The closer they drew to the party, the more apprehensive Daisy grew. Her friends hadn't seen her in a dress since she was 10. That had been as Merry's party and she had made such a fuss that her mother had given up on trying to make her wear dresses. Now, she wondered what the reaction would be at the party. Would everyone laugh? Worse, would Sam, Frodo, Merry and Pippin laugh?
"Lily you go ahead without me, I need to be alone for a few minutes."
Lily glanced her way, but smiled slightly and nodded, "just don't take too long and don't get dirty!"she called as Daisy headed off.
She raced down the road but when she heard voices, she dove over a low fence and watched throught the cracks as Merry and Pippin walked by. She ducked her head and held her breath until her two best friends passed by.
Sighing Daisy held her head and debated over going to the party and possibly being laughed at, or going home and risking a whippping from her father. She decided on the party.
She hurried up the road and as she was getting there, she could see Sam closing the door. He must have greeted everyone else already.
"Sam wait!"she cried.
Sam opened the door and glanced at her with a confused look on his face. Then his eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
"Des?"Sam gasped.
Daisy sighed,"Yes, go ahead and laugh if you want. I probably look like a fool in this dress."
"You don't,"Sam smiled,"You look fantastic."
"Really?"Daisy asked.
"Definately!"Sam grinned, "Now come on, we can't leave all my guests waiting!"
"Of course not!"Daisy laughed, "and after all, at least one of us should get to enjoy a good pint.
****
As Daisy stepped into Sam's backyard she was surprised to see how many people were really there. There were friends, relations and relations of friends that no one really knew. She could see Merry and Pippin standing on the other side of the field and she ducked her head, feeling suddenly shy. She spotted Frodo and headed in his direction hoping that if she was talking to him she could have her back to her other two friends.
"Hello Frodo,"she said keeping her eyes on the floor.
"Daisy?,"Frodo gasped, and then his face broke into a brilliant smile and he picked up his younger cousin swinging her around in a circle. "You look beautiful!"Frodo smiled.
Daisy laughed and met Frodo's gaze. Frodo however was glancing over her shoulder and from the voices she could hear approaching she figured Merry and Pippin were on their way over.
"Would you excuse me Frodo, I need to get myself something to drink!"she blurted before dashing over to the refreshment table.
Once there she took a few deep breaths trying to calm her racing nerves. Finally giving up she glanced around to make sure Lily wasn't looking and drank an ale back in one gulp. Feeling a little better she sighed and glanced at all the food and drink piled onto the table, and tried to decide how much food would be an un-lady like amount.
Suddenly she heard someone behind her say, "Now what is an absolutely stunning lass like you doing all by yourself over here?Shouldn't you be off dancing?"
Turning around she gasped at the image of the person before her. He was almost identical looking to Pippin. Bright green eyes that shone with mischeif and dark brown curly hair that brushed his shoulders. The only difference was that he seemed to be older and had a sturdier build than her best friend.
"Oh forgive my rudeness miss, I'm Ferdibrand Took, but call me Brandy as all my friends do."He smiled.
"I'm Daisy,"she managed to choke out past her disbelief at his resemblance to her friend. "Oh I mean Daisy Baggins."
"Well Daisy Baggins, would you care to join me for this dance?"Brandy asked.
"I...uh...."she glanced toward the dance floor and flushed,"I mean I'd love too."She replied inwardly kicking herself for not being able to form coherent sentences.
Brandy took her arm and led her out to the main dance floor. She felt nervous but as a lively song started Brandy spun her into his body and twirled her out again. She soon lost all her sense of thought and lived only for the excitement of the moment on the dance floor.
Everyone at the party pulled back leaving the entire dance floor empty for the two young hobbits. Brandy tossed Daisy up into the air and caught her, immidiately sending her into another sequence of spins and twirls.
On the side of the dance floor Merry and Pippin stood watching the couple who had taken over the crowds attention.
"Who do ya suppose that is dancing with Brandy, Mer?"Pippin asked.
Suddenly Frodo snuck up behind them."Oh come on Pip, don't tell me that you can't recognize someone you've been playing with since you were young?"
"Who...."Pippin started but suddenly his eyes widened."No way!"he gasped.
"Are you saying that that's Des, Frodo?"Merry asked.
"I am and if you two weren't so blind perhaps you'd have noticed before. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to ask your older sister for a dance my dear Pippin." and with that Frodo left the two of them staring at their best friend.
Suddenly Pippin felt like he was going to be sick. He had never seen Daisy having so much fun unless he was with either him or Merry, and suddenly he hated his cousin for being able to make her laugh the way he could. Pippin narrowed his eyes and watched the movements of the couple on the dance floor with growing irritation. Everytime Daisy was pulled in close to Brandy he felt like pounding his cousins pretty face into the ground. The song finally ended but he felt almost like being sick when he saw Daisy give Brandy a kiss on the cheek before turning and heading over to the refreshment table.
Merry stood watching Pippin as Daisy made her way to the other side of the field. He knew better than to try to advise his cousin in this mood, but he thought he knew what was bothering him anyways. He had noticed the way that Pippin had seemed to be including Daisy in their plans more than ever these last few years. He didn't think Pippin realised he loved Daisy, but Merry had known since they were little that those two were meant to be together. He shoved his cousin and gestured to their friend across the dancefloor.Pippin looked at him and then smiled faintly before making his way through the crowd to the other side of the field.
"Lily you go ahead without me, I need to be alone for a few minutes."
Lily glanced her way, but smiled slightly and nodded, "just don't take too long and don't get dirty!"she called as Daisy headed off.
She raced down the road but when she heard voices, she dove over a low fence and watched throught the cracks as Merry and Pippin walked by. She ducked her head and held her breath until her two best friends passed by.
Sighing Daisy held her head and debated over going to the party and possibly being laughed at, or going home and risking a whippping from her father. She decided on the party.
She hurried up the road and as she was getting there, she could see Sam closing the door. He must have greeted everyone else already.
"Sam wait!"she cried.
Sam opened the door and glanced at her with a confused look on his face. Then his eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
"Des?"Sam gasped.
Daisy sighed,"Yes, go ahead and laugh if you want. I probably look like a fool in this dress."
"You don't,"Sam smiled,"You look fantastic."
"Really?"Daisy asked.
"Definately!"Sam grinned, "Now come on, we can't leave all my guests waiting!"
"Of course not!"Daisy laughed, "and after all, at least one of us should get to enjoy a good pint.
****
As Daisy stepped into Sam's backyard she was surprised to see how many people were really there. There were friends, relations and relations of friends that no one really knew. She could see Merry and Pippin standing on the other side of the field and she ducked her head, feeling suddenly shy. She spotted Frodo and headed in his direction hoping that if she was talking to him she could have her back to her other two friends.
"Hello Frodo,"she said keeping her eyes on the floor.
"Daisy?,"Frodo gasped, and then his face broke into a brilliant smile and he picked up his younger cousin swinging her around in a circle. "You look beautiful!"Frodo smiled.
Daisy laughed and met Frodo's gaze. Frodo however was glancing over her shoulder and from the voices she could hear approaching she figured Merry and Pippin were on their way over.
"Would you excuse me Frodo, I need to get myself something to drink!"she blurted before dashing over to the refreshment table.
Once there she took a few deep breaths trying to calm her racing nerves. Finally giving up she glanced around to make sure Lily wasn't looking and drank an ale back in one gulp. Feeling a little better she sighed and glanced at all the food and drink piled onto the table, and tried to decide how much food would be an un-lady like amount.
Suddenly she heard someone behind her say, "Now what is an absolutely stunning lass like you doing all by yourself over here?Shouldn't you be off dancing?"
Turning around she gasped at the image of the person before her. He was almost identical looking to Pippin. Bright green eyes that shone with mischeif and dark brown curly hair that brushed his shoulders. The only difference was that he seemed to be older and had a sturdier build than her best friend.
"Oh forgive my rudeness miss, I'm Ferdibrand Took, but call me Brandy as all my friends do."He smiled.
"I'm Daisy,"she managed to choke out past her disbelief at his resemblance to her friend. "Oh I mean Daisy Baggins."
"Well Daisy Baggins, would you care to join me for this dance?"Brandy asked.
"I...uh...."she glanced toward the dance floor and flushed,"I mean I'd love too."She replied inwardly kicking herself for not being able to form coherent sentences.
Brandy took her arm and led her out to the main dance floor. She felt nervous but as a lively song started Brandy spun her into his body and twirled her out again. She soon lost all her sense of thought and lived only for the excitement of the moment on the dance floor.
Everyone at the party pulled back leaving the entire dance floor empty for the two young hobbits. Brandy tossed Daisy up into the air and caught her, immidiately sending her into another sequence of spins and twirls.
On the side of the dance floor Merry and Pippin stood watching the couple who had taken over the crowds attention.
"Who do ya suppose that is dancing with Brandy, Mer?"Pippin asked.
Suddenly Frodo snuck up behind them."Oh come on Pip, don't tell me that you can't recognize someone you've been playing with since you were young?"
"Who...."Pippin started but suddenly his eyes widened."No way!"he gasped.
"Are you saying that that's Des, Frodo?"Merry asked.
"I am and if you two weren't so blind perhaps you'd have noticed before. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to ask your older sister for a dance my dear Pippin." and with that Frodo left the two of them staring at their best friend.
Suddenly Pippin felt like he was going to be sick. He had never seen Daisy having so much fun unless he was with either him or Merry, and suddenly he hated his cousin for being able to make her laugh the way he could. Pippin narrowed his eyes and watched the movements of the couple on the dance floor with growing irritation. Everytime Daisy was pulled in close to Brandy he felt like pounding his cousins pretty face into the ground. The song finally ended but he felt almost like being sick when he saw Daisy give Brandy a kiss on the cheek before turning and heading over to the refreshment table.
Merry stood watching Pippin as Daisy made her way to the other side of the field. He knew better than to try to advise his cousin in this mood, but he thought he knew what was bothering him anyways. He had noticed the way that Pippin had seemed to be including Daisy in their plans more than ever these last few years. He didn't think Pippin realised he loved Daisy, but Merry had known since they were little that those two were meant to be together. He shoved his cousin and gestured to their friend across the dancefloor.Pippin looked at him and then smiled faintly before making his way through the crowd to the other side of the field.