(A/N: This chapter is a few days later then the day Chapter 10 left on. I
figured I should probably fast forward a bit so we can get closer to
Bilbo's birthday party. It is now one week before the party [figure that
not all the chapters were just one day in between]
Chapter 11-The First Birthday Party
Holly walked over to Frodo's hobbit hole, where she found Gandalf. "Hello, Frodo, Gandalf. Tell me what is to happen today."
"It is now one week until Uncle Bilbo's birthday party and I sense that some great evil is bound to show up before than." Gandalf said. He then smiled for he noticed the way Frodo looked at Holly. "But, I'll leave you two alone while I go to figure out where Lilac Butterstone could possibly have gone to.
Frodo walked over to Holly and hugged her tightly. She kissed him and grinned. "I do not care if there shall be an evil showing up, just as long as I live to see your uncle's birthday!" Holly kissed him again and then ate breakfast, which Frodo had prepared before she arrived. "Sowhat did you have prepared for today? You said there was going to be a surprise."
"Yes, a surprise. But I shall keep that a surprise until the time is right." Frodo grinned mysteriously and after they finished breakfast, Frodo blindfolded Holly and grabbed a basket. He then guided her out the door and into the fields. It seemed like they were walking for hours when finally Frodo had stopped. He took off the blindfold and, standing there, were all of her friends that she had known since she came to be a Brandybuck.
"Surprise!" They all shouted and, hanging from two trees hung a banner that read. 'Happy Birthday, Holly!' Everyone laughed at Holly's face, which was a combination of surprise and happiness.
"Nenya had told us that today was your birthday, so we figured we'd fix up a special party." Jessica explained.
"I was going to tell you this information, but I didn't want to ruin both surprises." Nenya said, laughing. He was no longer dressed in black, but wore the traditional green Mirkwood tunic.
"That is just fine, I was very surprised either way! So, how old would that make me, Nenya?" Holly asked.
"That makes you thirty-one, mistress." Nenya said. "A very respectable age for hobbits, I'll say. For ladies, I would say it would be the equivalent of a coming-of age."
"I agree" Frodo said, and noticed that she looked like she was at the peak of her beauty.
Holly blushed. She was one-week ahead of Frodo's coming of age, yet she was younger. Her thoughts trailed off to Bilbo's birthday party and she became more suspicious that someone among her friends was the new body for Lilac.
Her suspicions were confirmed when she noticed someone walking off. She whispered something in Nenya's ear and he nodded. Taking out his bow and arrow, he crept off to follow the shadow.
Frodo, Jessica, Merry, and Sam began singing a song that they had thought up a few days before the party and made Holly blush an even brighter shade of red. Frodo then showed Holly an attempt at her portrait that he had been drawing one day when she didn't notice. It was pretty good, considering Frodo didn't have as much talent as Holly, and Holly decided to tack it up to her wall when she came home.
The cake was about to be served, when Holly heard a branch snap behind her. A hobbit charged at her, but Nenya knocked her out just in time.
"Thank you, Nenya. Well, looks like Lilac is back" Holly mumbled. She noticed the black spirit that was contained in the hobbit who charged at her emerged from the body. "She's getting stronger, too!"
Holly then went unconscious as Lilac tried to force herself within Holly's body. While Holly was in the middle of the internal struggle, Gandalf spoke some incantations to try and help Holly win. When Holly awoke, no one was sure whether Holly or Lilac one. Everyone crept away and, when Frodo looked into Holly's eyes, he noticed the sparkle of blue that was always there. He remembered that the body of Lilac's captives always had duller eyes.
"It's alright, guys, it's Holly." Frodo said, and hugged her. Holly started crying, she was weak from the struggle, and Lilac had been banished from the Shire forever.
"Right before she lost, I knew exactly where she was fleeing to." Holly began. "She's gone to Mordor, I think Lilac knows something we don't. She said something about a new ally"
Gandalf's eyes lit up. He didn't want to think about what this could possibly mean, so he decided that he would file this idea to the back of his mind until the idea arose again.
"Well, we've still got this nice, juicy cake to eat!" Pippin said, who had been silently sitting next to Gabriel the entire time.
"Yes, let's eat!" Holly said, and she cut her cake and served it to her friends.
Holly secretly knew that Lilac would be back, but she didn't want her friends to worry about this. She told herself that she would prepare herself and build her strength up should Lilac come back with a friend to help her.
"Well, this was a very interesting party." Holly said to Frodo once her less-than-best friends had left. "I shall enjoy having something different happen each year!" Holly laughed and held Frodo's hand. Tears came to her eyes as she took in his features. She had a feeling that next week would be the beginning of a new adventure, one that would separate them for many years. "Never leave me" Holly embraced Frodo as she started to cry and the two kissed while the sun set. The other hobbits were talking and cleaning up and didn't notice this happening.
Chapter 11-The First Birthday Party
Holly walked over to Frodo's hobbit hole, where she found Gandalf. "Hello, Frodo, Gandalf. Tell me what is to happen today."
"It is now one week until Uncle Bilbo's birthday party and I sense that some great evil is bound to show up before than." Gandalf said. He then smiled for he noticed the way Frodo looked at Holly. "But, I'll leave you two alone while I go to figure out where Lilac Butterstone could possibly have gone to.
Frodo walked over to Holly and hugged her tightly. She kissed him and grinned. "I do not care if there shall be an evil showing up, just as long as I live to see your uncle's birthday!" Holly kissed him again and then ate breakfast, which Frodo had prepared before she arrived. "Sowhat did you have prepared for today? You said there was going to be a surprise."
"Yes, a surprise. But I shall keep that a surprise until the time is right." Frodo grinned mysteriously and after they finished breakfast, Frodo blindfolded Holly and grabbed a basket. He then guided her out the door and into the fields. It seemed like they were walking for hours when finally Frodo had stopped. He took off the blindfold and, standing there, were all of her friends that she had known since she came to be a Brandybuck.
"Surprise!" They all shouted and, hanging from two trees hung a banner that read. 'Happy Birthday, Holly!' Everyone laughed at Holly's face, which was a combination of surprise and happiness.
"Nenya had told us that today was your birthday, so we figured we'd fix up a special party." Jessica explained.
"I was going to tell you this information, but I didn't want to ruin both surprises." Nenya said, laughing. He was no longer dressed in black, but wore the traditional green Mirkwood tunic.
"That is just fine, I was very surprised either way! So, how old would that make me, Nenya?" Holly asked.
"That makes you thirty-one, mistress." Nenya said. "A very respectable age for hobbits, I'll say. For ladies, I would say it would be the equivalent of a coming-of age."
"I agree" Frodo said, and noticed that she looked like she was at the peak of her beauty.
Holly blushed. She was one-week ahead of Frodo's coming of age, yet she was younger. Her thoughts trailed off to Bilbo's birthday party and she became more suspicious that someone among her friends was the new body for Lilac.
Her suspicions were confirmed when she noticed someone walking off. She whispered something in Nenya's ear and he nodded. Taking out his bow and arrow, he crept off to follow the shadow.
Frodo, Jessica, Merry, and Sam began singing a song that they had thought up a few days before the party and made Holly blush an even brighter shade of red. Frodo then showed Holly an attempt at her portrait that he had been drawing one day when she didn't notice. It was pretty good, considering Frodo didn't have as much talent as Holly, and Holly decided to tack it up to her wall when she came home.
The cake was about to be served, when Holly heard a branch snap behind her. A hobbit charged at her, but Nenya knocked her out just in time.
"Thank you, Nenya. Well, looks like Lilac is back" Holly mumbled. She noticed the black spirit that was contained in the hobbit who charged at her emerged from the body. "She's getting stronger, too!"
Holly then went unconscious as Lilac tried to force herself within Holly's body. While Holly was in the middle of the internal struggle, Gandalf spoke some incantations to try and help Holly win. When Holly awoke, no one was sure whether Holly or Lilac one. Everyone crept away and, when Frodo looked into Holly's eyes, he noticed the sparkle of blue that was always there. He remembered that the body of Lilac's captives always had duller eyes.
"It's alright, guys, it's Holly." Frodo said, and hugged her. Holly started crying, she was weak from the struggle, and Lilac had been banished from the Shire forever.
"Right before she lost, I knew exactly where she was fleeing to." Holly began. "She's gone to Mordor, I think Lilac knows something we don't. She said something about a new ally"
Gandalf's eyes lit up. He didn't want to think about what this could possibly mean, so he decided that he would file this idea to the back of his mind until the idea arose again.
"Well, we've still got this nice, juicy cake to eat!" Pippin said, who had been silently sitting next to Gabriel the entire time.
"Yes, let's eat!" Holly said, and she cut her cake and served it to her friends.
Holly secretly knew that Lilac would be back, but she didn't want her friends to worry about this. She told herself that she would prepare herself and build her strength up should Lilac come back with a friend to help her.
"Well, this was a very interesting party." Holly said to Frodo once her less-than-best friends had left. "I shall enjoy having something different happen each year!" Holly laughed and held Frodo's hand. Tears came to her eyes as she took in his features. She had a feeling that next week would be the beginning of a new adventure, one that would separate them for many years. "Never leave me" Holly embraced Frodo as she started to cry and the two kissed while the sun set. The other hobbits were talking and cleaning up and didn't notice this happening.
