(Ok I should be working on my other stories but I couldn't help myselfe! Also I'll say it now: I'm sorry for any wrong-doing anyone may think I do on the characters (that I don't own) from Lord of the Rings! Also please take note I did not write this story for the purpose of winning a grammatically correct award so if my writing is bad and you don't like it, don't be ugly about it, tell me in a either neutral or positive way how I could make this better. Thanks, Mango To The Max!)

Gaurdian... Cat?

Chapter 1: Beginnings

One random sunny day, laughter of children mixed with the whisper of trees, and the chirping of birds. A small group of five Hobbits ran rampant chasing each other around trees in a riveting game of tag. The group consisted of, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee (Forgive me about the spellings if they're wrong...), Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took. The eldest of the five, Bilbo, did not partake in the game, because he was the adult and only there as supervision. But, children will be children, so when one of them falls, the others follow.

"Gotcha! Now you're 'It' Pipin!", exclaims Merry, the one to first tackle the smallest of the group.

"No fair Merry! I tripped", Pipin shouts back indignantly.

"Dog pile!", Frodo, the one with black locks shorts before he and his companion lunge for their other two friends. And presto, the game of Tag becomes a Wrestling match.

Bilbo chuckled to himself as he smoked a pipe, but gave a startled gasp when a familiar voice sounded from his left.

"Hobbits never cease to amuse me.", spoken with a wink to Bilbo. It was a tall elderly man, dressed in gray robes, and a pointy hat, leaning on a staff next to Bilbo.

"Gandalf!", the Bilbo shouted happily, gaining the attention of the children.

"Gandalf!" they exclaimed in joy. All the children leaped from the pile and raced to tackle the dear old friend.

"Oof!", and he went down laughing. Yet he held his arms up high, so whatever he held would not be crushed by the exuberant children. Despite how tinny the Hobbit children were.

When the kids calmed down long enough to do the proper grteatings, they all sat lazily in the grass .

"So what brings you here on this fine day Gandalf old friend?" Bilbo asked curiously.

Gandalf gave a devios smile and replied, "Just visiting..."

Bilbo gave him a dubious look, and Gandalf scoffed in return. "Oh all right, I brought a gift..."

Chouruses of "What is it?", "Show us!", and "Come on Gandalf!" were shouted. The wizard chuckled and presented a bundel, the same he just previously protected, to Frodo.

"I would like you to meet someone. She has no name, the lot of you can think of a decent name I'm sure..."

Gently Gandalf undrapt the bundle to revela a ball of black fur. With a gental prod the ball undavled its self to be a small blck cub of the feline sort.

As it blinked its bright green eyes at Frodo, it gave a quiet mewl in greeting.

"What is it Gandalf?" Frodo asked as he carfuly took the creature into his arms.

"She, is definitly not a normal house cat. Her race are rare and hard to find. I just happend to came across her mother. She was running from thier home, they had been found by some unsavory folk that meant to finish what they started long ago.. The one you now hold in you arms is one of two left in this world of her kind, and as I promised her mother before her death, by bringing her here, I am giving her a life of peace. You don't need to know much, she is no pet, and while she grows she will eat more in one meal then you Hobbits eat in a day. Oh and when she changes don't be too alarmed, it's in her nature." Gandalf concluded his speech with a certain look to Bilbo, "You met the other of her kind not entirely too long ago..." Bilbo's eyes widen.

"Changes? What do you mean, Gandalf?" Frodo asked with a frown.

"Not much, I'm sorry to say I do not have much more time to stay so I will be bidding you all fairwell." The old man slowly got up and made to go back the way he came.

"Wait Gandalf!" Frodo jumped up still holding the feline.

Gandalf waved over his shoulder, sang under his breath, and continued walking.

The group of Hobbits were left in a stunned sort of silence, until Frodo's friends exploded with questions of "I want to hold it!"(that's not really a question is it though?)

Immediately Fodo angled his boddy away from his friends with a frown on his face and said, "Mine!" and so a game of capture the kitty ensued.

Bilbo, mearly blinked and laughed at the actions of Gandalf. 'Very like him to do this...' Bilbo thought. Bilbo then shook his head, and for the sake of the new addition to the family, called the children to a stop. Once the children were seated again (miraculously) Frodo set his charge (because any of his friend's parents would likely not let the feline stay), on his lap where she simple curled up and began napping.

"So any ideas for her name?" Bilbo asked. The group went into a contemplative silence.

Frodo turned to Bilbo with a frown on his face, and asked, "What do you sapose a good elvish name would be?"

"Hmmm...", Bilbo ponderd for a moment, "Morindil, means "black lilly"". (At least I think it does.)

"Morindil...", Frodo tasted the name on his tounge, "I like it." The others readily agreed with 'oooh's and 'aahh's and stared at the now sleeping Morindil. The chilldren giggled and concluded, for the stars would come out soon, that it would be best to go home and call it a night.

Because Bilbo had been "deemed" the responsable adult, the plan originated as Bilbo walking the other three young Hobbits home after the outing. But Pippin, the most childish of the group, yelled, "Sleep over at Frodo's!", and ran ahead to Bag End.

"HEY!", and, "NO FAIR!", were shouted as they all raced to Frodo and Bilbo's set their new feline down and gave chase to his other friends. Morindil gave a idignant huff and chased after the halflings.

Bilbo chuckled and shook his head while fallowing at a slower pace. "Well, I do belive things won't be too boring after all." Bilbo said to no one inparticular, with a smile on his face.

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