Lindi Note: Thank you thank you thank you! I had a great B-day reading your reviews! It was a blast! Yes, I know I know this chappie is really late. It's all Abby's fault! lol Actually we have finals coming up which equals major stress and HW. So we are very sorry for not updating! Forgive us! Oh and R&R plz! That makes us want to update! Oh and just to let you know, we are past helms deep and working on our 3rd Notebook! Isn't that cool! I will say, and Abby and Ali will agree, that I wrote most of the 2nd Notebook. So uh.. you will see what happens to us! Doesn't that sound great?!?! I bet it does. So enjoy the chappie!

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Time for a Swim?

"What do you need, Mellon nin?" asked Legolas.

"We must leave tomorrow. I know the fellowship is weary and sorrowful, Galadriel said as much herself. But I know the enemy is moving," replied Aragorn.

"This I do know. What would you have me do? I will follow you and do whatever it is that you would have me do."

"I greatly worry about the elf maidens. There is some secret they hold between each other, yet I do not know what. Gandalf told me of it, but he did not tell me what it was. It may be that it is a great evil. Then again, it could be the key to saving Middle Earth."

"What would you have me do?"

"I am no elf. It is true that I am well acquainted in your ways, but you and them hold a common bond that I cannot understand. All I ask of you is to protect them at all costs. As hard as it may be for you..." a smile crept across Aragorn's face.

Legolas raised an eyebrow with a questioning look but said nothing. "Yes, it will be. Sleep well, Mellon nin."

The two friends headed off their separate ways.

The hobbits arose refreshed and rejuvenated.

"Well," said Sam, yawning, "I guess I ought to be makin' breakfast."

"Aye, that's a great idea Sam! I'm hungry," said Merry, excitedly.

"Me too! Come on now, hurry this up before we die of starvation!" cried Pippin.

"You're both always hungry— that is something to be sure of. Let me see what I can create for you both."

"No need," Abby said as she joined the hobbits. "I have brought something that can satisfy even the most hungry hobbit."

"What?" the hobbits asked in unison.

"Lembas! It's wonderful and very tasty. Try it." She handed each of them a piece. "This is all we get? I am hungry! Can't we have more?" complained Pippin.

"You will not need any more than that," said Legolas as he walked up. "One small bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man."

"But we are not men," protested Merry. "We are starvin' hobbits!"

"Could have fooled me!" laughed Abby. "Just eat what I have given you, and if you are still hungry, I will give you more, later."

Aragorn has been up since the sun had touched the edge of the forest. Everything was packed and ready. The boats had been well stocked, and all was well.

Galadriel sent for the fellowship to join her by the river. They all lined up, awaiting her next act.

"You each receive an elven cloak. May it protect you from evil eyes. To you, Ali, I give you the light of Eärendil, our most beloved star. May it be a light to you in dark places when all other lights go out.

"And to you, Legolas, I give you a bow of the ??????a fine weapon for out woodland kin.

"To Merry and Pippin, daggers you receive for your bravery.

"And to you, Samwise, elven rope.

"To you, Abby, I give water from the spring of hope. May it give you the strength to endure when all hope is lost.

"Lindi, I give you the heart of eternity. It will shine when thy heart is true."

Finally, she came to Gimli.

"And what would a dwarf ask of the elves?"

"Nothing. Only to look upon the face of the Lady of Light one last time, for she is fairer than anything that has ever walked on this earth."

Galadriel laughed and Gimli blushed.

"There is one thing I would be honored to have."

"And what is that?" she asked.

"One golden hair from your golden head."

"And so you shall have it." With that, she gave him three strands of her golden hair. Gimli quickly pulled out a leather pouch and placed them inside, still beet red.

Galadriel stepped back and the fellowship bowed politely. They then headed to their boat.

The fellowship headed down the swift river. Aragorn and the hobbits were in one boat. Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir were in the second boat. And Lindi, Abby, and Ali had their own boat. The river at times was very slow and dull. So, at these times, everyone would play games, mostly between the elf maidens' and Gimli's boats. They would attempt to push one another over using the waves made by their paddles. Boromir and Legolas were very skilled with their oars, but Lindi, Ali, and Abby were not so gifted. That is why they used their paddles directly to try and tip the others' boat.

"Place all of the supplies in our boat," said Aragorn. "I know that one, or both, of your boats are going to tip."

"Never!" said Legolas. "They shall never t—"

His sentence was cut off as the boat tipped over, and the elf, man, and dwarf fell into the river. Aragorn turned to see Ali, Abby, and Lindi howling with laughter as the 3 males tried to turn the boat back over.

"Alright," said Gimli, treading water. "Now which one of you lasses tipped the boat?"

Abby and Ali turned and pointed at Lindi, who put on her most innocent face.

"Me? NO! I didn't do it."

"I should have known," said Boromir, getting their boat turned right side up.

"Come on," said Ali, "It was very funny to watch!"

"I wouldn't know," he replied. "As I was too busy going for a swim!"

The elf maidens just laughed.

"But remember," quoted Gimli, "What goes around comes around."

Perfectly timed, the girls' boat tipped over backward. They screamed as they hit the water.

"Haha, Legolas! Nicely done!" cheered Aragorn.

"No one tips my boat and gets away with it!" he said with a grin.

"Oh yeah?" said Lindi.

Finished with this chappie! Happy now? No u want is to keep updating I bet. Well we shall if we get reviews asking us to.