my bow and arrows that were sitting at my feet and climbed up a tree where I could easily see everywhere. It had been about two hours when I heard a stirring in our camp I turned around and saw the lady quietly (for a human at least) walk out of the circle of cots, she stepped over Aragorn and was nearly under the branch I was perched on. I jumped off and landed on my feet; she gasped and drew a knife. I caught her hand that held the knife and made a motion for her to be quiet. "Don't ever do that again or else your going to get four inches of steel in your gut!" She hissed giving me a look that could pierce Mithril. "What are you doing trying to leave?" I asked;"I was…. oh why do you care?" She rasped. "Because we know nothing about you, for all we know you could be a spy!" I said. "For the love of God I'm not a spy! I already told you that! And for your information: yes, I was trying to leave. I was going to try and find a good path and then come back and get Anna and leave before the fellowship woke up. Should've know there was a look-out," She said forlornly. I raised an eyebrow, "Why would you wish to leave? It is not safe with orcs about; especially with a small child with you." She sighed, "First: I know you're in the middle of a war and I don't want to be in it with my little sister; and you wouldn't believe me if I told you the second one." I rolled my eyes, "Try me." She shook her head, "No way in hell." I raised an eyebrow, "A lady shouldn't use such language." She laughed softly as to not wake anyone up, "I'm not a lady- I'm a redneck girl in need of a shot gun and a big car. And yes, I will go with you to Lothlorien, perhaps I can hitch a ride to Rohan or something." I looked at her wondering what a shot gun and car was, "A what?" I asked. She had a small smile on her face, "Wait one moment; I'll be right back!" She said and darted into the woods.
NICOLETTE POV
I ran to the oak tree where I had first ended up in Middle Earth. I looked around and found my backpack that I had in the car. I grabbed it and rifled around in it. Aha! I pulled out my little safety kit; it had a gun you can assemble, a flashlight, ammunition, first aid kit and so on. I smiled and put the kit back in my backpack. "Why did you run off like that?" I heard Legolas' voice behind me. "Because I remembered I needed something. My weapon and supplies," I said still happy I had a gun now, though it would probably screw up some sort of timeline, but I didn't care. "Weapon? Mil- erm Nicolette you won't need weapons with us around," He said. I growled; I hated the whole 'were your protectors' thing with guys. "Yeah I'm sure," I said sarcastically, I picked myself up off the forest floor and ran back to camp. I was relieved to see no one had woken up; I slipped back into my cot with my backpack at my feet and fell asleep.
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"Sissy wake up!" I was startled out of dream by my little sister shaking me as hard as she could, "I'm up; I'm up!" I said and crawled out of the cot, "Argon says we're leaving in a few minutes," Anna said happily. Argon? Oh Aragorn, I thought. I grabbed my backpack and followed Anna who was pulling at my shirt to Aragorn who was talking to Boromir, "I got Nicky up!" Anna said, Aragorn turned and smiled, "Very good Anna, you may go follow the hobbits." Anna ran to Pippin and Merry on the other side of the encampment that was only too happy to let Anna follow them around. "Lady Nicolette, Legolas told me of your near leaving last night; it would not have been very wise milady," Aragorn said sternly. I would've told the guy off had he not been a ranger. "Sorry, but I wasn't exactly in the best state of mind," I said. Ok that was probably half-true. Aragorn studied me for a moment then smiled, "I'm glad you have decided for the best." Then turned and began to talk to Boromir; who's eyes never left me. I sighed and turned to leave.
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Ok sorry for boringness! I promise the next chapter will be even better!