A/N: Ok, onto the dinner scene! Now, this involves much of my family (all
names changed, of course) and it may have some inside jokes. If you don't
understand, ask me and I'll try to explain! Oh, yes, my dearest sister
will be helping me with this chapter, and without her, I would not be able
to write this.
Disclaimer: I don't own LotR. HOW MANY TIMES DO I NEED TO SAY THAT?!?!?!? Oh, some of the dinner conversation does come from While You Were Sleeping, and I don't own that.
Chapter 8: Dinner with Someone's Relatives
In the hotel room, Legolas carefully spiked his hair while Aragorn made sure his was the perfect amount of greasy so that it wasn't flammable. Pippin was sitting on the couch eating potato chips.
"Leggy, Strider?" Pippin asked, "Have you ever wanted to spell 'potato', 'potatoe'?"
Legolas shrugged, "I've never really thought about it, Pip."
Aragorn stopped. "Hmm... you know, I like that. It seems more right than potato. I think I'll make a law. Potato is now spelled potatoe."
(A/N: tell you the truth, Im only saying that cuz I hate spelling potato as potato. I think potatoe is so much better.)
Pippin looked at the clock and leapt for joy, scattering potatoe chips all over the room. "Hurray! 'Tis time for us to go!"
Legolas and Aragorn looked at the little hobbit.
"Did you say Hurray?" Lego asked.
"Did you say 'Tis?" Aragorn asked.
Puffing up, Pippin said, "That's how they speak in the Shire."
"Ah, Shire-speak." Aragorn said understandingly as they all headed out.
Conveniently, there was a taxi stop right outside the hotel. After checking the drivers seat for signs of Arwen, they got in and gave the address. Amazingly, they found out that Legolas spoke fluent Italian.
"I didn't know you spoke Italy-speak, Leggy!" Pippin said in awe.
Nodding, Legolas said, "I'm much older than the both of you combined, I've had lots of time to learn languages."
They soon arrived at a large house. The driver let them off at the gate, and while Lego paid, Aragorn pushed the buzzer. Ominously, the gate creaked open. Sitting on the steps smoking a pipe, was Merry.
"Merry!" Pippin said running up the steps. "You're here too!"
Merry puffed at his pipe. "Yep. But they didn't want me smoking in the house." He put away his pipe and knocked on the door with them.
Elrond opened the door. "Welcome to Rivendell, Italian style. Please, come in."
"Is this your house, Elrond?" Legolas asked in Elvish.
"No, I just know the people who own it." Elrond replied as the group trouped in.
Contemplating the Elvish being spoken, Aragorn stroked his beard and said to the Hobbits. "I believe they are talking about eyebrows."
A beautiful woman stood in the hallway to greet the guests. "Hello there." She said pleasantly.
Legolas bowed. "Hello, ma'am. It is a pleasure to meet you, from all of us."
Pippin beamed as Kit walked in. "Hey there guys!" The girl said grinning. "Come on in and meet the rest of my family. This is my mom. You can call her Mom."
They walked into a dining room and Mom introduced everyone. "This is my husband, you can call him Dad I suppose, then this is my oldest son Alan and his wife Elizabeth, then Kathleen, and Marie, and I guess you know Kit already."
They all took their seats and Aragorn noted that there were other familiar faces. Elrond was there as well as his sons Elladan and Ellohir, then Frodo and Sam were there, Merry of course, Gimli, and then Gandalf. Plus Glorfindel and Legolas' dad, Tharanduil. It was a bit odd.
Then the food was brought out. Lasagna and homemade breadsticks, lots of Kool-aide, salad, and a big huge bowl of steaming hot mashed potatoes.
A huge grin wreathed across Sam's face. "Look Mr. Frodo, they made potatoes!"
Mom smiled. "Yes, I'm anti Atkins, hence the carb loaded meal. Hope none of you mind!"
Elladan grimaced and went for the salad.
Kit turned on Legolas. "So, what type of girl do you like?"
At that same time, Aragorn was talking with Dad. "All my relatives were really tall."
Sam, still grinning broadly said, "These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
Gandalf was telling the story of the mines of Moria to Kathleen and Marie. "Then, the giant octopus monster grabbed Frodo, and only my quick thinking saved him from certain digestion."
Legolas pondered, "I like blondes. Chubby ones."
Dad nodded to Aragorn. "John Wayne was six foot three."
Frodo glanced at Glorfindel; "Your hair is so golden. It reminds me of the ring."
Sarcastically, Kathleen said, "So running into the mines saved Frodo while Legolas, Aragorn, and Boromir attacked?"
Tharanduil snorted, "You like brunettes!" Legolas blushed.
"My dad was at least seven feet tall." Aragorn boasted.
Sam shook his head; "These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
Glorfindel looked nervously at Frodo. "Hey, quit staring at my hair, bozo."
Gandalf was talking about the Balrog. "Yes, we had just defeated the cave troll when I sensed a dark presence coming toward us. I cried, 'To the Bridge of Khazad Dum!' we all fled."
Gimli said to Mom, "Most people think that there are no dwarf women! That we just pop out of the ground, like daisies!"
Alan and Elizabeth were talking to Elrond. Alan ranted, "But don't you see?! If you elves had made better boats then you wouldn't have to leave anyone behind!"
"FRODO, LET GO OF MY HAIR!" Glorfindel screeched.
"YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!"
Kit grinned at Legolas. "You know, I have a friend that's brunette."
"Shaq is 7 feet tall at least."
"These mashed potatoes are SO creamy." Sam said in delight.
Mom replied, "Well, that's nice, Gimli, but you have Lasagna in your beard."
Elrond sniffed haughtily, "You think that you're smarter than me?"
"I think I'm fine." Legolas muttered while Kit poked his hair. "I'm single and proud of it."
Aragorn puffed, "My grandfather is much taller than this Shaq."
"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Elladan started sobbing, "All the salad is gone!"
Ellohir fell over twitching, holding his ears, "The pain, the noise! Owwww!"
"Legolas, my son, you must find a wife to produce an heir."
"These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
Suddenly, Pippin stood up. All conversation ceased. "Can we all go talk in the other room?"
Everyone filed into the next room and sat down, yet everything was still silent.
Elrond stood. "Now, I suppose I shall bring up an important matter that has been concerning me." Everyone leaned in attentively. Elrond raised an eyebrow. "There is an important quest, one that could mean your life, your happiness, your sanity."
Everyone gasped.
(A/N: :p How do you like this? You can't know of this important quest until I update. Hehehe!)
Disclaimer: I don't own LotR. HOW MANY TIMES DO I NEED TO SAY THAT?!?!?!? Oh, some of the dinner conversation does come from While You Were Sleeping, and I don't own that.
Chapter 8: Dinner with Someone's Relatives
In the hotel room, Legolas carefully spiked his hair while Aragorn made sure his was the perfect amount of greasy so that it wasn't flammable. Pippin was sitting on the couch eating potato chips.
"Leggy, Strider?" Pippin asked, "Have you ever wanted to spell 'potato', 'potatoe'?"
Legolas shrugged, "I've never really thought about it, Pip."
Aragorn stopped. "Hmm... you know, I like that. It seems more right than potato. I think I'll make a law. Potato is now spelled potatoe."
(A/N: tell you the truth, Im only saying that cuz I hate spelling potato as potato. I think potatoe is so much better.)
Pippin looked at the clock and leapt for joy, scattering potatoe chips all over the room. "Hurray! 'Tis time for us to go!"
Legolas and Aragorn looked at the little hobbit.
"Did you say Hurray?" Lego asked.
"Did you say 'Tis?" Aragorn asked.
Puffing up, Pippin said, "That's how they speak in the Shire."
"Ah, Shire-speak." Aragorn said understandingly as they all headed out.
Conveniently, there was a taxi stop right outside the hotel. After checking the drivers seat for signs of Arwen, they got in and gave the address. Amazingly, they found out that Legolas spoke fluent Italian.
"I didn't know you spoke Italy-speak, Leggy!" Pippin said in awe.
Nodding, Legolas said, "I'm much older than the both of you combined, I've had lots of time to learn languages."
They soon arrived at a large house. The driver let them off at the gate, and while Lego paid, Aragorn pushed the buzzer. Ominously, the gate creaked open. Sitting on the steps smoking a pipe, was Merry.
"Merry!" Pippin said running up the steps. "You're here too!"
Merry puffed at his pipe. "Yep. But they didn't want me smoking in the house." He put away his pipe and knocked on the door with them.
Elrond opened the door. "Welcome to Rivendell, Italian style. Please, come in."
"Is this your house, Elrond?" Legolas asked in Elvish.
"No, I just know the people who own it." Elrond replied as the group trouped in.
Contemplating the Elvish being spoken, Aragorn stroked his beard and said to the Hobbits. "I believe they are talking about eyebrows."
A beautiful woman stood in the hallway to greet the guests. "Hello there." She said pleasantly.
Legolas bowed. "Hello, ma'am. It is a pleasure to meet you, from all of us."
Pippin beamed as Kit walked in. "Hey there guys!" The girl said grinning. "Come on in and meet the rest of my family. This is my mom. You can call her Mom."
They walked into a dining room and Mom introduced everyone. "This is my husband, you can call him Dad I suppose, then this is my oldest son Alan and his wife Elizabeth, then Kathleen, and Marie, and I guess you know Kit already."
They all took their seats and Aragorn noted that there were other familiar faces. Elrond was there as well as his sons Elladan and Ellohir, then Frodo and Sam were there, Merry of course, Gimli, and then Gandalf. Plus Glorfindel and Legolas' dad, Tharanduil. It was a bit odd.
Then the food was brought out. Lasagna and homemade breadsticks, lots of Kool-aide, salad, and a big huge bowl of steaming hot mashed potatoes.
A huge grin wreathed across Sam's face. "Look Mr. Frodo, they made potatoes!"
Mom smiled. "Yes, I'm anti Atkins, hence the carb loaded meal. Hope none of you mind!"
Elladan grimaced and went for the salad.
Kit turned on Legolas. "So, what type of girl do you like?"
At that same time, Aragorn was talking with Dad. "All my relatives were really tall."
Sam, still grinning broadly said, "These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
Gandalf was telling the story of the mines of Moria to Kathleen and Marie. "Then, the giant octopus monster grabbed Frodo, and only my quick thinking saved him from certain digestion."
Legolas pondered, "I like blondes. Chubby ones."
Dad nodded to Aragorn. "John Wayne was six foot three."
Frodo glanced at Glorfindel; "Your hair is so golden. It reminds me of the ring."
Sarcastically, Kathleen said, "So running into the mines saved Frodo while Legolas, Aragorn, and Boromir attacked?"
Tharanduil snorted, "You like brunettes!" Legolas blushed.
"My dad was at least seven feet tall." Aragorn boasted.
Sam shook his head; "These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
Glorfindel looked nervously at Frodo. "Hey, quit staring at my hair, bozo."
Gandalf was talking about the Balrog. "Yes, we had just defeated the cave troll when I sensed a dark presence coming toward us. I cried, 'To the Bridge of Khazad Dum!' we all fled."
Gimli said to Mom, "Most people think that there are no dwarf women! That we just pop out of the ground, like daisies!"
Alan and Elizabeth were talking to Elrond. Alan ranted, "But don't you see?! If you elves had made better boats then you wouldn't have to leave anyone behind!"
"FRODO, LET GO OF MY HAIR!" Glorfindel screeched.
"YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!"
Kit grinned at Legolas. "You know, I have a friend that's brunette."
"Shaq is 7 feet tall at least."
"These mashed potatoes are SO creamy." Sam said in delight.
Mom replied, "Well, that's nice, Gimli, but you have Lasagna in your beard."
Elrond sniffed haughtily, "You think that you're smarter than me?"
"I think I'm fine." Legolas muttered while Kit poked his hair. "I'm single and proud of it."
Aragorn puffed, "My grandfather is much taller than this Shaq."
"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Elladan started sobbing, "All the salad is gone!"
Ellohir fell over twitching, holding his ears, "The pain, the noise! Owwww!"
"Legolas, my son, you must find a wife to produce an heir."
"These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
Suddenly, Pippin stood up. All conversation ceased. "Can we all go talk in the other room?"
Everyone filed into the next room and sat down, yet everything was still silent.
Elrond stood. "Now, I suppose I shall bring up an important matter that has been concerning me." Everyone leaned in attentively. Elrond raised an eyebrow. "There is an important quest, one that could mean your life, your happiness, your sanity."
Everyone gasped.
(A/N: :p How do you like this? You can't know of this important quest until I update. Hehehe!)