I own pretty much nil, but I would like to take credit for Hairless Monkey. (The name, not the character, Gollum is far beyond my reach.)
Bucky was not sure how long he'd been sitting with the creature, (he'd nicknamed it Hairless Monkey, although it didn't look anywhere near as appetizing as a monkey.)
He'd had enough fish and after picking up a few more he headed back the way he'd come, hoping to find the fellowship and get some sleep before they decided to set off again.
"Where's it going precious?" Hairless Monkey asked.
Bucky still didn't understand the creature's idioms, he therefore didn't realize it was talking to him and continued walking.
"We asked it a question."
Bucky turned around, "What?"
"Where's it going?"
"What?"
"Where's it going?"
"Where's what going?"
"The cat."
"What cat?" They stood there staring at each other. "Oh," Bucky said. "I'm going back."
"Back where?"
"None of your business," Bucky said (only because the question made him realize he wasn't exactly sure how to get back) and strode away.
The creature watched him leave and then after finishing the last fish slunk on all fours after him.
The fellowship was packed and ready to go when they realized their smallest and most annoying member was no where to be found.
"Bucky!" Merry called out turning in a circle.
"Hush!" Gandalf hissed. "Unless you wish to bring orcs down upon us.
"Aragorn, Legolas and I will go out and look for the creature. Gimli, Boromir, you stay here with the hobbits."
"That's not fair!" Pippin cried.
"Yeah!" said Merry. "We want to go exploring too."
"Do you think you could find the way back?" Gandalf asked.
Merry and Pippin looked at each other, "Maybe," Merry said.
"Oh, sit down," snapped Sam. Merry glared at him but complied.
Legolas returned first, Bucky trailing moodily behind him, he was still holding half a fish in one paw.
"Can we look for Aragorn and Gandalf?" Pippin asked hopefully.
"Where were you?" Boromir demanded of Bucky, trying to ignore Pippin.
"Eating," Bucky said.
"All night?"
"I was only gone a couple hours."
Boromir snorted.
Gandalf returned a little later looking hot and bothered. "You will not do that again," he said to Bucky in a dangerously calm voice. "Merry, Pippin, I do not want you to let him out of your sight. I want no one to let him out of their sight."
"How'll we sleep?" Merry asked.
Gandalf did not answer, simply sat and glared at anyone who came near until Aragorn got back, at which time they made a quick departure, Bucky managing to scramble back inside Boromir's shield.
Bucky was not sure how long he'd been sitting with the creature, (he'd nicknamed it Hairless Monkey, although it didn't look anywhere near as appetizing as a monkey.)
He'd had enough fish and after picking up a few more he headed back the way he'd come, hoping to find the fellowship and get some sleep before they decided to set off again.
"Where's it going precious?" Hairless Monkey asked.
Bucky still didn't understand the creature's idioms, he therefore didn't realize it was talking to him and continued walking.
"We asked it a question."
Bucky turned around, "What?"
"Where's it going?"
"What?"
"Where's it going?"
"Where's what going?"
"The cat."
"What cat?" They stood there staring at each other. "Oh," Bucky said. "I'm going back."
"Back where?"
"None of your business," Bucky said (only because the question made him realize he wasn't exactly sure how to get back) and strode away.
The creature watched him leave and then after finishing the last fish slunk on all fours after him.
The fellowship was packed and ready to go when they realized their smallest and most annoying member was no where to be found.
"Bucky!" Merry called out turning in a circle.
"Hush!" Gandalf hissed. "Unless you wish to bring orcs down upon us.
"Aragorn, Legolas and I will go out and look for the creature. Gimli, Boromir, you stay here with the hobbits."
"That's not fair!" Pippin cried.
"Yeah!" said Merry. "We want to go exploring too."
"Do you think you could find the way back?" Gandalf asked.
Merry and Pippin looked at each other, "Maybe," Merry said.
"Oh, sit down," snapped Sam. Merry glared at him but complied.
Legolas returned first, Bucky trailing moodily behind him, he was still holding half a fish in one paw.
"Can we look for Aragorn and Gandalf?" Pippin asked hopefully.
"Where were you?" Boromir demanded of Bucky, trying to ignore Pippin.
"Eating," Bucky said.
"All night?"
"I was only gone a couple hours."
Boromir snorted.
Gandalf returned a little later looking hot and bothered. "You will not do that again," he said to Bucky in a dangerously calm voice. "Merry, Pippin, I do not want you to let him out of your sight. I want no one to let him out of their sight."
"How'll we sleep?" Merry asked.
Gandalf did not answer, simply sat and glared at anyone who came near until Aragorn got back, at which time they made a quick departure, Bucky managing to scramble back inside Boromir's shield.