OK, I'm gonna need to sort a few things out here since I got so many
flames. First of all, I have NEVER read the books. I haven't even seen the
third film, only the first two. So I have a lack of experience with it.
I've never even heard of Diamond and Estella, and never knew that Merry and Pippin had wives. If you read the summary, you'll see that the story is set BEFORE Bilbo's birthday. So there's no Diamond and Estella, cos I'm positive that you don't see them before Bilbo's birthday. And if you do then let's just say that they don't exist in this story.
Also, this is fanfiction, so I can give Frodo a love life if I want. I know I haven't used hobbit names, and that is my mistake. I'll clear up the subject of the names in this chapter. It's a crappy excuse but oh well, you'll all have to get over it. And one more thing, AU! Big fat AU!!
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After watching Toni and Pippin for a while, Marieke, Lizzie and Sam rushed back through the woods. They hurried through the way they'd come, and found themselves outside in a surprisingly short amount of time. Once they were out, they headed to Bilbo's house on Bag End. They didn't bother with knocking and just barged through. Already in there were Mel, Frodo, Lyra, Merry and Rosie speaking to Bilbo.
"Hey, what's up with you guys?" asked Mel. "Where's Toni and Pippin?"
"Back in the woods," grinned Lizzie. "They snogged."
"WHAT?!" came the cry of the other five hobbits. Bilbo just watched and listened in amusement.
"So why are they still in the woods?" asked Frodo.
"Pippin's hurt his foot. We said we'd come to get some help," explained Sam.
"We'd best go and get someone to go back for him then," said Bilbo, getting up from his seat.
"Hang on a second, what about the treasure hunt?" asked Lyra.
"What about it?" enquired Bilbo.
"We got the treasure," said Lyra. "But the bag was filled with rocks. Are they special rocks or something?"
"No, they're not special at all," replied Bilbo.
"So what do they mean?" questioned Lyra, feeling confused.
"It means you shouldn't pay attention to this hobbit," grinned Bilbo. "Because sometimes he likes to play the odd joke or two."
The whole of the second team frowned, but the others roared with laughter.
"Come on then," said Bilbo. "We've gotta fetch Toni and Pippin."
~*~
About half an hour later, Mel, Frodo, Marieke, Lizzie, Sam, Rosie, Merry, Pippin, Lyra and Toni were all sitting in a circle on the floor of Merry and Pippin's house. Pippin's foot had been seen to and it didn't even need a bandage. He'd just been told to rest it a bit.
"So what happened with you guys in the woods?" asked Lyra, grinning.
"Nothing happened," said Toni, trying to look innocent.
"Oh come off it, we saw you snogging," said Lizzie.
"SPIES!" shrieked Toni suddenly, making everyone jump. "You were spying on us!"
"Yeah? And?" asked Lizzie.
"That's funny," laughed Toni. Everyone gave her a strange look. "Sorry. I'm hyper."
"Oh great," grumbled Lyra. "Toni's terrible when she's hyper."
"Hey Lyra," Merry spoke up, looking thoughtful. "I was just thinking, what are yours and Toni's full names?"
"Mine's Lyra West, and she's Toni LaVelle," said Lyra.
"But those aren't hobbit names," pointed out Merry.
"I know. But me and Toni don't like our real hobbit names, so I used this code thingy to change them," explained Lyra. "My real name is Sadda Fleam, and Tone's is Clessa Noakes."
"Yours is nice," Pippin said to Toni. Toni beamed. "Why don't you like it?"
"Sounds too girly," said Toni.
"We don't use our real names either," said Marieke, getting excited. "Did you use the code where you have to include the gender, and then you have to count out the number of letters and all that?"
"Yeah," smiled Lyra. "It was easy to figure out. Toni still doesn't understand it though."
"It's too confusing," said Toni. "Can't be bothered to understand it."
"Typical," muttered Lyra. "So what are your real names?"
"I'm Lecla Thorney, Lizzie's Jaessa Holeman, and Mel is Ducla Digger," explained Marieke.
"Erm, I'm just going outside for a bit," announced Frodo, getting up. "Mel can you come with me? I'll only be a minute."
"Sure," said Mel, following him outside.
Marieke, Lizzie, Sam and Rosie were quite happy to stay seated on the floor and continue chatting. But Merry, Lyra and Toni went over to the window, and peeped out from behind the curtains. Pippin had wanted to watch as well, but as he had to rest his foot he had to stay with the others on the floor.
"You three are so nosy," accused Marieke. "You never let anyone have a moment's peace."
"Ssshhh, we can't hear," whispered Merry.
~*~
Outside, Frodo was shifting awkwardly and looking embarrassed. Mel was waiting patiently.
"Well?" she prompted, wanting to break the silence.
"Erm, well, I've got something for you," stammered Frodo, blushing. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands."
Mel closed her eyes and held out her hands like he said. Frodo fumbled around in his pocket, then pulled something out and dropped it into Mel's outstretched hands. Mel opened her eyes to find herself holding a necklace. It was silver and delicate with a small pretty fairy pendant hanging from it.
"It's lovely!" cried Mel, throwing her arms around Frodo and giving him a big hug.
"I'm taking that you like it then," grinned Frodo.
"Love it," smiled Mel.
"Here, I'll put it on for you," offered Frodo.
Mel turned around, and Frodo gently pushed her hair away from the back of her neck so he could fasten the necklace. Once it was on, he dropped her hair and turned her around to face him.
"It suits you," he smiled. "Hey, look."
Frodo pointed to the window of the house. Mel looked up just in time to see three heads disappear quickly.
"Little buggers," said Frodo, jokingly.
"Buggy car," added Mel.
"What?" asked Frodo.
"Nothing," said Mel quickly. "Shall we go back to the others now?"
"I've got a better idea," smirked Frodo. "How about we go down to the river? Just you and me?"
"OK!" grinned Mel enthusiastically.
Mel grabbed Frodo's hand and practically dragged him down to the river.
~*~
"So what happened?" asked Marieke interestedly.
"Why do you want to know? You were telling us off for being nosy," pointed out Toni.
"Yeah, but I'm still interested," grinned Marieke.
"Frodo gave Mel something," described Lyra. "I think it was a necklace. Then she hugged him, and he put it on for her. Then they saw us, so we ducked. And now they've gone off somewhere."
"Aww, I think it's cute," smiled Rosie, hugging her knees. "They look really sweet together."
Toni pulled a face. The three of them came to sit down on the floor again.
"You're so immature," said Lyra.
"So? I'm more fun than you," said Toni.
"You are not!" protested Lyra. "You just think you are."
"I am too. Hey guys, who do you think is more fun? Me or Lyra?" Toni questioned the others.
"Leave me out of it," said Lizzie quickly.
"I'll second that," announced Pippin.
"And me," agreed Marieke.
Sam and Rosie raised their gaze skyward and started whistling. Lyra and Toni turned expectantly to Merry.
"Oh thanks," Merry said to the others. "I dunno, you're both fun."
"Thanks, you're really helpful," said Lyra sarcastically.
"You're welcome," grinned Merry.
"Oh whatever, I don't care," said Toni.
"Sure you don't," said Lyra.
"Stop it now!" interrupted Lizzie. "No more arguments, thank you very much. Or Merry and Pippin will throw you out. Won't you, guys?"
Merry and Pippin raised their eyebrows. Lyra, Toni, Rosie, Sam and Marieke burst out laughing.
"Come on Lizzie, you can't expect a guy to turf his girlfriend out," laughed Sam. "Especially these two guys."
Lizzie frowned, having been caught out. But then she laughed along with the rest of them.
"Anyway, we're gonna get going," announced Lyra, getting up and dragging Toni with her. "See you all later."
"Bye everyone," called Toni. "I hope you foot gets better soon, Pip."
"Thanks," smiled Pippin.
Not long after Lyra and Toni had gone, Marieke, Lizzie, Sam and Rosie left as well. Sam and Rosie went to their separate houses, and Marieke and Lizzie went back to Lizzie's house.
I've never even heard of Diamond and Estella, and never knew that Merry and Pippin had wives. If you read the summary, you'll see that the story is set BEFORE Bilbo's birthday. So there's no Diamond and Estella, cos I'm positive that you don't see them before Bilbo's birthday. And if you do then let's just say that they don't exist in this story.
Also, this is fanfiction, so I can give Frodo a love life if I want. I know I haven't used hobbit names, and that is my mistake. I'll clear up the subject of the names in this chapter. It's a crappy excuse but oh well, you'll all have to get over it. And one more thing, AU! Big fat AU!!
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After watching Toni and Pippin for a while, Marieke, Lizzie and Sam rushed back through the woods. They hurried through the way they'd come, and found themselves outside in a surprisingly short amount of time. Once they were out, they headed to Bilbo's house on Bag End. They didn't bother with knocking and just barged through. Already in there were Mel, Frodo, Lyra, Merry and Rosie speaking to Bilbo.
"Hey, what's up with you guys?" asked Mel. "Where's Toni and Pippin?"
"Back in the woods," grinned Lizzie. "They snogged."
"WHAT?!" came the cry of the other five hobbits. Bilbo just watched and listened in amusement.
"So why are they still in the woods?" asked Frodo.
"Pippin's hurt his foot. We said we'd come to get some help," explained Sam.
"We'd best go and get someone to go back for him then," said Bilbo, getting up from his seat.
"Hang on a second, what about the treasure hunt?" asked Lyra.
"What about it?" enquired Bilbo.
"We got the treasure," said Lyra. "But the bag was filled with rocks. Are they special rocks or something?"
"No, they're not special at all," replied Bilbo.
"So what do they mean?" questioned Lyra, feeling confused.
"It means you shouldn't pay attention to this hobbit," grinned Bilbo. "Because sometimes he likes to play the odd joke or two."
The whole of the second team frowned, but the others roared with laughter.
"Come on then," said Bilbo. "We've gotta fetch Toni and Pippin."
~*~
About half an hour later, Mel, Frodo, Marieke, Lizzie, Sam, Rosie, Merry, Pippin, Lyra and Toni were all sitting in a circle on the floor of Merry and Pippin's house. Pippin's foot had been seen to and it didn't even need a bandage. He'd just been told to rest it a bit.
"So what happened with you guys in the woods?" asked Lyra, grinning.
"Nothing happened," said Toni, trying to look innocent.
"Oh come off it, we saw you snogging," said Lizzie.
"SPIES!" shrieked Toni suddenly, making everyone jump. "You were spying on us!"
"Yeah? And?" asked Lizzie.
"That's funny," laughed Toni. Everyone gave her a strange look. "Sorry. I'm hyper."
"Oh great," grumbled Lyra. "Toni's terrible when she's hyper."
"Hey Lyra," Merry spoke up, looking thoughtful. "I was just thinking, what are yours and Toni's full names?"
"Mine's Lyra West, and she's Toni LaVelle," said Lyra.
"But those aren't hobbit names," pointed out Merry.
"I know. But me and Toni don't like our real hobbit names, so I used this code thingy to change them," explained Lyra. "My real name is Sadda Fleam, and Tone's is Clessa Noakes."
"Yours is nice," Pippin said to Toni. Toni beamed. "Why don't you like it?"
"Sounds too girly," said Toni.
"We don't use our real names either," said Marieke, getting excited. "Did you use the code where you have to include the gender, and then you have to count out the number of letters and all that?"
"Yeah," smiled Lyra. "It was easy to figure out. Toni still doesn't understand it though."
"It's too confusing," said Toni. "Can't be bothered to understand it."
"Typical," muttered Lyra. "So what are your real names?"
"I'm Lecla Thorney, Lizzie's Jaessa Holeman, and Mel is Ducla Digger," explained Marieke.
"Erm, I'm just going outside for a bit," announced Frodo, getting up. "Mel can you come with me? I'll only be a minute."
"Sure," said Mel, following him outside.
Marieke, Lizzie, Sam and Rosie were quite happy to stay seated on the floor and continue chatting. But Merry, Lyra and Toni went over to the window, and peeped out from behind the curtains. Pippin had wanted to watch as well, but as he had to rest his foot he had to stay with the others on the floor.
"You three are so nosy," accused Marieke. "You never let anyone have a moment's peace."
"Ssshhh, we can't hear," whispered Merry.
~*~
Outside, Frodo was shifting awkwardly and looking embarrassed. Mel was waiting patiently.
"Well?" she prompted, wanting to break the silence.
"Erm, well, I've got something for you," stammered Frodo, blushing. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands."
Mel closed her eyes and held out her hands like he said. Frodo fumbled around in his pocket, then pulled something out and dropped it into Mel's outstretched hands. Mel opened her eyes to find herself holding a necklace. It was silver and delicate with a small pretty fairy pendant hanging from it.
"It's lovely!" cried Mel, throwing her arms around Frodo and giving him a big hug.
"I'm taking that you like it then," grinned Frodo.
"Love it," smiled Mel.
"Here, I'll put it on for you," offered Frodo.
Mel turned around, and Frodo gently pushed her hair away from the back of her neck so he could fasten the necklace. Once it was on, he dropped her hair and turned her around to face him.
"It suits you," he smiled. "Hey, look."
Frodo pointed to the window of the house. Mel looked up just in time to see three heads disappear quickly.
"Little buggers," said Frodo, jokingly.
"Buggy car," added Mel.
"What?" asked Frodo.
"Nothing," said Mel quickly. "Shall we go back to the others now?"
"I've got a better idea," smirked Frodo. "How about we go down to the river? Just you and me?"
"OK!" grinned Mel enthusiastically.
Mel grabbed Frodo's hand and practically dragged him down to the river.
~*~
"So what happened?" asked Marieke interestedly.
"Why do you want to know? You were telling us off for being nosy," pointed out Toni.
"Yeah, but I'm still interested," grinned Marieke.
"Frodo gave Mel something," described Lyra. "I think it was a necklace. Then she hugged him, and he put it on for her. Then they saw us, so we ducked. And now they've gone off somewhere."
"Aww, I think it's cute," smiled Rosie, hugging her knees. "They look really sweet together."
Toni pulled a face. The three of them came to sit down on the floor again.
"You're so immature," said Lyra.
"So? I'm more fun than you," said Toni.
"You are not!" protested Lyra. "You just think you are."
"I am too. Hey guys, who do you think is more fun? Me or Lyra?" Toni questioned the others.
"Leave me out of it," said Lizzie quickly.
"I'll second that," announced Pippin.
"And me," agreed Marieke.
Sam and Rosie raised their gaze skyward and started whistling. Lyra and Toni turned expectantly to Merry.
"Oh thanks," Merry said to the others. "I dunno, you're both fun."
"Thanks, you're really helpful," said Lyra sarcastically.
"You're welcome," grinned Merry.
"Oh whatever, I don't care," said Toni.
"Sure you don't," said Lyra.
"Stop it now!" interrupted Lizzie. "No more arguments, thank you very much. Or Merry and Pippin will throw you out. Won't you, guys?"
Merry and Pippin raised their eyebrows. Lyra, Toni, Rosie, Sam and Marieke burst out laughing.
"Come on Lizzie, you can't expect a guy to turf his girlfriend out," laughed Sam. "Especially these two guys."
Lizzie frowned, having been caught out. But then she laughed along with the rest of them.
"Anyway, we're gonna get going," announced Lyra, getting up and dragging Toni with her. "See you all later."
"Bye everyone," called Toni. "I hope you foot gets better soon, Pip."
"Thanks," smiled Pippin.
Not long after Lyra and Toni had gone, Marieke, Lizzie, Sam and Rosie left as well. Sam and Rosie went to their separate houses, and Marieke and Lizzie went back to Lizzie's house.