-The journey is about to begin! I hope that you'll like it and don't mind some wrong grammar or misspelled words,English is my second language and I decided to write to practice it :)If you spot mistakes please send me a message instead of a review :P And comment if you want to, I'd love to see what you guys are thinking about the story so far! PS: I write and upload about 3 chapters a week -And there are some Sherlock references along the story :)
The front door closed violently in the hall.
"Who was it Bilbo?" Primula asked curiously noticing his frightened face.
"Oh, it was an old friend...a very old friend indeed...Well; he's gone now...Are you going to the market?"
"Yes! Do you want me to bring something specific for you?"
"Well, some fish would be good...and we are almost out of cheese..." said Bilbo while checking the pantry.
"Fine , I'll be back for dinner!" She said closing the door, stopping for a moment as she saw a kind of mark on it, she was going to tell Bilbo about it, but he went to another room, and she should go if she wanted to arrive before the market closes.
Primula was wearing a beautiful but simple lavender dress with a white corset top that looked lovely with her golden curly hair .She was also carrying a basket, to stock the groceries , she looked a very lovely and decent hobbit, considering the fact that she was not a hobbit. As Primula followed the grass road that led to the market, she started to think about her old life, it has been only about 3 months since she left her father Addraran , one of the lords of Gondor and her mother Cadiliniel ,in her homeland to explore the middle-earth, she have never left her town before, and she thought that if she was going to help to command Gondor someday she should learn about the other races, such as hobbits, to make a future alliance and know more about the world that surrounds Gondor.
Her family contacted a wizard from the Greenwood to help her look like the other races when desired, he wasn't the greatest wizard of all, but he made her look shorter and with hobbit feet, although her naturally straight hair didn't get curly, but at least he gave her a wig. It was a very different look compared to her natural form, besides the appearance, that were also different values, hobbits tended to live a quiet and accommodated life, with just some cases of exceeded presence of courage and adventure desire ,that weren't considered "decent".
She met Bilbo on the day she arrived, he seemed to be the most sympathetic and kind hobbit among the others, and invited her to stay in his house, the "Bag End", he said that there were some rooms that he didn't even use, and that would be a good place for her to stay the 5 months she needed, as she explained to him, she was not able to stay in an inn for such amount of time. They became friends in the first days, he was like an older brother to her, and eventually found out that she was not a hobbit. Primula explained to him her quest, and he was admired by her intention to learn more about middle-earth.
Sometimes she felt homesick, but she kept in touch with her parents by letters that disguised messengers would bring and take to them. The next kind that she needed to disguise as was elven, the problem was that her ears didn't get pointy, but it was better to not think about that now.
She didn't expect that she would love the hobbits so much, they lived a simple and lovely life, and you could learn everything that there is to know about them in days but still get impressed by the courage of few. Primula stopped daydreaming realizing that the market was really near now, but it was getting darker, so she just bought what she needed: some fish, cheese, bread and biscuits. Her basket was full now, she returned to Bag End quickly, just in time to help Bilbo prepare the dinner. He made a wonderful tomato sauce which went perfectly with her secret recipe of homemade pasta, one of his new favorites meals.
After dinner, they said goodnight to each other.
Primula went to her room and changed to a comfortable pair of pajamas after taking a shower, but she could still hear a noise in the kitchen, probably Bilbo was preparing his supper, you wouldn't believe in the quantity of food that a hobbit could eat.
She laid down on her bed, but before she could fall asleep, she heard the sound of heavy feet being dragged in the hall, it was odd, Bilbo didn't say anything about a guest. Primula tried to sleep again, but was interrupted by another similar sound; she couldn't sleep until finding out what it was about .She picked her robe, that was actually Bilbo's, and her slippers, dragging her tired feet to the hall. Bilbo didn't realize that she was standing behind him as he opened the door to let two dwarves come inside.