Eeek. Sorry it took so long to update. Tons of homework, lack of inspiration, andComputer viruses. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Well, here's chapter 5. Please review, it motivates me :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings, only Lynn :D
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Frodo and I walked back to Bag End. Well, he walked, I skipped. I was going to Bilbo's party! I was too busy thinking about this that I didn't even realize we had arrived at the hobbit hole.
Frodo opened the door for me. Ahhh, he was so polite.
"Thanks Frodo," I said.
"So...should I just wear this to the party? I mean, would it be appropriate?" I asked, and pointed to my outfit, which consisted of my jeans, and t-shirt. And then there was my hoodie hanging on the hook in the hallway.
"Yes, that should be fine. But it could get cold tonight. You can wear that cloak with the "zapper" thing." Frodo replied.
I snorked. "Zipper, Frodo, it's called a zipper. Kay, I'll just wear this, thanks buddy."
He looked at me a bit strangely. Ah well, who cares?
And then there was an ackward pause. Very ackward.
"Soooooo......" I said, while trying to think of something else to say.
"Where are you staying tonight?" Frodo asked.
"Um, well, you see..I don't know..I really didn't mean to arrive here. I mean, I'm glad I did, it was just..surprising?"
"Oh, yes. Well, we have a sofa that could probably serve as a bed for you. Would that do?"
"Really?!? Yes! That'd work out fine!" I said excitedly.
"Great. Well, the party is in a couple of hours. I'm going to go make some tea...Would you like to go clean yourself up?"
"Sure!"
"Alright, the washroom's down that hall, second door on the left. Just shout if you need anything." And with that, Frodo walked out of the room, and I was left to do my little happy dance. I was staying at Bagend!
After I had bathed and dried off, I went to put my clothes back on. As I put on my jeans, something fell out of the pocket. It was my eyeliner!
"Oooo, what else has it got in it's pocketsesss?" I asked myself.
I searched my other pockets to see what else I could find. I ended up finding a crumpled dollar, some eyeshadow, 3 hair ties, chapstick, a battery, a pen, a pack of gum, and lots of lint. Wow, I needed to clean out my pockets more often.
So, I was just sitting in the washroom with my newfound trinkets, wondering what I should do. I probably had a good hour and a half left. Then, a little light bulb went off in my head.
"Frodo!!" I yelled, "Do you have an old, but clean, dishtowel that I could use?"
Frodo shouted from the kitchen. "Yes, I believe I do." And he brought it back to the washroom.
"Do you mind if I destroy it?" I asked. "I'm going to use it..but I don't think you'll be able to use it once I'm done."
"Um, that's fine..if you need anything else, just ask."
"Thanks Frodo!"
I shut the door, and started ripping the towel into little strips. Once I had done that, I started rolling them into my hair like curlers.
I giggled to myself. "I'm goin to this party in style!"
I then put on some makeup, and sat around, waiting for the party to come.
"Lynn! Are you ready?" Frodo shouted from the kitchen.
"Yup! Just about!" I untied the last piece of cloth from my hair, and took a look at myself in the mirror. It had worked! My hair was now curly. Right on. I skipped out of the washroom and into the kitchen, where Frodo was.
"You look nice. Ready to go?" said Frodo.
"So do you! Yeah, let's go."
We walked out the round door and headed towards the Party Tree.
We arrived to find loud, lively music, hobbits dancing and eating, and ale flowing.
Frodo and I sat down at a table with Sam. Soon, two other hobbits joined us. I gasped.
"Lynn! This is Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took."
"H-h-h-hiiii...." I was having trouble getting the words out. I loved those hobbits....almost as much as Frodo!
"Hiya Lynn! Just call me Merry." Merry shook my hand.
"And call me Pippin." Pippin shook my other.
"U-u-uhh.." I gave myself a mental slap. Must..not..be..fangirly...I tried to act as normal as possible. "Hey guys! How are you?" I asked. I couldn't believe I had enough self control to act normal. Not to mention restraining myself from jumping on them.
"We're fine!" They answered in unison.
"Lynn, can I get you some ale?" asked Merry.
"Sure!" I answered without even thinking.
Merry went and got me a mug full of ale. Oooo, underage drinking....Ah, what the hell. It was probably going to happen a lot during my stay in Middle Earth. I drank some of the ale.
After about 20 minutes, I had downed the mug, and was feeling all tingly. I think I was buzzed.
"Merrrrry! Wanna dance?" I shouted to him.
"Alright!"
I pulled Merry out into the crowd of dancing people. We were spinning and dancing around in circles. Gosh it was fun! Plus, the alcohol was affecting me a bit, and Merry too, so we were all giggly. I saw Sam being pushed towards Rosie, and started giggling some more.
The song ended, and Merry and I headed back towards where Frodo and Pippin were sitting.
"That was fun, thanks!" I said.
"No problem!"
We sat down and all started chatting happily. I saw Pippin and Merry glancing at each other. Finally, Pippin said, "Merry and I are going to go take care of some...things. We'll be back." And with that, they got up and left.
I snickered. "Wonder what kind of trouble they're going to get themselves into?" I said knowingly.
Frodo laughed cheerily. "Oh, I'm sure they'll think of something."
Not 3 minutes later, an explosion was heard from a nearby tent, and a bright orange firework shot off into the sky. The hobbits took notice of this and started clapping, as it was a grand firework. All of a sudden, it changed into the shape of a monstrous dragon, and swooped down above the crowd.
"Bilbo! Look out for the dragon!" shouted Frodo.
"Nonsense! There hasn't been a dragon in these parts for years.!" responded Bilbo.
Frodo threw himself and Bilbo onto the ground, and I followed. The dragon swooped over us and over a lake, and exploded into a humongous firework. Everyone got up and started cheering.
I clapped. "Whee! That was fun."
Frodo looked at me as if I were partially insane. "Right...yes. Well, it kind of was. I'm going to go get some ale."
"Kay, I'm gonna get some food."
I strolled over to where the plates were, and found that Merry and Pippin were washing them. They had blotches of black all over their clothes and skin from the explosion. I tried so hard not to laugh. I really did. But it didn't work.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
They both gave me the evil eye.
"Pippin, darling, would you wash this plate for me?" I batted my eyelashes.
He washed it, and shoved it back at me.
"Thanks, you're a doll." I said, but added, "That was an awesome firework though."
They grinned mischievously, and I walked away. I heard cries of "Speech, Bilbo! Speech!" over where all the rest of the hobbits were. I hurried back over there and sat down with Frodo.
Bilbo hobbled up onto the little platform. "My dear Bagginses and Boffins! Tooks and Brandybucks! Grubbs! Chubbs! Hornblowers! Bolgers! Bracegirdles! And Proudfoots!"
"Proudfeet!" yelled an old hobbit, making the audience laugh.
"Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday! Alas. Eleventyone years is far too short a time to live amongst such excellent and admirable hobbits." The audience clapped. "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." The audience didn't know what to make of this last comment. They just looked at eachother, confused.
"I, um, I have things to do." I watched him take the ring from his pocket. "I've put this off far too long. I regret to announce this is the end. I'm going now. I bid you all a very fond farewell. Goodbye." And with that, Bilbo put on the ring and disappeared.
I gasped, and so did Frodo. That was so COOL! Even though I had seen it hundreds of times on the Fellowship of the Ring DVD.
Soon, all of the hobbits where up searching for Bilbo and muttering about how odd he was anyhow.
"Lynn, he's not here. Let's go back up to Bagend." said Frodo.
"You don't want to keep looking?"
He shook his head. "No. Let's go."
I nodded, and we walked briskly back up to Bagend.
Frodo burst through the door. "Bilbo! Bilbo?"
I walked in, and saw Gandalf sitting next to the fire, muttering and smoking his pipe. Frodo continued to talk, though it seemed as if Gandalf wasn't listening.
Frodo picked up the ring. "He's gone, hasn't he? He talked so long about leaving. I didn't think he'd really do it...Gandalf?"
Frodo held the ring in his palm in front of Gandalf. I stared at it. I felt like it was pulling me into a trance....I shook my head, and was brought back to reality. "No, Lynn." I thought to myself.
Gandalf seemed to snap out of his trance, too. "Oh, Bilbo's ring. He's gone to stay with the elves. He's left you Bagend." He held up an envelope, in which Frodo put the ring. He then sealed it shut. "Along with all his possessions. The ring is yours now. Put it somewhere out of sight."
Gandalf stood up, and began walking towards the front door.
Frodo walked after him. "Where are you going?"
"There are some things that I must see to."
"What things?"
Gandalf grabbed his staff and put on his cloak. "Questions. Questions that need answering."
"But..you've only just arrived! I don't understand..."
Gandalf opened the front door. "Neither do I. Keep it secret! Keep it safe!" And with that, he walked out the front door, shutting it behind him.
I just stood there. "Well now. That was interesting."
"Yes. Lynn..let's call it a night, shall we? I'll get you a blanket from the closet. You're alright with sleeping on the sofa?"
"That's fine!" I called to Frodo, who was just coming back from the closet.
He handed the blanket to me.
"Thanks. Well, goodnight Frodo!"
He started walking out of the room. "Goodnight! Sleep well."
"You too!"
So I was left to think about the day's happenings. I had ended up in Middle Earth; the Shire, to be exact. I had been toured around Hobbiton, met Gandalf, gone to Bilbo's birthday party, seen The Ring, and was now sleeping in Frodo's home.
I rolled over onto my back, and put my hands behind my head. "Hehe, this is going to be fun as hell." I said to myself. And with that, I fell into a peaceful sleep.
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Okay..not that great..but atleast I got a chapter up :D I have 2 more weeks of winter vacation, and trust me, I'll work on this story more! PLEASE read and review! :)