Chapter 13
Angelica's visit
A carriage pulled up in front of Bag-End early on Friday morning. "Have a good trip, Ms. Baggins." The driver told its passenger as she drew up her cloak and hopped down, pulling out her suitcase. She was finally here. Angelica opened the main gate and began the walk to the front door. Taking a deep breath she knocked on the door a few times and stepped back. When it opened, she grinned. "Uncle Bilbo!" she squealed and threw herself into the old hobbit's arms. Bilbo laughed.
"Angelica! Good to see you.did you have a safe journey?"
"Oh yes.very safe. Where is Frodo?"
Bilbo smiled as he took her bag and led her inside. "Frodo is still asleep."
Angelica raised an eyebrow. "Asleep, is he? More like hiding I'll bet."
"He wouldn't have missed second breakfast.now wait a minute." Angelica hurried to Frodo's room and opened the door. She stopped at the foot of her cousin's bed and an evil grin appeared on her face. She grabbed hold of his comforter and pulled it right off of him. "Wake up sleepy head!" she teased as Frodo's eyes snapped open.
"Oh no.it's you," he sobbed. "Give me my blanket back!"
"Well that's a very nice greeting. I am going to be here for a week so you'd better get used to it, Frodo Baggins!"
Frodo sat up yawning and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and glanced up to see that Bilbo had entered his room with his arms folded. "Am I going to have to separate the two of you?" he asked in a teasing tone. Frodo rolled his eyes.
"Did I miss breakfast?" he asked.
Bilbo laughed. "I'm afraid you missed both of them, lad. But you're not too late for elevensies!" He turned to Angelia. "Go and settle in.I'll show you to your room and then join us in the kitchen."
Angelica gave Frodo a mischevious smile before turning on her heel and following Bilbo out of the room. Frodo watched after her in horror. How would he last an entire week with this brat?
Frodo took his time getting dressed and finally stumbled into the kitchen. Angelica was already sitting at the table now dressed in an old patchwork dress she had made herself, eating a bowl of mushroom soup and a peanutbutter and marmelade sandwitch.
"There you are," laughed Bilbo setting a plate in front of Frodo. "Eat up. I am sure you and Angelica have many plans for today?"
Angelica's face lit up. "Do we, Frodo?"
Bilbo ignored the menacing glare he received from his nephew as he sat down. Frodo leaned his chin in his palm. "Yeah.lots." He replied with hardly any feeling. Bilbo sighed and tapped Frodo on the shoulder.
"I need to talk with you in the hallway."
Frodo swallowed and stood, following his Uncle out of the room. When they were out of Angelica's earshot, Bilbo folded his arms. "I do not like your behavior this morning, Frodo. You told me that you liked the idea of your cousin coming to visit."
"I do," Frodo replied truthfully.
"You two were very close as children.what happened?"
"I don't know." Frodo admitted.
"Well. I suggest you make her feel welcome.introduce her to your friends and show her around Hobbiton. If you won't do that for her, do it for me. All right?"
Frodo sighed. "I suppose."
"Good boy. Now go in and finish your lunch."
Frodo walked back into the kitchen. Angelica had already finished her food and was drinking the last of her tea. "So what are we going to do today, Frodo?" she asked smiling. Frodo shrugged.
"I dunno. I guess I could take you on a tour of the countryside since you were already in town."
"Um.that's sounds good I guess."
"Good. You two had better start out now, then, if you want a nice full day."
"But." Frodo started to protest before his Uncle gave him a kick out the door
Angelica's visit
A carriage pulled up in front of Bag-End early on Friday morning. "Have a good trip, Ms. Baggins." The driver told its passenger as she drew up her cloak and hopped down, pulling out her suitcase. She was finally here. Angelica opened the main gate and began the walk to the front door. Taking a deep breath she knocked on the door a few times and stepped back. When it opened, she grinned. "Uncle Bilbo!" she squealed and threw herself into the old hobbit's arms. Bilbo laughed.
"Angelica! Good to see you.did you have a safe journey?"
"Oh yes.very safe. Where is Frodo?"
Bilbo smiled as he took her bag and led her inside. "Frodo is still asleep."
Angelica raised an eyebrow. "Asleep, is he? More like hiding I'll bet."
"He wouldn't have missed second breakfast.now wait a minute." Angelica hurried to Frodo's room and opened the door. She stopped at the foot of her cousin's bed and an evil grin appeared on her face. She grabbed hold of his comforter and pulled it right off of him. "Wake up sleepy head!" she teased as Frodo's eyes snapped open.
"Oh no.it's you," he sobbed. "Give me my blanket back!"
"Well that's a very nice greeting. I am going to be here for a week so you'd better get used to it, Frodo Baggins!"
Frodo sat up yawning and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and glanced up to see that Bilbo had entered his room with his arms folded. "Am I going to have to separate the two of you?" he asked in a teasing tone. Frodo rolled his eyes.
"Did I miss breakfast?" he asked.
Bilbo laughed. "I'm afraid you missed both of them, lad. But you're not too late for elevensies!" He turned to Angelia. "Go and settle in.I'll show you to your room and then join us in the kitchen."
Angelica gave Frodo a mischevious smile before turning on her heel and following Bilbo out of the room. Frodo watched after her in horror. How would he last an entire week with this brat?
Frodo took his time getting dressed and finally stumbled into the kitchen. Angelica was already sitting at the table now dressed in an old patchwork dress she had made herself, eating a bowl of mushroom soup and a peanutbutter and marmelade sandwitch.
"There you are," laughed Bilbo setting a plate in front of Frodo. "Eat up. I am sure you and Angelica have many plans for today?"
Angelica's face lit up. "Do we, Frodo?"
Bilbo ignored the menacing glare he received from his nephew as he sat down. Frodo leaned his chin in his palm. "Yeah.lots." He replied with hardly any feeling. Bilbo sighed and tapped Frodo on the shoulder.
"I need to talk with you in the hallway."
Frodo swallowed and stood, following his Uncle out of the room. When they were out of Angelica's earshot, Bilbo folded his arms. "I do not like your behavior this morning, Frodo. You told me that you liked the idea of your cousin coming to visit."
"I do," Frodo replied truthfully.
"You two were very close as children.what happened?"
"I don't know." Frodo admitted.
"Well. I suggest you make her feel welcome.introduce her to your friends and show her around Hobbiton. If you won't do that for her, do it for me. All right?"
Frodo sighed. "I suppose."
"Good boy. Now go in and finish your lunch."
Frodo walked back into the kitchen. Angelica had already finished her food and was drinking the last of her tea. "So what are we going to do today, Frodo?" she asked smiling. Frodo shrugged.
"I dunno. I guess I could take you on a tour of the countryside since you were already in town."
"Um.that's sounds good I guess."
"Good. You two had better start out now, then, if you want a nice full day."
"But." Frodo started to protest before his Uncle gave him a kick out the door