Thanks for all the reviews, I'm glad that people are actually reading this :D

A/N: Oh..and I sort of skipped over the detail that Hobbits are not an English-speaking race...in fact, I don't think any of the races are. So let's just say Eru granted all the beings of Middle-Earth the gift of knowing English :)

Another A/N: Lynn has seen and read LotR. And she loves it. A lot :D

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After I had knocked, I waited for a few seconds.

"Ah..maybe he's gone. I should just leave while I still can," I thought to myself.

Suddenly, just as I was about to turn around, the large round door swung inward, revealing a man about 3 ½ feet tall. He had dark brown curly hair, fair skin,and the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen.

"Uhhh...I..uhhh......" Oh great, let the stuttering begin.

"Well, hello Miss. What can I do for you? You're obviously not from these parts," he surveyed me from head to toe, and he looked a bit amazed at how much taller I was than him.

"I-I'm not, no, I'm j-just kinda lost. Actually, I r-really don't know w-wh-where I'm headed." I attempted to calm myself down, and stop that damn stuttering.

"Oh. Well, I'm Frodo Baggins. Who might you be?"

"I'm Lynn. It's n-nice to meet you."

"We're just about to have tea, would you like to join us?" he asked me. My mind was screaming "YES!!"

"Alright, thank you, but who's we?" I asked.

"Oh, my Uncle Bilbo, and Samwise Gamgee. He's the gardener."

That meant the quest hadn't happened yet! And that meant that I could possibly go on the quest! I was just about to squeal, as any fangirl would, but stopped myself just in time. Instead, I said, "Oh, that sounds great, I'd love to meet them!"

Frodo smiled and nodded, and led me through the door. I was lucky that I was able to make it through the door without bending down. He motioned to a coat rack on the wall. I felt my shoulders, expecting to find a cloak there or something. You know, falling into Middle Earth, I just figured my clothes would change. Instead, I felt my zip-up hoodie. I looked down, and saw that my jeans covered my legs, and not some flouncy hobbit skirt. Ah well. I zipped off my jacket and hung it on a hook.

Frodo eyed the zipper curiously. "What is that? I've never seen one of those before."

"Oh! It's called a zipper, and when you zip it up, it holds your jacket shut," I answered. I never was really good at explaining things.

"A zipper? Fascinating. Seems very handy. Oh yes! Tea. Right this way, Miss Lynn."

He led me down the remainder of the hallway, and into the kitchen. It was the coziest kitchen I had ever seen! It had many cabinets and pantries along the walls, and an island the size of a desk in the middle of the room. Under one of the cabinets was what looked like a stove. And to the side of the island, there was a wooden table with six little chairs. At the table sat Bilbo Baggins, and Samwise Gamgee. I tried my hardest not to run over and hug them.

"Uncle Bilbo, Sam, this is Lynn. She's from..well, I'm not really sure. Lynn?"

Uh oh..where was I from? I couldn't tell them I was from America...

"Um, I've just been wandering around for awhile. I don't remember where I was before that."

Bilbo spoke up, and answered, "Oh, what a shame. I love hearing about places outside of the Shire."

"I know," I answered without thinking. Shit.

"You do? How?" inquired Bilbo.

"Oh..uh..I couldn't help noticing the maps on the walls as I came in. Your home is lovely, by the way." Nice Lynn, nice, I complimented myself.

"Oh, thank you, Miss Lynn! Of course, it wouldn't be nearly as nice if our gardener, Sam, didn't do such a wonderful job with the flowers."

Sam blushed. "Oh, well, it's nothing, really...."

"Tea's ready!" said Frodo. He glanced at me, and then the table. "Oh..um..Lynn, would you like me to find a larger chair?"

"Oh Frodo, you don't need to go to that trouble, I think I'll manage with one of these."

I walked over to the table and sat down in one of the little chairs. Surprisingly, I didn't break it. Frodo served the tea, and we chatted a bit as we drank. Tea lasted for about 15 minutes, and as soon as the tea was gone, Bilbo excused himself and went to his study.

"Well Mr.Frodo, thank you for the tea. I'm going to work on the garden. Good afternoon, and it was nice to meet you, Lynn." Sam stood up and pushed his chair in.

"You too!" I shouted after Sam as he exited the house through the front door.

There was an ackward silence for about 5 minutes.

Great, just great. You finally get to meet Frodo, and you don't do crap. Real smart.

"Er..so, what is the rest of the Shire like?"

Frodo grinned. "Want to see? I'll show you around."

With that, he stood up, grabbed my arm, and pulled me out the door and into the sunshine. We walked down to the little gate, which was already ajar, and proceeded to walk down the dirt trail.

"Here are the neighbor's holes," he motioned to some little mounds on the side of the road.

"Those are nice. Say, is there a town nearby?" I asked. I wanted to see more hobbits.

"Yes, just a few minutes away, as a matter of fact. Would you like to visit it?"

More hobbits? I was so down with that. "Yes! That would be great!" Then, of course, I had to remember my situation. "But wait..wouldn't we get strange looks? I mean, I'm a human..I'm a foot and a half taller then the rest of you all.."

"Well, that's true..but don't worry about them. They can't harm you."

"Well...alright. Let's go."

We walked down the dirt trail. It lead through a grassy meadow. The trail ended at a big market place. It was a very cool site. There were carts selling breads and cheeses and other things. The streets were lined with rows of shops, and the whole square was crowded with hobbit lads and lasses.

"Wow..."

"It's something, isn't it?" commented Frodo.

"Yeah...can we check it out?"

"Check it out? You mean shop? I don't see why not."

"YAY!" I ran to the nearest cart and started looking at everything it had to sell. It was full of jewels and pretty little necklaces. I picked up one of the necklaces and took a closer look at it. It had a light blue ribbon, with a dark blue flower charm dangling from it. It was the prettiest necklace I had ever seen!

Frodo walked over to where I was standing, and looked at the necklace. "That's nice, do you want to buy it?"

"Yes, it's very nice. I don't have any money though, so no, I'll have to pass." I set it down with a sad look on my face.

"Don't worry about it, I'll buy it for you."

"That's awfully nice of you, but I have no way to pay you back."

"That's alright. I really don't mind."

"Well, okay..thanks Frodo!" I tried to sound calm, but on the inside, I was bubbling over with excitement.

"Excuse me, sir? I'd like to buy this necklace," Frodo said to the man who owned the cart.

"Of course si-AHH!!" The man shrieked when he saw me.

"Oh no. Frodo, I new this would happen. Can we go?"

"Oh, alright..just let me buy you this necklace."

Frodo bought the necklace from the man at the cart, who would not stop staring at me. As we left town, I noticed many other hobbits eyeing me suspiciously. Well, this was going to get annoying.

"That damn quest better start soon," I thought to myself.

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Well....I hope you like this chapter. I was a bit low on inspiration. I'll get things moving along at a faster pace soon, I swear :P Please review!

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