Hey everybody, bet you didn't expect this. It is an *dramatic pause* early update! Yes, tis Friday night and, as promised, here is chapter four. It's a bit shorter than the other ones, but hey, I plan upon the fifth chapter to be longer, because *blah blah blah, blah blah blah*. Yeah I can't tell you or else I'll spoil it, but I will warn you, it will contain more of my horrid humor. Nonetheless, I don't really have anything interesting to report, aside from the fact that I will be taking my blackbelt test tomorrow (so nervous!), and I must thank you for your reviews (you guys rock hardcore!). Especially Luna Elen, your long review and praise was much appriciated, thank you so very much. :) And also, I got another question! Though it may be rhetorical ... oh well!

CeresMaria: Tis the truth, it would be much easier. I just wanted to make another attempt at humor. :) However, I must wonder, would he have known what flushing is (in the toilet sense, I mean)? Oh the things I wish I could know! Anyways, thank you for your review and question!

Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings. Wish I did though ... then again, it may be dangerous for the health of many ...


Silence was her answer. Everyone in the room cringed, minus Sophie, who was currently reducing Law to a pile of ashes with her fiery glare.

"Well?" she growled as Law seemed to duck lower, as if to hide under the ping pong table.

Again, no one answered. Legolas could actually feel the anger coming off her like waves. He felt as if that if he reached out and touched her, he would be burned. She suddenly turned her glare on the other people in the room, one by one scanning their horrified faces.

"You." she said, pointing to Law without looking at him, "And you." she pointed to Legolas, who felt about as tall as a dwarf, and was suddenly wanting to join Law under the pool table, "Stay in this room. The rest of you. Out. Now."

They didn't need to be told twice. Instantly, the other occupants besides Law, Sophie, and Legolas ran like the devil was on their tails. They apologized quickly as they ran past her. She ignored them, instead glaring at Law again. Once the door slammed shut and the three were all alone, Sophie spoke.

"I am going to rip out your eyeballs and stuff them down your throat so that you can watch me rip your stomach out of your abdomen and use it for a purse." she growled, then turned to face Legolas, who suddenly realized the meaning of the phrase 'hell hath no fury like a woman'.

"You. You are in so much trouble, it's not even funny, pal."

Law decided to step in, "Now now sis, it's not his fault, we kind of-"

"You." she hissed, "Shut up."

"Shutting up then." Law said, sending Legolas an apologetic glance.

"I'll give you one chance. One chance, for you to tell me why you did it before I rip out your liver and beat you to death with it."

"You are very … creative, my lady …" Legolas mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Nothing, Lady Sophie."

She gave him a dry look, "Then answer me, what is your reason, before I tear you apart limb from limb."

"Listen sis, why don't we go up to my dorm and talk about this instead of standing here where anyone could simply walk in on your murder scene?" Law said, "I've got chocolate, and that champagne you love some much."

Her glare suddenly turned into a suspicious glance as she looked at her brother, "Champagne? I thought you were saving that for a special occasion."

"I was, and I do believe that this is a special occasion."

"… and why do you believe such things?"

"Isn't meeting a new friend reason enough for celebration?" he said, clapping Legolas on the back.

"For you meeting a new friend is reason for a one night stand." Sophie said, rolling her eyes as Legolas stared at her in disbelief of what she just said.

"With women only!" Law exclaimed, "Now, about champagne."

Sophie sighed, "Fine, one, but then I'm chewing your ass."


One impending doom-filled hour later Legolas discovered why Law had wanted to give Sophie champagne. Said woman was now giggling like there was no tomorrow, clearly drunk. And only from two small glasses of champagne …

Law laughed, "She cannot hold her alcohol. See, the only time she's really had alcohol is at church and at wedding receptions. Her tolerance is very low, she hasn't had time to build it up like I, and you apparently, have."

Sophie giggled, and nearly fell out of her chair, "Careful!" Legolas said as he caught the chair before it could go tumbling backwards.

Law stopped laughing, "She'd probably be embarrassed if she knew she was acting this way. But hey, desperate times call for desperate measures."

Legolas blinked, "Tis my fault she is like this, I should not have broken her trust by drinking."

Law laughed, "Stop bein such a sap, just be smart and don't remind her, or else she's liable to beat the memories out of ya." he said, "She doesn't seem like it, but she's a real firecracker when she's mad."

Legolas nodded, "She is indeed spirited."

Another giggle later Sophie fell off her chair and across Legolas's lap, "At least she's a happy drunk." Law said, watching his sister, "But she'll be paying homage to the porcelain throne tomorrow, that's for sure."

Legolas raised an eyebrow as he helped Sophie back onto her own chair, "The porcelain throne?" he asked.

Law gave him the same look Sophie gives him when he asked apparently stupid questions, "Uh … the toilet."

"Oh … I remember that!" Legolas said, saving Sophie before she could lean forward enough to smash her forehead on the table.

Law smiled, "Dude … you're cool, but you're strange." he said, "But don't worry, that's a good thing, I think. And Sophie's fine with you, well, up until tonight. If she brings it up again, just blame it on me, okay? She's pissed at me all the time, so one more doesn't really make a difference."

"It is alright, I will take my punishment." Legolas said, "Will you tell me something, though?"

"Anything. Ask away, bro."

"I just arrived yesterday at Sophie's cabin, and I told her a lot about myself, but I would like to know more about her. I realize that we hadn't gotten very much time to speak, however I should enjoy to learn more about yours and her family."

Law perked up, "Oh? You want to learn bout the Jenkins clan do you?" he asked, "Well, I'll tell you then. My mom and dad live in Florida, they love the climate, but living here in the mountains, we don't see them very often. Mom calls on occasion, but otherwise we don't see much of them unless it's the holidays. Which reminds me … Christmas is coming up soon." he trailed off, looking thoughtful.

"Anyways, Sophie has two brothers, myself, the older brother, and Mark, the youngest of the three. My mom's parents are long gone, they died ten years ago, a year or so before Sophie graduated high school. My dad's mom is still alive, but grandma Jenkins, well, her mind isn't as sharp as it used to be. The bats have long since vacated the belfry."

"And your father's father?" Legolas asked, pausing when he realized that Sophie had fallen asleep on him, and was currently drooling on his shirt, or rather her brother's shirt.

"Right, I was getting to him. Sophie was really close to Grandpa Jenkins. He'd always tell her a bunch of strange stories. He was such a good storyteller, he made it sound as if there actually was such a land that existed?"

Legolas wondered what Law would do if he found out that there was, "And what happened to him?"

"He went missing a while ago. We assume that he's … dead."

"That is unfortunate." Legolas said, stroking Sophie's hair, as if the attempt to comfort her would reach her in her dreams.

"It is." Law said, "But we aren't the first family who's had someone missing, not by a long shot."

Legolas nodded and looked at Sophie, "It appears that this one is done for the night."

Law nodded, "I think it's time for bed." he said, "You can borrow some of my clothes for the night, and we can just take of her jeans and slip one of my t-shirts on her."

Legolas looked horrified, "But-but-that would be an invasion of privacy."

"I practically raised her, so I'll do it." Law said, then gave him a sly smile, "Unless you'd prefer to."

Legolas shook his head, flushing slightly, "I-I shall let you." he said, looking away.

Law laughed, "Alrighty then. Hey, why don't you go ahead and find some of my clothes to wear?"

Legolas nodded and rushed out of the room to get clothes. He found Law's dresser and pulled out a pair of flannel pants and a shirt to wear. After changing, he walked out into the living room, keeping his eyes firmly closed.

Law must've heard him coming, "She's decent. It's a good thing she's practical."

"What do you mean?"

"Sports bra."

Legolas blinked, then blushed, "W-what is this … this object you speak of?" he had heard of a regular bra, but a sports bra ...

Law stared back, "Uhm … I can see your parents haven't had that talk with you about the birds and the bees yet ..."

Legolas was slightly annoyed at this, "I assure you, I know plenty of these 'birds and bees' that you speak of. Now, let us get the lady comfortable."

Law started to laugh, "My sister! A lady! Oh that's just hilarious!"

Legolas quickly shushed him, and went to where Sophie lay on Law's couch, "Where will she sleep?" he asked.

"Right where she is now."

"Surely you jest, you'll not let the lady sleep on the bed?"

"I really, really don't think she wants to sleep on my bed. You'll never know what you find in there …"

"… on second thought, I do believe she'll be just fine on the couch. Do you have any … clean, blankets?"

"Sure do, they've been sitting in the closet ever since Snooks washed them."

"Snooks?"

"My girlfriend. Ex-girlfriend." Law said, rubbing the back of his head nervously, "Well, I've been tying to get her back for a while. She holds my heart like some wicked enchantress!" he cried, making Legolas shush him again before he could awaken Sophie.

Law walked over to the closet and started digging, while Legolas observed the blissfully unaware girl. She had a serene smile upon her face, and was curled up in a ball, reminding Legolas of a cat that he and his brother used to have. His brother … his family. He wondered if they were alright, and if they missed him. Was it possible that they had learned what had happened to him?

"What did happen to me?" he wondered, racking his brain for a clue of how he had gotten here, but ultimately drawing a blank.

"Something wrong dude?" Law asked, his face hidden by a mound of pillows and blankets.

"No, not at all." he said, then walked over to him, "Here, let me help you."

He took some of the pile and walked back to Sophie, dropping the blanket on the ground lifting her head gently, placing a pillow down, and laying her head back to rest upon it. His hand drew back to grab the blanket, but he gasped in surprise it was suddenly grabbed by the sleeping woman. Sophie cuddled his hand like a child cuddles a stuffed toy. He allowed this for a moment or two, before carefully pulling away and covering her with a blanket.

Law smiled as this all went on, "You yourself had better get some sleep. You're going to need it." he said, "Night dude."

Then, he was gone. Legolas wondered for a moment what he meant, before laying his pillow and blanket right next to the couch, just incase Sophie needed him for something, and he was close enough to help her. He sighed and suppressed the heavy amount of questions that weighed on his mind, lightly drifting off into sleep before …

Sophie rolled off the couch and landed on top of him, making him grunt from the impact as air was forced out of his lungs. He lightly rolled her off of him and moved to get up so that he could place her back on the couch, but found he couldn't. Sophie had already locked her arms around his neck, and was refusing to let go. So, with a mental shrug and a prayer that she wouldn't be cross with him in the morning, he grabbed a blanket off of the couch and covered her with it.

Sophie snuggled up even closer, obvious to all that went on. Legolas smiled softly before closing his eyes once more, finding that he was actually quite comfortable. He slowly drifted off into sleep once more, the night peaceful and quiet …

And then Law began to snore loudly.


And that's a wrap for chapter four. Hope you enjoyed it! I know I put the update schedule up on my profile, but I may be uploading another chapter this Sunday instead of waiting until next Sunday. It all depends on how tired I am after my test (which is probably going to be pretty tired). I wish you a fine farewell, until next time that is. Later!