Chapter 6 – Rebellious
It was late into the night Robin was sat in her room gazing out of the window. From there she could see the party field and she watched as the last of the merrymakers departed. Her mother was one of them. Having consumed a little more ale than was good for her she was leant on Pippins arm as he escorted her home.
"Here we are at last Mother Took" Robin heard him say. Her mother was giggling and been very loud
"If I was 40 years younger my lad" she slurred. Robin cringed. "Why don't you find yourself a nice Hobbit *hic* now my Robin's a lovely lass. What do you think young Pip? *hic*" Pip just laughed and Robin could hear him putting her mother down on the couch. "I think you will have different ideas in the morning" he whispered as Mrs. Took started snoring.
"Are you ok?" Robin turned to see Pippin's face peeping round her door.
"I am eager to know if you have had a good time," she said taking his hand so he sat beside her.
As Pippin looked at her the moonlight shone through the window and fell on her. He had never seen her look so happy. Her eyes were shining and her face shimmered with joy.
"I was worried about you because you left so early but I have spoken to one who knew why. Then I was worried that you may need me though I could get no real answer out of him. But now I can tell that nay, you did not need me for your eyes hold a love in them that I have not seen before"
"Dear, sweet cousin" she held his hand "I am indeed happier than before though you warned me not to speak of love before I was sure and I am still not, but after tonight he has grown closer to my heart and I cannot bear to be part from him much longer. Will you help me?"
Pip looked at her and smiled " I am glad that you and Frodo have talked and I am relieved you have heeded my counsel but what can I do to help?"
"He is staying in the village tonight and I mean to go to him" Robin looked at Pip resolute.
"You cannot go to the village alone in the dark" Pip's voice was firm but after seeing the hope start to fade in her eyes his heart melted a little "Though I am weary I will see you there if that is what you wish. However I will not take the blame. If your mother finds out then you did this alone" he tapped her hand to make sure she understood.
"Of course my love. Now lets hurry before the night gets old"
She threw a cloak and hood around her shoulders and hurried out the front door, Pip hastened to keep up.
Robin stood in front of the house where Frodo was staying. It was a boarding house, two stories high and run by old Mistress Bracegirdle. The housekeeper was notorious in Tookland as being very strict with her guests so Robin knew knocking on the front door wouldn't get her anywhere. She looked up at the house and saw a candle burning in the room that Frodo had said he was in. she picked up a stone and threw it at the window. Like all Hobbits she was a good shot and the stone tapped the window. It opened and Frodo looked out.
"Its me" said Robin in a loud whisper "I've come to serenade you my darling"
Frodo laughed "Shush you will wake the Mistress. If you are quiet I will let you in"
Robin put her finger to her lips indicating she would be quiet and then waited till Frodo opened the door. Creeping up the stairs after him, Robin felt strange. She knew she shouldn't be here, that it was wrong but she didn't care. 'Being rebellious suits me' she thought. As she walked into the room, Frodo turned and held her. "I am glad that you have come but you shouldn't have walked this far alone"
She looked at him and smiled "I am gracious for your concern but it is needless for another's worry came before yours"
"Who is this Hobbit you speak of?" he asked stepping away from her
She giggled at his look of jealousy "Oh he's about 4 foot 6, strong and wise. And he's called Pip"
Frodo relaxed then bowed to her "Forgive me it was not my place to question you"
She stepped close to him taking his face in her hands. "I want no other but you." She kissed him.
He kissed her back the feeling of happiness flowing through him. After what seemed like an eternity he stopped, breathing hard. "Robin, I don't want you to feel……" she quieted him with another kiss. "My dear sweet Frodo, I wouldn't be here if I didn't" Then she blew the candle out so the room was lit only with moonlight. Taking his hand she sat on the bed pulling him down with her.
The next morning Robin arose early. She knew her mother would have missed her now and she would be in bother. After she had dressed she looked at Frodo sleeping and her thoughts were troubled.
'If my head would clear with the morning light my heart would not be so uneasy. Damn me for adoring him so dearly then choices would not be so hard' she was roused from her thoughts with Frodo stirring. He looked at her and smiled. "I have obviously not woken and am still dreaming" he said, "You do say the most wonderful things though I am sure they are not true" Robin replied "but now I must go for I will be missed at home"
"I shall walk with you as I would like to see Peregrin before I leave"
They walked slowly, Frodo leading his pony, Strider. They stopped as a pony galloped into sight at an incredible speed towards them. A Hobbit reined up shouting "Ai, ai! I have been sent from the Master Pergrin with news from Bag End"
"What news do you carry at such speed?" asked Frodo
"That Master Gamgee's first child arrives today, you are needed in Hobbiton Mr. Baggins"
"Then I must go and quickly. Go back to Pip and tell him I am returning post haste" he ordered the messenger then he turned to Robin. "I must go to Sam, he will need me"
"And I must return home" she answered "Tell Rose I am thinking of her" He touched her face, studying as if to commit to memory how she looked. "Never again shall my own selfishness stay me from you"
"Maybe it would be a selfless act" she replied looking away from him. Frodo looked at her puzzled but didn't question her response. He kissed her softly. "I hope the joy of a new baby lightens the darkness that I feel returning now that I am parting from you" He kissed her again "My sweet love"
With that he mounted and spurred Strider forward. Robin stood a while gazing after him.
It was late into the night Robin was sat in her room gazing out of the window. From there she could see the party field and she watched as the last of the merrymakers departed. Her mother was one of them. Having consumed a little more ale than was good for her she was leant on Pippins arm as he escorted her home.
"Here we are at last Mother Took" Robin heard him say. Her mother was giggling and been very loud
"If I was 40 years younger my lad" she slurred. Robin cringed. "Why don't you find yourself a nice Hobbit *hic* now my Robin's a lovely lass. What do you think young Pip? *hic*" Pip just laughed and Robin could hear him putting her mother down on the couch. "I think you will have different ideas in the morning" he whispered as Mrs. Took started snoring.
"Are you ok?" Robin turned to see Pippin's face peeping round her door.
"I am eager to know if you have had a good time," she said taking his hand so he sat beside her.
As Pippin looked at her the moonlight shone through the window and fell on her. He had never seen her look so happy. Her eyes were shining and her face shimmered with joy.
"I was worried about you because you left so early but I have spoken to one who knew why. Then I was worried that you may need me though I could get no real answer out of him. But now I can tell that nay, you did not need me for your eyes hold a love in them that I have not seen before"
"Dear, sweet cousin" she held his hand "I am indeed happier than before though you warned me not to speak of love before I was sure and I am still not, but after tonight he has grown closer to my heart and I cannot bear to be part from him much longer. Will you help me?"
Pip looked at her and smiled " I am glad that you and Frodo have talked and I am relieved you have heeded my counsel but what can I do to help?"
"He is staying in the village tonight and I mean to go to him" Robin looked at Pip resolute.
"You cannot go to the village alone in the dark" Pip's voice was firm but after seeing the hope start to fade in her eyes his heart melted a little "Though I am weary I will see you there if that is what you wish. However I will not take the blame. If your mother finds out then you did this alone" he tapped her hand to make sure she understood.
"Of course my love. Now lets hurry before the night gets old"
She threw a cloak and hood around her shoulders and hurried out the front door, Pip hastened to keep up.
Robin stood in front of the house where Frodo was staying. It was a boarding house, two stories high and run by old Mistress Bracegirdle. The housekeeper was notorious in Tookland as being very strict with her guests so Robin knew knocking on the front door wouldn't get her anywhere. She looked up at the house and saw a candle burning in the room that Frodo had said he was in. she picked up a stone and threw it at the window. Like all Hobbits she was a good shot and the stone tapped the window. It opened and Frodo looked out.
"Its me" said Robin in a loud whisper "I've come to serenade you my darling"
Frodo laughed "Shush you will wake the Mistress. If you are quiet I will let you in"
Robin put her finger to her lips indicating she would be quiet and then waited till Frodo opened the door. Creeping up the stairs after him, Robin felt strange. She knew she shouldn't be here, that it was wrong but she didn't care. 'Being rebellious suits me' she thought. As she walked into the room, Frodo turned and held her. "I am glad that you have come but you shouldn't have walked this far alone"
She looked at him and smiled "I am gracious for your concern but it is needless for another's worry came before yours"
"Who is this Hobbit you speak of?" he asked stepping away from her
She giggled at his look of jealousy "Oh he's about 4 foot 6, strong and wise. And he's called Pip"
Frodo relaxed then bowed to her "Forgive me it was not my place to question you"
She stepped close to him taking his face in her hands. "I want no other but you." She kissed him.
He kissed her back the feeling of happiness flowing through him. After what seemed like an eternity he stopped, breathing hard. "Robin, I don't want you to feel……" she quieted him with another kiss. "My dear sweet Frodo, I wouldn't be here if I didn't" Then she blew the candle out so the room was lit only with moonlight. Taking his hand she sat on the bed pulling him down with her.
The next morning Robin arose early. She knew her mother would have missed her now and she would be in bother. After she had dressed she looked at Frodo sleeping and her thoughts were troubled.
'If my head would clear with the morning light my heart would not be so uneasy. Damn me for adoring him so dearly then choices would not be so hard' she was roused from her thoughts with Frodo stirring. He looked at her and smiled. "I have obviously not woken and am still dreaming" he said, "You do say the most wonderful things though I am sure they are not true" Robin replied "but now I must go for I will be missed at home"
"I shall walk with you as I would like to see Peregrin before I leave"
They walked slowly, Frodo leading his pony, Strider. They stopped as a pony galloped into sight at an incredible speed towards them. A Hobbit reined up shouting "Ai, ai! I have been sent from the Master Pergrin with news from Bag End"
"What news do you carry at such speed?" asked Frodo
"That Master Gamgee's first child arrives today, you are needed in Hobbiton Mr. Baggins"
"Then I must go and quickly. Go back to Pip and tell him I am returning post haste" he ordered the messenger then he turned to Robin. "I must go to Sam, he will need me"
"And I must return home" she answered "Tell Rose I am thinking of her" He touched her face, studying as if to commit to memory how she looked. "Never again shall my own selfishness stay me from you"
"Maybe it would be a selfless act" she replied looking away from him. Frodo looked at her puzzled but didn't question her response. He kissed her softly. "I hope the joy of a new baby lightens the darkness that I feel returning now that I am parting from you" He kissed her again "My sweet love"
With that he mounted and spurred Strider forward. Robin stood a while gazing after him.
