Chapter: 2 All We Have Is Now
The voices seemed foreign and strange to me, my eyes were heavy, where was I? The last thing I remember was the voice, what was it saying again? I can't seem to remember, my body felt sore for some reason maybe I had fallen asleep in the forest.
We can't just live her.
Wait what are talking about? i tried to focus on the strange voices I heard, what are their talking about.
She's wounded, and needs our help.
But look at her garments she's be wearing men's clothes.
Wait are they talking about me? I opened my eyes, but it was dark .I groan slightly getting the voices attention as they stared down at me. I rose up to a sitting position and came face to face with four little kids, what were four kids doing here.
Are you alright ma lady? Asked one of the kids?
Ma lady, what the hell is this kid talking about? The fog started lifting off my face the more I stared at their faces the more they didn't look like kids they looked like some kind of dwarfs.
What are you? , Some kind of dwarfs?
No ma lady, we be hobbits.
Said one of them with a strange accent 'he looked like the cheerful one as the others just stared at me with queer looks .hell am even using crazy words ,I shook my head at my own thoughts' . That's when I noticed my surrounding, it looked like a clear ling with the forest behind us and lights ahead of us .maybe they came from that town .I must have fallen or something how else do you explain me being here.
Master Frodo we have to go. said one of the hobbit things, he looked kind enough with light curly brown hair while all their hair was curly and brown just different shades of brown ,I laughed at my joke. But if they had to go maybe they could help me get back to camp.
Hey! I spoke up interrupting their hushed convection.
Can you help me find my camp site, I came here with my school ,but I think am lost .
''What's a school?''. Asked the one with a cheerful face.
You are kidding me right.
They all looked at each other with confused faces .
Something told me they were not I mean they think they hobbits, whatever that is. Okay let's try a different approach.
Where are we?
The cheerful one spoke up first glad to be asked something that he knew the answer to.
We be in Bree-Land Ma lady.
Bree-land never heard of it maybe it's one of those small towns the government doesn't really pay attention to .could you show me the way to get to California.
Calili-fou-nea…said all four in unison
No California
We have never heard of such a land.
What do you mean you have never heard of it .we are in the US aren't we?
US? No ma lady said the one who was referred to as Frodo. We are in ERIADOD, MIDDLE EARTH.
Middle earth? Middle earth ….. Where have I heard that name… where.. But am sure it's not a place n the US so where was I?
Do you need help finding your way ma lady?
Stop with the lady stuff okay.
The four hobbits looked taken back by my words .maybe I shouldn't be rude to them, I thought to myself.
Look am sorry it just that am really confused I have never heard of this place and I really need to get back to my camp ,maybe you could help me to the nearest …..Something told me they wouldn't know what a police station is .place I could ask help from.
The four hobbits looked like their believed my little explanation .but seemed weary about helping .
Will you excuse as ma lad.. I mean ma'ma; Frodo didn't know how to address the woman in front of them.
Sure .I stop up and walked a few steps back towards were I had seen my bag.
We have to help. Said Merry she seems nice, strange but nice.
We don't know her, and what kind of big person is she, she knows not where she is and talks in a funny strange way .countered Sam
We can't just live her here she has that cut on her head maybe she hit her head and forgot who and where she is. Said pippin wanting the group to help the lady she was really pretty thought Pippin. Her hair was a very strange colour so was everything about her.
What do you think master Frodo?
Frodo looked back at the strange woman who had put something on top of her head that covered her hair ,what a strange human ,he thought but something about her ,something told him them meeting her was no accident .we have to help her .said Frodo looking at everyone.
Pippin was the first to run up to the lady to tell her the good news .aye ma lady ma'ma we will be helping ya. my name is Pippin
Alexandra Stared down at the little hobbit, am Alexandra but you can call me Alex said Alexandra stretching out her hand to shake the little hobbits hand.
Alexandra Never heard of a name like that but it's a very pretty name .the rest of the hobbits came and started introducing themselves by land and house name. Which seemed really medieval ages if you ask her?
Wait Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin, no it can't be. Alexandra laughed her thoughts away before they could form up a logical answer.
While my last name is Black it's nice to meet you all.
Pressure is all ours ma lady said Pippin.
Alexandra decided to let the lady bit fly, since they were helping her.
They started walking towards the light. it was dark and white when we got near the greenway crossing and came near the town. The closer we got the more the town looked like a village than a town.
They came up the west gate and found it closed but the door of the lodge beyond it, there was a man sitting. He jumped up and fetched a lantern '' like really'' and looked over the gate at them in surprise.
Four hobbits and a strange woman .what do you want and where do you come from? He asked gruffly.
We are making for the inn here answered are journeying east and cannot go further tonight.
Hobbits four hobbits and..He slanted his eyes to look at me closely trying to decide my sex, with my hair in my head sock. And a woman, what more, out of the shire by their talk said the gate keeper, softly as if speaking to himself.
He stared at us darkly for a moment, and then slowly opened the gate and lets through.
We don't often see shire folk and a woman; he looked me up and down but said nothing about my clothes. Walking on the road at night he went on, as we halted a moment by his door. You'll pardon me, my wondering what business it's to you away east of Bree! What may your names be, might I ask?
Our names and our business are our own and this does not seem a good place to discuss them, said Frodo, not liking the look of the man or the tone of his voice.
Your business is your own, no doubt,' said the man; but it's my business to ask questions after nightfall.
We are hobbits from Buckland and we fancy to travel said merry. Am Mr. Brandybuck, is that enough for you?
Alright alright, I meant on offence .but you will find more queer folks about. If you go on to the pony you'll find you're not the only guests.
The man stared after the hobbit for a moment, and then he went back to his house .as soon as his back was turned, a dark figure climbed quickly in over the gate and melted into the shadows of the village street.
Over the door was a sigh painted in white THE PRANCING PONY By Barliman Butterbur .sounded like a strip club to me ,but I decided to stay quiet and tried to blend in as much as possible which just made me side out. As we heisted outside someone started singing a merry song inside .fucking hell who still uses merry. I scoured myself. Many cheerful voices joined loudly in the chorus .the song ended and there was a burst of laughter and clapping. We climbed up the steps Frodo in the lead and he nearly bumped into a short fat man with a bald head and red face.
Can we _ ' Frodo tried to get his attention as more men in the bar started looking our way ,guess my blending in wasn't working ,I felt like I was in one of those crazy time travelling movies.
Good evening little master! He said, bending down. What may you be wanting?
Beds for… Frodo stared back at the strange woman now in the light she looked young just a girl he thought, she looked lost and confused, he thought for a moment. Beds .for five please, if that could be managed. He knew it was not proper for a young lady to sleep in the same room as four men even if those men be hobbits
Butterbur looked at the hobbits and the girl who seemed like she was trying not to be seen ,he had seen queer folks in his days but that young lady if you can even call her that took the cake her clothes were so strange and looked like for a young lad than a lass yet they were fitted to her body tightly clearly they girl didn't know modesty.
Will you be wanting anything to drink, masters, miss? He asked, and shell I show you the bedrooms, while your supper is got ready?
Yes please.
Mr butterbur and Nob came in again, with hot soup, cold meats, a blackberry tart, new loaves, slabs of butter and half a ripe cheese. the food looked plain and a bit English.
Mr Butterbur invited us back to the common room after dinner as the company was big. I looked at Frodo who looked back at me .
While I really need to change my clothes I told them as their faces went red. Ohm we will be going down said pippin.
Alright .i said to them needing some alone time to figure out what was going on .
We will be just downstairs if you need us said Sam as he closed the door behind him.
As soon as the door was closed I slinked onto the floor, my hands pushed my head sock off my head .what the fuck was going on it looked like everyone was in on the joke or party to dress like in their in medieval times expect her .I realised it wasn't a dream cause no matter how many times I tried to pitch myself to wake up, I was still standing there in the inn with four little people.
Middle earth ,I had remembered where i had heard the word from I remember a long time ago I think I was 12 or 13, one of my foster parents had a son who was older than me they were good folks lol folks. He was a big fan of the lord of the ring and I remember he once made me watch it with him on my second day at the house to make me feel welcomed .middle earth was what they all kept calling the place .it clicked to me when the hobbits introduced themselves and the man at the gate, I remember back then thinking that he was a really weird guy.
I got out of my jeans and replaced them with my sweat pants, topped up with another black top a crop top I usually sleep in it reached right above my belly button .if I was where I thought I was it would surely shock the hobbits to see my belly ring and tattoos so I decided to place my hoody back on and pulled my hair back with a ribbon that's always on my wrist .good think I didn't live my clothes.
Just then the door opened up I thought it was the hobbits, coming back after their night out but I was wrong there walked in a man draped in a black cloak. He didn't seem to notice me as I was in the dark corner.
He walked over towards the chair as he sat down he noticed the darkness in the corner move. Come out of the shadows he said to me in a clam voice .who was this man?
I stepped forward and I saw the man twitch for a moment. Who are you? I flat out asked him.
He looked at me taken back, by my boldness I mean I was not the one being bold; you just don't go into people's room's right.
I should be asking you that question, he said in a clam voice which was getting on my nerves.
I asked first since this isn't your room.
And it's yours he asked again in a clam voice.
Yes!
I see.
Just when I was about to say something smart pippin came in .
Hello! Said pippin. Who are you , and what do you want?
My thoughts exactly I pointed out staring at the man as pippin came and stood next to me
I am called strider, he answered and though he may have forgotten it, your friend promised to have a quiet talk with me .
It hit me strider was actually Aragorn the heir of Gondar, I remembered he cause I thought it was foolish of him not to want to be king in his place I would have been king . But I decided to keep that to myself remembering how he didn't trust a lot of people and didn't like being called that.
A/N there is chapter two .I want to stick to the book more than the movie but I will add in everything from my other sources it's going to be a long fan fiction I can already tell. P.S the titles for all the chapters are song titles that I think match the chapter. Just a piece of infor