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~Raindrops chapter 2~
"Is she going to be alright?" A voice whispered.
The girl groaned as the pain hit her once again. 'Where am I?' She opened her eyes slowly to see hobbits leaning over each other to look at her. She looking down at her neck to see the ring and chain around her neck, then the memory hit her. She remembered why she was there and her eyes began to sting 'don't cry don't cry don't cry' she kept thinking over and over to herself.
"I see she has awaken," someone said.
She looked over to see who it was. "Gandalf!" she cried.
"Faith, it is nice to see you again, but I wish it was under better circumstances," he replied.
She looked down at the sheets when he said that. She didn't want to remember what happened. She closed her eyes and the scene kept replaying over and over again. She grasped her head with her hands to keep the memory from coming back, but it failed. It felt so real. "Mum! Dad!" she cried. She felt the salty tears come down her cheeks again. She was ashamed. Ashamed to be crying in front of people, but most of all she was ashamed that she didn't help them. She ran like a coward. She shook her head to get rid of the thoughts that plagued her.
"Faith dear are you alright?" She heard Bilbo say.
"I, I'll be fine, thank you," She replied.
The one thing that bothered Bilbo was that she didn't look up when she said that and she didn't give any hint of being fine. No bright, warm smile that was usually on her porcelain face. No hearty laugh. He only saw glassy eyes and those tears falling down her cheeks. He knew that he must talk to her alone as soon as possible and if he wouldn't get anything out of her he knew Gandalf would. "Lads give her some breathing space will you?" Bilbo said.
The boys backed away a bit, but Gandalf sit sat at the foot of her bed. "There is tea and pastries in the kitchen if you would like some," Bilbo stated.
Right after he finished that sentences all of the lads ran straight into the kitchen and began to eat. "Well I'll be," said Gandalf.
Bilbo chuckled a little at what happened and expected to hear Faith too. He looked at her and he still saw that life-less, glassy expression on her face. He frowned at this. "Faith, will you please tell us what happened?" Bilbo said as he sat down on a nearby chair.
Faith played with the new necklace around her neck nervously. Should she tell them? It was now or never so she cleared her throat and began. "I, I went with Mum and Da into the woods to have an afternoon picnic. Everything was going fine un, until we heard a rusting in the bushes. At first we thought that it would just be a bird or something, but these awful creatures came from the bushes. I think they were orcs but I'm not sure. They looked at us with an evil glare and they asked my father where something was, but I'm not sure that they were talking about. My father said that he didn't have it and told them to leave us alone, but they knew he was lying. So they took my mother by her neck and asked him where it was. My mother said to him not to tell them and I didn't understand what she meant by that. Th, They took my mother and slit her neck open." She paused for a moment to wipe her eyes and sniffle. Then she continued, "They threw my father against and tree and I ran over to him. He put this necklace in my hand and told me to guard it with my life. He told me to run and never look back. I didn't want to leave him but I had to fulfill what my father wished. I kissed his cheek and ran with all I had left in me. I could hear them chasing me, but I kept running. One of them caught up to me and sliced my arm. I kicked him as hard as I could and started to run again. My arm burned. I knew I couldn't go back to my house. There were too many memories there so I ran to Bilbo's house. I, I knocked on the door and the last thing I saw was blackness." She couldn't take the pain anymore. She tried to hold in it and be brave but she couldn't. Her lip quivered and she started to sob. Bilbo gathered her up in his arms and she started to sob into his shirt. Bilbo tried his best to remain composure.
"I am so sorry Faith," Bilbo said softly "Don't worry everything will be alright lass. You can stay here for as long as you need, but first I think you need a good washing and a change of clothing. I'm sure Frodo would let you borrow some of his clothes."
She nodded and wiped her eyes again. Bilbo left the room to go fetch her some clothes. Faith started to fidget with the ring on her necklace again. Bilbo came back momentarily with a creamy shirt and brown pants (A/N: I don't know what they called pants back then.)
"Here you go lass and the bathroom is right around the corner." Bilbo said to her with a smile.
She nodded and got up to walk there. She walked slowly at first because it felt like she hadn't walked for a long while. She set her clothes down on the floor and noticed that the bath was already drawn, nice and warm for her. She took off her torn dress and lowered herself into the steaming water. It burned her cuts but she knew she had to clean them. She took the bar of soap next to the tub and started to rub the scratches with care so it wouldn't hurt as much. She grimaced at the stinging but continued. After scrubbing the many cuts she had she looked at her arm. There was a long pinkish, purple scar running from her elbow to a little bit below her shoulder. (A/N: I have a scar like this myself from breaking my elbow.) She shuddered at the memory and washed the soap out from her hair. She made sure all the soap was gone and started to drain the water. She stepped out from the tub and began to dry herself with the towel as not to harm her scratches and bruises. She dressed quickly and began to comb her strawberry-blonde curly locks. It was not normal for someone to have light hair in the Shire and some would envy her for it. She finished with her hair and put her dress back in her room. She didn't see Gandalf or Bilbo in there so she figured that they went into the kitchen. She walked into the kitchen and was thankful that the sleeves covered her whole arm. She didn't want anyone to see that ugly scar on her arm and she didn't either. The brown pants were cut just above the ankle. Showing some of her scratches. She sat down at the end of the table next to Pippin. She felt like she was being watched and looked at the floor nervously.
"Hullo Faith, would you like some bread and jam?" Pippin asked as he handed her some.
"Yes, thank you." She took the bread from him and set it on her plate. She starred at it and didn't say anything else. She didn't have the heart to look up. She started to touch the ring again and looked up to see Bilbo fingering something in his pocket. She paid no mind to him and started to eat her bread. She saw Gandalf hand her a cup and saucer and he filled it with hot tea. She could smell the nice herbs that it was made from. She said her thanks and began to eat again.
Until Sam finally broke the silence "We were really worried about you Ms. Faith. You being asleep for five days and all."
"I was asleep for five days?" she questioned.
He nodded "Ay, you were. Mr. Frodo wouldn't leave your side." Frodo blushed at the comment, as did Faith.
"That was very nice of you Frodo, thank you." She said.
"No problem really. Just worried about a close friend." Frodo said.
"Friend indeed," whispered Pippin to Merry. Merry elbowed him. "Ow, you know you didn't have to do that!" He rubbed his side.
"Serves you right Pip." Said Merry.
"I notice you have a new necklace Ms. Faith. May I ask where you got it?" Sam questioned.
"Please just call me Faith." She said. Then she continued in a whisper "I got this necklace from my father."
"How is your Mum and Da by the way?" Pippin asked.
"They, they passed away five nights ago." She stuttered.
"I'm very sorry. I shouldn't have asked about it." Pip muttered.
"It's ok, I would have to tell you all sooner or later." She said patting his shoulder reassuringly.
"Right," Bilbo started "who wants more tea?"
Alrighty, that's the second chapter. Some of it was kinda blah so sorry for that. I really liked the ending though haha. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and REVIEW! I will be wanting to hear from you. The reviewers opinions count the most. So, thanks for reading and hopefully the next chapter will be up soon! And don't forget to REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!
~*Greenfairie aka Frodo*~ my friends call me that ^_^
~Raindrops chapter 2~
"Is she going to be alright?" A voice whispered.
The girl groaned as the pain hit her once again. 'Where am I?' She opened her eyes slowly to see hobbits leaning over each other to look at her. She looking down at her neck to see the ring and chain around her neck, then the memory hit her. She remembered why she was there and her eyes began to sting 'don't cry don't cry don't cry' she kept thinking over and over to herself.
"I see she has awaken," someone said.
She looked over to see who it was. "Gandalf!" she cried.
"Faith, it is nice to see you again, but I wish it was under better circumstances," he replied.
She looked down at the sheets when he said that. She didn't want to remember what happened. She closed her eyes and the scene kept replaying over and over again. She grasped her head with her hands to keep the memory from coming back, but it failed. It felt so real. "Mum! Dad!" she cried. She felt the salty tears come down her cheeks again. She was ashamed. Ashamed to be crying in front of people, but most of all she was ashamed that she didn't help them. She ran like a coward. She shook her head to get rid of the thoughts that plagued her.
"Faith dear are you alright?" She heard Bilbo say.
"I, I'll be fine, thank you," She replied.
The one thing that bothered Bilbo was that she didn't look up when she said that and she didn't give any hint of being fine. No bright, warm smile that was usually on her porcelain face. No hearty laugh. He only saw glassy eyes and those tears falling down her cheeks. He knew that he must talk to her alone as soon as possible and if he wouldn't get anything out of her he knew Gandalf would. "Lads give her some breathing space will you?" Bilbo said.
The boys backed away a bit, but Gandalf sit sat at the foot of her bed. "There is tea and pastries in the kitchen if you would like some," Bilbo stated.
Right after he finished that sentences all of the lads ran straight into the kitchen and began to eat. "Well I'll be," said Gandalf.
Bilbo chuckled a little at what happened and expected to hear Faith too. He looked at her and he still saw that life-less, glassy expression on her face. He frowned at this. "Faith, will you please tell us what happened?" Bilbo said as he sat down on a nearby chair.
Faith played with the new necklace around her neck nervously. Should she tell them? It was now or never so she cleared her throat and began. "I, I went with Mum and Da into the woods to have an afternoon picnic. Everything was going fine un, until we heard a rusting in the bushes. At first we thought that it would just be a bird or something, but these awful creatures came from the bushes. I think they were orcs but I'm not sure. They looked at us with an evil glare and they asked my father where something was, but I'm not sure that they were talking about. My father said that he didn't have it and told them to leave us alone, but they knew he was lying. So they took my mother by her neck and asked him where it was. My mother said to him not to tell them and I didn't understand what she meant by that. Th, They took my mother and slit her neck open." She paused for a moment to wipe her eyes and sniffle. Then she continued, "They threw my father against and tree and I ran over to him. He put this necklace in my hand and told me to guard it with my life. He told me to run and never look back. I didn't want to leave him but I had to fulfill what my father wished. I kissed his cheek and ran with all I had left in me. I could hear them chasing me, but I kept running. One of them caught up to me and sliced my arm. I kicked him as hard as I could and started to run again. My arm burned. I knew I couldn't go back to my house. There were too many memories there so I ran to Bilbo's house. I, I knocked on the door and the last thing I saw was blackness." She couldn't take the pain anymore. She tried to hold in it and be brave but she couldn't. Her lip quivered and she started to sob. Bilbo gathered her up in his arms and she started to sob into his shirt. Bilbo tried his best to remain composure.
"I am so sorry Faith," Bilbo said softly "Don't worry everything will be alright lass. You can stay here for as long as you need, but first I think you need a good washing and a change of clothing. I'm sure Frodo would let you borrow some of his clothes."
She nodded and wiped her eyes again. Bilbo left the room to go fetch her some clothes. Faith started to fidget with the ring on her necklace again. Bilbo came back momentarily with a creamy shirt and brown pants (A/N: I don't know what they called pants back then.)
"Here you go lass and the bathroom is right around the corner." Bilbo said to her with a smile.
She nodded and got up to walk there. She walked slowly at first because it felt like she hadn't walked for a long while. She set her clothes down on the floor and noticed that the bath was already drawn, nice and warm for her. She took off her torn dress and lowered herself into the steaming water. It burned her cuts but she knew she had to clean them. She took the bar of soap next to the tub and started to rub the scratches with care so it wouldn't hurt as much. She grimaced at the stinging but continued. After scrubbing the many cuts she had she looked at her arm. There was a long pinkish, purple scar running from her elbow to a little bit below her shoulder. (A/N: I have a scar like this myself from breaking my elbow.) She shuddered at the memory and washed the soap out from her hair. She made sure all the soap was gone and started to drain the water. She stepped out from the tub and began to dry herself with the towel as not to harm her scratches and bruises. She dressed quickly and began to comb her strawberry-blonde curly locks. It was not normal for someone to have light hair in the Shire and some would envy her for it. She finished with her hair and put her dress back in her room. She didn't see Gandalf or Bilbo in there so she figured that they went into the kitchen. She walked into the kitchen and was thankful that the sleeves covered her whole arm. She didn't want anyone to see that ugly scar on her arm and she didn't either. The brown pants were cut just above the ankle. Showing some of her scratches. She sat down at the end of the table next to Pippin. She felt like she was being watched and looked at the floor nervously.
"Hullo Faith, would you like some bread and jam?" Pippin asked as he handed her some.
"Yes, thank you." She took the bread from him and set it on her plate. She starred at it and didn't say anything else. She didn't have the heart to look up. She started to touch the ring again and looked up to see Bilbo fingering something in his pocket. She paid no mind to him and started to eat her bread. She saw Gandalf hand her a cup and saucer and he filled it with hot tea. She could smell the nice herbs that it was made from. She said her thanks and began to eat again.
Until Sam finally broke the silence "We were really worried about you Ms. Faith. You being asleep for five days and all."
"I was asleep for five days?" she questioned.
He nodded "Ay, you were. Mr. Frodo wouldn't leave your side." Frodo blushed at the comment, as did Faith.
"That was very nice of you Frodo, thank you." She said.
"No problem really. Just worried about a close friend." Frodo said.
"Friend indeed," whispered Pippin to Merry. Merry elbowed him. "Ow, you know you didn't have to do that!" He rubbed his side.
"Serves you right Pip." Said Merry.
"I notice you have a new necklace Ms. Faith. May I ask where you got it?" Sam questioned.
"Please just call me Faith." She said. Then she continued in a whisper "I got this necklace from my father."
"How is your Mum and Da by the way?" Pippin asked.
"They, they passed away five nights ago." She stuttered.
"I'm very sorry. I shouldn't have asked about it." Pip muttered.
"It's ok, I would have to tell you all sooner or later." She said patting his shoulder reassuringly.
"Right," Bilbo started "who wants more tea?"
Alrighty, that's the second chapter. Some of it was kinda blah so sorry for that. I really liked the ending though haha. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and REVIEW! I will be wanting to hear from you. The reviewers opinions count the most. So, thanks for reading and hopefully the next chapter will be up soon! And don't forget to REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!
~*Greenfairie aka Frodo*~ my friends call me that ^_^