Author's note- sorry this one took so long, but I've been playing the
fiction out from beginning to end in my mind. Almost like Role-playing. It
really helps ideas get flowing. Another thing- I'm not sure about some of
the details, so pretend I'm not a horrible writer. The properties of the
rings are as follows: the world-changing rings take you back as you were
when you last left that world, and at the same time, UNLESS Leah and Frodo
are in different worlds- then time passes (because of their newfound mind-
connection). The only exception is that if you are wounded in one world,
you'll feel the pain but not have the wound when you go to the other world.
You'll also have whatever you're holding or whatever (like the rings) in
the world you go to as you had in the world you left. The invisibility
rings make you invisible (duh). Another property is that to anyone who
doesn't know about the rings, they're invisible. Sorry if this is
confusing, but I wasn't thinking clearly when I wrote the other chapters.
Dear Leah,
I'm sorry to leave you, but I didn't want to wake you. Just thought I'd let you know that I went out for a while longer, I have to go to see Uncle Joey- he's sick again. Please get to bed before ten, I'll be home tomorrow morning. There's soup in the cupboard.
I love you,
Mom
I stared at Frodo. "WHY didn't you wake me up?" I demanded.
"Well," He replied thoughtfully, "you looked so peaceful, I couldn't bear to wake you." I smiled and pulled him into a gentle embrace. I could feel his warm breath in my ear. I looked over at him. "I love you," he said. I smiled. "And I love you. With all my heart." I closed my eyes, hoping that moment would last forever. I was wrong. I heard a sound in the next room.
"So, Ron, how'd you like your first day as a muggle?" asked a voice which sounded like Hermione's.
"Darn!" I whispered, and looked up at Frodo. "Just when it was getting good!" He shrugged and pulled me into a gentle kiss.
That kiss, my first ever, was amazing. I don't think I'll ever forget that moment. Fireworks exploded in front of my eyes. It was like magic. And I didn't even notice when Ron, Harry, and Hermione walked in. "Oh My God!" was Ron's reaction. Harry started clapping softly and Hermione just smiled. When I finally pulled away, That's what I saw: Three people, one with a thin smile on her face, another with a grin on his, and the third with his jaw on the ground.
"We just came to tell you," said Hermione, slapping Ron's jaw back into place, "That we got an owl from Dumbledore when we were out. We're going back. I'm sorry we couldn't help you," She added apologetically.
"It's okay," I said, grinning.
"But," Harry continued, "We would all like to give each of you a gift to help you on your way."
**Fifteen minutes later**
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had disapparated, leaving instructions that their gifts were only to be opened in our hour of greatest need. Frodo and I were each left with three packages, each with a note taped to the front.
"Well, we're all alone," Frodo said softly. I looked up at the clock. "It's 8:30," I said, "We have half an hour until I have to get ready for bed." I looked at him, gazing into his deep blue eyes.
**An hour and a half later**
Frodo pulled the covers up to my chin and kissed my forehead. I smiled. "And where, I ask, are you going to sleep?" I asked. He motioned to the nook he had been sleeping in for some time. I shook my head and pulled him down beside me. I hugged him fiercely. "Goodnight," He whispered. That was the last thing I heard before I fell asleep.
Dear Leah,
I'm sorry to leave you, but I didn't want to wake you. Just thought I'd let you know that I went out for a while longer, I have to go to see Uncle Joey- he's sick again. Please get to bed before ten, I'll be home tomorrow morning. There's soup in the cupboard.
I love you,
Mom
I stared at Frodo. "WHY didn't you wake me up?" I demanded.
"Well," He replied thoughtfully, "you looked so peaceful, I couldn't bear to wake you." I smiled and pulled him into a gentle embrace. I could feel his warm breath in my ear. I looked over at him. "I love you," he said. I smiled. "And I love you. With all my heart." I closed my eyes, hoping that moment would last forever. I was wrong. I heard a sound in the next room.
"So, Ron, how'd you like your first day as a muggle?" asked a voice which sounded like Hermione's.
"Darn!" I whispered, and looked up at Frodo. "Just when it was getting good!" He shrugged and pulled me into a gentle kiss.
That kiss, my first ever, was amazing. I don't think I'll ever forget that moment. Fireworks exploded in front of my eyes. It was like magic. And I didn't even notice when Ron, Harry, and Hermione walked in. "Oh My God!" was Ron's reaction. Harry started clapping softly and Hermione just smiled. When I finally pulled away, That's what I saw: Three people, one with a thin smile on her face, another with a grin on his, and the third with his jaw on the ground.
"We just came to tell you," said Hermione, slapping Ron's jaw back into place, "That we got an owl from Dumbledore when we were out. We're going back. I'm sorry we couldn't help you," She added apologetically.
"It's okay," I said, grinning.
"But," Harry continued, "We would all like to give each of you a gift to help you on your way."
**Fifteen minutes later**
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had disapparated, leaving instructions that their gifts were only to be opened in our hour of greatest need. Frodo and I were each left with three packages, each with a note taped to the front.
"Well, we're all alone," Frodo said softly. I looked up at the clock. "It's 8:30," I said, "We have half an hour until I have to get ready for bed." I looked at him, gazing into his deep blue eyes.
**An hour and a half later**
Frodo pulled the covers up to my chin and kissed my forehead. I smiled. "And where, I ask, are you going to sleep?" I asked. He motioned to the nook he had been sleeping in for some time. I shook my head and pulled him down beside me. I hugged him fiercely. "Goodnight," He whispered. That was the last thing I heard before I fell asleep.