Life Sucks
By: Dreamweaver
Maria spent most of her time with Aragorn, Legolas, Celeste and Arwen. It was the morning of November the 5th when she was called to speak with Elrond in the library. Having no idea why he wanted to speak with her, she went to the room. Once entering she saw a total of ten people. Elrond, Legolas, Aragorn and Gandalf were amongst them, the rest of them she recognized but did not know.
" You've asked for me Elrond. What do you want?" She asked. She looked around to see a dwarf and a man glaring at her for some unknown. Legolas and Aragorn looked at her with a weird look. The four hobbits Aragorn had told her about earlier were staring at her with a smile on their face. Gandalf gave her a smile as to support her but for what. " What's going on?"
" Why don't you have a seat for I have a story to tell you." He said.
" I'd rather stand thank you." She eyed him.
" Very well." Elrond then proceeded to tell her the story of the ring. Her eyes widening with disbelief. When he finished telling her she stared at them all confusion.
" Okay. Let me sure I got this correctly. A bad man made a evil ring that could be used to destroy Middle-Earth. He got killed in a battle and the ring was taken from him. The ring was later pronounced lost. Someone found it and now it's causing trouble again. Now these nine people," She waved her arm around the room indicating everyone, " Are going to go out to a place called 'mount doom' where the ring was created and go destroy the ring because that's the only way it can be removed from Middle-Earth forever. Does that sound right?" Elrond nodded at her.
" Alright. Now I have one last question. What the hell does this have to do with me?" She asked.
" Elrond has told us you would be joining us." Aragorn told her.
Her head whipped around to Elrond. " Okay, and when were you going to tell me this Elrond? The day before they set out? What gives you any right to make a decision like that for me? You didn't even ask me." She told him.
" Remember when we talked about how I believe that you have some sort of purpose here?" She nodded slowly. " I believe this was your purpose."
" What purpose is that? To get killed?!? I don't think so. Are you crazy?!? What the hell would I do? How would I help? As much as I hate to say it but I would probably be a burden. You just can't do that to me. You just can't sign my death warrant. Hell, I would feel better if you'd asked me to walk down a dark alley in New York City then to do this! I'd probably be mugged but not killed. What the hell were you thinking when you thought of this? But the question is why. Why?!? Do I annoy so much that this was the only way you could think of to get rid of me?" She asked him. Her eyes blazing with fury. Her face red with anger.
Elrond calmly sat there, expecting this kind of reaction from her. " I understand how you feel. But I feel that you would be great importance on this quest. You have proven yourself when you took on two orcs by yourself without any proper training or weapons. You have great determination and I feel you should go. Gandalf even agrees with me. To prepare you we would have you trained before hand. We would not let you go blindly. My people as well as everyone else on Middle-Earth needs your help."
Maria's fist collided with the desk in front of Elrond. The hobbits took a step away from her. Her nostrils flaring, her body shaking with fury. " Goddamnit Elrond! You don't know an rats ass how I feel. You don't understand because you are not in this position so don't say that you do. I'm sorry, truly I am, that this kind of shit is happening to Middle-Earth. But you just don't pull that kind of shit you just did on me. That doesn't give you any fucking right to do that. Did you even ask them what they thought of this because they must have agreed with me on some of the things I've just said."
She took a step back, closed her eyes and took a deep breathe trying to calm herself. She opened her eyes, a bit more calmed. " I will think about this but don't think you're off the hook. I don't think I've been so fucking pist in my life."
" I would be concerned if you didn't think about it." Elrond said.
She walked away not bothering to look at anyone. She shut the door with a bang.
" That went well." Pippin said. Everyone turned to look at him.
Maria walked the halls with unleashed fury. Any elves that saw her were smart enough not to talk to her and to stay out of her way. She was walking to her room when Arwen reached her. " What's wrong Maria?" She asked, concern in her voice. Maria faced her. Arwen visibly flinched when she saw her eyes.
" Why don't you go ask your dear father?" She spit out the words. Brushing off Arwen, she entered her room locking the door. Arwen stood there with confusion on her face. Following Maria's words, Arwen set off to speak to her father.
During her stay, Maria was given something that looked like a punching bag from Aragorn. She took off the dress she was wearing and put on her jeans and shirt. She ripped off her glasses and tied her hair up. Not even bothering to tape up her hands, she started to take out her fury on the bag. Every punch hitting harder and faster. She jabbed the bag, then giving it some left hooks while using a upper cut. The bag swung, even using her legs she kicked at it. Anyone who past her room could hear grunts, swear words and pounding.
An hour later, Maria was holding onto the bag breathing heavy, her body wet with sweat. She took a quick bath and changed into a white loose cotton shirt and brown leggings she had swiped earlier that week. Putting on her shoes and glasses she walked out into the gardens. Besides the music room, the garden had become her favorite place. She sat against a tree still fuming but she had vent most of it on the bag. The sun was setting when she was approached by Legolas, Aragorn, Arwen and Celeste.
She looked at them over the rim of her glasses not saying a word. They stood in front of her unsure of what to do. She continued to stare at them, not showing any emotion which unnerved them. Celeste made the first move. She walked to Maria and sat next to her. Legolas following her motion, he sat on her other side. Aragorn and Arwen in front of her. Maria slouched against the tree, she tilted her head up to look at the sky. " Your dad is an ass." Maria said, breaking the silence.
She looked at Arwen. Arwen nodded her head, " I'm sorry for what he did. He had no right to do what he did and should have consulted you first." She said.
" Doesn't make me feel better besides, it's not your fault. I don't know what he was thinking but he seems to have a lot of faith in me. Nice to know someone does. He did because he thinks it would be for the best. What could I do to be of help? Be the sarcastic fool?" Maria said.
" What is your decision? Do you wish to come with us?" Legolas asked. Maria shrugged her shoulders, she leaned her head on his shoulder.
" Do you think I should go? I honestly don't know what to decide." She told them.
" I don't think you should go because I would not like to see you in all that chaos. I would rather know that you are safe than see you fighting for your life for a cause that you do not fully understand. I can't make that decision for you but if I could I would have you remain here." Aragorn expressed his thoughts and feelings to her.
Maria smiled at him. " It's nice to know I'm so loved. But I'm afraid that you won't like my decision."
" You've decided to come." Legolas said. She nodded her head against his shoulder.
" I can't just stay here knowing that I could do something. Even if I don't truly belong here I have friends who love Middle-Earth and I care for them. I have some purpose here and even if I have to go on this quest to find out what that purpose is I will do it. I'll see it through despite the consequences." She told them, staring at the sky afraid to see their reactions.
Maria felt fingers run through her hair, she turned and saw Celeste. Celeste smiled at her, Maria moved and embraced her. She stayed like this, she looked around and saw Aragorn with his arms around Arwen, they smiled at her. She moved to look at Legolas only to see a empty spot. She looked up to see him sitting on a branch staring at the stars. She let go of Celeste and climbed up the branch with a bit of difficulty.
She sat on the branch next to him. She waved her hand in front of his face to get his attention. He pulled her hand down. She snapped her fingers at him but it did nothing. " Legolas?" Nothing. Maria grabbed his hair and gave a hard pull. His head snapped back. He grabbed his head and looked at her. She smiled at him. " Finally got your attention." She told him. He turned to look away but she grabbed his chin to make him look at her.
Even though he could pull his head away he didn't. " You don't like my decision do you?" He motioned with his head to say no. She removed her hand. " Tough shit. You're going to have to deal with it. You may not like it but who said life was fair. Now I see two choices, you can either pout like a baby or help me prepare for this. What's it gonna be?"
" I'll help but I'm still not happy about it." He told her.
" Who said you had to be happy about it?" She gave him a quick hug and jumped off the branch. " Now that this Dawson's Creek drama shit is over with let's get something to eat. I skipped lunch and dinner is almost over. So let's go." She declared. She skipped ahead of them to head to the kitchen.
" What's Dawson's Creek?" Arwen asked. All of them shrugged their shoulder's not knowing the answer as they followed her.
To be continued…
Authors Note: Thank you to all who reviewed. Hope you liked this chapter, let me know by reviewing. Next chapter will be up soon. I'm revising the other chapters so they will be easier to read. Review please!
By: Dreamweaver
Maria spent most of her time with Aragorn, Legolas, Celeste and Arwen. It was the morning of November the 5th when she was called to speak with Elrond in the library. Having no idea why he wanted to speak with her, she went to the room. Once entering she saw a total of ten people. Elrond, Legolas, Aragorn and Gandalf were amongst them, the rest of them she recognized but did not know.
" You've asked for me Elrond. What do you want?" She asked. She looked around to see a dwarf and a man glaring at her for some unknown. Legolas and Aragorn looked at her with a weird look. The four hobbits Aragorn had told her about earlier were staring at her with a smile on their face. Gandalf gave her a smile as to support her but for what. " What's going on?"
" Why don't you have a seat for I have a story to tell you." He said.
" I'd rather stand thank you." She eyed him.
" Very well." Elrond then proceeded to tell her the story of the ring. Her eyes widening with disbelief. When he finished telling her she stared at them all confusion.
" Okay. Let me sure I got this correctly. A bad man made a evil ring that could be used to destroy Middle-Earth. He got killed in a battle and the ring was taken from him. The ring was later pronounced lost. Someone found it and now it's causing trouble again. Now these nine people," She waved her arm around the room indicating everyone, " Are going to go out to a place called 'mount doom' where the ring was created and go destroy the ring because that's the only way it can be removed from Middle-Earth forever. Does that sound right?" Elrond nodded at her.
" Alright. Now I have one last question. What the hell does this have to do with me?" She asked.
" Elrond has told us you would be joining us." Aragorn told her.
Her head whipped around to Elrond. " Okay, and when were you going to tell me this Elrond? The day before they set out? What gives you any right to make a decision like that for me? You didn't even ask me." She told him.
" Remember when we talked about how I believe that you have some sort of purpose here?" She nodded slowly. " I believe this was your purpose."
" What purpose is that? To get killed?!? I don't think so. Are you crazy?!? What the hell would I do? How would I help? As much as I hate to say it but I would probably be a burden. You just can't do that to me. You just can't sign my death warrant. Hell, I would feel better if you'd asked me to walk down a dark alley in New York City then to do this! I'd probably be mugged but not killed. What the hell were you thinking when you thought of this? But the question is why. Why?!? Do I annoy so much that this was the only way you could think of to get rid of me?" She asked him. Her eyes blazing with fury. Her face red with anger.
Elrond calmly sat there, expecting this kind of reaction from her. " I understand how you feel. But I feel that you would be great importance on this quest. You have proven yourself when you took on two orcs by yourself without any proper training or weapons. You have great determination and I feel you should go. Gandalf even agrees with me. To prepare you we would have you trained before hand. We would not let you go blindly. My people as well as everyone else on Middle-Earth needs your help."
Maria's fist collided with the desk in front of Elrond. The hobbits took a step away from her. Her nostrils flaring, her body shaking with fury. " Goddamnit Elrond! You don't know an rats ass how I feel. You don't understand because you are not in this position so don't say that you do. I'm sorry, truly I am, that this kind of shit is happening to Middle-Earth. But you just don't pull that kind of shit you just did on me. That doesn't give you any fucking right to do that. Did you even ask them what they thought of this because they must have agreed with me on some of the things I've just said."
She took a step back, closed her eyes and took a deep breathe trying to calm herself. She opened her eyes, a bit more calmed. " I will think about this but don't think you're off the hook. I don't think I've been so fucking pist in my life."
" I would be concerned if you didn't think about it." Elrond said.
She walked away not bothering to look at anyone. She shut the door with a bang.
" That went well." Pippin said. Everyone turned to look at him.
Maria walked the halls with unleashed fury. Any elves that saw her were smart enough not to talk to her and to stay out of her way. She was walking to her room when Arwen reached her. " What's wrong Maria?" She asked, concern in her voice. Maria faced her. Arwen visibly flinched when she saw her eyes.
" Why don't you go ask your dear father?" She spit out the words. Brushing off Arwen, she entered her room locking the door. Arwen stood there with confusion on her face. Following Maria's words, Arwen set off to speak to her father.
During her stay, Maria was given something that looked like a punching bag from Aragorn. She took off the dress she was wearing and put on her jeans and shirt. She ripped off her glasses and tied her hair up. Not even bothering to tape up her hands, she started to take out her fury on the bag. Every punch hitting harder and faster. She jabbed the bag, then giving it some left hooks while using a upper cut. The bag swung, even using her legs she kicked at it. Anyone who past her room could hear grunts, swear words and pounding.
An hour later, Maria was holding onto the bag breathing heavy, her body wet with sweat. She took a quick bath and changed into a white loose cotton shirt and brown leggings she had swiped earlier that week. Putting on her shoes and glasses she walked out into the gardens. Besides the music room, the garden had become her favorite place. She sat against a tree still fuming but she had vent most of it on the bag. The sun was setting when she was approached by Legolas, Aragorn, Arwen and Celeste.
She looked at them over the rim of her glasses not saying a word. They stood in front of her unsure of what to do. She continued to stare at them, not showing any emotion which unnerved them. Celeste made the first move. She walked to Maria and sat next to her. Legolas following her motion, he sat on her other side. Aragorn and Arwen in front of her. Maria slouched against the tree, she tilted her head up to look at the sky. " Your dad is an ass." Maria said, breaking the silence.
She looked at Arwen. Arwen nodded her head, " I'm sorry for what he did. He had no right to do what he did and should have consulted you first." She said.
" Doesn't make me feel better besides, it's not your fault. I don't know what he was thinking but he seems to have a lot of faith in me. Nice to know someone does. He did because he thinks it would be for the best. What could I do to be of help? Be the sarcastic fool?" Maria said.
" What is your decision? Do you wish to come with us?" Legolas asked. Maria shrugged her shoulders, she leaned her head on his shoulder.
" Do you think I should go? I honestly don't know what to decide." She told them.
" I don't think you should go because I would not like to see you in all that chaos. I would rather know that you are safe than see you fighting for your life for a cause that you do not fully understand. I can't make that decision for you but if I could I would have you remain here." Aragorn expressed his thoughts and feelings to her.
Maria smiled at him. " It's nice to know I'm so loved. But I'm afraid that you won't like my decision."
" You've decided to come." Legolas said. She nodded her head against his shoulder.
" I can't just stay here knowing that I could do something. Even if I don't truly belong here I have friends who love Middle-Earth and I care for them. I have some purpose here and even if I have to go on this quest to find out what that purpose is I will do it. I'll see it through despite the consequences." She told them, staring at the sky afraid to see their reactions.
Maria felt fingers run through her hair, she turned and saw Celeste. Celeste smiled at her, Maria moved and embraced her. She stayed like this, she looked around and saw Aragorn with his arms around Arwen, they smiled at her. She moved to look at Legolas only to see a empty spot. She looked up to see him sitting on a branch staring at the stars. She let go of Celeste and climbed up the branch with a bit of difficulty.
She sat on the branch next to him. She waved her hand in front of his face to get his attention. He pulled her hand down. She snapped her fingers at him but it did nothing. " Legolas?" Nothing. Maria grabbed his hair and gave a hard pull. His head snapped back. He grabbed his head and looked at her. She smiled at him. " Finally got your attention." She told him. He turned to look away but she grabbed his chin to make him look at her.
Even though he could pull his head away he didn't. " You don't like my decision do you?" He motioned with his head to say no. She removed her hand. " Tough shit. You're going to have to deal with it. You may not like it but who said life was fair. Now I see two choices, you can either pout like a baby or help me prepare for this. What's it gonna be?"
" I'll help but I'm still not happy about it." He told her.
" Who said you had to be happy about it?" She gave him a quick hug and jumped off the branch. " Now that this Dawson's Creek drama shit is over with let's get something to eat. I skipped lunch and dinner is almost over. So let's go." She declared. She skipped ahead of them to head to the kitchen.
" What's Dawson's Creek?" Arwen asked. All of them shrugged their shoulder's not knowing the answer as they followed her.
To be continued…
Authors Note: Thank you to all who reviewed. Hope you liked this chapter, let me know by reviewing. Next chapter will be up soon. I'm revising the other chapters so they will be easier to read. Review please!