Hello everyone! It's time for an early Easter present! I present to you: CHAPTER SEVEN! Yay! Truthfully, I almost forgot to update today. Thank you channel guide for showing me that Lord of the Rings was on, and reminding me that I had promised myself that I would upload chapter seven on the fourth! Anyway, here's the next chapter. In this one, Fleur is a bit pervy at the beginning ... you'll see what I mean. After all, who wouldn't do what she does if they were in her position? Well, besides straight men and normal people. But ... who said I was normal anyway? Things will really get crazy in chapter eight, which I'm no where near satisfied with, so it will take me quite a while to do the revisions, so expect it ... eh, maybe a little later on in the month. It just depends on how crazy my schedule is. You know, the best laid plans of mice and men! Story of my life! Thanks for reading everybody, and once again, have a happy Easter! I know I will, I just found out that my cousin is in remission after a year long battle with cancer. BEST NEWS EVER!

Disclaimer: I don't own Lord of the Rings, never have, never will. :\ Darn it.

Fleur originally thought that when Haldir had found out that her horse had run away, he would throw an enormous man fit and toss her over the ledge with the goblins. But instead, she now sat on the back of his horse, arms around him tightly. Her ass was intact, indicating that it hadn't been chewed away, a blessing Fleur thought. She wanted to ask, oh did she want to ask, but she also didn't want to risk it.

So instead of indulging in her inquisitive nature, she shifted a bit on the horse, making it seem like she was attempting to get more comfortable. Really, she was feeling Haldir's abs, making her feel perverted. But she couldn't help it. The man ... Ellion, was freakin eye candy, or rather ... Hand candy? Oh good heavens ... Mind out of gutter. Fleur blushed as dirty thoughts entered her mind.

Haldir had amazing abs ...

"Are you quite comfortable?" Haldir asked, shooting her an 'I know what you're doing' look, though he made no move to stop her.

Fleur blushed some more and instead of responding, buried her head in Haldir's back and attempted to sleep, finding it difficult to keep hold on Haldir while doing so. Seconds later, she found herself in the air, then back on the horse again. She opened her eyes to find that she was now sitting on the front of the horse.

"If you want to sleep, sit in front so I can catch you if you fall."

Fleur smiled softly, and instead of a full facial blush, it dimmed to a small blush upon her cheeks, one of contentment, yet it showed she was slightly shy about the closeness she now had to Haldir. Though, she didn't really mind too much. He was nice and warm ... Even though he smelled kinda bad from goblin fighting. In fact, she probably smelled just as bad. Great. Fresh as a daisy. Fleur mentally cringed, but yawned and leaned back into Haldir's chest, falling asleep rather quickly.

"It appears you have tamed the wild female." Orophin said, smiling teasingly, gesturing to the lightly snoring elleth.

Haldir looked back and waved his hand, "This one is not one to be tamed, that's for sure."

"You sure are calm, I figured you'd royally explode when you saw her. You were mad when we first left to find her." Rumil said.

Haldir scoffed, but froze when he felt Fleur move a bit before settling back into sleep, "I was allowed to be mad."

"Of course. But you didn't yell."

"Must I yell to be mad?"

"No, but it helps us to know when to run." Rumil laughed, grinning at Orophin, who returned the grin.

With a sigh, Haldir shook his head, "There's no dealing with you two."

"We love you too, big brother."

"Are we going to be getting out of these mountains anytime soon?" Fleur asked, looking up at Haldir expectantly.

"Soon. As said before five minutes ago. And five minutes before that. And five minutes before-"

"I get it already!" Fleur said, throwing her hands up in the air. "I'm just really sick of riding through mountains."

"Would you prefer to walk? It may be easier on the horses. Though they are just fine right now, considering the weather isn't horrible." Fleur crossed her arms and began to pout, grinning when Haldir broke down and gave her an answer, "We'll stop for the night in a few minutes, and we'll probably be out of the mountains by tomorrow evening. Or possibly earlier, give or take."

A crease formed on Fleur's forehead, "What exactly do you mean by 'give or take'? Is the weather supposed to be bad?"

Rumil chuckled, "No, he means we may be attacked by gobli-" Orophin elbowed him, "F-fluffy bunnies! Yeah, fluffy bunnies!"

Fleur gave him a skeptic look, "Yeah, I hear they have big, sharp teeth. The foulest tempered rodents you've ever laid eyes on."

Haldir scoffed, "Only you."

"What?" Fleur asked, pouting.

"Never mind."

"Oh sure, pick on the girl of the group."

"Stop being sexist, Haldir." Rumil scolded mockingly, "Hey Fleur, if you want, you can ride with me!"

Fleur grinned and laughed, "Maybe I will." Not. She was quite enjoying where she was, not that she didn't like Rumil or anything.

Haldir's grip tightened on her, "You are fine where you are. Quit squirming, or better yet, go back to sleep. Your snoring will keep me awake."

Fleur looked appalled, "I do not snore!"

Rumil laughed, "Haha, actually, you do-"

Orophin kicked him, "-ooon't! You don't! No, you sleep quiet as a mouse."

Fleur laughed, not believing him at all, but mentally thanking him for being nice about it, "Thank you, Rumil and Orophin, for being gentlemen. Unlike your big brother here." Fleur said, reaching back to gently smack Haldir on the cheek.

Haldir smirked softly, "You could always walk."

"I could always hitch a ride with Rumil." Fleur said, smirking when Haldir's face changed from amused to annoyed, "I'm serious Haldir, if I'm bothering you at all, feel free to make me walk or something. I don't want my big butt to crush the horse's back or anything-"

Haldir frowned, "Who said anything about a big butt?"

Fleur smiled at the flustered look that was quickly forming on Haldir's face, "Oh Haldir, you're so sexy when you say 'butt'." she grinned as he rubbed his temples.

His brothers laughed behind him, "But seriously, as said before, if I'm a bother in any way, feel free to make me walk."

"... you don't have a big butt." Haldir said.

"Are we still on the topic of butts?" Fleur asked, laughing incredulously.

Haldir sighed, "Whatever will I do with you?"

"Tie me up and leave me for dead?" Fleur suggested.

"Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind."

"You lie!" Fleur cried, turning around in the saddle, a feat Haldir found impressive, to point an accusing finger at him, "You wouldn't dare! You'd miss me!"

"Would I really? The quiet temps me so ..."

Fleur sighed, and yawned, leaning forward to rest her head on Haldir's chest, whom sighed. She grinned softly, "Your heartbeat sped up for a little bit." she whispered.

Haldir frowned again. "Since when have you been so observant?"

She just smiled into his shirt, "How is it that I am tired, even though I've been sleeping all day?"

"You just aren't used to riding, Fleur. It tires out the best of us." Orophin said.

Fleur reached behind her and patted Haldir's horse on the neck, "Especially the horses."

"Especially the horses." Haldir agreed, patting the horse as well, his hand right next to Fleur's.

Fleur grinned again, then closed her eyes once more. She fell into sleep, feeling suddenly drained of energy. She blamed it on all of the excitement she had this morning.

When Fleur woke up next, she was underneath the blankets in her bedroll. She looked around and saw Haldir awake reading. He looked up from his book and met her eyes. Slowly closing the book, he stood and went to fetch her something to eat. Fleur slid out from beneath the covers.

"Here." he said, handing her the food.

She took it and began to nibble it, "Thanks."

They sat in silence. Fleur eating, Haldir looking up at the sky. "The stars are pretty tonight." Fleur said, looking up at them, "Grandma told me about some of the constellations in the sky, but I could never find them. I guess I'm just not creative enough."

Haldir shrugged, "I can find a few. But the stars don't really need to form a shape to be beautiful."

Fleur smiled, "Yeah. That's exactly what I thought." she said, "But I really like it when there's a meteor shower! The shooting stars! They look so cool! I always used to make wishes, but they never came true."

Haldir looked over at her, "What kind of wishes did you make?"

Fleur looked down at the ground, "To regain my memories. But ... Like I said, it never happens." she paused for a moment, "Except ... Once and a while I'll say strange things-"

"You always say strange things."

"No, well, yes. But I mean really, really strange things. But by the time I realize it, it's almost as if I lose my train of thought."

"Odd." Haldir rubbed his forehead, "I suppose I will just have to remind you when you say strange things, then perhaps you'll be able to think it through."

Fleur looked excited, "R-really? Do you think I can do it?"

"Yes." Haldir said, "Though the downside is I will have to be around you every minute of every day."

A short bark of laughter was Fleur's reply, "Why wouldn't anyone want to be around this for every minute of every day?" Fleur gestured to herself with a smirk.

"Let's see ... You're annoying, you snore, oh, and you get into trouble. All the time. Who would want to be around you all the time?"

Fleur took a halfhearted swipe at him, "While you got me on the annoying part, I do NOT snore. And I can't help that I get into trouble, it's in my inquisitive nature. And because everyone loves me." she ever-so-kindly informed him.

Haldir pretended not to have heard her, and pretended to be lost in his own thoughts, "Perhaps a goblin, or an ork. Maybe a troll ...

Fleur glared at him, then turned away, grinning to herself, "Well, the way you act and smell right now, you may as well be around a goblin, or an ork, or a troll."

Haldir wrinkled his nose, "As horrid as it is to agree with you, I do smell terrible. Hopefully there is a spring or a small pool nearby to wash."

"That would be nice." Fleur stretched, "Well, I'm kinda wide awake now, so I guess I'll keep watch until I fall asleep."

"You should sleep regardless. Nothing will even remotely come near us without alerting myself or my brothers, so go to sleep."

"Of course I'm not worried. Well, maybe if we counted on your brothers to wake up. They sleep like logs. It's just I can't sleep."

"Are you cold?"

"No. Not really. I just ... Can't sleep. Been asleep for most of the day, you know?"

Haldir nodded, "Do as you wish. If you feel as if you are about to go to sleep, go ahead and do such. You do not need to stay awake for our sakes."

Fleur smiled, "I will. Night, night!"

"Goodnight." For a moment, there was silence, then, "At least take a blanket so I know you will not freeze to death."

Fleur laughed, "Maybe I should just crawl in with you. That way you could protect me from the cold as well!" she meant for it to be a joke, but Haldir's silence made it known that it wasn't received that way, "E-eh! I didn't- I didn't mean for that to sound the way it did!"

Haldir sighed softly, "Of course, thank the Valor."

"Hey!" Haldir didn't respond, "Haldir! I know you're not sleeping."

"..."

"Haldir!"

"For the love of Valor, elleth, if you want to sleep with me, get under the covers!"

Fleur pouted, "As if."

"As you wish, then." Haldir rolled over, and it got quiet again.

"... scoot over." Haldir rolled back over and lifted the blanket up.

Fleur crawled under the blanket with him, keeping as close as she could without physically touching him, "So, why are you afraid?" he let the blanket fall around them, and Fleur was enveloped in warmth.

"I'm not-" a stern look from Haldir made her pause, "-afraid."

"I am having a feeling that we've had this conversation before."

Fleur blushed, "I'm not scared."

"You're a horrible liar."

"Fine. I am scared, only a little though."

"Did I mention that you were a bad liar, or did that fact remain in my thoughts?"

"... I'm just nervous. What if those goblins come back? What if there are a bunch of them and they hurt you?"

"Then I suppose that I would have to stop them from killing you, seeing as you are completely helpless in any combat situation."

Fleur snorted, "I am NOT helpless. Just this morning I threw a goblin whom attacked me over the cliff."

"How in the world did you manage that?"

"... I don't know, but I did. Like a boss."

"... what is it about speaking with you that makes me want to repeatedly smash my head against a wall?"

"Why do it yourself when you can have others, like me, do it for you?"

"That was a rhetorical question."

"No fecal matter."

Haldir chucked, "You say the strangest things."

"... thank you?"

He shook his head and sighed softly, "Go to sleep, tomorrow will be a long journey."

"I bet you're praying that I sleep the entire way, right?"

"... Either way really. You either snore, or talk insensately."

"I do NOT snore!"

Man, Fleur sure sleeps a lot! Don't worry, she'll get better as she adjusts to riding. Kudos to you if you can spot the small Monty Python reference (even though it may not be spot on, I haven't seen the movie in a long time)! I found myself liking pervy Fleur :P Anyway, I hope to see you in chapter eight (well, not see as in with my eyes, that'd be weird ... and very creepy)!

Toodles lovelies, Kitty~

P.S. Once again, HAPPY EASTER!