Is it just me, or are my chapters getting shorter and shorter. I must rectify this unnerving fact. Anyway, here is Chapter 5. I am taking time out of my busy day to post this chapter when I should be writing a speech. So you had better like it, and please, please don't tell my English teacher!!!! ;D

Chapter 5 Proven

Arya's POV

"What did you say?" demanded Boromir.

"I said that I will duel the best fighter among you for my right to come on this quest."

"Why are you so keen to come?" asked Gimli suspiciously

"I will tell you that after you say I can you don't want to cause an argument, then I would agree to my terms."

We all looked expectantly at Frodo. "Frodo, what do you say?" Gandalf asked.

"I think that we should let Arya prove herself. All the stories I've heard about Alagaesians suggest that they have great power and skill. Aragorn's the best swordsman, if Arya can beat him, then she can come."

My face lit up with an evil smile. Perfect. Even the best mortals had no chance of beating me, they couldn't beat the weakest elf.

Aragorn didn't seem very sure about Frodo's decision. He was probably worried about hurting me. Ha, I would tease him for that.

"Don't worry Aragorn, I'll go easy on you, but I won't let you win. Just remember a good piece of advice that is given to humans in the Varden, 'If you find yourself facing an elf in battle, expect to lose'."

That made him mad, his face turned a bright shade of red at the laughter of the others.

He walked away from the others and drew his sword. It looked kind of heavy for him. I smiled and drew my own blade with ease, the sword weighing next to nothing in my hand.

I walked up to him, raised my sword in a salute, then backed off till i was facing him across the snow.

"Ladies first." Aragon said tauntingly.

"With pleasure" I replied slyly and swung my sword quickly towards his head.

He only just managed to block my stroke, which, in a battle, would have taken his head off. He retaliated almost instantly, moving his sword towards my head, then whipping it round and aiming at my side. It was so easy to block that I almost laughed. Aragorn was almost moving in slow motion compared to me. I twirled gracefully him easy blocking his attacks and barely giving any retaliation in return.

Suddenly, Aragorn realized that i wasn't really trying, I was just playing with him. The change in his attacks was almost instant, now he was really trying to beat me, but it made no difference. I decided to end the competition and with a complicated but graceful movement, I twirled my sword around his, smashing the flat of the blade against his hilt, forcing him to drop the sword. Then quicker than their sight, I flicked the point of my sword up to Aragorn's throat.

"Well done Arya!" said Aragorn, breathlessly.

"Thank you" I saluted him again with my sword, then turned around and walked back to the rest of the Fellowship, shoving my sword back in it's scabbard as I did so.

The rest of the Fellowship were staring at me with expressions of amazement.

"It seems, Miss Elf, that we have a lot to learn about you." Gimli said. "Now that you have proven yourself to us, tell us why you are so interested in coming on our quest."

I sighed. "Very well. A few months ago, I had a vision of the results of this war. I saw the fate of every living thing in Middle Earth. I-I saw your deaths and I am the only one powerful enough to prevent that from happening. That's why I'm here. To make sure that the mission succeeds, because if it doesn't, everything will fall under the shadow. Middle Earth and Alagaesia. And if you're wondering why I'm the only Alagaesian here to help, it's because the humans and dwarves don't know and the rest of the elves don't care. Those that care and want to help, like me, have to follow the orders of Islanzadi, our queen, and are not allowed to help."

And with that last comment, I turned and walked away up the mountain.

Chapter 5 is over, now we can get back to the journey!!!! Do you realize that it has taken 4 Chapters just to get a bit higher up Caradharas?!? They will be off the dreaded mountain by Chapter 7!!!! Then comes MORIA!!!!! Anyway, just review and ignore my insane typing, lol!!!!!