Chapter 9

A/N~ Hehehe! I just had milk come ½ way outta my nose it was so funny. Vanessa's POV.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe we got away with that," I said quietly to Christy while waiting for the Hobbits to come back.

"I know! I thought for sure Gandalf was gonna blow his hat off."

"I'm just glad he didn't because I don't think I could bear it to see Gandalf hurt my Pippin again. My dear... sweet...adorable..."

"Oh, God. Not this again!" she exclaimed.

Just then, as if signaled by Christy, the Hobbits came back nice and squeaky clean.

"Bye guys," I said." Me and Pippin are going off to finish watching the fireworks display." We walked off hand in hand towards our spot on the hill.

"Well, they'll be busy for awhile," Christy said to Merry.

"Ai. Off doing whatever they enjoy doing," he commented.

"So...what now?"

"Eating!" Merry cried and ran towards the food.

"Hobbits," Christy sighed.

~ Meanwhile back to me ~

"Wow! These are really amazing," I said, trying to keep myself from jumping him right there. I thought that if I kept my mind off of him I wouldn't be tempted. Silly me!

"Ai. I love the old man's magic."

We sat together until Gandalf ran outta fireworks. When the show was over we got up, dusted ourselves off, and went in search of our friends.

"Where do you suppose they are?" Pippin asked. (Oh my gosh! He's so hot! I'm gonna die!)

"Dunno. You don't think they left, do you? I see others leaving." Right then we heard "Speech! Speech!" "I think I know where they are," I said as I grabbed Pippin's hand and walked over towards the crowd of gathered Hobbits. We found Merry and Christy and stood by them.

"Having fun?" Christy asked with a grin.

"Lots. I don't ever want to go home! Uh-oh."

"What?"

"Isn't it Monday? School? Isn't my mom going to be worried about us?"

~ Back on Earth, at my house ~

"I wonder where the girls are," my mother said out loud to herself. "Oh well, less people to cook for."

~ Back to Middle-Earth ~

"Don't worry. It's not like you wanted to go to school anyway. Coach Electrons (inside joke, don't ask) sucks from what I've heard," Christy commented.

"Don't say that foul name!" I screamed.

"Shh... he's starting!" Merry told us.

"...and I like less than ½ of you..." Bilbo started.

"Oh, I love this part!" Christy said and both of us started cracking up while everyone was confused by Bilbo's statement. We stood there until Bilbo disappeared and just kinda went back to the food table (It was the Hobbits' idea.) while everyone was looking for Bilbo.

"Should we go look for him?" I asked. "We already know where he is."

"Mmm...mushrooms..." I heard Pippin mumble.

"I guess that means they want to eat," Christy commented.

"We'll I wanna eat too," I said. "I want po-ta-toes."

After we had all eaten, the party was just about over.

"I'm tired," Christy said with a yawn. "Sleep...What is sleep?...sleep."

"I think it's time to head on home," I said, my eyelids dropping slightly too.

"Ai. You know the party's over when they run outta mushrooms," Pippin said. A burp came from Merry.

"Bye, Nessie. See you tomorrow," Christy said drowsily.

"See ya. Come on, Pippin, there aren't any more mushrooms. Your cousin ate them all."

Everyone made it home and into bed OK. We find them the next morning.

"Wake up, Christy," Merry said, trying yet again, unsuccessfully, to get her outta bed.

"Go away. It's still dark!" she grumbled and pulled the sheets over her head.

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to come with me. I'm going to Pippin's home and we're going to cause some...umm... I mean, we're going to spend the day together."

"Well, I guess I can visit with Nessie while you two go off. Give me ten minutes to get ready."

A/N~ What now, Chrissy? Tell me!