Ebony.

A/n. Idiot. Trying to read, write and watch LOTR:FOTR at the same time. Don't try it. It's impossible! I can listen to LOTR, and flick between reading and writing. Hmm.

The sun's light slowly rose from ground level, rising to through her window and finally settling it's light upon her face. Kalina stirred as the rays settled on her face and slowly opened her green eyes, blinking from the sun. Sighing, she pulled the covers off and got dressed into her everyday clothes.

As she glanced quickly in the mirror, she realised just how badly she'd slept. Her skin was pale and there were circles under her half-closed eyes. She'd slept badly, as she had kept dreaming about Hugo and what he'd done. She shuddered violently. She'd tried to forget him, she was still trying, but her mind had other ideas of how to remind her, such as the nightmares and images everytime she closed her eyes. She pushed all thoughts firmly from her mind, and left her room and quickly made and ate some breakfast.

She hadn't told any of her family about * him. * She just knew her mother wouldn't believe her, her five brothers and sisters would, especially Hilary, her father would partially believe her but then Nora would convince him so that he didn't. It was the way Hugo acted so mannerly and perfectly everyday, except for the times like last morning. He'd even fooled her into her act, until he'd revealed his true self. But then again, she'd probably have to tell her parents, if Nora kept persisting about Hugo and Kalina. Why couldn't they just leave her to make up her own mind about suitors? She quickly washed her plates and put them back into the cupboards.

Feeling slightly paranoid about going outside, she went through to the sitting room and saw the book lying on the table. The book being the diary her family kept. You had to be of age to start writing in it, as when you were younger you didn't record things that were important or your writing was too big. In Kalina's family, only her parents, Hilary, herself and Nimbi could write in it. Her younger sister Lily and younger brothers Foci and Andi were too young. Kalina barely ever wrote in it, but she knew her parents did regularly.

Hesitantly her hand reached out, and she opened it, to be greeted by pages of mainly her mother's handwriting. Slowly she turned a few pages but stopped abruptly when she saw her name.

"I'm worried about Kalina. She's always out of the house, and my suspicions are correct. She's spending half that time, listening to that idiot -Frodo BAGGINS's tales of his Quest. I'm only letting her off with it, as it'll expand her knowledge on history and the geography of Middle Earth. But if she continues this, I'm going to have to stop her or she'll start trusting the Bagginses and end up murdered, like our ancestor Fred did."

(A/n. WAAAHEY!!! Ops. Yes, Aragorn is gorgeous and he's just frightening Frodo.) Kalina frowned and flicked through the next few pages.

"The whole of Middle Earth can rest, that Frodo and Bilbo have left for the undying lands. And we all know that not many return from there. The deepening sadness about it, is most of the elves have left these shores never to be seen again. However, at least Kalina will be alright now she doesn't need to listen to Frodo's accounts. I swear she treats him like a hero. Anyone could have chucked a ring in a mountain. So at least we can all breathe in relief, as she isn't going to start trusting a Baggins and then get killed. But she did seem kind of upset today. Her goldfish -Goldilocks had died -RIP."

Kalina had bristled at the "anyone could chuck a ring in a mountain" comment but had sighed in relief that her mother had thought she was upset as Goldilocks had died. Maybe she shouldn't have spent so much time at Frodo's or talking about his adventures.

(A/n. NOOO! FRODO GOT STABBED! ( Must kill Black Rider #? -what an idiot. Stabbing MY Frodo, woah, he is so dead when I find him.;) Oh damn, he's screaming, must contain anger and tears in eyes.oh thank God for Aragorn.oh poor Frodo! Where was I when he was in this much pain?)

Sighing, she flicked through a few more pages and came to a more recent entry and her heart stopped.

"Hugo Gardener obviously admires Kalina. If only she would see sense and walk out with him! They'd make the perfect couple, a perfect marriage! Well, I'll have to get Kalina to come to her senses. I'm sure she'll thank me later, when she realises what a charming lad he is. And she will."

Kalina slammed the diary shut and put it back on the table. Inwardly fuming, she left her hole and remembering Hugo, set off in the opposite direction from which she usually went to in the morning. This time she was heading towards a small lake that the river flowed into, about fifteen minutes away from Hobbiton.

(A/n. ops. 40 minutes reading.and oh NO -Frodo's been stabbed * again *!)

Kalina had been ever wary since she stepped out her door, just in case Hugo was following her. She shuddered at the thought.

(A/n. Frodo screaming. Gandalf gone. Frodo crying.()

As she was looking in the lake's depth her eyes caught a slight movement under the water. Curious, she leaned closer and gasped. She could clearly make the moving shape out as a kitten, struggling desperately to reach the surface so it wouldn't drown. It was obvious someone had tied the kitten with a piece of rope and attached a stone to the end of it, so the kitten would drown and not live. Shocked, Kalina plunged her hands into the lake, trying desperately to find the piece of rope that the kitten was attached to. She could feel it's body flailing, trying to get oxygen, each minute its struggles were becoming feebler. She finally grasped a length of rope, and instantly pulled. The stone at the bottom wasn't heavy, only heavy enough to keep the kitten from reaching the surface. Swiftly, the stone was on the bank beside her, and Kalina's hand went straight back in and gently hauled the kitten out. Carefully, she cradled it in her arms, as it took a few rasping breaths. It was black, fully midnight black except for its white chest and white paws, and as it opened her eyes they were a deep green. Its black fur was dripping water and it was shuddering with cold.

Delicately Kalina took of her coat, and carefully wrapped the kitten in it, to keep her warm and quickly made her way back home to sort the kitten out. She'd already made up her mind she was keeping her, and she was fuming at what sort of hobbit would do that to an innocent kitten.

"It's alright," she whispered soothingly to her. "I'm keeping you."

Standing silent,

Her eyes tear-filled,

She wondered what her life would forehold.

Forced to marry?

Forced to parry?

Or would she have to live to be told?

She knew one thing for sure,

She wasn't going to give in,

She wasn't going to give in. Ever. Never give in.



The ink still glistened on the paper, as Kalina slowly glanced at the words she'd written, the light of the candle flickering. She looked through a small gap in her curtains, and her eyes flew upon the shining stars and bright moon. She could feel it in her heart; something was going to happen.

A/n -to fool of a took! Thanks for making me laugh! Hairball.hehe! Wow. And such a rubbish poem. Well.review?! Heh. Yes, someone's entering next chapter. Give ya three guesses who LOL! If you get that wrong.( Yeah, that poem thingy was gonna be the next chapter, but I really wanna enter Frodo so I merged them together!