A/N- I have NO idea what they're eating, isn't it enough that I give you a
chapter? Haha, it's just 'the dish', sounds ominous, no? Also, I am aware
that this doesn't happen in the book, I was merely speculating on what
would happen if a dwarf got drunk.
THANK YOUS-
To kristendotcom, (Cool name) n_n Thank you for the love, I'm sure the story much appreciates it, I'm REALLY not giving the plot away, you'll just have to see how it goes, it keeps you on your toes! Would you still have seen or read LOTR if the entire plot, script etc. had been explained to you beforehand? (especially the important bits) Plus it gives me a feeling of authority, n_n
Jo, ummmmmm thanks
Aithril-The-Elf-Maiden, wow are you a real elf???? I am writing more chappies (since you reviewed anyway) see it has 3 n_n
dizzy_izzy, NO NOT THE GARBAGE BAGS!!!!! *writes very quickly*
Leiya looked down at the feast that was laid before her and felt unworthy; there were kings, princes and figures of great authority (and small stature) there and she was to be the baby-sitter. Pondering on this as she looked at her food, she heard a gruff voice to her side
"Elf" said one of the dwarves "You have not eaten, nor shared with us your story" she looked up and was about to answer when one of the halflings is front of her said in pure disbelief;
"You're not eating??" Leiya laughed and shook her head as the hobbit continued it's awed speculation "She's not eating, Merry"
"I should hope she was not eating me, Pip, I should find it most discomforting" A third hobbit looked up from his conversation with Glóin and laughed lightly, like the tinkling of bells.
"I weren't certain as to whether you would ever laugh again Mr Frodo." Said another "It's good to hear it from yeh"
"Thank you Sam" answered Frodo, "I am rather hoping you will enlighten us with another song later, your song of trolls has quite whet my appetite" he smiled. Dimples! He had dimples! And was thinner than the average hobbit. Leiya had never seen a halfling, but she had always imagined that they would be small and round, this defied everything she had ever learnt, and she had been told that they stayed well clear of adventure. To see four at once, away from their home for so long, it would seem, that they had considerably slimmed.. it was a mind boggling concept.
"Can I have yours then, miss?" The first one, Pippin said through a mouth- full of his own food. A gleam came into Leiya's eye.
"My what?" She asked, quickly eating the dish that was before her, before grinning at the Hobbit.
"That was fast" Said Merry, looking at Leiya with respect "You'd make a great Hobbit" Leiya smiled and laughed again, before frowning as she heard a roaring shout of "SHE LEARNED FROM THE BEST!!!" From a drunken Gimli, who was sitting next to Glóin, drawing all attention to the two. She flushed and rolled her eyes at the same time, giving her an odd sort of expression. For a moment she had almost forgotten about the humongous (metaphorically speaking, that is) drawback to this quest.
"Gimli, I think you have had quite enough alcohol for one night" scolded Glóin, who was starting to sway in his chair himself. (It takes a lot to get a dwarf drunk, but they drink a lot more than most anyway)
"I'M NOT AS *hic* AS THINK AS YOU.. AS YOU DRUNK THAT I AM" Gimli slurred noisily "I LOVE YOU DADDY GLÓIN"
"THAT IS IT!" Shouted Glóin, "BED, NOW!!" He screamed with great authority, before his son pinned him to the floor in a vice-like hug and he pushed Gimli off of him. Gimli, taking this as a challenge, punched him in the face. A rolling brawl then ensued lasting all of ten minutes before Lord Elrond , annoyed, strode over to break up the fight.
"You" He said sternly, pointing at Gimli, "You should be ashamed of yourself. Getting drunk and fighting with your own father in the last homely house, MY HOME!!! Is not the kind of behaviour I would expect from a respected dwarf and someone who is about to partake on what could potentially be the most important quest in the history of Middle Earth."
"I'm not drunk" protested Gimli meekly
"Drunk or not you are going to bed" Said Glóin wearily from the floor. Gimli slouched off miserably. Leiya walked over to where Glóin was lying bloodied and beaten on the marble tiles. His lip and knuckle were split and his nose looked broken, other than that, Leiya could see no serious damage, checking him over once more she told him that he would be fine and should go to bed as sleep would do him good. Glóin smiled,
"You're a kind soul, and the only elf my son can abide, save for Elrond- and that's out of sheer respect. Take care of him for I fear that I may not be around by the end of this quest." Nervously avoiding the subject, Leiya told him sternly to go to bed or he would not even be around even by tomorrow. Glóin smiled and got up from the floor. His little legs taking him slowly to his room. After she had gone, she returned heavy-hearted to the festivities.
Sitting down again, she looked around the table. She saw the four hobbits, Gimli had gone to bed, A mortal with light blonde hair was sitting moodily eating, she guessed that that was Borromir, Gandalf the grey had moved into Glóin's seat and was conversing with Frodo.
"They call it a fellowship of nine and yet I see only seven members" She speculated wonderingly.
"Legolas 'n' Strider are gone. Legolas ter pack up fer tomorrer I reckon, and Strider ter be alone, as is his way" answered Sam. Leiya nodded thoughtfully
"What time do we leave, good hobbit?" She asked,
"Elrond said seven AM sharp, but likely as not someone'll sleep in." came Sam's answer, "I'd hate ter be that someone" he added, a look of terror on his face, he was most likely imagining what the combined forces of Elrond and Gandalf would do to him if he overslept. They were both big on punctuality, Leiya remembered. Shuddering she said
"I think that you have just persuaded me to get an early night's sleep, for I wouldn't much care to be turned into a cockroach either" She said
"I would not turn you into a cockroach" said Gandalf from across the table "For Elrond would not abide deliberate cockroaches in his land, I should most likely turn you into a goat, Sam, and you, Leiya, I feel would make a most excellent gazelle." At this both Sam and Leiya visibly shuddered before bolting very quickly off to bed.
"Gandalf," scolded Frodo "You know that was a rotten trick"
"Ah, but they needed to be off to bed soon Frodo, or we should all be groggy in the morning" Smiled the wizard
"I can't picture you as being groggy, you always seem to be twinkling or smiling. And once I have seen you look haggard" Admitted Frodo
"Indeed" answered Gandalf, "And perhaps you, Merry and Pippin ought to go to bed soon or tomorrow you will see me looking angry" He said, spoiling the effect slightly by twinkling again, so all the hobbits scurried quickly to bed, followed by Gandalf and eventually by a great many other guests at Elrond's feast, and they dreamed of their great journey tomorrow. ____________________________________________________________________________ _
I ended that chapter not on a cliff-hanger, that's a first for me n_n. REVIEW AND I WILL WRITE MORE!! Oh wait. is that a good thing or a bad thing? Review anyway n_n
THANK YOUS-
To kristendotcom, (Cool name) n_n Thank you for the love, I'm sure the story much appreciates it, I'm REALLY not giving the plot away, you'll just have to see how it goes, it keeps you on your toes! Would you still have seen or read LOTR if the entire plot, script etc. had been explained to you beforehand? (especially the important bits) Plus it gives me a feeling of authority, n_n
Jo, ummmmmm thanks
Aithril-The-Elf-Maiden, wow are you a real elf???? I am writing more chappies (since you reviewed anyway) see it has 3 n_n
dizzy_izzy, NO NOT THE GARBAGE BAGS!!!!! *writes very quickly*
Leiya looked down at the feast that was laid before her and felt unworthy; there were kings, princes and figures of great authority (and small stature) there and she was to be the baby-sitter. Pondering on this as she looked at her food, she heard a gruff voice to her side
"Elf" said one of the dwarves "You have not eaten, nor shared with us your story" she looked up and was about to answer when one of the halflings is front of her said in pure disbelief;
"You're not eating??" Leiya laughed and shook her head as the hobbit continued it's awed speculation "She's not eating, Merry"
"I should hope she was not eating me, Pip, I should find it most discomforting" A third hobbit looked up from his conversation with Glóin and laughed lightly, like the tinkling of bells.
"I weren't certain as to whether you would ever laugh again Mr Frodo." Said another "It's good to hear it from yeh"
"Thank you Sam" answered Frodo, "I am rather hoping you will enlighten us with another song later, your song of trolls has quite whet my appetite" he smiled. Dimples! He had dimples! And was thinner than the average hobbit. Leiya had never seen a halfling, but she had always imagined that they would be small and round, this defied everything she had ever learnt, and she had been told that they stayed well clear of adventure. To see four at once, away from their home for so long, it would seem, that they had considerably slimmed.. it was a mind boggling concept.
"Can I have yours then, miss?" The first one, Pippin said through a mouth- full of his own food. A gleam came into Leiya's eye.
"My what?" She asked, quickly eating the dish that was before her, before grinning at the Hobbit.
"That was fast" Said Merry, looking at Leiya with respect "You'd make a great Hobbit" Leiya smiled and laughed again, before frowning as she heard a roaring shout of "SHE LEARNED FROM THE BEST!!!" From a drunken Gimli, who was sitting next to Glóin, drawing all attention to the two. She flushed and rolled her eyes at the same time, giving her an odd sort of expression. For a moment she had almost forgotten about the humongous (metaphorically speaking, that is) drawback to this quest.
"Gimli, I think you have had quite enough alcohol for one night" scolded Glóin, who was starting to sway in his chair himself. (It takes a lot to get a dwarf drunk, but they drink a lot more than most anyway)
"I'M NOT AS *hic* AS THINK AS YOU.. AS YOU DRUNK THAT I AM" Gimli slurred noisily "I LOVE YOU DADDY GLÓIN"
"THAT IS IT!" Shouted Glóin, "BED, NOW!!" He screamed with great authority, before his son pinned him to the floor in a vice-like hug and he pushed Gimli off of him. Gimli, taking this as a challenge, punched him in the face. A rolling brawl then ensued lasting all of ten minutes before Lord Elrond , annoyed, strode over to break up the fight.
"You" He said sternly, pointing at Gimli, "You should be ashamed of yourself. Getting drunk and fighting with your own father in the last homely house, MY HOME!!! Is not the kind of behaviour I would expect from a respected dwarf and someone who is about to partake on what could potentially be the most important quest in the history of Middle Earth."
"I'm not drunk" protested Gimli meekly
"Drunk or not you are going to bed" Said Glóin wearily from the floor. Gimli slouched off miserably. Leiya walked over to where Glóin was lying bloodied and beaten on the marble tiles. His lip and knuckle were split and his nose looked broken, other than that, Leiya could see no serious damage, checking him over once more she told him that he would be fine and should go to bed as sleep would do him good. Glóin smiled,
"You're a kind soul, and the only elf my son can abide, save for Elrond- and that's out of sheer respect. Take care of him for I fear that I may not be around by the end of this quest." Nervously avoiding the subject, Leiya told him sternly to go to bed or he would not even be around even by tomorrow. Glóin smiled and got up from the floor. His little legs taking him slowly to his room. After she had gone, she returned heavy-hearted to the festivities.
Sitting down again, she looked around the table. She saw the four hobbits, Gimli had gone to bed, A mortal with light blonde hair was sitting moodily eating, she guessed that that was Borromir, Gandalf the grey had moved into Glóin's seat and was conversing with Frodo.
"They call it a fellowship of nine and yet I see only seven members" She speculated wonderingly.
"Legolas 'n' Strider are gone. Legolas ter pack up fer tomorrer I reckon, and Strider ter be alone, as is his way" answered Sam. Leiya nodded thoughtfully
"What time do we leave, good hobbit?" She asked,
"Elrond said seven AM sharp, but likely as not someone'll sleep in." came Sam's answer, "I'd hate ter be that someone" he added, a look of terror on his face, he was most likely imagining what the combined forces of Elrond and Gandalf would do to him if he overslept. They were both big on punctuality, Leiya remembered. Shuddering she said
"I think that you have just persuaded me to get an early night's sleep, for I wouldn't much care to be turned into a cockroach either" She said
"I would not turn you into a cockroach" said Gandalf from across the table "For Elrond would not abide deliberate cockroaches in his land, I should most likely turn you into a goat, Sam, and you, Leiya, I feel would make a most excellent gazelle." At this both Sam and Leiya visibly shuddered before bolting very quickly off to bed.
"Gandalf," scolded Frodo "You know that was a rotten trick"
"Ah, but they needed to be off to bed soon Frodo, or we should all be groggy in the morning" Smiled the wizard
"I can't picture you as being groggy, you always seem to be twinkling or smiling. And once I have seen you look haggard" Admitted Frodo
"Indeed" answered Gandalf, "And perhaps you, Merry and Pippin ought to go to bed soon or tomorrow you will see me looking angry" He said, spoiling the effect slightly by twinkling again, so all the hobbits scurried quickly to bed, followed by Gandalf and eventually by a great many other guests at Elrond's feast, and they dreamed of their great journey tomorrow. ____________________________________________________________________________ _
I ended that chapter not on a cliff-hanger, that's a first for me n_n. REVIEW AND I WILL WRITE MORE!! Oh wait. is that a good thing or a bad thing? Review anyway n_n