Chapter : The Shire
Disc: hard to find good mood music...
A/N: I'm so sorry! Life has been really weird lately...not that that's unusual, but it's been especially hectic. So here's another chap!
Holly let out a small sigh of relief as Merry's Father hugged her and his mother kissed her on the cheek. They were very happy to meet her and approved (to Holly's surprise) of her in every way. Especially since they saw how much Merry loved her, how could they take that away from him? They took her to the tailors and fitted her for some dresses, Holly declined having them pay, but they would not take no for an answer, so the girl just blushed and thanked them repeatedly.
Rachel on the other hand had a somewhat hard time of things. Even though Pip's father liked her well enough, his mother wasn't found of the idea that Pippin was in love with a human. Rachel didn't want to feel like she was beneath the woman, but she did everything she could to make Eglantine (Pip's mom's name...I think, the tree is sorta weird) like her. After a week of constant doting, the hobbit woman finally began to soften towards Rachel. Things were looking up.
Tricia solemnly agreed to live with Frodo. She was close to her friends, but far from her heart. She missed Legolas, and wished the she could be with him, but knew that he was off with Gimli exploring the lands. The girl only wondered if he missed her as much as she missed him.
Frodo seemed to notice her pain, but knew not what he could do to help her. He only hoped that she would meet the elf again. If they finally admitted how they felt then they would both be more light hearted than they had been in months. This distance was only making their pain worse.
The weeks passed, and they began to feel at home in the Shire. After the initial shock, the townspeople accepted the girls with strange fondness, some of the other Hobbit girls became their friends, while others were rather put out at the fact that Holly and Rachel had taken two of the most eligible bachelors in the shire.
Merry and Holly spent most of their time walking around the Shire and exploring Buckland, always laughing and playing childish games to pass the time. They would go boating on Lake Evendim when they just wanted to be alone together, and stole crops from Farmer Maggot when they felt like an adventure...or when they wanted some carrots. One night Merry awoke to find Holly gone. His parents had let them share a bedroom because in all honesty they were old enough to be married, but Saradoc wanted to wait a few months, which suited Holly just fine. Merry looked around the room with wide eyes and jumped out of bed to look out on the balcony. His love stood in the moonlight looking at the stars.
"Holly?" He opened the doors and walked out to her. She turned to him and smiled.
"Sorry if I frightened you. I couldn't sleep." She hugged him and let him hold her protectively.
"Is something wrong?" The hobbit held her hands and stroked her wrists with his thumbs. She smiled sadly and nodded a little.
"You know that I love you dearly, but I miss my world and my family. I never thought that I would be so torn between the man that I love and my home." Her eyes drifted back towards the stars and wondered how far they were from her own world. Merry studied her features, wishing he knew how to ease her pain, but secretly wishing that she would forget her past life, and be willing to spend her new one with him. He shook the thought from his head and gently brought Holly's eyes to his.
"You will see your family again, and we'll find a way to be together. I promise." His lips met hers and he held her tightly, both of them praying that Merry would be able to keep his promise. They would have made their way back to bed, but were stopped when they heard rustling in the nearby bushes. They looked over the railing to see Rachel, Pippin, and Tricia huddled behind them whispering. "Pip? What are you doing?"
The younger hobbit fell backwards and let out a small yelp, as he had fallen into a rather jagged rock. "Merry! Don't scare me like that!" The others laughed and Holly gave her friends a questioning look.
"We were wondering if you guys wanted to go on a little trip to Gondor?" Rachel asked. The two looked at each other then nodded at their friends. They went to pack their things while Tricia and Rachel fetched their horses.
A/N: Roadtrip!!
Disc: hard to find good mood music...
A/N: I'm so sorry! Life has been really weird lately...not that that's unusual, but it's been especially hectic. So here's another chap!
Holly let out a small sigh of relief as Merry's Father hugged her and his mother kissed her on the cheek. They were very happy to meet her and approved (to Holly's surprise) of her in every way. Especially since they saw how much Merry loved her, how could they take that away from him? They took her to the tailors and fitted her for some dresses, Holly declined having them pay, but they would not take no for an answer, so the girl just blushed and thanked them repeatedly.
Rachel on the other hand had a somewhat hard time of things. Even though Pip's father liked her well enough, his mother wasn't found of the idea that Pippin was in love with a human. Rachel didn't want to feel like she was beneath the woman, but she did everything she could to make Eglantine (Pip's mom's name...I think, the tree is sorta weird) like her. After a week of constant doting, the hobbit woman finally began to soften towards Rachel. Things were looking up.
Tricia solemnly agreed to live with Frodo. She was close to her friends, but far from her heart. She missed Legolas, and wished the she could be with him, but knew that he was off with Gimli exploring the lands. The girl only wondered if he missed her as much as she missed him.
Frodo seemed to notice her pain, but knew not what he could do to help her. He only hoped that she would meet the elf again. If they finally admitted how they felt then they would both be more light hearted than they had been in months. This distance was only making their pain worse.
The weeks passed, and they began to feel at home in the Shire. After the initial shock, the townspeople accepted the girls with strange fondness, some of the other Hobbit girls became their friends, while others were rather put out at the fact that Holly and Rachel had taken two of the most eligible bachelors in the shire.
Merry and Holly spent most of their time walking around the Shire and exploring Buckland, always laughing and playing childish games to pass the time. They would go boating on Lake Evendim when they just wanted to be alone together, and stole crops from Farmer Maggot when they felt like an adventure...or when they wanted some carrots. One night Merry awoke to find Holly gone. His parents had let them share a bedroom because in all honesty they were old enough to be married, but Saradoc wanted to wait a few months, which suited Holly just fine. Merry looked around the room with wide eyes and jumped out of bed to look out on the balcony. His love stood in the moonlight looking at the stars.
"Holly?" He opened the doors and walked out to her. She turned to him and smiled.
"Sorry if I frightened you. I couldn't sleep." She hugged him and let him hold her protectively.
"Is something wrong?" The hobbit held her hands and stroked her wrists with his thumbs. She smiled sadly and nodded a little.
"You know that I love you dearly, but I miss my world and my family. I never thought that I would be so torn between the man that I love and my home." Her eyes drifted back towards the stars and wondered how far they were from her own world. Merry studied her features, wishing he knew how to ease her pain, but secretly wishing that she would forget her past life, and be willing to spend her new one with him. He shook the thought from his head and gently brought Holly's eyes to his.
"You will see your family again, and we'll find a way to be together. I promise." His lips met hers and he held her tightly, both of them praying that Merry would be able to keep his promise. They would have made their way back to bed, but were stopped when they heard rustling in the nearby bushes. They looked over the railing to see Rachel, Pippin, and Tricia huddled behind them whispering. "Pip? What are you doing?"
The younger hobbit fell backwards and let out a small yelp, as he had fallen into a rather jagged rock. "Merry! Don't scare me like that!" The others laughed and Holly gave her friends a questioning look.
"We were wondering if you guys wanted to go on a little trip to Gondor?" Rachel asked. The two looked at each other then nodded at their friends. They went to pack their things while Tricia and Rachel fetched their horses.
A/N: Roadtrip!!