Ba-ba-ba! Finally, the next chapter! Yet still I was supposed to be doing my homework (PLEASE DON"T TELL THE TEACHERS!) Um..oh, but anyhow, someone made the point the characters are too flat, emotionless, and actually, I agree. I was kinda planning on everything with the emotional stuff coming later, because, unfortunately, I don't get to create Smea or Dea from scratch, which makes things harder for me. But don't worry, if they are still too flat later, I simply edit the story. Now read on! (P.S. was anyone surprised I killed Leani?)

Chapter Seven: Outcast[s of Poker Flat.] (Nevermind, inside joke)

Smea rubbed his eyes. What had just happened? He looked around, to find himself in Leani's yard. With a sudden stab of fear, he found Leani, lying near him, pale.

"Leani!" he said, shaking her, though he knew she wasn't going to open her eyes, "Leani!" he shrieked, now crying heavily.

"No.she wasss a bother..yessss, she wantsesss the preciousss!" said the gleeful voice in the back of his mind.

Smea didn't try to suppress the monster this time. Leani was dead now, what did life matter? In the shock of everything, he gave up hope. An evil laugh escaped through his lips and his eyes began to glow. He slipped the ring on.. * * * * * * * * * * * "He stole my chickens!" shrieked one hobbit. "He tried to strangle my baby!" cried a distressed mother.

The screams of rage continued, with a whimpering Sméagol in the center, too beaten and kicked to slip on the ring.

"You.Gollum!" shrieked someone, relating to the odd, throaty noise he had been making lately. Gollum whimpered.at the moment, he was himself.Gollum had cowered to the back of Smea's mind leaving the poor hobbit to deal with the abuse. He had only a vague idea of what Gollum had done, and by this point he was well aware what the ring did.yet he couldn't part with it. A sudden swift kick made him fly backwards into the post. Tears began running down his cheeks as a dozen more feet came flying toward him. He swiftly caught one of the feet in his mouth and bit it.a scream tore through the town, as several people grabbed him. "YOU ARE BANNED FROM HERE! NEVER RETURN!"

Several rough hands threw him out of the town, and, whether it was simply a figment of his tortured mind, for a fleeting glance, he thought he saw Leani, peering at him through the window of the bakery....

Cliff hanger! (These cliff hangers are so much fun!) So, ba-ba-ba-ba! Was it Leani or not? Or did Smea just have too much ale? Well, there wasn't quite so much emotion in that chapter that will come when L.... Okay! Okay! Sméagol wished me not to tell what will happen soon..but if I'm motivated, (reviews) I may write the next chapter soon enough...(if its more than five, I'll probably be up & writing!)