Chapter 2- Arrival
It felt like I had been falling for hours. I was probably about to plummet right through the other side of Earth and die in space. The water had not fallen down the weird window with me, so by now I was frozen to the core. It was nighttime, wherever I was, and there were a lot more stars than I was used to. I could barely restrain myself from reaching out and touching them. My teeth were chattering and I was almost sure my lips were blue. I am afraid of heights, so I never looked down. I realized my mistake about two seconds later. My body crashed loudly through layers of leaves, twigs, and bird poop. "Why am I in a forest?!" I screamed, holding my hands over my eyes to ensure I still had both. The merciless battering stopped, and I looked down. I saw a camp of sorts, coming closer every second. Eight lumps and one empty sleeping bag were clustered around the dying embers of a small fire. I squeezed my eyes tight shut as the ground came closer... And closer…
Legolas Greenleaf strode around the bodies of his sleeping companions. Suddenly, his keen elven ears picked up the sound of a cry from above. His eyes shot up the tree trunks to a spot where it looked like something was falling steadily through the branches. Legolas drew his bow, then stopped. Those screams did not sound like Orcs. He looked up again to see the figure of a girl with brownish-red hair, wearing hardly anything and squeezing her eyes shut. Legolas stared at her briefly before catching her.
I had stopped falling. Gingerly, I opened my eyes. A pair of icy blue orbs stared back. I blinked slowly, savoring the rest of this person's face. He had beautiful high cheekbones and a clean, smooth face. He had long blond hair, braided up by his ears. Something about him made me realize I was still only wearing my bikini. I normally would have blushed, but now my face was too frozen to do anything but move my lips a bit. My eyes quickly snapped back to his ears, which were pointed. That was the last thing I thought about before I blacked out. Legolas quickly laid the unconscious girl on his empty bedroll, then woke the rest of the fellowship. Aragorn rose almost immediately and began talking rapidly with Legolas in Elvish. "Is it my watch already?" Gimli grumbled, grabbing his axe. He stopped in his tracks when he saw her lips: bluer than Frodo's eyes. All four hobbits had to be thoroughly shaken by Boromir, who was still yawning. They all clustered around her in a circle.
"She fell out of the sky about two minutes ago," said Legolas quietly.
"She's freezing." Sam gently draped his blanket over her frail form, breaking most of their gazes.
Aragorn felt her pulse. "Faint, but she will make it if there is no snow tonight." Gimli rekindled the fire and Boromir moved her closer to it. "I'll take watch now, Legolas. You can rest," said Aragorn in a tired tone. Legolas lay down on his bedroll, eyes still open. This new girl will certainly complicate things, he thought. But she may also be a gift.
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