Chapter 5-A Day at the Gamgees'
Early the next day, Holly went out to gaze at the view and sketched the landscape while Merry went out to search for pretty, shiny rocks, which Jessica happened to like. Holly started drawing Frodo's hobbit hole into the landscape and then put the pencil down and went into a memory of last night.
"Holly, are you sure Jessica will like these? Will she take my hint??" Merry was very nervous and hoped that what he was doing would not end up getting Pippin deeper into a relationship with Jessica instead.
"Of course she will! She loves collecting rocks and I know that if you give them to her she'll know you care." Holly went back to drawing her landscape and found her drawing Frodo in front of the house staring back at her.
"I hope you're right." Merry and Holly spent an hour not speaking to each other until Merry spoke up. "Well, I filled up the bag, I think it's time to go to the Gamgee's. I hear Pippin is visiting as well. I'd be careful!"
"Oh shut up, everyone in the Shire knows Frodo and I kissed last night because of Pippin's big mouth! I doubt Pippin would try anything." Holly signed her drawing and stood up next to Merry, who was staring across the Shire, looking for the Gamgee hobbit hole.
"Alright, let's just go and get this over with!" Merry and Holly started walking on the road that would lead to Bag End, which was the hobbit hole next to the Gamgees hobbit hole.
Holly stopped shortly to look at the view and tried to get Merry to pick up some more pretty, shiny rocks, but he refused, saying that he had too many as it was. They finally reached the old hobbit hole and Holly knocked on the door. She saw her best friend at the door with her brother behind her.
"Hey, Holly! Merry! I'm glad you guys stopped by, I got Pippin to come over and thought it would be cool if you could draw my portrait for him!" Jessica said and waited for Holly's approval while Merry clutched nervously at the bag of rocks.
"I guess I could do Pippin's portrait, but it would take a lot of time and concentration. Everyone watching will have to be quiet so that you don't end up laughing." Holly said and went inside to start a conversation with Sam while getting out her drawing supplies.
"Hey, Jessica, I have something for you." Merry started and then stopped not sure how to continue. "Here," Merry gave her the bag and was afraid to see the reaction.
Jessica opened the leather bag and when she saw the pretty, shiny rocks, her eyes lit up. "Oh Merry, you shouldn't have! That was such a thoughtful gesture! Thank you!" Jessica thought that the rocks were just a simple gift and that Merry hadn't put too much thought into it.
Another knock came at the door; it was Pippin and Frodo. Frodo grinned when he saw Holly was over, too, and walked over, giving her a hug.
"Why is it that we can never have a get-together without the entire crew coming?" Sam asked his sister, who shrugged and went over to Pippin, telling him what was going to happen.
"Oh Frodo, I drew this while I was outside this morning and I thought you might like it," Holly gave Frodo the drawing of his hobbit hole with him standing in it.
"Another beautiful drawing. I shall cherish this for years to come!" Frodo clutched the drawing to his chest.
"Alright, I need everyone to be silent and don't make Jess laugh! I need complete concentration, anyway." Holly made Jessica sit down, and then Holly adjusted Jessica's sitting position and made her look her absolute best before she started laying the pencil to the blank page.
With a few swift strokes, Holly had already drawn the shape of Jessica's head, and Merry and Pippin managed to find the ale in the liquor cabinet. Pippin had already drunk two pints by the time Holly finished the eyes and nose. Now, she had finished the lips, neck, and hairline, while Pippin got up for his third pint.
"I think you've had enough ale for today, Perg...Perrr...Pergerin...Peregrin Took!" Merry slurred while taking another swig of ale.
"Will you boys be quiet? You're breaking my concentration!" Holly shouted for silence. She looked to Frodo for help, who hadn't touched the ale yet.
It took another hour for Holly to finish shading in and adding more detail to the drawing. She then signed the drawing like she did with Frodo's and handed it to Pippin.
"Whassssssss thisssssssss ferrrrrr?" Pippin drawled out.
"I want you to have it, as a gift." Jessica said, smiling. She frowned when Pippin just hiccupped and made no sign of being thankful for the gift.
"Maybe I should walk you home, Pippin, you look awfully sick!" Holly took Pippin's arm and put it around her shoulder.
"Thanssss Ms. Gamgeeeeeee, I shalllllllll ferevvvvvver treassssssure your gifffffft." Pippin managed to say before Holly led him out the door.
"That's just sick..." Frodo said before the two were out of earshot.
"What's sick?" Sam asked, who was annoyed that Pippin spilled ale over his new carpet.
"The fact that Pippin managed to down four pints in one and a half hours and still manages to walk somewhat consciously."
"You know he's not really conscious right now, but is just relying on the ale to talk for him, right?" Jessica commented and laughed when she saw Sam's horrified face when the stain wouldn't come out.
Merry had only drunken two pints before he stopped because of Pippin's rousyness. (A/N: I made up that word...) He still had most of his brain cells left working to figure out that Jessica still hadn't showed signs of love towards him. He also noticed that his rocks were lying on the edge where Jessica carelessly placed them there. A tear left his eye as he staggered out of the door and left Jessica, Frodo, and Sam alone.
Early the next day, Holly went out to gaze at the view and sketched the landscape while Merry went out to search for pretty, shiny rocks, which Jessica happened to like. Holly started drawing Frodo's hobbit hole into the landscape and then put the pencil down and went into a memory of last night.
"Holly, are you sure Jessica will like these? Will she take my hint??" Merry was very nervous and hoped that what he was doing would not end up getting Pippin deeper into a relationship with Jessica instead.
"Of course she will! She loves collecting rocks and I know that if you give them to her she'll know you care." Holly went back to drawing her landscape and found her drawing Frodo in front of the house staring back at her.
"I hope you're right." Merry and Holly spent an hour not speaking to each other until Merry spoke up. "Well, I filled up the bag, I think it's time to go to the Gamgee's. I hear Pippin is visiting as well. I'd be careful!"
"Oh shut up, everyone in the Shire knows Frodo and I kissed last night because of Pippin's big mouth! I doubt Pippin would try anything." Holly signed her drawing and stood up next to Merry, who was staring across the Shire, looking for the Gamgee hobbit hole.
"Alright, let's just go and get this over with!" Merry and Holly started walking on the road that would lead to Bag End, which was the hobbit hole next to the Gamgees hobbit hole.
Holly stopped shortly to look at the view and tried to get Merry to pick up some more pretty, shiny rocks, but he refused, saying that he had too many as it was. They finally reached the old hobbit hole and Holly knocked on the door. She saw her best friend at the door with her brother behind her.
"Hey, Holly! Merry! I'm glad you guys stopped by, I got Pippin to come over and thought it would be cool if you could draw my portrait for him!" Jessica said and waited for Holly's approval while Merry clutched nervously at the bag of rocks.
"I guess I could do Pippin's portrait, but it would take a lot of time and concentration. Everyone watching will have to be quiet so that you don't end up laughing." Holly said and went inside to start a conversation with Sam while getting out her drawing supplies.
"Hey, Jessica, I have something for you." Merry started and then stopped not sure how to continue. "Here," Merry gave her the bag and was afraid to see the reaction.
Jessica opened the leather bag and when she saw the pretty, shiny rocks, her eyes lit up. "Oh Merry, you shouldn't have! That was such a thoughtful gesture! Thank you!" Jessica thought that the rocks were just a simple gift and that Merry hadn't put too much thought into it.
Another knock came at the door; it was Pippin and Frodo. Frodo grinned when he saw Holly was over, too, and walked over, giving her a hug.
"Why is it that we can never have a get-together without the entire crew coming?" Sam asked his sister, who shrugged and went over to Pippin, telling him what was going to happen.
"Oh Frodo, I drew this while I was outside this morning and I thought you might like it," Holly gave Frodo the drawing of his hobbit hole with him standing in it.
"Another beautiful drawing. I shall cherish this for years to come!" Frodo clutched the drawing to his chest.
"Alright, I need everyone to be silent and don't make Jess laugh! I need complete concentration, anyway." Holly made Jessica sit down, and then Holly adjusted Jessica's sitting position and made her look her absolute best before she started laying the pencil to the blank page.
With a few swift strokes, Holly had already drawn the shape of Jessica's head, and Merry and Pippin managed to find the ale in the liquor cabinet. Pippin had already drunk two pints by the time Holly finished the eyes and nose. Now, she had finished the lips, neck, and hairline, while Pippin got up for his third pint.
"I think you've had enough ale for today, Perg...Perrr...Pergerin...Peregrin Took!" Merry slurred while taking another swig of ale.
"Will you boys be quiet? You're breaking my concentration!" Holly shouted for silence. She looked to Frodo for help, who hadn't touched the ale yet.
It took another hour for Holly to finish shading in and adding more detail to the drawing. She then signed the drawing like she did with Frodo's and handed it to Pippin.
"Whassssssss thisssssssss ferrrrrr?" Pippin drawled out.
"I want you to have it, as a gift." Jessica said, smiling. She frowned when Pippin just hiccupped and made no sign of being thankful for the gift.
"Maybe I should walk you home, Pippin, you look awfully sick!" Holly took Pippin's arm and put it around her shoulder.
"Thanssss Ms. Gamgeeeeeee, I shalllllllll ferevvvvvver treassssssure your gifffffft." Pippin managed to say before Holly led him out the door.
"That's just sick..." Frodo said before the two were out of earshot.
"What's sick?" Sam asked, who was annoyed that Pippin spilled ale over his new carpet.
"The fact that Pippin managed to down four pints in one and a half hours and still manages to walk somewhat consciously."
"You know he's not really conscious right now, but is just relying on the ale to talk for him, right?" Jessica commented and laughed when she saw Sam's horrified face when the stain wouldn't come out.
Merry had only drunken two pints before he stopped because of Pippin's rousyness. (A/N: I made up that word...) He still had most of his brain cells left working to figure out that Jessica still hadn't showed signs of love towards him. He also noticed that his rocks were lying on the edge where Jessica carelessly placed them there. A tear left his eye as he staggered out of the door and left Jessica, Frodo, and Sam alone.
