Hello again! It's Sunday, therefore it's that time of the week! I'm sorry that I'm updating so late at night, it's just that it's the time that I'm most awake (and because I'm pretty sugared up). I apologize I didn't get to do the early update like I wanted to, but a funny thing happened. See, I was walking in a parking lot on Tuesday and I got hit by a freakin car! I could understand it if I just all of a sudden ran out in front of them, but I was like, four feet away from my friend's car. Lucky me, I got hit right before my blackbelt test (which is coming up on Saturday, I am so freaked out!). I'm alright though, and I shall live to write another day!
Thanks to all of you who read and reviewed, I really do enjoy reading them and hearing what you guys had to say. Not only that, but I got another QUESTION! I love questions, even if they have nothing to do with the story! Kinda makes me feel like I can get to know you guys who are reading my story! :)
Goldenfightergirl: Nope, they don't exist in this story (le gasp!). Well, perhaps the books are in a way, that way being some of the stories that Sophie's grandfather told her, but otherwise no. Thanks so much for the question and the review! And ya know what? I think you've actually asked a question on the last review too, and I find that totally awesome! Therefore, this chapter is dedicated to you. I do hope you enjoy it! :D
By the way, if any of you are offended by beer pong or drunkenness, please, turn back now! Just as a warnin, ya know?
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings, all of those rights go to the author, whom is EPICALLY AWESOME for writing such an amazing book. Hat's off to you dude!
Sophie sighed as her old beloved microwave laid in ruins on her counter. How he had avoided being electrocuted she didn't know. It was needless to say that she would need a new microwave, and have to actually cook something for dinner. Feeling somewhat miffed, she grabbed Ramen noodles out of the pantry and began to heat the water on the stove.
Suddenly, she realized that Legolas had disappeared. Seconds later, she also realized that her living room light was turning on and off again and again. Sophie left the water there and went out to see just what was going on. Legolas had found the light switch, and was now being fascinated by the ceiling fan.
"Knock it off." she said, "You'll break more of my stuff."
He looked apologetic, "I sincerely apologiz-"
"No more apologizing! If I say you can touch it, then you can touch it." Sophie said, "Now sit down and behave. Here, I'll turn the TV on."
Sophie grabbed the remote and flipped on the TV. The moment it flashed on, Legolas was mystified as he watched a lion take down a gazelle. After watching television with him for a few minutes, she walked back into the kitchen to check and see if the water was boiling. Sure enough, large bubbles were quickly working their way to the top of the pot. She pitched in two squares of the noodles and waited. It was a very short wait. About five minutes later I had two bowls of seeming hot beef ramen.
"Legolas, dinner!" I called, reaching into the silverware drawer to pull out two forks.
I heard some shuffling around in the living room before he came walking in the kitchen. She handed him his bowl and walked out into the living room from which he came. She parked it on her recliner, while Legolas sat in the recliner across from her.
"Sorry. It's kind of a cheap meal, but I'm kinda tired, don't really feel like cooking, ya know?"
Legolas gave her a gentle smile, "I understand."
"With the office and the storm, it's been terrible!" she said with a sigh, "Which reminds me-"
"Office?"
"Yeah, I work in one. Well, sometimes. I'm a forest ranger, so I go out scouting too, but-"
He nodded, "So you are a protector of this land."
Sophie nodded slowly, "I uh … guess you could say that, yeah."
"So you are the Lady of the Forest in this realm."
Sophie raised an eyebrow, "Well, I've never had it put that way, but yeah, I guess."
Legolas nodded before looking at the meal she had prepared for him with curiosity. Sophie bit her lip to restrain a laugh before she began winding the noodles around her fork and eating them that way while slurping up the broth from the edge of the bowl, tipping it slightly. Seemingly realizing how he was to eat now, he copied her, the room was now filled with the sounds of lions roaring and slurping of ramen noodles.
They didn't speak again until there were two empty bowls in the sink. Sophie stood washing her dishes while Legolas circled around her, insisting on helping in some manner. Finally, she set him to work drying and putting the dishes away. She told him the proper locations, rolling her eyes and chuckling as he tried to follow her directions and find the correct cupboard.
When the dishes were done, Sophie checked the time. It was eight thirty. Around this time, Sophie would start preparing herself for bed.
"Shower time." Sophie announced.
"Shower?"
"Yup." she said, "Let me guess, you don't know what a shower is?"
Legolas shook his head. Sophie motioned for him to follow her as she made her way to the bathroom. She walked over to the shower and pulled back the curtain.
She pointed at it, "Shower."
But Legolas wasn't really listening, and instead was looking at the toilet with a raised eyebrow, "What is this? A well in the bathroom?"
Sophie scoffed, "No, it's a toilet."
"A toy-let?"
"Yes. You know, for doing your business?" Sophie implied.
"What business?"
Sophie nearly smacked herself, "It's for when you need to take a crap!" she said, deciding that she was through 'beating around the bush' so to speak.
Legolas nodded slowly, his eye twitching slighty, "Ah. So … how do you clean it of this 'business'? It seems especially hard to do."
Sophie gave him an 'are you stupid' look, a look he found himself receiving a lot recently, and flushed the toilet. Legolas watched as the water went round and round, stupefied. Sophie, however, rolled her eyes and cleared her throat to get his attention.
"Watch, cause I'm only going to do this once."
She reached into the shower and turned the hot water knob. Hot water rained down from the shower head, making Sophie jump slightly and turn the cold knob just slightly.
"Did you see that?" she asked, smiling when Legolas nodded, "Good, now. Remember that 'H' is for hot, and 'C' is for cold. Got it?"
He nodded again, "Good. Now stick your hand in and see if the water is too hot or too cold."
He did so, "It's perfect." he said, smiling, "Amazing, the advances of this time!"
"Good. Now, on to the next lesson-"
Sophie sat in the living room reading a book as she waited for Legolas to come out of the shower. She had left clothes for him on the toilet before he started his shower. 'Speak of the devil, here he comes now.'
Legolas walked out clad in a pair of her brother's pajama pants and one of his old t-shirts. He had a towel on his head to dry his hair.
"I thought I taught you how to use the hairdryer?" Sophie said, raising an eyebrow at him.
"You did, Lady Sophie, but tis late, and I thought you may like to bathe so that you may retire sooner."
"Oh." Sophie said, surprised, "Thanks, I guess. Here, I'll show you to your room, it's right across from mine actually, so if you have any problems, let me know."
"Goodnight, my lady." he said, turning to face her in the door way of the spare bedroom.
Sophie nodded, and started to turn away, "Goodnight."
But before she left, he caught her hand, "Thank you, Sophie." he said, "Really, I owe you my life."
She looked back at him and smiled, "Of course. You are a very … interesting houseguest."
He chuckled slightly, the sound a low rumble in his throat, "I do hope that is a good thing."
Once again, she bid him goodnight, and went to the bathroom for a shower of her own, before drying her hair and going to bed. When she walked to her room, the guest room's light was off. She silently wished him sweet dreams before climbing into bed, leaving her own room's door open, just in case he needed something. She fell asleep with the sound of a blizzard in her ears, reminding her that it was still there.
Sophie awoke with a groan when the sun shined in her eyes and looked at the alarm clock beside her. It read eight twenty-five. Approximately five minutes before her alarm clock would be going off. She flopped over and promptly fell asleep again with a grumble. However, the alarm clock would not be so easily ignored.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Sophie scoffed, as if she was going to roll out of her nice warm bed to shut the damn thing off.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
She wished the stupid thing would just shut off already.
Beep. Beep. CRUNCH!
Sophie jumped as her alarm clock smashed against the wall. Sitting up quickly, she realized that Legolas had come into her room and annihilated her alarm clock. 'There's another thing to add to the list of destroyed household objects …'
"What in the name of-"
"Milady, are you alright?"
She paused, realizing that Legolas had rushed out of his room to come into her room to protect her from the dangerous, man eating-
"My alarm clock!" Sophie cried, pretending to lament over the broken object while secretly wishing for it to roast in hell.
Legolas merely stared at her, as if she was mad. So, Sophie merely waved it off, standing up to find clothes.
"Thank you for that … Legolas. I'm going to get dressed now." she said, digging for her brother's clothes to find something for Legolas to wear.
"Here you go." she said, handing them to him, "Could you uh …"
He grabbed them, thanked her, and rushed off to his room. Sophie quickly changed, then went to the living room to grab her phone. Finding that the phone was fully functional, she dialed Marsha's number, feeling terrible for forgetting. After apologizing to the distraught woman, she reassured her that she was fine. Marsha, in return, informed her that Parcel was coming out with the tractor to scoop out the snow that had piled in her driveway as a result of the enormous blizzard, trapping her like some sort of animal. Sophie thanked Marsha, and after a few more minor exchanges, wished the woman farewell, along with a promise to be in the office after Pascal freed her from her entrapment.
Next she dialed up her brother, deciding that he would be the best one for Legolas to stay with while she was at work.. For a moment, she had considered asking Macey to watch him, but then realized that leaving him with Macey would probably not be a good idea. Her best friend could be … hyper, when she wanted to be; which was all the time. Sophie had taken a while to get used to her, she couldn't even imagine leaving poor defenseless Legolas with her.
Surprisingly, her brother quickly agreed. And so, after feeding Legolas a healthy, wholesome breakfast of sugary cereal, the two were out the door and on their way to her brother's dorms.
"Now." said Sophie, making Legolas look at her, "Repeat to me what I said to you on the way here."
"You said to me: 'Rule number one: my brother is a complete moron. When he offers you something, do not take it. When he tells you something, you probably shouldn't believe it until you've confirmed it with me. Rule number two: my brother's friends are all complete morons as well. When they offer you something, do not take it. When they tell you something, you probably shouldn't believe it until you've confirmed it with me." Legolas said, then took a breath.
"Rule number three: if you hear the words 'beer' or 'party', get away. Run somewhere safe and call me, this is for your own safety. Rule number four: Drink only water from a bottle and eat only meals in a can. Never leave your food/drink lying around."
Sophie nodded, "Good. Very good." she opened the door to her brother's floor and held it open for him, not in the least bit winded from the four stories of stairs they had just climbed.
He put his hand on the door, instead holding it for her, "Ladies first."
Sophie snorted, "Chivalry is dead. I don't need someone to hold the door for me-" the moment she said this, she tripped over an invisible pebble and went falling to the ground.
Legolas seized her waist before she hit the floor, "Are you alright, milady?" he asked, helping her up.
"I'm fine." she grumbled, "Thanks." she then made her way down the halls until she came to apartment 413.
"Here goes nothing." she said.
She turned and took a deep breath before knocking on the door. There was a momentary pause before the door was opened. There stood a tall, bulky man who had similar hair color and eye color to Sophie. He smiled at her.
"Lil' sis." he said, pulling her into a bear hug.
"Law, I can't breathe!" Sophie hissed.
"You can talk, therefore you can breathe." he looked up and noticed Legolas standing beside where Sophie once stood with a surprised look on his face, "Ah! So you're the one bangin' my sister! Congratulations man!"
"W-what?" Legolas stuttered, not entirely sure what he meant by 'bangin' my sister'.
Sophie punched her brother on the shoulder and kicked him in the shin, hoping no one would see her face flush from embarrassment, "You moron! I told you not to talk like that! Now move! Move!" she hissed.
He stepped aside and Sophie pulled Legolas into the dorm by the arm. It was really quite fancy for a dorm room, and was more likely to be referred to as an apartment. Upon entering the dorm, one would enter the kitchen, which if one went straight forward, they'd walk into the living room. If one went left, then they'd find themselves in a short hallway which at the end was the bathroom and to the right was a bedroom.
"Legolas, this is my brother Lawrence. You may call him 'Law'." Sophie said, introducing Legolas to her brother, "Law, this is Legolas. One of my colleagues. Not my significant other, not my boy toy."
"So no hope for nieces and nephews anytime soon?" this earned him a whack on the back of the head, "I'll take that as a no."
Sophie nodded, "Now, remember what I told you. Both of you. Law, you will not have a party while I leave Legolas in your care. If I come here later to pick him up and find him stoned, drunk, or in a state of unconsciousness, I will show you what hell means. Understand?"
"Got it."
"And Legolas, remember what I told you, drink only bottled water and eat food that is only from a can. Never leave anything unattended. You never know what some of my brother's idiot friends have tampered with …" she trailed off, rolling her eyes, "Are we clear?"
"Yes, milad-Sophie."
Sophie nodded, satisfied, "Legolas, make yourself comfortable, I will see you at around five." she said, then turned to Law, "You be good. I might make you dinner later tonight."
She walked towards the door, "Bye guys." she said, waving her hand.
Legolas took her hand gently and kissed her knuckles. Sophie blinked before yanking her hand out of his grip.
"Um …yeah, thanks for that." she said awkwardly, "I'll be off now. Be safe!" And with that, she was gone.
"Okay guys, she's gone." called Law.
Out of Law's bedroom came a group of guys, "Bout time dude, your little sister's grouch."
Law laughed, "You're telling me, but I love her all the same."
"There's a party downstairs in the gym, want to go?"
Legolas recognized that word and began to look for a phone, "Sure we'll go. Hey buddy-" Law stopped him from searching, "Up for a round of beer pong?"
Five Hours Later …
Sophie hadn't exactly had the greatest day at work. She had been stuck at the office for the entire day again because the boys couldn't make it in. The snowstorm had apparently been worse higher up in the mountains. Therefore, all day she had done paperwork. Those boys now owed her big time, and she would make sure to collect when payment was due. Now, she was on her way to her brother's dorm building, hoping that everything was going well. She hadn't received any calls from Legolas, so she perceived that as being a good thing.
'Hopefully everything is alright.'
"Holy shit man, you can really hold your booze." Ben, one of Law's friends, slurred out, swaying back and fourth, nearly spilling his beer in the process.
Legolas had discovered that this game, beer pong, was quite fun; and that he was quite good at it. At first, Law and Ben teamed up with him to take on Wallace, Percy, and Simon. However, after he pretty much won single handedly, they had all teamed up against him, so far in the past four games only being able to get him to drink four beers. Simon currently passed out on the couch. Wallace was dancing with a pole; earlier he had been dancing with his girlfriend Emma, but she had decided to sit down. He just hadn't noticed yet.
Percy was stating to get quite tipsy, and Ben was already there. Only he and Law remained, and by the way Law looked, he was slowly starting to reach his limit. Legolas felt fine, his thoughts just as sharp as usual. Speaking of his thoughts, they started to wander back to Sophie. He wondered when she would be back. He enjoyed the company of Law and his friends, but he wished that she was present as well, having fun along with them. However, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted.
"What in HELL is going on here?"
There you have it folks! Chapter three! I hope to see you guys next week, that is, if my blackbelt test doesn't kill me first. I might be putting up the fourth chapter on Friday because of the afore mentioned event, that way if I do die (either by intense workouts or car accidents), you guys get at least one more chapter! Much love to you all!
