I decided, for those of u that like romance, I am attempting to write Boromir/Lauren romance in a separate story. Hopefully I don't fail terribly. :D I'm writing from no experience whatsoever, using other fanfiction/novel reading experience. It will be called Love at First Sight. Please don't kill me! But for those of you who don't care for it, I am keeping this story more adventurous/humorous for right now! :D

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"Not idlely do the leaves of Lorien fall," Aragorn said, holding up the little clasp for us to see. I grinned in response.

"They may yet be alive," Aragorn said.

"Course they're alive. If the orc wanted them dead, they'd have killed them to begin with," I said cheerily. I was pleased with myself for making it all the way to the Two Towers without dying. Now was when it was going to get much harder. I still had to live through three big battles. Yippee. My guardian angel's gonna be working overtime...

"Aye lassie," Gimli panted. We came over the crest of a hill and could suddenly see the plains for miles. and Aragorn declared, "Rohan, home of the horse lords."

He then stated grimly, "There's something strange at work here. Some evil gives speed to these creatures, sets its will against us."

"Sarumon," I explained.

"That is what I presume," Aragorn said. Legolas stood up on a rock, his gold, almost white hair blowing in the chilled wind. He peered out into the distance, and I nearly squealed with joy! Time for my 4th favorite Legolas quote! (Not that he has many quotes, but these are the best)

"Legolas, what do your elf eyes see?" Aragorn inquired.

"The Uruks turn Northeast!" Legolas cried in horror.

Wait for it...

Wait for it...

"They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!" Legolas cried to the dismay of everyone but me. And before I knew what I was doing, I found myself giggling and singing the stupid 'They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard Remix.'

"They're taking the hobbits to Isen-gard-gard-gard-gard-gard, to Isengard, to Isengard!"

They stared at me, which made me laugh harder, "The hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, to Isengard, to Isengard! The hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, to Isengard, to Isengard! To Isengard! To Isengard!"

I was laughing my head off at the expressions on their faces. I sat down on a rock, clutching my belly, "Oh Gods, your faces..." I laughed hysterically.

"My Lady, are you quite alright?" Aragorn questioned.

"You think I'm insane," I stated with a goofy grin.

"You seem to have started...I'm not quite sure what that was..." Legolas muttered, looking very confused.

"Uh-huh. That, mellon nin, was a ridiculous song in my world, known as the 'They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard Remix,' remind me later, I'll show you the er...I mean, I'll sing...Ahhh, forget it, let's keep moving."

"Yes, and let us make haste, they are naught but a day ahead of us," Aragorn said.

"They run as though the very whips of their masters are behind them," Legolas commented.

"Nope, they're running for their lives because we're about to catch them and kick their rear ends!" I grinned.

"Perhaps," Legolas said with a small smile.

We took a break that night. I wasn't even that tired. Neither was Legolas. Gimli, however, was lying on his back, panting for air.

"I'd almost rather ride a horse than do all this running, " Gimli said.

I smirked, "I'll hold you to that one."

"What?"

"You'll see tomorrow morning..."

"Trying to replace Gandalf as the most mysterious one are you?" Gimli chuckled, and then stiffened at his mistake. Legolas winced and Aragorn froze in place unrolling his bedroll. The Ranger's shoulders slouched and Gimli hunched down in embarrassment. I frowned. This would just not do...

"Hey, cheer up, we'll catch up with Merry and Pippin anytime now!" I said.

There were some weak smiles, and I seriously considered telling them that Gandalf was fine. But I restrained myself, it's not like they would believe me anyway right? Right?

I sighed as we started running again. The sun rose red on the horizon and Legolas called out, "A red sun rises. Blood has been spilt this night."

"Actually, that just is a trick of the light bouncing off of particles in the atmosphere..." I commented, internally scolding myself for sounding like Tyler.

Legolas turned to look at me, having not understood anything of what I had just said, and I continued embarrassedly, "But, I mean, I don't know how the weather here works, so maybe...Oh forget it, I know you're right anyway."

"You know?" Gimli asked.

"Yeah, remember? This whole quest was made into three books, which I have read many times over," I reminded him.

"Right, right," Gimli said.

I heard the sound of hooves a second after Aragorn felt them. He yanked us down behind a rock with a hissed, "Get down!"

The Riders of Rohan went thundering past, and Aragorn looked surprised to see that it was a large group of almost one hundred men.

"Riders of Rohan, what news from the Mark?" Aragorn called out loudly. In one mass movement, the riders all turned and headed toward us like a well-oiled war-machine.

"Wow. They are really good with horses..." I muttered. This was so much more than on the movie screen. They surrounded us in a tight ring and I gulped at all the spears pointed at us.

"What business does two elves, a man, and a dwarf have in the Riddermark?" the leader, who I knew was Èomer said. I realized he was mistaking me for a dude elf because a) I had cut my hair shoulder length so it wouldn't get in the way, and b) I had the hood of my elvish cloak up and I was wearing elvish garments that showed off my muscled and lithe legs.

When nobody answered, Èomer said, "Speak quickly,"

"Give me your name, horsemaster, and I shall give you mine," Gimli grunted.

Èomer hopped off his horse and walked up to the dwarf. I probably should have said something to appease him, but I really, really wanted to see this scene. I mean, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wanted to see this scene! It was my #1 favorite Legolas quote! I just HAD to hear it come out of the real Legolas' mouth!

"I would cut off your head — dwarf — if it stood but a little higher from the ground." Èomer sneered.

"You would die before your stroke fell!" Legolas cried, and the elf prince had an arrow pointed at the man's face faster than my eyes could process. I must have been grinning like an idiot, because the man growled at me, "Find this amusing boy?"

I snorted, and not even bothering to lower my voice laughed, and said, "Actually, yes, yes I do."

I flipped up my hood casually. Èomer's eyes widened and I heard several men gasp. There were whispers among the ranks, and Èomer yelled, "Silence!"

He glared at some of his men and they settled down, and turning to me, he said, "Why do you travel in the company of men fair one?"

I looked down at my arms to make sure I hadn't changed overnight like Lauren had and sighed. Nope. Same ridiculously muscled arms as always. Alas...that was the price I had to pay to kick butt...

"I consider them to be my friends," I said bluntly,

"And we consider her our equal," Aragorn said, surprising me.

"Very well. Forgive me for my crude behavior Milady. Please, tell me your names," Èomer inquired, considerably politer now that he knew a woman was present. I barely kept myself from rolling my eyes and groaning in exasperation. These men and their darned chivalry!

"I am Vindyamiriel, of Mirkwood, this is Legolas of Mirkwood, Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and Gimli, son of Gloin," I said, pointing to each of us in turn.

"We are friends of Rohan and of Théoden, your king," Aragorn added.

"Théoden no longer recognizes friend from foe," Èomer declared grimly, lifting his helmet to reveal that he was the king's nephew.

"Not even his own kin," he said with a sigh. The spears were withdrawn and I let out a breath I didn't realize I'd been holding.

"Saruman has poisoned the mind of the king and claimed lordship over this land. My company are those loyal to Rohan. And for that, we are banished," Èomer said bitterly.

"The White Wizard is cunning. He walks here and there they say, as an old man, hooded and cloaked," Èomer said ominously. He gave Legolas and me pointed looks, "And everywhere his spies slip past our nets..."

"We are no spies. We track a band of Uruk-hai westward across the plains. They have taken two of our friends captive," Aragorn said.

"The Uruks are destroyed. We slaughtered them during the night," Èomer told the Ranger.

Gimli looked very upset, "But there were two hobbits, did you see two hobbits with them?"

"They would be small, only children to your eyes," Aragorn added.

"We left none alive," Èomer said firmly, "We piled the carcasses and burned them." The man pointed to the rising plume of black smoke in the distance.

Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn looked so horrified and shattered by the false news that I knew I had to stop this. I could not let them go through so much pain for no reason, it would be heartless of me to do so.

"Dead?" Gimli murmured.

Èomer nodded solemnly, "I am so..."

I cut him off.

"They're not dead."

At this, the others sighed in relief. I guess they really did believe that I knew what would happen, and they knew that I wasn't just trying to kindle false hope.

"We will find them, with your permission," I said, remembering my manners at the last second.

Èomer nodded and whistled, "Hasufel! Arod!"

Two horses trotted up. They looked identical to the ones in the movie. I'm not even going to try to describe the horses, because I know I would just slaughter their er...majestic-ness.

Èomer smiled, but it was more of a grimace, "May these horses bear you to better fortune than the former masters. Farewell."

"See you soon," I said, knowing that I would...if I made it through the Battle of Helm's Deep alive.

"Look for your friends, but do not trust to hope. It has forsaken these lands," he stated grimly.

Before he could turn to ride off, I gave Aragorn a meaningful glance, and called out, "He just returned!"

Èomer ignored me, or didn't hear me, "We ride north!"

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