A/n: I'm pleased to see that you all like this! :-) You're all too nice.
Well, thanks for the kind reviews! I will put in the next chapter for ya'll
now. Oh and BTW: Erin is based on me.. heh.. if you hadn't guessed. I
never get up the courage to run away, but sometimes I want to!
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Erin woke in the same bed as before, and she didn't waste any time getting up. She was feeling much better and was very much ready to explore. She'd decided that she'd probably died from the cold in the woods and gone to heaven, or she'd completely lost her mind. She grinned. If she was imagining all this and really had gone nuts, it wasn't as bad as she'd thought it'd be.
Erin explored the tiny house. She could see how any adult would hit their head if they stood up in here. The house was nice and cozy, but she was more curious about what it was like outside.
Just as she was heading out, in came a hobbit she had never met, but knew him the second she saw him.
"Sam?"She asked, her eys wide. He looked exactly like he had in the movie. There was no mistaking him.
The hobbit looked surprised."How did you know my name?"
Erin shrugged and looked down at her feet., as if they'd suddenly become very interesting. That was when she realised she did not have her glasses. But.. she could see perfectly now!
"Where're my glasses?" She asked him.
"Those things you was wearing? In that room you were in." Erin ran back to get them, and found Sam was waiting for her.
"So you're feeling better? You fainted yesterday." Sam was looking at her curiously. Erin stared back. It was only starting to sink in.. she was in Middle-Earth! She simply nodded to Sam and smiled politely, not sure what to say. It was wierd, being nearly as tall as a grown-up. But hes not,she reminded herself. Hes a hobbit.
Erin left him then and walked outside. She looked strange with the others. She could've passed as a hobbit, except she didn't have hairy feet. Up ahead she saw a small group of hobbit children and she watched them play. It was like being in the movie.
She sat down in the grass next to the path she'd come on yesterday, and watched as two hobbits she recognized passed. Pippin and Merry. They both gave her curious looks. Erin played with a bit of her curly hair and stood up.
"Hiya! I'm Erin and I'm new here."She said, trying not to look shy.
The two stared at her for a moment longer before grinning. "Well, I'm Meriodoc Brandybuck and this is Peregrin Took. But most call us Merry and Pippin." Merry told her. She smiled and nodded.
"So whats going on around here?" Erin asked, trying to sound casual. Inside she was dieing to just burst out and ask them all sorts of questions, but she knew she couldn't do that.
"We're getting ready for Bilbo's birthday party."Pippin told her."And Gandalf's coming! He'll bring fireworks."
Erin nodded as the two walked on. But now she knew something, and she wasn't sure if it scared her or if she was excited. This meant.. they didn't know about the One Ring yet. It hadn't happened yet. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be here for all that.
Up ahead she spotted a familiar scene. Gandalf the Grey was coming up in his wagon and she saw the familiar black-haired hobbit running up and talking to him. She was too far to hear for herself, but she knew just what they were saying..
Erin sat back down and breathed in deep. She knew now that everything was going to go just as it had in the movie, and she was going to be affected one way or another.
Later that day, Erin saw Frodo Baggins standing alone. Erin chewed her lip. She was too nervous to go talk to him, as much as she'd like to. Too late. He'd noticed her staring and was coming over.
"I haven't seen you before. Whats your name?"He asked.
Erin stared at him. She couldn't get over his eyes, which were so beautiful and blue.. She saw he was still waiting for an answer."Oh sorry Frodo. I'm Erin Clarkston."
Frodo frowned a little."How did you know my name?" Erin simply shrugged. She had to stop doing that. "Where are you from, Erin?" He asked.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." She said, and went back to chewing her lip.
Frodo looked at her a moment longer before walking off. That was smooth,she told herself. He thinks you're a total dork now.
*~*~*~*
Erin woke in the same bed as before, and she didn't waste any time getting up. She was feeling much better and was very much ready to explore. She'd decided that she'd probably died from the cold in the woods and gone to heaven, or she'd completely lost her mind. She grinned. If she was imagining all this and really had gone nuts, it wasn't as bad as she'd thought it'd be.
Erin explored the tiny house. She could see how any adult would hit their head if they stood up in here. The house was nice and cozy, but she was more curious about what it was like outside.
Just as she was heading out, in came a hobbit she had never met, but knew him the second she saw him.
"Sam?"She asked, her eys wide. He looked exactly like he had in the movie. There was no mistaking him.
The hobbit looked surprised."How did you know my name?"
Erin shrugged and looked down at her feet., as if they'd suddenly become very interesting. That was when she realised she did not have her glasses. But.. she could see perfectly now!
"Where're my glasses?" She asked him.
"Those things you was wearing? In that room you were in." Erin ran back to get them, and found Sam was waiting for her.
"So you're feeling better? You fainted yesterday." Sam was looking at her curiously. Erin stared back. It was only starting to sink in.. she was in Middle-Earth! She simply nodded to Sam and smiled politely, not sure what to say. It was wierd, being nearly as tall as a grown-up. But hes not,she reminded herself. Hes a hobbit.
Erin left him then and walked outside. She looked strange with the others. She could've passed as a hobbit, except she didn't have hairy feet. Up ahead she saw a small group of hobbit children and she watched them play. It was like being in the movie.
She sat down in the grass next to the path she'd come on yesterday, and watched as two hobbits she recognized passed. Pippin and Merry. They both gave her curious looks. Erin played with a bit of her curly hair and stood up.
"Hiya! I'm Erin and I'm new here."She said, trying not to look shy.
The two stared at her for a moment longer before grinning. "Well, I'm Meriodoc Brandybuck and this is Peregrin Took. But most call us Merry and Pippin." Merry told her. She smiled and nodded.
"So whats going on around here?" Erin asked, trying to sound casual. Inside she was dieing to just burst out and ask them all sorts of questions, but she knew she couldn't do that.
"We're getting ready for Bilbo's birthday party."Pippin told her."And Gandalf's coming! He'll bring fireworks."
Erin nodded as the two walked on. But now she knew something, and she wasn't sure if it scared her or if she was excited. This meant.. they didn't know about the One Ring yet. It hadn't happened yet. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be here for all that.
Up ahead she spotted a familiar scene. Gandalf the Grey was coming up in his wagon and she saw the familiar black-haired hobbit running up and talking to him. She was too far to hear for herself, but she knew just what they were saying..
Erin sat back down and breathed in deep. She knew now that everything was going to go just as it had in the movie, and she was going to be affected one way or another.
Later that day, Erin saw Frodo Baggins standing alone. Erin chewed her lip. She was too nervous to go talk to him, as much as she'd like to. Too late. He'd noticed her staring and was coming over.
"I haven't seen you before. Whats your name?"He asked.
Erin stared at him. She couldn't get over his eyes, which were so beautiful and blue.. She saw he was still waiting for an answer."Oh sorry Frodo. I'm Erin Clarkston."
Frodo frowned a little."How did you know my name?" Erin simply shrugged. She had to stop doing that. "Where are you from, Erin?" He asked.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." She said, and went back to chewing her lip.
Frodo looked at her a moment longer before walking off. That was smooth,she told herself. He thinks you're a total dork now.