A/n: No authors note till the end of the chapter.YEA!!
Disclaimer: Stop reminding me!!!! I don't own anything but Jade.Ok are you happy now??
*Michelle Branch walks up to Sophie*
Michelle: Sorry, I own that line. you can't use it.
*Sophie breaks down and starts crying uncontrollably*
*Merry walks up to Sophie and hands her a tissue*
Sophie: Thanks again Merry. can I have a hug?
Merry: no
Merry walked into the kitchen and saw that another "visitor" was sitting at the kitchen table. Merry sat down and saw that Pippin had already drunken more than half of a pint.
"How long was I in there?" Merry wondered. "It couldn't have been long." His trail of thought was cut off by Pippin. "So the "strange one" is staying here?" Merry looked down and blushed, "Why do you call her strange?" he muttered.
"Oh, I don't know, maybe her clothes.her hair.how she acts." his younger cousin replied sarcastically, sitting back in his chair. "So maybe she's a lil' different, but she doesn't seem that bad." he looked up at Pippin's disbelief.
"I m-mean, she r-really hasn't said m-much" he scrunched his eyes together "God, Merry, make it through at least 3 words in a row without stuttering!" he yelled to himself. Pippin just shook his head.
"Well, if you say so." he began. "Oh, you'll see, don't worry, she's coming with us tomorrow, she might even become a friend." He was completely serious and emphasized the last statement. He heard Pippin groan. "Seriously," Merry was starting to become irritated "she's not all that bad." Pippin muttered a "fine" and stumbled to another guestroom. Merry found himself sitting in a chair alone when a pair of arms came out from nowhere and wrapped themselves around Merry from behind. He turned to see Jade, who hadn't been sleeping, but was listening to the conversation the whole time. "Thank you" she whispered and ran back into her room. That was the only rash thing she did for a long while.
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Merry woke up the next morning feeling rather giddy. Was it about his hug with Jade last night? No one knew. Merry happily got dressed and walked out to the kitchen. Pippin was shoveling food to his mouth and his parents were quietly discussing Buckland issues on the other side of the great table. Jade wasn't up yet.
"Oh Meriadoc.." Esmerelda saw that her son was up and about "Will you please wake Miss Jade for breakfast?"
Pippin grunted as he gulped down a huge forkful and Merry shot him a look. Esmerelda and Saradoc seemed clueless on what was going on, and Esmerelda smiled looking at Merry. Merry nodded and turned to the hallway. He quietly walked to Jade's room. He quietly opened the door slightly and peaked in. She seemed so peaceful sleeping there in the white bed. Her head was lightly resting on the pillow, her face towards Merry. The comforter was up to the bottom of her neck. Her black, curly hair was pulled back in a high ponytail, and she had one arm hanging over the bed. His glance caught a red mark on her arm. He moved closer and saw it was a cut. It was deep and fresh. Just then Jade jumped up and pushed Merry down to the ground. He looked up, his eyes wide with surprise. She held her hand over the cut, trying to hide it, hoping that he never saw it.
"Doubtful" she thought. They stood there in an awkward moment for a minute or two.
"Jade..." Merry broke the silence. He was still on the floor and Jade was sitting on her knees on the bed still holding her cut. She was squeezing her arm and small trickles of blood found their way between her fingers and slowly ran down her arm.
"Jade." Merry began again seeing her bleeding "let me help you with that cut..." his voice trailed off. "Please?" he added quietly. Jade looked down and nodded. Merry quickly hurried off and brought back a small water bowl and a small cloth, and bandage. Jade moved to the edge of the bed and Merry sat beside her. He gently cleaned her cut, and she winced. He looked into her eyes. They were beautiful. Large, blue, icy...distant...sad. Jade turned her head away. She didn't like the way he was looking at her. Merry continued washing and bandaging her cut.
"There you go, Jade. Feeling better?" Jade was staring at the ground again. She looked like she felt ashamed and she solemnly nodded. Merry moved his hands from her cut to her face. He tilted her head up and he bravely looked into her eyes. "Jade... your eyes are so beautiful... I can't help but to stare into them..."
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Pippin winced, tears coming from his eyes. He had been secretly watching Merry and Jade.
"This couldn't be happening..." he thought as he leaned against the wall next to the door and slowly slipped down
"I can't already be losing my best friend. It's too soon. Why can't it go back to the good days before the quest? When we wrestled, and pulled pranks and flirted with girls. If he falls in love, it'll prove that things really have changed since we left the shire..." He wiped away his tears and he looked his old self.
"No one can see me like this" he thought as he pulled himself back together. He looked back into the room. Merry still had his hand on Jade's chin and he slowly moved closer to her. Merry closed his eyes and moved his head close but Jade quickly pulled away, glancing to the back corner and trying to hold back tears. Merry also stared down in disappointment. Merry raised and walked to the door and Pippin quickly acted like he was just walking up.
"Breakfast is ready" Merry said solemnly and walked out. He almost ran into Pippin who was "just" walking up.
"Are you alright?" Pippin asked concerned. "Yes" Merry replied softly and tried to smile "Pippin" he looked at his younger cousin who seemed to never have worries, how Merry envied him so. "Are you still hungry?" The two boys laughed and headed to the kitchen. Pippin slapped his best friend's back.
They 3 young hobbits ate in silence, completely surprising Merry's parents. Merry and Pippin got up.
"Jade" Merry called as cheerfully as he could. "Are you ready to go?" Pippin shot Jade a mean look that no one else but Jade saw. Jade glanced at the ground but then looked up at Merry, remembering what he said about her eyes. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I will be accompanying you two today. I am feeling a bit under the weather." She glanced at Pippin, who had a satisfying look on his face.
"Oh, then you should get some rest..." Jade nodded and Merry and Pippin quietly slipped out the door and Jade sighed a sigh of relief. She headed to her room. She closed her eyes and grimaced at her memory of the angry look Pippin wore when he looked at her. With her eyes still closed Jade felt around under the mattress and pulled out a small blade that was stained with blood.
A/N: What the Hell did I do?? This just flowed out. Weird. Hey guys you have to help me find out what Jade's traumatic past is, email me with ideas!!! Sophie the hobbit
Disclaimer: Stop reminding me!!!! I don't own anything but Jade.Ok are you happy now??
*Michelle Branch walks up to Sophie*
Michelle: Sorry, I own that line. you can't use it.
*Sophie breaks down and starts crying uncontrollably*
*Merry walks up to Sophie and hands her a tissue*
Sophie: Thanks again Merry. can I have a hug?
Merry: no
Merry walked into the kitchen and saw that another "visitor" was sitting at the kitchen table. Merry sat down and saw that Pippin had already drunken more than half of a pint.
"How long was I in there?" Merry wondered. "It couldn't have been long." His trail of thought was cut off by Pippin. "So the "strange one" is staying here?" Merry looked down and blushed, "Why do you call her strange?" he muttered.
"Oh, I don't know, maybe her clothes.her hair.how she acts." his younger cousin replied sarcastically, sitting back in his chair. "So maybe she's a lil' different, but she doesn't seem that bad." he looked up at Pippin's disbelief.
"I m-mean, she r-really hasn't said m-much" he scrunched his eyes together "God, Merry, make it through at least 3 words in a row without stuttering!" he yelled to himself. Pippin just shook his head.
"Well, if you say so." he began. "Oh, you'll see, don't worry, she's coming with us tomorrow, she might even become a friend." He was completely serious and emphasized the last statement. He heard Pippin groan. "Seriously," Merry was starting to become irritated "she's not all that bad." Pippin muttered a "fine" and stumbled to another guestroom. Merry found himself sitting in a chair alone when a pair of arms came out from nowhere and wrapped themselves around Merry from behind. He turned to see Jade, who hadn't been sleeping, but was listening to the conversation the whole time. "Thank you" she whispered and ran back into her room. That was the only rash thing she did for a long while.
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Merry woke up the next morning feeling rather giddy. Was it about his hug with Jade last night? No one knew. Merry happily got dressed and walked out to the kitchen. Pippin was shoveling food to his mouth and his parents were quietly discussing Buckland issues on the other side of the great table. Jade wasn't up yet.
"Oh Meriadoc.." Esmerelda saw that her son was up and about "Will you please wake Miss Jade for breakfast?"
Pippin grunted as he gulped down a huge forkful and Merry shot him a look. Esmerelda and Saradoc seemed clueless on what was going on, and Esmerelda smiled looking at Merry. Merry nodded and turned to the hallway. He quietly walked to Jade's room. He quietly opened the door slightly and peaked in. She seemed so peaceful sleeping there in the white bed. Her head was lightly resting on the pillow, her face towards Merry. The comforter was up to the bottom of her neck. Her black, curly hair was pulled back in a high ponytail, and she had one arm hanging over the bed. His glance caught a red mark on her arm. He moved closer and saw it was a cut. It was deep and fresh. Just then Jade jumped up and pushed Merry down to the ground. He looked up, his eyes wide with surprise. She held her hand over the cut, trying to hide it, hoping that he never saw it.
"Doubtful" she thought. They stood there in an awkward moment for a minute or two.
"Jade..." Merry broke the silence. He was still on the floor and Jade was sitting on her knees on the bed still holding her cut. She was squeezing her arm and small trickles of blood found their way between her fingers and slowly ran down her arm.
"Jade." Merry began again seeing her bleeding "let me help you with that cut..." his voice trailed off. "Please?" he added quietly. Jade looked down and nodded. Merry quickly hurried off and brought back a small water bowl and a small cloth, and bandage. Jade moved to the edge of the bed and Merry sat beside her. He gently cleaned her cut, and she winced. He looked into her eyes. They were beautiful. Large, blue, icy...distant...sad. Jade turned her head away. She didn't like the way he was looking at her. Merry continued washing and bandaging her cut.
"There you go, Jade. Feeling better?" Jade was staring at the ground again. She looked like she felt ashamed and she solemnly nodded. Merry moved his hands from her cut to her face. He tilted her head up and he bravely looked into her eyes. "Jade... your eyes are so beautiful... I can't help but to stare into them..."
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Pippin winced, tears coming from his eyes. He had been secretly watching Merry and Jade.
"This couldn't be happening..." he thought as he leaned against the wall next to the door and slowly slipped down
"I can't already be losing my best friend. It's too soon. Why can't it go back to the good days before the quest? When we wrestled, and pulled pranks and flirted with girls. If he falls in love, it'll prove that things really have changed since we left the shire..." He wiped away his tears and he looked his old self.
"No one can see me like this" he thought as he pulled himself back together. He looked back into the room. Merry still had his hand on Jade's chin and he slowly moved closer to her. Merry closed his eyes and moved his head close but Jade quickly pulled away, glancing to the back corner and trying to hold back tears. Merry also stared down in disappointment. Merry raised and walked to the door and Pippin quickly acted like he was just walking up.
"Breakfast is ready" Merry said solemnly and walked out. He almost ran into Pippin who was "just" walking up.
"Are you alright?" Pippin asked concerned. "Yes" Merry replied softly and tried to smile "Pippin" he looked at his younger cousin who seemed to never have worries, how Merry envied him so. "Are you still hungry?" The two boys laughed and headed to the kitchen. Pippin slapped his best friend's back.
They 3 young hobbits ate in silence, completely surprising Merry's parents. Merry and Pippin got up.
"Jade" Merry called as cheerfully as he could. "Are you ready to go?" Pippin shot Jade a mean look that no one else but Jade saw. Jade glanced at the ground but then looked up at Merry, remembering what he said about her eyes. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I will be accompanying you two today. I am feeling a bit under the weather." She glanced at Pippin, who had a satisfying look on his face.
"Oh, then you should get some rest..." Jade nodded and Merry and Pippin quietly slipped out the door and Jade sighed a sigh of relief. She headed to her room. She closed her eyes and grimaced at her memory of the angry look Pippin wore when he looked at her. With her eyes still closed Jade felt around under the mattress and pulled out a small blade that was stained with blood.
A/N: What the Hell did I do?? This just flowed out. Weird. Hey guys you have to help me find out what Jade's traumatic past is, email me with ideas!!! Sophie the hobbit