~*~*~ A/N: Like I could really stop writing. Pshah. *giggle* *~*~*~
The next morning, the girls ran about excitedly, getting ready for the party. Marigold washed quickly, and brushed her long hair out. Violet did much of the same, and then, after their afternoon tea, the girls dressed and set out towards Hobbiton.
Pippin and Merry stood by the gate to Bilbo's party, waiting anxiously for their dates. Both were very well dressed, clean, and their hair was brushed perfectly. Merry leaned against a fencepost, straightening his new shirt.
"Ugh, this is itchy!" he exclaimed, and Pippin nodded knowingly.
"Look!" he said, pointing up the road. They could see Violet and Marigold approaching, both wearing brand new dresses.
"My, they look lovely," muttered Merry, and smiled as the girls walked up to them.
"Hello," said Violet, smiling up at Merry. He grinned, and took her hand in his, kissing it gently.
"You look beautiful," breathed Pippin, looking down at Marigold. She smiled, and kissed his cheek softly.
"Let us go to the party," said Merry, holding Violet's hand and leading her in. Pippin and Marigold followed.
"Are we clear on the plan?" asked Diamond, and she and Daisy watched the Hobbits dance.
"Yes, quite," replied Daisy, a grin on her face. "Do you really think it'll work?"
"Oh, I know it will," said Diamond with a sneer, and the two laughed.
Laughing, Marigold and Pippin danced about, twirling and spinning. Violet and Merry danced in a slightly calmer fashion. All was going perfectly.
After the dancing, the boys led the girls to tables, where they ate one of the largest suppers ever. Violet and Merry smiled across the table at one another, and Violet, restraining a giggle, slid her foot up and down Merry's leg. Just watching him try to maintain a straight face was worth her efforts.
Pippin smiled at Marigold, and she winked, and blew him a kiss. The night was to be a special one, if Marigold had her way.
Diamond watched the table carefully, and then she nodded to Daisy.
"It is time," she said, and Daisy obediently stood up, walking to Marigold.
"Marigold Banks?" she asked, and Marigold turned around, nodding.
"Yes, may I help you?"
Daisy nodded. "There are some people looking for you, over yonder." She pointed toward some of the tents. Marigold furrowed her eyebrows, but stood, excusing herself from the table. With a smile, Daisy approached Violet then.
"Oh, what a lovely dress!" she exclaimed, picking up a glass of wine.
"Thank you," said Violet politely, and Daisy was turning, but made a big show of "tripping". With a cry, she fell to the ground, spilling the entire contents of the glass onto Violet's brand new dress.
"Ah!" shouted Violet, jumping up. "Be back in a moment!" She ran off in the direction of the bathrooms, hoping to prevent a stain.
Daisy caught Diamond's eye as she neared the table, and then, nodded, smiled and stood.
"My, I'm terribly sorry," she said, then placed a hand upon Merry's shoulder. "Do you wish to dance?"
Merry was about to protest, when Daisy virtually pulled him to his feet.
"Come on then!" shouted Daisy, and tugged Merry out to the dance floor. Pippin watched, a smirk upon his face, until he felt a hand upon his back.
"Why, if it isn't Peregrin Took, all alone."
"Diamond," he muttered, and turned. "What do you want?"
"Just a dance." Without waiting for a response, she pulled Pippin up and began to dance with him there.
"Diamond, did you not hear Marigold's warning?" he asked, looking down at the insistant Hobbit.
"I care not what that girl says," sneered Diamond, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Marigold exit one of the tents, glancing about, a confused look on her face. As she neared the table, Diamond grinned.
"Come now, Mr. Took," she said flirtatiously, then, reaching up, grabbed Pippin and kissed him roughly on the lips.
Marigold glanced about for what seemed like forever. There was no sign of anyone looking for her, anyway. With a sigh, she turned and started back toward her table.
Her jaw dropped. No, it couldn't be, no way. She stepped up her pace, and her eyes widened as she saw it clearly. Pippin kissing Diamond.
She stopped a few feet short of the table, an incredibly hurt expression upon her face. Finally, Diamond threw him aside, shrieking at him.
"Pippin! How dare you kiss me like that?" She stalked away, and Marigold looked at Pippin, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"I don't like this surprise," she muttered, and started off in a run back towards the tents.
~*~*~* A/N: GRR! *giggle* It's sad when your own fic pisses you off. *~*~*~
The next morning, the girls ran about excitedly, getting ready for the party. Marigold washed quickly, and brushed her long hair out. Violet did much of the same, and then, after their afternoon tea, the girls dressed and set out towards Hobbiton.
Pippin and Merry stood by the gate to Bilbo's party, waiting anxiously for their dates. Both were very well dressed, clean, and their hair was brushed perfectly. Merry leaned against a fencepost, straightening his new shirt.
"Ugh, this is itchy!" he exclaimed, and Pippin nodded knowingly.
"Look!" he said, pointing up the road. They could see Violet and Marigold approaching, both wearing brand new dresses.
"My, they look lovely," muttered Merry, and smiled as the girls walked up to them.
"Hello," said Violet, smiling up at Merry. He grinned, and took her hand in his, kissing it gently.
"You look beautiful," breathed Pippin, looking down at Marigold. She smiled, and kissed his cheek softly.
"Let us go to the party," said Merry, holding Violet's hand and leading her in. Pippin and Marigold followed.
"Are we clear on the plan?" asked Diamond, and she and Daisy watched the Hobbits dance.
"Yes, quite," replied Daisy, a grin on her face. "Do you really think it'll work?"
"Oh, I know it will," said Diamond with a sneer, and the two laughed.
Laughing, Marigold and Pippin danced about, twirling and spinning. Violet and Merry danced in a slightly calmer fashion. All was going perfectly.
After the dancing, the boys led the girls to tables, where they ate one of the largest suppers ever. Violet and Merry smiled across the table at one another, and Violet, restraining a giggle, slid her foot up and down Merry's leg. Just watching him try to maintain a straight face was worth her efforts.
Pippin smiled at Marigold, and she winked, and blew him a kiss. The night was to be a special one, if Marigold had her way.
Diamond watched the table carefully, and then she nodded to Daisy.
"It is time," she said, and Daisy obediently stood up, walking to Marigold.
"Marigold Banks?" she asked, and Marigold turned around, nodding.
"Yes, may I help you?"
Daisy nodded. "There are some people looking for you, over yonder." She pointed toward some of the tents. Marigold furrowed her eyebrows, but stood, excusing herself from the table. With a smile, Daisy approached Violet then.
"Oh, what a lovely dress!" she exclaimed, picking up a glass of wine.
"Thank you," said Violet politely, and Daisy was turning, but made a big show of "tripping". With a cry, she fell to the ground, spilling the entire contents of the glass onto Violet's brand new dress.
"Ah!" shouted Violet, jumping up. "Be back in a moment!" She ran off in the direction of the bathrooms, hoping to prevent a stain.
Daisy caught Diamond's eye as she neared the table, and then, nodded, smiled and stood.
"My, I'm terribly sorry," she said, then placed a hand upon Merry's shoulder. "Do you wish to dance?"
Merry was about to protest, when Daisy virtually pulled him to his feet.
"Come on then!" shouted Daisy, and tugged Merry out to the dance floor. Pippin watched, a smirk upon his face, until he felt a hand upon his back.
"Why, if it isn't Peregrin Took, all alone."
"Diamond," he muttered, and turned. "What do you want?"
"Just a dance." Without waiting for a response, she pulled Pippin up and began to dance with him there.
"Diamond, did you not hear Marigold's warning?" he asked, looking down at the insistant Hobbit.
"I care not what that girl says," sneered Diamond, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Marigold exit one of the tents, glancing about, a confused look on her face. As she neared the table, Diamond grinned.
"Come now, Mr. Took," she said flirtatiously, then, reaching up, grabbed Pippin and kissed him roughly on the lips.
Marigold glanced about for what seemed like forever. There was no sign of anyone looking for her, anyway. With a sigh, she turned and started back toward her table.
Her jaw dropped. No, it couldn't be, no way. She stepped up her pace, and her eyes widened as she saw it clearly. Pippin kissing Diamond.
She stopped a few feet short of the table, an incredibly hurt expression upon her face. Finally, Diamond threw him aside, shrieking at him.
"Pippin! How dare you kiss me like that?" She stalked away, and Marigold looked at Pippin, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"I don't like this surprise," she muttered, and started off in a run back towards the tents.
~*~*~* A/N: GRR! *giggle* It's sad when your own fic pisses you off. *~*~*~