Life Sucks
By: Dreamweaver
Maria entered the kitchen to see four hobbits on the stools by the counter. They all looked up to see her standing in the entrance. They got out of their seats and stepped back. They looked at her with a bit of fear and anticipation in their eyes.
" Are you guys alright?" She asked them.
" You're not going to hurt us?" The chubby one asked her.
" Hurt you? Why would I want to hurt you?" She asked with confusion.
" We saw how angry you were with Lord Elrond." The one with the blue eyes told her. She laughed nervously at them.
" I'm angry at Elrond not with you. Besides I would never hurt someone unless I'm forced to. So don't worry about it."
One of the hobbits took that as a invitation and introduced himself. " Hello, my name is Peregrin Took but you can call me Pippin." Maria smiled at him.
" Hello Pippin, my name is Marianna Lanosa but you can call me Maria." She told him. The other three hobbits stepped forward.
" Hello I'm Meriadoc Brandybuck, you can call me Merry."
" Hello, I'm Frodo Baggins and this is Samwise Gamgee but you can call him Sam." All the hobbits introduced themselves.
" Hi, it's nice to meet you all. Were you eating before I came in?" They nodded at her. " Do you mind if I join you?"
" Not at all." Frodo told her. She smiled at them and took a seat by Pippin. Legolas, Aragorn, Celeste and Arwen entered the kitchen to see the hobbits and Maria getting along quite nicely. Maria was telling them the story of Beauty and the Beast. She smiled as they entered but never pausing. All the hobbits were looking at her with their undivided attention.
" And they lived happily ever after." She said as she finished the story.
" I like that story. You should meet my Uncle Bilbo, he writes stories." Frodo told her.
" I would love to meet him but it looks like its getting late. I'll meet him at another time. I should go to my room and get some rest for I have to get up early and start training." She told him.
" Training? What are you training for?" Merry asked.
" I'll be going on the quest with you."
" You are?" Merry and Pippin asked in unison. She nodded at them.
" Now its time for me to say goodnight. Goodnight."
" Goodnight." The hobbits replied together. With Celeste, Aragorn, Legolas and Arwen they walked to Maria's room. Upon entering her room Legolas asked her a question.
" Are you going to tell Lord Elrond of your decision?"
" No, I have the feeling he already knows and I think he knew I was going to say yes." She told him as she sat down on her bed with her backpack on her lap. She turned the bag over and dumped out the contents. Celeste grabbed one of her pointe shoes and looked at it.
" What is this? It resembles a shoe." Celeste asked. Maria grabbed it out of her hand. She also grabbed her other shoe, tights and leotard.
" I'll tell you what they are in a second." She told them and walked into the bathroom, locking the door. A minute later she came back out wearing her leotard and tights. Legolas and Aragorn's eyes widened when they looked at her, they turned away seeing how tight fitting the leotard was. Maria noticed this and laughed at them.
" You guys can turn around. Its not like I'm naked or anything." She told them. They slowly turned to face her, the tip of their ears red. She rolled her eyes at them. She sat down next to Arwen and put on her shoes. They watched her as she laced them around her ankles. When she finished putting them on she stood up and stretched. After stretching she put her hair into a bun.
" Want to see something cool?" She asked. They nodded at her. Maria smiled at them, a twinkle in her eyes. She took a deep breathe and closed her eyes. She raised her hands above her head and very slowly she rose to the tip of her toes. Staying in that position she opened her eyes and looked at them. She giggled at their reactions. All their eyes were glued to her feet. Legolas looked away first.
" Doesn't that hurt?" He asked.
" No. This is what I use to do everyday at my home. A lot of my friends can do this. It hurt the first time I did it but after awhile your toes get use to it." She told him. After a minute she put her feet back on the ground.
" Why do you do that?" Aragorn asked.
" I'm a dancer, a ballet dancer. I doubt you guys know what that is. I've been dancing since I could stand, its just a part of me, I love to dance. I love the way I feel when I dance and the music is great. I haven't danced since I've been here so I'm going to start again. Who knows when I'll get another chance."
Turning away with them, she started her warm-up. Maria started with a plie, then moved into first position. Demi and stretch, demi and stretch. She did a full grand plie and return. From there she did a port de bras forward, full port de bras back. She did the same in second, forth and fifth positions. Then she rose and took a balance in fifth. Maria did all this while they watched her. All eyes were on her, they watched how graceful she would be with her movements. She danced en pointe. Maria tuned them out, she closed her eyes and listened to the music playing in her head. She would stumble once or twice but would get back on her feet and try the move again.
Chasse, releve, chasse, tendu. Plie. Double pirouette. She danced these movements. After dancing for awhile she stopped and took a breather. Her body covered in sweat. " That was beautiful." Arwen commented. Maria looked up, she totally forgot they were in the room. She looked out to the windows and saw it was very dark outside.
" What time is it?" She asked.
" It is quite late. We'll excuse ourselves and leave you to rest." Aragorn told her. " Sleep well, goodnight." He took Arwen's arm and left. Legolas bid her a goodnight and left as well. Celeste helped Maria bathe and change into a night gown and went to bed.
Maria sat in her bed thinking over her time in Rivendell. Knowing she wasn't going to fall asleep anytime soon she went and sat on the balcony. She sat on a chair and watched the peace come to Rivendell. The breeze dancing across her face. She thought about home. ' Do I even want to go back home? What do I have back home? No one. Mom and Dad are dead, no friends at school. Boyfriend left me, friends from old school deserted me.' She thought bitterly. Maria then thought about the friends she made Rivendell. Just the thought about them brought a smile on her face.
She didn't go to bed until about 1:30 that morning. Maria woke to someone bouncing on her bed. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Celeste bouncing on the bed. " Wake up Maria." She sang.
" Go away Celeste. I need more sleep." Maria said in a groggy voice.
" Wake up now. It's a beautiful day."
" Unless its past nine I don't plan on getting out of this bed." She said, pulling the sheets above her head.
" Wake up sleepy head. You said you wanted to start training today."
" I wasn't in my right state of mind when I said that. So do me a favor and don't wake me up until at least four hours have past."
" Aragorn and Legolas are waiting for you so you must wake up."
" Tell them they can bugger off and so can you."
" Get up Maria." Celeste bounced on the bed harder.
" I don't wanna. Stop jumping." She cried.
" Nope. You did this to me two days ago now I'm giving back the favor." Celeste said.
" God. You're starting to sound like me. I've tainted you." Maria called from under the sheets. Celeste stopped jumping. Maria could hear two pair of feet enter her room.
" Is she still asleep?" She heard Legolas asked.
" She is too stubborn. She will not get up." Celeste answered.
" We'll have to fix that." Aragorn said. He approached her bed. Before she knew it, the blankets were stripped from her. She shivered from the coldness seeping into her body, the warmness left her. She glared at Aragorn.
" You're so mean." She told him.
" Come on now. You wanted to train and to do that you must get up." She shook her head at them. Her hair all frizzy and sticking up in all angles.
" We can do it tomorrow. I just want to sleep."
" Nope. You said today and we'll start today."
" Why do you start listening to me now?" She grumbled.
" I've always listened to you, I just ignore most of the nonsense that comes from your mouth." She stared at him. Her eyes all wide from his remark. Maria opened her mouth to say something but then closed it only to open it once more. She started to look like a fish. She narrowed her eyes and glared at Aragorn. She snuggled deeper into the bed.
" I ain't moving. I swear you guys and starting to sound like me. I've rubbed off you, in a wrong way." They laughed at her.
" Then we'll have to resort to drastic measures. Legolas," Legolas walked toward the bed. Maria moved away from his reach. Using his fast reflexes he grabbed her ankle and pulled him to her. He grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder.
" You can't do this to me! Put me down Legolas! This is harassment. I demand you put me down this instant!" She cried out. She pounded her fist on his back. He walked to her bathroom. Maria saw the bath.
" Don't you dare," She hissed. Ignoring her threat, Legolas dropped her into the water. Her body making a big splash. Her head reaching the surface gasping for air. She glared at them all.
" I will get my revenge." She walked out of them tub. The gown clinging to her wet body. Her hair all soaked. She walked straight up to Legolas and spit water out at him, hitting him straight in the face. Maria then shoved him out of the room locking the doors. She could hear them laughing through the doors as she peeled off the dress. She entered the water again when Aragorn called.
" We'll be back within the hour. You should be ready by then, if not you don't want to know what we'll do." With that, she could hear them leave her bedroom. While Maria washed herself she started to plan her revenge.
To be continued…
Authors Note: Thank you to all who reviewed. The training will happen in the next chapter. I will update soon. Please review!
By: Dreamweaver
Maria entered the kitchen to see four hobbits on the stools by the counter. They all looked up to see her standing in the entrance. They got out of their seats and stepped back. They looked at her with a bit of fear and anticipation in their eyes.
" Are you guys alright?" She asked them.
" You're not going to hurt us?" The chubby one asked her.
" Hurt you? Why would I want to hurt you?" She asked with confusion.
" We saw how angry you were with Lord Elrond." The one with the blue eyes told her. She laughed nervously at them.
" I'm angry at Elrond not with you. Besides I would never hurt someone unless I'm forced to. So don't worry about it."
One of the hobbits took that as a invitation and introduced himself. " Hello, my name is Peregrin Took but you can call me Pippin." Maria smiled at him.
" Hello Pippin, my name is Marianna Lanosa but you can call me Maria." She told him. The other three hobbits stepped forward.
" Hello I'm Meriadoc Brandybuck, you can call me Merry."
" Hello, I'm Frodo Baggins and this is Samwise Gamgee but you can call him Sam." All the hobbits introduced themselves.
" Hi, it's nice to meet you all. Were you eating before I came in?" They nodded at her. " Do you mind if I join you?"
" Not at all." Frodo told her. She smiled at them and took a seat by Pippin. Legolas, Aragorn, Celeste and Arwen entered the kitchen to see the hobbits and Maria getting along quite nicely. Maria was telling them the story of Beauty and the Beast. She smiled as they entered but never pausing. All the hobbits were looking at her with their undivided attention.
" And they lived happily ever after." She said as she finished the story.
" I like that story. You should meet my Uncle Bilbo, he writes stories." Frodo told her.
" I would love to meet him but it looks like its getting late. I'll meet him at another time. I should go to my room and get some rest for I have to get up early and start training." She told him.
" Training? What are you training for?" Merry asked.
" I'll be going on the quest with you."
" You are?" Merry and Pippin asked in unison. She nodded at them.
" Now its time for me to say goodnight. Goodnight."
" Goodnight." The hobbits replied together. With Celeste, Aragorn, Legolas and Arwen they walked to Maria's room. Upon entering her room Legolas asked her a question.
" Are you going to tell Lord Elrond of your decision?"
" No, I have the feeling he already knows and I think he knew I was going to say yes." She told him as she sat down on her bed with her backpack on her lap. She turned the bag over and dumped out the contents. Celeste grabbed one of her pointe shoes and looked at it.
" What is this? It resembles a shoe." Celeste asked. Maria grabbed it out of her hand. She also grabbed her other shoe, tights and leotard.
" I'll tell you what they are in a second." She told them and walked into the bathroom, locking the door. A minute later she came back out wearing her leotard and tights. Legolas and Aragorn's eyes widened when they looked at her, they turned away seeing how tight fitting the leotard was. Maria noticed this and laughed at them.
" You guys can turn around. Its not like I'm naked or anything." She told them. They slowly turned to face her, the tip of their ears red. She rolled her eyes at them. She sat down next to Arwen and put on her shoes. They watched her as she laced them around her ankles. When she finished putting them on she stood up and stretched. After stretching she put her hair into a bun.
" Want to see something cool?" She asked. They nodded at her. Maria smiled at them, a twinkle in her eyes. She took a deep breathe and closed her eyes. She raised her hands above her head and very slowly she rose to the tip of her toes. Staying in that position she opened her eyes and looked at them. She giggled at their reactions. All their eyes were glued to her feet. Legolas looked away first.
" Doesn't that hurt?" He asked.
" No. This is what I use to do everyday at my home. A lot of my friends can do this. It hurt the first time I did it but after awhile your toes get use to it." She told him. After a minute she put her feet back on the ground.
" Why do you do that?" Aragorn asked.
" I'm a dancer, a ballet dancer. I doubt you guys know what that is. I've been dancing since I could stand, its just a part of me, I love to dance. I love the way I feel when I dance and the music is great. I haven't danced since I've been here so I'm going to start again. Who knows when I'll get another chance."
Turning away with them, she started her warm-up. Maria started with a plie, then moved into first position. Demi and stretch, demi and stretch. She did a full grand plie and return. From there she did a port de bras forward, full port de bras back. She did the same in second, forth and fifth positions. Then she rose and took a balance in fifth. Maria did all this while they watched her. All eyes were on her, they watched how graceful she would be with her movements. She danced en pointe. Maria tuned them out, she closed her eyes and listened to the music playing in her head. She would stumble once or twice but would get back on her feet and try the move again.
Chasse, releve, chasse, tendu. Plie. Double pirouette. She danced these movements. After dancing for awhile she stopped and took a breather. Her body covered in sweat. " That was beautiful." Arwen commented. Maria looked up, she totally forgot they were in the room. She looked out to the windows and saw it was very dark outside.
" What time is it?" She asked.
" It is quite late. We'll excuse ourselves and leave you to rest." Aragorn told her. " Sleep well, goodnight." He took Arwen's arm and left. Legolas bid her a goodnight and left as well. Celeste helped Maria bathe and change into a night gown and went to bed.
Maria sat in her bed thinking over her time in Rivendell. Knowing she wasn't going to fall asleep anytime soon she went and sat on the balcony. She sat on a chair and watched the peace come to Rivendell. The breeze dancing across her face. She thought about home. ' Do I even want to go back home? What do I have back home? No one. Mom and Dad are dead, no friends at school. Boyfriend left me, friends from old school deserted me.' She thought bitterly. Maria then thought about the friends she made Rivendell. Just the thought about them brought a smile on her face.
She didn't go to bed until about 1:30 that morning. Maria woke to someone bouncing on her bed. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Celeste bouncing on the bed. " Wake up Maria." She sang.
" Go away Celeste. I need more sleep." Maria said in a groggy voice.
" Wake up now. It's a beautiful day."
" Unless its past nine I don't plan on getting out of this bed." She said, pulling the sheets above her head.
" Wake up sleepy head. You said you wanted to start training today."
" I wasn't in my right state of mind when I said that. So do me a favor and don't wake me up until at least four hours have past."
" Aragorn and Legolas are waiting for you so you must wake up."
" Tell them they can bugger off and so can you."
" Get up Maria." Celeste bounced on the bed harder.
" I don't wanna. Stop jumping." She cried.
" Nope. You did this to me two days ago now I'm giving back the favor." Celeste said.
" God. You're starting to sound like me. I've tainted you." Maria called from under the sheets. Celeste stopped jumping. Maria could hear two pair of feet enter her room.
" Is she still asleep?" She heard Legolas asked.
" She is too stubborn. She will not get up." Celeste answered.
" We'll have to fix that." Aragorn said. He approached her bed. Before she knew it, the blankets were stripped from her. She shivered from the coldness seeping into her body, the warmness left her. She glared at Aragorn.
" You're so mean." She told him.
" Come on now. You wanted to train and to do that you must get up." She shook her head at them. Her hair all frizzy and sticking up in all angles.
" We can do it tomorrow. I just want to sleep."
" Nope. You said today and we'll start today."
" Why do you start listening to me now?" She grumbled.
" I've always listened to you, I just ignore most of the nonsense that comes from your mouth." She stared at him. Her eyes all wide from his remark. Maria opened her mouth to say something but then closed it only to open it once more. She started to look like a fish. She narrowed her eyes and glared at Aragorn. She snuggled deeper into the bed.
" I ain't moving. I swear you guys and starting to sound like me. I've rubbed off you, in a wrong way." They laughed at her.
" Then we'll have to resort to drastic measures. Legolas," Legolas walked toward the bed. Maria moved away from his reach. Using his fast reflexes he grabbed her ankle and pulled him to her. He grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder.
" You can't do this to me! Put me down Legolas! This is harassment. I demand you put me down this instant!" She cried out. She pounded her fist on his back. He walked to her bathroom. Maria saw the bath.
" Don't you dare," She hissed. Ignoring her threat, Legolas dropped her into the water. Her body making a big splash. Her head reaching the surface gasping for air. She glared at them all.
" I will get my revenge." She walked out of them tub. The gown clinging to her wet body. Her hair all soaked. She walked straight up to Legolas and spit water out at him, hitting him straight in the face. Maria then shoved him out of the room locking the doors. She could hear them laughing through the doors as she peeled off the dress. She entered the water again when Aragorn called.
" We'll be back within the hour. You should be ready by then, if not you don't want to know what we'll do." With that, she could hear them leave her bedroom. While Maria washed herself she started to plan her revenge.
To be continued…
Authors Note: Thank you to all who reviewed. The training will happen in the next chapter. I will update soon. Please review!