Deep

By Sistine Chapel

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Hey! Thanks for those who reviewed. I can't tell you guys yet how Deep died; everything will make sense in later chapters. But for now, enjoy Deep, the story that one out of two people like!

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It was late in the afternoon, and Deep wanted to take a bath. She didn't know when the last time she showered. It was driving her mad. She didn't pay attention on what Bilbo , Gandalf, and Frodo were talking about. Frodo looked over at her and noticed her fidgeting and, if he didn't know better, he would say that Deep was smelling herself. Frodo laughed quietly and tapped Bilbo's shoulder and said, "I think she wants a bath."

When Frodo said the word bath, Deep came out of her dream world and said, "What?" Bilbo laughed at her childlike behavior. "If you wanted a bath my dear, all you had to do was ask," Bilbo said. "I was afraid to," she said meekly.

"You afraid! After the way you stood up against Lobelia Sackville-Baggins and the Burrows!" Frodo exclaimed.

"I didn't mean to be rude to them; I thought I was being nice," she responded. 

"Well, Frodo stop messing around and show Deep the bathroom," Bilbo said to Frodo. Frodo beckoned Deep to follow him to the left hall. He came to a closet and grabbed a shirt, a vest, and a pair of pants. He turned to Deep and said, "These are the largest sizes of clothes we have. We have to go to the tailor and order you some clothes. I hope you don't mind wearing pants, Deep."

"I think pants are better than dresses," Deep said with a smile. For the first time, Frodo looked at what Deep was wearing; she had blue pants on, and a dark blue jacket with a hood. Her jacket had a metal lining on it. Under her jacket, Deep wore a light blue shirt with strange drawings on it. It had a yellow square with blue eyes and arms and legs. The drawing was holding a net and was surrounded by little pink drawings. There was something written under the drawings, but he could not tell with language it was.

          Deep could tell Frodo was staring at her shirt. And has if she was reading his mind, Deep said, "It says 'Jelly Fishing'." "What?" Frodo looked so confused. "Never mind, Frodo," she said and zipped up her jacket. The zipper amazed Frodo; he never seen anything like it.

"Where did you come from?" Frodo looked at her with wide eyes.

"I can't say," she simply said.

There was a moment of silence. Deep looked at Frodo and said,"You know, you are taller than what I thought."

"What?" Frodo said.

"Well yeah, look, you are up to my diaphragm, see," Deep had her hand up to the bottom of her rib cage to emphasize her point.

"Oh, well, I better show you where the bathing room is at," Frodo and Deep walked into a room with a little bronze tub that was in the middle of the room. There was a steaming kettle by the tub. "Oh man! There is no running water!" Deep cried. "Running water?" Frodo questioned her. "Oh, it is nothing, Frodo."

          Deep began to pour the water in the tub. "Be careful, the water is boiling hot," Frodo warned her. Deep pour a little water over her fingers. "No, it's fine. I can't stand cold water," she said.

'Right, I will put your clothes right here. I am going to have dinner with Bilbo and Gandalf. You know where to find us when you are done," and with that Frodo left the room. Deep closed the door. Next to the door was a mirror. "I wonder what I look like now. I have not seen myself in along time," she thought out loud. When she saw herself, Deep gave a cry. She was very skinny, almost bony. Her stomach and butt were gone. Her arms and legs were toothpicks. You could see her cheekbones on her face. Her fingers were literally skin and bones. She looked like she lost 40 pounds.

Deep thought that she no longer looked normal without her chubbiness; she looked pitiful.  'Saruman did this to me. I don't remember eating at all at the tower.' She thought. She looked back in the mirror and whispered, "He killed me by starving me."

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Wow, the plot thickens, kind of. The yellow square drawing was SpongeBob! I love that show! Well, I hope you guys like that one. Pardon my grammar. Bye!