Chapter Five: A Hobbit's Night Out:
When Frodo and Primrose arrived at the hole, they found that Sam, Bilbo, and Rosie were waiting for them. Rosie had arrived a few minutes before they did. When the two came in, they all went in the living room. They all talked a few minutes about the how the day went. Then Rosie asked if Primrose could join her in the room where she was sleeping in so she could take her measurements. When they were in the room, the two continued to talk about Primrose's journey through the Shire.
"How far did you two end up going?" asked Rosie as she took the first measurement.
"We stopped at Farmer Maggot's." she answered. "I got to meet Frodo's friends Merry and Pippin."
"Ah, I see." Rosie said. "Well, those two are some troublesome Hobbits."
"What do you mean?"
"When Frodo took you there did he mention they might be there as well?" she asked.
"Yes, he did." answered Primrose. "He started to tell me why but the two bumped into us." she paused and let out a laugh when she said: "Literally."
"I can see them doing that." Rosie replied. "Now, the reason they were there was because they tend to take things from Maggot and I don't think that's right."
"Maybe they need to." said Primrose in Merry and Pippin's defense. "Maybe their families don't have enough money."
That just made Rosie laugh. "You are wrong my dear." she said. "Pippin and Merry's families are just as rich as our friend Bilbo in the other room." Rosie paused. "Well, maybe not as much but they still have enough money."
"Oh."
"Look, how about we drop this subject for now, and I'll let you make up your own mind about those two whenever you meet them again." Primrose replied, taking the last measurement. "Okay, we are done here." she said.
The two came out of the room and joined their friends once again. "I should have some new clothes for you in a few days or sooner."
"All right, thank you very much." said Primrose.
"Now, what should we do?" Bilbo asked. "The lasses are done with their business." he said. "I say we should have fun tonight since our guest is settled here."
Frodo was about to respond but the sound of knocking at the door cut him off. "I'll get it." he said as he went to the door.
"Why, hello Frodo." was Merry response when Frodo had opened the door.
"Hello, you two." he said to them. "What can I help you with?"
"Well, we were wondering if we could come in." Pippin answered. "I mean we haven't visited in awhile."
"I suppose you can." answered Frodo. "We have a full hole right now, but why not?" he said. "The more the merrier." He let the two in and closed the door behind them.
"Why if it isn't Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck." Bilbo said as he saw the two enter the living room. "How are you two lads doing?"
"Fine." they both answered with a smile.
"We just came by to visit." Merry said.
"Then I better go make some tea and cakes for everyone." replied Bilbo.
"No need uncle." Frodo said. "I have a better idea." he went on. "Why don't we all go to the pub?"
"That sounds great!" said Merry with a grin on his face.
"The pub?" Primrose said, rising an eyebrowl slightly.
"Oh, hello again Primrose." said Pippin, blushing slightly.
"Good to see you again." Merry said. "I'm sure you remember us."
"Without a doubt." she replied, smiling at the two. The she turned to Frodo. "I'm sorry, but what's a pub?"
"It's just a small place not too far from here." he answered her. "We four usually go out there every Friday." Frodo said, eyeing Sam, Pippin, and Merry.
"What's there to do over at this pub?" asked Primrose.
"Mainly just to drink and be happy." Merry answered.
"I agree with Frodo and we should go." said Pippin. "It would be fun." he turned Primrose. "You should come along."
That caused Rosie to roll her eyes. "I don't think so." she said. "A place like that is no place for a young lass such as herself."
"Then what should we do then?" asked Frodo.
"Well, I think you lads should go ahead and Primrose came along home with me and spend some time with me and my friends." she turned to her. "It's up to you lass."
"I'm not sure." she answered. Primrose then took sometime think. "I'll think I'll go along wiht you." she finally answered, turning to Rosie. "I would like to know more Hobbits like you." Primrose then turned to the others. "No offense to you all of course."
"None taken." replied Bilbo.
"Are you sure you don't want to come along?" Pippin asked, trying one more time.
"Yes, I am." she answered.
"All right then," said Frodo. "It's settled."
"Then let's go." Merry replied, heading for the door, followed by Pippin.
Frodo started to go along but stopped when he noticed Sam was not going towards the door. "Coming Sam?"
"I'll be there in a minute Mr. Frodo." he said. "Just give me a minute."
"All right." Frodo said and he followed Merry and Pippin out the door.
Sam turned to Rosie. "Would you two like me to walk along with you, and I can join my friends later."
"That would be fine." answered Rosie.
"Right the," he said. "Let me go tell them and I will walk with you in a few minutes."
Sam told his friends what he was going to do. After walked Primrose and Rosie back to Rosie's home, he met his friends at the pub.
"How was the walk?" asked Frodo when he saw his friend join them at the table where they were sitting.
The pub was filled with it's usual guest for the night. There was some music being played from a group of elder Hobbits. The four friends were sitting at a table near a window. It was somewhat away from the crowd.
"It was nice." he answered as a small grin appeared on his face.
"I think Sam is keeping something to himself and not sharing with us." Pippin said.
"I agree." said Merry, letting out a laugh.
"Well, spit it out Sam." Frodo replied.
Before he could answer a Hobbit lass came up and asked them what they would like. They had each told her a pint of beer. When she left with their orders they came back to their conversation.
"Well?" asked Frodo, again.
"I fianlly asked Rosie to the festival!" he answered his smile going brighter.
"Really?" asked Merry.
"I don't believe it." Frodo said with a laugh.
By this time, the Hobbit lass brought back their pints. Then left.
"I'm serious Mr. Frodo." replied Sam taking a sip of the beer.
"I still don't believe you." Frodo said, also taking a sip out of his class.
"How did you ask her?" asked Pippin.
"I don't know if I should tell you." Sam said with a small laugh. "I mean Mr. Frodo does not believe me."
"Of course he does." Merry said. "Don't you Frodo."
"All right, I can see where this is going." he said as he noticed the look in his friend's eye. He could that they really wanted to know what happened. "Why don't you just humor me then?"
"Okay," Sam replied. "Believe it or not it was Primrose's idea that I should ask Rosie to the festival now."
"Really?" asked Pippin.
"Yup," Sam answered. "Now, as I was saying we were walking to Rosie's house and we when got to the door, Rosie told Primrose to go ahead in so she could say goodbye to me." he said with a pause. "Then before I left I finally got enough courage to ask her." Sam continued. "I told her I knew it was early to be asking but she said no it was not, and told me yes that she would go with me." then he let out a laugh. "Then we turned to the window and saw Primrose smiling at us."
Frodo let out a laugh. "Well, I'll be." he said. "I still don't believe it, but here's to you Sam." Frodo said as he raised his class.
The others followed. They cheered Sam, and then took a drink of their beer. When that was done. "Now, that I've got a lass to come with me to the festival, who are you lads going to take?"
There was silence. No of them knew who they were going to take. Hopefully, they would find someone to take to the festival.
To Be Continued...
When Frodo and Primrose arrived at the hole, they found that Sam, Bilbo, and Rosie were waiting for them. Rosie had arrived a few minutes before they did. When the two came in, they all went in the living room. They all talked a few minutes about the how the day went. Then Rosie asked if Primrose could join her in the room where she was sleeping in so she could take her measurements. When they were in the room, the two continued to talk about Primrose's journey through the Shire.
"How far did you two end up going?" asked Rosie as she took the first measurement.
"We stopped at Farmer Maggot's." she answered. "I got to meet Frodo's friends Merry and Pippin."
"Ah, I see." Rosie said. "Well, those two are some troublesome Hobbits."
"What do you mean?"
"When Frodo took you there did he mention they might be there as well?" she asked.
"Yes, he did." answered Primrose. "He started to tell me why but the two bumped into us." she paused and let out a laugh when she said: "Literally."
"I can see them doing that." Rosie replied. "Now, the reason they were there was because they tend to take things from Maggot and I don't think that's right."
"Maybe they need to." said Primrose in Merry and Pippin's defense. "Maybe their families don't have enough money."
That just made Rosie laugh. "You are wrong my dear." she said. "Pippin and Merry's families are just as rich as our friend Bilbo in the other room." Rosie paused. "Well, maybe not as much but they still have enough money."
"Oh."
"Look, how about we drop this subject for now, and I'll let you make up your own mind about those two whenever you meet them again." Primrose replied, taking the last measurement. "Okay, we are done here." she said.
The two came out of the room and joined their friends once again. "I should have some new clothes for you in a few days or sooner."
"All right, thank you very much." said Primrose.
"Now, what should we do?" Bilbo asked. "The lasses are done with their business." he said. "I say we should have fun tonight since our guest is settled here."
Frodo was about to respond but the sound of knocking at the door cut him off. "I'll get it." he said as he went to the door.
"Why, hello Frodo." was Merry response when Frodo had opened the door.
"Hello, you two." he said to them. "What can I help you with?"
"Well, we were wondering if we could come in." Pippin answered. "I mean we haven't visited in awhile."
"I suppose you can." answered Frodo. "We have a full hole right now, but why not?" he said. "The more the merrier." He let the two in and closed the door behind them.
"Why if it isn't Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck." Bilbo said as he saw the two enter the living room. "How are you two lads doing?"
"Fine." they both answered with a smile.
"We just came by to visit." Merry said.
"Then I better go make some tea and cakes for everyone." replied Bilbo.
"No need uncle." Frodo said. "I have a better idea." he went on. "Why don't we all go to the pub?"
"That sounds great!" said Merry with a grin on his face.
"The pub?" Primrose said, rising an eyebrowl slightly.
"Oh, hello again Primrose." said Pippin, blushing slightly.
"Good to see you again." Merry said. "I'm sure you remember us."
"Without a doubt." she replied, smiling at the two. The she turned to Frodo. "I'm sorry, but what's a pub?"
"It's just a small place not too far from here." he answered her. "We four usually go out there every Friday." Frodo said, eyeing Sam, Pippin, and Merry.
"What's there to do over at this pub?" asked Primrose.
"Mainly just to drink and be happy." Merry answered.
"I agree with Frodo and we should go." said Pippin. "It would be fun." he turned Primrose. "You should come along."
That caused Rosie to roll her eyes. "I don't think so." she said. "A place like that is no place for a young lass such as herself."
"Then what should we do then?" asked Frodo.
"Well, I think you lads should go ahead and Primrose came along home with me and spend some time with me and my friends." she turned to her. "It's up to you lass."
"I'm not sure." she answered. Primrose then took sometime think. "I'll think I'll go along wiht you." she finally answered, turning to Rosie. "I would like to know more Hobbits like you." Primrose then turned to the others. "No offense to you all of course."
"None taken." replied Bilbo.
"Are you sure you don't want to come along?" Pippin asked, trying one more time.
"Yes, I am." she answered.
"All right then," said Frodo. "It's settled."
"Then let's go." Merry replied, heading for the door, followed by Pippin.
Frodo started to go along but stopped when he noticed Sam was not going towards the door. "Coming Sam?"
"I'll be there in a minute Mr. Frodo." he said. "Just give me a minute."
"All right." Frodo said and he followed Merry and Pippin out the door.
Sam turned to Rosie. "Would you two like me to walk along with you, and I can join my friends later."
"That would be fine." answered Rosie.
"Right the," he said. "Let me go tell them and I will walk with you in a few minutes."
Sam told his friends what he was going to do. After walked Primrose and Rosie back to Rosie's home, he met his friends at the pub.
"How was the walk?" asked Frodo when he saw his friend join them at the table where they were sitting.
The pub was filled with it's usual guest for the night. There was some music being played from a group of elder Hobbits. The four friends were sitting at a table near a window. It was somewhat away from the crowd.
"It was nice." he answered as a small grin appeared on his face.
"I think Sam is keeping something to himself and not sharing with us." Pippin said.
"I agree." said Merry, letting out a laugh.
"Well, spit it out Sam." Frodo replied.
Before he could answer a Hobbit lass came up and asked them what they would like. They had each told her a pint of beer. When she left with their orders they came back to their conversation.
"Well?" asked Frodo, again.
"I fianlly asked Rosie to the festival!" he answered his smile going brighter.
"Really?" asked Merry.
"I don't believe it." Frodo said with a laugh.
By this time, the Hobbit lass brought back their pints. Then left.
"I'm serious Mr. Frodo." replied Sam taking a sip of the beer.
"I still don't believe you." Frodo said, also taking a sip out of his class.
"How did you ask her?" asked Pippin.
"I don't know if I should tell you." Sam said with a small laugh. "I mean Mr. Frodo does not believe me."
"Of course he does." Merry said. "Don't you Frodo."
"All right, I can see where this is going." he said as he noticed the look in his friend's eye. He could that they really wanted to know what happened. "Why don't you just humor me then?"
"Okay," Sam replied. "Believe it or not it was Primrose's idea that I should ask Rosie to the festival now."
"Really?" asked Pippin.
"Yup," Sam answered. "Now, as I was saying we were walking to Rosie's house and we when got to the door, Rosie told Primrose to go ahead in so she could say goodbye to me." he said with a pause. "Then before I left I finally got enough courage to ask her." Sam continued. "I told her I knew it was early to be asking but she said no it was not, and told me yes that she would go with me." then he let out a laugh. "Then we turned to the window and saw Primrose smiling at us."
Frodo let out a laugh. "Well, I'll be." he said. "I still don't believe it, but here's to you Sam." Frodo said as he raised his class.
The others followed. They cheered Sam, and then took a drink of their beer. When that was done. "Now, that I've got a lass to come with me to the festival, who are you lads going to take?"
There was silence. No of them knew who they were going to take. Hopefully, they would find someone to take to the festival.
To Be Continued...