Grapefruit
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Chapter One: Nothing is Ever Simple She scowled to her cup of grapefruit juice. It always tasted nasty in her memories, and even thinking about it made her pucker. "But I don't wanna drink it! It taste's gro-" the middle aged girl was cut off. "Want to," the older woman corrected her. The young woman snorted and began to complain again "Your going to drink it, or you don't go anywhere," She threatened. "Your father left me with strict instructions to make sure you do. He only wants you to stay healthy." "Well I don't need this junk to make sure!" "Please, just drink it! I don't want to lose my job, Nubi, but it's going to be inevitable if you continue to act like this!" These words stopped the girl from saying anything else. "All right! I'll drink it!" she said, exasperated. "But only this one time," this she mumbled. "Thank you. I appreciate it. You may go outside now. But make sure you're back in time to help with the feast," Nana said. "Bye!" Nubi said as she ran out the back door. Nana waved, smiling to herself. The girl had spirit, maybe too much, and she was stubborn, but it would be useful some day. She could tell. ~*~
It was late morning as Nubi trotted down the dirt road. He bare feet kicked up loose dirt and it stained her white apron. She was thinking about what Nana had said to her earlier. "I don't want to lose my job, but it's going to be inevitable if you continue to act like this." These words haunted the girl more than most. She had lost her mother at age three, along with her little brother. Her mother had died giving birth to her baby boy, and he died of the measles when he was only two months old. The only person that had been a mother to Nubi after that was Nana. She was always there. always. If she lost her, there would be no one else but her father, and he never paid any attention to her. He was always busy, or tired, or just didn't feel like it. He did care for his daughter, but after the loss of his only son, he really didn't care. This brought tears to Nubi's eyes, but they soon disappeared as her best friend came into view. "Nubi! Nubi!!" the other girl called out.
"Hello, Kaleen!!" The two girls ran up to each other and embraced. "Where are you going?" Nubi questioned. "Only to the market. I hafta get some food for tonight. My mother was asked to cook something for the feast. But she gave me extra money, so I could pick out some sweets! You wanna come?" "Sure!" The two girls walked together, talking about the latest gossip and anything else that came to mind. Because both of them were 16, they got along very well. Then Kaleen announced something.. unexpected. "Nubi, I have to tell you something." "What is it?" Nubi asked, happily. "Well, my father found. He found a suitor. I'm getting married." Nubi spun around so fast her plaited hair whipped around and hit her in the face. "WHAT?!" "You heard me. I'm sorry. I couldn't stop him, I just couldn't." "I can't believe this! How could you? You're my best friend, the only person I've got!" "Oh, Nubi, just because your attitude has stopped you from finding some one doesn't mean you have to blow up on me!" Kaleen cried. "You witch! How could you! Get away from me!" Nubi screamed. She turned and began to run, run faster than the wind. "Nubi! I'm sorry! I really am!" But crying girl ignored the voice, and it faded into the distance. ~*~ It was hours later, and the young woman sat sobbing on a mossy stump.
"H-how could she! She kn-knows I'm all alone. She's leaving m-me." Nubi had been sitting there for the last 2 hours. She had forgotten about the feast, as the only thing she could think about was Kaleen. It was true her attitude had set many boys astray. She was a lovely girl, with bright sapphire eyes, and pink, full lips. Her long strawberry blond hair accented her pale skin. All these things had attracted many men, old and young, bur her stubbornness had left them in the dark. She was a very nice girl, but to those who respected her, and didn't treat her as a trophy to be won. It was getting dark, and a thick fog was clouding over the forest she was sitting in. 'I had better get going,' she thought to herself, when a thought struck her. 'The feast! Oh, fathers going to kill me! What'll I do?' She sat up, and began scrambling around the forest. She tripped over roots and bushes, as the fog got worse. "Oh #$%@," She said out loud. "I wish I was anywhere but here!" she yelled. All of a sudden, the fog began to change color: red, then blue, green and purple. "What the-" her voice disappeared as did her surroundings, and all of a sudden, black. ~*~ "What do ya think, Pippin? She's pretty all right! But where'd she come from?" "Dunno, Merry. Just came outta thin air! Very strange. We should get Aragorn. Whaddya think?" "I agree. You stay here and I'll get him." The one named Merry walked away, and left Nubi with Pippin. Just then, Nubi opened her eyes. As she began to sit up, Pippin was looking the other way. When he turned around, he let out a yelp. "Oh, Hullo!" he said after they had both calmed down from the surprise. "Where am I? Who are you?" Nubi asked very quickly, and then added with disgust, "What's wrong with your feet?" This made Pippin blush wildly. "Well, we're hobbits. All of our feet are like this. But I understand why you are surprised. Not many know of us. And you're in Middle Earth. But you should know that, you got your self here." Nubi listened to him as she studied his face. He had brown eyes, and wild orange hair. A small nose was stuck in the middle of his face. She was just thinking he wasn't that bad looking, when two more gentlemen with large feet, and another man, who by the looks of it, was human, joined them. "Good, you're here! She's just woken," Pippin said jovially, turning his attention to the new comers. Then he looked at Nubi again. "I'm sorry, but I haven't yet learned your name." "Oh, of course. Nubi," she said simply. "Well. Nubi," Pippin hesitated at the strange name, "The human is Aragorn, Son of Arathorn. The black haired hobbit is Frodo Baggins, nephew of Bilbo Baggins, and the last is Merridoc Brandybuck. Ah yes, and my name is Perigrin Took, Merry and I are cousins." There was silence for a moment as Nubi examined each person. Finally, Aragorn spoke. "We should be getting back to camp. The others should know of the new arrival." He helped the girl up, and began to question her. "Where exactly are you from? Merry told me you popped out of thin air, which is a most unlikely story." "Well, I can tell you I'm not from here. I was sitting in a forest, and there was a fog. It was thick and heavy. I tried to leave, but I kept tripping. Then I wished." she said as a thought dawned on her, "I wished I was somewhere else."
Chapter One: Nothing is Ever Simple She scowled to her cup of grapefruit juice. It always tasted nasty in her memories, and even thinking about it made her pucker. "But I don't wanna drink it! It taste's gro-" the middle aged girl was cut off. "Want to," the older woman corrected her. The young woman snorted and began to complain again "Your going to drink it, or you don't go anywhere," She threatened. "Your father left me with strict instructions to make sure you do. He only wants you to stay healthy." "Well I don't need this junk to make sure!" "Please, just drink it! I don't want to lose my job, Nubi, but it's going to be inevitable if you continue to act like this!" These words stopped the girl from saying anything else. "All right! I'll drink it!" she said, exasperated. "But only this one time," this she mumbled. "Thank you. I appreciate it. You may go outside now. But make sure you're back in time to help with the feast," Nana said. "Bye!" Nubi said as she ran out the back door. Nana waved, smiling to herself. The girl had spirit, maybe too much, and she was stubborn, but it would be useful some day. She could tell. ~*~
It was late morning as Nubi trotted down the dirt road. He bare feet kicked up loose dirt and it stained her white apron. She was thinking about what Nana had said to her earlier. "I don't want to lose my job, but it's going to be inevitable if you continue to act like this." These words haunted the girl more than most. She had lost her mother at age three, along with her little brother. Her mother had died giving birth to her baby boy, and he died of the measles when he was only two months old. The only person that had been a mother to Nubi after that was Nana. She was always there. always. If she lost her, there would be no one else but her father, and he never paid any attention to her. He was always busy, or tired, or just didn't feel like it. He did care for his daughter, but after the loss of his only son, he really didn't care. This brought tears to Nubi's eyes, but they soon disappeared as her best friend came into view. "Nubi! Nubi!!" the other girl called out.
"Hello, Kaleen!!" The two girls ran up to each other and embraced. "Where are you going?" Nubi questioned. "Only to the market. I hafta get some food for tonight. My mother was asked to cook something for the feast. But she gave me extra money, so I could pick out some sweets! You wanna come?" "Sure!" The two girls walked together, talking about the latest gossip and anything else that came to mind. Because both of them were 16, they got along very well. Then Kaleen announced something.. unexpected. "Nubi, I have to tell you something." "What is it?" Nubi asked, happily. "Well, my father found. He found a suitor. I'm getting married." Nubi spun around so fast her plaited hair whipped around and hit her in the face. "WHAT?!" "You heard me. I'm sorry. I couldn't stop him, I just couldn't." "I can't believe this! How could you? You're my best friend, the only person I've got!" "Oh, Nubi, just because your attitude has stopped you from finding some one doesn't mean you have to blow up on me!" Kaleen cried. "You witch! How could you! Get away from me!" Nubi screamed. She turned and began to run, run faster than the wind. "Nubi! I'm sorry! I really am!" But crying girl ignored the voice, and it faded into the distance. ~*~ It was hours later, and the young woman sat sobbing on a mossy stump.
"H-how could she! She kn-knows I'm all alone. She's leaving m-me." Nubi had been sitting there for the last 2 hours. She had forgotten about the feast, as the only thing she could think about was Kaleen. It was true her attitude had set many boys astray. She was a lovely girl, with bright sapphire eyes, and pink, full lips. Her long strawberry blond hair accented her pale skin. All these things had attracted many men, old and young, bur her stubbornness had left them in the dark. She was a very nice girl, but to those who respected her, and didn't treat her as a trophy to be won. It was getting dark, and a thick fog was clouding over the forest she was sitting in. 'I had better get going,' she thought to herself, when a thought struck her. 'The feast! Oh, fathers going to kill me! What'll I do?' She sat up, and began scrambling around the forest. She tripped over roots and bushes, as the fog got worse. "Oh #$%@," She said out loud. "I wish I was anywhere but here!" she yelled. All of a sudden, the fog began to change color: red, then blue, green and purple. "What the-" her voice disappeared as did her surroundings, and all of a sudden, black. ~*~ "What do ya think, Pippin? She's pretty all right! But where'd she come from?" "Dunno, Merry. Just came outta thin air! Very strange. We should get Aragorn. Whaddya think?" "I agree. You stay here and I'll get him." The one named Merry walked away, and left Nubi with Pippin. Just then, Nubi opened her eyes. As she began to sit up, Pippin was looking the other way. When he turned around, he let out a yelp. "Oh, Hullo!" he said after they had both calmed down from the surprise. "Where am I? Who are you?" Nubi asked very quickly, and then added with disgust, "What's wrong with your feet?" This made Pippin blush wildly. "Well, we're hobbits. All of our feet are like this. But I understand why you are surprised. Not many know of us. And you're in Middle Earth. But you should know that, you got your self here." Nubi listened to him as she studied his face. He had brown eyes, and wild orange hair. A small nose was stuck in the middle of his face. She was just thinking he wasn't that bad looking, when two more gentlemen with large feet, and another man, who by the looks of it, was human, joined them. "Good, you're here! She's just woken," Pippin said jovially, turning his attention to the new comers. Then he looked at Nubi again. "I'm sorry, but I haven't yet learned your name." "Oh, of course. Nubi," she said simply. "Well. Nubi," Pippin hesitated at the strange name, "The human is Aragorn, Son of Arathorn. The black haired hobbit is Frodo Baggins, nephew of Bilbo Baggins, and the last is Merridoc Brandybuck. Ah yes, and my name is Perigrin Took, Merry and I are cousins." There was silence for a moment as Nubi examined each person. Finally, Aragorn spoke. "We should be getting back to camp. The others should know of the new arrival." He helped the girl up, and began to question her. "Where exactly are you from? Merry told me you popped out of thin air, which is a most unlikely story." "Well, I can tell you I'm not from here. I was sitting in a forest, and there was a fog. It was thick and heavy. I tried to leave, but I kept tripping. Then I wished." she said as a thought dawned on her, "I wished I was somewhere else."