A/N Hiya! It's my birthday today April 22nd, I have got a lot of presents
(Presents to me, thus the human way) so I had to do it the hobbity way as
well and...give all of my reviewers and readers a present, a new chapter!
Just to annoy you (and cuz I'm happy : D) I will now tell you everything I
got today:
From my mum: BoLT1, BoLT2 and the shaping of Middle-Earth
From my grandmother and my grandfather (on my mother's side): The
Silmarillion, Unfinished tales and the lays of Beleriand.
From my dad: FOtR SE *finally, finally, finally*
And to all of you: FINALLY 14!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From your own Swedish fourteen-year-old now comes a story:
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'So you mean he's good enough now?' Said Paladin.
'Yes, he's not fully healed but his condition has improved much lately. I can see no reason to wait anymore now. Rumours goes as quick as the wind around here, we never know when the plan is too late to go through with,' answered him the doctor. Estella, who had been eavesdropping outside the door left, turned a corner and sank down on the floor. The plan had seemed so good before, but now that the time had come, she felt so insecure about it. So many things could go wrong. But there was no other way, was it? Suddenly, she heard steps and quickly left so she wouldn't get caught.
'Merry?'
'Yes?'
'I overheard Paladin speaking with the doctor and...'
'Overheard?' Merry said with a raised eyebrow.
'Okay, so I was eavesdropping. But it doesn't matter now. The thing I heard was...they think now is the time.' Estella looked at Merry's expression, searching for an answer. But Merry stayed calm.
'Okay. I have...prepared myself for this. I'll be all right.'
'Are you sure?'
'Yes, I am. When did they say...'
'We haven't said any time yet, and as the matter in fact, we haven't told you anything yet so how come you are talking of this?' Both Estella and Merry went red in the face and looked down.
'I'm sorry sir,' said Estella, 'I happened to overhear you talking and couldn't help...' Paladin smiled.
'That's okay, I know you're worried about Merry and hearing us talking of him was too hard for you to ignore. However, eavesdropping is not a habit you should adapt.' Estella looked up, relieved.
'No sir. It won't happen again.' Paladin looked at them both.
'This at least solves the matter of how I should tell you this, I was having a bit of trouble on that part. So you know what will happen now and I was planning we could do it tomorrow.'
'Tomorrow?!?' Estella gasped. Paladin shrugged.
'Better sooner than later.' Estella was having trouble controlling her emotions and left the room. Paladin motioned as to follow her, but Merry stopped him.
'Let her be. She needs to be alone, she's worried about tomorrow.' Paladin looked sincerely into Merry's hazel eyes.
'What about you? Are you sure you can handle this?' Merry nodded.
'Yes. I'm sure now. This is what has to happen. We have nothing to loose.'
'Yes we do,' thought Estella who stood outside the door and overheard what Merry said. 'We have your life to loose.'
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Merry stood outside his so called home, taking a deep breath before going out in the open, just standing fully visible outside the big hall.
'Brandy Hall,' he thought despising, 'Such a big happy place they say. Happy, cheery hobbits all over the place. But if people knew what was really going on inside those walls, I wonder what they'd say then.' He's thoughts were interrupted when the moment he had mostly feared came. The face that made his legs weaken and heart pound harder became visible behind a window. He took a deep breath and stayed where he was though his father was coming for him. The door opened.
'So you come back again! This time, I swear, I'll have you this time! Can't have my own son running away all the time, better to kill him then.' Merry saw how his father grabbed a large metal stick. He took a step back, but didn't run away. He had to face it now, or come back again.
'Not running away? Think you can defeat me with your own, weak, small hands? My, you are pathetic!'
Merry saw the large stick rise in the air. It was too late now to run away. Thoughts whirled in his mind.
*I'm going to die* and *Why did I go through with this plan* and *He'll kill me* But the strongest thought in his mind was:
*Tell Estella I'm sorry*
A/N I will put up one more chapter, which will be short and final. Which means only one more chapter and then it's the end. Sad, but true. I will however, start on another fic. (Can't have less than three at a time, can I lol?)
Cya!
P.S. I wrote this in one hour! *feels proud* D.S.
And to all of you: FINALLY 14!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From your own Swedish fourteen-year-old now comes a story:
****
'So you mean he's good enough now?' Said Paladin.
'Yes, he's not fully healed but his condition has improved much lately. I can see no reason to wait anymore now. Rumours goes as quick as the wind around here, we never know when the plan is too late to go through with,' answered him the doctor. Estella, who had been eavesdropping outside the door left, turned a corner and sank down on the floor. The plan had seemed so good before, but now that the time had come, she felt so insecure about it. So many things could go wrong. But there was no other way, was it? Suddenly, she heard steps and quickly left so she wouldn't get caught.
'Merry?'
'Yes?'
'I overheard Paladin speaking with the doctor and...'
'Overheard?' Merry said with a raised eyebrow.
'Okay, so I was eavesdropping. But it doesn't matter now. The thing I heard was...they think now is the time.' Estella looked at Merry's expression, searching for an answer. But Merry stayed calm.
'Okay. I have...prepared myself for this. I'll be all right.'
'Are you sure?'
'Yes, I am. When did they say...'
'We haven't said any time yet, and as the matter in fact, we haven't told you anything yet so how come you are talking of this?' Both Estella and Merry went red in the face and looked down.
'I'm sorry sir,' said Estella, 'I happened to overhear you talking and couldn't help...' Paladin smiled.
'That's okay, I know you're worried about Merry and hearing us talking of him was too hard for you to ignore. However, eavesdropping is not a habit you should adapt.' Estella looked up, relieved.
'No sir. It won't happen again.' Paladin looked at them both.
'This at least solves the matter of how I should tell you this, I was having a bit of trouble on that part. So you know what will happen now and I was planning we could do it tomorrow.'
'Tomorrow?!?' Estella gasped. Paladin shrugged.
'Better sooner than later.' Estella was having trouble controlling her emotions and left the room. Paladin motioned as to follow her, but Merry stopped him.
'Let her be. She needs to be alone, she's worried about tomorrow.' Paladin looked sincerely into Merry's hazel eyes.
'What about you? Are you sure you can handle this?' Merry nodded.
'Yes. I'm sure now. This is what has to happen. We have nothing to loose.'
'Yes we do,' thought Estella who stood outside the door and overheard what Merry said. 'We have your life to loose.'
****
Merry stood outside his so called home, taking a deep breath before going out in the open, just standing fully visible outside the big hall.
'Brandy Hall,' he thought despising, 'Such a big happy place they say. Happy, cheery hobbits all over the place. But if people knew what was really going on inside those walls, I wonder what they'd say then.' He's thoughts were interrupted when the moment he had mostly feared came. The face that made his legs weaken and heart pound harder became visible behind a window. He took a deep breath and stayed where he was though his father was coming for him. The door opened.
'So you come back again! This time, I swear, I'll have you this time! Can't have my own son running away all the time, better to kill him then.' Merry saw how his father grabbed a large metal stick. He took a step back, but didn't run away. He had to face it now, or come back again.
'Not running away? Think you can defeat me with your own, weak, small hands? My, you are pathetic!'
Merry saw the large stick rise in the air. It was too late now to run away. Thoughts whirled in his mind.
*I'm going to die* and *Why did I go through with this plan* and *He'll kill me* But the strongest thought in his mind was:
*Tell Estella I'm sorry*
A/N I will put up one more chapter, which will be short and final. Which means only one more chapter and then it's the end. Sad, but true. I will however, start on another fic. (Can't have less than three at a time, can I lol?)
Cya!
P.S. I wrote this in one hour! *feels proud* D.S.