Chapter 7-And the Search Goes On
Merry got worried when his sister never returned home. He went to see if Holly was over at the Gamgees' and figured that he would also get a chance to talk to Jessica. He made his way over to the small hobbit hole and noticed that the hobbits were talking until he passed, and they would stop while he passed.
"Hey, Merry, what's wrong? You seem tense." Jessica said when she got the door.
"I can't find Holly, she hasn't come back from Bilbo's and it's been nearly five hours!" Merry looked worriedly at the ground when he found that Holly wasn't there.
"Don't worry, I'll help you find her. Sam's with Pippin, maybe she's there too?" Jessica grabbed Merry's hand and the two ran out of the door and as fast as they could, they sprinted to the Took hobbit hole.
"Pippin…please tell me Holly's here!" Merry's eyes were glazed with tears.
"No, she isn't. But I bet she's at Frodo's. Where else would those two be besides together?" Pippin chuckled; he finally got over Holly when he realized what had happened.
"Let's go, then! We don't know if something terrible has happened to her!" Jessica grabbed Pippin's hand. Pippin then retracted it.
"I better stay home. If Holly comes by, I'll tell her to go straight home, alright?" Pippin asked. (A/N: I dunno what it was, but I could just see Pippin going "aiight?")
Merry and Jessica went back out in search of the hobbit and quickly ran to Frodo's hole.
"Merry, I may have been a little tired last night, but this morning, when I saw the rocks…I thought of you…and…" Jessica ran out of things to say. She was confused when she had felt a flutter of butterflies in her stomach while holding Merry's hand. She didn't know whom to choose, so she decided to think about it before asking one of the hobbits.
Merry's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Jessica…I never expected this…"
"Please, say no more, let's keep it at that." Jessica said and knocked on the door in front of them.
Frodo answered the door and was happy to see Jessica and Merry.
"Where were you, I was worried sick!" Merry screamed so that everyone within a mile radius could here.
"I guess you never got Bilbo's message!" Holly laughed and then told her brother and best friend about what had happened.
"So you're staying here?" Jessica said after she finished.
"Yes, I have to! But in order for this to work, you need to dress like me. Let's change clothes and wear a cloak. Merry, protect her as much as possible. Maybe conceal a frying pan?" Although she wasn't showing it, Holly was much more nervous about this than everyone else was.
"You two have been thinking up some plan!" Merry looked at Frodo's cheesy grin and realized just how they thought up the plan. (A/N: No, they kissed guys…this is a PG fic!!)
Jessica changed out of her usual boyish pants and shirt outfit, and into Holly's floral dress. Jessica hated the look of her in a dress, but Merry reassured her that she looked fine.
"Bye, and good luck!!" Holly bid them goodbye.
Holly and Frodo ate dinner after Merry and Jessica left, and they were calm until, halfway through the meal, Holly heard footsteps up to the hobbit hole, followed by a large noise as the door swung open, revealing an elf clothed in black. The elf walked slowly up to Holly, who was frozen still with fear.
The elf took out a knife and held it to Holly's face. He pulled his hood down from his head so that the two fearful hobbits could see his face.
"Holly Misurka, I am Nenya Cherryblossom," Nenya said. (Nenya is quenya for "water." I named him this because he has power over water and the creatures that live in them. I might use him in another fanfic :D )
"Misurka…? You must be mistaken, I'm Holly Brandybuck." Holly corrected him.
"No, you are mistaken. I come from Mirkwood, and I was a friend of your parents before they left you on the doorstep of the Brandybucks. You see, now that you are thirty-two, I was sent to inform you of your parents. So, I think over a nice cup of tea and maybe a meal or two, I will feel comfortable in telling you of your family." Nenya waited for the two hobbits were wide-mouthed when they found out this information.
After a meal and a nice cup of tea, Nenya felt ready to begin his story of the past.
"Let me start from the beginning…when you were born. Your parents loved you dearly and they would often take you around on their crazy adventures. One time, they even dressed you up in a small coat of mail because they feared you might stray and get his by an orc arrow. On one particular day, they received a mysterious note from some unknown source warning them to hand you over, Holly, but they refused, and to keep you safe, left you with me to take care of while they sought out the writer of this note. I cannot tell you how much I loved you after taking care of you for two months. You were strong for a two-year old. Anyway, I began to sense an evil force approaching Mirkwood, so I sought out the king, Thranduil, who suggested I leave you in Hobbiton with the rest of the hobbits. So, I set out for Hobbiton. I followed one particular family for two days before deciding to leave you on their doorstep. They were the Brandybucks, your current family. I was very disheartened to just leave you there, but I had to. I knew that if I left you in Mirkwood, the evil being who wanted you dead would have found you. But when I left you with friends, your name was erased from history and with that, the evil being was changed forever. I cannot say anymore, for I have no knowledge of what happened after that. Now, if you shall excuse me, I must go find a place to sleep in the forest tonight. I see how you need sleep. I shall come back tomorrow and you can tell me all that has happened since I left you on the doorstep." With that, Nenya left the hobbit hole just as quickly as he barged in. Both hobbits were confused at why he held a knife to Holly, but figured he was just being precautious.
Merry got worried when his sister never returned home. He went to see if Holly was over at the Gamgees' and figured that he would also get a chance to talk to Jessica. He made his way over to the small hobbit hole and noticed that the hobbits were talking until he passed, and they would stop while he passed.
"Hey, Merry, what's wrong? You seem tense." Jessica said when she got the door.
"I can't find Holly, she hasn't come back from Bilbo's and it's been nearly five hours!" Merry looked worriedly at the ground when he found that Holly wasn't there.
"Don't worry, I'll help you find her. Sam's with Pippin, maybe she's there too?" Jessica grabbed Merry's hand and the two ran out of the door and as fast as they could, they sprinted to the Took hobbit hole.
"Pippin…please tell me Holly's here!" Merry's eyes were glazed with tears.
"No, she isn't. But I bet she's at Frodo's. Where else would those two be besides together?" Pippin chuckled; he finally got over Holly when he realized what had happened.
"Let's go, then! We don't know if something terrible has happened to her!" Jessica grabbed Pippin's hand. Pippin then retracted it.
"I better stay home. If Holly comes by, I'll tell her to go straight home, alright?" Pippin asked. (A/N: I dunno what it was, but I could just see Pippin going "aiight?")
Merry and Jessica went back out in search of the hobbit and quickly ran to Frodo's hole.
"Merry, I may have been a little tired last night, but this morning, when I saw the rocks…I thought of you…and…" Jessica ran out of things to say. She was confused when she had felt a flutter of butterflies in her stomach while holding Merry's hand. She didn't know whom to choose, so she decided to think about it before asking one of the hobbits.
Merry's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Jessica…I never expected this…"
"Please, say no more, let's keep it at that." Jessica said and knocked on the door in front of them.
Frodo answered the door and was happy to see Jessica and Merry.
"Where were you, I was worried sick!" Merry screamed so that everyone within a mile radius could here.
"I guess you never got Bilbo's message!" Holly laughed and then told her brother and best friend about what had happened.
"So you're staying here?" Jessica said after she finished.
"Yes, I have to! But in order for this to work, you need to dress like me. Let's change clothes and wear a cloak. Merry, protect her as much as possible. Maybe conceal a frying pan?" Although she wasn't showing it, Holly was much more nervous about this than everyone else was.
"You two have been thinking up some plan!" Merry looked at Frodo's cheesy grin and realized just how they thought up the plan. (A/N: No, they kissed guys…this is a PG fic!!)
Jessica changed out of her usual boyish pants and shirt outfit, and into Holly's floral dress. Jessica hated the look of her in a dress, but Merry reassured her that she looked fine.
"Bye, and good luck!!" Holly bid them goodbye.
Holly and Frodo ate dinner after Merry and Jessica left, and they were calm until, halfway through the meal, Holly heard footsteps up to the hobbit hole, followed by a large noise as the door swung open, revealing an elf clothed in black. The elf walked slowly up to Holly, who was frozen still with fear.
The elf took out a knife and held it to Holly's face. He pulled his hood down from his head so that the two fearful hobbits could see his face.
"Holly Misurka, I am Nenya Cherryblossom," Nenya said. (Nenya is quenya for "water." I named him this because he has power over water and the creatures that live in them. I might use him in another fanfic :D )
"Misurka…? You must be mistaken, I'm Holly Brandybuck." Holly corrected him.
"No, you are mistaken. I come from Mirkwood, and I was a friend of your parents before they left you on the doorstep of the Brandybucks. You see, now that you are thirty-two, I was sent to inform you of your parents. So, I think over a nice cup of tea and maybe a meal or two, I will feel comfortable in telling you of your family." Nenya waited for the two hobbits were wide-mouthed when they found out this information.
After a meal and a nice cup of tea, Nenya felt ready to begin his story of the past.
"Let me start from the beginning…when you were born. Your parents loved you dearly and they would often take you around on their crazy adventures. One time, they even dressed you up in a small coat of mail because they feared you might stray and get his by an orc arrow. On one particular day, they received a mysterious note from some unknown source warning them to hand you over, Holly, but they refused, and to keep you safe, left you with me to take care of while they sought out the writer of this note. I cannot tell you how much I loved you after taking care of you for two months. You were strong for a two-year old. Anyway, I began to sense an evil force approaching Mirkwood, so I sought out the king, Thranduil, who suggested I leave you in Hobbiton with the rest of the hobbits. So, I set out for Hobbiton. I followed one particular family for two days before deciding to leave you on their doorstep. They were the Brandybucks, your current family. I was very disheartened to just leave you there, but I had to. I knew that if I left you in Mirkwood, the evil being who wanted you dead would have found you. But when I left you with friends, your name was erased from history and with that, the evil being was changed forever. I cannot say anymore, for I have no knowledge of what happened after that. Now, if you shall excuse me, I must go find a place to sleep in the forest tonight. I see how you need sleep. I shall come back tomorrow and you can tell me all that has happened since I left you on the doorstep." With that, Nenya left the hobbit hole just as quickly as he barged in. Both hobbits were confused at why he held a knife to Holly, but figured he was just being precautious.
