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Chapter 15
Tuesday
Rebecca had finally stopped crying and started writing her story again. She was trying to put Jeff from her mind. Last night she had burned all the pictures she had of him, which were many since she was a photographer. She had also burned all of those wonderful life-like drawings and portraits she had done of him, and she hoped that in doing so she would be banishing the thought of him forever.
She took solace in her story, writing as much as possible.
Chapter 14
The Fellowship were gathered around the fire, welcoming the warmth of the flames, while Faith sat a few yards away, wrapped in Legolas's cloak. She hadn't eaten anything or spoken to anyone; she was much, much too heartbroken.
Her love was gone. Her one and only, adored and beloved Legolas was gone forever. She sat crying for hour and hours on end, the tears dropping and eventually forming a puddle on the ground.
She was staring at her engagement-turned-wedding ring. They would never know wedded bliss now. She would never have his children.. She pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs, trying to comfort herself. At least they had had that one night together. At least she had the memory of his kisses and soft caresses. But those memories were so painful! She didn't want to call upon them as they seemed to bring more pain than comfort, but she couldn't help herself. She was so desperately in love and her love was gone. She would never look upon her husband's perfect face again.
She hated the Fellowship. She hated them for bringing her love out here. She hated Frodo most of all. He was such a horrid little midget! He had asked if she had the Ring, a desperate look in those disgusting beady eyes of his, but she hadn't answered. No! She wouldn't give it back. It was her mission now, not his. Not his.
As the girl cried, the Fellowship whispered.
"She wouldn't tell me if she had the Ring," Foto said in a low voice. He was completely distressed. It was his Quest to destroy it, but after the Fellowship had magically been transported to somewhere, he hadn't been able to find it! He had panicked. But then they were magically transported to the hill, and they had seen Legolas and Faith fighting the Orcs.
He was so worried. If Legolas had had it, it was still on his person, wherever he was. But if Faith had it, where was it, and why wasn't she giving it to him?
"I know, Foto," Argon said, laying a comforting hand on the hobbit's shoulder. "All will be well." But Argon himself had his doubts. The girl was far too self-centered, he had recognized that almost immediately. He had petitioned the good Lord Ellrind to not let her go with him, but the Elf had insisted. Though, at that very moment that Argon became disgusted once more with Ellrind's decision to let her go, the Lord of Rivendale was regretting it himself. What had he been thinking? Letting a teenage girl go? It was ridiculous!
Rebecca scowled at the typed words. She had always hated Aragorn, and she now hated Elrond too. Regretting sending Faith! Perish the thought! She was an excellent asset! Rebecca had long since forgotten the proper spellings of any name that was not, in her opinion, important. She thought she knew how to pronounce them, but it didn't truly matter if they were spelled properly anyway. It wasn't as if the story was about them.
The rest of the Fellowship sat there, worried out of their minds that the mission to destroy the Ring was at risk, while Faith sat crying her heart out. None of them even considered going over there to comfort her.
She sat there, silently sobbing to herself, missing Legolas.
Meanwhile, Legolas was sitting in a tree. He had managed to escape the Okes and destroy them completely. His first thought after freeing himself from their group was about Faith. But then he thought, Why do I care?
Rebecca gasped. Did she really just write that? No! Legolas and Faith were madly in love and they were married! That was the plan!
She knew the reason for this deviation. It was a note she had received, and it had looked something like Jeff's handwriting, so she had eagerly torn it open.
Rebecca,
I think your obsession with Legolas is disgusting and unhealthy. And your story, which someone told me about, is ridiculous! Legolas would never even care about a mortal teenage girl in that way! It is the main reason I had to break up with you. I really can't date a girl who writes that stuff and thinks it's realistic. I've also been told that you base your character completely on yourself. You are really self-centered and shallow.
Jeff
She had torn it up and thrown it away. She had expected a five-page letter apology, telling her that he still loved her and listing all her wonderful assets. She tried to remember if Jeff had ever had a thing for the Lord of the Rings. She couldn't remember. Whenever he had started talking, Rebecca Maria had been so mesmerized by his wonderful mouth that she hadn't really listened to what he was saying.
"Is he right?" She whispered. She couldn't believe she was questioning her excellent romance story, but Jeff's opinion meant the world to her. So maybe she could change the story some. She would, of course, completely ignore his comments about her character. He would forget those and recognize her perfection in time.
Despite her better judgement, she decided to continue that paragraph instead of destroy it.
Meanwhile, Legolas was sitting in a tree. He had managed to escape the Okes and destroy them completely. His first thought after freeing himself from their group was about Faith. But then he thought, Why do I care? Am I really in love with her?
He tried to think of her. He tried to picture her face-but he couldn't. The Elf was extremely puzzled. He started to head back in the direction of their last camp. With a bit of shame he remembered the night before. He was so confused! When he was with Faith, he was completely in love with her, she was part of him, in his mind all the time, but now that he was away from her, he could scarcely remember what she looked like.
What was happening?
What, indeed! Rebecca couldn't think of a single reason to post that chapter... except for Jeff. What if he read it? What if he read it and decided that she wasn't in love with Legolas so much-she was in love with him? What it he called and apologized and said he loved her still?
The hope could not be denied. In the back of Rebecca's mind, a small voice protested and said that the chance of that happening was slim to none. She told the voice to shut up and posted the chapter.
The next day when she checked her reviews before leaving for school, she saw there was only one so far.
TrueTolkienFan: Still horridly disgusting, but with some slight touch of sanity.
Well, that was the last sentence, anyway. The first part was filled with insults and stuff that almost made Rebecca cry-but she didn't. She was too excited. Maybe Jeff had read it! She couldn't wait to get to school and see him.
More Suish Stupidity. Hey, that's be a great title for a story... About what, I dunno. But, anyway, this chapter is dumb. Of course, the rest of it is dumb. I'm having such a marvelous time writing this story! And this is my favorite chapter, because it doesn't have anything between Legolas and Faith! Three thousand cheers for this excellent chapter. :)