Chapter Two: The
Bling Ring of Power
Sam snuck Haylie into his room and told her to go ahead and change into one of his sister's nightgowns. So Haylie did as told and looked over the gown with a curious look on her face.
"Whoa, that is one freaky looking...whatever it is." She said, slipping off her dress. Sam walked into the room right as the dress was at her ankles and asked, "I was wondering if you wanted some-" Haylie looked up and gasped, covering her naked body with the nightgown. Sam closed his eyes and finished the sentence with, "-hot cocoa."
Haylie nodded. "Yeah, um, that would be nice." She told him, desperately trying to cover up her body. Sam nodded and turned around.
"I'll leave." He said. But when he walked towards the door, his eyes still closed, he hit the wall instead. Haylie asked him if he was alright and he nodded, leaving the room abruptly.
Later that night, Haylie heard Sam walk into the room. She lifted her head and watched as Sam pulled out some hedge clippers from his drawer.
"Sam," She asked sleepily. "What are you doing?" Sam looked over at Haylie and put the clippers in his belt.
"I need to go to Frodo's house. Tend to the begonias and other plants. I am his gardener, after all." Haylie remembered something that she had heard once at a movie theater with Camie and David. 'I'm not his bodyguard. I'm his gardener.' It went something like that...yes, it was in the movie, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Haylie laughed, making Sam stare at her as if she were insane.
She stopped laughing. "Can I come with you?" Sam shrugged. "You're not too tired? If you're hungry I can make you some eggs or if you're thirsty, I have some tea in the-"
"Sam!" She shouted. "I AM FINE. Now, don't take this personally but you act like my grandma. Just loosen the panties, Grandma, kay?" Haylie took a deep breath and sighed as Sam nodded.
"Alright. Are you ready to go?" Haylie nodded. "Um, can I go change first?" So Haylie ran to the bathroom, locking the door in case of Sam, and got ready to go. The curls weren't exactly perfect and the dress might not have been on straight but she looked presentable.
They walked over to Frodo's house and Sam took out the hedge trimmers. "Um, you can just sit on that rock below the window." He said in a soft whisper. Haylie did as told when she heard raised voices coming from inside the house. Letting her curiousity get the best of her, she slowly lifted her head and looked into the room. There was Frodo and a tall man with a long gray beard. Gandalf, Haylie suspected.
Frodo was holding a small golden ring out to Gandalf. "I'm giving it to you!" He shouted. Gandalf shot back, "Don't tempt me, Frodo!" Haylie listened to the convo about the ring until she felt something build up.
"Aah aah aah--AAAAHHHCHOOOO!" She sneezed, falling backwards into a bush. Sam looked over her, Frodo went to the window, and Haylie looked up.
"Haylie?"
"Frodo?"
"Sam?" Frodo asked. "Haylie, what are you two doing here?" Gandalf grabbed Sam by the neck and whipped him in on the table.
"Samwise Gamgee, what in the name of Celeborn are you doing here? Have you been eavesdropping, per chance?" He asked sternly. Haylie popped up and shook her head.
"No, no, no. That was me. I was eavesdropping." She said, trying to climb through the window frame. "Mister Gandalf, sir." She fell back out the window and popped right back up. Gandalf stared at her curiously.
"Who might you be, young mistress?" He asked. Haylie came back inside the window and dusted off her dress once she was inside.
"Haylie Boffin, Master Gandalf. Close, close friend of Sam's." Gandalf shook his gray head. "I feel as though you are not a hobbit. There is a negative aura coming from you...you seem as though you are human."
Haylie looked at Sam for help. He held up a finger. "Um, Mister Gandalf, sir, permission to speak, sir?" Gandalf nodded approvingly. "Well, Haylie is part hobbit, part human. Her mother was a hobbit, her father a Man."
Haylie nodded. "Yep, that's me. Part habbit-"
"Hobbit."
"-part human." Gandalf smiled and let go of Sam. He looked at both Sam and Haylie. "Well, I guess I do have a use for you two."
Haylie sighed as she walked beside Frodo. Sam was talking to Gandalf, who was instructing him for the long trip to Bree. She blushed as she told Frodo of last night's incident.
Frodo laughed at the story and excused himself. He walked over to Sam. "You saw her naked. That's a surefire way to get her to like you." Sam blushed like Haylie and shook his head.
"I don't want her to like me. And anyway, it was an accident." Sam replied. "And I know you like her so she's off limits."
Frodo nodded. "Well, what was it like?" He asked under his breath. Sam looked around to see if Haylie was looking and said, "Surprisingly gorgeous." Frodo and Sam both burst out laughing. Haylie looked behind her and waited for them to catch up.
"What's so funny?" She asked. They shook their heads and stifled their laughter. After a while, Gandalf gave Frodo the directions to Bree and made sure the Ring was safe. He left quickly, leaving the three to be by themselves.
"We better get moving." Frodo said, slowly walking forward. Haylie and Sam followed. Haylie was getting bored so she decided to hum a tune. It was her favorite song, "Tomorrow" by Lillix. Sam looked at her curiously.
"What's that song called?" He asked. Haylie faced him."It's called Tomorrow. It's one of my faves."
"Will you sing it for us?" Frodo asked her. Haylie shook her head. "Oh no. I have a horrible singing voice. Even my dog agrees." Sam and Frodo gave Haylie pleading looks as she sighed. "Alright, alright, but you both owe me."
She began softly.
Frodo and Sam both clapped as Haylie opened her eyes. "Oh my God, you guys aren't dead? Well I did something right for once!" Frodo laughed.
"It was excellent! But...what's a tv screen?" Sam nodded and said, "Yeah, and a phone and a magazine?" Haylie laughed and shook her head. This was going to be a long trip.
"Farmer Maggot's field." Sam said as they walked through the corn stalks. "Brings back memories, don't it, Mister Frodo?"
"Yes, it does. You know, there are footprints in the dirt. Do you think someone was here before us? I mean, Farmer Maggot is away with his wife." Sam shrugged as Haylie said in a low voice. "Or someone is here now." She suddenly began to cough and cough, doubling over. Sam and Frodo looked at her and kneeled by her side.
"Haylie, are you alright? Take a deep breath." Sam said. Haylie stood up. "I'm fine, okay? I just need my inhaler...otherwise, I'll be fine. Don't get all freaked, okay?" She said sternly. Sam and Frodo nodded, still a little concerned.
Haylie looked over and saw Merry running out of the corn field. "Hey! Merry! Over here!" She shouted. Merry turned around, smiled, and ran over to Sam, Frodo, and Haylie. "Hold on a second." He said. "Hey Pippin! Guess who's here?"
Pippin came hustling out of the corn and blushed when he saw Haylie. He had some flowers in his hand and handed them to her quietly. She smelled them and smiled.
"Oh, thank you, Pippin. They're beautiful." She told him. He put his hands in his pockets. "Just like you." He said under his breath. Haylie looked up at him.
"Huh?" Pippin stared at the ground and said, "I said they're beautiful, just like you." Sam, Frodo, and Merry burst out laughing as Haylie put her hands on her hips with a shocked but pleasant expression on her face.
"Pippin, it sounds like you have a crush on someone here." Merry said sarcastically. Pippin crossed his arms and looked at Merry seriously. "Hey, I'm not the one who said that I was going to make a woman out of that girl one night."
Haylie's eyes were wide open as she looked over at Merry who was turning crimson. Sam and Frodo tried to stop laughing but couldn't. Haylie rolled her eyes and started walking.
"We better get going, guys." She said, walking very quickly. They stared at her as Merry said, "You're just embarrassed."
Haylie shook her head and pointed towards the corn field. "No, I just don't want to be killed by the dude with the large, sharp sickle." She said. The hobbits turned and looked at the corn field where the sickle was moving up and down.
"Run!" Merry cried as everyone ran. Haylie was ahead of them when she fell off a smal cliff. She felt the other hobbits fall on top of her in a moment.
"Ow..." She moaned, trying to get up. Haylie turned her head to see who was on top of her, to find Merry stradling her with his legs on both of her sides, not knowing who he was on.
"OH NO!" Haylie shouted, struggling to get up. "Ohhhhhhhh no! Get off, get off, get off!" Once she got up, she straightened her dress and fixed her hair. She smiled shakily and closed her eyes.
"Ok, maybe it would be nice if I stay near Sam and Frodo...what do you think?" She asked frustratedly. They all nodded quietly. Haylie's sigh turned to a smile. "Anyway, that was like Jason trying to cut off someone's head in a movie! That sickle gleamed in the sunlight! It would've been more scary if it was in the nighttime and then Freddy would come out and maul someone's face off!"
The hobbits stared at her strangely but Haylie just ignored it.
Bling Ring of Power
Sam snuck Haylie into his room and told her to go ahead and change into one of his sister's nightgowns. So Haylie did as told and looked over the gown with a curious look on her face.
"Whoa, that is one freaky looking...whatever it is." She said, slipping off her dress. Sam walked into the room right as the dress was at her ankles and asked, "I was wondering if you wanted some-" Haylie looked up and gasped, covering her naked body with the nightgown. Sam closed his eyes and finished the sentence with, "-hot cocoa."
Haylie nodded. "Yeah, um, that would be nice." She told him, desperately trying to cover up her body. Sam nodded and turned around.
"I'll leave." He said. But when he walked towards the door, his eyes still closed, he hit the wall instead. Haylie asked him if he was alright and he nodded, leaving the room abruptly.
Later that night, Haylie heard Sam walk into the room. She lifted her head and watched as Sam pulled out some hedge clippers from his drawer.
"Sam," She asked sleepily. "What are you doing?" Sam looked over at Haylie and put the clippers in his belt.
"I need to go to Frodo's house. Tend to the begonias and other plants. I am his gardener, after all." Haylie remembered something that she had heard once at a movie theater with Camie and David. 'I'm not his bodyguard. I'm his gardener.' It went something like that...yes, it was in the movie, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Haylie laughed, making Sam stare at her as if she were insane.
She stopped laughing. "Can I come with you?" Sam shrugged. "You're not too tired? If you're hungry I can make you some eggs or if you're thirsty, I have some tea in the-"
"Sam!" She shouted. "I AM FINE. Now, don't take this personally but you act like my grandma. Just loosen the panties, Grandma, kay?" Haylie took a deep breath and sighed as Sam nodded.
"Alright. Are you ready to go?" Haylie nodded. "Um, can I go change first?" So Haylie ran to the bathroom, locking the door in case of Sam, and got ready to go. The curls weren't exactly perfect and the dress might not have been on straight but she looked presentable.
They walked over to Frodo's house and Sam took out the hedge trimmers. "Um, you can just sit on that rock below the window." He said in a soft whisper. Haylie did as told when she heard raised voices coming from inside the house. Letting her curiousity get the best of her, she slowly lifted her head and looked into the room. There was Frodo and a tall man with a long gray beard. Gandalf, Haylie suspected.
Frodo was holding a small golden ring out to Gandalf. "I'm giving it to you!" He shouted. Gandalf shot back, "Don't tempt me, Frodo!" Haylie listened to the convo about the ring until she felt something build up.
"Aah aah aah--AAAAHHHCHOOOO!" She sneezed, falling backwards into a bush. Sam looked over her, Frodo went to the window, and Haylie looked up.
"Haylie?"
"Frodo?"
"Sam?" Frodo asked. "Haylie, what are you two doing here?" Gandalf grabbed Sam by the neck and whipped him in on the table.
"Samwise Gamgee, what in the name of Celeborn are you doing here? Have you been eavesdropping, per chance?" He asked sternly. Haylie popped up and shook her head.
"No, no, no. That was me. I was eavesdropping." She said, trying to climb through the window frame. "Mister Gandalf, sir." She fell back out the window and popped right back up. Gandalf stared at her curiously.
"Who might you be, young mistress?" He asked. Haylie came back inside the window and dusted off her dress once she was inside.
"Haylie Boffin, Master Gandalf. Close, close friend of Sam's." Gandalf shook his gray head. "I feel as though you are not a hobbit. There is a negative aura coming from you...you seem as though you are human."
Haylie looked at Sam for help. He held up a finger. "Um, Mister Gandalf, sir, permission to speak, sir?" Gandalf nodded approvingly. "Well, Haylie is part hobbit, part human. Her mother was a hobbit, her father a Man."
Haylie nodded. "Yep, that's me. Part habbit-"
"Hobbit."
"-part human." Gandalf smiled and let go of Sam. He looked at both Sam and Haylie. "Well, I guess I do have a use for you two."
Haylie sighed as she walked beside Frodo. Sam was talking to Gandalf, who was instructing him for the long trip to Bree. She blushed as she told Frodo of last night's incident.
Frodo laughed at the story and excused himself. He walked over to Sam. "You saw her naked. That's a surefire way to get her to like you." Sam blushed like Haylie and shook his head.
"I don't want her to like me. And anyway, it was an accident." Sam replied. "And I know you like her so she's off limits."
Frodo nodded. "Well, what was it like?" He asked under his breath. Sam looked around to see if Haylie was looking and said, "Surprisingly gorgeous." Frodo and Sam both burst out laughing. Haylie looked behind her and waited for them to catch up.
"What's so funny?" She asked. They shook their heads and stifled their laughter. After a while, Gandalf gave Frodo the directions to Bree and made sure the Ring was safe. He left quickly, leaving the three to be by themselves.
"We better get moving." Frodo said, slowly walking forward. Haylie and Sam followed. Haylie was getting bored so she decided to hum a tune. It was her favorite song, "Tomorrow" by Lillix. Sam looked at her curiously.
"What's that song called?" He asked. Haylie faced him."It's called Tomorrow. It's one of my faves."
"Will you sing it for us?" Frodo asked her. Haylie shook her head. "Oh no. I have a horrible singing voice. Even my dog agrees." Sam and Frodo gave Haylie pleading looks as she sighed. "Alright, alright, but you both owe me."
She began softly.
Frodo and Sam both clapped as Haylie opened her eyes. "Oh my God, you guys aren't dead? Well I did something right for once!" Frodo laughed.
"It was excellent! But...what's a tv screen?" Sam nodded and said, "Yeah, and a phone and a magazine?" Haylie laughed and shook her head. This was going to be a long trip.
"Farmer Maggot's field." Sam said as they walked through the corn stalks. "Brings back memories, don't it, Mister Frodo?"
"Yes, it does. You know, there are footprints in the dirt. Do you think someone was here before us? I mean, Farmer Maggot is away with his wife." Sam shrugged as Haylie said in a low voice. "Or someone is here now." She suddenly began to cough and cough, doubling over. Sam and Frodo looked at her and kneeled by her side.
"Haylie, are you alright? Take a deep breath." Sam said. Haylie stood up. "I'm fine, okay? I just need my inhaler...otherwise, I'll be fine. Don't get all freaked, okay?" She said sternly. Sam and Frodo nodded, still a little concerned.
Haylie looked over and saw Merry running out of the corn field. "Hey! Merry! Over here!" She shouted. Merry turned around, smiled, and ran over to Sam, Frodo, and Haylie. "Hold on a second." He said. "Hey Pippin! Guess who's here?"
Pippin came hustling out of the corn and blushed when he saw Haylie. He had some flowers in his hand and handed them to her quietly. She smelled them and smiled.
"Oh, thank you, Pippin. They're beautiful." She told him. He put his hands in his pockets. "Just like you." He said under his breath. Haylie looked up at him.
"Huh?" Pippin stared at the ground and said, "I said they're beautiful, just like you." Sam, Frodo, and Merry burst out laughing as Haylie put her hands on her hips with a shocked but pleasant expression on her face.
"Pippin, it sounds like you have a crush on someone here." Merry said sarcastically. Pippin crossed his arms and looked at Merry seriously. "Hey, I'm not the one who said that I was going to make a woman out of that girl one night."
Haylie's eyes were wide open as she looked over at Merry who was turning crimson. Sam and Frodo tried to stop laughing but couldn't. Haylie rolled her eyes and started walking.
"We better get going, guys." She said, walking very quickly. They stared at her as Merry said, "You're just embarrassed."
Haylie shook her head and pointed towards the corn field. "No, I just don't want to be killed by the dude with the large, sharp sickle." She said. The hobbits turned and looked at the corn field where the sickle was moving up and down.
"Run!" Merry cried as everyone ran. Haylie was ahead of them when she fell off a smal cliff. She felt the other hobbits fall on top of her in a moment.
"Ow..." She moaned, trying to get up. Haylie turned her head to see who was on top of her, to find Merry stradling her with his legs on both of her sides, not knowing who he was on.
"OH NO!" Haylie shouted, struggling to get up. "Ohhhhhhhh no! Get off, get off, get off!" Once she got up, she straightened her dress and fixed her hair. She smiled shakily and closed her eyes.
"Ok, maybe it would be nice if I stay near Sam and Frodo...what do you think?" She asked frustratedly. They all nodded quietly. Haylie's sigh turned to a smile. "Anyway, that was like Jason trying to cut off someone's head in a movie! That sickle gleamed in the sunlight! It would've been more scary if it was in the nighttime and then Freddy would come out and maul someone's face off!"
The hobbits stared at her strangely but Haylie just ignored it.