Okay guys, you probably noticed that I wasn't sure who was going with who and where I was going to go with my characters in general. But now I got it all planned out and I'm excited to continue on writing this. :)

I sure hope you guys will like it too, but this fic is mainly being written for me, so it's okay if you don't.

"No."

"Jon," Nicki raised her tone, "I'm going and that's that."

"But it's dangerous!" Jon pleaded, "Please Listen, I'll go instead-"

"No!" Nicki quickly spun around and yelled. Hell would freeze over before she let that happen. She wanted him safe along with the rest of her family.

The two siblings glared at each other eye to eye till Nicki shook her head and looked away. No doubt Nate and Hana were having the same conversation in the other room. "I need you to stay and look after Hanna and Sophie." She explained.

"That's bullshit-"

"It's the truth!" She shot back, "Now please. Either accept the fact I'm going on this quest and help me pack," she turned back to her bags and shoved a few more things into them, "Or get out! I don't have time to argue about this."

"You can't do this! I don't want you to! I won't let you!"

"You don't have a say in the matter," she reminded him, "You are a boy! I'm the oldest and I'm in charge!" she shouted at him, "Got that? So you will do as I say and stay and look after Sophie and Hanna! And that is final!" Jon's face turned bright red with anger. For a second she thought that he might actually attack her for once or at least break something, so she quickly dismissed him, "Leave." She ordered in an even tone. "Now."

"You don't tell me what to do." He growled, "You're not Mom."

"Jonathan, Leave."

"Make me." He challenged.

"Jon-"

"Is everything well, my Lady?" Húrdir walked in, Nicki guessed he heard them shouting.

"Everything is fine." She replied, "Right Jon?"

"…Right." He narrowed his eyes and with that he walked back, pushing his way past Húrdir out the door.

"What happened?" the elf looked to her.

Nicki sighed, "He doesn't want me to go with Frodo. So we kind of got into a fight about it." She took a seat on her bed next to her bags, "He wants to go in my place."

"He has every right to be concerned, Nicki." The elf took a few steps towards her, "You're his sister and the road is dangerous."

"I know, I know." She nodded, "But that's why I must go." She explained, "I would never forgive myself if something happened to him or any of the others."

"But you leave with Nathan?"

"He's older than me." She replied, "He has every right to go out and fight to protect this world if he wants."

"And Jon is not?"

"Jon is still 18. Still a kid back in our world, barely an adult."

"But here he would be considered a man." Húrdir reminded her, "Perhaps you should let him-"

"If you finish that sentence," She warned, "I swear I will slap you."

"Oh how frightening." He mocked.

"… You don't want me to go either, do you?" She looked up at the tall beautiful elf. He stood there frozen stiff from her words, but slowly he nodded.

"No, I do not."

"Húrdir…" She cast he eyes down, "You know what you want from me, I can't give you…"

"I know." He nodded. "I know." The elf had feelings for her, that much was clear to anyone, but they both knew it would never work. She was human and he was an elf. He'd have to give up his immortality for her and he didn't what to do that. Not to mention he and his family would be leaving for the undying lands soon and there was no way he knew he could convince her to leave her family to come with him. All in all, they were just not meant to be.

"Could you…" she paused, "Could you please look after them while I'm gone? As long as you're here?"

"Of course," The elf bowed his head, "It will be my honor."

"Protect them, my friend." She stood up and wrapped her arms around him and he returned her embrace.

"Till I leave these shores, my Lady."

Nate just finished arguing with Hana about the trip and talking to Sael about it. Now all he really wanted was a drink. He could only imagine what Nicki went through with Jon already, so he guessed she could use one as well. He headed down to her room and surprisingly passed by Húrdir on the way. However he didn't think of anything of it.

He knocked first before entering her room, "Room service." He joked and walked in.

She was packing her last few items into her bag when she turned around, "So, how did she take it?"

"Very badly," he shook his head and let out a nervous chuckle. "I thought she was going to slap me for a second." He paused, "How'd it go with Jon?"

"As excepted," She admitted, "We argued and he left to go blow off the steam."

"Right." He nodded, "Well that's Jon for you. Are you sure we're making the right decision here?" He asked her, "We've never left Rivendell before, and now we're going out on a quest to go save Middle Earth?" He paused again, think on what he just said, "I can't believe those words just came out of my mouth."

"It did sound kind of funny," She giggled.

"More like ridiculous." He corrected her. "We may have been living here for 8 months now, but still feel like we're larping."

"I wish."

"Where's Sophie?"

"With Arwen for the night, she really likes her." She sighed, "I'm going to have to tell her in the morning that we're leaving…"

"Want to go get a drink?"

"I thought you would never ask."

When Jonathan returned back to his room he punched a hole into the wall. He was fucking pissed. After all the damn training he's been putting himself through to protect his sisters, the oldest just wanted to take off on her own and make him babysit! This was such bullshit!

Just as he was about to put another hole into the wall, Hana walked in, "Well that's not nice," She folded her arms, "What did the wall ever do to you?"

"It was there." He growled.

"So they told you too." She sighed.

"That Nic and Nate are leaving?" he walked over to his arm chair and sat down, "Yeah, I know."

"Got any plans to stop them?"

"Nope," he shook his head, "You?"

"Nada." She pressed her lips into a thin line, "But we need to come up with something."

"Like what? They're both adults, we can't exactly tell them they can't. Believe me, I tried and it failed. Miserably."

"I don't know." She groaned, "But we can't let them go."

"…We don't have a say."

"Perhaps we should go-"

"No!" He shouted quickly, "That's the last thing we need to do. As much as I don't like it, we can't risk all of us going out. At least not right now."

"What if something happens to them though?" She argued.

Jonathan just leaned back in his chair, looking at her dead in the eye, "If something happens to them, then we fight our way through all of Middle Earth and run to their aid. But until then, we will stay. For now at least."

When the next morning came Nicki, along with Elrond and all his guest, all met together for breakfast. Nicki was sitting quietly alongside Nate while Hana and Jon sat across from them, keeping their eyes on their food. The tension between the siblings was thick, but it went unnoticed by most of the group at the table, including Sophie thankfully. When she arrived she had thought it would be a quiet morning; however that completely changed with the hobbits arrived.

"Merry!" Pippin came running first, shouting with his think Irish accent, "Come quickly! They have scones!"

"Scones?" He came running over as well and looked at the meal, "Well will you look at that?"

"Will you two sit down?" Frodo came and sat down, "You're disturbing the others." His gaze shifted over the guest at the table.

"Oh." Merry looked over to Elrond, "Sorry." Then Sam came and quietly sat next to Frodo while the others took their own seats. Thankfully this prompted the others to start having their own conversations and finally chatter and laughter filled the air.

Nicki smiled at the group of hobbits. They were so funny and dare she say, innocent. She was both sad and happy that she would be traveling with them. Nate also felt the same. As she took another bit of her eggs, Nicki began to hear the whispering of the ring again. She and Nate glanced over to Frodo. He seemed anxious, but remained impassive towards the words. It was then that they also noticed that their siblings could hear it as well because they all had picked up their heads and were looking around. Then of course, Sophie had to speak up and ask, "What's that?"

Both Nicki and Nate's blood ran cold and Frodo turned pale white. "What is what, Sweet?" Arwen asked. She was sitting by her and Aragorn this morning.

"That sound." She looked around confused.

"I don't hear anything." Nate said quickly.

"I do." Jon glared at him, clearly hearing the whole conversation.

Nicki rolled her eyes and muttered, "Way to be settle," before taking another drink of her milk.

"Yeah," Hana eyed Nate curiously, "What is that?" Nicki thought Frodo started to turn even paler if that was possible.

Hana looked over in Frodo's general direction, "It sounds like a voice-"

"I think it's just the wind." Gandalf smiled at her, "To some it seems to whisper strange things around these parts." He explained

Nicki shook her head and whispered over to Nate, "Even I know that's a load of Bull."

"You're telling me." He rolled his eyes.

"Excuse me." Frodo got up from his seat and left the table only to be followed by who Nicki assumed to be his best friend, Sam.

A few other people table like Boromir, Legolas, and Aragorn took notice to the conversation. Their gazes followed after Frodo and Sam as they left the table then shifted to Sophie, Hana, and Jon.

"This is going to be a long trip." Nate commented quietly.

Nicki nodded, "You think?"

As soon as breakfast was over Nicki quickly went over to Arwen and Aragorn and pick up Sophie. "You two don't mind if I take the little munchkin do you?" She smiled at the couple.

They both laughed, "No, Go ahead." Sophie laughed as her older sister took her away, but Nicki noticed Jon giving her a distasteful look as she did. She ignored it and took her back to her out to the garden where she knew they wouldn't be disturbed.

"What are we doing out here?" asked the little red haired girl.

Nicki just let out a small sigh, "Well, I need to talk to you about something and I thought it'd be best we were here to do this."

She set Sophie down on a beautiful decorated bench, "What's this about?" the little girl asked curiously, almost as if she suspected she was in trouble.

Nicki took a seat next to her and set a hand on her shoulder, "It's about Cousin Nate and I." She began, "We're going to take a little trip to a place far away, but we'll be back as soon as we can."

"Where you going?"

"You've never heard of it," She smiled, "So don't worry about it for now."

"Okay." Sophie narrowed her eyes in suspicion, "Then how long will it take for you to get back?"

"We don't really know." She admitted, "It might take us a while, but like I said, we both promise to come back as soon as we can, okay?"

"I don't really want you to go…" She pouted. Nicki cast her eyes away. She knew Sophie wouldn't like it and she couldn't blame her. She already lost her parents; she didn't want her big sister to leave too.

"I have to, Sophie." She told her, "It's very, very important that I go… Okay?"

She hesitated, but nodded, "Okay…"

"Good. Now why don't you go run along and say your good bye to Nate? I need to go talk to Lorel."

"Okay." Sophie nodded again. Then the two sisters hugged and off she ran.

It didn't take long for Nicki to find the old she-elf within the gardening grounds. She was there, watering the pants as usual, humming to herself a little elven folk tune.

"Lorel." She called out and the older she-elf turned around and smiled,

"Why Lady Nicole, What a wonderful surprise. I do not believe we have a class today?"

"No. We don't," she let out a nervous laugh, "But that's not the reason why I'm here. Actually, I'm here to say good bye."

Lorel paused for a moment, then put her watering pail down, "What do you mean child?"

"I have joined Bilbo's nephew on his quest. So my older cousin Nate and I are leaving with them later on today."

She paused, eyeing, the young woman before her, "Are you certain you should do this? The road ahead of them will not be an easy one."

"I know." She admitted, "But I believe my presences on this quest will be important. So I feel like I must go."

"I see." Lorel nodded, "Then please take this." She reached into her little satchel and pulled out a small pearl like stone attached to a silver chain, "This is a gift I received from my mother a very long time ago."

"Oh, no." Nicki shook her head, "I couldn't possibly-"

"I insist. It is call Amorael, the protector of life and love. It will protect you on your journey." She took Nicki's hand and placed the necklace in her palm. "And these," She went over to a bench nearby with a wrapped up blanket. "Elumir and Aserl," She pulled out two elvish swords from it, "I made these for Master Nathan and you."

"You made these?" Nicki looked at her confused and then realized, "You knew we were leaving."

The old she-elf smiled, "I know many things, young one. Now please," she handed them over to her, "Take these. They will help you on your journey."

Nicki looked at them speechless then turned back to Lorel, "I don't know what to say. Thank you."

"You're welcome child." She smiled, "Now go on. I will see you again after your adventure."

"Do you promise?"

"As long as you promise to return." She nodded.

"I do." Nicki let a tear run down her cheek as she went forward and embraced the old she-elf.

"Then Farwell, Nicki." She wiped her tear away, "And good luck."

Everyone came to see the fellowship off; Arwen, Elrond, Sael, Húrdir and many of the other elves, council, and Nate and Nicki's siblings were all there.

Elrond came forward towards the fellowship just as it was about to set off. "The Ringbearer is setting out on the quest of Mount Doom and you who travel with him," He reminded all of them, "No oath nor bond is laid to go further than you will." Nicki looked over and saw Aragorn smiling at Arwen, who turned her gaze away. Those two were seriously such a cute couple in her opinion. "Farewell. Hold to your purpose and may the blessings of elves," his gaze turned to Legolas, "and men," then to Boromir, "and all free folk," then to Gimli, "go with you." Finally he raised his hand in and gave them the tradition elven farewell gesture and gave them permission to leave. Nicki and Nate took one last look at their younger siblings. Nicki looked at them and blew them a goodbye kiss while Nate just gave them a simple nod. It wrenched their hearts to see Sophie crying, as well as cold indifferent glares that their older two siblings were giving them. Seriously? They were about to go on a long hard quest and this was how they were going to see them off? Nicki hoped that they would seriously grow up in the time that they were gone.

"The Fellowship awaits the Ringbearer." Gandalf announced from behind with his staff. Frodo looked nervous, but he nodded and began to take the lead. We all began to follow him till the little hobbit stopped at the fork in the road right outside the exit and whispered to the wizard, "Mordor, Gandalf, is it left or right?" Nicki could tell he was trying to speak as quietly as possible, but they could all still hear him.

"Left." Gandalf replied and off the fellowship went, beginning their quest.

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