Chapter 3: More Lessons Learned

I'd been wandering through the forest looking for something to eat for breakfast. It was daylight out and I'd told Jesephany to wait at camp and start a fire. So far, I'd found nothing. I walked into a clearing and had a sudden feeling that I should watch my back. Sure enough, Laerwen jumped out of one of the trees and landed next to me on the ground. She was sitting there Indian Style and evidently laughing at something she found funny.

"You stayed up there all night?" I asked her and she nodded, still shaking with laughter, "So, where is he? I know he's waiting for me. Just get it over with and do what you need to do."

The second I turned around, Haldir dropped down, swiftly landing on his feet as he flexed his muscles. I rolled my eyes as I watched him approach Laerwen to help her up.

I should have known what was coming next.

Laerwen had pulled him down on top of her and they were making out on the ground in front of me. Having had enough, I ran into the trees trying to get away. I ran until I reached another clearing. I thought I was safe, but the elves were there, still carrying on with their business as if they were the only ones in existence. I tried running three more times, each time running into the elven couple, each time trying to get away, but to no avail.

It finally occurred to me that I was running in circles. I thought that was only a myth? I needed a quick escape, so I tried to use my demonic power to create a portal or something. I ran up to a tree and focused my power on creating a door in it. When it appeared, I opened it and stepped inside hoping it would lead me back to camp. When the door closed, I realized I was inside the tree. At least it's safe. Sighing to myself, I let my guard down. Suddenly, I felt something press up against me and I realized I wasn't alone.

When I looked over, I saw the elven couple was in the tree with me with a definite lack of clothing. Trying to escape, I reached for the door, but it had disappeared. Screaming in horror and frustration, I finally decided to use my magic to get out. The moment I'd decided it, we were back in the clearing, the elves were separated and they had their cloaks on.

"You always do this to me!" I yelled at them, "Stop it before I try to kill something." At that, I trudged back to camp with the others following close behind me. I had to wonder what their problem was. And at that point, who didn't feel bad for me? That didn't count the elves, who probably cared less about my feelings than the vampires did.

Oh well… at least I'd learned my lesson. Never trust the elves.

"Hey, Peggy," Jesephany greeted me from where she sat next to the campfire she'd lit while I was gone, "Did you find anything?"

"Besides these two?" I asked, pointing behind me at the elves, who sat down near the fire.

"Looks like the big zero," Jesephany stated rather disappointedly, "Maybe we'll try later."

"Later?" I asked, turning to her, "There's not going to be a later for me because I'm finding a way out of this crazy place. I'm done… and that's final." With that, I walked towards a promising path near where we'd come in. Just as I reached it, a blonde guy with blue eyes walked out of the trees, which made me stop. The blonde was just taller than me, he was thin, and he was wearing an all blue outfit.

"Um… Jesephany," I muttered so only she could hear me, "Where did you get the cute boy from?"

The brunette cat-girl just smiled at me as the boy got closer to me. "Let's say I found him while digging through your dreams last night," she told me, "So, I dug him out, which would explain why you don't remember him."

"What's his name?" I asked, backing up because he was getting a bit too close.

"Well, I'm pretty sure he called himself Lucas Grabeel," Jesephany told me, "And according to you, he's The One."

"Shush," I told her, taking a seat close to the fire as Lucas sat down between the two of us, "I'm guessing that means I have to stay. So, where are we going next?"

"Well, there's been a bit of trouble here in Middle Earth, but the closest place to go would be Rohan," Haldir told me, though I barely listened to him.

"Did someone just say we're going to Rohan?" Siltizamile asked, finally waking up and joining us by the fire, "What? No breakfast?"

"Blame the elves," I said simply, "And… we're going to Rohan."

(A/N) I've finished another chappie! YAY! That makes 3 altogether. So, I'm still asking for at least 5 to 10 R&Rs per chappie. You do know that right? Well, now you do. Teehee. So, yeah. Uh… review and tell me what you think. L8rs!

EDIT:

Okay, I'm tempted to ditch this story… I really am… I can't stand stupid M-rated stuff like this, but… it's not for me. Heh. Never for me. *shakes head* The next few bits definitely won't have as much yuck in it, so… you can continue to read on safely. *nods* I just need to get up the interest to continue writing this again (I'm almost done with the 4th chapter).

Sorry I'm taking so long, though I'm pretty sure Luthien Saralonde is my only reader. Heh. Yeah. I sincerely hope you're still enjoying this. If not, then I won't blame you. *shrug* I'm kinda curious to know if this is still worth writing.

I think it could be… I like the concept of it. =) I wish I could've done more chapters at the school, though. Those were fun. You know… I still might after they save Middle Earth. ;P

Original Post: 9/11/09

Revised: 10/27/11

Reposted: 10/30/11