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Deagol's Story- Chapter II

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  When Deagol awoke in his freshly dug hole, he expected to be yelled at, but wasn't and noticed a change: this was the first time that he could remember himself oversleep.  He didn't remember where he was at first, but his whereabouts came to him quickly. 

  He awoke because of a change.  He pondered, trying to find out what changed, when he noticed the rabbit lying in his lap peacefully sleeping.  He smiled when he thought how lucky he was to be a slave no more.  Then he worried about how he could escape without being seen.  He poked his little head out and the rabbit sprang out of the moist hole and into the nearby woods. 

"That's it!" he thought. Last night he didn't go in the woods because he knew it would be hard to find a spot without a root in the way to dig his hole. "I must have forgotten the woods were so close by."

Deagol didn't notice any orcs so he went into the woods to escape from the orc infested lands.  "I hope I find a home soon so I can eat and rest," he said.  Deagol continued his journey through the woods for about two or three hours.

Deagol began to think the forest would never end when he saw two other hobbits that looked very sad and they told him what they were doing in the woods.  They were looking for a gold band that they said they lost in the river and they thought they might find it in the woods because there is a stream that runs through the forest that branches off from the river. 

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen a golden band at all," said Deagol. 

"We must find the precious," said the couple in a crazed voice.

Deagol began to run away from the twisted hobbits and never looked back or told them of the orcs they would soon face. 

"Interesting," thought he.  Deagol began to daydream again when he saw the shire.

"Wow," Deagol thought.

He walked into the shire and decided to try to find a home and make a friend.  He saw the lake the twisted hobbits spoke of and decided to approach it when he saw Smeagol.

"May I sit here?" asked Deagol.

"Sure," said Smeagol.

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So, Deagol and Smeagol finally met. 

Deagol has no idea what he is in for in the next chapter though…

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I hope everyone liked it.  Please review!  I may continue his journey.