Author's Note: Now I know I was late on this chapter but half the time I was working, had school work, or had family things and the other half I had writers block or was being lazy. I know I am just awful for making you guys wait.
With this chapter I didn't exactly go by either the movie or book, because I couldn't remember either well, so I just wrote what I thought was right. So please don't jump on my case.
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Chapter 13: The Long Road
As soon as I heard Aragorn's sharp intake of breath, my eyes flew open. Years of living outdoors and always having the threat of attacks during the night. I was used to being waken up before the crack of dawn and constantly being on edge, so this morning was no different.
Anyways, back to the story. Before Aragorn had the chance to wake anyone I bolted out of bed and began to get ready (pull on my cloak, boots, weapons, and pack), while Aragorn woke the Hobbits. I had noticed immediately the dread that had filled the air in the little room. I took a quick glance out the window and spotted the dark shadow laying on the hill above the sleeping town.
Once I saw this I began to rush the half asleep Half-men. Pippin almost fell over as I pushed him to the door. The seconds went by like hours, I thought that in any given moment the darkness that rested on the hillside would suddenly fill the room and capture us. Luckily, I found myself outside of the pub/hotel within the moment with the Hobbits closely in tow.
We escaped the town just as the Nazgul descended upon the pub in which we had stayed in. Aragorn and I were walking beside a horse he had bought that look half-dead. Sam had given the poor beast the name Bill, after it's previous owner. We let Frodo ride on the horse so he could keep his strength.
Soon though we began walking though an apple orchid. By this time all the Hobbits were walking behind us. "Aragorn, I'm hungry," Pippin began his hunger speech. I started laughing as Aragorn rolled his eyes and started his speech on how Hobbits didn't need to eat 24/7.
"Oh come on Aragorn can't you see the poor lil' bugger is dying from starvation," I said while stopping to poke Pippin's pot belly. "He won't last much longer."
"That's right Strider listen to the lady, she know's what she's talking about." Merry agreed.
With his frustration bubbling Aragorn stomped behind an apple tree and began throwing several apples at the Hobbits and I even think that a couple of times when an apple hit either Pippin or Merry in the head, it was on purpose.
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Well after stopping to stuff about twenty apples into our packs apiece, we were off to continue our quest of about twenty days to Elrond's place. I knew that this trip Elrond would make me decide what I wanted to do with my life and to tell you the truth I had no clue. I'd have to have a talk with Elrond and eventually Legolas. I wish I didn't have to decide this soon, after all I still don't know Legolas that well. Maybe while we're here we can talk and at least become friends.
I do admit that yes I have had dreams about him every night for the past month. It would just be his face and him whispering something to me that I couldn't make out.
I hated those dreams, because when I woke up in the morning, I always felt guilty about leaving Legolas at Rivendell. Then I would get so busy during the day, that I would forget about the dreams, and when I went to sleep I would remember again.
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After we had been traveling for a few weeks and the Hobbits consistent banter about nothing reminded me about my 'Dream Friends' that I had back in the place I called 'North Carolina'. I missed that, it was my home and ever since I have been out of my coma I haven't felt like I was at a home.
I miss all the friends I had at my 'home' and I felt that I hadn't spent enough time with them, even if they were imaginary.
I guess my current feelings of guilt was present on my face, because Aragorn nudged me in my side and gave me a questioning glance. I just shrugged and looked over at the Hobbits who were arguing over who would sleep where.
When they finally settled down and went to sleep I told Aragorn all that was on my mind. He seemed to understand the majority of it, even though most of it sounded crazy. Everything was going fine until he brought up Legolas.
"You know Amaris, I know you have amnesia. And I know that it's hard for you to imagine you and Legolas together, but I can tell you right now and after words, that Legolas loves you and he's probably driving himself mad with worry with you being out here with me." He paused and looked at our temporary campsite and sighed. "Before we left Rivendell that last night you saw him he made me promise that I would keep you safe, and make sure that you came back to him. Now I'm not saying that I am going to make you stay with Legolas or force you to be his wife, I'm trying to help you remember the life that you had with Legolas before the accident."
"What was it like?" I asked staring into the flames, preparing my mind for me to envision this happening.
"Well I never saw you without a smile on your face. When you weren't with Legolas, you were often found either with the children in the castle, in the kitchen, or with the village people (no humor intended).
I looked over at the sleeping Hobbits and sighed. They had no idea what they were going up against. I had decided not to tell them what was to happen, but to try to keep the majority of their coming adventure.
Aragorn must've noticed some kind of emotion to cross my face, because he asked, "What's wrong Amaris?"
"Tis nothing, I'm just a tid bit tired from today's walk."
"Well you go on to sleep I'll stay up for the first watch." He replied.
After standing up, I stretched, gave Aragorn a big sisterly hug, and told him goodnight. I crawled into my little area I was to sleep in and drifted off to my brothers sweetly, singing voice.
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"Rise and shine sleeping beauty!" I heard a very, energized voice shout.
Groaning, I slowly opened my eyes to see who the fool was to wake me. Pippin... I should've known. Oh who could get mad at such a cute face? Obiviously not me, so I held back my smart remark and settled for stretching instead.
I heard one of the Hobbits ask if we were almost to Rivendell and Aragorn answer with, "A twelve days march, then we'll be there." I laughed at the thought of the Hobbit's faces when they would first see the great structure that was Rivendell. When everyone glanced sharply at me I laughed even harder at their confused state of mind.
We would then eat breakfast and start out on our day's journey. To bad we didn't have vehicals.
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"We will rest for tonight on top of that yonder hill." Aragorn pointed ahead of him some great distance in front of us. I groaned loudly so that my companions stared at me.
Before you read the rest of the conversation you need to understand why I don't like Weathertop. Stopping for the night wasn't such a big thing to me unless it was of course at an ominous place, like Weathertop. Weathertop isn't the kind of place Walt Disney would build a theme park, let me tell you that much. Everytime I go there I can't sleep a wink for a good three days. The only reason I go there is because Aragorn insists that it's such a great lookout spot, yeah right.
Ever since I had begun my travels with my brother, we have stopped at Weathertop when we were in this side of the land. Weathertop is the kind of place you dream of when you are sleeping on the nights the demons in you head take over your visions. Not only is Weathertop at the top of my most creepy places list, but it has no shelter that is any good to a group about the size of ours.
So can you see why I made such an argument with Aragorn over stopping at that damned place?
"Aragorn no, I will not stay there again. that place gives me nightmares." I started in as soon as he even thought of the word 'Weathertop'.
"I'm not going to have this discussion with you again Amaris. The Hobbits need to be in an area of safety-"
"You call that place safe?" I demanded.
"Yes, you know good and well all the safe places in this area and you also know how far away each of them are."
"I'd rather travel to the next town instead of staying at that place."
"The Hobbits couldn't last that long."
Frodo soon stepped between us and looked me in the eyes and said, "We will stay at Weathertop tonight for a short while, then we will move on to the next town."
I almost said that I wouldn't do it, but he showed the most puppy dogged face I'd had ever seen and so all I could do was say alright.
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As we hiked up what was left of the infamous Weathertop I kept repeating in my head that I couldn't kill Frodo or Aragorn, because they would be important to the ending of this story. We had took a spot near the side we had climbed and pitched a temporary camp. I couldn't believe that they had actually got me to climb the freakin' hill without having to use force. Aragorn owed me sooooo much.
Aragorn and I were in the middle of a deep discussion of why I hated his guts, when we smelt the smell of smoke around us. Like a flash we both turned adn ran down the steps/hill side to the Hobbits. The Hobbits were gathered around a small, happy flame that Aragorn soon kicked out and was eating something Sam had cooked.
I glanced back over my shoulder at the direction in which we had came and saw the shadows of the things that followed us... Nazgul. Aragorn turned and looked in the direction that I was and yelled at the Hobbits to pack their things and go on top of Weathertop.
I knew this had been an awful idea, well at least I knew what happens next anyways, Frodo gets stabbed and Glorfindel saves him. Well my plan was to help Aragorn make sure his ass doesn't get kicked in the process.
The Hobbits tried to block the ringbarer as much as possible while Aragorn and I stood in front of them. I knew that the Wraiths were bigger, stronger and older than me, but that made little difference at that point in time. My goal in life at that moment was to protect Frodo, without getting myself killed.
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Author's Note: Not as long as it usually is, but whatever, it's an update. Thanks for sticking in there for me, while I was trying to get through all that crap (listed above). I thought that I would have more time to write during the summer, whoops... wrong again. Don't worry I have the next update up sooner then this one.
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