Chapter 5: Fitting In
Boromir had luckily survived the first few hours of the school day; he had been assigned to he grueling, fast-paced class of independent studies.
When it was time for a lunch break, he found a seat alone and off to the side.
But he wasn't in peaceful silence for long.
A group of talkative, young looking teachers walked over to his table, engrossed in their own conversation and oblivious to Boromir's figure sitting in the corner.
"Yes, so I was telling my students the same old same old, like "I can't believe you are all so lazy, never do your homework, don't put any effort into your work, yada yada yada, but like, when I went back to my computer, there was a message from Pete."
One of the teachers squealed. "Ooh! Pete! But he's like, one of the ---"
"English teachers, I know. But like, when I ---"
Boromir was getting quite tired of this by now, unaccustomed to such talk, so he stood and attempted to squeeze past the huddled, whispering group of teachers.
"Oh, sorry," he said politely as he unfortunately bumped into one.
The group suddenly turned silent as they all looked at him. The one he had bumped into smiled politely, and her eyes lit up.
"Oh, you must be new here."
"Uhh, yes actually. I just got here this ---"
He suddenly stopped, noticing a bright gold band on the teacher's finger. Gold...a ring...
"Yes?" She asked sweetly, hiding her hands behind her back.
Boromir looked up, startled. "Oh, I was just..."
The teachers giggled and the one he had bumped into smiled and said, "Well, maybe we'll talk again. I'm Mary. Mary Oldsman. In the social studies department, by the way."
"Ohh, how nice..."
Boromir attempted to smile politely and quickly hurried away, muttering to himself, "Must get...ring..."
.o.
Sam meanwhile had found himself lost in the crowd of students after the bell had rung.
When he suddenly realized a group of muscled stocky boys had surrounded him, he attempted to flee. They smiled at him in what he thought were evil smirks.
"So you're a wrestler, eh?" One of them asked in a deep, gruff voice.
"Well, uhh..."
The boy surprisingly stuck out his hand. "We wrestlers stick together." He grinned. "Welcome to Melrose High School."
.o.
Legolas had lost track of Merry only moments after students had flooded the hallways. He grunted.
"Curse all Halflings..."
He suddenly noticed an odd group of girls practically swooning in front of him. The leader of the band stepped forward, giggling and close to hysterics.
"Hi, I'm Emily." She smiled up at him and fluttered her eyelashes.
"Uhh..."
Legolas began backing away, and Emily frowned.
The former elf had met many unfortunate troubles in the woods of Mirkwood, and he knew trouble when he saw it. He took his chance and headed off down the hallway in a mad dash.
Emily shrieked behind him, "Get 'im, girls!"
They all screamed wildly, and Legolas wished that he had his bow and arrow right about now.
.o.
After Merry and Pippin were excused from the principal's office, they each had no less than a month's worth of detention and referrals, whatever that meant.
When they stepped out the door, however, they were greeted with roars of applause and screams. Girls held signs that read "We LOVE YOU!" and others simply screamed.
Merry and Pippin looked at each other once before grinning. Taking bows, they each raised their hands high to wave to their adoring fans. There was an even louder roar of applause accompanied by screams.
They were soon swept up in the crowd as students came to ask for their autographs.
Merry grinned and looked at Pippin.
"What's my name again?"
.o.
Frodo sat in class, hunched low in his seat, hoping to remain unnoticed by the teacher who had just begun class.
"Please take out your books," she said, holding her own copy of a large book.
As everyone else rummaged around in their book bags, Frodo hunched even lower into his seat. But the teacher noticed him despite his efforts.
"New student?" She raised her eyes at Frodo, and everyone turned to look at him.
He nodded weakly. "Uhh, yeah..."
She smiled. "Please, come to the front and introduce yourself."
He froze. "Uhh, no thanks."
Some of the other kids snickered. The teacher simply nodded.
"All right. Everyone, please turn to Chapter 7, In The House of Tom Bombadil."
"Tom Bombadil?" Frodo suddenly exclaimed, jumping in his seat.
Everyone turned to look at him once again, and he shifted nervously.
"Uhh...yeah...Tom...great guy, you know..."
Frodo smiled weakly. "Not by any chance is there a Goldberry?"
When no one responded, Frodo laughed to himself out loud.
"Oh, I uh, guess not. I mean, coincidence, isn't it? I'm sure...there must be plenty of Tom Bombadils out there, or in here...you know, whichever...I mean, haha, how am I here when I'm really sort of out there...or maybe not because I can't be in two places at once...haha, what a silly thought. You know...just...umm..."
Frodo flushed and slunk down in his seat. This was going to be one long day in the act of fitting in.
.o.
A/N: Really, I've gotta know; who here likes Dashboard? shriek WHEE! ... random question...
SHOUT OUTS!! [man, I'm angry...they got rid of all my stars...]
Lady Kaori --- hey!! How's your summer going? I hope you had a good birthday! I didn't forget! Left a note on your xanga [and mine]! 16! Hehe, guess that means you can drive. Sort of scary, right? :) Well, thanks for reviewing! :)
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childofGod-4ever --- ::squints:: Is that really you? ::gasps:: It is!! jumps up and down with excitement Cool! You're back! I'm sorry I wasn't able to put you in the awards ceremony sniffs You're still special!
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Kuroi Nek-kun --- Thanks for reviewing! I liked Pip's speech too! :)
Mystic Pip --- Much to my own dismay, I am continuing this story hehe...thanks for reviewing!
Yami Estel --- Really? You see him as punk? I guess it's just from different points of view ::laughs:: He just never struck me as anything but preppy. Thanks for the review though!
Hermione Heart --- I'm glad you like it so far. Haha yeah, and I thought taking a tremendously royal and gallant speech taken from Aragorn and given to Pip would be sort of weird considering their personalities hehe :) Hey now, everyone knows Pip steals mushrooms [actually thought, it was Frodo hehe]! Why not speeches? Thanks for reviewing!
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Whew. That's everybody! Thanks to all reviewers!
... Dashboard Confessional cough is the cough best cough ... sorry, I couldn't help it ... they're playing right now on my xanga ...
Boromir had luckily survived the first few hours of the school day; he had been assigned to he grueling, fast-paced class of independent studies.
When it was time for a lunch break, he found a seat alone and off to the side.
But he wasn't in peaceful silence for long.
A group of talkative, young looking teachers walked over to his table, engrossed in their own conversation and oblivious to Boromir's figure sitting in the corner.
"Yes, so I was telling my students the same old same old, like "I can't believe you are all so lazy, never do your homework, don't put any effort into your work, yada yada yada, but like, when I went back to my computer, there was a message from Pete."
One of the teachers squealed. "Ooh! Pete! But he's like, one of the ---"
"English teachers, I know. But like, when I ---"
Boromir was getting quite tired of this by now, unaccustomed to such talk, so he stood and attempted to squeeze past the huddled, whispering group of teachers.
"Oh, sorry," he said politely as he unfortunately bumped into one.
The group suddenly turned silent as they all looked at him. The one he had bumped into smiled politely, and her eyes lit up.
"Oh, you must be new here."
"Uhh, yes actually. I just got here this ---"
He suddenly stopped, noticing a bright gold band on the teacher's finger. Gold...a ring...
"Yes?" She asked sweetly, hiding her hands behind her back.
Boromir looked up, startled. "Oh, I was just..."
The teachers giggled and the one he had bumped into smiled and said, "Well, maybe we'll talk again. I'm Mary. Mary Oldsman. In the social studies department, by the way."
"Ohh, how nice..."
Boromir attempted to smile politely and quickly hurried away, muttering to himself, "Must get...ring..."
.o.
Sam meanwhile had found himself lost in the crowd of students after the bell had rung.
When he suddenly realized a group of muscled stocky boys had surrounded him, he attempted to flee. They smiled at him in what he thought were evil smirks.
"So you're a wrestler, eh?" One of them asked in a deep, gruff voice.
"Well, uhh..."
The boy surprisingly stuck out his hand. "We wrestlers stick together." He grinned. "Welcome to Melrose High School."
.o.
Legolas had lost track of Merry only moments after students had flooded the hallways. He grunted.
"Curse all Halflings..."
He suddenly noticed an odd group of girls practically swooning in front of him. The leader of the band stepped forward, giggling and close to hysterics.
"Hi, I'm Emily." She smiled up at him and fluttered her eyelashes.
"Uhh..."
Legolas began backing away, and Emily frowned.
The former elf had met many unfortunate troubles in the woods of Mirkwood, and he knew trouble when he saw it. He took his chance and headed off down the hallway in a mad dash.
Emily shrieked behind him, "Get 'im, girls!"
They all screamed wildly, and Legolas wished that he had his bow and arrow right about now.
.o.
After Merry and Pippin were excused from the principal's office, they each had no less than a month's worth of detention and referrals, whatever that meant.
When they stepped out the door, however, they were greeted with roars of applause and screams. Girls held signs that read "We LOVE YOU!" and others simply screamed.
Merry and Pippin looked at each other once before grinning. Taking bows, they each raised their hands high to wave to their adoring fans. There was an even louder roar of applause accompanied by screams.
They were soon swept up in the crowd as students came to ask for their autographs.
Merry grinned and looked at Pippin.
"What's my name again?"
.o.
Frodo sat in class, hunched low in his seat, hoping to remain unnoticed by the teacher who had just begun class.
"Please take out your books," she said, holding her own copy of a large book.
As everyone else rummaged around in their book bags, Frodo hunched even lower into his seat. But the teacher noticed him despite his efforts.
"New student?" She raised her eyes at Frodo, and everyone turned to look at him.
He nodded weakly. "Uhh, yeah..."
She smiled. "Please, come to the front and introduce yourself."
He froze. "Uhh, no thanks."
Some of the other kids snickered. The teacher simply nodded.
"All right. Everyone, please turn to Chapter 7, In The House of Tom Bombadil."
"Tom Bombadil?" Frodo suddenly exclaimed, jumping in his seat.
Everyone turned to look at him once again, and he shifted nervously.
"Uhh...yeah...Tom...great guy, you know..."
Frodo smiled weakly. "Not by any chance is there a Goldberry?"
When no one responded, Frodo laughed to himself out loud.
"Oh, I uh, guess not. I mean, coincidence, isn't it? I'm sure...there must be plenty of Tom Bombadils out there, or in here...you know, whichever...I mean, haha, how am I here when I'm really sort of out there...or maybe not because I can't be in two places at once...haha, what a silly thought. You know...just...umm..."
Frodo flushed and slunk down in his seat. This was going to be one long day in the act of fitting in.
.o.
A/N: Really, I've gotta know; who here likes Dashboard? shriek WHEE! ... random question...
SHOUT OUTS!! [man, I'm angry...they got rid of all my stars...]
Lady Kaori --- hey!! How's your summer going? I hope you had a good birthday! I didn't forget! Left a note on your xanga [and mine]! 16! Hehe, guess that means you can drive. Sort of scary, right? :) Well, thanks for reviewing! :)
Makia Durron --- hehe good idea! ::wink:: Maybe I'll use it...:) thanks for reviewing!
childofGod-4ever --- ::squints:: Is that really you? ::gasps:: It is!! jumps up and down with excitement Cool! You're back! I'm sorry I wasn't able to put you in the awards ceremony sniffs You're still special!
Pippinsgal011890 --- Wow! I do feel special! I try to make people laugh! I'm not good at humor fics...::sniffs:: it's my first. Thanks for reviewing!
Kuroi Nek-kun --- Thanks for reviewing! I liked Pip's speech too! :)
Mystic Pip --- Much to my own dismay, I am continuing this story hehe...thanks for reviewing!
Yami Estel --- Really? You see him as punk? I guess it's just from different points of view ::laughs:: He just never struck me as anything but preppy. Thanks for the review though!
Hermione Heart --- I'm glad you like it so far. Haha yeah, and I thought taking a tremendously royal and gallant speech taken from Aragorn and given to Pip would be sort of weird considering their personalities hehe :) Hey now, everyone knows Pip steals mushrooms [actually thought, it was Frodo hehe]! Why not speeches? Thanks for reviewing!
Ciel-Undomiel --- Yeah, the name changing was sort of...hehe...out there :P Oh well. I had to do it sniffs. I have yet to get used to it too :) Thanks for reviewing!
Mrs. L. P. Weasley --- Thanks for reviewing! I'm attempting to update sooner...attempting, remember that ;)
Dunthonwen --- You're back! [darn, I thought I was rid of you hehe, j/k] Yay! More reviewers I know! :) You should help me on this one b/c you're more of a humor person than I am hehe...as you can probably see shrugs Thanks for being once again, a truly loyal reviewer!
WolfCub2668 --- Thanks for reviewing! I enjoy the compliments! :)
kathysidle --- Ooh! Yay! Finally someone who likes the names! :) I tried to fit them to the person...I dunno if they're okay though. Thanks for the review!
Lady Starlight --- ::gasps:: Wow, your review really startled me there :) It's been a long time! Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad I can make you laugh! :)
kazbels --- Thanks! I hope it keeps getting funnier. I seem to be running out of ideas :p Thanks for the review!
Whew. That's everybody! Thanks to all reviewers!
... Dashboard Confessional cough is the cough best cough ... sorry, I couldn't help it ... they're playing right now on my xanga ...