Stalking the Fellowship
Chapter Thirty Five: Damsels in distress
"Ooh, the black ships are pretty from far away." Mo admired the intricate detail lining the wooden ships sides and the great pillars home to the worn sails flapping against them in the new found breeze.
The walking dead had become a dark mist in the twilight of dusk. Night was rolling in over the ravine ahead which meant the company settled down for another uncomfortable night sleeping so close to their fearsome companions.
"You can't even see them properly now," Fran said to Maddy, trying to reassure her that there was no need to sleep under Legolas' blanket again that night.
"Just to be sure, I think I'll stay close to Legolas, you never know what may happen!"
"But you read the books, of course you know what happens."
"Shh! Ok, so I know that we have to get through a forest, get attacked by falling boulders, scare off all the town folk who think Aragorn is the King of the Dead…"
"He looks half dead as it is so I don't blame them."
"…then we get on the ships and arrive just in time at the battle of the Pelennor fields to save the day."
"Well, good for you Madeleine, but what the hell has that got to do with you playing damsel in distress, quite pathetically might I add," Fran scorned.
"Well, for your information, the books have no mention of us or how we have affected the whole chain of events that have and will take place because we are not supposed to be here. But I tell you this, by the end of this quest Legolas Greenleaf will fall in love with me!"
"Oh. My. God." Fran punctuated each word to its fullest extent in the height of disbelief. "You mean this whole 'I'm so afraid. Oh why can't I have a knight in shining armour come and save me from these ghastly creatures? Woe is me' has been an act?"
"I am not that sad!" Maddy retaliated, causing Fran to role her eyes dramatically. "You know that I am afraid of ghosts. And if Legolas feels the need to comfort me then…let's just say I won't be acting as aggressively towards Legolas as Mo was being with Elladan because of what happened last night."
"Talking of Mo, where is she?" Fran began revolving her head in every direction to seek out the missing part of the trio.
"She's been ignoring us all day, although she seems to have forgiven Elladan."
"Really?" Fran said, sitting further down against the dead log Maddy and herself had been relaxing on whilst the rest of the group hurriedly prepared camp. Night's shadow was setting in fast.
"Yeah. Her and Elladan were chatting while they rode side by side, then they went off somewhere as soon as we dismounted."
"Curious…" The ever-imaginative mind of Fran possessed didn't take long to think of an erotic conclusion to Mo's and Elladan's meeting. "What do you think they're doing together? All alone. In the dark. Emotions flaring?"
"NO Fran! Mo wouldn't be doing what you think she's doing." Maddy grinned at the thought.
"Well then what else could they be doing?" Fran looked at Maddy, and Maddy looked at Fran, and together they got up from their resting place to look for Mo.
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"It's all gotten so real lately," Mo confessed, "Very soon we'll all, me, Maddy and Fran included, will be putting our lives in danger."
"That is the risk we are willing to take." Elladan said, sitting closer to Mo.
"Well I didn't sign up for this!"
"Mo, I swear to protect you with all the strength I can wield," pledged Elladan, providing comfort to suppress the overwhelming fear Mo held inside.
"Thank you Elladan. But sometimes I just sit and think to myself, why were we sent here? Who thought it was a good idea to send three schoolgirls into the middle of the great battle between good and evil? Because frankly, whoever did this was a complete dumbass!"
Elladan didn't quite get the meaning of the insult but felt the power behind it nonetheless.
"I just wanna go home before someone ends up hurt." Just like I know they will, Mo thought to herself.
"I can understand what is making you feel that way, and am glad that you can find it in yourself to confide in me, Mo."
"Well I'm not talking to Fran or Maddy so who else would I talk too, or have someone listen to me for change!"
Elladan chuckled gently then placed him hands upon Mo's delicate shoulders. "I appreciate this gesture no matter what the circumstance."
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"Now he's touching up her back. See I told you that they're flirting!"
"Francesca!"
"Yes Maddy?"
"SHUT UP!"
"Quiet, they'll hear you." Fran scowled from behind the bush they were hiding in.
"Can we go now?"
"No. I know he's up to something. I'm gonna catch him red handed…"
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Mo leaned against the elf's chest. "Don't think for a minute that this means I like you." Mo had to make that very clear.
Another chuckle passed from the elf and a kiss was planted on Mo's brow.
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"See! I told you!" Fran was very satisfied and stepped up from their hiding place. "Mo, what the hell is going on here?"
A/n A cliffhanger! Of a sort anyway…
I have to say reading the reviews did leave me slightly scared, but I got over it quickly.
Bunny of Despair: While I think Mo would be all to willing to let you do that, it would muck up the plot Fran and I so ruthlessly wrote, ignoring Mo's very loud, and very frequent protests.
Anon Junky: Wow. We made you laugh that hard?
Fk306 animelover: I think she's in denial too!
Lady Keshanna of the Night: Thank you :gives cookie:
LadyGlory: You may think you're stalking us, but you're not and I feel sorry for the three people you are following in the USA; because we live in Merry old England in a little town, in the middle of nowhere, known as London, or Londinium as I like to call it.:P
Sweetypie15: Ha! See I knew someone would be on my side! Legolas and I make the perfect couple. Fran and Mo just don't seem to see it.
Shadow08: Yes Maddy is the Pixie, and at this point I run away and hide behind a rock, or Legolas. Whichever is nearer.
Goergiana: No, that's not a flame. Yay! Chocolate. Bribery will get you everywhere!
Fae Black: In German you can write words that take up a whole line. That's lots of letters!
Updated: 10th September 2005
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