Chapter 8
Elven_Princess_2005
Thanks to:
Chrystyna Bloom: Thank you
starlover11: What can I say to "aw"?
Jukka the Sling: Thank you
Krillball6: Homework sucks doesn't it?
Iluvien: As far as the I/my and she/her they were mistakes. My fingers have a bad habit of going too fast for my brain to process what I'm typing. I do go back and proof read two or three times, but that's skipped over. I don't mean to do it, it just happens. Honest mistakes though. One of my friends is helping me with the grammer and spelling. As far as Legolas figuring her out too fast, you also have to realize he's an Elf (who would have guessed). Elves see a lot more than motals or Dwarves. And maybe it is too fast, and I apologize for that. As far as Katherine's life, that will be explained in the next few chapters. I don't mind the in depth analysis, I actually like reviews who go through and tell me that a certain point or points are good or bad. It makes me realize mistakes so I don't make them again in the future. And I think anyone would have gotten mad at Merry and Pip. On to you last review: 2A.) Granted that Galadriel is the most powerful Elf in ME and she is female, but some males (Elf, Dwarf, or Motal) can be more chauvinistic than others. That was somewhat my point. 2B.) My point there was that they were being treated like adult so they needed to act like adults. Legolas's scolding by Elrond was to point out that fact that you can't act like a child in dire times. Elrond expected better out of Legolas, I mean Leggy's near/around what 3000 years old? 2C.) Katherine calling the arguing council belligerent morons was the point. They were acting stupid because they wouldn't shut up and listen to the other members. She insulted Boromir because he wanted to use the Ring to stop Sauron. She knew no one could do that, she was making a point.
Anilmathiel: Cheesy? Well, I suppose that's one way of looking at it.
Saber Apricot: You're right teen driving isn't a burden, but I was brought up not to drive with other teenagers, and it just worked into the story like that. The car is sitting in the drive way, that's how they know they are inside the house. If you see a teenager coming up the road and ask him/her if they live there and they say yes, you're going to automatically assume that the people stuck inside the house are his/her parents. It's the gas pipe cause, I wanted it to be the gas pipe. They're too busy with the fire to keep an eye on Katie. As far as Katie not being freaked out by the spirit, she's just a calm girl. And if you read farther into the story, you'll find out that she's freaking out about her family and house. And I'm not really fluent in Spanish, but I know enough to get me through. And believe me, Japanese is WAY easier thatn Spanish.
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Mireiswen: Love is a wonderful thing, isn't it? Thank you.
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little elfling: Don't you love the Stephanie/Katie verbal fighting scene?
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I woke up on December 25 rested. Relaxed though was another matter. How could anyone be relaxed when going on a mission of this magnitude? I shook it off. Legolas had already left the room. I sighed and dragged my feet out of bed. I slipped on my jeans and short sleeve shirt. They were much more comfortable then Elven clothes in my opinion anyway. I pulled on my Nike's and tied the strings in knots. I brushed my hair. God how it had grown! I pulled it back into a bun and threw my brush into my bag. I smiled. I was taking my book bag. Which meant I could carry more belongings. I had slipped in my hoodie and another pair of clothes. I folded my boots and placed them in the bag. My CD player sat on my desk. I threw it in the front pouch with my 24 other CDs. Good thing I had extra batteries. I learned a long time ago, never go out of the house without extra batteries. Even though I get 41 hours of playback on two AA batteries, I have a tendency of not watching the meter in the small window.
I ran out of my room and went down to the training area. I "borrowed" the sword that said, "Hope in battle". No one, to my knowledge, used it.
I wound up packing for most of the day, eating when I could. We were leaving at dusk, why I don't know. I assumed Gandalf had a reason behind it, but it was one that I couldn't think of.
I ate lunch and dinner and right afterwards we went to the gates. I saw Aragorn and Arwen talking on the stone bridge. I smiled as I remembered the conversation between them. Aragorn finally decided to join us, though I couldn't help but notice the small amount of pain in his eyes. He really did love Arwen.
We headed off and I heard someone say something about going ten miles before stopping for the night. I groaned. I wasn't what you would call "in shape". Sure I was able to fight, and my stamina for that was excellent. The adrenaline kept me going. But walking ten miles? Great. We stopped and I told them I would take first watch. Boromir had something to say about that. In the end, I would up with shift and he wound up with a knot on his head for inferring I was weak.
We made a fire and I sat down on a log. The Hobbits were all cuddled together, snoring. Boromir and Aragorn were sleeping, soundly as was the wizard. Gimli was propped up against a tree. Legolas was lying on his back, eyes open, but glazed over. I saw Aragorn stand and he told me he was relieving me from watch. I looked at my watch. 12:27 am. I crawled in my blanket and moved into a fetal position.
I woke up to the sound of Merry and Pippin arguing about breakfast. Sam was cooking over the fire. I yawned and sat up. "It's about time you woke up, lass. You sleep sounder than the Hobbits" Gimli said.
"Nothing could wake me up" I told him.
"We know, we tried" Boromir said, a rare smile appeared on his lips. "We even sent Legolas to fetch some cold water from the stream"
"Whose idea was that?" I asked.
"The Elf's" Gimli responded
"Doubt it," I muttered.
I saw Legolas come back into the clearing with a bowl of water. I glared at him and stood up. "And what exactly were you going to do with that?" I asked, innocently.
"It was to wake you up, seeing as nothing else seemed to work," The Elf said.
"It would have been the death of you Legolas Greenleaf, if you had poured that water onto my head"
He mischievously smiled and walked toward me. "Don't you dare!" I commanded.
He didn't stop walking. I took off running in the opposite direction. I saw a low tree limb and grabbed onto it, hoisting myself up. I climbed the tree until I was about twenty feet up. "Would you two quit acting like children?" Gandalf asked.
"He was going to pour cold water on me"
"There's only one thing worse than an Elf" Gimli said.
"I dare you to finished that sentence," my voice echoed through the clearing.
Everyone knew I was sensitive about my heritage. "And that's a complaining She-Elf" The dwarf finished his sentence.
I jumped down to the ground, landing on my feet. "If I recall correctly, Master Dwarf, you were the one complaining last night that your feet were hurting you. I didn't complain last night, even though I would in worse shape than you. I suggest you keep your comments to yourself before you find yourself in hot water"
The dwarf sputtered and stumbled over his words before reverting to his native tongue. Probably a curse on me. "Take one more step and Mirkwood will be without a prince," I told Legolas.
He was behind me. I heard him step on several twigs. I turned on my heels. "Miss Katherine, your breakfast is ready" Sam called.
I ran over to Sam. "Thank you Samwise"
He smiled and handed me a plate of food. Sausages, bacon and meat. Geez, do these guys know how much of a health hazard this is? Do they want me dying of a heart attack by the age of 18? I thought.
We took off soon after eating. I heard Gandalf muttering something. I sighed, knowing it was going to be a few weeks. I knew it was 40 days west of the Misty Mountains, but we wouldn't make it that far.
It was the same thing, day after day. It got boring after a while. I almost wanted to be attacked by something. It would make the day interesting. We stopped at a large sum of boulders. Merry and Pippin were learning sword techniques from Boromir. "If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say we're taking the long way 'round. Gandalf, we could pass through the Mines of Moria. My cousin, Balin, would give us a royal welcome" Gimli said.
My head spun around at the words "Mines of Moria". My hair was being blown in every direction. I pulled it back, tightly, and didn't even hear Gandalf say anything. My eye turned to the south; I think it was, only to see a small black cloud looking shape.
Crebain from Dunland. "What is that?" Sam asked.
"Nothing, it's just a whiff of cloud" Gimli said.
I heard Legolas's correction, but I was already two steps ahead of them. I grabbed my bag and hid under the rocks.
There was terrible squawking and cawing. It made my ears ring. After the mangy birds had gone Gandalf said something about taking Caradhras. I looked at the snow-covered mountain. "Damn birds," I said.
We walked up the mountain. I was lucky enough to stay on top of the snow. As was Legolas. We both were receiving evil glares from everyone in the group. Gimli especially, though it surprised me to see Gandalf giving me a similar look. Times like this I was glad to be an Elf.
Frodo slipped and fell. Aragorn helped him to his feet, but Frodo immediately noticed the Ring missing. It was lying on the snow. The young Steward picked it up. I didn't hear the conversation for all I heard was the Ring itself. I closed my eyes and shook off the evil feeling that surrounded my soul. We started walking again. I kept muttering "those damn birds" and "fucking Saruman".
We rounded a ledge and Legolas stepped out in front of the group and strained his hearing. "There is a fell voice in the air," He announced.
"Damnable wizard" I muttered.
Snow started coming down. Like I'm not cold enough?! I have to be drowned and covered in snow? The humorous part of the situation was, if there was a humorous part, is that I used to love the snow. I was always out in the snow playing while I was a little kid. Then I grew up and got a brain; I realized that the cold sucks!
****************************************************************************** Author's Note: Chapter 8 is up! Finally! I know I told you guys an earlier time, but I was swamped with homework. Two hours of History homework a night sucks. However, there is some good news, most of chapter 9 is typed. Isn't that good news? I thought so. This week and next week I have off for Chirstmas so there will be an update maybe two by January 5, 2004. However, some bad news is that my schedule for next semester had to be changed and I have a few classes that will cause me some problems. Advanced Chemistry is one because I'm not that good in science, but I need the class. Algebra 2 and some Engineering class. Could someone explain to me why I need an Engineering class to be a Computer analyst/programmer/technician?
I saw Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Friday (Dec 19). EXCELLENT MOVIE!!!!! It was the best out of the three and Peter Jackson really outdid himself with this movie. I loved it and it had to be the best movie I've ever seen in my life!!!!!!! I thought it was really sad at the end, even though I knew what was going to happen.
I also have a tester line to give you.
Tester Line: I had a hankering to start singing "I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes."