The key for my story:
"talking"
/Thinking/
(something I have to say)
inner thoughts
'sarcasm'
Hey there people. This is mysticaldreamsorceress. Hope you enjoy the story and I'll try to update as often as I can.
Chapter 5
It was nearing the end of fall. Lord Elrond decided that all of the races had come, so they could start the council. It has been a few weeks since Miranda's problem with Boromir. And though Elrond might not admit it he is starting to care for the young woman. But now he needed to get ready for the meeting today.
With Miranda
Miranda had been looking for someone she knew for hours.
/Where is everyone/ She wondered. She kept wandering around till she came to the library. /Yes! Books/ Miranda thought excitedly. She loved books. She quickly ran in. She had no clue where to begin. She found an elf over at a table surrounded by books. He looked busy, so Miranda waited till he looked done.
"Excuse me." Miranda says to the elf.
"Yes?" Questions the elf.
"I would like to read a book. Could you tell me where the books are in westorn?" Asks Miranda hopeful.
"There are three rows to the right." Replies the elf not looking up. Miranda finds the books, but there are only about two shelves worth of books. /Guess I need to learn elfish./ Miranda thought and returned to the table, only to find the elf not there. She was about to leave when she saw him coming over with more books.
"Excuse me again." Miranda says once he had emptied his arms.
"Yes?" He asks in a rather tired tone.
"I was wondering if you could teach me how to read, and speak, in elfish. That is if it's not too much trouble." Miranda says finishing up hurriedly. She never wanted to be rude.
"Not at all. We'll start right away." The elf replied.
"I'm Miranda by the way." Miranda says sitting down at the table.
"Erestor." The elf replies. And they begin the lessons. Miranda had no clue how to even start. Erestor soon found out Miranda had no knowledge of elfish. So they started at the beginning. During the lesson they could hear fighting coming from one of the gardens.
"What is that?" Miranda questions. She was getting rather annoyed. They were interrupting her lessons. And she never liked being interrupted.
"That's just Elrond's council area." Erestor replies. He looked like he let out a big secret after he said that.
"Do they always fight?" Miranda asks looking at him.
"Yes. Now back to the lesson." Erestor replies. Miranda has many talents. And one that came in handy now was copying people. Erestor would say something and Miranda would just repeat it, but in her own voice. By the end of the lesson she could read a book with ease, and carry a reasonable conversation. She still needed some lessons to get real good. She went out of the library to find Frodo.
The Council
"Very well you shall be the Fellowship of the ring." Elrond states looking at the group.
"Great. Where are we going?" Asks Pippin. They all look at him.
"Elrond. I would like to add someone to our company." Frodo half asks, says, and pleads.
"Who?" Asks Elrond. Who would this hobbit want to go with him.
"I would like Miranda to go with us." Replies Frodo.
"Go where?" Asks Miranda coming from the hall where Merry and Pippin were hiding.
"How did you get here?" Asks a very curious Elrohir.
"It's quit easy. All you have to do is follow the voices that are yelling. And know the elf at the door. Then you just walk in. Now go where?" Miranda says and then repeats her question.
"To Mordor." Replies Frodo to Miranda.
"I will not have a woman on our journey." Boromir says furious that someone would even suggest such a thing. While in the background you could hear Miranda's voice ask "What's Mordor? Where's Mordor? That doesn't sound like a nice name. It sounds like something evil. Is that where those wraith things came from? Cause if it is I am not going."
"If Frodo wants her. Why shouldn't she come?" Questions Gandalf.
"Very well. Miranda if you wish it you may join the Fellowship." Elrond says before a fight could break out. Everyone looks over to Miranda. She was about to say no way, but she sees the pleading looks in the hobbits eyes.
"Well. You can't get rid of me that easily." Miranda says and walks up to the hobbits, and the rest of this Fellowship.
"Everyone in the Fellowship. follow me." Says Elrond. And with that a group of nine men and a woman follow Elrond.
"Is everyone fine with me being in the Fellowship?" Miranda questions. She knew some would not like it, and she was right.
"Yes, in fact I do have a problem with you being with us." Boromir says.
"Well I believe she should make up her own mind." Replies Aragorn. He liked Miranda's company. He wanted her to come along as well. Even though she could get on his nerves quit easily, she was fun.
"Well it doesn't matter weather you like it or not. I'm part of this group now so get use to it." Miranda replies to the man she despised ever since he hit her.
"You shall all leave when the first thaw comes. That will be in two months. You have time to prepare." Elrond says to the newly formed Fellowship.
Four weeks later
"Need to speak to Elrond." Miranda says as she was running down the halls to Elrond's study. She accidentally ran into a few maids. She said a quick "Sorry" and was on her way again.
"Elrond?" Miranda questions while opening the door.
"Yes?" He replies.
"I have something really important I need to share with you." Miranda replies quit nervous.
"What is it?" Elrond questions concerned.
"I come from another world." Miranda says.
"Well you should tell everyone else." He says quit surprised, he was not expecting that to come out of Miranda's mouth.
"I know. You get your children and anyone you can from the Fellowship, I'll get the rest." Replies Miranda.
An hour later Miranda was talking to everyone she knew. That included Elrond, the Fellowship, the twins, Arwen, Bilbo, Glorfindel, and Erestor.
"I have something important to tell you. I come from another world." Miranda says all in one breath quit fast.
"I don't believe you." Says Boromir.
"I can prove it." Miranda says. " I am wearing the clothes that Frodo first found me in. They are made out of cotton and polyester." She explains to them. She also starts talking about 'school stuff'. Needless to say they believed her after that, though she did have to explain some things more in depth.
Over the next couple of days everyone seemed to deal with the fact Miranda was from another world. It was mid November and everyone was becoming depressed. After all they were about to leave on a quest that could, and more than likely would, kill them. Miranda thought she had a way of cheering everyone up. But she had to tell Lord Elrond of it first.
"Elrond?" Asks Miranda entering his study. He knew who it was. She always knocked, but she never waited for an answer before coming in.
"Yes Miranda?" Asks Elrond looking up from his papers. He had to trade with the dwarfs and it just did not seem to be working out. Erestor had given up on trying to compromise, he had had enough of the dwarfs.
"What are you doing?" Miranda questions looking over the desk.
"Just trying to get some trading done with dwarfs. What did you need?" Elrond asks.
"Oh yah! I was wondering if we could celebrate a holiday from my world." Miranda starts. She was looking for the okay to continue. Elrond looked at her and that was her cue. "It's called Christmas. It's lots of fun. You sing carols, and have a big feast for dinner on Christmas day, you give out gifts on Christmas day, and lots more! Please!" Miranda pleads.
"Alright. Seeing as how everyone is so depressed you could give it a try." Replies Elrond.
"Yes!" Miranda cheers. "Did you need any help with that?" Miranda questions. She had been looking at them and saw Lord Elrond about to explode.
"If you could help, please." He says.
So Miranda took all of the papers to her room. According to the papers there would be a trade in two weeks. She had to get done by then. By the end of the week she figured out a way that both groups would win. She wrote all of this out on a piece of paper. How could someone not get this? It was so easy. Elrond never did think Miranda would actually solve the problem, but she did. The dwarfs came ready to just pick up and leave without even a trade. But in the end they were happy with what happened. They were especially happy to find out a human had done the trading forms, and not an elf.
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