Again, I own nothing to do with the Lord of the Rings. Hope you enjoy :)
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The next morning, I was woken at some ridiculous hour in the morning. To make it worse, it was by the fire alarm, AKA a louder and more irritating version of an alarm clock.
Kate immediately jumped up; alert and ready as she sprinted down the stairs. I followed sluggishly after her, annoyed that I am being forced out of bed at all.
I stumbled down the stairs, pushing my messy hair out of my face.
"Please shut the alarm up!" I called as I walked into the kitchen, watching in amusement as Kate danced around in front of the fire alarm, flapping at it with a tea towel. It was then that the Fellowship flounced in, weapons raised and faces determined.
I sighed in relief as the fire alarm and my ears stopped ringing.
"Sorry. I left my hair straighter on, these alarms are really sensitive." Kate apologised. I rolled my eyes at her, before turning to our guests, holding my hands up in a calming manner.
"That was just a fire alarm. It lets us know when a fire may have broken out, and if we have to get out of the house"
"It is evil! It nearly made me go deaf" Legolas hissed, getting himself worked up over it. I bit my lips, forgetting about elves sensitive hearing.
"Sorry" I muttered. It took us another five minutes to convince them it really didn't need shooting or stabbing, and another ten minutes to make them part with their weapons. In the end, Kate and I threatened that if they didn't hand them over, we would keep food away from the Hobbits and unleash them on the others. They handed them over soon after that. We locked them away carefully, before heading back to the kitchen.
"We need to get them some clothes; I don't fancy getting arrested when they walk down the street swinging swords and looking like medieval idiots." I said whilst gesturing to the various tunics and leggings they were currently modelling.
"I agree" Kate said, pressing her mouth into a thin line.
"Okay! I suggest we split up into groups to shop?"
"Good idea" Kate replied "One of us will have to have one extra person in the car, but two hobbits can share one seat and one of them can duck."
"Okay" This was going to be a fun experience. Or completely hellish, depending on the angle you look at it.
Half an hour later we were all ready to go. I had Legolas, Aragorn Sam and Frodo to drive, and Kate had the other five.
"Get in. One of you in the front, please." I just received a strange look from Aragorn and nothing from the elf, which had backed away like it was going to eat him.
"What is that?" Legolas asked.
I sighed. "It's called a car. I told you about it yesterday, remember? Now please, get in, we must get to the shopping centre as quickly as possible"
After much pleading, I eventually got them into the car and got their belts on. By that time, the others had already done this and were getting ready to go.
"Do you have your phone?" Kate yelled at me
"Yes Mother" I replied, my voice dripping with sarcasm.
"If anyone asks, they are Lord of the Rings specialists, but their bags of normal clothes got stolen from where they worked"
"Who has that job? I want it!" I cried back excitedly. Kate just rolled her eyes and drove off. Charming.
As I shifted into gear, I couldn't help but laugh at the look on my passengers faces. As for when we got onto the motorway and hit 70 miles an hour... well, let's just say I wish I had a camera.
"Valar save us" Legolas muttered at one point.
It took half an hour and a few curse words to eventually reach the city center, where my passengers looked around in complete awe. I couldn't help but feel a little proud, but they haven't seen anything yet.
How do you think the Fellowship will take the whole experience? Only time will tell...
I'm open to any reviews on how I could improve, etc