This chapter is for Casey! She made me write it. (It's all her fault! Kill
her, not me!)
Mel reached for the doorknob, but her arms were full of giggling Pippin. She tried to again to put him down, getting so far as to have his feet touch the floor, but he kept his death grip around her neck. She gave up on that front and opened the door as best she could with her nose, because Pippin was *heavy* and she couldn't really stand up, and her hands had somehow gotten stuck in her hair along with the lolly. She sighed, then looked out the door.
Another little curly-haired moppet looked back at her with mischief in his dark eyes. He wore pants that really were too short for him, and a yellow vest. He also had no shoes. He appraised her position seriously, (Pippin was now climbing onto her back) then giggled, running forwards with his arms wide open. He jumped on her, effectively knocking her onto her back.
She looked around desperately for parents or someone, but again, there was no one. He did, however, wear a nametag not unlike Pippin's, that read "Merry B."
"Cute." She said noncommittally, then rolled away from the two exuberant toddlers, who thought she was playing, and jumped on her again. This time, she moved before they had a chance to attach themselves to her, and stood up. "Alright, guys. My name is Mel, okay? Can you say Mel?" She sounded it out for them. "Mmmmm-ell. Got it? Mel."
The two stared at her blankly.
"Okay," she began "Nevermind that then. Why don't you two go over to the play corner here and get out some toys?" She put her hands on their shoulders and led them to the toy chests. They followed without protesting, Pippin still sucking devoutly on his odd smelling lolly. Mel blinked at them, then bent down to pick out some toys for them to play with.
"Here you go, now, hun." She handed a toy hammer to Merry, and a board that had wooden pegs to nail in. He stared at it.
"Uh... Pippin, here's a nice story book for yo- oh, wait. Not a good idea, you'll get it all sticky. Uh, have a soldier, there you go." She handed him a wooden soldier. He stared at it.
The two of them turned to stare at her.
Mel sighed. This was going to be a long day.
Merry turned to Pippin and looked at his lolly. He reached out, took it, and popped it into his own mouth. Pippin opened his mouth, and *screamed*.
Mel sighed again. A very long day indeed.
A/N the next arriving will be Frodo and Sam, then... who knows! MUAH HAH HAH!
REVIEW! They really do make me happy
Mel reached for the doorknob, but her arms were full of giggling Pippin. She tried to again to put him down, getting so far as to have his feet touch the floor, but he kept his death grip around her neck. She gave up on that front and opened the door as best she could with her nose, because Pippin was *heavy* and she couldn't really stand up, and her hands had somehow gotten stuck in her hair along with the lolly. She sighed, then looked out the door.
Another little curly-haired moppet looked back at her with mischief in his dark eyes. He wore pants that really were too short for him, and a yellow vest. He also had no shoes. He appraised her position seriously, (Pippin was now climbing onto her back) then giggled, running forwards with his arms wide open. He jumped on her, effectively knocking her onto her back.
She looked around desperately for parents or someone, but again, there was no one. He did, however, wear a nametag not unlike Pippin's, that read "Merry B."
"Cute." She said noncommittally, then rolled away from the two exuberant toddlers, who thought she was playing, and jumped on her again. This time, she moved before they had a chance to attach themselves to her, and stood up. "Alright, guys. My name is Mel, okay? Can you say Mel?" She sounded it out for them. "Mmmmm-ell. Got it? Mel."
The two stared at her blankly.
"Okay," she began "Nevermind that then. Why don't you two go over to the play corner here and get out some toys?" She put her hands on their shoulders and led them to the toy chests. They followed without protesting, Pippin still sucking devoutly on his odd smelling lolly. Mel blinked at them, then bent down to pick out some toys for them to play with.
"Here you go, now, hun." She handed a toy hammer to Merry, and a board that had wooden pegs to nail in. He stared at it.
"Uh... Pippin, here's a nice story book for yo- oh, wait. Not a good idea, you'll get it all sticky. Uh, have a soldier, there you go." She handed him a wooden soldier. He stared at it.
The two of them turned to stare at her.
Mel sighed. This was going to be a long day.
Merry turned to Pippin and looked at his lolly. He reached out, took it, and popped it into his own mouth. Pippin opened his mouth, and *screamed*.
Mel sighed again. A very long day indeed.
A/N the next arriving will be Frodo and Sam, then... who knows! MUAH HAH HAH!
REVIEW! They really do make me happy