Stalking the Fellowship
Chapter Thirty One: The paths of the dead…nearly
"Changed your elven affections then?" Fran asked, smirking.
"What?" asked a perplexed Maddy.
"He winked at you."
"Who did?"
"Elrohir."
"Oh, yeah." Maddy grinned.
"So you aren't desperately in love with him then?"
"I've never been 'desperately in love' with Elrohir, though he is a hot elf. Come to think of it most elves are."
"I was talking about Legolas."
"Oh." Maddy looked decidedly ahead.
"You don't like him any more!" Fran exclaimed nearly falling off her horse. Several people stared at her, while Elrohir glanced over in interest.
"I didn't say that."
"Your face says it all!"
"No, I just think it's…stupid. After all we are on a quest for war, and he ignores me, and not in a I-like-you-so-I'll-avoid-you kinda way."
"Mo! OVER HERE!" Fran yelled.
"What?" Mo questioned turning Orion towards them.
"Madeleine is broken!" Fran hissed.
"I'm not broken!" Maddy exclaimed leading to several more people turning in their saddles.
"When you say 'broken' what do you mean?" Mo asked, shaking her head, briefly glancing at Elladan, or was it Elrohir?
"She doesn't like you-know-who anymore." Fran said by way of explanation.
"Voldemort?"
"No." Fran scowled, "Who Orlando Bloom plays."
"Will Turner?"
"Mo! Stop being a dunce. I'm talking about a book character."
"What? You mean?" Mo glanced back down the line of riders. "Well it's about time toy got over the good for nothing ponce."
"Don't call him that!" Maddy leaned over to whack her."
"See! Fran you're wrong, she's perfectly sane."
"Then why did he wink at you?" Fran demanded.
"That, m'dear, is a secret." Maddy replied smugly.
"You're keeping secrets from us, with an Elf?" Mo was incredulous.
"Uh huh."
"They tried to execute us." Shouted Mo.
"Elrohir didn't."
Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas turned around at that.
"I didn't do what?" The younger twin asked.
"It doesn't matter." Came the quick reply from Madeleine.
"You have to tell me, you said my name!"
"Why?" Maddy asked, smirking.
"Because I said so."
"Great reasoning Lord Elrohir. I'll be going back to my conversation without the three of you eaves dropping." Maddy snickered to her self before proclaiming, "I ain't been dropping no eaves, sir!"
"What?" Mo questioned sharply.
"I am quoting Sam." Maddy replied brightly.
"Of course you are." Came Fran's dubious reply.
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"Why do they keep staring over here?" Mo asked.
"Who is staring?" Fran questioned as Maddy sniggered.
"What are you laughing at?" Mo questioned.
"Nothing." Maddy replied, far to quickly.
"Tell me, otherwise I'll set the ghosts on you." Mo threatened with a grin.
"Ghosts? Where?" Said a panicking Maddy, diving under her elven cloak, causing her friends and those around her to burst into laughter.
"That was evil!" Maddy exclaimed.
"You are evil, keeping secrets from your only actual friends in Middle Earth."
At that moment the elven twins came over. Elrohir dropped himself down next to Maddy and whispered something into her ear. This made her look up at Mo, and then at Elladan who had sat next to Mo.
"Ok…what are you doing?"
"Giving you the pleasure of my company." Replied Elladan as he watched Mo chuck things in the fire.
"What if I don't want your company? Go share it with Maddy, she takes an interest in elves."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Maddy questioned, eyes narrowed.
"That I'd rather not have Elladan's company and that he should somewhere where he would be more appreciated. I'm sure many elven maids would."
"Why do you hate me so?"
"Who said anything about hate? That is such a weak word for what I feel."
"Don't worry, she hates everyone right now," said Fran, at the look on Elladan's face.
"Maddy, your thoughts on the paths of the dead?" asked Mo, quickly changing the topic.
"The paths of the dead? What has that got anything to do with us?"
"Erm…even I remember that we go through them." Fran replied.
"Well there is NO way I am going through there." Maddy exclaimed.
"Awww. Is Maddy scared of beings that aren't even touchable?" Mo teased.
"Yes! Maddy is! Can't we go around?"
"We can," said Mo, pointing to Fran and herself, "but you can't."
"Why not?"
"Because of a certain decision you made in Hollin that got us in this situation in the first place."
"Shut up!"
"BOOO!" Fran shouted. Maddy quickly jumped from her place, screaming, leaving Mo and Fran on the floor clutching their stomachs.
Well first off, sorry for the wait, sounds like an old record, I know. But! Fear not, I went to Mo's house yesterday and stole, ok grudgingly received, the Stalking the Fellowship file, with every hand written chapter for me to type up. Only another 50 to go!
I go back to college of Monday, after my lovely 1 week summer holiday (I wish I were joking) but hopefully work shouldn't get to busy to quickly so this story should be updated at least twice a week.
For those of you who read our other story, 'a work in progress' it hasn't been abandoned: we finally go stuff sorted out yesterday and it should be up by the end of September/ early October which seems ages away but it's long and complicated and full of fiddly bits that all three of us have to chip in on. It was much easier to write when we went to the same school…
Anyway, onto reviews, all twelve of them! On another note I have read rumours that we're no longer allowed to reply to reviews. I have read through the terms of service and it didn't say that. Anyone care to enlighten me on whether this is true or not. But I digress…
LadyGlory: Thanks for sticking with the story.
Alatril Carnesr: I do that as well. I usually prefer the beginnings of stories.
Mikki Leigh: Mo gets a lot of stuff happening to her in the next few chapters, can't leave her out, can we?
Sweetypie15: Thanks
IloveJesus7390: Thanks
Fk306 animelover: Quite a lot of arguments going on at the moment.
Go Stick Your Head in A toilet: Thank you.
Rhiw: Should I be worried?
FallenTruth: You're on the right track.
Bunny of despair: Thanks
Yellow Peanutbutter Ruler: Thanks.
Sorry for the not so detailed answers, I have chapters to type and the room I am in is stiflingly hot!
Thanks for reading,
PiXiE