AN: Hey guys, its me again! Well I don't own Lord of the Rings but you already knew that right? Oh, and there's no warnings for this chapter!

To Become a Ranger

Chapter 3

Fort Norst

"Time to get up." Said Aragorn shaking Alyssa gently.

"Mmph…don' wanna." Mumbled Alyssa putting her blanket over her head.

"We're leaving in a half hour so if you want breakfast then now's the chance." Replied Aragorn, sitting back down and picking up some dried pieces of meet from the night before.

Alyssa threw her covers down and scowled at Aragorn moodily. "I am no morning person and god damit it's not even light out."

"Well we're leaving as soon as dawn breaks so get some food as we have a long journey ahead of us." He then offered her a piece of the dried meet and some water.

"Thanks." Alyssa said while getting up and running her hand through her untamable mess of curly brown hair. She was nothing really exciting, he had a wide face with a strong jaw and a bit of a crooked nose, her hair reached just below her shoulders all pretty much one length and her body was more built like a mans than anything, with wide shoulders and strong legs and arms, her stomach was nothing to be proud of nor were her breasts and butt, but at least she was of an average height unlike her mother who was only 5'1.

After they had finished their breakfast and freshening them selves up in the stream a bit then set out on their horses out of the great forest and on their way to the gap of Rohan where just past that they will find the main headquarters of the league Rangers most coming from the north. Aragorn said that their where many checkpoints threw out middle earth specifically made for the Rangers and the random lost traveler though most up past the misty mountains as Rohan and Gondor had their own scouts much like the rangers own.

"So you're saying that there is a Ranger town off of the North-South road up by Dunland? Right." Asked Alyssa trying to get her bearing in the new world.

"Yes, but the fact that you know most of Middle Earth surprises me." Answered Aragorn impressed.

Alyssa blushed. "Yes well, I guess it's alright to tell you that there is a history book, a bunch of maps and a story based on your world. But I can tell you no more then that."

"Interesting, yet you knew nothing about the Ranger headquarters, which is odd since it is a widely known place." Said Aragorn.

Alyssa shrugged, "there is a lot not know about this place in my world, actually it is all classified as fiction because every one thinks JRR Tolkien created this amazing place right out of his own head. Which, I have now officially proven wrong."

And so they went on with their journey day after day, learning more and more about each other until they soon formed a very close friendship. They arrived to Fort Norst the city of Rangers with no trouble after the eighth day.

Just as they where coming up to the main gates Aragorn turned in his saddle and motioned Alyssa to put up her hood. She did so and then followed Aragorn to the gates before dismounting and leading their mounts to the stables just past the main entrance.

Once they where finished Aragorn took her by the elbow and led her over to a dark corner. "You must keep your hood up at all times unless we stand in front of the council, which I highly doubt we will but anyways, people here on middle Earth are not as accepting as your own world is, actually a female ranger is unheard of but there is no law against it as no woman has ever tried to even become one.

'Hmm, a chance to go down in the history books even if it is not my own world.' Thought Alyssa to her self, 'It does hold some merit.'

"I see that look on your face Alyssa, and no, not now at least, maybe later, after I have trained you in the ways of a ranger." Aragorn said warningly.

Alyssa huffed. "Fine, fine, but what will my story be then, and what is my name."

Aragorn took her left and started to unwrap the bandages around it hiding the stitches and scars that she had gotten from the cougar. "We will say that you had gotten into an accident and that you can not show your face in public, just show your hand a bit if they ask questions and that should take care of it."

Alyssa nodded, but then pulled out her dagger and ran it down her jaw line to her chin pressing hard enough to only split the skin. "hmmm, that's better." She said as she pressed her right sleeve to the cut to stop the small blood flow faster.

"Yes, but I think it was pointless. As for your name how about Dae Brethil? I have always loved that name even if it isn't a true elvish name and besides it could mean either male or female."

Alyssa shrugged, "Sure why not."

Aragorn then smirked. "At least you don't have to change your voice, its low enough to pass as a mans voice."

Alyssa scowled rudely. "Every one said I would grow out of it, but no, I have to sound like a guy."

"Yes, well we best get going, and keep that hood up." Said Aragorn, he then turned around and headed out of the stable.

"Yes mother." Muttered Alyssa lowly before putting up the big heavy hood that was attached to Aragorn's old cloak and walking out of the stable trying hard to catch up to Aragorn who was several strides away. 'Damn, no wonder he is called Strider, he has bloody long legs.' Alyssa thought accusingly.

She looked around the town, there were shops every where ranging from food to cloths to even weaponry. There was also an inn with a rather large pub attached to it, but other than that the rest of the town was residential beside the great stone building that Alyssa guessed was where the actual Ranger Headquarters was held along with the council.

She eventually caught up to Aragorn who was leaning against a small clothing shop where they sold traveling cloths for long travels and different weather.

When they opened the door a little bell over the doorway tinkled to let the owner of the shop know that they had customers. A little old lady then came bustling over from a back room and asked them if they needed any help.

Aragorn bowed kindly, "No mam, we are just looking for some old cloths that we can used on our travels, we will inform you when we are ready to pay."

She looked suspiciously at Alyssa for a second before nodding and going back to the back room where she was sewing together some cloaks.

"Come." Aragorn muttered to Alyssa before heading off the left side of the store where the used yet well made cloths where held.

"What do I need?" asked Alyssa quietly; it felt odd to her going into a store and not have loud music going.

"You will need two tunics, a warm pair of breaches, a set of boots, knee high will be best, a leather jerkin, a leather duster or trench coat, a good sturdy belt to hold your weapons on and a pack where you can carry your stuff on your back, you can also keep that cloak, I have more than enough back home in Rivendale plus an extra with me already." Stated Aragorn running off the list of stuff for Alyssa.

"Ok…" said Alyssa turning back to the racks and bins of clothing. She quickly picked out a black and dark brown tunic and then a pair of black breaches, they all fit her pretty well (thank god for changing rooms) so she didn't bother looking for anymore. She then picked out a set of dark drown almost black knee high leather boots along with a matching jerkin and duster. She then picked out a fairly large brown leather sack that fit snugly to her back and a thick black leather belt.

"Is it just me or are you trying to go for the dark look?" asked Aragorn after she had finished picking everything out and was ready to pay.

Alyssa held up her shirt, "there not that dark." She said innocently.

"Well at least you'll be hard to spot during the night." Aragorn said in exasperation.

Alyssa just smiled in return and loaded the stuff onto the counter where the lady was waiting. Luckily she had remembered to put up her hood just before she had left the changing rooms or she would have been in big trouble.

"That would be three pennies please." the woman stated.

Aragorn handed her the correct amount and they where soon on their way to the weaponry to pick up a couple of weapons for Alyssa and a new dagger for Aragorn.

It was here they took the longest as Alyssa being the Smithy she was just had to test everything out and have an "intelligent" conversation with the owner giving him some tips for better light weight swords.

Eventually she emerged from the shop with a good set of throwing knives, two foot length daggers with sheaths that attached into your boots and a small elvish sword that she had found at the back of the shop, which the owner, after learning her "name" had given to her for free as they got very few elves that came their way and even less that stopped in his shop.

Alyssa found Aragorn sitting on the top step leading up to the shop she had just come out of grumpily smoking some pipe weed.

When he looked at her with an accusing stare she just shrugged helplessly, "Sorry, you could have just told me it was time to go and I would have gone even if I would have been not that pleased."

Aragorn sighed. "So what did you get?" he said changing the topic.

Alyssa smiled happily at the prospect of telling someone about her new weapons as no one would listen to her at home, her mother personally thought it was rather barbaric. "Well, I got a set of really well made throwing knives…" she went on until they got to the inn and ordered a room with two beds and a hot bath much to Alyssa's delight, she still wasn't used to being dirty, let alone riding a horse for days on end. Speaking of horses she had named her horse Hidalgo after the racing horse and mustang for its endurance and courage for caring Alyssa for the past couple of day and putting up with her as she had quickly found she wasn't the best of riders on most days, much to Aragorn's great amusement.

After dropping their packs off in the room they headed down to the bar to order a bit of dinner and some ale. They settled down in a far corner where they could watch both the bar and the door before ordering a ham sandwich and a pint of some odd brew from the Shire. Aragorn said it was the best type of ale he had ever tasted and insisted she had some, luckily for Alyssa it wasn't very strong yet she still stuck to only one pint to help fight off the chill that was creepingly seeping deep into her vary bones.

After a while Alyssa frowned, she now had this fell of foreboding as if something terrible was about to happen.

Then not three seconds later every one heard the chilling cry of the Nazgul, the most horrible thing to ever walk Middle Earth.

AN: Bwahahaha, I left you there with a bit of a cliffy. Well once again I do not have a Beta reader yet and anyone willing to beta for me please e-mail, if not ah well review anyways.

Anyhoo thanks goes out to Haylie and amrawo who kindly enough reviewed, Thanks guys, glad you liked it.

Well I hope to get the next chapter up soon!

Tootles,

Lyssa Snape