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A/N: *screams* Arrgh! I know I haven't updated for ages, but the Internet was down for like a week and I couldn't get online. Will you forgive me? Please? Here, I'll even sing the 'I'm Very Sorry Song'!
'This is the very sorry song.
Won't you help and sing along??
I blew it!
I'm sorry!
I knew it!
So sorry!
I'm very sorry that I took too loooooooooooong!'
There. Happy? Gee, I'm surprised no one guessed correctly who the screaming person was. Oh well! You'll find out in this chapter!
Lady Foxfire: Nope, none of those, although all three of those things WILL come up in later chapters *cough* But shh, don't tell. :)
Lausie: Yep, this kind of story just wouldn't be the same without Harry!
Silver Saffire: Yeah, I hate cliffies unless I'm the one writing 'em! *giggles insanely* And as for Aragorn, well, he can be pretty dumb sometimes.
Smallfry: You're welcome! Harry's one of my favorite characters, so I just HAD to put him in.
Aramer: I is really glad you like! ^_^ And as for ideas, normally I plan out my stories, but with this one I just write as I go along and think up ideas while I write! I dunno why, but I had this vision of the four hobbits hiding from Aragorn, and I just found that idea so silly that I had to write it! ;)
Legolas Maniac: Don't worry, I'm perfectly aware of the Hobbit's ages. But think about it: Does a Hobbit ever REALLY grow up? I personally think that the four of them are more like kids than adults; even Bilbo seems a lot younger than he really is (I mean in personality, not cuz of the ring! Lol!). Besides, who can resist the cuteness of Hobbits playing Hide and Seek? Oh yeah, and I'll fit Draco in somehow. *grins evilly and scuttles away*
Moonlight Sonata: Yeah, I love and hate cliffies too. That's why I like to torture my readers with them! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
Reigh Evenstar: Yes, rainbow-colored monkeys are cool. ^_^ But sadly, I have never met one 0,_0 I hope you forgive me for the long wait. IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR!
Midnight: *grins evilly* MUAHAHAHAHA! *choke* *cough* *gag*
saiyan-girl-cheetah: Glad you like it! I'll try to update quicker from now on, but computers don't like me for some reason . . .
There was a patter of footsteps as Frodo dashed down the fifth floor corridor. He loved Hide and Seek; even if he was the oldest of his four Hobbit companions, he had never really outgrown it.
Frodo came to a halt, pondering the next problem. Where to hide? He looked around. Nothing in the area seemed to be a likely hiding place. Wait. There was a small cupboard standing against the wall; just big enough for Frodo to fit into.
Aragorn will never think to look here, Frodo thought smugly as he crawled into it.
It appeared to be a supply cupboard, there were potion bottles and pouches of herbs piled onto the shelves.
Frodo pushed aside some bundles of rosemary and crouched on the bottom shelf. After waiting ten minutes or so, he was beginning to think that Aragorn would not find him at all.
So, you can imagine how surprised Frodo was when someone opened the cupboard door.
* * *
A piercing scream broke the quiet atmosphere of the library.
There was a swishing sound as Aragorn drew his sword, looking wildly around for the source of the cry.
'That sounded like it came from the floor above here,' said Harry, and they both broke into a run.
As he watched the Ranger loping alongside him, Harry's mind was full of confusion. Who exactly was this man? For one thing, he wore very strange clothes. They weren't even wizard robes. And the fact that he carried a sword made it even more peculiar.
As they reached the fifth floor corridor, they found a young girl with brown bushy hair standing in the middle of the hallway and screaming her head off.
'Hermione! What's the matter?' Harry exclaimed.
'T-t-there's something in the supply cupboard!!!' Hermione shrieked, hiding behind her friend. She didn't even notice Aragorn.
'Hermione,' said Harry, sounding extremely exasperated. 'There is nothing in the supply cupboard but potion ingredients.'
'Yes there is!' Hermione insisted. 'It blinked at me and said 'Hello, miss'!'
'Erm, Hermione, why don't we make a little trip to the hospital wing . . .' Harry said, starting to look worried.
Aragorn put a hand on the boy's shoulder.
'Don't worry, she's not insane. I think I know what happened.'
Opening the cupboard, Aragorn said softly. 'Found you. Come out.'
Several herb pouches and potion bottles were knocked over as Frodo climbed awkwardly from the cupboard.
Upon seeing the Hobbit, Hermione let out a gasp and fainted dead away. 'Is she all right?' Frodo asked. 'I didn't mean to scare her like that.'
'It's all right,' Harry assured him. 'She'll be fine. If she could deal with being petrified, she can handle this.'
Frodo was relieved, but also embarrassed. Great impression he'd made for himself.
'Just out of curiosity, though,' Harry said suddenly. 'What were you doing inside the supply cupboard?'
'Oh.' said Frodo. 'I was just . . . er . . . eh heh . . .'
'Don't you think we should get this girl to an infirmary?' interrupted Aragorn, fortunately covering the awkward moment.
'Oh, right!' Harry said, smacking himself in the forehead. 'I'm Harry, by the way.' he added to Frodo.
'Frodo Baggins,'said Frodo politely.
'Well,' said Aragorn. 'Why don't you two take care of her and . . .I'll . . . just . . . keep . . . . searching . . .' His voice trailed off miserably and he stumped down the corridor in a daze, muttering to himself about demon Hobbits.
Frodo smiled, shook his head, and then noticed Harry staring curiously at him.
'Don't ask. You don't want to know.
'I'm sure I don't.'
A/N: I'm sorry, short chapter I know, but next chappie you'll get to see where Merry, Pippin and Sam are! Happycrazywow yay and hyperness! Keep the reviews comin', dudepeoples! Yeehah! *whirls lasso above head and runs away yodeling*
A/N: *screams* Arrgh! I know I haven't updated for ages, but the Internet was down for like a week and I couldn't get online. Will you forgive me? Please? Here, I'll even sing the 'I'm Very Sorry Song'!
'This is the very sorry song.
Won't you help and sing along??
I blew it!
I'm sorry!
I knew it!
So sorry!
I'm very sorry that I took too loooooooooooong!'
There. Happy? Gee, I'm surprised no one guessed correctly who the screaming person was. Oh well! You'll find out in this chapter!
Lady Foxfire: Nope, none of those, although all three of those things WILL come up in later chapters *cough* But shh, don't tell. :)
Lausie: Yep, this kind of story just wouldn't be the same without Harry!
Silver Saffire: Yeah, I hate cliffies unless I'm the one writing 'em! *giggles insanely* And as for Aragorn, well, he can be pretty dumb sometimes.
Smallfry: You're welcome! Harry's one of my favorite characters, so I just HAD to put him in.
Aramer: I is really glad you like! ^_^ And as for ideas, normally I plan out my stories, but with this one I just write as I go along and think up ideas while I write! I dunno why, but I had this vision of the four hobbits hiding from Aragorn, and I just found that idea so silly that I had to write it! ;)
Legolas Maniac: Don't worry, I'm perfectly aware of the Hobbit's ages. But think about it: Does a Hobbit ever REALLY grow up? I personally think that the four of them are more like kids than adults; even Bilbo seems a lot younger than he really is (I mean in personality, not cuz of the ring! Lol!). Besides, who can resist the cuteness of Hobbits playing Hide and Seek? Oh yeah, and I'll fit Draco in somehow. *grins evilly and scuttles away*
Moonlight Sonata: Yeah, I love and hate cliffies too. That's why I like to torture my readers with them! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
Reigh Evenstar: Yes, rainbow-colored monkeys are cool. ^_^ But sadly, I have never met one 0,_0 I hope you forgive me for the long wait. IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR!
Midnight: *grins evilly* MUAHAHAHAHA! *choke* *cough* *gag*
saiyan-girl-cheetah: Glad you like it! I'll try to update quicker from now on, but computers don't like me for some reason . . .
There was a patter of footsteps as Frodo dashed down the fifth floor corridor. He loved Hide and Seek; even if he was the oldest of his four Hobbit companions, he had never really outgrown it.
Frodo came to a halt, pondering the next problem. Where to hide? He looked around. Nothing in the area seemed to be a likely hiding place. Wait. There was a small cupboard standing against the wall; just big enough for Frodo to fit into.
Aragorn will never think to look here, Frodo thought smugly as he crawled into it.
It appeared to be a supply cupboard, there were potion bottles and pouches of herbs piled onto the shelves.
Frodo pushed aside some bundles of rosemary and crouched on the bottom shelf. After waiting ten minutes or so, he was beginning to think that Aragorn would not find him at all.
So, you can imagine how surprised Frodo was when someone opened the cupboard door.
* * *
A piercing scream broke the quiet atmosphere of the library.
There was a swishing sound as Aragorn drew his sword, looking wildly around for the source of the cry.
'That sounded like it came from the floor above here,' said Harry, and they both broke into a run.
As he watched the Ranger loping alongside him, Harry's mind was full of confusion. Who exactly was this man? For one thing, he wore very strange clothes. They weren't even wizard robes. And the fact that he carried a sword made it even more peculiar.
As they reached the fifth floor corridor, they found a young girl with brown bushy hair standing in the middle of the hallway and screaming her head off.
'Hermione! What's the matter?' Harry exclaimed.
'T-t-there's something in the supply cupboard!!!' Hermione shrieked, hiding behind her friend. She didn't even notice Aragorn.
'Hermione,' said Harry, sounding extremely exasperated. 'There is nothing in the supply cupboard but potion ingredients.'
'Yes there is!' Hermione insisted. 'It blinked at me and said 'Hello, miss'!'
'Erm, Hermione, why don't we make a little trip to the hospital wing . . .' Harry said, starting to look worried.
Aragorn put a hand on the boy's shoulder.
'Don't worry, she's not insane. I think I know what happened.'
Opening the cupboard, Aragorn said softly. 'Found you. Come out.'
Several herb pouches and potion bottles were knocked over as Frodo climbed awkwardly from the cupboard.
Upon seeing the Hobbit, Hermione let out a gasp and fainted dead away. 'Is she all right?' Frodo asked. 'I didn't mean to scare her like that.'
'It's all right,' Harry assured him. 'She'll be fine. If she could deal with being petrified, she can handle this.'
Frodo was relieved, but also embarrassed. Great impression he'd made for himself.
'Just out of curiosity, though,' Harry said suddenly. 'What were you doing inside the supply cupboard?'
'Oh.' said Frodo. 'I was just . . . er . . . eh heh . . .'
'Don't you think we should get this girl to an infirmary?' interrupted Aragorn, fortunately covering the awkward moment.
'Oh, right!' Harry said, smacking himself in the forehead. 'I'm Harry, by the way.' he added to Frodo.
'Frodo Baggins,'said Frodo politely.
'Well,' said Aragorn. 'Why don't you two take care of her and . . .I'll . . . just . . . keep . . . . searching . . .' His voice trailed off miserably and he stumped down the corridor in a daze, muttering to himself about demon Hobbits.
Frodo smiled, shook his head, and then noticed Harry staring curiously at him.
'Don't ask. You don't want to know.
'I'm sure I don't.'
A/N: I'm sorry, short chapter I know, but next chappie you'll get to see where Merry, Pippin and Sam are! Happycrazywow yay and hyperness! Keep the reviews comin', dudepeoples! Yeehah! *whirls lasso above head and runs away yodeling*