Chapter 15

A/N~ Evil Lunchladies suck! What's wrong with making goo-goo eyes at my hot and sexy man? I don't have a problem with it. Well, my POV.

Once again my best friend had to go and make things difficult. She was so close to making a decision and then she changes her mind. What am I going to do with her?

We both awoke pretty early the next morning and went down to cook breakfast. I let Christy make the eggs, but I made the bacon. In my opinion, I make the best bacon in the county.

"These Hobbits need to learn the joys of Cocoa Puffs," I said grumpily. "I'm tired of waking and actually having a real meal."

"Would you rather have the Evil Lunchlady harass you about buying milk every morning?"

"No, I guess not. I haven't had any milk since I got here. It's nice not being forced to buy it."

The Hobbits came down at the exact moment we put the last dish on the table. Between you and me, I think they'd been awake but didn't come out so they didn't have to cook. I don't blame them.

We all sat down at the table (Pippin next to me and Merry next to Christy) and began eating. We all ate in silence (aside from the Hobbits' noisy eating habits) and cleared the table when we were done.

"What're we going to do today?" I asked.

"Dunno. Merry?" Christy looked at her man for any suggestions.

"Pippin?" he turned and asked his cousin.

"Why do I have to decide?" he whined (he's so cute when he complains).

"Because I asked you," Merry responded.

"Oh. Vanessa, what do you think we should do?"

"I don't know! I'm the one that started the question!"

"So you're going to finish it," Christy said. "Come on, don't keep us waiting."

"How about a picnic?" I asked.

"Did it," Merry answered.

"Ok, how about going on a walk?" I put in.

"Naw," Christy said.

"Well, what? I don't know! I've only been here a few days!" I cried exasperated.

"Calm down, Nessie," Christy said with a laugh. "We'll find something to do, even if it's just sitting here all day."

"Well, I don't mind sitting here, as long as I sit with Pippin," I said and held his hand.

The hours went by and we did spend a little time talking.

"Christy? I just gotta wash these clothes," I said. "I can't stand it anymore!"

"Yeah, you're right. Only one problem. While we're washing the clothes, what'll we wear?"

At this the Hobbits got giant grins on their faces.

"No!" I cried. "I know what you're thinking. Really, do you have any extra large clothes we could borrow?"

"We could always ask Sam. He's big enough," Merry replied.

"Hey! Just because he's umm... 'bigger' doesn't mean that he's a good person," I said, trying to sound serious. It wasn't going to happen. I started cracking up, as well as Merry and Pippin. Christy stood and gave us such a look of scolding that we immediately stopped.

"Unless you wanna walk around naked all day, he's our only hope," she said. "Sorry, Pippin, but I'm not gonna allow Nessa to do that."

~ At the Gamgee Home ~

Merry knocked on the door and Sam answered it.

"Hullo, Sam," Merry said. "These ladies need to borrow some clothes to wear while they wash theirs. Do you have two sets you could spare?"

"Oh, come right in. As long as they don't mind the pant legs being to short, I have some they may borrow for the day," he said as he led us into his home.

He gave us our clothes and we set off for Merry's hole to wash.

~ Merry's hole ~

"Christy, I really don't care much for Hobbits' sense of fashion. I can't let Pippin see me like this!" I cried as I looked at myself in the mirror.

"I know. I look like a guy! If only Alex could see me now." I then saw her face fall from her smile to expressionless. I looked away, not wanting to go into that again. When I turned back around I noticed that she was smiling again. Although she looked the same on the outside, she had changed.

~ Two Hours Later ~

We finished washing our clothes and walked out to meet our men.

"You look nice," Merry said to Christy.

"It's better than trying to be Sam's twin!" Pippin said to me.

"Hey! So not my fault! If you guys were only a little bigger we wouldn't have had to wear his clothes."

"I'm so glad that they don't have cameras here in Middle-Earth or else that would haunt me forever!" Christy commented.

"I'm hungry," Pippin said.

"Me too!" Merry exclaimed. "Let's go to Farmer Maggot's and get some more vegetables."

"Yeah!" Christy yelled.

"Mushrooms...ahhh...," I said dreamily.

A/N~ This next chapter is going to be the last one, OK? Have fun with it Chrissy!

P.S. Sorry it was so boring for you.