Chapter Thirty-one: What the hell did happen to Rachel?

Disc: lotr not mine.

A/N: Sorry, play has taken up a lot lot of time! Please.I beg of u review...u want a sequel.right? Pwease! I will dance like a monkey if you do! Please please please! REVIEW! (cries)
"It's okay Merry. I'm sure Holly is okay." Pippin said as he put a hand on his friend's shoulder. Merry sighed sadly and looked behind them.

"Who .is ...Holly?" The giant tree they were sitting on asked. The two hobbits had recently befriended an Ent named Treebeard, or Fangorn.

"Merry's girlfriend." Pippin replied.

"What about you and Rachel?" Merry shot back at his companion. Pippin blushed.

"I don't think she's interested in me." The younger Hobbit said.

"Rachel? Does she have red hair and stormy eyes?" Treebeard asked.

"Yes, why?" Pip asked.

"We found her near the edge of the forest a day ago. She had been attacked by orcs. She is at my home resting." The Ent replied. Pippin nearly fell off Treebeard's shoulder.

"Really? Is she okay?" He asked excitedly. Treebeard nodded.

"Yes, she will be up and about tomorrow morning probably."

Pippin's heart raced as he ran through the entrance to Treebeard's home. He looked around desperately and then stopped as his eyes stopped on Rachel's resting form. His breath stopped for moments as he walked forward slowly. "Rachel?" He whispered softly as he reached her bedside. He felt as if he was going to cry, he could not even begin to think of a way to express what he was feeling.

"Pippin." Rachel said as she turned towards him. Her fair skin was dirty and bloodied with human and orc blood. Her eyes showed much weariness and sadness.

"Rachel, what happened?" Pippin asked as he took her hand gently and held it in both of his.

"I.ran into some orcs." Rachel replied weakly. Then she let out a weak cough. Merry walked over and nodded to Rachel with sympathy filled eyes. Rachel suddenly noticed Holly's necklace dangling around the hobbit's neck. Rachel wondered what it meant. Holly would almost never part with that necklace, it was sort of a sign of Holly's more rebellious side. A silver rose maybe, but she had gotten it at a Goo Goo Dolls concert, which is also where she and Rachel had stolen Pepsi's then had been told by an officer on a bike to dump them out. It made a small smile spread on her tired lips to think of it.

"What?" Merry asked as he saw the small smile on Rachel's face.

"Where's Holly?" She asked. Merry looked downward sadly and fear suddenly filled Rachel's heart. "She.Was she?"

"No.but we were kidnapped by orcs and last night were separated when a band of men attacked the orcs." Merry replied. Rachel let out a small sigh. As long as Holly stayed out of the battle of Helm's Deep then she'd probably be okay. Knowing Holly though, she was not going to stay out of it.

"She'll be fine, but.why did she give you her necklace?" The girl asked. Merry blushed a little and Pippin smiled mischievously. Rachel laughed and sat up. "Okay, I'm feeling better. Why don't we get some food." Rachel suggested. Merry and Pip both nodded furiously. They were given some of the Ent water. Rachel didn't drink any but had some bread instead. The hobbits both gulped down the water and felt as if their limbs were growing. they soon realized that they were. Rachel smiled, as her friends grew taller. "You know Merry.if you drank another cup or two you'd probably be about Holly's height." Rachel commented. Merry smiled and quickly filled up another cup. Rachel and Pippin laughed as Pippin put down his cup and sat down next to her. He looked at her and she at him, they both smiled at each other then looked away embarrassed. Merry knew right away that they liked each other.and in spite of the fact that he missed Holly with all his heart at the moment, he smiled and tried to lighten the mood.