Disclaimer: I don't even own the idea for the random pairing. Gods this sucks.
I am dedicating this chapter to weirdnotboring because without her this story would not have come to be.
I found him on accident. I swear. It all happened one day when I was walking through the forest. I was only in the forest because a student had said that he had witnessed someone throwing a book into the forest. A student had said that he had seen someone throw a book into it.
I swiftly swept through the pitch-dark forest leaves and twigs crunching under my boots. I soon came to clearing in the forest (but not before, I got lost a million times first). I was just about to walk into the clearing when I tripped over a, well I don't know what it was. But, fortunately, before I hit the ground a very large something picked me up.
Turned out that large thing was a hand. A hand that happened to belong to a giant. At first my reaction was to escape, I tried biting (which did not taste very good mind you), kicking, pinching, and everything else I could think of. But I don't think the giant even felt it.
"Whot you doin' 'n my homes?" It asked gruffly.
I do not know what compelled me to answer but I found myself pouring out my heart. "I'm lost. I was looking for a book that is supposed to be in here. But instead I find myself sitting in your hand."
With his other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny book that was soaked from Merlin knows what and that had leaves sticking haphazardly from the binding.
"Oh my book." I gushed happily.
"Grawp ish happy you happy."
"Who's this Grawp you speak of?"
His eyes got all cross-eyed "Huh."
Oops, I forgot how stupid giants are "Who is Grawp?"
He pointed to his head. "I is Grawp."
Being the well-mannered person I was I stuck out my hand for him to shake.
"Whot do I's do?"
"You shake it." I explained calmly "Shaking someone's hand is a form of hello in my world."
Since his hand was too large to shake my little hand, he stuck out his middle finger, which I promptly grabbed and shook.
"Sof' hands." Grawp said to me. His comment made me uncharacteristically giggle and blush.
"Err thanks Poppy suggested I use this lotion that makes my hands soft."
"Who Poppy?" He asked genuinely curious.
"She's the medi-witch at the infirmary back at the school."
"You work at tat school?"
"Yes, I am the librarian," Seeing his confused look I explained what a librarian is. "I take care of all the books."
It was over two hours later when I finally made my way to the castle. The sun had set and everything was quiet. I loved the quiet it gave me time to think which I was going to be doing a lot of after tonight.
The next chapter will be out whenever I get it written. Check my live journal for updates.