Deep

By Sistine Chapel

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All right! Sorry if I had not updated in along time. I was just super busy the last few weeks. Oh, Deep is a real name, it is not Deepa or something crazy like that. I should know Deep is a name, because it is my middle name. Also, Deep is not a Mary-Sue. My definition of a Mary Sue is someone who is perfect and beautiful and romantic. Deep is not perfect, she is ok looking and (as you will see in the chapter) doesn't really care about finding Mr. Right.  Ok, I liked to thank everyone that reviewed and here is Chapter 8. Enjoy! Witches' Brew!

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It had been an hour after Bilbo declared Deep apart of the Bag End's household.  Gandalf, Deep, Frodo and Bilbo were still in the living room, all of them were silent and all of them were in deep thought (no pun intended).

Deep rested her chin on her hands; she was staring at and studying Bilbo. Bilbo saw this and began to finger something in his pocket nervously. For the first time, Deep began to feel a shiver down her spine. She closed her eyes and began to hug herself. 'The Ring' she thought.

"Are you alright Deep?" Bilbo questioned her. Deep opened her eyes and answered "Yes, but Bilbo, I have a question that I want to ask you?"

"Go ahead I don't mind."

Deep toke a deep (no pun intended) breath, "I still don't understand why you took me in. You don't know me…"

Deep was interpreted when there was a knock on the door. "I shall see who it is!" Frodo exclaimed. Frodo briskly walked over to the door and opened it. A hobbit woman with a stern face (that remained Deep of Cruella Devil) marched up to Bilbo. With her hand on her hips, she exclaimed, "What's this I hear about you finding a princess!"

Stupidly, Deep eyes widen and she said, "Bilbo, I didn't know a princess lived here too!" Gandalf eyed her and Deep realized that the princess was herself; she looked sheepishly at the floor. The hobbit woman walked over to Deep. She began to circle her, looking at her like she was critiquing a piece of artwork. After what seemed like hours, the hobbit woman spoke. "She is a little plain to be a princess," she said frankly. "No, she is not! Deep is very pretty!" Frodo retorted and then quickly blushed. "Deep! Is that her name? How strange!" the hobbit woman commented. Bilbo was obviously furious and would have yelled at the lady to get out of his house, but Gandalf shook his head at him.

Deep knew that hobbits were courteous people, so she tried to put her best foot forward. "Hello Madam," Deep bowed a little and continued. "My name is Deep. May I ask for your name?"

The old hobbit woman shot a stern look at her and answered, "My name, young princess, is Lobelia Sackville-Baggins."

"Well, it is a pleasure to meet you, but I must confess that I am not I princess Mrs. Sackville-Baggins," Deep said and gave a little chuckle.

Lobelia looked shocked, but didn't say another word and marched out of the house.

"I like her," Deep said with a smile. Bilbo just rolled his eyes. A couple of minutes later another knock was heard at the door. This time Bilbo answered and another hobbit woman with a pretty hobbit lass was at the doorstep. Before he could offer them tea, the hobbit woman exclaimed, "Is it true that Frodo is marrying a princess?" This caused Frodo to blush (again), Bilbo's eyes to widen, and Gandalf and Deep to laugh. The woman looked at Deep. "So this must be the princess?" she asked in a creepy cat like way.

          "Hello, my name is Deep. I am sorry, but I didn't catch your name?" The hobbit woman eyed her companion and they both curtsied to Deep. "Greetings Princess Deep, my name is Diamond Burrow and this is my daughter Bella." Bella then spoke, "Tis quiet an honor to meet a real princess." That just when Deep had a blank look on her face. "You know, I am not a princess," she said. This upset the hobbit females and they walked out, bur not before Bella battered her eye lashes at Frodo. Frodo just looked at her like he didn't even see her do that.

          Deep look at everyone and threw her hands up in the air and cried, "What was that all about!?" Gandalf gave a chuckle and said, "Those are the hobbits that are after Bilbo's money and Bag Ends." Bilbo put his hands on his head and began to rub it. "Lobelia has been after my money since I left on my adventure 59 years ago and the Burrows are also after my propriety save that they are trying to get it by getting their daughter to marry Frodo," Bilbo said. Frodo looked at Deep and nodded in agreement. "Well, I think that we should first straighten the rumor about Deep and pronounce her apart of the Bag End's household," Gandalf said practically.  Deep nodded her head in agreement.

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That was a long chapter. Well, I guess this chapter really didn't explain Deep being the non-romantic type, but trust she is. Review if you care, Bye!