Listening to: "On Fire" by Switchfoot
Chapter 10: Party On (by the way, I've decided to be nice to Legolas...well, sort of hehe...oh, and it might help to remember that Pippin told Gandalf his name was Luke...which is Legolas'...hehe...)
Legolas walked outside the lunchroom in the empty hallway with his hands in his pockets and sighs on his lips. Music was blaring inside; the worst part being that it was Greenday, due to Merry and Pippin's frequent insistences.
The former elf sighed. That day had not been good. The first day of being rejected. The first time Legolas had not received what he had wanted. What could possibly come next?
His thoughts were interrupted by the opening of a door, and then its close.
Legolas was barely able to make out a figure that had just emerged.
"Hey."
It was a female. Legolas bared his teeth, ready to pounce.
She sighed and leaned back against the wall.
"I don't know about you, but as much as Nick and Peter are fun, I detest Greenday."
Legolas' wall of steel fell abruptly.
"Yes! I agree!" He rolled his eyes. "Punk is so not me. I prefer...the calming music...of the woods. And nature." He sighed, remembering the woods. "Of wind... and distant rivers...the call of the lark."
Although he couldn't see her, he could tell she was smiling by the tone of her voice.
"Oh? I suppose you're of the more refined people, then." She paused with a chuckle. "And can I say, a poet in the making?"
Legolas looked at her in question. "Are not the people here...poetic?"
By now, he could tell she was grinning, trying not to laugh. "Not quite, Mr. Debonair. I'm wondering what you think of the people in this school now."
Legolas scowled, remembering Mabel. "I think I've gotten enough I want of them."
She laughed. "So that might explain why you're out here alone?"
"Alone?" Legolas shrugged. "Well, I'm with you..."
He blushed. For the first time in his life.
.o.
Merry and Pippin stood huddled in a corner, temporarily undisturbed by the large crowd of students that were in the lunch room.
Pippin checked his watch.
"It's 7 o'clock. Should we...?"
Merry's face was slowly corrupted by an evil grin.
"Let's do it."
.o.
"Sam! Wait for me!" Frodo struggled to push through the crowd, barely glimpsing his friend who was getting farther and farther ahead of him.
He sighed and gave up when he found himself standing by the wall and Sam nowhere in sight. Oh well, he thought. Those wrestler friends of him are sort of scary anyway. In
fact, anyone who can kill me by sitting on me is pretty scary.
He would have been left standing as a wallflower if someone had not found him.
"Hey! Chris!"
It took Frodo a moment to realize someone was calling him.
"Chris ---" Mabel was at his side before he could turn his head. "Whew --- it's so hard to get through there." She caught her breath and smiled at him. "I've been looking for you since I got here. Sorry I was late."
Frodo blushed. "No, it's fine. I've been getting lost in here too..."
Mabel grinned and grabbed his hand. "Come on! You know this song, right?"
Frodo blushed even brighter and shook his head quickly. "Nope. Not at all."
She rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on. You can't stand there the whole night."
Frodo shrugged and stuck his hands in his pockets. "I don't see why I can't. It's not hard."
She laughed. "Fine then. Be that way. I'll just find someone else to dance with me..."
Frodo jumped. "Oh, wait, no, no, I'm coming ---"
He ran to catch up with her, and she grinned..o.
"These kids are crazy, aren't they?"
Aragorn swallowed nervously.
"Oh yeah...sure are..."
He stood beside Danae, the teacher next door. Her hair was pinned up in a loose bun, though some of the curls bounced out and onto her face.
Aragorn rubbed his hands behind his back, quite aware of the awkward silence. He jumped when he heard her laugh abruptly.
"Oh, come on, you can't be this nervous, can you?" She grinned, and he looked at her in question. "I've never met anyone who refused to have some fun at a party. Just because we're teachers doesn't mean we can't do anything besides teach." She paused with a smile. "Do you have any...hobbies? Anything you like to do?"
Aragorn shrugged. "Well, I'm not bad with a sword. Archery would be my second choice."
She laughed. "I was looking more for dancing and a would-you-like-to, but oh well. Whatever fits."
She grinned at him, and Aragorn was left speechless.
.o.
Pippin carefully situated a cup beside Gandalf's hand when he wasn't looking. The former wizard stood beside a table of food, surveying the scene before him.
He then stepped back beside Merry, and said in a loud voice:
"Hey, Nick, isn't it cool that I got these drinks in without anyone seeing?"
Merry nodded, and responded, "Yeah, Luke, I mean, I was surprised none of the teachers noticed. It's not like it's supposed to be in schools ---"
Pippin grinned and pointed at the drink beside Gandalf's hand. "There's one if you want one."
Gandalf's eyes narrowed, hearing the conversation behind him. Sneaking a peek down at the can beside him, he caught the word 'beer' on its edge.
Stiffly, he turned around.
"Luke, I have to talk to you."
Pippin's eyes enlarged, and Merry was unnoticed as he slipped away.
"Why? What did I do?"
Gandalf's voice lowered. "I think you know the school rules by now, and if you think I will let you ---"
Pippin stuck out his tongue and sprinted outside the closest door, laughing, and making a furtive motion with his hands towards a shadowy corner in the room.
.o.
"What's your name, by the way?" The girl stood up, no longer leaning against the back wall, as if she were coming closer to Legolas.
He swallowed.
"Oh, uh ---"
He was interrupted by the door opening with a loud bang against the wall as a figure dashed out, laughing.
A loud booming voice followed.
"I am not going to come after you, Luke Greene. Come back here right this instant!"
Legolas swallowed again and glanced at the girl, who laughed and shrugged.
Bracing himself for what might come once he had realized it was Gandalf's voice that had called him, Legolas stepped inside the room, grateful to hear that the music had changed.
.o.
"Now!" came Pippin's shout as he had snuck back through the door, seeing Legolas enter.
Merry saluted and launched the object into the air, knowing that with the perfect beginning velocity, angle, and force, it would land right on top of Legolas' perfectly groomed hair.
.o.
Aragorn had just come out from the crowd, exhilarated from the fast-paced dance he had just had with Danae, once she had finally convinced him.
She stood by the door, waving over at him, when Aragorn saw her bump into a figure that was just entering.
Then he noticed the object flying through the air, heading for her.
In slow motion, he leapt across the floor, his hands stretched out in front of him.
"NO-O-O-O---"
His leap came up short. And as he hit the floor, he saw Pippin laughing and clapping in the doorway.
.o.
Ten minutes later, Gandalf had Merry, Pippin, Legolas, Aragorn, and Danae all in one room. There was silence.
Gandalf glared at the two former hobbits, but could not help but crack a smile when he saw Legolas covered in globs of apple pie; Danae had luckily turned to see Aragorn crash to the floor, just as the pie skimmed by her and landed on Legolas' face.
Gandalf turned back to the two hobbits, and his smile changed abruptly to a glower.
"I hope you know, you will both be severely punished for this."
Merry and Pippin both gaped simultaneously.
"What are you talking about? We're innocent!"
"Innocent?" Gandalf growled.
Pippin grinned, nodding. "Yep."
"What about the...drinks you snuck in here?"
Merry smiled evilly. "You couldn't be talking about the root beer, could you?"
Gandalf gaped at them.
"What ---?"
Pippin shook his head as if he were ashamed of Gandalf. "I can't believe you thought we would do something like that. Just go on assuming away, don't you?"
Gandalf glared at him and rolled up his sleeves.
"Any last words?"
Merry and Pippin both looked at each other and then declared simultaneously:
"Party on!"
.o.
A/N: Sorry this one's sort of long. Hope you enjoy :P
Shout-Outs:
Maria --- Hehe, I was afraid a lot of people would have no idea what tig was, but yay! It was great, wasn't it?
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Margarita --- Thank you much! I'm glad you like it :P Hehe...yeah, I just realized I was writing about school during the summer...eek. Now school stinks...I'm actually wanting to update more though...now that I can't. Meh. Thanks for reviewing!
Bernadette --- You haven't happened to review before, have you? Meh. I don't remember half of these names anyway. But yeah, I happen to believe that the only good element of this fic is Frodo (merely b/c he is Frodo) and Dashboard. So yep. It is quite unoriginal, isn't it? Convince my reviewers to let me delete it :P Thanks for reviewing!
Silver rider of the Moon --- Thanks! I know...I'm working on updating quicker :P Hehe...and I've got plans for them about school...::evil grin::
Silvren ithildin --- I am...a semi-aragorn fan. I mean, he's definitely cool and everything. But ::sigh:: Frodo is my favorite... Can you tell? Speaking of aragorn though...I've got to put him in the story...eek. I keep forgetting. Thanks for reminding me! Hehe...
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Southerngirl4615 --- YAY! Someone who likes Dashboard! That's quite that in all the reviews I've gotten, no one has said that. Hmph. I'm glad you can relate to Frodo! I do that too...ramble...randomly...very fun. And YES for Legolas getting shot down! I've always wanted to do that! Hahaha...yeah. It sort of switched a bit from the beginning...where Pippin was our source of dopey-funniness...and now he's...smart...I just noticed that...
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