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Chapter 5: Rivendell

Jessica sat by Frodo's head, touching his cold forehead as he breathed hard, desperately ill. She heard the sound of a horse running into the clearing with someone running beside them. She turned around, removing her hand from Frodo's head, seeing an Elf with braided but tousled hair dressed in a grey riding dress and gloves.

The Elf dismounted from her horse and hurried over to Frodo. "Frodo, Im Arwen ... Telin let thaed," she said. "Lasto beth nîn. Tolo dan na ngalad." (Frodo, I am Arwen … I have come here to help you. Here my voice. Return to the light.)

Jessica looked back at Frodo and saw that his breathing had gotten easier. She looked back to the Elf and saw Aragorn coming around from the other side of the horse.

"Who is she?" she heard Pippin whisper Merry.

"Frodo?" Arwen asked, worried as Aragorn chewed a bit of what must have been Athelas before putting it onto Frodo's wound.

Frodo let out a pained gasp.

"She's an Elf," Sam said after noticing the points on her ears.

"He's fading," Arwen said. "He's not going to last. We must get him to my father."

Aragorn nodded quickly as he quickly lifted Frodo up, placing him onto the horse.

"Where are you taking him?" Pippin asked.

Jessica squeaked in confirmation.

Aragorn and Arwen ignored them. "I've been looking for you for two days," Arwen said. "There are five Wraiths behind you. Where the other four are, I do not know."

Aragorn looked at Arwen. "Dartho guin Berian ... rych le ad tolthathon," he said. (Stay with the Hobbits. I will send horses for you.)

Arwen grabbed the reigns of the horse. "Hon mabathon. Rochon ellint im," she said calmly. (I am the faster rider. I'll take him.)

Aragorn clamped his hand over Arwen's. "Andelu i ven." (The road is two dangerous.)

"Frodo fîr. Ae athradon i hir, tur gwaith nin beriatha hon." (If I can get across the river, the power of my people will protect him.)

"What are they saying?" Pippin asked. Jessica shrugged her shoulders.

Jessica watched as Arwen reached for Aragorn's hand, looking deep into his eyes. "I do not fear them," she said.

Jessica saw that it was hard for Aragorn to let her go. "Be iest lîn," he said, letting go of the reigns. Arwen mounted the horse. "Arwen, ride hard. Don't look back." (As you wish.)

Arwen looked down at Aragorn as she supported Frodo with one hand, the other on the reigns. "Noro lim, Asfaloth, noro lim!" (Ride fast, Asfaloth, ride fast!)

"What are you doing?" Sam asked. "Those Wraiths are still out there!"

Everyone watched as Asfaloth sprung away, bearing Arwen and Frodo away into the forest.

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Jessica ran with Aragorn, her form not that of a wolf. Soon after Arwen had left Jessica had changed back to her wolf form. She had noticed that after Arwen had gone, Aragorn had looked down hearted, tears stood in his eyes.

Jessica brought her mind back to the present as they ran through the forest, towards Rivendell. Once they were close enough Jessica deviated off, carrying her clothes with her, away from the others to change. She had come back to them, running like Aragorn – swift and fast – towards them and joining them in the race to Rivendell.

Once inside the walls Jessica stood still, breathing hard. She saw multitudes of Elves surrounding them all. She stood ready to fight but three female Elves gently grabbed her arms and led her away to the room Elrond had given her – from information secured by the watchers.

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Jessica stepped outside of her room, several hours later – after a hot bath ad a female Elf brushing her hair through – wearing a pale green dress. She went looking for Aragorn, wanting to ask him something. She went to the dining hall, hoping to find him there. She nearly jumped with joy, she saw Aragorn smoking his pipe while he looked into the fire. She walked over to him and sat next to him.

"How are you today?" she asked him, noticing that he wore new clothes and that he appeared to have shaved.

"I'm fine," Aragorn replied.

"I need to ask you a favour," Jessica said. Aragorn looked at her. "I need to ask you not to tell anyone about my abilities."

Aragorn continued to look at her before he nodded. "I am sure that Lord Elrond will know of this already, but yes, I agree, your abilities should not be shouted out to the highest heavens. I will keep your secret."

Jessica sighed with relief. "Thank you, my friend." At that she stood up and walked away, but not before she gave him a hug.

Aragorn watched her go with shock written all over his face. He turned his attention back to the fire and continued his smoking.

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Jessica sat in a chair at Rivendell in the dining hall, watching the fire. She held an apple in her hand, though she wasn't hungry. She was wearing a blue gown given to her by Arwen, she looked up to see Sam enter the room.

"How are you, Sam?" she asked the Hobbit.

"Tired," Sam replied.

"You've been at Frodos side since you arrived here," Jessica said, looking at the Hobbit that walked to her and sat by her side.

"Yes," Sam said. "You know that Gandalf is here?"

"Yes, I knew, I heard him come," Jessica said. She offered him the apple. "You hungry?"

Sam took the apple gratefully and began to eat. She stood up to leave. "Vasa mellonamin," she said before leaving. (Eat my friend.)

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Sam came running up to Jessica. "Frodo! He's awake!" he cried.

Jessica smiled and followed the Hobbit to the room. She slowed her pace as she walked into the room, she saw Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Gandalf. When Gandalf saw her he smiled. She smiled back and turned her attention to Frodo.

"How are you my friend?" she asked him.

Frodo smiled. "My arm is better," he replied. "I'm glad Gandalf is here though."

Jessica smiled and nodded. "As am I," she said. "Gandalf, I need to speak to you later, if you wouldn't mind?" she asked the wizard.

The wizard looked at her and nodded.

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"What did you want to speak to me about?" Gandalf asked her, leaning on his staff.

"I am not from Middle Earth, though I think you already knew that from the time in Hobbiton. Can you think of any way for me to get back to my home?" she asked the wizard as they stood in her room.

Gandalf thought for a few minutes. "None that I can think of," he said.

He noticed her shoulders slump slightly. "Thank you, Mithrandir," Jessica said.

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Jessica sat on the wall over the entrance to Rivendell wearing a red dress, eight days after Frodo had arrived at Rivendell and five days since her own arrival, waiting for the other races to join them. She now understood elvish for she seemed to have gained a flair for languages as well as the shape shifting. She heard the sound of hooves and looked down.

She saw Boromir, dark golden hair and brown eyes, the shield on his back and horn of Gondor at his waist. He slowed once he was inside. She saw a small group of Elves ride horses into Rivendell, not too far behind Boromir. She saw Legolas, golden hair, braided in places. He had arrows on his back, while he wore, what seemed to her, a poncho over his clothes. She saw a few dwarves as well; Gimli with his brown hair, his beard braided, while he wore a double bladed axe on his back.

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Jessica stood on the balcony that was attached to her room and began to sing a very familiar song to herself.

"When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;

When troubles come and my heart burdened be;

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,

Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up...
To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up...
To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up...
To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up...
To more than I can be.

You raise me up...
To more than I can be."

She heard someone looking up her. She looked down and saw Legolas looking at her with his startling blue eyes. Jessica looked at him for a few seconds before she walked back into her room to change into her night dress, she still wore her day clothes.

A few minutes later there was a knock at her door. "Come in," Jessica said, making sure that the night dress was on properly. The door opened.

Legolas stepped into the room, gently closing the door behind him. "Are you alright?" he asked her.

Jessica nodded as she let her hair down. "Yeah, I just feel home sick," Jessica said.

"Then, why don't you go home?" Legolas asked her.

Jessica sighed and a single tear escaped from her eye. "If only it were that easy," she said.

She heard the door open and then close. Legolas was no longer in the room. Jessica smiled gratefully and let the tears flow freely.

Thank you, Legolas, Jessica thought, burying her head in her hands as her sobs wracked her body.

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Jessica sat with her legs crossed beneath the dress that she had been given to her by Lord Elrond for her own use as she sat on a chair in the Council of Elrond.

"Strangers from distant lands, friends of old. You have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-Earth stands upon the brink of destruction. None can escape it. You will unite or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate – this one doom," Elrond stated, before beckoning Frodo to stand. "Bring forth the Ring, Frodo."

Frodo placed the Ring on the pedestal and returned to his seat with a sigh. Jessica noticed that Frodo was uncomfortable with everyone watching him. She heard Boromir to her right.

"So it is true," he said, shock filled his voice.

"Sauron's Ring!" Legolas said in disbelief. "The Ring of Power!"

"The doom of Man!" Gimli said grimly.

Everyone heard the hum of the Ring. Boromir stood and began to approach the Ring, as if drawn to it.

"In a dream, I saw the eastern sky grow dark, but in the West a pale light lingered. A voice was crying: "Your doom is near at hand. Isildur's Bane is found," he said.

Jessica noticed Elrond and Gandalf exchanging glances. Boromir reached out for the Ring.

"Isildur's Bane!" her said.

"Boromir!" Elrond said as he stood.

Jessica shook as Gandalf stood and spoke in the Black Tongue. "Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul." The Ring responded to Gandalf and Boromir stagger back into his chair, the sky darkens… thunder rolled and the ground trembled. (One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them.)

Nature returned to normal. "Never before has any voice uttered the words of that tongue here in Imladris," Elrond said sternly.

"I do not ask your pardon, Master Elrond, for the Black Speech of Mordor may yet be heard in every corner of the West! The Ring is altogether evil," Gandalf said as he returned to his seat.

Boromir shook his head before he stood again to make his case to the Council.

"It is a gift," he said. "A gift to the foes of Mordor. Why not use this Ring? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe. Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy. Let us use it against him-" He was slowly pacing back and forth, looking at everyone, even Jessica.

"You cannot wield it. No one can. The One Ring answers only to Sauron, it will listen to no other," Aragorn said calmly, looking at the man of Gondor.

"And what would a Ranger know of this matter?" Boromir asked.

Jessica looked at him, outwardly she looked absolutely calm, inside she wanted to hit him hard and where it counted.

Legolas stood up. "This is no mere Ranger," he said. "He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him yor allegiance."

"Aragorn?" Boromir asked in quiet disbelief. "This is Isildur's heir?"

"And heir to the throne of Gondor."

"Havo dad, Legolas," Aragorn told the Elf, making a sitting gesture with his hand.

Jessica bit back a laugh as Legolas did so, though somewhat reluctantly. "Gondor has no king," Boromir said.

"Aragorn is right," Gandalf commented. "We cannot use it."

"You have only one choice. The Ring must be destroyed," Elrond concluded, ignoring the outbursts.

"Then… what are we waiting for?" Gimli said. He seized his axe and approached the Ring.

"NO, WAIT!" Jessica yelled, but it was too late.

Gimli struck the Ring as hard as he could, only to be thrown back to the ground. Frodo winced in pain as Gimlis' axe made contact with the Ring, and he heard Saurons voice speaking. The Ring, however, remained intact on the pedestal, with the shards of Gimlis' axe around it.

"The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft that we here possess. The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came," Elrond said.

"One of you must do this," Elrond continued, not hearing the voice yet. There was a dead silence.

"One does not simply walk into Mordor," Boromir said finally. Jessica couldn't help rolling her eyes; could Boromir be any more obvious?

"No duh, Sherlock!" she hissed.

Boromir glowered at her. "What would a woman who has no skill with weapons know of this?"

"I may not know much about Mordor, Lord Boromir," she snapped. "But like you said, we can't just walk up to the gate and knock, saying, 'Hey, we're here to destroy the Ring, let us in!'. And just so you know, I'm a very skilled fighter."

"Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said?" Legolas yelled, standing up. "The Ring must be destroyed!"

"And I suppose you think you're the one to do it!" Gimli leapt to his feet while glaring at Legolas. Legolas glared back. Jessica smiled, shaking her head; soon Legolas and Gimli would forget they had ever been enemies.

"And if we fail; what then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?!" Boromir hissed, standing too.

"I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf!" Gimli roared. Jessica rolled her eyes.

The other Elves rose and start shouting at Gimli and the other Dwarves. Legolas held out his hand to stop them from starting a fight.

"Never trust an Elf!" Gimli shouted.

Jessica grinned. You'll trust Legolas before this war is over, Gimli, she thought. You WILL!

Then a massive argument broke out. Everyone except Frodo, Jessica, Aragorn and Elrond stood up and started yelling at the tops of their lungs. Jessica rolled her eyes and shook her head.

Why oh why did I have to come here? Jessica asked herself as she covered her eyes.

"Do you not understand that while we bicker among ourselves, Saurons' power grows?! None can escape it!" Gandalf said, standing.

"You'll all be destroyed!" a Man commented.

Frodo watched the Ring, the angry figures of the council reflected on its surface. Suddenly, flames flared up, engulfing the surface of the Ring.

"Ash Nazg Durbatuluk! Ash Nazg Gimbatul! Ash Nazg Gimbatul! Ash Nazg Gimbatul!" the evil voice whispered.

The intensity of the argument increased. Slowly, Frodo understood what he had to do. Jessica watched him take a step toward the arguing council, trying to make his voice heard above theirs.

"I will take it!" he spoke, but the commotion drowned him out. Jessica heard him and gestured to him to speak again. "I will take it!" he tried again, yet the crowd still couldn't hear him. "I will take it!"

Jessica growled in frustration. She abruptly stood and gave a loud whistle. That didn't work.

"Shut up, all of you!!" she yelled, gaining everyone's attention. In a more calm tone, she continued. "Frodo has something to say." All eyes turned to Hobbit, their eyes wide in shock. Gandalf closed his eyes as he heard Frodo's statement.

"I will take the Ring to Mordor. Though…I do not know the way." Frodo said bravely, though he looked extremely nervous.

Gandalf strolled towards Frodo with everyone watching. "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, so long as it is yours to bear." He laid a hand on Frodo's shoulder.

Aragorn strode to him. "If by my life or death, I can protect you, I will." He knelt before Frodo. "You have my sword."

"And you have my bow." Legolas spoke as he strolled over and stood next to Jessica.

"And my axe!" Gimli bellowed as he joined them. He and Legolas exchanged dirty looks. Jessica giggled, gaining their attention.

Jessica also walked over to the group. She bent down to Frodo's level.

"You have my claws." She winked at Frodo before stood next to Legolas. She saw the hostility between Gimli and the Elf. "I can see you and Gimli are going to get along quite well."

"I'll be friends with Gimli when he auta miqula orqu," he informed her. (Goes and kisses an orc.)

Jessica tried to imagine Gimli kissing an orc and snickered to herself. She noticed that Legolas was smiling too. She turned her attention back at Legolas, laughing. "I'd like to see that," she said in a whisper where he could only hear her.

All Legolas did was give her a small smile. Though Gimli didn't understand them, he glowered at them and mumbled something about stubborn Elves and humans.

"You carry the fates of us all, little one." Boromir said as he approached the group slowly. "If this is indeed the will of the council, then Gondor will see it done." He stood next to Legolas, on the other side.

"Heh!" Sam cried, as he suddenly emerged from behind some bushes and ran to stand next to Frodo. "Mr. Frodo is not goin' anywhere without me!"

"No indeed, it is hardly possible to separate you, even when he is summoned to a secret council, and you are not." Elrond replied, slightly amused.

Jessica had to hold back her laughter. She then looked where she knew both Merry and Pip were hiding. They were hiding behind two nearby pillars, watching the Council. She knew they wanted to come as well so she decided to help them out.

"Merry! Pippin!" she called. "You two better get out here!"

"How did she know we were here?!" Merry asked, shocked.

"I don't know," Pip replied. "But we better get over there if we wanna join."

"Wait! We are coming too!" Merry yelled as he and Pippin emerged from behind the pillars and ran over to the group.

Elrond looked at them in shock. Merry stood beside Frodo while Pippin stood in front of Jessica.

"You'd have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us!" Merry announced. Jessica shook her head in amusement.

"Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission, quest… thing," Pippin added.

"Well that rules you out, Pip," Jessica and Merry said in unison.

Pippin nodded, before he realized what his friends meant. He playfully glared at Jessica and she gave him her innocent look.

"Ten companions. So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!" Elrond announced.

"Great! Where are we going?" Pippin asked, confusion written on his face. Everyone groaned, while Jessica laughed softly. He looked at her, and she winked at him.

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Jessica nocked an arrow to the bow Elrond had given her. It was well balanced and it suited her perfectly. She aimed the arrow and let it go, it hit the centre of the target just as the others had. She stopped, there was no way she could perfect her shooting. She placed the bow on her back and retrieved her arrows. She placed them away in her quiver before she pulled her sword out, sat down and began to sharpen the now dull edge.

As she sharpened the blade she heard someone walking up to her. She didn't look up but she knew it was Boromir. She felt him sit down next to her.

"I would like to apologise for my behaviour," Boromir said.

Jessica smiled. "I understand, you were saying and doing what any Gondorian would have done in your stead," Jessica said.

"What weapons can you use?" Boromir asked, curious about me.

"I can use a sword, a bow and arrow, throwing daggers and hand to hand combat," Jessica replied, stopping the sharpening of her blade to check the edge. It was sharp.

She stood up and placed her sword back in its sheath. Boromir stood up as well.

"How good at hand to hand combat are you?" he asked her.

"Quite good," Jessica replied evasively.

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Jessica was breathing hard, fighting against Legolas in hand to hand combat was beginning to tire her. They had been fighting for two hours straight.

Legolas stood in front of her, his hands ready and his breathing calm. "Are you sure you're alright?" he asked.

"I've fought a wraith before," Jessica said. "I can survive an Elf!" She took a deep breath and attacked; she spun on her right heel and attempted to kick Legolas in the chest.

He grabbed her foot before it reached him. "I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about the night that you sang," he said, as he continued to hold her heel.

Jessica pulled her heel out of his grasp and stood back. "Oh. That. I'm fine," Jessica lied.

Legolas could see through her lie. "Are you sure?"

Jessica took a deep breath. "No. Not really," she said.

"Is there no way for you to go home?" he asked her.

Jessica shook her head and rubbed her eyes. "No, none that I know of," she said. "Where I come from-" Jessica stopped rubbing and whipped her eyes. "I'm sorry, but I have to leave," Jessica said, turning on her heal and walking off, not waiting for an answer.

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Jessica sat high up in the tree by her room, letting her mind wander back to her friends and family. She remembered her brother, he was the best brother she could have asked for, he took the blows that her father aimed at her, and he had stopped the bullies from picking on her.

She heard someone walking under her and she pulled herself further into the darkness of the shade.

Well, her brother wasn't here to help her now, she took a deep breath and calmed herself. She heard a twig snap beneath her. She looked down and saw a figure hide itself behind in the shadows. Jessica smirked and used her heightened sense of smell and located the stalker; it was none other than Legolas.

"What do you want?" Jessica asked him as she jumped out of the tree from where she sat and landed on her feet, crouching slightly to absorb the impact.

Legolas came out from where he hid. "How did you see me?" he asked looking at her.

Jessica touched the side of her nose. "That is for me to know and for you to find out," Jessica said before she jumped up into the tree and jumped up into her room.

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Jessica sat eating with the others at Rivendell. She was just eating an apple when an Elven servant appeared at her side. Jessica jumped in surprise before calming herself. The Elf bent a bit and whispered, "M'lord Elrond has heard that you have a beautiful voice and he told me to ask you if you would mind singing for us?"

Jessica looked at him and then at Legolas who had a slight smile on his lips. "Alright," Jessica said as she stood up and walked to the nearest level platform.

She took a deep breath and waited until there was silence. She quelled her nervousness; Daniel had told her that she was a very good singer. She exhaled the breath and took another before she began to sing:

"We're walking in the air

We're floating in the moonlit sky

The people far below are sleeping as we fly

I'm holding very tight

I'm riding in the midnight blue

I'm finding I can fly so high above with you

Far across the world

The villages go by like dreams

The rivers and the hills

The forests and the streams

Children gaze open mouth

Taken by surprise

Nobody down below believes their eyes

We're surfing in the air

We're swimming in the frozen sky

We're drifting over icy

Mountain floating by

Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep

Arousing of a mighty monster from its sleep

We're walking in the air

We're dancing in the moonlit sky

And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly."

She curtsied at the applause and walked calmly back to her seat where she took a moderate sip of wine. Elrond stepped to her side and whispered to her:

"I see what I have been told does you no justice. Would you mind doing an encore?"

Jessica looked at Elrond and nodded before she stepped back to the stage.

"Jessica has agreed to give us all an encore," Lord Elrond cried out, silencing everyone.

Jessica took a deep breath before she began to sing:

"A Bhennáin, a bhúireadáin, a bhéicedáin bhinn

Is binn linn in cúicherán do ní tí 'sin ghlinn

A Bhennáin, a bhúireadáin, a bhéicedáin bhinn

Is binn linn in cúicherán do ní tí 'sin ghlinn

A dhraignéin, a dhelgnacháin,

(dil, dol, doh, roh day)

A mhinéin na chonaire

(dil, dol, doh, ray)

A dhriséoc, a dhruimnechóc

(dil, dol, doh, roh day)

A chaillech, a chuirrechennach in raga for ech?

A Bhennáin, a bhúireadáin, a bhéicedáin bhinn

Is binn linn in cúicherán do ní tí 'sin ghlinn

Is mé Suibhne sirthechán; lúath reithim thar gleann;

Nochan é m'ainm dligthechán; mó is ainm dam

Fer Ben

Is mé Suibhne sirthechán; lúath reithim thar gleann;

Nochan é m'ainm dligthechán; mó is ainm dam

Fer Benn

Is mé Suibhne sirthechán; lúath reithim thar gleann;

Nochan é m'ainm dligthechán; mó is ainm dam

Fer Benn

Is mé Suibhne sirthechán; lúath reithim thar gleann;

Nochan é m'ainm dligthechán; mó is ainm dam

Fer Benn."

Jessica curtsied and walked back to her seat. She grabbed her wine glass and drained it in a single mouthful before she bowed her head as she began to blush. Gimli on her right nudged her.

"What are you embarrassed about lass?" he asked, when he saw her flaming red cheeks.

"I'm very nervous when I sing," she explained. "My family-"

Gimli looked at her. "What lass?" he asked as he watched as Jessica carefully wiped her eyes.

"Nothing," Jessica said.

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Songs used in chapter: You Raise Me Up by Westlife, We're Walking In The Air by Unknown Artist, Shivna from 'Riverdance'.

Enjoy? Sorry about the sudden format change, I have now fixed that. Please R&R!! (Though be constructive!)

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