The Manic Adventure Of Sam, Zee, and Jackie

Chapter 10: Bonding and Bloodshed

After a couple of days Zee and Sam had managed to learn to control their powers, after much painstaking attempts that left the arena a bit destroyed. Jackie didn't need to be with Sam and Zee, after another accidental onslaught of arrows Jackie learned that she had healing powers and was sent to the healers to study from them.

"I do believe you're both as prepared as you will ever be." Hérion smiled as the two finish their final test. "I'm sure you are going to be fine once you begin to travel again."

"Yay!" Sam and Zee cheered, both were happy to have gotten over this bump in the road. The two were now in perfect control of their powers, more or less, and they now didn't have to keep trying to be secretive.

"Just be careful," Hérion told them as the prepared to leave, "anger, and too much of it, will cause your powers to go on a rampage."

"Ya hear that Zee?" Sam grinned at her friend, "No more teenage girl, hormonal drama!"

Zee gave her friend a blank look and shook her head, "You're normally the cause of my drama."

"Am not!" Sam gasped, covering her heart, "Your words wound me Zee!"

Zee rolled her eyes, "Yeah, whatever." The duo left the arena in search of Jackie, hoping that their friend was done with her training.

"By the way," Sam asked nervously, she had never told Zee about what happened between her and Lindir and she intended on it staying that way until recently. "have you spoken to Lindir?"

"Hell no!" Zee sneered at the name of the elf, he utterly disgusted Zee"Why would I even look in his direction? He's a creep."

"Uh huh." Sam said, something wasn't right about Zee, "Did something happen, you seem bothered."

Zee shifted a bit, "The jerk asked me to marry him! Can you believe it!? The nerve!"

"Oh!" Sam now understood why he came up to her a few days back. "Makes total sense now."

Zee was confused, "What do you mean?"

"Well," Sam hummed, "let's just put it as I was cornered a few days ago and I snapped at him."

"What?" Zee stopped Sam and looked at her, totally deadpanned, "He did what?"

Sam nodded her head and repeated, "He cornered me for information about you." Sam suddenly realized that maybe she should have waited until they were in the wild because Zee took off with the quickness to find Lindir and raise hell.

"Where is that miserable elf!" Sam heard from a distance, along with gasps and quiet mutterings from the other elves.

"Oh my." Sam felt a bit bad now but what was done was done, she couldn't save anyone now. Deciding that she needed to find herself some protection, Sam hurried off to find Fili and Kili. Plus, she never got the chance to poke around in Thorin's business for Bilbo.

Fili was relaxing by a fountain, not naked thankfully, when he felt a pair of hands push him into the water. "Mahal!" The water was cold and, even though it was a warm day, he didn't like cold water unless he was willing to bathe.

"Oh, don't look at me like some drowned puppy!" Sam laughed as she innocently leaned forward, she had merely saw a opportunity to show Fili how much of a wonderful wife she was gonna make. "So whatcha doing?"

"Beside freezing because my One decided to push me in a cold fountain?" he asked grumpily as he pulled himself out of the fountain, "Mind I ask what made you do that?"

"Got bored watching." Sam shrugged as she sat on the ledge that she pushed him off of, "Actually, I was wanting to bug you about something."

"I don't think you could bug me past that but let's see what you can do." Fili took off some of his top layers to wring them of the water.

"I was wondering about Thorin." Sam said, she remembered that Bilbo asked that he not be mentioned but she might have to mention him to get anything. "Does he not like Bilbo?"

"You noticed?" Fili asked with a short, unamused chuckle, "I wouldn't say he hates Bilbo, at least I hope not."

"Hasn't he told you?" Surely with Fili being his heir Thorin would be telling him things like this as some sort of lesson to the future king.

"He has but..." Fili seemed to double think of what he was going to say but instead admitted, "I think Thorin is hiding something that involves our burglar."

"Really?" Sam was intrigued by that, "What do you mean exactly?"

Fili shrugged and sighed, "I'm not sure, it's just confusing and I don't think he even knows what to do."

"Thorin? No clue?" Sam never thought that was possible, she always thought he was in perfect control. Or maybe what he thought was perfect control. "Never thought."

"Me neither." Fili sighed, "It worries me greatly."

"So then I take it that you never brought up me being your One." Sam stated as she leaned back to face Fili, "Huh Fiwi?"

"Fiwi?!" Fili immediately blushed and scowled at Sam, "Where did that come from?!"

Sam shrugged and evilly smiled, "Well, if I were to say your name in baby talk it woob be Fiwi."

Fili considered arguing with Sam over the name, he was a prince and heir to the throne for Mahal's sake! However, Sam had the ideal stubbornness of a dwarf and he had absolutely no doubt that he wouldn't win this argument. "I can't believe you would give me such a name."

"Technically I never gave it to you." Sam smiled at him, "All I simply did was say your name in a different tone and it is cute."

Fili rolled his eyes and sighed, "You are a strange, strange little girl Âzyungâl."

Sam ignored the comment and merely laid her head on his lap, "Fiwi is being a panzy."

Fili gave her a glare and opened his mouth to say something back but was cut off by a loud crash that came from the distance.

"HOW DARE YOU TRY TO SAY SHE WAS LYING!" They heard Zee scream as another loud crash sounded, "I OUGHT TO SKIN YOU ALIVE FOR THAT!"

Sam was still for a minute before concluding, "She's gonna kill Lindir." Another crash and some sobbing cries were heard this time, "She's really gonna kill him."

"Good riddance then." Fili growled, "I always hated that elf, he was worse than the others."

Sam was worried that Kili may have told Fili of the encounter she had with the elf but it seemed so far that he was utterly clueless. "May I ask why?"

"Did you forget?" Fili asked, a bit annoyed with her question. "He cornered you, remember?"

Sam jumped up and away from Fili, so he was informed. "Kili told you?!"

"Not exactly," Fili admitted, "telling me would imply that he did it of his own free will."

"You forced Kili into telling you?" Sam was a bit outraged, she really should have figured but she actually had hoped the Kili wouldn't make a slip. "Why in the world would you do that?"

"He looked bothered and when I found out it had to do with you," Fili shifted away from her and mumbled something she couldn't understand.

"What was that?" Sam demanded, she did not like the idea of him withholding information from her.

"I threatened to lock him in a room with nothing but elves."

Sam gasped, "Why would you say that to him!? You probably scarred him!"

"I admit that it wasn't the best idea but I was worried that something bad had happened to you." Fili said as he kind of hung his head in shame. "Why wouldn't you tell me?"

"What just happened with Zee would be reason number one." Sam extended her hand toward the elvish building where Zee was running amok. "Reason number two would be that I didn't want you to worry about me." And three was that Kili had two of her secrets but he didn't need to know that part.

"Well of course I'd be worried, you're my One and if anything happened to you-"

"Yeah, yeah I know already." Sam reminded him, "It's not like he hurt me, just made me really mad that's all."

Fili sighed and gave her a sad look, "Would you tell me if someone hurt you?"

Sam seemed a bit taken back by the question, in a heart beat she would say yes but the look he had said he wouldn't believe her. "I would tell you but at the same time I'd probably be afraid to."

"Why?" Fili seemed a bit hurt, "I would do whatever it took to protect you."

"Well," Sam kind of turned away, "give any circumstances I might think that you won't believe me."

"I would always believe you." Fili insisted, pulling her toward him, "I'd believe you over anyone else."

Sam smiled, she was truly touched by his honesty. However, be it as it may she doubted he would do so later when they'd reach Erebor. Then again, maybe he would.

Before Sam could say anything back Lindir came sprinting from the elvish building, followed closely by a enraged Zee wielding a hammer she stole from Dwalin.

"COME BACK HERE!" Zee screamed as she swung and missed the elf, "I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR EVEN LOOKING IN MY FRIENDS' DIRECTION AS WELL AS MINE!"

Lindir tried to hide but, of course, that was all but useless with Zee around. "Please, just let me explain!"

"NO, FUCK YOU! YOU ELVEN WHORE!" Zee screeched angrily, this time when she swung the hammer she only barely missed him. The stone floor was not as lucky. "THE AUDACITY!"

Sam and Fili watched in both amusement and fear, Sam was actually impressed that Zee was wielding the hammer though. Of course, she should have guessed that Lindir was gonna grab her and use her as a shield.

"Âzyungâl!" Fili was already reaching for Sam while she just stayed still praying that she didn't get hurt.

Zee gasped in sheer anger, "HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HER AND USE HER LIKE A SHIELD AGAINST ME! IT'S ON NOW BITCH!" Zee dropped her hammer and tackled Sam and Lindir, Sam was spared though. Fili was quick to pull her out of the mess as well as join in on the brutal beating.

"Well then." Sam had a small bruise thanks to the fall but she knew better than to even sigh at the moment.

"I'M GONNA STRANGLE YOU WITH YOUR INTESTINES!" Zee growled as she decked Lindir in the eye, "FILI! BREAK HIS LEGS!"

"Uh oh." Sam immediately created another ice fort with a roof this time, leaving only a small window so she could still watch, "This is getting serious."

Suddenly, a wave of arrows came and struck down near the battle. Sam could have swore that a few arrows struck Lindir, hopefully nowhere vital. Lindir screamed in total agony as the pain of the arrows joined that of Fili twisted his right leg.

"WHAT IN MIDDLE-EARTH IS GOING ON!?" Gandalf and Lord Elrond stormed toward the bloodshed, Gandalf froze Zee and Fili as the dwarves also arrived to the scene. "Lindir!"

Sam called off her fort and smiled sheepishly at the wizard, "Hi..."

Zee and Fili struggled against the magic, still trying to get at the fucked up elf. They cursed in different languages, Zee Spanish and Fili Khuzdul, and surely they were horrible insults to the elf.

"What happened?!" Elrond asked as he tended to his servant.

"Well..." Sam really didn't want to explain so thank the Valar that Zee finally chose to speak common tongue.

"That bastard cornered Sam, lied to me about it, and then used her as a shield against me!" Zee barked at Lord Elrond as she still tried to get free, "No one does that to my sister!"

"And your excuse, Fili?" Gandalf asked as he helped Elrond pick up Lindir and give the wounded elf to a healer to whisk away.

"Did you not hear Zee?" he growled, "He used my One as a shield!"

Sam gasped and covered her mouth, slowly she turned to look at the dwarves to see if Thorin was mad. Thorin, who was at the back of the group, made his way forward and glared at Sam.

"Your One you say?" He jeered at Fili, Sam felt like a little mouse right now. "I think we need to have a word in private Fili."

Fili paled, he hadn't realized that Thorin was there and now he was in trouble. Sam scooted away from both Fili and Thorin and was found in the arms of Jackie, who finally showed up.

"I think we need to go." Jackie whispered into Sam's ear.

Sam nodded and the two slowly tried to leave but were stopped by Thorin, "Stay where you stand Sam, if what Fili say is true then I also need a word with you."

Sam made a small whine in the back of her throat, she was feeling like she was gonna get a riot act from Thorin. And Zee yelling at the dwarf king did not make her feel better.

Sam was forced to be locked up in the elvish library while Thorin interrogated Fili in his room, the only company she had was sweet Ori. He was the only dwarf she wasn't afraid of seeing at the moment. Sam was curled up in her chair, absolutely dreading the talk she was gonna get.

"I actually think you'll make a great queen." Ori told her as he sat next to her.

"Thanks Ori." Sam smiled a bit, "But I really doubt that Thorin will agree with that idea."

"The most he can do is make Kili his heir." Ori sighed as he patted her head, "Love is too rare for him to force you two apart."

Sam felt a bit awkward, though she had no reason to be, "Is he mad?"

"Not exactly," Ori explained, "it's just that you're a child of the race of men and he's of dwarf royalty. That's not exactly happened before."

Sam noticed how he said not exactly, "So that's what is bugging him?"

"The council might not approve having any other race as part of their monarchy." Ori told her as he glanced toward the doors. "Plus Thorin has his whole pride problems."

"That I could understand." Sam giggled as the doors finally opened, revealing Thorin, Balin and Fili behind it. "Uh oh.."

Balin came up to Ori and whispered something into the young dwarf's ear, probably asking him to leave so they could bully Sam and Fili in private. When the bookworm left the library, Fili took his place beside Sam though she might prefer that he didn't.

"So," Balin and Thorin took a seat across from the two, "let's get to the point of this meeting." Balin turned to Thorin as the king stood from his five second seat.

"I cannot stress to you two," he said in his deep rumbling voice, "what trouble your in for among the dwarf kingdoms."

"It's not like we could chose who we wish to love Uncle." Fili told Thorin, "And certainly they cannot make me leave her."

"Aye," Balin agreed, "but you forget Fili; you're a prince and, by our laws, you must marry a dwarven princess."

Sam didn't like the sound of that, "You mean, even if Fili had me...he'd have to marry another?" They better tell her that would not be the case.

"Not exactly," Balin explained to her, "as his One nothing bad can happen to you but, you are of the race of men."

"And most certainly the council will not approve of you." Thorin sighed, "True, you are on the journey and you are proving yourself slowly but that won't be enough for them."

"So then, what would happen?" Sam asked worriedly.

"If council chose to reject your marriage," Thorin said in a gravely cold voice, "they could chose to make Kili the heir or..."

"Or..?" Fili asked, equally afraid.

"Or they will force Sam to be confined into a secret room and you, Fili, will only be allowed to visit her enough to where you would not die from her being locked away."

Sam couldn't believe what she was hearing, locked away from the world while Fili could only visit. She surely would whither away!"But..."

"It's a one in million chance for them to accept you." Balin said, "Even the king can't give his word."

So this a bit of a touching, homicidal, heartwretching feast for all of our wonderful viewers, I don't regret where this is going but I kinda think Fili and Sam's relationship is moving rather fast but maybe that's how it works for soul-mates? Idk, I ain't got one... :( Lol! So see you guys next chapter and, even though the views are outrageous, I would absolutely love to know how I'm doing! Please tell me in the reviews. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE YOU TURNERZNIKES! I only partially live with you missy!

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