Sorry for the VERY late update! But I got some VERY good advice and wanted to do it some type of justice... So this took a lot longer then I would have preferred but I had a mega uber brain fart writing this story. That's why it took so long like I have literally been piecing it together day by day and this took a way different turn then I had expected but I just kinda let it go its own way, whether it be good or bad? Pfft... Hell if I know... Anyways Sorry for the slow chapter I'll explain in a later chapter why Claire can't talk. And no, this will not end up being a Sam/Claire story I just figured he talked a lot so I just let it go. And once again probably not read so... BLAH BLAH BLAAAAAAAH SMEXY ELVES BLAH BLAH BLAAAAAH SMEXY HUMAN BLAH BLAH BLAHBBITY BLAH!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Claire and her backpack!
"Is she..."
"I... Don't know..."
"What do you suppose all those bandages are from?"
"A-ah! She's coming to... Get back Mr. Frodo!"
I let out an irritated growl as my eyes slowly winced open and my body beginning to register feeling, and feeling meant pain. I let out a weak groan as I forced myself into a sitting position before eventually looking at two very short people standing away from me. I looked them over before reaching my hand up to my throat rubbing it gingerly, as I began to stand up only to fall back, hard. I blinked a couple of times trying to regain my senses as I felt myself sway back and forth slightly obviously disoriented, and probably looking very drunk.
"H-hello...?" One of them murmured, my eyes shot back to them still unfocused but enough to make out what they kind of looked like. This one had sandy blonde hair and was bigger than the other. "A-are you alright?"
I opened my mouth to speak and before I could even attempt to get a word out both of my other hand flew to my mouth as I began coughing vigorously. I raised an eyebrow before licking my thumb and seeing blood, so it seems I can't talk. I glanced at them seeing a horrified look on both their faces now that I could focus more and just waved my hand to dismiss it. I pushed myself up again more slowly this time, a small stagger but I was able to stay on my feet.
"W-what's your name...?" The smaller of the two asked, as he shuffled nervously behind his friend.
I tilted my head about to speak but quickly shot that option down and crossed my arms looking up thinking of a way to tell them. I looked down before searching through my pockets and then smacking myself in the forehead after realizing, I still had my bag on. 'God I'm such an idiot...' I moaned in my thoughts before kneeling down and slinging it off and going through it. Finding some paper that was a little dry before looking for a pencil. I quickly scribbled my name on it before holding it out to them. The blonde haired one slowly stepped forward gently taking it from my hand before he read it out loud.
"Claire Lavada?" He mumbled before looking me over warily I watched him in return before something white was moving around my eye. I jerked my head towards it seeing a butterfly fluttering around me, I couldn't help but smile at it as my head followed it, I let out a small laugh as it brushed over my nose and flew away. I turned my attention back to the two people the smile still on my face, the moment I registered they were still there I glanced away pursing my lips to hide the smile.
"It's nice to meet you Miss Claire" the smaller one said as he slowly shuffled from behind his friend. "My name is Frodo Baggins... and this is Samwise Gamgee..."
I looked them over my lips returning to normal as I tilted my head before writing something again and holding it out. He silently took it before reading over it, "Is something wrong?"
He blinked a couple of times before looking at me. He fidgeted a bit trying to come up with an answer I gave him a small smile before waving it off and then asking them if they wouldn't mind if I tagged along until I gained my bearings. With some whispering between the two, they finally agreed to let me. It didn't take too long for something interesting to happen really, Sam and Frodo got bulldozed by their friends and through some event, courtesy of Pippin and Merry, it had us all running through a field from some screaming old dude. And then salutations finally aside, during the whole ordeal I found myself behind a tree staring in horror at the four pressed underneath a small indentation in the earth and a black figure standing over them looking, for something. I saw them begin to panic as the figure, who looked so similar to the one who shot at me, crouch down. I grit my teeth looking around me for something to draw its attention, I grabbed a small rock and threw it as hard as I could away from them and pressed myself against the tree. The thing let out a horrid screech before hoof beats cut through the air and everything went silent. I glanced back towards them before climbing down a large root and running towards them. I looked them over trying to see if they had gotten hurt, thankfully everything was fine.
'What the hell was that?!' I scribbled out thrusting the note in Sam's face.
"I-I don't know, but we need to go now!" He said as he glanced around obviously uneasy, with all due right.
We all nodded before we took off as fast as we could, I was in the back close to Frodo as I glanced around to make sure he wouldn't come up from behind. It totally wasn't from the fact I was out of shape and carrying a twenty five pound backpack, but even without it I doubt I could stay caught up with Sam. My hand flew up to my right temple again as goosebumps spread throughout my body. I glanced back and my eyes went wide with horror as I saw more of those black things not far behind us. I smacked Frodo on the arm and he looked back before screaming for us to run faster. Sam, Merry, and Pippin made it onto a small raft looking thing yelling at us to run faster as they scrambled to untie the ropes holding it to the dock. I shrugged my backpack off and held it in one hand ready to throw it, we were so close and so were those things. The raft began to drift away and with one final push from Frodo he made it onto the raft and I threw my backpack onto the raft giving it a little more momentum as I dived into the water disappearing from sight. I looked up trying to see what happened above but with the water being too murky I could only see a squareish blob drifting away. I pumped my arms swimming to the top and taking a deep breath of air before swimming over to the raft and resting my arms on it. They gave me surprised looks before we all eventually relaxed, I moved to the back of the raft and kicked us to the other side of the shore lazily. There was a small thump that stopped me from kicking anymore as I looked to the side, we were finally across. I waited for them to stagger off the raft dragging my backpack as they went, when they were finally off I dove underwater to try and get my hair somewhat straight and not Grudge looking before I resurfaced and climbed out of the water slipping in mud every now and then before stretching and looking at them.
"You know how to swim?" Pippin asked as he slowly looked me over.
I raised an eyebrow tilting my head before slowly nodding, and they continued to stare. I started to fidget not one to care for attention and instead grabbed my backpack and hefted it on my back ready to go. Still nothing, I tapped my wrist hoping they'd get my notion, nope. I sighed and just began walking in a random direction finally getting a reaction.
"A-ah! Lady Claire where are you going?!" Sam asked running up to me in his little pack of shorties. I shrugged before finally getting some more dry paper and writing my silent question from earlier.
"Don't you have a schedule to keep?"
He gave me a strange look before his eyes lit up, "Frodo! We're going to be late!"
So next update may come randomly but hey, it should at least be easier then this one. And you'd be surprised how long it took to find out if Hobbits swam or not. Once again sorry for the lameness of the story.
Also, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE ADVICE EARWEN! I took it all to heart and that's what made it a ho :I, so Love you!
And all my other cute reviewers including the guest ones~ Thank's for the reviews in general and I was surprised with how fast it grew so yerp Love you all have a nice night! I'll begin working on the next pretty soon, after I read Act II and Act III of Hamlet... Mmmmm... Hamlet =w=...
Xerxas out~