Disclaimer: The characters and most of the plot belong to the genius J.R.R. Tolkien. Some of the script belongs to New Line Cinema. However, the character Celandine Brandybuck and all situations involving her belong to me grin.
Chapter 3
Ciel awoke to the sound of her book hitting the floor. Her head pounded and she realized that she was freezing cold. Ciel wearily bent down and picked up Bilbo's book and gently placed it on her desk. Glancing outside, she concluded that it was about mid day. As she wrapped herself in her blanket, she heard voices down the hall.
Ugh! Shut up! Ciel thought. Her head ached. But then she could distinctly hear a voice, a particular voice.
"Merry." Ciel breathed.
She went as quickly as she could through the hobbit hole. She saw her mother stomping off in her direction. Ciel stepped into another room as she wanted to save her voice for Merry. When Esmeralda passed, Ciel resumed her course. Some how, she knew that Merry would be in the kitchen, which was right by the navy blue round door. Ciel made her way silently to the kitchen. There she beheld three figures, who were sopping wet and standing by the fire. Before she could choke it back, a small cough escaped her.
The three figures turned from the fire and stood staring at her. Ciel couldn't blame them. She was a site to see, wrapped in a dark green blanket and her dark blonde hair tousled. But there was a small teasing smile on her lips.
"So! The great Meriadoc, Peregrin and Frodo have finally been caught!" croaked Ciel.
"What makes you say that we've been caught?" Merry asked indignantly.
"Why else could mom be stomping about?" Ciel said with a smirk.
"I'll give you that, but you know, mom's probably enjoying the fact that she did get us this time." Merry said, giving in to his sister.
"True." Ciel said. She noticed that Pippin was shivering, and Frodo looked slightly blue. "Where in Arda did you go?" she asked incredulously.
"Well, first we went to that farm beside Farmer Maggots-"Pippin began.
"Why no Maggot's? He's got great carrots." Ciel interrupted.
"He was also visited, but after. Well, we stocked up on some mushrooms, and then Merry had a fine idea." Pippin said.
"To go swimming in the Brandywine as no one has to our knowledge." Frodo said proudly, as he too had obviously gone in the water even though his parents had died in a boating accident. Ciel was silently impressed.
"Aye, we took the Buckleberry Ferry then dove off and, well, tied all the other boats together!" Pippin smirked. "It's all a big mess!"
"Fine idea Mer," Ciel teased. "It got you caught."
"Can't win 'em all." Responded Merry. There was an awkward silence.
It does sound like fun though. Why wasn't I allowed to go too? Ciel thought.
"Because you're sick Ciel, that's why." Merry said plainly.
"Um...I know?" Ciel said, confused.
"What are you talking about Merry?" Pippin said easily.
"Ciel! She asked why she wasn't allowed to come with us!" Merry said indignantly.
"No she didn't." Frodo said quietly.
"No I didn't." Ciel said at the same time as Frodo.
"Fine, fine!" Merry put his hands up in a gesture of defeat.
Ciel narrowed her eyes and stared at her brother. How do you know what I'm thinking? She thought.
"Because you tell me Ciel." Merry said exasperated.
Frodo glanced at him. "You're doing it again Mer."
"I-I-never mind." muttered Merry. Why are you doing this, whatever it is, to me, Ciel? Thought Merry.
"Doing what?" Ciel asked innocently.
Frodo glanced, with confused eyes, between the twins. Pippin just sat down, with no concerns. Merry followed and sat down beside his friend, wide eyed.
Can you hear me? Merry thought to Ciel, amazed.
Loud and clear! Ciel thought with shock.
Can they hear us? Merry jerked his head to where Frodo was sitting quietly looking confused and Pippin was snacking on an apple from the fruit bowl on the table.
Let's try shall we? Here Ciel took a deep breath and thought, Pippin's sister, Pearl, fancies Frodo! Ciel knew how much this fact irked Frodo, and secretly it irked her as well.
Merry glanced at her with laughter in his eyes
Shut up! I don't! Ciel thought fiercely. Then she tried an experiment. She blocked out everything from her mind, firstly Merry, and then thought, But I really do like him...As soon as she thought this she opened her eyes and shot a fervent glance at her brother. Ciel breathed a small sigh of relief when Merry gave no notion that he had heard her.
I can keep some thoughts private then. Thought Ciel. That's good to know.
Merry turned back to her, after watching Frodo and Pippin from the corner of his eye. Nothing. He thought to Ciel. Best keep this secret eh?
"Right. Tea anyone?" Ciel said a little too brightly, making her throat begin to hurt painfully again.
"Of course!" Pippin said. He had not noticed anything but Frodo cast a wary glance to Merry. Merry just averted his eyes and stared into the fire.
Just as Pippin had drained his tea cup, a knock on the round door shattered the uncomfortable silence between the four hobbits. In walked Eglantine Banks, Pippin's mother. She had as much boldness as her son. Esmeralda, surprised, rushed to greet her.
"He's just in the kitchen!" exclaimed Esmeralda. "Umm...come in, won't you?"
"Thank-you...I don't know what I'll do with that boy!"
"It was only harmless mischief. They lads at the docks said that Frodo's knots undid so easily..."
Frodo turned pinker than usual as Esmeralda and Eglantine stood in the door frame to the kitchen.
"Come, Pippin." Ordered Eglantine. "Well hello, Celandine dear. Are you feeling better?"
"Yes thank-you ma'-"
"My! You and Meriadoc are looking more alike everyday!" interrupted Eglantine. "You know Esmeralda, rumour has it that in a pair of twins, unusual things happen. No one knows what, but still...it's unnatural." Eglantine looked strangely at the twin hobbits.
Merry and Ciel exchanged a nervous look.
"Ah...no! Nothing is out of the ordinary with these two!" Esmeralda said quickly. She would not disgrace her family's name quite yet to the likeness of Eglantine.
"Well...we best me off." Eglantine said. "Good day." She looked almost disappointed at Esmeralda's response.
"See you!" Pippin cried from the road!
"I best be off too," Frodo said. "Thanks for the tea. Good day Mrs. Brandybuck, Merry," here he paused and turned to Ciel. "Celandine." He tipped his head to Esmeralda and Ciel.
How many times do I have to tell him to call me Ciel? Ciel thought with a sigh.
"I think that's enough excitement for one day, don't you think?" Esmeralda said cheerfully. "Rest, Ciel until dinner. You to Merry."
The twins smiled tiredly at their mother and walked slowly to their room. Merry's fatigue had just hit him hard and he tumbled into bed and fell asleep instantly. Ciel sat on the edge of her bed, looking wistfully at a hobbit walking down the road to Bag End.
Chapter 3
Ciel awoke to the sound of her book hitting the floor. Her head pounded and she realized that she was freezing cold. Ciel wearily bent down and picked up Bilbo's book and gently placed it on her desk. Glancing outside, she concluded that it was about mid day. As she wrapped herself in her blanket, she heard voices down the hall.
Ugh! Shut up! Ciel thought. Her head ached. But then she could distinctly hear a voice, a particular voice.
"Merry." Ciel breathed.
She went as quickly as she could through the hobbit hole. She saw her mother stomping off in her direction. Ciel stepped into another room as she wanted to save her voice for Merry. When Esmeralda passed, Ciel resumed her course. Some how, she knew that Merry would be in the kitchen, which was right by the navy blue round door. Ciel made her way silently to the kitchen. There she beheld three figures, who were sopping wet and standing by the fire. Before she could choke it back, a small cough escaped her.
The three figures turned from the fire and stood staring at her. Ciel couldn't blame them. She was a site to see, wrapped in a dark green blanket and her dark blonde hair tousled. But there was a small teasing smile on her lips.
"So! The great Meriadoc, Peregrin and Frodo have finally been caught!" croaked Ciel.
"What makes you say that we've been caught?" Merry asked indignantly.
"Why else could mom be stomping about?" Ciel said with a smirk.
"I'll give you that, but you know, mom's probably enjoying the fact that she did get us this time." Merry said, giving in to his sister.
"True." Ciel said. She noticed that Pippin was shivering, and Frodo looked slightly blue. "Where in Arda did you go?" she asked incredulously.
"Well, first we went to that farm beside Farmer Maggots-"Pippin began.
"Why no Maggot's? He's got great carrots." Ciel interrupted.
"He was also visited, but after. Well, we stocked up on some mushrooms, and then Merry had a fine idea." Pippin said.
"To go swimming in the Brandywine as no one has to our knowledge." Frodo said proudly, as he too had obviously gone in the water even though his parents had died in a boating accident. Ciel was silently impressed.
"Aye, we took the Buckleberry Ferry then dove off and, well, tied all the other boats together!" Pippin smirked. "It's all a big mess!"
"Fine idea Mer," Ciel teased. "It got you caught."
"Can't win 'em all." Responded Merry. There was an awkward silence.
It does sound like fun though. Why wasn't I allowed to go too? Ciel thought.
"Because you're sick Ciel, that's why." Merry said plainly.
"Um...I know?" Ciel said, confused.
"What are you talking about Merry?" Pippin said easily.
"Ciel! She asked why she wasn't allowed to come with us!" Merry said indignantly.
"No she didn't." Frodo said quietly.
"No I didn't." Ciel said at the same time as Frodo.
"Fine, fine!" Merry put his hands up in a gesture of defeat.
Ciel narrowed her eyes and stared at her brother. How do you know what I'm thinking? She thought.
"Because you tell me Ciel." Merry said exasperated.
Frodo glanced at him. "You're doing it again Mer."
"I-I-never mind." muttered Merry. Why are you doing this, whatever it is, to me, Ciel? Thought Merry.
"Doing what?" Ciel asked innocently.
Frodo glanced, with confused eyes, between the twins. Pippin just sat down, with no concerns. Merry followed and sat down beside his friend, wide eyed.
Can you hear me? Merry thought to Ciel, amazed.
Loud and clear! Ciel thought with shock.
Can they hear us? Merry jerked his head to where Frodo was sitting quietly looking confused and Pippin was snacking on an apple from the fruit bowl on the table.
Let's try shall we? Here Ciel took a deep breath and thought, Pippin's sister, Pearl, fancies Frodo! Ciel knew how much this fact irked Frodo, and secretly it irked her as well.
Merry glanced at her with laughter in his eyes
Shut up! I don't! Ciel thought fiercely. Then she tried an experiment. She blocked out everything from her mind, firstly Merry, and then thought, But I really do like him...As soon as she thought this she opened her eyes and shot a fervent glance at her brother. Ciel breathed a small sigh of relief when Merry gave no notion that he had heard her.
I can keep some thoughts private then. Thought Ciel. That's good to know.
Merry turned back to her, after watching Frodo and Pippin from the corner of his eye. Nothing. He thought to Ciel. Best keep this secret eh?
"Right. Tea anyone?" Ciel said a little too brightly, making her throat begin to hurt painfully again.
"Of course!" Pippin said. He had not noticed anything but Frodo cast a wary glance to Merry. Merry just averted his eyes and stared into the fire.
Just as Pippin had drained his tea cup, a knock on the round door shattered the uncomfortable silence between the four hobbits. In walked Eglantine Banks, Pippin's mother. She had as much boldness as her son. Esmeralda, surprised, rushed to greet her.
"He's just in the kitchen!" exclaimed Esmeralda. "Umm...come in, won't you?"
"Thank-you...I don't know what I'll do with that boy!"
"It was only harmless mischief. They lads at the docks said that Frodo's knots undid so easily..."
Frodo turned pinker than usual as Esmeralda and Eglantine stood in the door frame to the kitchen.
"Come, Pippin." Ordered Eglantine. "Well hello, Celandine dear. Are you feeling better?"
"Yes thank-you ma'-"
"My! You and Meriadoc are looking more alike everyday!" interrupted Eglantine. "You know Esmeralda, rumour has it that in a pair of twins, unusual things happen. No one knows what, but still...it's unnatural." Eglantine looked strangely at the twin hobbits.
Merry and Ciel exchanged a nervous look.
"Ah...no! Nothing is out of the ordinary with these two!" Esmeralda said quickly. She would not disgrace her family's name quite yet to the likeness of Eglantine.
"Well...we best me off." Eglantine said. "Good day." She looked almost disappointed at Esmeralda's response.
"See you!" Pippin cried from the road!
"I best be off too," Frodo said. "Thanks for the tea. Good day Mrs. Brandybuck, Merry," here he paused and turned to Ciel. "Celandine." He tipped his head to Esmeralda and Ciel.
How many times do I have to tell him to call me Ciel? Ciel thought with a sigh.
"I think that's enough excitement for one day, don't you think?" Esmeralda said cheerfully. "Rest, Ciel until dinner. You to Merry."
The twins smiled tiredly at their mother and walked slowly to their room. Merry's fatigue had just hit him hard and he tumbled into bed and fell asleep instantly. Ciel sat on the edge of her bed, looking wistfully at a hobbit walking down the road to Bag End.