Chapter Five: Some much needed alone time…right?

Disc: I do not own the LOTR characters even though they have new names.

A/N: I still think it was appropriate to change their names for Earth…right? I dunno, but I did. Here are the results and final names and stuff…remember these things. BTW, I shoulda seen the suggestion of Charlie for Merry. Glad to see I'm not the only Lost fan out there.

Girls: now 19 years old (btw, finally figured out that they'd be 18 in earth time)

Boromir: Erik, age 22

Pippin: Pip, age 20

Gimli: Mike, age 32

Merry: James or Jamie, age 20

Legolas: Ian, age 21

Frodo: Alex, age 20

As for the whole Hol/ Bor or Hol/Mer thing it came out a tie….how odd is that? Still makes my decision hard. I mean Holly and Boromir have a lot in common and she did die for him. But then again Merry has the right personality to help her relax and enjoy life. Grrrr….threesome anyone? Joking! At the moment Holly and Merry will stick together since that's how it's supposed to be for this story. But I might add an extra one shot of alternate couples which I've mentioned before. What do you think? Okay, onto the story!

"You kids have fun! Don't stay out too late!" Mike smiled as he watched his friends head off in different directions. Unfortunately Erik was left sitting at the table watching James and Holly walk down the beach hand in hand. "Don't be so jealous. Be happy for her, if you really care about her. Besides, there are plenty of other women here on Earth, I'm sure you'll find one you like."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm just still being a big brother to her and worrying about her." Boromir sighed "I'll find someone, probably."

"That's the spirit." Mike turned and began walking towards the boardwalk, probably heading back to the hotel.

"But no one like her…" Erik mumbled under his breath.

Further down the beach:

"Come on! I want to show something to you!"

"James! There's nothing down this far. Look, the only thing around here is a few private houses and one little boat on the wa-…"

There was an explosion and Holly jumped a little until she saw the fireworks go off in the sky. James pulled her close and kissed her lovingly. "You know it broke my heart when I heard you had a boyfriend here." His eyes shone mischievously and Holly blushed a little. He had changed since they were last together, he was taller, much taller, and his hair had been styled in a different way.

"James…I only did it to save our reputations and get some peace and quiet."

"I know, but I felt as if you'd forgotten me." He held her tighter. "I love you…"

"What?"

"My ring…"

"Is right here." She took the chain from around her neck and showed him the ring. "It's always with me." Holly frowned as James took the ring off the chain.

"I lost you twice…which is more than I ever intended. I don't want to ever loose you again." He put the ring on her engagement finger, "Ever…will you marry me?"

At first Holly was too shocked to respond, but slowly she smiled and kissed her love happily. "Yes!" she exclaimed, crying tears of joy. "I'll marry you." The two embraced and laughed happily at the fact that they were actually together again. "But you know we can't really announce it until you meet my parents." James frowned.

"Do you think they'll like me?"

"Yes…I'll make sure of it."

With Tricia and Ian:

"So…how long do you think it'll be before the wedding? James has been dying to ask for a while…"

Tricia gasped and gawked as she turned to Ian. "Do you mean…Is he…tonight?" Ian nodded. "Aw! I can't believe it! I hope he's willing to wait at least a year. Holly wants to go to college and all that before settling down."

"He might be content to just be engaged."

"I hope so. Now…let's forget about Holly and James for a minute." Tricia wrapped her arms around Ian and hugged him close.

"You have changed…"

"And so have you."

"Well, Earth has brought, a lot of new emotions."

Tricia thought for a moment… "Are you sure, that you made the right choice?" Her arms unwrapped from around him and she turned away, afraid to hear him say no.

"Tricia, I am lost here on earth," He pulled her to him and kissed her. "But I was dying without you." He hadn't lost his charm, Tricia melted in his embrace and put her head against his chest.

"I missed you, so much. We were beginning to forget…to believe our own lies." She held him closer to make sure he was real.

"It wasn't a dream…and I'm here now. I'll always be here." He smiled lovingly and ran his hand through Tricia's hair. "Come on, let's go to the beach and congratulate James and Holly, we can build a fire too and have a little celebration."

"Okay, sounds like fun." She giggled as she took Ian's hand and pulled him towards the beach, eager to see how surprised her friend was after being proposed to.

Rachel and Pip:

The two crouched down behind a rock and watched James drag Holly dpwn the beach. "

"The fireworks will be going off any second." Pip smiled at Rachel as he pointed to the little boat on the water. It shot out a firework and they laughed as Holly jumped. James held her close and whispered in her ears. "He's gonna do it!"

"Holly must be going out of her mind." Rachel smiled broadly when she heard her friend let out a cry of delight. "Engaged…that's scary."

"Is it?" Pip turned and frowned at Rachel, looking a little hurt.

"So young, yes. I'm surprised Holly said yes, she might be thinking of a very long engagement." She pulled pip into an embrace as he frowned even more. "Here on earth, the three of us have a lot expected of us. We're supposed to g to college now, and get jobs. This will take at least another four or five years…then when we've settled down in life we can get married and start families. But he might get lucky, once Holly gets into college she might decide to marry him. I'm not sure."

"What do you want?" He looked at the ground and felt his spirits fall…what if she changed her mind within that time. What if she didn't love him after she went to college?"

"Pip, I'm going to stay with you, but I do want to go to college…we'll talk it over Celebhiril tomorrow, alright?" Pip nodded and smiled. "Now, let's go congratulate the two lovebirds. The girl took off and ran towards her friend giving a shout to draw Holly's attention.

"Rae!" Holly laughed and ran to her friend. "I'm engaged!"

"You're crazy…getting tied down so quickly." Rachel thought it would be fun to tease James for a minute before giving her approval and congratulations.

"I know, but I couldn't have picked a better guy to be tied to." Holly smiled lovingly when James took her hand and smiled proudly.

"I'm not sure…there's plenty of fish in the sea…" Holly gave her a warning glare and Rachel laughed. "But if you're sure, I approve." She hugged Merry who looked at her in surprise. "You take care of her, and know that if you ever hurt her…"

"We'll kill you." Tricia smiled as she and Ian joined the group. She walked over and hugged both James and Holly. "Congratulations."

"Where's Erik, Alex, and Mike?" She looked around and frowned when she saw that her other friends were no where to be seen.

"We'll tell them later." James took her hand, a little afraid at how Erik would take the news. "Let's just enjoy the night right now."

"I'll build a fire!" Pip ran off to find some wood….

"I'll go tell him that we need to find a beach patrol man first." Rae ran after Pip while the others stood laughing.

"We'll need a fire ring, let's get to work!" Holly picked up a rock and threw it over to a nice area where they could sit around the fire. She still couldn't believe it…it had to be a dream, but if it was, she was going to make the most of it.

A/N: MERRY X-MAS and Happy Holidays! I thought that it'd be nice to put one up for today even though my readers might not all celebrate Christmas. And I got another vote….Hol/Bor…kinda weird that I had Holly and Merry/James get engaged then, thought that'd be a nice treat too. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy holidays!