1 I never thought I'd get any reviews apart from those who I told. Thanks.
Again I say this only for fun. It's involves my best mates the LOTRL's and
basically this is just a story I felt like writing. So please don't take it
too seriously. I'm currently trying to think of more to the next chapter so
please bear with me. I have exams and all.
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3 Chapter 5: Old Faces, New Friends
Walking to the top of the steps, she made he way down them. Frodo watched as Clara carefully went down each one while gripping hold of the rails. She smiled as she got to the bottom one. Then she gracefully made the last step, stumbled forward and landed on her knees laughing.
"Are you alright?" Asked Frodo, helping her to her feet.
"Hunky Dory." She said through the giggles.
"You do that a lot?" He questioned.
"More than you could imagine."
She looked up and saw that to their left, a little above them on a walkway stood an elf looking at them curiously. She waved and turned to Frodo.
"Shall we?"
He nodded and they set off through Rivendel.
As they slowly walked Clara chatted away merrily about her friends at home. She told him of the friends she went to school with. And she chatted for a long time about her friends on the Internet. She'd had a lot of fun explaining computers and the Internet. Gandalf, Elrond and Frodo had of course not known of these things and the fact that she had to explain something, which to her was simple, to these very wise beings made Clara feel, in her words, "Doodily Knowledgeable."
While she talked, she looked about at the wonders that were surrounding them both sides. She knew she should take it all in while she could. Opened out buildings so intricately carved. Vines and leaves adorned the wood and here and there you could see animals also. Swans with their great wings outstretched and their elegant necks arched and beautiful. Gold here and there shone on the pillars.
Trees and bushes and flowers were everywhere. Lush and green. Nature surrounded them. Frodo laughed suddenly.
"What?" Asked Clara.
"You can really talk for hours can't you?"
"Indeedy doody! I've had practice. You should see how fast we get through the posts. You know we spend waaaaaay to much time on there. We're a bad influence on each other."
"And that…ring…through your lip? Doesn't that slow you down?"
"Huh?" Mumbled Clara. She ran her tongue over her bottom lip and felt her metal lip ring. "Oh! Nah. Wouldn't have it in if it did." And she laughed.
Frodo smiled and they carried on talking.
"I'm hungry."
"Pip. You're always hungry."
"I am not. I just happen to be a little peckish sometimes."
Merry grinned at his friend and sat down.
"I wonder what they're doing." Said Pippin.
"Talking Pip. That's why Frodo went. To talk to this girl." Replied Merry.
"Wonder what they're saying. They've been in there a fair bit o' time." Mused Sam.
"Gandalf most probably wanted to know everything." Said Rose.
"He does like to talk when he feels like it." Said Lou.
"He never talks to us much." Amber added.
"That's probably because of the time we jumped out at him while he was on his way to Bag End to visit Bilbo." Said Lou. "I think we scared him."
"Us? Scare Gandalf? I doubt it." Replied Rose. "He probably thinks we're strange."
Amber nodded in agreement.
"We didn't mean to though. We weren't to know it was him." Said Lou in their defence.
"Of course you weren't. Because lots of wizards roam Hobbiton dressed in grey." Merry responded.
"And not to mention pointy hats." Added Pippin.
"Thank you Merry. That comment was much appreciated." Replied Rose dryly.
"Glad to be of service." Merry said with a wide grin on his face.
At this the small group of hobbits began to laugh. Pippin sighed as they lapsed into silence.
"I'm hungry."
The hobbits groaned.
"Pippin. Do you ever think beyond your stomach?" Asked Sam.
"But I am." Insisted Pippin.
"You had food only a half hour ago." Amber told him.
"We could sneak into one of the stores and get some food." Said Pippin brightly.
"Or we could do what normal hobbits do and ask." Said Lou.
Before Pippin could reply they heard voices. Looking up they saw Frodo and another figure beside him walking toward them. All stood up to great the new arrivals.
"Ah there you are." Said Frodo cheerily as they drew near.
"Master Frodo." Sam was the first to speak. "We were wondering where you had been getting to."
"Sam. You know where I've been." Laughed Frodo and Sam smiled feeling slightly embarrassed. "But it does not matter." Added Frodo. "I have here someone who is eager to meet you and I know you are likewise."
All eyes were now on Clara, who was suddenly feeling very small. She smiled shyly at them.
"Hi." She said as cheerily as she could muster and waved slightly.
"Hello." Smile Pippin kindly.
"Clara. May I introduce you. This is Meriadoc Brandybuck, Perigrin Took, Samwise Gamgee…" But he did not get to finish his introductions.
"Lou!" Clara cried, finally recognising the hobbits stood in front of her. "Amber! Rose!"
The three girls stood in wonder and bewilderment. They were not sure how to react to this. They did not know how she knew whom each one of them was or why she was so happy to see them.
"It's me Clara." She said seeing their looks. "You know. We talk everyday. The message board? The LOTRL's?" She paused and said sadly. "You don't know do you? You have no idea who I am."
"Clara?" Asked Frodo beside her and she looked at him. "Are you alright?"
"No. Yes. I think so. I don't know. It's all so strange."
"Come along." Said Frodo taking her by the arm and leading her over to a stone bench to sit down.
She sat down and stared at the floor not wanting to look up. She fought back the few tears that threatened to fall down her cheeks. At first she'd loved the thought that she was in Middle Earth and she'd met Gandalf and Elrond…and Frodo. But now she had just seen her friends and they did not have any recollection of who she was she felt despair. She swallowed hard and looked up at Frodo who again was asking her how she was.
"I'm fine." And she forced a smile.
"What was the matter?" He asked.
"Er… if you don't mind me asking. How do you know our names?" Asked Lou nervously.
Clara looked at the hobbit that bared the exact resemblance to her friend.
"It's hard to explain. You see…I…" And she stopped, being unable to find the words.
"Perhaps we should all sit down?" Said Sam, looking at her kindly.
"I think you better." Said Clara.
So each Hobbit found a place to sit themselves and turned back to Clara who again felt rather shy being the centre of attention. Popularity was not a thing she was used to.
"They already know about me not coming from here right?" Asked Clara to Frodo.
"We know that you're not. Frodo told us what you said when he came back." Said Pippin.
"Good." Smiled Clara. "I dunno if you believe me or not but good."
"I do." Said Rose.
"And me." Added Lou.
"Me too!" Grinned Amber.
Pippin, Merry and Sam gave her a reassuring look.
"Well. I'll just say this coz no point in draggin' things out. Even though I'm doing it now, but anyway. Where I come from, I know who you are." Said Clara looking at Sam, Merry and Pippin. "And you three." Said turning to face Amber, Rose and Lou. "Where I come from we're all friends. I know that sounds weird and stuff but…it's true." She nervously looked at each of their faces wondering what each would say.
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3 Chapter 5: Old Faces, New Friends
Walking to the top of the steps, she made he way down them. Frodo watched as Clara carefully went down each one while gripping hold of the rails. She smiled as she got to the bottom one. Then she gracefully made the last step, stumbled forward and landed on her knees laughing.
"Are you alright?" Asked Frodo, helping her to her feet.
"Hunky Dory." She said through the giggles.
"You do that a lot?" He questioned.
"More than you could imagine."
She looked up and saw that to their left, a little above them on a walkway stood an elf looking at them curiously. She waved and turned to Frodo.
"Shall we?"
He nodded and they set off through Rivendel.
As they slowly walked Clara chatted away merrily about her friends at home. She told him of the friends she went to school with. And she chatted for a long time about her friends on the Internet. She'd had a lot of fun explaining computers and the Internet. Gandalf, Elrond and Frodo had of course not known of these things and the fact that she had to explain something, which to her was simple, to these very wise beings made Clara feel, in her words, "Doodily Knowledgeable."
While she talked, she looked about at the wonders that were surrounding them both sides. She knew she should take it all in while she could. Opened out buildings so intricately carved. Vines and leaves adorned the wood and here and there you could see animals also. Swans with their great wings outstretched and their elegant necks arched and beautiful. Gold here and there shone on the pillars.
Trees and bushes and flowers were everywhere. Lush and green. Nature surrounded them. Frodo laughed suddenly.
"What?" Asked Clara.
"You can really talk for hours can't you?"
"Indeedy doody! I've had practice. You should see how fast we get through the posts. You know we spend waaaaaay to much time on there. We're a bad influence on each other."
"And that…ring…through your lip? Doesn't that slow you down?"
"Huh?" Mumbled Clara. She ran her tongue over her bottom lip and felt her metal lip ring. "Oh! Nah. Wouldn't have it in if it did." And she laughed.
Frodo smiled and they carried on talking.
"I'm hungry."
"Pip. You're always hungry."
"I am not. I just happen to be a little peckish sometimes."
Merry grinned at his friend and sat down.
"I wonder what they're doing." Said Pippin.
"Talking Pip. That's why Frodo went. To talk to this girl." Replied Merry.
"Wonder what they're saying. They've been in there a fair bit o' time." Mused Sam.
"Gandalf most probably wanted to know everything." Said Rose.
"He does like to talk when he feels like it." Said Lou.
"He never talks to us much." Amber added.
"That's probably because of the time we jumped out at him while he was on his way to Bag End to visit Bilbo." Said Lou. "I think we scared him."
"Us? Scare Gandalf? I doubt it." Replied Rose. "He probably thinks we're strange."
Amber nodded in agreement.
"We didn't mean to though. We weren't to know it was him." Said Lou in their defence.
"Of course you weren't. Because lots of wizards roam Hobbiton dressed in grey." Merry responded.
"And not to mention pointy hats." Added Pippin.
"Thank you Merry. That comment was much appreciated." Replied Rose dryly.
"Glad to be of service." Merry said with a wide grin on his face.
At this the small group of hobbits began to laugh. Pippin sighed as they lapsed into silence.
"I'm hungry."
The hobbits groaned.
"Pippin. Do you ever think beyond your stomach?" Asked Sam.
"But I am." Insisted Pippin.
"You had food only a half hour ago." Amber told him.
"We could sneak into one of the stores and get some food." Said Pippin brightly.
"Or we could do what normal hobbits do and ask." Said Lou.
Before Pippin could reply they heard voices. Looking up they saw Frodo and another figure beside him walking toward them. All stood up to great the new arrivals.
"Ah there you are." Said Frodo cheerily as they drew near.
"Master Frodo." Sam was the first to speak. "We were wondering where you had been getting to."
"Sam. You know where I've been." Laughed Frodo and Sam smiled feeling slightly embarrassed. "But it does not matter." Added Frodo. "I have here someone who is eager to meet you and I know you are likewise."
All eyes were now on Clara, who was suddenly feeling very small. She smiled shyly at them.
"Hi." She said as cheerily as she could muster and waved slightly.
"Hello." Smile Pippin kindly.
"Clara. May I introduce you. This is Meriadoc Brandybuck, Perigrin Took, Samwise Gamgee…" But he did not get to finish his introductions.
"Lou!" Clara cried, finally recognising the hobbits stood in front of her. "Amber! Rose!"
The three girls stood in wonder and bewilderment. They were not sure how to react to this. They did not know how she knew whom each one of them was or why she was so happy to see them.
"It's me Clara." She said seeing their looks. "You know. We talk everyday. The message board? The LOTRL's?" She paused and said sadly. "You don't know do you? You have no idea who I am."
"Clara?" Asked Frodo beside her and she looked at him. "Are you alright?"
"No. Yes. I think so. I don't know. It's all so strange."
"Come along." Said Frodo taking her by the arm and leading her over to a stone bench to sit down.
She sat down and stared at the floor not wanting to look up. She fought back the few tears that threatened to fall down her cheeks. At first she'd loved the thought that she was in Middle Earth and she'd met Gandalf and Elrond…and Frodo. But now she had just seen her friends and they did not have any recollection of who she was she felt despair. She swallowed hard and looked up at Frodo who again was asking her how she was.
"I'm fine." And she forced a smile.
"What was the matter?" He asked.
"Er… if you don't mind me asking. How do you know our names?" Asked Lou nervously.
Clara looked at the hobbit that bared the exact resemblance to her friend.
"It's hard to explain. You see…I…" And she stopped, being unable to find the words.
"Perhaps we should all sit down?" Said Sam, looking at her kindly.
"I think you better." Said Clara.
So each Hobbit found a place to sit themselves and turned back to Clara who again felt rather shy being the centre of attention. Popularity was not a thing she was used to.
"They already know about me not coming from here right?" Asked Clara to Frodo.
"We know that you're not. Frodo told us what you said when he came back." Said Pippin.
"Good." Smiled Clara. "I dunno if you believe me or not but good."
"I do." Said Rose.
"And me." Added Lou.
"Me too!" Grinned Amber.
Pippin, Merry and Sam gave her a reassuring look.
"Well. I'll just say this coz no point in draggin' things out. Even though I'm doing it now, but anyway. Where I come from, I know who you are." Said Clara looking at Sam, Merry and Pippin. "And you three." Said turning to face Amber, Rose and Lou. "Where I come from we're all friends. I know that sounds weird and stuff but…it's true." She nervously looked at each of their faces wondering what each would say.