Ah, yes…another extremely short chapter. They're the best kind.



Lily didn't know what was wrong with her. She kept bumping into things and slipping into daydreams. Eventually she realized what she was doing and mentally shook herself.

"Lily, what are you doing? It'll never happen!" She frowned at her reflection as she passed a mirror. Her dark blonde hair flowed down her back gracefully and her stormy blue eyes looked confused. She tried to cover her ears with her hair, but they kept poking through.

She sighed and grabbed her coat, deciding to go for a walk.

She ambled through the villages letting her mid wander, not realizing that she was heading for the place where she had met Merry a few days before. As she walked she heard the familiar, cruel shout behind her. She started to run since she knew what it meant. She went as fast as she could, but they were gaining on her. She panicked, she couldn't get away…

Suddenly she felt herself being pulled through the bushes next to her.

It was Merry. The ones chasing her followed them, only to be rewarded with a black eye from Merry. After they left he turned to her.

"Are you alright, Lily?"

she stared at him, blushing furiously. He tried not to notice, though he was also. "Lily?"

"Thank you…"

"It was no trouble." He smiled and once again left her alone among the leaves.