Warning: Someone vomiting.
October 24th, no idea what time
Sam
Darkness.
Dizziness.
For a moment after gaining consciousness again, I had no idea where I was, or what happened. There was a short moment of complete and utter confusion. Then I remembered.
I remembered escaping from my web roll and hiding. I remembered watching Fíli as he helped the other Dwarves get out, watching him panic after opening the last one, for reasons I didn't understand. I remembered passing out.
I groaned in frustration. I had passed out right in front of Fíli. Now he probably thought that I was some weak, stupid girl, and not a warrior.
Great.
Oh well. I just needed to prove myself again.
I was curious about where I was, but I felt like I could puke if I opened my eyes, so I didn't.
Wait...
How was I even moving?
Now my eyes snapped open. Not smart. I immediately felt sicker than I had before, and closing my eyes didn't help anymore.
I looked around almost franctically, and I felt my pale face turn red as I realised that I was sitting on someone's back.
I.
Was.
Being.
Carried.
By.
Fíli.
And I was feeling too sick to feel flustered about it.
"Put me down," I forced out of my throat. "Put me down, or I might throw up into your neck."
Thank goodness he didn't ask questions and just put me down. As soon as I had crawled towards the edge of the path, I threw up the entire content of my stomach.
Ew.
I felt better now, though.
Fíli walked up to me with a worried look on his face. Yep, he definitely thought I was weak.
"Are you all right?" he asked me, holding out his hand to help me up.
I slapped it away. It was nothing personal; I just didn't like it when people underestimated me. Even though I knew very well that I was overestimating myself.
"Yes," I replied, standing up. Not smart. I immediately lost my balance. The Dwarf caught me, smirking at me.
Bastard.
"I do not think so," he said friendly, but amusedly. Before I even knew it, he had lifted me up and put me back on his back.
"Hey!" I yelled, which didn't work very well, because my voice was hoarse. "Put me down!"
He didn't reply and started to walk. I tried something else.
"Please, Fíli," I said in my sweetest voice, which wasn't really impressive, seeing as I don't have a sweet voice. "Please put me down. I can walk."
"No, you cannot."
"Oh, for goodness' sake! I'm not a weak little girl!"
"And I am not heartless. I will not let you walk and pass out again."
Good point, honestly. I let out a sigh and kept my mouth shut.
After a while, the steady bouncing of the prince's steps lulled me to sleep.
A/N:
Aww! And ew.
Right now, there are a couple of short(er) chapters coming up, so I think I'm just going to post them two at a time. So there's a chapter coming right after this one. In a couple of minutes. Just so you know.