Life Sucks
By: Honolulu
After Maria had told the four of her past no one ever brought up the subject again and for that Maria was thankful. A week went by and things went back to the way they were. Maria was with Aragorn and Legolas training while Arwen and Celeste were just sitting on the sidelines watching. Legolas was helping her with archery when Boromir entered the fields. He was watching her and making rude comments whenever she messed up. Knowing she wouldn't be able to concentrate with him around Maria set down the bow and faced him.
" Damn it Boromir! What the hell is your problem? Huh?!? Ever since we met you've been nothing but rude to me. You don't want me to come along on this quest, fine but don't take your anger out on me. I've done nothing to you. So shut your trap and leave me alone!" Maria told him. Boromir walked up to her, they only stood a foot apart from one another.
" My problem is you. As I told you earlier you would be nothing but a burden on this trip." He spat at her.
" You don't think I'm qualified?"
" No I don't."
" Fine. To show you I'm qualified why don't we have a little one on one? If I draw blood from you I win, you draw blood from me you win, do you accept?" Boromir was silent, thinking it over.
" I accept."
" Good. You can use any weapon you want. We don't stop till someone bleeds." Maria turned around and went to grab her weapons. Legolas, Arwen, Celeste and Aragorn following her.
" What do you think you're doing?" Arwen asked.
" I'm challenging him." Maria said while strapping on her sword around her waist.
" You will lose. Boromir has been well trained and has been at this for years while you only learned a few weeks ago." Aragorn said.
" If I don't do this he will never stop thinking I'm inferior to him. This is the only way I can think of." Maria retorted. She removed the cloak she was wearing and strapped her daggers on her back.
" Maria, you are not listening to us. You will lose and be battered." Legolas said. She turned and faced them, her eyes blazing.
" Thanks for all the support and confidence." She said her words laced with sarcasm. " We both have advantages and disadvantages. He has more experience, I don't have a lot. He's slow and I'm quick besides I have a couple tricks up my sleeves." Maria told them. She walked back out to see Boromir sitting on a rock readying to go.
She walked towards him. She quickly placed her hair in a bun so it wouldn't get into her way. " Ready?" She asked. He got to his feet and pulled out his sword.
" Ready when you are." He said. She nodded and drew out her sword. Both looked at each other, daring to make the first move. Boromir moved first and swung out her, she blocked the blow. Both were equal to one another, though Boromir was more experienced Maria used her wit and quickness. The sound of metal clashing and insults being thrown at each other brought an audience.
The rest of the fellowship along with Elrond joined Celeste, Arwen, Aragorn and Legolas to watch the match. Some of the other elves watched as well. Maria was on defense as Boromir striked at her. She moved back, blocking blows when she lost her footing causing her to fall to the ground. She lost her grip on the sword and it fell out of her hands. She turned to grab it when Boromir kicked it away from her. Maria scrambled back to get away from him.
He pointed his sword at her wearing a cocky grin on his face. Everyone watched them figuring that Maria was going to lose. He raised his sword to her cheek readying to cut her skin to draw blood. Thinking quickly, Maria swung out her foot and swiped Boromir's legs making him fall. She got up to her feet and pulled out her daggers. Boromir got to his feet pointing his sword at her.
Both of them stared at each other never losing eye contact. The sun glinted off of the daggers. Maria noticed this and saw the stream of light. She repositioned the daggers and directed the light into Boromir's eyes. " Ahh!" He cried becoming blinded. Acting quickly Maria knocked his sword out of his hands. She kicked him making fall back on the ground. She got on top of him and brought her dagger to cut him when he grabbed her wrists.
They rolled across the dirt, now Boromir was straddling Maria holding her wrists. He banged her wrists on the ground making her let loose of the daggers. She brought up her leg hitting the back of his head. He let go of her left wrist to grab his head. Now that her hand was free she brought back her arm and punched him in the face. He cried out and cradled his face with both hands. She pushed him off her and got to her feet.
She brought up her fists and got into a defensive stance. Boromir got up and faced her. His face red from where she punched him. Both were now weaponless and covered in dirt. Maria brought up her hand to wipe the sweat of her brow. Most of the male elves cheered on Boromir while the she-elves cheered on Maria. There were a few she-elves that cheered on Boromir namely Artanis and Nienna. The fellowship cheered on Maria.
With a cry Boromir ran at Maria. He punched at her which she blocked then she countered with a punch to his gut. He brought up his other hand and knocked her on the side of her head. " Shit!" She called out, dropping to her knees. Aragorn and Legolas jumped onto their feet, Maria saw this " Stay back!" She called out to them. Arwen and Celeste forcefully pulled them back down. Her vision stared to go black but she shook it off and got back on her feet.
Boromir kept throwing punches, Maria could block only so many. Those that she missed knocked her in the head or on her body. She pulled back so she could recover and become offense instead of defense. Remembering her kickboxing lessons she moved back in. She faked a left punch, Boromir raised up his hand to block but got hit with her right. He stumbled and caught a open spot.
He punched her right side. Maria winced at the contact. She brought back her right hand and threw it at his shoulder but he caught her wrist. She tugged to make him release her but it didn't help. Maria lifted her left hand and backhanded him finally making him lose grip. She went back and cradled her wrist. She noticed that it was already starting to bruise.
Elrond looked at her. Maria was covered in dirt and wet with sweat. She was breathing quickly and her face was starting to bruise. He was pretty sure the rest of her body was bruising as well. Most of her hair came out of her bun and pieces of hair was in her face. Boromir taking her distraction kicked her in the stomach making her lose her breath then slapped her across the cheek. She hit the ground. " Get up Maria!" Maria looked up from the ground to see where the voice came from. " Get up!" She saw that Celeste and Legolas were the ones shouting at her.
Maria slowing started to get up but got kicked in the back making her eat dirt. She started to get back up and got kicked again but in the stomach making her roll onto her back. She saw Boromir towering over her. She spat into his face. He wiped the spit off his cheek and grabbed the front of her shirt. He pulled her towards him and brought up his hand to strike her. Maria grabbed some dirt with her hand. Before his hand made contact with her face she threw the dirt into his eyes. Making him blind once again, he dropped her back to the ground.
Slowly she got back up. Taking in his blindness she started jabbing him then she uppercut him in the jaw. She rotated her body and did a roundhouse kick to his head. He hit the ground. She swiped the dagger of the ground and straddled Boromir. She grabbed his chin to make him hold still and cut his cheek, drawing blood. With her finger, she touched his cheek and showed him his own blood. " You lose." She said. He nodded his head in defeat. Maria rolled of him and laid on the ground catching her breath.
The fellowship and part of the crowd ran to them. Gandalf and some of the crowd helped lift Boromir to his feet. Legolas and Aragorn helped Maria to her feet, each had one of her arms around their shoulder as they pulled her up. They were about to take Maria to her room to clean her up when she called out to Boromir. " Boromir!"
He faced her. " You make a good opponent." She said.
" So do you." He replied. Maria lifted out her right hand to him.
" Equals?" He looked at her hand then smiled at her.
" Equals." He said then shook her hand. They smiled at each other than left to get cleaned up. Celeste and Arwen helped her bathe. After they finished Elrond healed the bruises. Legolas tucked her into her bed.
" Your bruises are gone but you're still going to feel sore. So I suggest you just lay down and take it easy." Elrond told her. Maria just nodded her head. Elrond left with Arwen.
" That was very foolish of you Maria but it had to be done. Take it easy." Celeste told her before she left. Legolas sat down on her right and Aragorn on her left. She looked between the two of them.
" Are you two going to scold me?" She asked. They looked at her and shook their heads. She sighed in relief. Aragorn brushed her hair out of her face.
" I'm just going to say 'don't do it again'." He told her. He patted her head and left as well. Legolas gave her a kiss on the forehead, gave her a smile and followed Aragorn. Maria smiled, closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.
To be continued…
Authors Note: Thank you to all that reviewed!!! I never thought I would get 83 reviews. THANK YOU!!! Hope you liked this chapter. I'll try to get one or two more chapters out before school. Please review! Thank you all once again!!!
By: Honolulu
After Maria had told the four of her past no one ever brought up the subject again and for that Maria was thankful. A week went by and things went back to the way they were. Maria was with Aragorn and Legolas training while Arwen and Celeste were just sitting on the sidelines watching. Legolas was helping her with archery when Boromir entered the fields. He was watching her and making rude comments whenever she messed up. Knowing she wouldn't be able to concentrate with him around Maria set down the bow and faced him.
" Damn it Boromir! What the hell is your problem? Huh?!? Ever since we met you've been nothing but rude to me. You don't want me to come along on this quest, fine but don't take your anger out on me. I've done nothing to you. So shut your trap and leave me alone!" Maria told him. Boromir walked up to her, they only stood a foot apart from one another.
" My problem is you. As I told you earlier you would be nothing but a burden on this trip." He spat at her.
" You don't think I'm qualified?"
" No I don't."
" Fine. To show you I'm qualified why don't we have a little one on one? If I draw blood from you I win, you draw blood from me you win, do you accept?" Boromir was silent, thinking it over.
" I accept."
" Good. You can use any weapon you want. We don't stop till someone bleeds." Maria turned around and went to grab her weapons. Legolas, Arwen, Celeste and Aragorn following her.
" What do you think you're doing?" Arwen asked.
" I'm challenging him." Maria said while strapping on her sword around her waist.
" You will lose. Boromir has been well trained and has been at this for years while you only learned a few weeks ago." Aragorn said.
" If I don't do this he will never stop thinking I'm inferior to him. This is the only way I can think of." Maria retorted. She removed the cloak she was wearing and strapped her daggers on her back.
" Maria, you are not listening to us. You will lose and be battered." Legolas said. She turned and faced them, her eyes blazing.
" Thanks for all the support and confidence." She said her words laced with sarcasm. " We both have advantages and disadvantages. He has more experience, I don't have a lot. He's slow and I'm quick besides I have a couple tricks up my sleeves." Maria told them. She walked back out to see Boromir sitting on a rock readying to go.
She walked towards him. She quickly placed her hair in a bun so it wouldn't get into her way. " Ready?" She asked. He got to his feet and pulled out his sword.
" Ready when you are." He said. She nodded and drew out her sword. Both looked at each other, daring to make the first move. Boromir moved first and swung out her, she blocked the blow. Both were equal to one another, though Boromir was more experienced Maria used her wit and quickness. The sound of metal clashing and insults being thrown at each other brought an audience.
The rest of the fellowship along with Elrond joined Celeste, Arwen, Aragorn and Legolas to watch the match. Some of the other elves watched as well. Maria was on defense as Boromir striked at her. She moved back, blocking blows when she lost her footing causing her to fall to the ground. She lost her grip on the sword and it fell out of her hands. She turned to grab it when Boromir kicked it away from her. Maria scrambled back to get away from him.
He pointed his sword at her wearing a cocky grin on his face. Everyone watched them figuring that Maria was going to lose. He raised his sword to her cheek readying to cut her skin to draw blood. Thinking quickly, Maria swung out her foot and swiped Boromir's legs making him fall. She got up to her feet and pulled out her daggers. Boromir got to his feet pointing his sword at her.
Both of them stared at each other never losing eye contact. The sun glinted off of the daggers. Maria noticed this and saw the stream of light. She repositioned the daggers and directed the light into Boromir's eyes. " Ahh!" He cried becoming blinded. Acting quickly Maria knocked his sword out of his hands. She kicked him making fall back on the ground. She got on top of him and brought her dagger to cut him when he grabbed her wrists.
They rolled across the dirt, now Boromir was straddling Maria holding her wrists. He banged her wrists on the ground making her let loose of the daggers. She brought up her leg hitting the back of his head. He let go of her left wrist to grab his head. Now that her hand was free she brought back her arm and punched him in the face. He cried out and cradled his face with both hands. She pushed him off her and got to her feet.
She brought up her fists and got into a defensive stance. Boromir got up and faced her. His face red from where she punched him. Both were now weaponless and covered in dirt. Maria brought up her hand to wipe the sweat of her brow. Most of the male elves cheered on Boromir while the she-elves cheered on Maria. There were a few she-elves that cheered on Boromir namely Artanis and Nienna. The fellowship cheered on Maria.
With a cry Boromir ran at Maria. He punched at her which she blocked then she countered with a punch to his gut. He brought up his other hand and knocked her on the side of her head. " Shit!" She called out, dropping to her knees. Aragorn and Legolas jumped onto their feet, Maria saw this " Stay back!" She called out to them. Arwen and Celeste forcefully pulled them back down. Her vision stared to go black but she shook it off and got back on her feet.
Boromir kept throwing punches, Maria could block only so many. Those that she missed knocked her in the head or on her body. She pulled back so she could recover and become offense instead of defense. Remembering her kickboxing lessons she moved back in. She faked a left punch, Boromir raised up his hand to block but got hit with her right. He stumbled and caught a open spot.
He punched her right side. Maria winced at the contact. She brought back her right hand and threw it at his shoulder but he caught her wrist. She tugged to make him release her but it didn't help. Maria lifted her left hand and backhanded him finally making him lose grip. She went back and cradled her wrist. She noticed that it was already starting to bruise.
Elrond looked at her. Maria was covered in dirt and wet with sweat. She was breathing quickly and her face was starting to bruise. He was pretty sure the rest of her body was bruising as well. Most of her hair came out of her bun and pieces of hair was in her face. Boromir taking her distraction kicked her in the stomach making her lose her breath then slapped her across the cheek. She hit the ground. " Get up Maria!" Maria looked up from the ground to see where the voice came from. " Get up!" She saw that Celeste and Legolas were the ones shouting at her.
Maria slowing started to get up but got kicked in the back making her eat dirt. She started to get back up and got kicked again but in the stomach making her roll onto her back. She saw Boromir towering over her. She spat into his face. He wiped the spit off his cheek and grabbed the front of her shirt. He pulled her towards him and brought up his hand to strike her. Maria grabbed some dirt with her hand. Before his hand made contact with her face she threw the dirt into his eyes. Making him blind once again, he dropped her back to the ground.
Slowly she got back up. Taking in his blindness she started jabbing him then she uppercut him in the jaw. She rotated her body and did a roundhouse kick to his head. He hit the ground. She swiped the dagger of the ground and straddled Boromir. She grabbed his chin to make him hold still and cut his cheek, drawing blood. With her finger, she touched his cheek and showed him his own blood. " You lose." She said. He nodded his head in defeat. Maria rolled of him and laid on the ground catching her breath.
The fellowship and part of the crowd ran to them. Gandalf and some of the crowd helped lift Boromir to his feet. Legolas and Aragorn helped Maria to her feet, each had one of her arms around their shoulder as they pulled her up. They were about to take Maria to her room to clean her up when she called out to Boromir. " Boromir!"
He faced her. " You make a good opponent." She said.
" So do you." He replied. Maria lifted out her right hand to him.
" Equals?" He looked at her hand then smiled at her.
" Equals." He said then shook her hand. They smiled at each other than left to get cleaned up. Celeste and Arwen helped her bathe. After they finished Elrond healed the bruises. Legolas tucked her into her bed.
" Your bruises are gone but you're still going to feel sore. So I suggest you just lay down and take it easy." Elrond told her. Maria just nodded her head. Elrond left with Arwen.
" That was very foolish of you Maria but it had to be done. Take it easy." Celeste told her before she left. Legolas sat down on her right and Aragorn on her left. She looked between the two of them.
" Are you two going to scold me?" She asked. They looked at her and shook their heads. She sighed in relief. Aragorn brushed her hair out of her face.
" I'm just going to say 'don't do it again'." He told her. He patted her head and left as well. Legolas gave her a kiss on the forehead, gave her a smile and followed Aragorn. Maria smiled, closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.
To be continued…
Authors Note: Thank you to all that reviewed!!! I never thought I would get 83 reviews. THANK YOU!!! Hope you liked this chapter. I'll try to get one or two more chapters out before school. Please review! Thank you all once again!!!