Disclaimer: Why oh why do I have to say this AGAIN! Okay, I don't own LOTR or any of its characters. Happy?
AN: I can't believe I'm at chapter 10 already! Well I am going to focus this chapter on a different character besides Arwen. Aren't you proud of me? It's hard though because I have this obsession with Arwen and Aragorn. But I promise the whole story isn't going to revolve around just them. Actually it won't revolve around any one person, but all the people.
Chapter 10 Moving On
Frodo Baggins sat on the floor of the kitchen at the school with his 3 best friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin. They had been desperately hungry so dear Bilbo had been nice enough to show them where the kitchen was. They had since found where all the apples, bread, beer, and, best of all, mushrooms were being stored. The three of them were sitting all around the kitchen stuffing their faces until they each had stomachaches.
"I don't think we should have eaten this much." Pippin said to his friends.
"Pippin you are a royal idiot, it was your idea to come here and eat! Sam said.
"Was not!" Pippin said
"Was too!" Sam shot back.
"Will you two shut up already?" Frodo said.
"Yeah I think I heard those trumpets Bilbo was telling us about. Maybe someone else has arrived." Merry said.
"Lets go see and work off some of this food!" Frodo said. Then he and the others stood and left the kitchen, once outside they realized they must have missed a lot, because there were a lot of people, Elves and men, everywhere. They were all headed to the auditorium except for three people sitting under the large tree in the center of the courtyard.
"Who are those people over there?" Pippin asked.
"I don't know. Lets go see." Sam said. They headed over to the tree.
"Hello." Said a beautiful elf maiden. The other two she was with looked bewildered at the hobbits, but the elf just smiled. " My name is Arwen. You must be the hobbits that Bilbo brought along."
"You know Bilbo?" Frodo asked.
"Of course! Who doesn't! You have a very famous friend on your hands you know. Which one of you is Frodo?" the Arwen asked.
"I am." Said Frodo. Arwen stretched out her hand to shake his.
"It is an honor to meet you. I have heard a lot about you." She said, and then turned to the man on her right. "You remember Bilbo don't you?" she asked him.
"Yes." he said. " Are you children?" he asked the hobbits.
"No!" Yelled Pippin. Arwen laughed.
"No they are not, they are Hobbits. She said and Aragorn nodded in understanding. He then outstretched his hand.
"I am Aragorn. It is a pleasure to meet you. I apologize for my mistake." He said to them. The hobbits then introduced themselves.
"And this is Eowyn of Rohan." Arwen said, introducing the woman also sitting under the tree. She smiled at them.
"Frodo! Merry! Pippin! Sam!" yelled a voice. The hobbits turned to see who it was.
"Gandalf, hello again." Said Arwen tot he old man that was walking up to them.
"I see you have found my missing hobbits. I have been looking for you four everywhere you know." He said very grumpily to them.
"We've been in the kitchen." Pippin said.
"Yes I know. Bilbo should never have showed you guys to it. Now come! I need to you usher people into the auditorium." He said starting to turn.
"Why do we have to do it?" asked Merry.
"Because I said so. Now come." And with that he turned. The hobbits said goodbye to Arwen, Aragorn, and Eowyn and followed the wizard. He took them into the auditorium where, until others arrived, they were supposed to meet new people.
"But we just met new people!" Sam had protested.
"Meeting Arwen doesn't count, she the nicest person you could hope to even shake hands with.
"Which we did." Said Pippin. Gandalf grunted.
"Now get to work you four. Go be cheery." And with that he left.
"Someone should tell him to go be cheery. I don't know how he expects to make any friends." Merry said.
"He probably already knows everyone." Frodo said.
"Lets split up." Sam said and they did. Frodo walked around the room admiring the architecture. It was beautiful. There were angels dancing in gardens carved on large pillars in the room. Beautiful tapestries of bright colors hung throughout.
"Oops, sorry." Frodo said to a woman he had just walked into. He looked up, it was an elf maiden.
"That is quite alright." She said.
"Why, you're a hobbit! I wasn't sure if any others had come besides Bilbo." An elven man said next to her.
"I'm his nephew, Frodo son of Drogo." Frodo said.
"Well it is a pleasure. Any kin of Bilbo is always nice to meet. My name is Galadriel and this is my husband Celeborn." She said introducing herself and the elf man next to her.
"It is, an honor! I have heard great stories about you both. I am honored." He said bowing. He couldn't believe that there were such high people here. First the lady Arwen who had to be the most beautiful and kind person he had ever seen, and now the Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn!
"This is going to be quite a school. He thought to himself. He then excused himself and left to go find Sam and tell him whom he had met. Sam was sitting over with someone who had his back to him.
"Sam!" he called walking over to him.
"Guess who I met!" Frodo said and realized that Sam had just said the same thing.
"Who did you meet?" Frodo asked and the man Sam was talking to turned around and smiled.
"Frodo?" the man asked. "I am Lord Elrond of Imladris."
"Hello it is wonderful to meet you." He said extending his hand.
"And you as well." Elrond said.
"Who did you meet?" Sam asked.
"The Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel." Frodo said.
"Really?" Sam asked.
"Yeah."
"Ah, so you met the Lord and Lady of Lorien did you? You should meet my daughter Arwen, Galadriel and Celeborn are her grandparents." Elrond said.
"We have already met your daughter." Sam said.
"And she was the most beautiful being I have ever laid eyes upon." Frodo said. This seemed to please Elrond greatly, and he excused himself to go speak with someone else.
"There are so many elven folk here Frodo! Its like a dream come true! They are all so fair and kind and passionate about everything they say!" Sam said. Frodo laughed.
"Yes you are right. Have you seen Merry or Pippin?" Frodo asked.
"Yes, Merry is over there in the corner." He said waving his hand to where he meant.
"Lets go talk to him. He said and he and Sam got up and went over to where their friend sat with a noble looking man. They were in deep conversation.
Hello Merry." Sam said interrupting them.
"Where are your manners Sam? We happened to be conversing before you so rudely interrupted. Merry answered.
"Merry its fine." The man he was talking to said with a laugh. "Are these your friends?" Merry nodded.
"This is Sam and Frodo." He told the man. "You guys this is King ThŽoden of Rohan. He is going to be teaching here." Merry said. Frodo and Sam greeted him.
"What will you be teaching?" Frodo asked the king.
"I'm afraid I'm not aloud to disclose that information just yet. Who is teaching what will be told at the opening meeting." He said to the hobbit.
"And when is that going to be?" Merry asked.
"Whenever everyone else arrives." He told them and they nodded. Suddenly Pippin ran up to them.
"You guys someone else has arrived. We have to go meet them when they come in." he said. The others bid farewell to the King ThŽoden and left to go see who had come.
Oh dear. I had just realized that I have completely forgotten about the dwarves, I know shame on me, so I am going to have to add them arriving as well. Along with the men from Gondor, the elves from the havens and from Mirkwood. Oh dear I have a lot ahead of me. I guess it is going to be a while before the classes actually start because there is till the opening meeting and I am going to need at least two chapters for when they all get settled into their dorms, although maybe I can squeeze that into one chapter. Oh well. Stick with me please! Review my dears!