Chapter Eighteen: Family
Disc: Um...lotr not mine.
A/N: Finally got a free day, am hoping for snow day tomorrow. If we actually get one I'll upload two more chapters!
They had stopped again. This time to wait for Gandalf to decide which stairway would lead them out safely. The girl's sort of remembered but not well enough to risk it. Tricia sat near her friends and got out a book and her flashlight. Rachel had out her sketchbook and CD player. Holly also had out her CD player but she was already busy writing something in her journal. Tricia liked to read write and draw. So did the other two girls but they all had certain things that they excelled at. Equally interested in reading they were though.
Rachel and Tricia both drew pictures exceptionally well. Holly did okay but often felt inferior to her friends' abilities.
Holly wrote stories, poems, songs, and just thoughts. Whatever caught her imagination she wrote it down in the form that most appealed to her. She wasn't Shakespeare but she wasn't half-bad.
"What are you writing?" Merry asked. Holly jumped and closed her journal.
"None of your business.okay?" Holly said. The hobbit sighed then nodded. "Sorry.it's.just not worth reading." The girl explained. Tricia glanced up at her friend.
"Holly, you write great stuff. Don't deny it." She said. Holly just smiled.
"Whatever."
"So.do you have any siblings?" Merry asked Holly. The girl sighed with a small smile.
"You're a curious person aren't you. Well.I guess there's no harm. Yes, I have a younger sister who's two years younger than I am." Holly replied.
"Do you get along?" The Hobbit asked. Holly laughed in a sort of way that suggested that his question didn't even come close to their relationship.
"Sometimes.We fight a lot though. She's spoiled and lazy. Leaves me to do all the work and deal with my parents when they're mad. And when they yell at her she cries and I'm the one who has to be strong and act like it doesn't even phase me. I'm the oldest so I have to be the one who takes care of everything and never screw up. Be perfect.Sorry.It's not my place to talk about personal problems. It's just always good to vent." She explained. Merry nodded sympathetically while Boromir looked at her with a look of complete understanding. Holly glanced at him and then sighed. Even Rachel and Tricia agreed that her family situation was a lot like Boromir's. Also the fact that she was proud and wanted to be known for something. The one thing that Holly always felt that Boromir and she had in common was that they were misunderstood. Much more sensitive than they ever wanted anyone to know. She always acted opposite of what she really felt. If she said that she wanted to be left alone she really wanted someone to hug her. When she was quiet she wanted someone to notice her. Right now she was starring at the journal in her lap seemingly in deep thought. Merry hugged her. She looked at him and smiled.
Tricia sat and watched her friend. Her situation was a little like Holly's. At least with her mom. Holly's dad spent a lot of time at work or in front of the computer. Sometimes this made him edgy and angry. Tricia's mom was along the same lines.
"Do you have siblings my lady?" Legolas asked Tricia.
"We all do. I'm the youngest like Rachel.well at least family wise. I have an older sister, a step dad, mom, dad, step mom, a stepbrother who's younger, and a newborn half sister. My elder sister likes to pick on me and we fight. Same with my parents because they don't see my points and they don't trust me because of my sister's mistakes. Um.that's about it." She replied. Then Pippin looked at Rachel who had taken off her headphones and was listening to her friends talk. She smiled at him.
"Youngest of three and then my sister who is second youngest is ten years older than me. So I don't really have any problems with them. My parents work a lot and expect a lot out of me. My mom is hardly ever home and my dad drinks a lot. They have chosen me to be the heir to the deed of a small castle without telling my siblings." Rachel said quickly.
The men sat and stared at the girls who had returned to doing what they had been doing before Merry had started the conversation on family. Each of them had different thoughts on what they had said. And perhaps a little more respect.
A/N: A little bit more interaction for Tricia and Legolas. Though their relationship doesn't really come out until Helms Deep..sorry.
Disc: Um...lotr not mine.
A/N: Finally got a free day, am hoping for snow day tomorrow. If we actually get one I'll upload two more chapters!
They had stopped again. This time to wait for Gandalf to decide which stairway would lead them out safely. The girl's sort of remembered but not well enough to risk it. Tricia sat near her friends and got out a book and her flashlight. Rachel had out her sketchbook and CD player. Holly also had out her CD player but she was already busy writing something in her journal. Tricia liked to read write and draw. So did the other two girls but they all had certain things that they excelled at. Equally interested in reading they were though.
Rachel and Tricia both drew pictures exceptionally well. Holly did okay but often felt inferior to her friends' abilities.
Holly wrote stories, poems, songs, and just thoughts. Whatever caught her imagination she wrote it down in the form that most appealed to her. She wasn't Shakespeare but she wasn't half-bad.
"What are you writing?" Merry asked. Holly jumped and closed her journal.
"None of your business.okay?" Holly said. The hobbit sighed then nodded. "Sorry.it's.just not worth reading." The girl explained. Tricia glanced up at her friend.
"Holly, you write great stuff. Don't deny it." She said. Holly just smiled.
"Whatever."
"So.do you have any siblings?" Merry asked Holly. The girl sighed with a small smile.
"You're a curious person aren't you. Well.I guess there's no harm. Yes, I have a younger sister who's two years younger than I am." Holly replied.
"Do you get along?" The Hobbit asked. Holly laughed in a sort of way that suggested that his question didn't even come close to their relationship.
"Sometimes.We fight a lot though. She's spoiled and lazy. Leaves me to do all the work and deal with my parents when they're mad. And when they yell at her she cries and I'm the one who has to be strong and act like it doesn't even phase me. I'm the oldest so I have to be the one who takes care of everything and never screw up. Be perfect.Sorry.It's not my place to talk about personal problems. It's just always good to vent." She explained. Merry nodded sympathetically while Boromir looked at her with a look of complete understanding. Holly glanced at him and then sighed. Even Rachel and Tricia agreed that her family situation was a lot like Boromir's. Also the fact that she was proud and wanted to be known for something. The one thing that Holly always felt that Boromir and she had in common was that they were misunderstood. Much more sensitive than they ever wanted anyone to know. She always acted opposite of what she really felt. If she said that she wanted to be left alone she really wanted someone to hug her. When she was quiet she wanted someone to notice her. Right now she was starring at the journal in her lap seemingly in deep thought. Merry hugged her. She looked at him and smiled.
Tricia sat and watched her friend. Her situation was a little like Holly's. At least with her mom. Holly's dad spent a lot of time at work or in front of the computer. Sometimes this made him edgy and angry. Tricia's mom was along the same lines.
"Do you have siblings my lady?" Legolas asked Tricia.
"We all do. I'm the youngest like Rachel.well at least family wise. I have an older sister, a step dad, mom, dad, step mom, a stepbrother who's younger, and a newborn half sister. My elder sister likes to pick on me and we fight. Same with my parents because they don't see my points and they don't trust me because of my sister's mistakes. Um.that's about it." She replied. Then Pippin looked at Rachel who had taken off her headphones and was listening to her friends talk. She smiled at him.
"Youngest of three and then my sister who is second youngest is ten years older than me. So I don't really have any problems with them. My parents work a lot and expect a lot out of me. My mom is hardly ever home and my dad drinks a lot. They have chosen me to be the heir to the deed of a small castle without telling my siblings." Rachel said quickly.
The men sat and stared at the girls who had returned to doing what they had been doing before Merry had started the conversation on family. Each of them had different thoughts on what they had said. And perhaps a little more respect.
A/N: A little bit more interaction for Tricia and Legolas. Though their relationship doesn't really come out until Helms Deep..sorry.