Later that night, Mel and Frodo were still down by the river. Frodo was
sitting up, staring out to the setting sun, and Mel was lying with her head
in Frodo's lap.
"It's really nice, isn't it?" said Frodo.
"Mmm," answered Mel, looking up at Frodo and not the sunset. "I love you Frodo."
"I love you too," said Frodo, cradling Mel's head.
All of a sudden, two hobbits emerged from the bushes and burst into song:
"Mel and Frodo, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love! Then comes marriage! Then comes the baby in the baby carriage!"
"Merry! Pippin! Go away!" frowned Frodo.
"Aww, do you wanna be alone with your girlfriend?" teased Pippin.
"At least he's got a girlfriend," retorted Mel, reluctantly sitting up.
"Ooh, touchy!" grinned Merry. "So what? We don't want girlfriends. Too much hassle."
"Having someone caring about you, and you caring about them is too much hassle, is it?" enquired Frodo.
Merry said nothing, whereas Pippin just looked confused.
"Just as I thought," smirked Frodo. "So as I said before, go away!"
"Whatever. You guys are boring anyway," declared Merry. "Come on, Pip."
Merry and Pippin disappeared back amongst the bushes. Once they were sure they were alone again, Mel and Frodo shared another kiss.
Not long after, they were sitting up and talking again.
"Do you know what?" asked Mel.
"What?" replied Frodo.
"I liked that questioning thingy," grinned Mel. Frodo laughed.
"Maybe we should round up all the others tonight and play Truth or Dare?" suggested Frodo.
"Even Merry and Pippin?" worried Mel.
"Especially Merry and Pippin," smirked Frodo. "That way, we can make them spill stuff that they wouldn't have wanted out in the open."
"Great idea!" praised Mel, giving Frodo a hug.
They both got up, and went around the village to notify the others.
~*~
"Hey Sam! SAM!" called Lizzie, spotting Sam in the flowerbeds just outside Bilbo and Frodo's house.
"Oh sorry, I wasn't paying attention," apologised Sam, straightening up. "I just wanted to get this last bit of work done for Mr Frodo."
"Just don't ignore me again," smiled Lizzie. "Are you gonna come play Truth or Dare tonight?"
"Yeah, definitely," answered Sam. "It sounds like lots of fun."
"Maybe you'll get to kiss Rosie," teased Lizzie.
Sam turned a deep shade of red and said nothing.
"Aww, don't worry, I was only teasing," grinned Lizzie. "I'll see you tonight then."
"OK, bye!" Sam waved Lizzie off, and then went back to his work.
~*~
When it was really dark, Frodo, Mel, Marieke, Lizzie, Sam, Rosie, Merry, Pippin, Lyra and Toni were all sitting around an old bottle, next to the cornfields – the same place that they'd been in before – ready to start the game.
"I wanna go first!" announced Pippin, spinning the bottle. It landed on Rosie. "Truth or Dare?"
"Erm, truth," decided Rosie.
"Err," Pippin hesitated, trying to think of a truth. "What's your most embarrassing moment?"
"Probably when I was working," said Rosie. "I was carrying some drinks over to a table. I tripped over and threw drinks over one guy, and I tried to grab something to stop myself from falling. But the problem was, I grabbed someone's butt."
Everyone roared with laughter. Rosie didn't seem that embarrassed, and just laughed along with the others. She then took the bottle and spun it around. It landed on Frodo.
"Frodo, truth or dare?" asked Rosie.
"Truth," replied Frodo.
"Who do you think is the hottest person here?" questioned Rosie.
"Mel," grinned Frodo without hesitation.
Everyone looked completely shocked apart from Frodo, Mel, Merry and Pippin. Frodo said nothing else and spun the bottle, which landed on Lizzie.
"Truth or dare?"
"Dare," said Lizzie bravely.
"OK. I dare you to . . . to run round the cornfields naked," dared Frodo.
"No way, you perv!" cried Lizzie.
"If you don't then you have to do something worse," warned Frodo.
"Nothing could be worst," said Lizzie.
"If you don't, you'll have to kiss . . ." Frodo looked around at everyone. "Merry."
"Eugh!" shuddered Lizzie. "OK, I'll do the first one."
"Hey!" cried Merry, as Pippin started laughing.
"Marieke," whispered Mel, nudging Marieke, as Lizzie started to take her clothes off.
"Shut up!" hissed Marieke, trying not to laugh or blush.
"Marieke," repeated Mel, giggling.
"Shut up!" warned Marieke, a little louder this time. "Or you'll pay if I get to dare you."
Mel shut up on cue. A few minutes later, Lizzie was running around the cornfields without a stitch on. She then flew back and threw her clothes on.
"I can't believe I just did that," she said in disbelief, shaking her head. "I hope no one else from the village saw me, otherwise they probably would have thought I was a prostitute or something."
"You're in trouble then," said Toni.
"Why?" asked Lizzie suspiciously.
"Didn't you see Bilbo? He came through, probably looking for us, and then he disappeared as soon as he saw you naked," lied Toni.
"WHAT?!" cried Lizzie.
"Only joking," laughed Toni.
However, there was no point in Toni playing this small joke, because all she got was a sharp hit across the ear.
"Ow!" yelled Toni.
"Serves you right," smirked Lizzie. Everyone else started laughing. "So anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, it was my turn." Lizzie spun the bottle round and it landed on Sam. "Truth or Dare?"
"Truth," said Sam.
"When was the last time you cried?" asked Lizzie.
"Years and years ago," said Sam truthfully, blushing slightly. "There was a big party going on, and girls had to invite boys to go, but no one invited me."
It was pretty obvious that everyone was trying not to laugh, but thankfully Sam hadn't noticed. He just looked really sad.
"Don't worry, Sam," reassured Rosie, tapping his arm sympathetically. "If there's ever another big party, I'll come and ask you."
Sam cheered up a lot after that. He spun the bottle and it ended up pointing to Toni. "Truth or Dare?"
"Dare!" grinned Toni.
"Erm, I dare you to get up and sing and dance," said Sam.
"OK!" smiled Toni.
Toni stood in the middle of the circle and started leaning from side to side and doing funny hand movements, singing loudly at the same time:
"When I was one I sucked my thumb, the day I went to sea! I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me: We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards, over the Irish Sea! A bottle of rum to fill my tum, and that's the life for me! Da da da da! Da da da da!"
Toni was obviously ready to keep going, but the others made her stop because she was making too much noise.
"Aww, no fair," whined Toni, sitting down. "I was enjoying that."
"That obviously wasn't a good dare then," said Sam, looking amused.
"My turn now!" announced Toni, taking the bottle and spinning it. It landed on Marieke. "Truth or Dare?"
"Truth," said Marieke hesitantly.
"What's your deepest darkest secret?" enquired Toni.
Marieke was quiet for a very long time, until she finally whispered, "I'm gay."
Lyra and Toni hadn't known this, being new to the village, and looked pretty shocked. Lizzie was shocked as well, as she hadn't known either.
"Oh, is that why you were staring at Lizzie during her dare then?" realised Toni, a look of dawning on her face.
"Tone, shut up!" hissed Lyra, elbowing Toni hard. She knew it wasn't fair on Marieke for this to be revealed.
Marieke stood up with her face on fire. She looked absolutely livid. She strode off into the cornfields without another word. Lizzie ran after her straightaway. Once she had gone, everyone was silent for quite a while.
"Was it the wrong thing to say?" asked Toni weakly.
"I don't think she's going to speak to you again," said Merry, answering Toni's question.
Toni looked miserable. She hadn't meant to upset Marieke like that. She just couldn't keep her mouth shut sometimes. Not long after, they all decided to head back home. What had started out as a good night had turned out as a disaster.
"It's really nice, isn't it?" said Frodo.
"Mmm," answered Mel, looking up at Frodo and not the sunset. "I love you Frodo."
"I love you too," said Frodo, cradling Mel's head.
All of a sudden, two hobbits emerged from the bushes and burst into song:
"Mel and Frodo, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love! Then comes marriage! Then comes the baby in the baby carriage!"
"Merry! Pippin! Go away!" frowned Frodo.
"Aww, do you wanna be alone with your girlfriend?" teased Pippin.
"At least he's got a girlfriend," retorted Mel, reluctantly sitting up.
"Ooh, touchy!" grinned Merry. "So what? We don't want girlfriends. Too much hassle."
"Having someone caring about you, and you caring about them is too much hassle, is it?" enquired Frodo.
Merry said nothing, whereas Pippin just looked confused.
"Just as I thought," smirked Frodo. "So as I said before, go away!"
"Whatever. You guys are boring anyway," declared Merry. "Come on, Pip."
Merry and Pippin disappeared back amongst the bushes. Once they were sure they were alone again, Mel and Frodo shared another kiss.
Not long after, they were sitting up and talking again.
"Do you know what?" asked Mel.
"What?" replied Frodo.
"I liked that questioning thingy," grinned Mel. Frodo laughed.
"Maybe we should round up all the others tonight and play Truth or Dare?" suggested Frodo.
"Even Merry and Pippin?" worried Mel.
"Especially Merry and Pippin," smirked Frodo. "That way, we can make them spill stuff that they wouldn't have wanted out in the open."
"Great idea!" praised Mel, giving Frodo a hug.
They both got up, and went around the village to notify the others.
~*~
"Hey Sam! SAM!" called Lizzie, spotting Sam in the flowerbeds just outside Bilbo and Frodo's house.
"Oh sorry, I wasn't paying attention," apologised Sam, straightening up. "I just wanted to get this last bit of work done for Mr Frodo."
"Just don't ignore me again," smiled Lizzie. "Are you gonna come play Truth or Dare tonight?"
"Yeah, definitely," answered Sam. "It sounds like lots of fun."
"Maybe you'll get to kiss Rosie," teased Lizzie.
Sam turned a deep shade of red and said nothing.
"Aww, don't worry, I was only teasing," grinned Lizzie. "I'll see you tonight then."
"OK, bye!" Sam waved Lizzie off, and then went back to his work.
~*~
When it was really dark, Frodo, Mel, Marieke, Lizzie, Sam, Rosie, Merry, Pippin, Lyra and Toni were all sitting around an old bottle, next to the cornfields – the same place that they'd been in before – ready to start the game.
"I wanna go first!" announced Pippin, spinning the bottle. It landed on Rosie. "Truth or Dare?"
"Erm, truth," decided Rosie.
"Err," Pippin hesitated, trying to think of a truth. "What's your most embarrassing moment?"
"Probably when I was working," said Rosie. "I was carrying some drinks over to a table. I tripped over and threw drinks over one guy, and I tried to grab something to stop myself from falling. But the problem was, I grabbed someone's butt."
Everyone roared with laughter. Rosie didn't seem that embarrassed, and just laughed along with the others. She then took the bottle and spun it around. It landed on Frodo.
"Frodo, truth or dare?" asked Rosie.
"Truth," replied Frodo.
"Who do you think is the hottest person here?" questioned Rosie.
"Mel," grinned Frodo without hesitation.
Everyone looked completely shocked apart from Frodo, Mel, Merry and Pippin. Frodo said nothing else and spun the bottle, which landed on Lizzie.
"Truth or dare?"
"Dare," said Lizzie bravely.
"OK. I dare you to . . . to run round the cornfields naked," dared Frodo.
"No way, you perv!" cried Lizzie.
"If you don't then you have to do something worse," warned Frodo.
"Nothing could be worst," said Lizzie.
"If you don't, you'll have to kiss . . ." Frodo looked around at everyone. "Merry."
"Eugh!" shuddered Lizzie. "OK, I'll do the first one."
"Hey!" cried Merry, as Pippin started laughing.
"Marieke," whispered Mel, nudging Marieke, as Lizzie started to take her clothes off.
"Shut up!" hissed Marieke, trying not to laugh or blush.
"Marieke," repeated Mel, giggling.
"Shut up!" warned Marieke, a little louder this time. "Or you'll pay if I get to dare you."
Mel shut up on cue. A few minutes later, Lizzie was running around the cornfields without a stitch on. She then flew back and threw her clothes on.
"I can't believe I just did that," she said in disbelief, shaking her head. "I hope no one else from the village saw me, otherwise they probably would have thought I was a prostitute or something."
"You're in trouble then," said Toni.
"Why?" asked Lizzie suspiciously.
"Didn't you see Bilbo? He came through, probably looking for us, and then he disappeared as soon as he saw you naked," lied Toni.
"WHAT?!" cried Lizzie.
"Only joking," laughed Toni.
However, there was no point in Toni playing this small joke, because all she got was a sharp hit across the ear.
"Ow!" yelled Toni.
"Serves you right," smirked Lizzie. Everyone else started laughing. "So anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, it was my turn." Lizzie spun the bottle round and it landed on Sam. "Truth or Dare?"
"Truth," said Sam.
"When was the last time you cried?" asked Lizzie.
"Years and years ago," said Sam truthfully, blushing slightly. "There was a big party going on, and girls had to invite boys to go, but no one invited me."
It was pretty obvious that everyone was trying not to laugh, but thankfully Sam hadn't noticed. He just looked really sad.
"Don't worry, Sam," reassured Rosie, tapping his arm sympathetically. "If there's ever another big party, I'll come and ask you."
Sam cheered up a lot after that. He spun the bottle and it ended up pointing to Toni. "Truth or Dare?"
"Dare!" grinned Toni.
"Erm, I dare you to get up and sing and dance," said Sam.
"OK!" smiled Toni.
Toni stood in the middle of the circle and started leaning from side to side and doing funny hand movements, singing loudly at the same time:
"When I was one I sucked my thumb, the day I went to sea! I climbed aboard the pirate ship and the captain said to me: We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards, over the Irish Sea! A bottle of rum to fill my tum, and that's the life for me! Da da da da! Da da da da!"
Toni was obviously ready to keep going, but the others made her stop because she was making too much noise.
"Aww, no fair," whined Toni, sitting down. "I was enjoying that."
"That obviously wasn't a good dare then," said Sam, looking amused.
"My turn now!" announced Toni, taking the bottle and spinning it. It landed on Marieke. "Truth or Dare?"
"Truth," said Marieke hesitantly.
"What's your deepest darkest secret?" enquired Toni.
Marieke was quiet for a very long time, until she finally whispered, "I'm gay."
Lyra and Toni hadn't known this, being new to the village, and looked pretty shocked. Lizzie was shocked as well, as she hadn't known either.
"Oh, is that why you were staring at Lizzie during her dare then?" realised Toni, a look of dawning on her face.
"Tone, shut up!" hissed Lyra, elbowing Toni hard. She knew it wasn't fair on Marieke for this to be revealed.
Marieke stood up with her face on fire. She looked absolutely livid. She strode off into the cornfields without another word. Lizzie ran after her straightaway. Once she had gone, everyone was silent for quite a while.
"Was it the wrong thing to say?" asked Toni weakly.
"I don't think she's going to speak to you again," said Merry, answering Toni's question.
Toni looked miserable. She hadn't meant to upset Marieke like that. She just couldn't keep her mouth shut sometimes. Not long after, they all decided to head back home. What had started out as a good night had turned out as a disaster.