Disclaimer: Don't own Lord of the Rings...J.R.R. Tolkien owns it, not me. I'm not making anything. Nicole is mine, so is the story concept for what's happening in Middle-Earth right now. Also, I've changed the height of the Hobbits to be a little taller. There is a good reason for this...in the first movie guide that came out in '01, it said the average height for a Hobbit was 4'2". Therefore, I've made the Hobbits a little taller than they were supposed to be in the movie, Pippin going from around 3'5" to 3'11".
Now, that's over with and you may continue on with the story.
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/Last Time:/
' Looks like I'm on my own for now. I hope I don't get too lost in this place.'
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Nicole set off in the direction that she and Elrohir had come from, in hopes that she could trace her way back to the courtyard she had seen the Hobbits in. She didn't have to go far to see the Hobbits because, after just a few minutes of struggling to find her way, Nicole did literally run into a Hobbit………Peregrine Took to be exact.
" Oof! Hey, watch where you're going you lit-!" Nicole caught herself when she realized who she had just knocked into. Nicole's eyes grew wide and her mouth fell open slightly as a shock and dazed Hobbit stared up at her from his fallen position on the ground.
" Pippin! Where'd you go?!" For a brief moment Pippin looked away from Nicole and back down the corridor from where he came. A flash of playful fear crept over his features and Nicole wondered who was chasing him and what Pippin had done to get chased.
" Hide me!" Nicole's eyebrow quirked at Pippin's sudden demand.
" Excuse me?"
" Hide me quick! Before Merry finds me! He's coming after me 'cause I stole his apple." To prove his point, Pippin pulled out a bright red apple from his jacket pocket and held it up for Nicole to see. Suppressing a smile, Nicole lent down and helped the fallen Hobbit to his feet. Nicole was surprised again as to how tall Pippin actually was, with him standing just about three foot and eleven inches tall, stopping about mid-chest to Nicole.
' Wow! Can't wait for him to drink Treebeard's Ent draught. He'll almost be Human size then.' Nicole grabbed Pippin's hand and raced back down the corridor in the direction that she had come from. She stopped at the first door she came to and cracked it open. Casting her eyes around the room, Nicole saw that it was a medical closet, with shelves lining the walls and the shelves filled with jars, vials, jugs, and drying herbs.
' This must be where Aragorn hangs out sometimes,' Nicole thought as she tugged Pippin into the closet and closed the door most of the way. Nicole stayed next to the door, one eye squinting through the crack of the door, as a running Merry sprinted past the door. Nicole couldn't help but smile at the sight of Merry, what little she saw before he disappeared down the hall that is. He looked just like he did in the movie………only more real and thus more handsome.
" Thanks!" Nicole turned her head to Pippin and flashed him a smile while holding a finger up to her lips in a signal for Pippin to remain quiet. Nicole turned back to the door and peeked out, looking down both sides of the hall. Seeing no Merry in sight, Nicole opened the door and exited the closet with Pippin following.
" Hey, you're not an Elf!"
" You just noticed that?" Nicole smiled at Pippin as he looked up at her again. Though it was strange because of the height difference, Nicole couldn't help but feel attracted to the little Hobbit. " I'm Nicole Truelove. I just came to Rivendell today. Who're you?"
" I'm Peregrine Took, but call me Pippin. Where are you from?"
" From a land across the sea. What about you?"
" The Shire. Are there Elves across the sea like there's supposed to be?"
" Don't know, never saw an Elf 'til I came here. I think the land I come from is different than the one the Elves go to. Why do you ask?"
" Because the Undying Lands are across the sea. What's the name of your home?"
" The country is called the United States of America, USA for short. The state that I'm from is called Missouri. Why do we keep asking each other questions like this?" Nicole asked with a smile.
" Don't know. Want an apple?" Pippin shrugged his shoulders at Nicole's question and then offered up the apple that he had stolen from Merry. Nicole looked at the apple suspiciously for a moment.
" Why are you giving it to me? Don't want to get caught with the evidence?" A cheeky grin spread over Pippin's face and Nicole felt her heart skip slightly before she took the apple from Pippin's hand. Nicole felt a bit stupid when her fingers brushed Pippin's and her heart did another skip and she was sure that she was blushing again." So tell me, Pippin," Nicole started, wanting to break the silence that had started to form, " Do you know your way around this place? I just got here less than an hour ago and I can't make heads or tails of this place. I don't even remember the way to my room!"
" Sure! I know where the kitchens are, I know where the dining room is, I know where this really nice courtyard is, and I know where this really weird broken sword is. It's weird because there's paintings all around the room. It's also a bit creepy."
" This whole place creeps me a bit, but that's just because of all the Elves," Nicole replied, trying to keep her expressions cool as she rolled her apple around in her hands, " Okay Pippin, why don't you show me around this place some? Maybe by the time your friend finally finds you, he won't be mad about the apple……….and it'll give me time to eat it as well." Pippin smiled again and nodded his head. He then struck out back in the direction that Nicole had been going when she had first ran into Pippin, expecting Nicole to follow him. And follow him she did, all the while admiring the little Hobbit and munching into the apple.
...TBC...
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Me: Sorry for the shortness! There will be another chapter up a little later! Promise!
Now, that's over with and you may continue on with the story.
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/Last Time:/
' Looks like I'm on my own for now. I hope I don't get too lost in this place.'
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Nicole set off in the direction that she and Elrohir had come from, in hopes that she could trace her way back to the courtyard she had seen the Hobbits in. She didn't have to go far to see the Hobbits because, after just a few minutes of struggling to find her way, Nicole did literally run into a Hobbit………Peregrine Took to be exact.
" Oof! Hey, watch where you're going you lit-!" Nicole caught herself when she realized who she had just knocked into. Nicole's eyes grew wide and her mouth fell open slightly as a shock and dazed Hobbit stared up at her from his fallen position on the ground.
" Pippin! Where'd you go?!" For a brief moment Pippin looked away from Nicole and back down the corridor from where he came. A flash of playful fear crept over his features and Nicole wondered who was chasing him and what Pippin had done to get chased.
" Hide me!" Nicole's eyebrow quirked at Pippin's sudden demand.
" Excuse me?"
" Hide me quick! Before Merry finds me! He's coming after me 'cause I stole his apple." To prove his point, Pippin pulled out a bright red apple from his jacket pocket and held it up for Nicole to see. Suppressing a smile, Nicole lent down and helped the fallen Hobbit to his feet. Nicole was surprised again as to how tall Pippin actually was, with him standing just about three foot and eleven inches tall, stopping about mid-chest to Nicole.
' Wow! Can't wait for him to drink Treebeard's Ent draught. He'll almost be Human size then.' Nicole grabbed Pippin's hand and raced back down the corridor in the direction that she had come from. She stopped at the first door she came to and cracked it open. Casting her eyes around the room, Nicole saw that it was a medical closet, with shelves lining the walls and the shelves filled with jars, vials, jugs, and drying herbs.
' This must be where Aragorn hangs out sometimes,' Nicole thought as she tugged Pippin into the closet and closed the door most of the way. Nicole stayed next to the door, one eye squinting through the crack of the door, as a running Merry sprinted past the door. Nicole couldn't help but smile at the sight of Merry, what little she saw before he disappeared down the hall that is. He looked just like he did in the movie………only more real and thus more handsome.
" Thanks!" Nicole turned her head to Pippin and flashed him a smile while holding a finger up to her lips in a signal for Pippin to remain quiet. Nicole turned back to the door and peeked out, looking down both sides of the hall. Seeing no Merry in sight, Nicole opened the door and exited the closet with Pippin following.
" Hey, you're not an Elf!"
" You just noticed that?" Nicole smiled at Pippin as he looked up at her again. Though it was strange because of the height difference, Nicole couldn't help but feel attracted to the little Hobbit. " I'm Nicole Truelove. I just came to Rivendell today. Who're you?"
" I'm Peregrine Took, but call me Pippin. Where are you from?"
" From a land across the sea. What about you?"
" The Shire. Are there Elves across the sea like there's supposed to be?"
" Don't know, never saw an Elf 'til I came here. I think the land I come from is different than the one the Elves go to. Why do you ask?"
" Because the Undying Lands are across the sea. What's the name of your home?"
" The country is called the United States of America, USA for short. The state that I'm from is called Missouri. Why do we keep asking each other questions like this?" Nicole asked with a smile.
" Don't know. Want an apple?" Pippin shrugged his shoulders at Nicole's question and then offered up the apple that he had stolen from Merry. Nicole looked at the apple suspiciously for a moment.
" Why are you giving it to me? Don't want to get caught with the evidence?" A cheeky grin spread over Pippin's face and Nicole felt her heart skip slightly before she took the apple from Pippin's hand. Nicole felt a bit stupid when her fingers brushed Pippin's and her heart did another skip and she was sure that she was blushing again." So tell me, Pippin," Nicole started, wanting to break the silence that had started to form, " Do you know your way around this place? I just got here less than an hour ago and I can't make heads or tails of this place. I don't even remember the way to my room!"
" Sure! I know where the kitchens are, I know where the dining room is, I know where this really nice courtyard is, and I know where this really weird broken sword is. It's weird because there's paintings all around the room. It's also a bit creepy."
" This whole place creeps me a bit, but that's just because of all the Elves," Nicole replied, trying to keep her expressions cool as she rolled her apple around in her hands, " Okay Pippin, why don't you show me around this place some? Maybe by the time your friend finally finds you, he won't be mad about the apple……….and it'll give me time to eat it as well." Pippin smiled again and nodded his head. He then struck out back in the direction that Nicole had been going when she had first ran into Pippin, expecting Nicole to follow him. And follow him she did, all the while admiring the little Hobbit and munching into the apple.
...TBC...
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Me: Sorry for the shortness! There will be another chapter up a little later! Promise!