Author: Alyssa_Anime_Angel
Inspirationalists/co-authors/beta readers: Youko, Alex, Fox and, Kael, Ruby and Talis.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of J. R. R. Tolkein's work, especially not Lord of the Rings, or any of the characters. However I do own the difference in personalities and names of the changes in characters though Lulu_Shinigami and Youko_Demon own the two nicknames, Azza and Bozza, which will be in later chapters.
Please don't sue or put pixistix up your nose!
Chapter 1 – The Shire
*The Shire…60yrs later than all the other stuff*
A gentle wind played with Frolo's hair as she sat under a Great Elm tree reading one of her Aunt's books. The small hobbit was wearing a lovely green and brown dress that blended in with the serenity of the countryside of the Shire. She felt the rich earth between her toes and was content with the harmony that preluded the stifling atmosphere of the coming party. She was just getting to her favorite part of the book about the dragon when she heard a quiet humming and a rumbling of a cart. Wondering if she should have had that extra burrito last night, she heard the sound again but louder. Finally knowing exactly who it was, Frolo jumped up in excitement and turned to see the kindly old witch steering her horse drawn cart down the path, a smile broadening on the little hobbits face. Gynx the Grand, a title she gave to herself, was smiling at her little friend and she slowed the horse to a halt. Wind ruffled the woman's green cape and her silver-blue hair flowed like a river around her face, a face, which showed all the joy of seeing the short, curly, black haired, child-like creature again.
Frolo grinned, secretly wondering if she'd get something like last time and criticized, "You're late!"
Gynx frowned slightly and with that knowing gleam in her eyes replied, "A Witch is never late, Frolo Baggins. Nor will I ever be early, I always arrive precisely when I mean too."
"Late!" the hobbit persisted.
"Early enough for the food," Gynx replied staring into her friends eyes.
Frolo met the witch's challenge and the two stared at each other for a few seconds before, unable to control themselves, they burst out in laughter. No one really knew what they were laughing at, but anyone that was close just tried to ignore them.
"It's bloody brilliant to see you again Gynx!" Frolo exclaimed while jumping into the larger woman's arms to embrace her in a hug, however Gynx turned around to face the front of the cart leaving the hobbit to fall flat on her face.
"Sorry, but no touchies."
Frolo sat up and tried to glare at the witch but she couldn't contain herself and burst out laughing. Gynx became infected and through giggles said, "You couldn't have thought that I would miss you're aunt's birthday party. Who would eat all the food?"
"Oh I think we would have managed," Frolo replied, thoroughly pissed of that she wouldn't get anything and she couldn't have the joy of stuffing her face and not having to worry about impressing some witch.
Frolo and Gynx passed the great yellow fields of flowers heading along the rough path to Bagg-end.
Frolo familiar with the sight of her fellow hobbit's lives asked, "What news of the outside world? I want you to tell me everything."
Gynx looked down at her companion trusting the pony to stay on track, "Everything? You're far too eager and curious for a hobbit." Gynx peered into the Hobbit's eyes looking for anything normal in her friend, 'DAMN! Your strange' she thought, finding nothing, she commented, "Most unnatural."
Frolo's bright blue eyes looked up in innocence and curiosity and Gynx started to tell her what she wanted to hear, "Well, what can I tell you? Life in the world goes on, much as it has this past age. Full of it's own comings and goings. Scarcely aware of the existence of hobbits, for which I am very thankful, It makes me feel special you know."
Gynx was slightly distracted when going through the market place as a hairy, male hobbit that had always had a fascination with Gynx called out, "Look its Gynx, care for a kiss?"
Gynx called back, "Much as it would please me, I really must be seeing the birthday girl."
Passing out of the market place and into Bagg-end, Frolo burst out laughing as Gynx visibly shivered.
Gynx looked away from the giggling girl and saw tents being put up and a large sign being raised that read, 'Happy Birthday, Belinda Baggins.'
"Oh, the long-expected party?" Gynx commented and turning to Frolo asked, "It looks more like a circus, anyway how is the old rascal?"
Frolo hesitated in answering a second and Gynx went on, "I hear it's going to be a party of special magnificence."
Frolo laughed, "You know Belinda, she's got the whole place in an uproar."
"Ah well, that should please her," Gynx shook her head at the simple pleasure people get at the thought of having their way.
Frolo exclaimed, "Half the Shire's been invited."
Gynx looking quite surprised burst out, "Oh Gracious me."
Frolo turned to Gynx and with an inquiring thought said, "She's up to something," hoping to get Gynx's thoughts on the matter.
Gynx pretending to be an innocent bystander, "Oh really?"
Frolo frowned, starting to pout and look pathetic, "All right then. Keep your secrets."
Gynx started laughing at her hobbit friend for knowing herself too well.
Frolo added, "Before you came along, we Baggins'es were very well thought of…"
The witch smarted, "Indeed."
"Never had any adventures. Or did anything unexpected."
Gynx looked mildly aghast, "If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give you're aunt a little push out the door, and that cream pasty, oh and that…hmm, never mind."
Frolo disputed, "Whatever you did, you've been officially labeled a disturber of the peace."
Gynx grinned, "Oh really?"
Gynx looked to the left of the path and saw a little old man sweeping his pathway. As if in answer to Gynx's question he looked up at Gynx with a disapproving look on his face. A female hobbit, obviously this man's wife walked out the front door and glared at Gynx willing them to be on their way and to not ever bother her again.
'Oooo bitchy!' Gynx was pulled away from her thought by a little boy hobbit running out onto the path, "Gynx, Gynx," he called.
Several other children joined the boy and called out to the kindly witch. Gynx saw them running to intersect the cart. She knew what they were after.
"Fireworks, Gynx."
"Gynx."
They emerged on the path behind the cart and looked on in disappointment as the cart trundled along.
Frolo looked to Gynx with a knowing look on her face.
Gynx looked slightly uncertain and then with her lips suddenly rising, the bangs of fireworks alerted the children to look.
"Yay!" The children jumped up and down as lights burst in different colors and the bangs of fireworks lit their little skies.
However one of the fireworks malfunctioned causing a large soot cloud to cover the children.
"Oops."
Frodo smiled and Gynx laughed as they moved away from the scene of the crime.
Looking on from their little house the man laughed a little, at the blackened children, but was immediately silenced by his wife. They both continued to sneer at the cart slowly leaving their road while one of the hobbits heads caught on fire and started yelling, "help me, help me."
The other children pushed the boy into a pond and they all started to giggle.
(AN: That was not my input, blame Fox for that little spectacle.)
Frolo sincerely said, "Gynx, I'm glad you're back!"
Gynx softened, "So am I, my dear friend."
Frolo jumped off the cart and waved as she walked away, not knowing that there was another reason that Gynx was so glad to be here.
Gynx shook her head in delight and continued on to her old friend's house, shivering at the thought of Saruman trying to get a date with her, oddly enough, she started talking to herself, "So am I."
The path steeped and Gynx directed the horse to go up. Finally they arrived in front of a cozy bright blue house built out of a small hill.
"Whoa, Whoa," Gynx muttered to the horse.
The horse slowed to a halt and Gynx grabbed Malik, her dragon headed staff and jumped agilely out of the cart. She walked over to the gate which read, 'No admittance, except on party business… Unless you bring food.'
Gynx walked through, the gate clicking shut as she approached the wooded door of Belinda's house.
ALYSSA: Well so ends the first chapter, Review Please!!!! And now to write on another fanfic. Also don't blame me for language. Not that is really that bad…hem; anyway hope to have the next chappie up soon. Anyway next chapter is Chapter 2: Very old friends. And sorry the chapters are so short.