a/n: Please, before reading this chapter, read Chapter Six again because I
redid it!
Chapter Seven - Six Months later
Since Bilbo had left the Shire, Frodo had finally settled in in living alone at Bag End. Although everybody was still talking about the magical disappearance of Bilbo, they accepted Frodo as the new Baggins living at Bag End.
'Well, except for the Sackville-Bagginses', Frodo thought with a smile, as he was walking towards the Tooks' home to visit Pearl. He was smoothly dressed and carried a small bunch of flowers and a picnic basket. For the past half a year, the two Hobbits had grown closer and it was also Pearl who had helped him very much at living without Bilbo. They were visiting each other at regular basis and it was always a great time for both of them. Although it were about two hours from Hobbiton to Bucktown, they were seeing each other at least twice a week.
At reaching the Took hole, Frodo saw his young cousin Peregrin - or Pippin, as he preferred to be called - playing in the garden with Merry. Frodo had to laugh at that sight. A tweenager playing with a teenager, and Merry seemed to enjoy it, too. At seeing him, the two waved to Frodo who waved back and then knocked on the door.
Some moments later the door was opened by Pearl who smiled broudly at Frodo. Frodo smiled back and handed the flowers to her. "I hope you like them", he said. "Yes", Pearl answered, "they are beautiful. I'm going to place them in my room to remind me of you." Frodo turned a bit red at that and Pearl hid a grin. "Don't you want to come in?" she asked. "Than I'm going to put the flowers away and you can tell me what you planned for today." Frodo stepped into the hole which was almost as big as bag End and went into the living room to wait for Pearl.
When she came back, Frodo asked: "Where are your parents?" Pearl answered while she made some tea: "Oh, mother is shopping with Pimpernel and Pervinca and father is over at the pub. So, we are all alone except for Merry and Pippin outside." That moment, the tea was ready and Pearl poured some of it in two cups, handing Frodo one and keeping the other for herself. "So, what do we want to do today?" Pearl wanted to know when she was sitting down next to Frodo. "I thought we could go to the river and have a little picnic." "Oh, that's a wonderful idea!" Pearl exclaimed. "Yes?!" Frodo half-asked half-stated happily. "We just have to go to bag End to get the food first and then we have the rest of the for us."
After they had drunk their tea, they made ready to go and they left the hole. "Pippin, Merry!" Pearl called. The two young Hobbits came running and halted before her. "Yes, sister dear?" Pippin asked jokingly. "Very funny, young one. Frodo and me are going out now. So, if you want something or anything happens you just go over to Aunt Rosamunda and Uncle Odovacar, all right?" The two rolled their eyes but nodded anyways, not intending to visit their elderly relatives.
Frodo and Pearl went on arm and arm and Frodo had the basket in his other hand. Soon they left the street and went into the woods. There they reached a quiet clearing where Frodo placed the blanket and put the food on it. They sat down next to each other and started eating, besides talking about everything and nothing.
Soon, most of the food was eaten and they put the rests into the basket. Thereby Frodo touched Pearls hand accidently, looking up at her a bit emeressed. She just smiled at him and took his hand into her. Frodo eyes went big as he saw what she was doing. Both of them had almost stopped breathing. Frodo made the first step, leaning forwards. Pearl slowly closed her eyes and Frodo placed hsi free hand at the back of her head. Slowly their lips met and they kissed very gently. When they released each others' lips, they were at first too stunned to say anything and their hands were still entwined. Suddenly Pearl laughed and said quietly, lovingly: "I waited so long for this." Frodo also laughed and answered: "You, too? Than why didn't we do that sometimes earlier in the last six months?"
Later that day, after many kisses, Frodo and Pearl were back at the Tooks' hole. It was still light but the sun was already starting to set. "Do you want to eat dinner with us?" Pearl asked. "Sure", Frodo who was happy about every moment he spent with Pearl, answered.
a/n: Okay, the dinner is coming in the next chapter. Hope you like it.
Chapter Seven - Six Months later
Since Bilbo had left the Shire, Frodo had finally settled in in living alone at Bag End. Although everybody was still talking about the magical disappearance of Bilbo, they accepted Frodo as the new Baggins living at Bag End.
'Well, except for the Sackville-Bagginses', Frodo thought with a smile, as he was walking towards the Tooks' home to visit Pearl. He was smoothly dressed and carried a small bunch of flowers and a picnic basket. For the past half a year, the two Hobbits had grown closer and it was also Pearl who had helped him very much at living without Bilbo. They were visiting each other at regular basis and it was always a great time for both of them. Although it were about two hours from Hobbiton to Bucktown, they were seeing each other at least twice a week.
At reaching the Took hole, Frodo saw his young cousin Peregrin - or Pippin, as he preferred to be called - playing in the garden with Merry. Frodo had to laugh at that sight. A tweenager playing with a teenager, and Merry seemed to enjoy it, too. At seeing him, the two waved to Frodo who waved back and then knocked on the door.
Some moments later the door was opened by Pearl who smiled broudly at Frodo. Frodo smiled back and handed the flowers to her. "I hope you like them", he said. "Yes", Pearl answered, "they are beautiful. I'm going to place them in my room to remind me of you." Frodo turned a bit red at that and Pearl hid a grin. "Don't you want to come in?" she asked. "Than I'm going to put the flowers away and you can tell me what you planned for today." Frodo stepped into the hole which was almost as big as bag End and went into the living room to wait for Pearl.
When she came back, Frodo asked: "Where are your parents?" Pearl answered while she made some tea: "Oh, mother is shopping with Pimpernel and Pervinca and father is over at the pub. So, we are all alone except for Merry and Pippin outside." That moment, the tea was ready and Pearl poured some of it in two cups, handing Frodo one and keeping the other for herself. "So, what do we want to do today?" Pearl wanted to know when she was sitting down next to Frodo. "I thought we could go to the river and have a little picnic." "Oh, that's a wonderful idea!" Pearl exclaimed. "Yes?!" Frodo half-asked half-stated happily. "We just have to go to bag End to get the food first and then we have the rest of the for us."
After they had drunk their tea, they made ready to go and they left the hole. "Pippin, Merry!" Pearl called. The two young Hobbits came running and halted before her. "Yes, sister dear?" Pippin asked jokingly. "Very funny, young one. Frodo and me are going out now. So, if you want something or anything happens you just go over to Aunt Rosamunda and Uncle Odovacar, all right?" The two rolled their eyes but nodded anyways, not intending to visit their elderly relatives.
Frodo and Pearl went on arm and arm and Frodo had the basket in his other hand. Soon they left the street and went into the woods. There they reached a quiet clearing where Frodo placed the blanket and put the food on it. They sat down next to each other and started eating, besides talking about everything and nothing.
Soon, most of the food was eaten and they put the rests into the basket. Thereby Frodo touched Pearls hand accidently, looking up at her a bit emeressed. She just smiled at him and took his hand into her. Frodo eyes went big as he saw what she was doing. Both of them had almost stopped breathing. Frodo made the first step, leaning forwards. Pearl slowly closed her eyes and Frodo placed hsi free hand at the back of her head. Slowly their lips met and they kissed very gently. When they released each others' lips, they were at first too stunned to say anything and their hands were still entwined. Suddenly Pearl laughed and said quietly, lovingly: "I waited so long for this." Frodo also laughed and answered: "You, too? Than why didn't we do that sometimes earlier in the last six months?"
Later that day, after many kisses, Frodo and Pearl were back at the Tooks' hole. It was still light but the sun was already starting to set. "Do you want to eat dinner with us?" Pearl asked. "Sure", Frodo who was happy about every moment he spent with Pearl, answered.
a/n: Okay, the dinner is coming in the next chapter. Hope you like it.
