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Chapter Three: To Be Continued...

Frodo cut her off with a shout, "Your name!", she jumped back and a tear rolled down her face, "Morindil!"

Frodo stood in a shocked silence, until the shouts of his friends grew closer, and he suddenly sprang to life again. First, he stripped himself of his shirt and handed it to her. When all she did was stare at him, his face turned even more red while he assisted her in putting it on; she was just big enough to wear it as a small dress. Once Frodo was satisfied that she was no longer indecent, he began his questions.

"Is this what Gandalf meant when he said you would change?", he spoke with a soft ergenciy. "I'd sappose so, Gandalf might've mentioned something like this would happen.."

Frodo frowned in confusion, "Gandalf "might've" mentiond something to you?"

The girl, now known as Morindil, frowned as well, "I'm not entierly sure. My mind is slightly fuzzy, and I think he was talking to me, no one else was around, so that's just what I assumed..."

Frodo went silent again, the voices of his friends had grown distant, as if they took a wrong turn somewhere.

"What all did he say, exactly?" Frodo asked slowly. He waited patently until she had gathered her thoughts,

"...He said one day things would change, though for the greater good... At the time I had no idea though... But perhaps it's in my nature to change, don't you think?"

When she finished speaking, something tugged at the edge of Frodo's memories. If Frodo wasn't mistaken, Gandalf told him the day he gave Frodo Morindil, "... when she changes don't be too alarmed, it's in her nature." Then he said Bilbo had met the other of her kind...

And suddelnly it clicked, Gadalf had known! Yet like the riddler he was, Gandalf didn't say anything straight. Frodo rolled his eyes and asked slowly, "Perhaps we can ask Bilbo about it once we get back. Are you able to change back?"

Morindil frowned in thought, "I'm not sure..."

"Can you try? Until we get you some more decent clothes for you at least.", Frodo asked, "I suppose...", she reeplied with an air of distance.

Morindil scrunched up her face in concentration, while she tried to remember what she felt when she first changed. It didn't take too long for her, it felt natural? As per what happend the first time, she began shaking, and her skin began to ripple as fur sproted, and her limbs extended; she slipped out of the shirt just in time to not shred it to peices.

With a final shake of her head she stood once again on four legs, with ears on the top of her head, and a tail sproting from her backside. She tilted her head to the side in question as she stared at Frodo as if asking, "Well?"

Frodo smiled and said, "You're back." Morindil tried to mimic Frodo's smile, although it came out more...feral.

"I thought you were gone forever, you really scared me..." Frodo said quietly. Morindil gently nudged him with her head while emitting a soft purr.

Their happy reunion was interrupted by the shouts of their friends suddenly bursting through the thicket, tackling their friends in the process.

"Frodo! Mori!" They chorused together. Then as sudden as the groups enthusiasm at finding their friends had arrived, it stopped. Bilbo, who had been standing behind while the children "reunited", stepped forward.

Bilbo asked a curious question, "Frodo, where is your shirt?" All eyes turned to Frodo and Morindil.

The two exchanged looks, "I know what I said, but we should tell them..." Frodo spoke to Morindil. Morindil shook her head in agreement.

Frodo stepped back and after a moment, Morindil began to tremble and ripple. Thankfully in the process she stood to reveal Frodo's shirt and nosed her way into it, until She stood on two legs, wearing Frodo's shirt, before them. Though not for long, her knees wobbled and she collapsed to the ground.

"What's wrong?!" Frodo immediately went to her side while the others stood back in shocked silence.

"I think the change takes a bit out of me since I'm new to it..." She answered.

Bilbo was the first to react, "Gandalf, what an extraordinary friend you've bought us...", and stepped forward to hand her his jacket, so she could drape it across her exposed legs.

After that, the silence didn't last too long. The little group of friends exploded in laughter.

"This is so awesome!" Pippin exclaimed and tackled Morindil. The others said similar things and each had their turn hugging her, until Bilbo stepped in and said, "How bout we giver some space, for I'm sure this is as new to her as it is to us. Also... we should probably get her some more decent clothing." He finished with a kind smile. Which also reminded the group they were hugging a girl almost half naked, immidiatly making them spring away from her as if she burned them, and their faces lit up scarlet.

(BACK TO CURENT TIME)

And after that, when the village first 'met' this new form of Morindil, they were weary at first. It didn't take long to fall in love all over again with the little ball of energy. She was just as bubbly, playful, helpful, and protective as when she was in her feline form.

(Recap-) As per the normal Frodo could be found lounging under his favorit tree, with his noes in a book, and his closest friend naping away on his lap. (Frodo is her pillow.)

"This reminds me of the first time I met you, you know?" Frodo said aloud to his companion. "What do you mean?" A voice just waking up mumbled back.

"The air is warm and gental. The trees are swaying, and yet there is one difference."

"What is that?" Green eyes blinked at him, finally coming awake.

Frodo looked down at his friend and said, "You of course, Morindil."

Said person smiled back at him with a pearly smile that stretched across her pail, smooth face. The smile lit up her face and Frodo couldn't help but smile at his strange friend.

Morindil began to say something, but a noise in the distance caught her attention. She perked her head up and in the direction of the noise, Frodo asks,

"What is it?", He frowned when she didn't answer. He was about to ask again, only to be stopped. "Shh..." She put her finger to his lips to further stop him and finished by saying with a smile, "You'll know soon enough.", and with that she jumped up and ran behind a tree. She slid her bag off her back, stripped her shirt and trousers, stuffed them in the bag, then adjusted the straps to fit her much larger form, then slung the bag on her back, and finally shifted.

When she finished, taking less time than one would imagine, she raced to catch up with Frodo where he was at the road, just about to run into Gandalf. Gandalf paused the cart, Frodo spoke,

"You're late.", and crossed his arms. Gandalf looks up with a stern face, "A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precicely when he means to."

There was a silence...

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