*Author's Note * - All names in this story (besides Frodo's) were changed
to protect the innocent. (or not-so-innocent...just kidding) And as I
write this, my school year has not started yet so this takes place near the
end of the last school year. Also, I don't have a brother but I had to get
clothes for Frodo somewhere! Enjoy, and please review! Thanks!
Frodo Friday
Chapter 1
The Closet Monster
BLEEP! BLEEP! My alarm clock went off and I grudgingly opened my eyes. A faint glow came in through the window. I glanced at the clock - 6:45 a.m. Why did school start so early? I pictured what the scene would look like in just a few weeks: no alarm, sun streaming through the window, 10:00 a.m. instead of 6:45. In just a few weeks it would be summer! At least tomorrow I would be able to sleep in because it would be Saturday.
I shoved off my blankets, spun around, and lowered my feet to the floor. I stood up, walked to the mirror on the back of my door, and glanced at my reflection. What would I wear today? I walked over to my closet and opened the door. "Hmm..." I said to myself as I reached in for a pair of shorts. "What about these?"
Suddenly a pinprick of light in the back of the closet caught my eye. I turned to it. There were actually two pinpricks, not one. "Uh," I said nervously, "Who's there?"
"Me!" cried a voice as a shape leapt out from the back of my closet. I instantly recognized who it was: Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings! My heart skipped a beat. "How did you get here?" I asked.
"I don't know," he said. "Who are you?"
"My name's Emily," I said. "I live here. To put it simply, I'm a teenage girl who lives in a normal house in a normal town who goes to a normal middle school. But I'm not normal. My friends wish I were."
"Uh, okay," said Frodo as he scratched his head. I don't think he really got it.
Then I remembered that I had to go to school today. "So," I said. "What are we going to do with you when I'm at school? If my mom found out you were here she would freak, so you can't stay here. You can't go to any of my friends' houses because they'll be at school also. That leaves us with one option." I looked at Frodo and sighed. "I guess you'll have to come to school with me."
"Yay!" cried Frodo.
"Now let me get dressed," I said. "Go in the closet, close the door, and don't come out until I tell you." I wasn't so sure if Frodo had a perverted mind or not. Thankfully, he complied. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out an outfit. I put it on as quickly as I could and told Frodo that it was okay to come out. He did.
I looked at his clothes. There was no way that I would let him come to school with me wearing those hobbit clothes. "Uh..." I said, "I think we'll have to get you some other clothes. Stay here." I dashed silently into my little brother's room across the hall and peered in. Joe was sleeping soundly. Lucky Joe didn't have to wake up for another few hours when he would go to second grade. Neither did my sister, Chelsea, who was in fifth grade. I wish middle school started as late as the elementary school. I crept over to his dresser, pulled out an outfit, and went back across the hall. Frodo was waiting right where I left him.
"Try these on," I told him as I handed him a shirt and shorts. "This time, I'll go into the closet."
After a few minutes, I heard an "Okay" and I came out of the closet. Frodo was actually looking normal for once. The clothes were a perfect fit.
After telling Frodo to stay where he was once more, I walked down the stairs to the kitchen, wolfed down breakfast, brushed my teeth, and did my hair. Then it was time to go. But there was one problem: how would I sneak Frodo past my mom and out of the house?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Wow, honey," my mom said as I came down the stairs. "Your backpack sure looks heavy."
"Uh - yeah," I answered. "We're doing a - uh - project at school and we need lots of supplies."
"I've got to talk to the school board about that," me mom answered. "You're going to hurt your back."
A small "Umph" came from my backpack. I hit it to shut it up.
"What was that about?" my mom asked.
"Uh, we also needed to buy a - uh - talking teddy bear to donate to the needy," I quickly said. Boy, that was the worst excuse I've ever come up with in my life!
"Oh, how sweet!" my mom said. "Well, have a nice day!" she added as she waved to me.
"You too," I said as I waved back and walked out the door.
*Author's Note * - So, did you all like it? Please review! Lots more to come, hopefully: the walk to school, Frodo meets my friends (some of them Elijah Wood-crazy, some Frodo-haters), the excuse for his attendance at school, lunch...keep checking back! I would also love it if you all could read and review my other fics! Thanks!
Frodo Friday
Chapter 1
The Closet Monster
BLEEP! BLEEP! My alarm clock went off and I grudgingly opened my eyes. A faint glow came in through the window. I glanced at the clock - 6:45 a.m. Why did school start so early? I pictured what the scene would look like in just a few weeks: no alarm, sun streaming through the window, 10:00 a.m. instead of 6:45. In just a few weeks it would be summer! At least tomorrow I would be able to sleep in because it would be Saturday.
I shoved off my blankets, spun around, and lowered my feet to the floor. I stood up, walked to the mirror on the back of my door, and glanced at my reflection. What would I wear today? I walked over to my closet and opened the door. "Hmm..." I said to myself as I reached in for a pair of shorts. "What about these?"
Suddenly a pinprick of light in the back of the closet caught my eye. I turned to it. There were actually two pinpricks, not one. "Uh," I said nervously, "Who's there?"
"Me!" cried a voice as a shape leapt out from the back of my closet. I instantly recognized who it was: Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings! My heart skipped a beat. "How did you get here?" I asked.
"I don't know," he said. "Who are you?"
"My name's Emily," I said. "I live here. To put it simply, I'm a teenage girl who lives in a normal house in a normal town who goes to a normal middle school. But I'm not normal. My friends wish I were."
"Uh, okay," said Frodo as he scratched his head. I don't think he really got it.
Then I remembered that I had to go to school today. "So," I said. "What are we going to do with you when I'm at school? If my mom found out you were here she would freak, so you can't stay here. You can't go to any of my friends' houses because they'll be at school also. That leaves us with one option." I looked at Frodo and sighed. "I guess you'll have to come to school with me."
"Yay!" cried Frodo.
"Now let me get dressed," I said. "Go in the closet, close the door, and don't come out until I tell you." I wasn't so sure if Frodo had a perverted mind or not. Thankfully, he complied. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out an outfit. I put it on as quickly as I could and told Frodo that it was okay to come out. He did.
I looked at his clothes. There was no way that I would let him come to school with me wearing those hobbit clothes. "Uh..." I said, "I think we'll have to get you some other clothes. Stay here." I dashed silently into my little brother's room across the hall and peered in. Joe was sleeping soundly. Lucky Joe didn't have to wake up for another few hours when he would go to second grade. Neither did my sister, Chelsea, who was in fifth grade. I wish middle school started as late as the elementary school. I crept over to his dresser, pulled out an outfit, and went back across the hall. Frodo was waiting right where I left him.
"Try these on," I told him as I handed him a shirt and shorts. "This time, I'll go into the closet."
After a few minutes, I heard an "Okay" and I came out of the closet. Frodo was actually looking normal for once. The clothes were a perfect fit.
After telling Frodo to stay where he was once more, I walked down the stairs to the kitchen, wolfed down breakfast, brushed my teeth, and did my hair. Then it was time to go. But there was one problem: how would I sneak Frodo past my mom and out of the house?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Wow, honey," my mom said as I came down the stairs. "Your backpack sure looks heavy."
"Uh - yeah," I answered. "We're doing a - uh - project at school and we need lots of supplies."
"I've got to talk to the school board about that," me mom answered. "You're going to hurt your back."
A small "Umph" came from my backpack. I hit it to shut it up.
"What was that about?" my mom asked.
"Uh, we also needed to buy a - uh - talking teddy bear to donate to the needy," I quickly said. Boy, that was the worst excuse I've ever come up with in my life!
"Oh, how sweet!" my mom said. "Well, have a nice day!" she added as she waved to me.
"You too," I said as I waved back and walked out the door.
*Author's Note * - So, did you all like it? Please review! Lots more to come, hopefully: the walk to school, Frodo meets my friends (some of them Elijah Wood-crazy, some Frodo-haters), the excuse for his attendance at school, lunch...keep checking back! I would also love it if you all could read and review my other fics! Thanks!