Time Transcended

Problems with Zorro

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"Reb! You simply must tell me what is making you so happy. It's a guy, I know it!" Liz said.

It was the next morning and Liz was about to go crazy.

"Okay!" Rebecca grinned. "I am engaged. To Elro. His name is Ronald. Should you like to know. And we are going to get married January first."

"Whoa, wait a second! This January first? As in, only a few months away. As in, right after Christmas?" Liz said. She was about to fall into shock. This was most unusual behavior for Rebecca.

"Yes," Rebecca grinned. "You should be happy. I found my lost love, we are happily reunited, and now about to be married."

"I want to meet him!" Liz said. "You are practically my sister. I think I ought to."

"Sure. We are going out Friday night. If you want, I am sure you can tag along," Reb smiled.

"Um...okay. Oh, Reb, yesterday Elmer called about thirty times to see if you were here. He wants to go out on a date with you. I'm rather certain."

"Oh," Rebecca said with a frown. He was quite a nice guy, but... she simply had to tell him that she was engaged. If she didn't... "Do you have his number written down?"

"Nope. I have it memorized. He said it each time he called," Liz replied. Traces of yesterday's annoyance could be seen upon her face. She quoted the number, Rebecca dialed it, and waited.

"Hello?" a male voice said on the other end.

"Hello. This is Rebecca. Is Elmer there?"

"Oh, hi Rebecca! Yeah, it's me! I'm glad you returned my calls. I wanted to know if you wanted to..."

"Uh, Elmer, don't say another word. I...uh... can't. I'm kind of engaged."

"Huh? Engaged? I thought you were with out a boyfriend," he replied. Thoroughly bewildered.

"Well, I was. I had this old boyfriend, and I had to leave, and we lost contact. We were very much in love when we did. Well, he turned up again, and well... we're engaged. It's a really strange, long, and twisted story. I'm sorry. You are a great guy and I am certain you shall find a great girl someday, but it isn't me."

"Oh. Well then. Could we still be friends?" Elmer dejectedly asked.

"Well, uh, you see. Right after we get married, we are going to tour the world. We are getting married January first. Soon after our world tour, we are going to... uh... let's just say we are going to disappear."

"Well that's okay. Can we still be friends until then?" Elmer asked.

"Uh... sure. Why not!" Rebecca said, not wanting to sound completely rude.

"That's great. How about you and your fiancee and I get together this afternoon and do something?"

"Uh, I'd have to ask him, but sure, sounds like fun," she said.

"Then I'll let you go call him. Call me afterwards!"

"Alright, bye!"

Rebecca hung up. That was officially the most awkward phone conversation she had ever been in.

"What?" Liz asked with a raised brow. "That was the most awkward one sided converstaion I have ever heard."

"Sorry. I have to call Elro now. Elmer still wants to be friends with me until I leave, so I am going to see if Elro wants to do something with him this afternoon. Want to come?"

"Uh, that's okay. I got a paper to write. Must tell me how it goes. It sounds weird to me, just to let you know, but hey, hope it all works out."

Rebecca then called Elrohir and after he said he would go along with it, she called Elmer again and after playing a bit of phone-tag, it was established that they would go bowling at four, eat dinner around five-thirty or six, and then call it a night.

They met at the bowling alley, and then the bowling commenced. Elrohir and Elmer began talking a little bit, as guys do, and after the night was over and Elrohir was driving Rebecca home, he said, "Mirë, I am not so certain about Elmer. There is something about him that does not settle well with me. I... I cannot quite figure out what, but something about him is unsettling."

"Oh, you're just jealous Elro! He is a really nice guy," Rebecca said.

Elrohir only smiled, he then leaned over and gave her a soft kiss and whispered in elvish, "I'm sure you are probably right. Take care Mirë nin, until we meet again."

Authors note: Yeah, yeah, short chapter. I wanted it to be a little bit longer, but couldn't think of how to do it. Well, this is waaay early but this is my early Christmas gift to all my spiffy reviewers. I couldn't think of a thing else to do with it! PLEASE REVIEW ANYWAY!

Merry Christmas!