Chapter 2

"We have to get to Bree." Frodo said, after getting over the initial shock of meeting a human boy whom looked so much like him. "Where are you two headed?"

"Bree? I ain't never 'eard of Bree afore. 'ave you, Jim?" Huck asked.

"Naw, I ain't nuther, Huck." Jim answered.

"We're on our way to Cairo!" Huck said, almost proudly.

"Well, we've never 'eard of Cairo!" Pippin stated.

"That's probably because we've never ventured too far outside the Shire, Pip." Merry said.

"Do you mind us riding with you until Bree? We'll tell you where it is when we see it." Frodo said, sounding hopeful.

"Doesn't matter none to me." Huck answered. These boys were some of the strangest lot he'd ever seen. None of them wore shoes, but that in itself was not weird. Many poor boys didn't have shoes, but three of the four boys looked well to do. But, the strangest thing aside from the one boy looking so much like himself was the fact that their feet were huge and covered in hair! He'd never seen such a sight in all his born days!

Frodo was still looking at Huck in curiosity. He didn't quite know what to make of the situation. He had heard of people sometimes looking a lot like others, but this was ridiculous! The boy wasn't even a hobbit!

"Do you think he's related to you?" Merry asked, sitting next to Frodo.

"I have no idea what to think." Frodo answered. The thought had crossed his mind, but usually people thought if anything, Frodo probably had some elvish blood in him.

"You've got to admit that it is kind of strange though." Pippin said, joining them.

While, the cousins were conversing, Sam and Jim were busy getting breakfast together.

Huck sat down and thoughtfully began smoking his pipe.

"Oh, I agree completely, Pippin. Have either of you ever heard of a humans being in our lineage?" Frodo inquired his cousins.

Both cousins shook their heads.

"Well, I don't know what to think then. It must just be highly coincidental." Frodo suggested, weakly.

"I still think there's something that you've been keeping from us, cousin. Perhaps Sam knows." Merry said.

"There's nothing to tell, Merry! I've already told you all I know." Frodo protested. Although, he had to admit that it wasn't too surprising that Merry would think that he would keep something from them. He had kept the whole Ring issue to himself after all.

Merry ignored him and walked over to Sam and Jim. "Samwise?"

"Yes, Mr. Merry?"

"Is there anything else that you haven't told us about Frodo with this conspiracy?" Merry asked.

"No, I think I've told you everything, beggin' your pardon." Sam answered.

"Well, is there anything I should know about Frodo in general, then?"

"I don't be knowin' what you mean, Mr. Merry." Sam replied, sounding perplexed.

"We were just wondering about Huck and Frodo." Merry continued. "They look a lot of like."

"Are you implyin' that my Master…"

"No, well not really." Merry interrupted.

"Well, I don't know no more than you do, sir."

"Well then, this is a mystery." Merry decided.

"I agrees with ye. Mayhaps it's a bad omen." Jim said, looking at the two hobbits. Jim had seen many bad omens in his life and knew that there were very few omens that were actually good.

Merry walked over to Huck, who was still contently smoking his pipe. The boy had the same luminous, big, blue eyes that Frodo had. It was like looking at a younger version of his cousin. It was really unnerving.

"Smoking Old Toby?" Merry asked, sitting next to the boy.

"Huh? No, I ain't smoking nuttin, but tea." Huck replied.

'He sounds just like Frodo also, but with a different accent and younger.' Merry thought. He was becoming determined to get to the bottom of this whole ordeal.

"How old are you?" Merry asked.

"Well, I reckon I'm nearly as old as you leastways. I'm 12 years old!"

"I'm older than that by a lot. I'm 36!" Merry proclaimed.

"Why, that's a stretcher if Ise ever 'eard one!"

"No! And Frodo is 50, Sam is 38, and Pippin is the youngest at 28."

"Now, that's just crazy! You're not even a good liar. Frodo looks the youngest anyway."

"He always has." Merry mused. "We often look like children by human standards."

Frodo, who had overheard the conversation, took this moment to join Merry and Huck.

"Are yous my long lost twin brother?" Huck asked Frodo as he approached. This seemed to be the only plausible explanation that Huck could think of for Frodo looking so much like him.

"I don't think so." Frodo answered. "We're not of the same species." He tried to explain to the wide-eyed boy.

"What does you means, not of the same species?" Huck questioned. This notion was just a strange as Merry saying that they were all so old.

"We're hobbits. Haven't you ever heard of hobbits?" Frodo asked.

"Can't say that I 'ave. Are yous really 50 though?"

"Yes I am." Frodo said as sincerely as possible.

Huck just couldn't make himself not believe Frodo. It was too weird. He could tell beyond a shadow of a doubt that Frodo wasn't lying to him. He knew just by looking at the eyes that were so eerily like his own.

Frodo's eyes locked with Huck's as they both fell deeply into thought. 'I'll find some kind of explanation for this.' Frodo thought. 'Even if just for piece of mind.'

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A/N: I still haven't completely decided into which world they are all stuck in, but it looks like most people want them in the LOTRs realm. I guess I will have to decide pretty soon though. Now on to the reviewers! -Jessica

Ward: Hey brother! (No, really, he's my brother.) Thanks for reading this, since I told you to. Now you realize of course that you must review this chapter also.

Firiel: Thanks for reading even though you don't really like Huckleberry Finn. I don't really like Tom Sawyer myself. Well, I didn't like him at all in Huckleberry Finn. I've never read Tow Sawyer. A third world? That is an interesting prospect!

Tari Star: Thanks! Oh! You should finish Huckleberry Finn. It's a great book. How is the adventures of Tow Sawyer? I don't know if I should read it.

Iorhael: Thanks for re-reviewing! Yes, Elijah Wood is a fascination problem of mine also. I must say that I haven't seen Bumblebee either. There is a possibility that I see it some day though. Oh, and I love your Evil Merry story! I'm off to go answer your e-mail now.

Melilot Sandybanks: Thanks!

Obelia medusa: So now you've seen The Adventures of Huck Finn. Wasn't Elijah just adorable in that movie? I liked your crazy laughing. MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, is probably the most fun one to do though. I might watch Flipper over vacation, that should amuse me. You've got to tell me about the other movies you rented too when you get the chance to watch them. Oh! You borrowed the DVD? My version is taped off of the Hallmark channel. I think they cut out the part where Billy died. Hmmm…I'm really considering just buying the DVD.

Please review!