A/N: HEY! Been a long time since I write this story. The test's were really getting hard on me and I kept studying for almost an hour! Hope you guys like this chapter.


Chapter Five: Under the alter and making a deal

'Still thinking 9?' Pip said as he sit on my shoulder, while I sit on the ledge.

'Yep. Still thinking'

'Okay...You do realize we've been sitting here for almost an hour.'

'Yeah. I know.' He's right. I just still couldn't decide either run away or stay. I really care for innocent people, I don't want them to get hurt by anything, even from Smaug. I want to see my friends again,my aunt. But I already know my aunt just send me to New Zealand to start something. But If I go see them, I might be too late. Smaug might be the fastest dragon and he could probably reach my home before I do.

'Pip?'

'Yeah?'

'...Have you ever have a hard decision to make. Even life and death?'

'Hmm. Maybe. Some of my species kick me out causes I'm small and not a huge, giant spider like them. They said either stay here and will kill you or go to the world where you should meet your faith. So I just choose faith and never came back.'

'Wow. That's a...pretty hard life Pip.' Imagine, a small creature who been banished from your own kind cause your weak. Pretty hard life for Pip. 'What about your parents or siblings? Didn't they stood up-'

'No. They all called me weak as well. I never evening have one friend to stand up for me.'

'Shit...Sorry Pip.'

'Its alright. At least I meet you. Is it alright if I stick by you.' That's a hard choose. Since he did leave me behind with Smaug, kept making wrong turns, and nearly got killed. But...how could you say no to a spider who been banished by his species. Also, this is not about he's doing eight puppy eyes at me, right now.

'...Fine...'

'Really?! Finally! And I will always follow you till the end!' He cheered and snuggle against by neck.

'Yeah,yeah...I think I made a decision.

'Really? So are we leaving?'


'THIS IS A DEATH WISH! THIS IS A FREAKING DEATH WISH!' Pip screamed as he crawled on the side of the wall as we start heading to the treasure chamber.

'I know. But what other choose do I have? You know you could leave this mountain, right.'

'Yes, I know. BUT I DON"T WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH THAT DRAGON! HE'LL KILL YOU!'

'Yep. But I don't want any other people getting hurt out there. I know staying here will give me a death wish, but what could I do? He will find me.' I said and start to walk down the stairs beside the walls.

'You have to be the craziest women I've ever heard. Your choice is stupid.'

'I know. Also...where's-' Then right behind us, we both felt a powerful stomp smash and made me fall of the stairs and hit the ground.

"There you are." You can't be serious. Right now? I turned around and saw Smaug looking down at me. "I've been looking for you" He said.

"W-what? What do you mean?" I said and got off from the ground. "I just woke up a few hours ago and you were gone. So...uh...I...I started looking for you-"

'Your losing it 9.' I heard Pip said as he crawled away from me and Smaug.

"Oh. You were looking for me? (Chuckle) I thought you were going to make your escape from that hole on the wall you made, which you did not. Tell me, why did you try to leave my mountain then come back. Hmm?"

"...oh my GLOB! Are you kidding me!?" This...the whole time,the whole time he was behind me the whole time! Spying on me, to see if I leave his mountain. 'PIP!'

'I didn't know! I don't even know how a dragon couldn't get seen!'

'He's a freaking huge,giant,humongous dragon?! They always get seen,Pip!'

"You were...spying on me?! And...And...You knew I wouldn't leave this place, didn't you." He might have knew all along I won't leave his place at all, ever.

"(Chuckling) Of course I was. And we both know you would be stupid enough to leave my kingdom." I swear I really wish he could get killed by the arrow right now. He smirked when he called me stupid (Which he does have a point there).

"I...I.."

"Is that what I think I hear. Are you...surrendering?"

"...Yes..." YEP! I give up! He won. And now I'm going to die here. Why did I choose him to be my favorite character! Maybe I should have pick Thranduil. "Okay,Fine! You win. Are you happy now?" I said and still see his smirk on his face.

"Yes, I am."

"(Sigh) Then um...What now? Do you want me to tell you the story we left off or something else you have in mind?" I ask. He said nothing,he just then came closer to me. I back away from him from what ever he's going to do next but I fell when I tripped over a few gold's underneath. He kept coming towards me, way close to my face,he's really starting to freak me out! "Wh-what are you do-"

"How about I just ask you some questions. After all,you haven't told me who you really are." He said and I also smelt his breath which was very terrible. He really need's a breath mint or tons.

"Then...w-what is your first question?" I said nervously.

"My first question is (Sniffing) why do you smell like blueberries?"

"What? What do you mea-" I stop for a second and just remembered I did spray myself with that can the man gave me. He said it well help but that just made it a whole lot worse!

"Well?" Smaug said, getting my attention.

"Um...I-I...Some of the juice from the barrels were accidentally fell on me by...uh...the dwarfs." Not a best lie I came up with. I don't want him to know I did something that had to be most embarrassment of all.

"Really? I almost forgotten how foolish those dwarves are." I could have sworn I heard him growled a bit when he said his last sentence. He raised his head back and continued to stare down at me. "Then I wonder what you taste like? Perhaps it will be the berries."

That,what he said. I took charged. I Run and trying so hard to forget what he said. I heard him started to chase me,again,but I slipped underneath a huge altar where Smaug couldn't reach in (almost) and hide behind one of the pillar's.

"(Chuckling) Why did you run,little 9?" he asks as he walked around the edges of the stones.

"B-because you were going to eat me. When you first said "I wonder what you taste like" Doesn't it sound clear to you?"

"I wasn't going to eat you. Why would you think I would do that to you?"

"Well easy, cause you're a dragon. I-I heard the tale that you burn down dale,burning all the innocent people and also,taking Erebor."

"Hmm,True. But you can trust me."

"I...donot really trust you. I mean, you are going to kill me at some point. Right?"

"Of course. But I could kill you now if you don't come to ME!" I saw him grabbed a pillar right beside me,I moved away and try to find some place to hide.

'Psst! 9! In here!' I turned around and saw Pip on the wall of the alter beside a crack hole. I run towards it and slide inside. 'Oh,thank Valar! You're alive.'

'Yeah,but-'

"Did you really think you're going to stay in that little hole forever?" Smaug ask.

"Yes! And I-I will die in here if I have to!"...I realized what I said and groan. 'Why did I say that!'

'Good question. Now there will be more corps in this place!' Suddenly we both felt something on top of the alter, guessing Smaug won't leave this spot for a while.


30 minutes later

'This is boring! I can't take it anymore!' Pip screamed.

'There is a chance that you could leave any time?'

'With that dragon up there, ain't going to happen.'

I try to zone out from Pip but he kept complaining and talking over and over again. I started to get hungry from running and staying alive from Smaug, I took out my apple out of my bag and start sucking the red color out.

'Woah! Ho-how did you do that!'

'Hmm?'

'You know. You just bit the fruit and drained the red color out.'

'Well, again,half vampire. Creatures who wake up at night, hunt for any type of blood, or any kind of stuff?'

'Nope.'

Great,I guess I have to explain. Well,can't blame him,middle earth may don't know anything about that.


1 day later

I was showing Pip my sketchbook of what I draw from the past few years. Drawing of a flower, skull, the moon, and a waterfall.

'What else kind of drawings do you have?'

'Well,a bit of drawing of an eye, towers, and other lame stuff's.'

'Oh,Oh! Can you draw one of me? Please.'

'Alright. I'll see what I can do.' I started to draw him carefully and look back at him every time for one second and look back on the drawing. Few minutes later he moved. 'Pip, you have to stay still.'

'I'm trying.'

'All you have to do is just stay still on the wall.'


5 minutes later

'All right,done.' I showed him the picture then I heard him squeal very loud of happiness.

'It looks so amazing!'

'Yeah,yeah. I knew you would like it.' I put the book back in and start bringing out my mp3 player and my flip's.'You wanna hear some music?'

'No way! I couldn't stand on hearing those elf songs!'

'This is not the elf song's,it's something different then the others. Come right beside me.' I put my hand on the wall and let him crawl on my arm to my shoulder's.'Can you hear people's music when they think of that? I don't want Smaug to hear the music. He'll know's whats going on.'

'Of course, I can hear the music. Usually easy whenever I hear people repeating it over and over again.'

'Okay,hope you like No regrets.'

Oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh
Na Na Na Na Na
oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-ohh

Hear me out

this is my kings speech, I'm no where near the end,

if i s-s-s-start a sorry I ain't heaven sent,
I messed my life up, and yeah iv'e been down
I'm a changed man now Chris Brown,
you know i feel your pain, coz i done been through it,
I'm Kurt Cobain, but I just couldn't do it,
no point in turning back, just to hit rewind,
back to the future, ma marty mcfly

Inside there's a fire,
coz I'm no longer looking at a reflection that I admire,
i paint a picture of a fighter,
but as I'm looking back at me since I'm a liar
if I should die before i wake,
the least that i could ever say,
I made mistakes but held on to my faith

Cause when i look in a mirror i don't even recognize My Self,
got the heart of a winner,
but looking back at me is someone else.

No Regrets, No Regrets,
No point in crying over yesterday

No Regrets, No Regrets,
cause we ain't even seen the best of days!

Oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-ohhh
Na Na Na Na Na
Oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-ohhh

This is my last chance, I'm on my final straw,
i came so close to b b breaking like a spinal cord,
i came from nothing, some kid in Camden,
now I'm flier than the birds Richard Branson
I'm a Prince and yes I will get the crown,
Kate stays in my dungeon when her sister's round,
so please forgive me, if i make mistakes,
but i'll blow the bloody doors off michael caine

If i should die before I wake, the least that i could ever say,
I made mistakes but held on to my faith,

Cause when i look in a mirror i don't even recognize My Self,
got the heart of a winner,
but looking back at me is someone else.

No Regrets, No Regrets,
No point in crying over yesterday

No Regrets, No Regrets,
cause we ain't even seen the best of days!

I'm free to be whatever I,
coz L'm famous call me gallager coz I'm so shameless,
the papers saw the pages like the cost of my failures,
victimised by the public don't know if I cant take this, so I sing,

So when you feel like there's no more,
nothing left but the life you've broken,
no regrets no turning back,
pick up yourself and tell em I'm just being me!

Cause when I look in a mirror I don't even recognize Myself,
got the heart of a winner,
but looking back at me is someone else.

No Regrets, No Regrets,
No point in crying over yesterday

No Regrets, No Regrets,
No Regrets!

Cause when I look in a mirror I don't even recognize Myself,
got the heart of a winner,
but looking back at me is someone else.

No Regrets, No Regrets,
No point in crying over yesterday

No Regrets, No Regrets,
cause we ain't even seen the best of days!

'...That...was...absolutely incredible! What's the name of this strange thing?'

'It's a mp3 player. It allows it to play music. Pretty great right? Better than taking notes or remembering it.'

'Yep sure is better than the other.'


2 day's later

I was telling Pip what my life was, what people invented, what our life is now,etc. He is easily amazed what he have missed and wanted to go see the town,but I'm sure a lot of people will go crazy if they hear a spider talking to him or just step on him.

'I want to go with you so bad right now. If I was a vampire or human, I will enjoy my life as an amazing person.'

'Sure you do.'

'But, aren't people still fearing for troll's,orcs,my kind, and the fearsome dragon?'

'...No. Not really. I don't know why anymore. I'm guessing things happened and some how only human take the world now. People don't believe in any more fantasy tell anymore.'

'...That,sound a bit sucks's. Don't you think the world should have known some creatures are still out here?'

'No. Probably not...Hey, Pip?'

'Yeah.'

'Can you...read a dragon's thoughts?'

'No way! When ever I listen to the dragon's thoughts,it spreads whispers of dark thing's,hearing the rage and chaos. I give up hearing that for a thousand's years.'

'Could you just try? We've been here for three days. Might as well knows what's Smau-'

"(Deep sigh) So many,many year's since I've entertained with guest." We both heard Smaug said.

'What on earth is he saying?' Pip ask.

"Oh please,won't you just come out and chat a bit. Or something that we could get along." We felt him crawled down off the alter and waited for to come out but there's no way I'm doing that.

"I-I still won't come out! Unless..." I don't know what else I'm going to say. I have to think of something.

"Unless what?"he asks.

"U-unless we both make a deal or a promise."

'Is that going to work?' Pip ask.

'I don't know.'

"Then what deal do you want to make 9?"

'Pip! Back me up! But not something involved getting me killed.'

'Um...Maybe,let you explore this place'

"Let me explore your kingdom?" I said.

"Do you still wish for your escape?"

"No...yes...I don't know?! I just want to look around a bit. I don't really know much about this place. Can we make a deal for that?"

"Hmm,very will."

"And...I also wish to see the outside. The one from the wall I break open." Right after I said that, me and Pip saw fire going through the pillars,which scared the hell out of us!

"You will not."

"I-I promise I won't climb down and escape. How about this,you let me explore your kingdom,let me have fresh air from the outside wall, and I won't disturbed your sleep, or even thinking about escaping...and...you can ask me any favors you like me to do? Is it a deal,or no deal?"

"(Growling) as you wish...And can you come out from under there now."

'...Think I should?' I ask Pip.

'Your choice 9. Not mine.'

'...I'm blaming you if I die,Pip.' I thought and start coming out under the alter and saw Smaug a few feet away from me and laid on the ground.

"So...do you still want to ask me some question or-"

"I rather not. I've been awake for three day's and now,I need some rest. I'll decide what I should deal with you later"he said and started to sleep.


He's been up for three days? That is a bit weird and why would he wait for me to come out. I thought Smaug wouldn't care for me if I was in there or anything. I got board sitting on gold, looking at all necklaces and bracelets, so I started getting my sketchbook out again and start sketching Smaug while he is sleeping. A bit touch challenge since he is much bigger than me and Pip. For small things, it's easy, bigger things, hard challenge you can't stop.

'Are you drawing the dragon?' Pip ask as he crawls towards my shoulders.

'Yep. I got board and decided to draw will be difficult to finish it. Probably takes month's or something to finish it.'

'Maybe. I have a question?'

'What is it?'

'...Are you,going to tell Smaug what's happening to outside of the mountain. People not believing, have more weapon's and other stuff?' That is a hard decision. Either tell Smaug that middle earth is not the same and now just humans or just pretend the time is still the same.

'I think not Pip. Maybe he shouldn't know it.' I said then yawned a bit.

'Tired?'

'Yeah.'

'Follow me, I saw a platform that doesn't have a lot of gold on' he said then started to crawl away fast while I catch up. It's a little bit far away from Smaug but I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Right?

When we got there I lay down on the floor with no covers and no pillows. It will be hard to sleep like this. 'Night Pip.' I said and shut my eyes.

'Night 9.'


A/N: That song you read was not my song, just to tell you that. I kinda like this song decide to put it on. And I'm also listening to it as well. Please leave a comment to tell me what you think of the story, I'll try to make more updates when ever I have a free time to do this. Also, Happy Thanksgiving!