"Come on, Tone! I need you to come out," encouraged Lyra.
"No way! I don't want any more spiders on me," protested Toni.
"If you don't hurry up then I'll drag you out," persisted Lyra.
Toni said nothing.
"OK then, have it your way," said Lyra.
Lyra grabbed Toni's feet and pulled her out from under the bed, kicking and screaming.
"Stop it!" yelled Lyra. "Rosie and Sam are outside and they want to speak to us."
"There's no spiders?" asked Toni.
"No, there isn't any spiders," reassured Lyra, crossing her fingers behind her back. "Now let's go see what they want."
Lyra and Toni hurried outside to where Rosie and Sam were stood waiting for them.
"What happened? Are you OK?" asked Sam frantically.
"What do you mean?" enquired Toni.
"We could hear loads of screaming and shouting," replied Rosie.
"Oh, don't worry about that. That was just Toni. I had to pull her out from underneath the bed," explained Lyra. "So what's up?"
"Well, we shouldn't really tell you this because it is taking sides. But we do prefer you guys to Merry and Pippin," started Sam.
"What are you talking about?" interrupted Toni.
"The spider," prompted Rosie. "There wasn't one. Pippin was just tickling you with a feather."
Toni looked amazed, but Lyra was livid.
"Wait till I get my hands on him! I'll wring his neck!" Lyra cried, stomping off.
"Wait up, Lyra!" called Toni, running after her.
"Looks like we've put Pippin in a bad situation," grinned Sam. "Think we should run ahead and warn him?"
"Nah," smirked Rosie.
~*~
Today was definitely a good day for Marieke. She'd only been taking a walk around the Shire, when Lizzie came over and started speaking to her. Now they were walking through the village together. They weren't exactly together, but they were walking together.
"I wonder what the others are doing today," Lizzie thought aloud.
"Not sure," said Marieke. "I saw Mel and Frodo down by the river today. I haven't seen Rosie and Sam at all. And the others are probably getting into trouble."
"I don't doubt that," said Lizzie.
Marieke felt quite hot and awkward. She didn't know how Lizzie felt about lesbians, and she really wanted to know. The only way she was going to find out was by asking her.
Marieke looked over at Lizzie. Every time she saw her, she fell in love with her just a tiny bit more. There was nothing for it. Marieke just opened her mouth and was going to ask Lizzie what she thought about lesbians, when two hobbits ran round the corner right into them, bowling them over.
"Oh, hey Marieke," greeted Toni.
"Move Lyra!" ordered Lizzie, pushing Lyra off herself and getting up.
"You guys come at the worst time," muttered Marieke.
"Get off her!" cried Lizzie.
Lizzie yanked Toni off Marieke, and pushed her roughly to the side so that she nearly fell over again. She then helped Marieke off and started to dust her off. Marieke turned the colour of a beetroot, but still looked extremely pleased.
"Have you seen Merry and Pippin?" asked Lyra.
"No," replied Marieke. "Why?"
"Because their funeral's gonna be tomorrow," cursed Lyra. Lyra stormed off followed closely by Toni.
"Looks like Merry and Pippin have really done it this time," said Lizzie in amazement.
"Yeah," agreed Marieke.
~*~
"OK, so what Middle-Earth race would you most like to be?" asked Frodo.
"Erm, probably an elf because they can speak Elvish, and they have really cool skills," answered Mel.
Mel and Frodo were sitting down by the river, and had been questioning one another all morning. Some had been normal common questions, whereas others were really strange and bizarre. And the only rule was that they had to answer with complete honesty, and had sworn on the safety of the Shire to prove their answers truthful.
"Oh, I've got one," grinned Mel. "Who do you think is the best-looking out of the Shire?"
"Erm . . ." Frodo stammered, turning blood red. "I wanna pass this one."
"No, you can't do that," protested Mel.
"Yes I can. You passed on that question about the most embarrassing moment," reminded Frodo. "We're each allowed to pass one question."
"Aw, that's so unfair," whined Mel.
"Whatever. My turn." Now it was Frodo's turn to grin. "Who do you think is the best-looking in the Shire?"
"Err, can't I pass this one as well?" asked Mel hopefully.
"Nope, only one pass," smirked Frodo.
"Then, I'll have to say . . . you," whispered Mel, closing her eyes tight and covering her face in her hands.
However, this didn't work. Mel's hands were gently pulled away from her face, and a pair of soft lips met hers. Mel didn't want to open her eyes in case some strange twist of fate happened, and she found herself attached to the mouth of someone that she didn't like. So she concentrated on keeping the kiss going.
~*~
"Lyra, wait up!" called Toni. "You know I can't run as fast as you!"
But it was no use. Lyra disappeared into the cornfields, and Toni had to eventually stop to catch her breath.
"Damn!" Toni cursed. Lyra was now nowhere to be seen. She decided to stay and wait for her.
Whilst Toni was waiting for her, Lyra had just realised that Toni was no longer following her. Lyra swore under her breath and reluctantly trudged back to find her.
"Tone? Where are you?" Lyra called.
Not far away, Toni could hear Lyra's calls. She turned around to figure out which direction it was coming from, and found herself face-to-face with Pippin, and almost jumped out of her skin.
"Why do you do that?!" she cried. "That's twice you've made me jump today."
"Sorry," apologised Pippin for the second time that day. "Merry and me had just come out here to let the spider go."
"Oh yeah," Toni had completely forgotten about the spider, in the confusion of losing Lyra. "So the spider's gone now?"
"Yep," said Merry. "So you're not angry with us for the joke?"
"Nah. I thought it was quite funny afterwards, it was just Lyra who got all worked up about it. Oh yeah, Lyra," realised Toni.
"What about her?" asked Merry anxiously.
"Well, I shouldn't really tell you this, but . . ." Toni started to give some advice, but was interrupted.
"Tone? Where are you?" called Lyra from inside the cornfields. "I can hear you but I can't see you."
"Run," Toni whispered to Merry and Pippin.
"What?" asked Pippin, not sure if he'd heard correctly.
"Run!" repeated Toni. "If she catches you two, she'll kill you. Trust me, I've been on the wrong side of her before. Just go and hide somewhere, quick!"
Without another moment's hesitation, Merry and Pippin ran off as fast as they could. And it was a good thing they hadn't waited, because Lyra appeared seconds later.
"There you are. I was looking everywhere for you," said Lyra. "How come you didn't follow me?"
"I did," replied Toni. "But I couldn't keep up. You know I can't run as fast as you."
"Sorry," apologised Lyra.
"So did you find Merry and Pippin?" asked Toni, trying to look innocent.
"Nah," said Lyra. "I wasn't out there long, because I came back looking for you. I don't really care now, I can't be bothered to find them."
"That's good," said Toni in relief. "And you can't blame them really, because we did play a trick on them as well."
"Yeah," agreed Lyra reluctantly. "But that doesn't mean we can't play more tricks on them."
"Exactly what I was thinking," grinned Toni.
~*~
Meanwhile, Marieke and Lizzie were sitting just outside the pub, with cool soft drinks. Marieke had realised that she didn't find it as hard to speak to Lizzie once she got to know her more. But some things were still embarrassing. And she still hadn't gotten round to asking her the question from earlier. Suddenly, two female hobbits walked past with their arms linked.
"Hey look, it's Sally Yates and Sarah Read," whispered Lizzie, pointing at them. "I bet you anything that them two are lesbians."
Marieke saw this as an opportunity.
"What do you think about lesbians?" asked Marieke, as soon as Sally and Sarah had gone.
"Got nothing against them. It's not their fault if they have . . ." Lizzie cast around as though looking for the right words. "Different sexual preferences. So I think there's nothing wrong with them. And I have to admit that I have had a couple of lezzie moments."
Marieke was over the moon for the rest of the day.
"No way! I don't want any more spiders on me," protested Toni.
"If you don't hurry up then I'll drag you out," persisted Lyra.
Toni said nothing.
"OK then, have it your way," said Lyra.
Lyra grabbed Toni's feet and pulled her out from under the bed, kicking and screaming.
"Stop it!" yelled Lyra. "Rosie and Sam are outside and they want to speak to us."
"There's no spiders?" asked Toni.
"No, there isn't any spiders," reassured Lyra, crossing her fingers behind her back. "Now let's go see what they want."
Lyra and Toni hurried outside to where Rosie and Sam were stood waiting for them.
"What happened? Are you OK?" asked Sam frantically.
"What do you mean?" enquired Toni.
"We could hear loads of screaming and shouting," replied Rosie.
"Oh, don't worry about that. That was just Toni. I had to pull her out from underneath the bed," explained Lyra. "So what's up?"
"Well, we shouldn't really tell you this because it is taking sides. But we do prefer you guys to Merry and Pippin," started Sam.
"What are you talking about?" interrupted Toni.
"The spider," prompted Rosie. "There wasn't one. Pippin was just tickling you with a feather."
Toni looked amazed, but Lyra was livid.
"Wait till I get my hands on him! I'll wring his neck!" Lyra cried, stomping off.
"Wait up, Lyra!" called Toni, running after her.
"Looks like we've put Pippin in a bad situation," grinned Sam. "Think we should run ahead and warn him?"
"Nah," smirked Rosie.
~*~
Today was definitely a good day for Marieke. She'd only been taking a walk around the Shire, when Lizzie came over and started speaking to her. Now they were walking through the village together. They weren't exactly together, but they were walking together.
"I wonder what the others are doing today," Lizzie thought aloud.
"Not sure," said Marieke. "I saw Mel and Frodo down by the river today. I haven't seen Rosie and Sam at all. And the others are probably getting into trouble."
"I don't doubt that," said Lizzie.
Marieke felt quite hot and awkward. She didn't know how Lizzie felt about lesbians, and she really wanted to know. The only way she was going to find out was by asking her.
Marieke looked over at Lizzie. Every time she saw her, she fell in love with her just a tiny bit more. There was nothing for it. Marieke just opened her mouth and was going to ask Lizzie what she thought about lesbians, when two hobbits ran round the corner right into them, bowling them over.
"Oh, hey Marieke," greeted Toni.
"Move Lyra!" ordered Lizzie, pushing Lyra off herself and getting up.
"You guys come at the worst time," muttered Marieke.
"Get off her!" cried Lizzie.
Lizzie yanked Toni off Marieke, and pushed her roughly to the side so that she nearly fell over again. She then helped Marieke off and started to dust her off. Marieke turned the colour of a beetroot, but still looked extremely pleased.
"Have you seen Merry and Pippin?" asked Lyra.
"No," replied Marieke. "Why?"
"Because their funeral's gonna be tomorrow," cursed Lyra. Lyra stormed off followed closely by Toni.
"Looks like Merry and Pippin have really done it this time," said Lizzie in amazement.
"Yeah," agreed Marieke.
~*~
"OK, so what Middle-Earth race would you most like to be?" asked Frodo.
"Erm, probably an elf because they can speak Elvish, and they have really cool skills," answered Mel.
Mel and Frodo were sitting down by the river, and had been questioning one another all morning. Some had been normal common questions, whereas others were really strange and bizarre. And the only rule was that they had to answer with complete honesty, and had sworn on the safety of the Shire to prove their answers truthful.
"Oh, I've got one," grinned Mel. "Who do you think is the best-looking out of the Shire?"
"Erm . . ." Frodo stammered, turning blood red. "I wanna pass this one."
"No, you can't do that," protested Mel.
"Yes I can. You passed on that question about the most embarrassing moment," reminded Frodo. "We're each allowed to pass one question."
"Aw, that's so unfair," whined Mel.
"Whatever. My turn." Now it was Frodo's turn to grin. "Who do you think is the best-looking in the Shire?"
"Err, can't I pass this one as well?" asked Mel hopefully.
"Nope, only one pass," smirked Frodo.
"Then, I'll have to say . . . you," whispered Mel, closing her eyes tight and covering her face in her hands.
However, this didn't work. Mel's hands were gently pulled away from her face, and a pair of soft lips met hers. Mel didn't want to open her eyes in case some strange twist of fate happened, and she found herself attached to the mouth of someone that she didn't like. So she concentrated on keeping the kiss going.
~*~
"Lyra, wait up!" called Toni. "You know I can't run as fast as you!"
But it was no use. Lyra disappeared into the cornfields, and Toni had to eventually stop to catch her breath.
"Damn!" Toni cursed. Lyra was now nowhere to be seen. She decided to stay and wait for her.
Whilst Toni was waiting for her, Lyra had just realised that Toni was no longer following her. Lyra swore under her breath and reluctantly trudged back to find her.
"Tone? Where are you?" Lyra called.
Not far away, Toni could hear Lyra's calls. She turned around to figure out which direction it was coming from, and found herself face-to-face with Pippin, and almost jumped out of her skin.
"Why do you do that?!" she cried. "That's twice you've made me jump today."
"Sorry," apologised Pippin for the second time that day. "Merry and me had just come out here to let the spider go."
"Oh yeah," Toni had completely forgotten about the spider, in the confusion of losing Lyra. "So the spider's gone now?"
"Yep," said Merry. "So you're not angry with us for the joke?"
"Nah. I thought it was quite funny afterwards, it was just Lyra who got all worked up about it. Oh yeah, Lyra," realised Toni.
"What about her?" asked Merry anxiously.
"Well, I shouldn't really tell you this, but . . ." Toni started to give some advice, but was interrupted.
"Tone? Where are you?" called Lyra from inside the cornfields. "I can hear you but I can't see you."
"Run," Toni whispered to Merry and Pippin.
"What?" asked Pippin, not sure if he'd heard correctly.
"Run!" repeated Toni. "If she catches you two, she'll kill you. Trust me, I've been on the wrong side of her before. Just go and hide somewhere, quick!"
Without another moment's hesitation, Merry and Pippin ran off as fast as they could. And it was a good thing they hadn't waited, because Lyra appeared seconds later.
"There you are. I was looking everywhere for you," said Lyra. "How come you didn't follow me?"
"I did," replied Toni. "But I couldn't keep up. You know I can't run as fast as you."
"Sorry," apologised Lyra.
"So did you find Merry and Pippin?" asked Toni, trying to look innocent.
"Nah," said Lyra. "I wasn't out there long, because I came back looking for you. I don't really care now, I can't be bothered to find them."
"That's good," said Toni in relief. "And you can't blame them really, because we did play a trick on them as well."
"Yeah," agreed Lyra reluctantly. "But that doesn't mean we can't play more tricks on them."
"Exactly what I was thinking," grinned Toni.
~*~
Meanwhile, Marieke and Lizzie were sitting just outside the pub, with cool soft drinks. Marieke had realised that she didn't find it as hard to speak to Lizzie once she got to know her more. But some things were still embarrassing. And she still hadn't gotten round to asking her the question from earlier. Suddenly, two female hobbits walked past with their arms linked.
"Hey look, it's Sally Yates and Sarah Read," whispered Lizzie, pointing at them. "I bet you anything that them two are lesbians."
Marieke saw this as an opportunity.
"What do you think about lesbians?" asked Marieke, as soon as Sally and Sarah had gone.
"Got nothing against them. It's not their fault if they have . . ." Lizzie cast around as though looking for the right words. "Different sexual preferences. So I think there's nothing wrong with them. And I have to admit that I have had a couple of lezzie moments."
Marieke was over the moon for the rest of the day.