It was hours later when we finally had the party. The party was beautiful filled with lights, fireworks from father, and laughing. I was lucky because I was able to talk to Bilbo before more guest arrived. I walked up to Bilbo who's back was to me and yelled. "BOO!" Bilbo looked like he would jump all the way to the sky.
"Oh, My dear Raecla." He exclaimed and hugged me.
"Uncle Bilbo how are you?" I asked as we broke the hug and i kneeled to his level.
"Quite fine my dear." Bilbo replied the said. "How are you?"
"Oh great Bilbo Father and I have had man-" I started before I was cut off. More people were coming to the party.
"Oh Raecla I am truely sorry." Bilbo Apologized.
"It's alright Bilbo...well I'll leave you to greeting." I said. I gave Bilbo one more hug before walking over to Frodo and Sam.
"Oh, Mr. Frodo Look it's Raecla." Sam pointed to me. Frodo looked to see me.
"Hello my friends." I greeted. They said hello and Sam sat down and started drinking his ale. I saw his gaze on someone...I turned to see his gaze on Rosie. Me and Frodo looked at each other smiling getting the same idea.
"Go on Sam." I pushed.
"Go ask Rosie for a dance." Frodo finished.
"I think I'll have myself another ale." He said trying to avoid this.
"Oh no you don't." Frodo and I said. We pushed him into the arms of Rosie and they started dancing. Frodo and I laughed. I turned to Frodo and asked.
"Where's Merry and Pip?" I questioned. Frodo shrugged.
"I don't knoew Raecla I haven't seen them since the start of the party." He replied before turning to me. "Miss. Raecla would you like to dance?" He asked holding out his hand.
"Of course Mr. Baggins." I agreed. He took me out and we danced and I saw my father smiling and laughing at us. After a while we stopped.
"Hmm... I think I'm going to look for Pip and Merry." I told him.
"Ok, Raecla." He said. I walked around and looked for them I heard voices in one of the tents.
"That sound like pip and merry." I muttered to myself. I peeked through and saw them light...A Firework! "Oh, No." I said wide eyed. Then the firework went up pulling the tent up too and in the process knocking me, pip, and merry on our butts. I quickly got up and ran to get my father. He told me what happened with the firework before I replied.
"Pip and Merry set that off." I panted. Before we went after the boys. We got to the tent and heard them talking.
"Thats just great pip!" I heard merry exclaim at pip.
"Well how was I suppose-" He started. Before they cut off by father pulling on their ears.
"Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took.."Father started "... I might have known!" He finished. They turned and saw me.
"Raecla." The Exclaimed. "You'll help us right?" They questioned before they started babbling.
"No, I was the one who told father." I replied. They pouted.
"Now for your punishment..." Father said. A couple minutes later father made Merry and pip clean all the dishes while I walked over to Frodo to hear Bilbo's speech.
"Speech, Speech." We chanted.
"My dear Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks ..." He started. " Grubbs, Chubbs, Burrowses, Hornblowers, Bolgers, Bracegirdles," He continued. "Goodbodies, Brockhouses and Proudfoots..." He finished. I smiled looking at Frodo we smiled at each other.
"Proudfoots. Also my good Sackville-Bagginses that I welcome back at last to Bag End." Bilbo said. "Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday. I am eleventy-one today! Yes, and alas ..." He began. " Eleventy-one years is far too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable Hobbits!" He exclaimed with more cheers coming.
"He needs to do more speeches...more often." I whispered to Frodo. Who nodded then said.
"I agree Raecla." Frodo agreed. Then we turned and listened to more of Bilbo's speech.
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve!" He said. Me and Frodo frowned at each other. I looked at my father to see he to was frowning. "I have ... things to do and I have put this off for far too long." Bilbo exclaimed.
"What does he mean?" I mumbled to myself.
"I regret to announce this is the end. I am going now. I bid you all a very fond farewell!" He says hesitantly looking at Frodo then me. Then he just disappeared right in front of everyone. I turned to say to my father.
"Father he's-" I began than I noticed he wasn't there either.
"What do we do Raecla?" Frodo asked.
"We...we wait." I answered. A few hours later Frodo and I decided to go to Bag End to see if he was there. We ran breathing heavy. Finally, we made it and burst through the door.
"Bilbo, Bilbo!" Frodo and I yelled. We saw my father sitting in the sitting room with the fire burning and by the look on his face we knew and I said.
"He's gone, hasn't he?" I asked. We walked into the sitting room and stood by my father. When my father didn't answer Frodo said.
"He talked for so long about leaving ..." He started. "I didn't think he'd really do it." Frodo finished. I was shocked. I turned to him and said.
"Wait...you mean he was planning this." I exclaimed. Frodo nodded sadly. "I'm sorry Frodo." I said sadly lowering my head. Frodo's and Mine heads turned to a golden ring on the banister. Frodo picked it up while I was studying it curiously.
"Bilbo's...Ring." He smiled. He shuffled through papers on a table.
"What?" I questioned.
"He's gone to stay with the Elves. He's left you Bag End... " He started. "...along with all his possessions." He finished looking at Frodo holding up a envelope for Frodo to put the ring in. Frodo dropped the ring in it then my father sealed it and gave it back to Frodo. Frodo and I looked at my father questioningly.
"The ring is yours now. Put it somewhere out of sight." He exclaimed before getting suddenly up.
"Where are you going? " Frodo asked.
"Father." I exclaimed.
"There are things I must to see to." He tells us.
"What things?" Frodo and I asked together.
"Questions. Questions that need answering." He replied curtly.
"But you and Raecla have only just arrived! I don't understand... " He said confused.
"Neither do I. Keep it secret, Keep it safe." He said. "Raecla will stay with you in till I return." He told him looking at me. I nodded.
Then he walked out the door into the darkness of the night...
A/N: Ok, so thats the end of Bilbo's party hope you enjoyed. I will possibly do a Maeneth chapter next.
Eowyn
