Chapter 13 – Repair and Despair

That night, Jessica went to bed, tears in her eyes. Sam came into her room to comfort her.

"Jess…I heard about what happened…" Sam said.

Jessica said nothing. She was still in tears and tried to cry herself to sleep. Sam walked over to her bed and pulled a comforting arm around his sister. Different thoughts started running through his mind and he soon found himself thinking about payback for what his sister was going through. He couldn't believe he was thinking of such an evil thing. 'These are my friends! I can't hurt them, especially since Jessica did this to herself!' Sam started arguing with himself within his mind, all the while trying to comfort Jessica.

The two lay there for hours, not one could sleep, for Sam was happy that he was going on another date, and Jessica couldn't sleep knowing that she hurt Merry like she did.

Finally, they managed to fall asleep because they couldn't keep their eyes open anymore. They awoke with a knock at the door; it was Rosie, and she was ready to take him out on the date.

"Hey, Rosie, come in, you can talk to Jessica while I get ready. And maybe you can talk to her, you know, cheer her up or something." Sam kissed Rosie and went into his room.

"Hey, Rosie," Jessica said. "So…you and Sam are going out today. I would spy on you…but I'm not in the mood to."

"So, you've been spying on us…well that's not too important. I was wondering what made you kiss Pippin last night?" Rosie asked.

Jessica started sniffling with the memories of last night brought back. "I'm not sure…I guess I just got carried away and forgot all about Merry…what do you think happened?"

"Well, if you want to know what I think, I think that deep down inside you still like Pippin, even though you and Merry were going out. I think that feeling grew with some memory and your feelings for Merry simply decreased," Rosie said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"You may be right…but it was only for that moment…but can we not talk about it? It's too depressing to think about. What do you think's gonna happen with Pippin and Gabby?" Jessica asked.

"I think it'll turn out a bit worse than it did with you, if it is as Sam told me. He said Pippin started the kiss, is this true?" Rosie asked.

"Yes, it is true. And if Gabriel does decide to dump him, I don't think she's given Pippin enough of a chance. I mean, Pippin's not a bad person, he just doesn't make the best choices the entire time!" Jessica said.

Sam came out of his room, dressed and Jessica smiled. Rosie had actually cheered her up. Jessica grinned and walked to Holly's hobbit hole and got her. "Sam and Rosie are going on their date. Surprise them and make it a double date! Go and get Frodo! They're going to the fields, you'll probably find them pretty easily!"

Holly grinned and she went to tell Merry where she was going. Merry just nodded; his eyes were red from crying, and he wished that he could find the courage to forgive Jessica.

Holly went to find Frodo and found him in Pippin's hobbit hole after a few minutes. "Hurry, let's go and surprise Sam!" Holly said. Pippin looked worse than Merry and Jessica. Holly found out that Gabriel not only wasn't talking to Pippin, but she refused to see him anymore.

Holly managed to grab Pippin and dragged him into the fields with them. "We have to get you happier and I know just the way. You watch in the trees while we go on our date. But make sure you aren't seen my Sam, because I have a feeling he has placed a price on your head," Holly said. The three found the place where Sam and Rosie were and Pippin found his place in the bushes.

"Hey Holly and Frodo!" Rosie said cheerfully. "Come, sit down, we have plenty of food left over!"

Holly and Frodo sat on the blanket next to Sam and Rosie. "I hear you cheered Jessica up, Rosie." Holly said. "She really looks happy now."

"I hope she does…because I'm not. When I get my hands on Pippin…I'll…." Sam trailed off.

'Do what?' Pippin thought. 'What would you do to me?'

"Hush, Sam, don't say such things, Pippin may be…well…however one would describe Pippin…. but you have to give him a chance! I should know, having been his best friend." Holly remembered everything they had and wished that she had continued to be his best friend after the kissing.

When Holly glanced over to Sam and Rosie, she saw that they were kissing and Frodo, who was silent until now, put a hand on her shoulder. Holly grinned and she inched closer to Frodo until he was breathing down her back. They embraced and Frodo, Holly, Sam, and Rosie ended up having a contest to see who could kiss the longest. (A/N: I got this idea when I was watching a movie and I noticed two couples going at it lol!)

The two couples went at it for what seemed like two hours, but was really a half hour. Sam and Rosie decided they could go at it for no longer and they let Holly and Frodo win. Everyone laughed over this and Holly had an idea.

"Guys, listen up…we have to help Merry and Jessica get back together. But Pippin, I have a better girl who would be more suitable for his humorous taste." Holly grinned. When she returned back to her hobbit hole, she told Merry a romantic poem that she had read somewhere, and she told Merry that Jessica wrote it for him. Merry made it appear that he didn't care and that he was still hurt, and the latter one was true, but he did care, for it made him happier to know that Jessica still cared about him.

Holly then went to Nenya and told him to find a girl that she remembered vague images of playing in the sandboxes when she was five. She remembered this girl had a sense of humor and that she was really sweet. She told him to hurry as fast as he could and try and find the girl and come back in two days.

Everything was now set for the party. Holly and Frodo would try their hardest to get Merry and Jessica back together, get a date for Pippin, but most importantly, they would try to bring Merry, Pippin, and Sam back together as friends. It was working, for now, but could it go wrong?