Chapter 6
Adventurous Hobbits
*I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in quite a while. My final exams are coming up well, tomorrow...so I've been studying like crazy. Plus I'm working on like 4 other stories at the same time which is possible but kind of tough to do...please bare w/ me and continue to read and review! Thanks!*
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Merry was soon spot free and out of bed only a few days later following his return to Brandy Hall. The little bouncy hobbit lightened Frodo's mood quite a bit, as he had someone to entertain. One day, Merry bugged Frodo to take him on walk around Brandy Hall as neither were old enough to walk into town unescorted by an adult. "We can still have fun...let's pretend th at we--"
"Merry!" Frodo laughed. "You're going to wear me out!"
Merry gave Frodo a toothy grin. "But I'm BORED," he whined. "I DO wish we could be Elves for a day. Then we could have a good time."
Frodo grinned. Elves. The wisest and fairest of all creatures in Middle-Earth. "I don't know." he began.
Merry tugged on his pant leg. "PLEASE...can't we do SOMETHING? Maybe you could juggle apples for me? I just don't want to sit around doing nothing."
Frodo looked at him. "I suppose if I ask for permission we could go down to the lake..."
Merry nodded. "I'd like that."
Esmerelda was not thrilled with the idea of the two hobbit lads going all the way to the lake alone. But Merry convinced her with some fast talking. "Frodo'll take good care of me." the young Brandybuck insisted. "Please, Mama? We'll be good."
Esmerelda looked at Frodo closely. "As long as you keep a close eye on this little rascal, I don't mind. Just BE careful."
"We will. Come on, Merry."
Merry let out a cheer as he raced back outside ahead of Frodo. They pretended they were heading for the mountains on one of Bilbo's grand adventures. They hiked through a small wheat field which separated Brandy Hall from the forest. Poor little Merry was having difficulty making his way through the wheat field. Merry tripped over a rabbit hole hidden by the grass and Frodo helped him up. The two hobbits made their way to the lake, which shimmered under the golden sun. They took a seat on the bank and laid down, taking in the fresh air. "Do you still miss your parents, Frodo?" asked Merry as he watched the clouds moving above him in the sapphire sky. A soft breeze brushed past his face causing him to shiver.
Frodo nodded. "Yes. I can imagine the way they looked before they died often at night." he paused. "My Mum in her pink and white lace dress-- the smell of her perfume--" he closed his blue eyes, feeling the tears begin to well up. Merry looked at his cousin with concern as the tears began to roll down his cheeks. "Frodo?" Merry asked, touching Frodo's arm. "Did I say something wrong?"
Frodo shook his head. "I'm fine, Merry." he lifted the young hobbit into his arms. "See up there?" he pointed at the dark shapes of birds circling. "Hawks."
Merry nodded. "Can we go back?" he asked. "I'm getting a little tired..."
Frodo laughed as he set Merry down and ruffled the head of curly hair. "Okay. Stay right beside me...I almost lost you in that wheat field before."
They made their way back to Brandy Hall.
Adventurous Hobbits
*I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in quite a while. My final exams are coming up well, tomorrow...so I've been studying like crazy. Plus I'm working on like 4 other stories at the same time which is possible but kind of tough to do...please bare w/ me and continue to read and review! Thanks!*
*~*~*~*~*~*
Merry was soon spot free and out of bed only a few days later following his return to Brandy Hall. The little bouncy hobbit lightened Frodo's mood quite a bit, as he had someone to entertain. One day, Merry bugged Frodo to take him on walk around Brandy Hall as neither were old enough to walk into town unescorted by an adult. "We can still have fun...let's pretend th at we--"
"Merry!" Frodo laughed. "You're going to wear me out!"
Merry gave Frodo a toothy grin. "But I'm BORED," he whined. "I DO wish we could be Elves for a day. Then we could have a good time."
Frodo grinned. Elves. The wisest and fairest of all creatures in Middle-Earth. "I don't know." he began.
Merry tugged on his pant leg. "PLEASE...can't we do SOMETHING? Maybe you could juggle apples for me? I just don't want to sit around doing nothing."
Frodo looked at him. "I suppose if I ask for permission we could go down to the lake..."
Merry nodded. "I'd like that."
Esmerelda was not thrilled with the idea of the two hobbit lads going all the way to the lake alone. But Merry convinced her with some fast talking. "Frodo'll take good care of me." the young Brandybuck insisted. "Please, Mama? We'll be good."
Esmerelda looked at Frodo closely. "As long as you keep a close eye on this little rascal, I don't mind. Just BE careful."
"We will. Come on, Merry."
Merry let out a cheer as he raced back outside ahead of Frodo. They pretended they were heading for the mountains on one of Bilbo's grand adventures. They hiked through a small wheat field which separated Brandy Hall from the forest. Poor little Merry was having difficulty making his way through the wheat field. Merry tripped over a rabbit hole hidden by the grass and Frodo helped him up. The two hobbits made their way to the lake, which shimmered under the golden sun. They took a seat on the bank and laid down, taking in the fresh air. "Do you still miss your parents, Frodo?" asked Merry as he watched the clouds moving above him in the sapphire sky. A soft breeze brushed past his face causing him to shiver.
Frodo nodded. "Yes. I can imagine the way they looked before they died often at night." he paused. "My Mum in her pink and white lace dress-- the smell of her perfume--" he closed his blue eyes, feeling the tears begin to well up. Merry looked at his cousin with concern as the tears began to roll down his cheeks. "Frodo?" Merry asked, touching Frodo's arm. "Did I say something wrong?"
Frodo shook his head. "I'm fine, Merry." he lifted the young hobbit into his arms. "See up there?" he pointed at the dark shapes of birds circling. "Hawks."
Merry nodded. "Can we go back?" he asked. "I'm getting a little tired..."
Frodo laughed as he set Merry down and ruffled the head of curly hair. "Okay. Stay right beside me...I almost lost you in that wheat field before."
They made their way back to Brandy Hall.