What Did You Say Your Name Was Again?
Hullo everyone! Thank you for the reviews for chapter 5! I hope I get as many for my last chapter! ^^ Damn, I'm an optimist! And I am glad to know that some people appreciated Aspen's lil rap she had going on. Actually, I'm still confused as to HOW they could appreciate her rap! lol! K, now I will shut up so that I can write....
Chapter Seven!
Aspen was just sitting down to the small breakfast she had set before her (which included four pancakes with dollops of butter and syrup, six pieces of sausage, five slices of bacon, a stack of cinnamon toast, two buttered raisin bagels, a bowl of scrambled eggs, another plate of something which resembled dipped eggs, three huge chocolate chip waffles in heart shapes, and a bowl of what might be called cereal?) when she saw her heart-throb hottie glide in through the huge oak entrance doors. She sighed at the sight of him and leaned on the table in front of her, putting her elbow in the scrambled eggs. Not like she noticed.
Legolas looked around the room at first until he noticed Aspen sitting at the table in the far right. As he walked over to her, Aspen thought she was going to die and go to heaven, or whatever there is in Middle Earth, right then and there. He bowed once he reached her.
My humblest apologies, once more, for last night's occurances, he said. Apsen was giddy with l-o-v-e.
They are accepted without any hesitation, she replied, smiling one of her I-am-so-adorable-and-sexy-so-you-can't-possibly-resist-me smiles. Would you care to join me for breakfast? For there is far too much here for one elf to eat alone. In reality, Aspen was almost sad to have to give up her nice breakfast and could have easily eatten it by her lonesome. But she told herself that half a breakfast with Legolas was worth a million breakfasts alone.
I am sorry but I must decline. I have business to attend to. Aspen nodded her head.
I understand. Perhaps another time? She smiled again, but this one was more forced.
He bowed again before leaving. Aspen knew that he was busy with all that ring of power shit. She was a bit disappointed, until she realized with glee that now she had all this breakfast for herself! She reached over grab a piece of bacon when she felt something wet on the sleeve of her arm. She cursed all the evil beings in the universe when she saw that her beautiful dress was stained with egg.
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The hobbits and Serenity were seated at a table in the inn, sipping their beer, although Serenity got water cause alcohol makes her tummy rumble and she thinks it's cause of the stuff in alcohol so she really doesn't get anything with alcohol in it cause her mommy told her she shouldn't and cause that was really more Sarah's department and when she ever did, she usually mixed it with sprite but there wasn't any sprite around here, was there?, so she just decided to get water.
They were all a bit bummed at Gandalf's sudden disappearance. Serenity more so because she knew what had really happened to him, but she didn't have the heart to tell the hobbits, Frodo most of all. He was the most disappointed, staring at the liquid in his cup.
Sam, he'll come, he said, trying to convince himself as well. He'll be here. Serenity looked around, surveying her new environment. She smiled and held in a laugh, though, when she witnessed Merry run into some guy at the bar. Watch it! he said, brushing Merry aside.
What's that? Pippin asked, curious as usual. Merry sat down with a cup of beer twice the size of the others.
This my friend, is a pint, he announced smartly, leaning forward to drink it.
It comes in pints!? Pippin said, astonished and wide-eyed. I'm getting one! he declared. He got up from the table and walked off, even though he clearly heard Sam scold him for already having an entire half left.
That fellows done nothing but stare at you since we arrived, Sam told Frodo, breaking the mounting silence that had fallen onto the group. Serenity and Frodo looked at the man Sam had been talking about.
He is pretty scary, Serenity admitted, even though she knew that he was harmless. Sam stared at her for a bit, as he usually did when she spoke. He was very fascinated by elves, you know.
Excuse me, Frodo said, stopping the innkeeper who had been delivering drinks all night. The innkeeper stooped down so he could talk to the hobbit eye to eye... or close enough. That man in the corner. Who is he?
The innkeeper followed Frodo's gaze and shook his head a bit when he saw the man in the corner. He's one of them ranger folk, he said, lowering his voice and making the little description a tad more eery. Dangerous folk, they are, wandering in the Wilds. What his name is, I've never heard, he said, getting up and turning to walk back to his table. But round here, he's known as Strider.
Frodo spoke the name, letting it roll off his tongue.
I think we should be careful in this city, Serenity said, leaning in to talk to Sam, Merry, and Frodo only. There's something I don't like about all this. The hobbits all nodded their heads. As long as no one knew who Frodo really was, they were safe. And wouldn't you know it...
Pippin piped aloud. The hobbits and elf whirled around at the name. Sure, I know a Baggins! He's over there! Pippin turned, along the others whom he had been conversing with, and pointed at Frodo, who was getting up to stop Pippin. He's my second cousin, once removed on his mother's side, he informed them. And my third cousin, twice removed then reremoved on my-
Frodo yelled as he reached him. He grabbed him by the arm, causing him to spill some of his pint.
Steady on Frodo! Pippin said, pushing him back a bit to balance him. But as he stepped away, Frodo tripped over someone's foot and flew backwards. The ring slipped out of his grasp and floated upward. He stretched out his hand to grasp it on its fall to earth. He reached up, and for one fleeting second, he thought it wouldn't fall back down. He thought that it would disappear. It would vanish into the hands of the black riders. And all would be lost.
But, thankfully, it did not fade out of his sight. Although I can't say the same for him. The ring had slipped its way on his finger, and Frodo was gone.
Sam jumped up out of his seat, along with Serenity and Merry. Where did he go? he demanded of Pippin. But Pippin seemed no use to them, his mouth still wide open at the abrupt loss of his second/third cousin.
He was right here a minute ago? Serenity said, mostly to herself. Maybe he's under one of these tables? So as Serenity got on the floor to check and Sam was still interrogating Pippin for some answers, nobody really noticed that Frodo had reappear. Except Merry.
Merry started to walk over to Frodo, who was presently on the floor and looking quite upset. He was still a few feet away from Frodo when he called out to him. He slapped his hand over his mouth as he saw a figure grab the startled hobbit and snatch him up the stairs.
Wide-eyed, Merry stumbled around and ran back to the spot where his friends still stood arguing. Oy! Someone's gone up and snatched Frodo!
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You draw far to much attention to yourself, Mr. Underhill, the man seethed, shoving Frodo ahead of him and into a room.
Frodo tried to remain calm. What do you want, he questioned cautiously. The man now took off his hood and strode around the dark room, d r a m a t i c a l l y. (for drama really is all that counts in acting, right? Am i right?) He wistfully snuffed out the one lit candle in the room before answering.
Just a little more caution from you. That's no trinket you carry.
I carry nothing. Frodo said, but just a bit too fast, you know, in that way where you don't actually need a polygraph to figure out whether or not he's telling the truth.
the man sneered, obviously not buying the hobbit's reply. I can avoid being seen, if I wish. But to disappear entirely. he said, referring to Frodo's little display of magic just minutes before. That is a rare gift, indeed. Frodo was feeling that the man before him might just know a bit more than he was letting on. Or that Frodo realized at the moment.
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Serenity was standing in the circle formed by herself, Merry, Pippin, and Sam. She was clearly confused by something, which was even more apparent when Sam permitted a low, irritated sigh to slip by. So what's the plan again? Sam's head dropped forward in annoyance. Alright! Alright! Just, tell us what happened one more time, Merry
Merry took a deeeeeeeeeeeeeep breath and began an elongated story in which Frodo was carried off by a dozen witch hunters and cactus up to their secret hide-out on the second floor and he himself had been turned into a lizard.
A lizard?!?! Serenity said in disbelief. The three beings looked at Merry critically, who seemed to be in fine condition to them, minus a grossly overgrown imagination. A long pause followed by the sound of a cricket succeeded the statement.
I got better! Merry shouted indignantly. Sam rolled his eyes while Serenity and Pippin snickered at Merry's tall tale.
Okay, okay! Serenity giggled. Just tell me what the plan is again and we will go and free Frodo from the horrible captivity of the wicked witch hunters! Pippin and Serenity broke out in laughter again and Sam remained silent, thinking ill-ly of those who would spin jokes off his friend's could-be close demise.
Merry shouted.
The Plan!! Serenity shouted once more.
Oh yeah! The four leaned in closer together, so that no one else would be able to hear them. I figure, Merry whispered. that we should storm the place. I'll take this here candle stick. Pip, you take that chair. Pippin nodded his cute little head in agreement. And Sam, you take your fists. Sam also nodded.
What about me? Serenity asked politely.
You had better just stay behind us. Merry told her, the other boys still going along with whatever Merry said. We wouldn't want you to get into any danger. Serenity side smiled and nodded, knowing very well that there was no way in hell that the three hobbits would be able to take 12 witch hunters, much less 1 man, with a chair and a candle stick. Right then! Let's go!
~*~Hey! I am sooooo sorry that this took so long! So I made it extra-super-duper long for ya guys! I hope you all like it! ^^ Oh, and please review! I love to get reviews! So please! Thank you very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very much. (And if you can't tell, that's a lot of thank yous') Byes for now! And i will try to get the next chapter up very soon! Ciao bellas!