I realize now that the Author Note was kinda stupid looking. Oh well, no
one really cares... do they? Hope not. Anyway... I hope I can keep up the okay
writing. It will be more comical than most romance fics you may happen to
read... but I can't help it! I'm USED to writing humour stuff! It's just the
way I do things. I can't believe I'm actually keeping this story going. I
was expecting to write a few chapters and just get bored with it... and I may
yet, but hopefully not. Besides, I have an idea for later chapters. Hehehe!
Thanks for all the reviews! Estella, I'll try to make the language less
modern... but 'tis just easier for me to write this way! I'm basically
writing how I say things. Yes... I DO use the words 'tis and mum and other
such things. If you don't believe me... ask Linriel, she KNOWS me (the poor
lass).
The food was served and the table was set, as four young hobbits sat down to a hearty meal. After a long days work addressing letters and stamping the envelopes, Merry, Pippin, Diamond, and Estella were extremely hungry.
"This chicken-pot pie is really good, Diamond!" Merry said, savoring his food.
"Hey, I helped make it too, you know!" piped in Estella. Merry looked at her and blushed slightly.
"Sorry", he mumbled. Pippin looked curiously at his friend. What was going on with Merry lately? After he had returned from the bathroom he'd been giving Estella little furtive glances and blushing quite a bit. Pippin knew that Merry really liked Estella, but he'd always acted normal around her before this. What was going on?
"Hey, Merry?" he said.
"Yeah, Pip?"
"Could I talk to you after dinner? There's something I'd like to ask you."
"Erm... okay." Merry looked questioningly at Pippin, wondering what his friend was up to. Diamond and Estella looked at them, then at each other and thought the exact same thing: 'What is going on with them?" The rest of the meal passed on with no mishaps, though Pippin was slowly getting the impression that something was up with Merry and Estella. After they finished with their food and had cleared off the table, Pippin took Merry aside.
"Has something happened?" he asked. Merry looked confused.
"What? I didn't do anything!" he said, none to innocently. (And we ALL believe that of course... DON'T WE!)
"Merry! I know you're hiding something. Why are you acting so strangely around Essie?" Merry looked at the floor, embarrassed. So, Pip had found him out. He checked to see that Diamond and Estella were out of earshot.
"You know I like her, right?"
"Yes. So?"
"Well, I was talking to Diamond earlier... and she kinda let it slip that Estella also likes me." Merry blushed again.
"Ahh..." he nodded understandingly. "Then why don't you ask her out?"
"Well, I'm planning to-"
"Tonight?"
"Maybe... I don't know."
"Oh, come on Merry! You are NOT one to be shy!"
"But I've know Essie for such a long time now... What if it doesn't work out and it ends up ruining our friendship?"
"Merry!" Pippin sighed. "If you two really are such good friends, and we both know you are, then something like this won't stop that! Besides, it'd be better to try it and have it not work, than not try it and have nothing happen at all." Merry looked skeptically at his friend. "No, seriously! It's true. And if you keep this whole 'I'm shy around Estella' thing up, you'll probably end up drifting apart anyway!"
"He's right, you know." They turned around. Diamond was in the doorway, hands on hips and an amused smile playing across her face. "I never thought I'd see the day when Pippin would give YOU advice, Merry!"
Merry looked around. "Where's Estella?"
"Oh, she's leaving. Heading off home." Diamond said.
"Home?" Merry took off like a flash towards the door... towards Estella.
"You'd better run fast if you want to catch up with her!" Pippin called out to his best friend's retreating back. Diamond and Pippin looked at each other... and started crying, they were laughing so hard.
"That friend of yours!" Diamond said, clutching her side.
"I knew those two'd get together, I just didn't know when."
"They've liked each other for ages!"
"I just hope this'll work out." Pippin looked concerned.
"Oh, it will. I'm sure of it!" They smiled.
"Hey, Essie!" Merry called out into the night from atop his horse. She turned around. "Would you like a ride home?"
"Sure!" She called back to him. What was the luck? Merry Brandybuck, giving HER a ride home. Besides, there was only one horse. Merry stopped beside her.
"Here," he said, giving her his hand. As their hands met, a strange tingling sensation went through both of their arms. Estella was glad it was dark so that Merry couldn't see the blush creep across her face. "Uhh, do you want to sit in the front or back?" he asked.
"Either's fine with me." She said, voice shaking slightly. A few awkward moments passed by with neither one speaking.
"Here, you can sit in the front." Merry said finally. 'That way you can lead to your home... If, if you want to."
"Uh, sure. Okay." Wow, did she want to just disappear, right then and there! She got up onto the horse and set it at a trot. Merry's hands entwined around her waste, to keep him from falling off the horse. A strange twisted feeling swept up in Estella's gut. Oh, this was weird! She couldn't believe that Merry was actually holding on to her, that they were that close! Of course, Merry was thinking the same thing as they rode off into the night; Estella, in my arms. I never thought that THAT would happen! They rode on, neither one of them making any noise, until finally, they reached Estella's house.
They dismounted and Merry led her to the door. When they reached it, Estella stopped. "Thanks for the ride, Merry." She said, and before she knew what she was doing, she kissed him on the cheek. "Goodnight" she said softly, blushing slightly, and went inside.
Merry stood at her front porch for a while, stunned. Estella had Kissed him! Sure, it was only on the cheek... but she'd never done that before. When he finally came back to his senses, he walked back to his horse, got on, and had one final glimpse of Estella's house before he set off.
Inside, Estella stood gasping at what she had done. 'Did I really just KISS Merry?!?' she thought. 'What came over me?'
"Where've you been, out so late?" Fredegar, her brother(usually called Fatty), asked. "Mum was looking for you."
"Oh!" she said, startled. "I was just with Merry, Pippin, and Diamond." Merry, it felt weird to say his name.
"Ah, those rascals. I hope you had something to eat. We've already had dinner, but there's a few leftovers if you like."
"No, that's okay. I ate at Pip and Diamond's house."
"Well, come on, off to bed with you! You look ghastly tired!"
Estella looked at herself in a fancy mirror in the hall. Indeed, she was nearly as white as a ghost. That little... encounter with Merry... "Yeah." She said. "It is a bit late, I guess."
Fatty mumbled something like, "A BIT. Yes, riiiight. Just a BIT!"
"Well, goodnight."
"Goodnight, Essie."
As they lay in their beds that night, Merry and Estella both thought the same thing: What had happened tonight? Was there something there?
YEY!!! Another chapter! You know, I was thinking of making them both think "SQUIRRELS!!!"... but I figured that that wouldn't exactly fit with the story very well... Oh well!
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The food was served and the table was set, as four young hobbits sat down to a hearty meal. After a long days work addressing letters and stamping the envelopes, Merry, Pippin, Diamond, and Estella were extremely hungry.
"This chicken-pot pie is really good, Diamond!" Merry said, savoring his food.
"Hey, I helped make it too, you know!" piped in Estella. Merry looked at her and blushed slightly.
"Sorry", he mumbled. Pippin looked curiously at his friend. What was going on with Merry lately? After he had returned from the bathroom he'd been giving Estella little furtive glances and blushing quite a bit. Pippin knew that Merry really liked Estella, but he'd always acted normal around her before this. What was going on?
"Hey, Merry?" he said.
"Yeah, Pip?"
"Could I talk to you after dinner? There's something I'd like to ask you."
"Erm... okay." Merry looked questioningly at Pippin, wondering what his friend was up to. Diamond and Estella looked at them, then at each other and thought the exact same thing: 'What is going on with them?" The rest of the meal passed on with no mishaps, though Pippin was slowly getting the impression that something was up with Merry and Estella. After they finished with their food and had cleared off the table, Pippin took Merry aside.
"Has something happened?" he asked. Merry looked confused.
"What? I didn't do anything!" he said, none to innocently. (And we ALL believe that of course... DON'T WE!)
"Merry! I know you're hiding something. Why are you acting so strangely around Essie?" Merry looked at the floor, embarrassed. So, Pip had found him out. He checked to see that Diamond and Estella were out of earshot.
"You know I like her, right?"
"Yes. So?"
"Well, I was talking to Diamond earlier... and she kinda let it slip that Estella also likes me." Merry blushed again.
"Ahh..." he nodded understandingly. "Then why don't you ask her out?"
"Well, I'm planning to-"
"Tonight?"
"Maybe... I don't know."
"Oh, come on Merry! You are NOT one to be shy!"
"But I've know Essie for such a long time now... What if it doesn't work out and it ends up ruining our friendship?"
"Merry!" Pippin sighed. "If you two really are such good friends, and we both know you are, then something like this won't stop that! Besides, it'd be better to try it and have it not work, than not try it and have nothing happen at all." Merry looked skeptically at his friend. "No, seriously! It's true. And if you keep this whole 'I'm shy around Estella' thing up, you'll probably end up drifting apart anyway!"
"He's right, you know." They turned around. Diamond was in the doorway, hands on hips and an amused smile playing across her face. "I never thought I'd see the day when Pippin would give YOU advice, Merry!"
Merry looked around. "Where's Estella?"
"Oh, she's leaving. Heading off home." Diamond said.
"Home?" Merry took off like a flash towards the door... towards Estella.
"You'd better run fast if you want to catch up with her!" Pippin called out to his best friend's retreating back. Diamond and Pippin looked at each other... and started crying, they were laughing so hard.
"That friend of yours!" Diamond said, clutching her side.
"I knew those two'd get together, I just didn't know when."
"They've liked each other for ages!"
"I just hope this'll work out." Pippin looked concerned.
"Oh, it will. I'm sure of it!" They smiled.
"Hey, Essie!" Merry called out into the night from atop his horse. She turned around. "Would you like a ride home?"
"Sure!" She called back to him. What was the luck? Merry Brandybuck, giving HER a ride home. Besides, there was only one horse. Merry stopped beside her.
"Here," he said, giving her his hand. As their hands met, a strange tingling sensation went through both of their arms. Estella was glad it was dark so that Merry couldn't see the blush creep across her face. "Uhh, do you want to sit in the front or back?" he asked.
"Either's fine with me." She said, voice shaking slightly. A few awkward moments passed by with neither one speaking.
"Here, you can sit in the front." Merry said finally. 'That way you can lead to your home... If, if you want to."
"Uh, sure. Okay." Wow, did she want to just disappear, right then and there! She got up onto the horse and set it at a trot. Merry's hands entwined around her waste, to keep him from falling off the horse. A strange twisted feeling swept up in Estella's gut. Oh, this was weird! She couldn't believe that Merry was actually holding on to her, that they were that close! Of course, Merry was thinking the same thing as they rode off into the night; Estella, in my arms. I never thought that THAT would happen! They rode on, neither one of them making any noise, until finally, they reached Estella's house.
They dismounted and Merry led her to the door. When they reached it, Estella stopped. "Thanks for the ride, Merry." She said, and before she knew what she was doing, she kissed him on the cheek. "Goodnight" she said softly, blushing slightly, and went inside.
Merry stood at her front porch for a while, stunned. Estella had Kissed him! Sure, it was only on the cheek... but she'd never done that before. When he finally came back to his senses, he walked back to his horse, got on, and had one final glimpse of Estella's house before he set off.
Inside, Estella stood gasping at what she had done. 'Did I really just KISS Merry?!?' she thought. 'What came over me?'
"Where've you been, out so late?" Fredegar, her brother(usually called Fatty), asked. "Mum was looking for you."
"Oh!" she said, startled. "I was just with Merry, Pippin, and Diamond." Merry, it felt weird to say his name.
"Ah, those rascals. I hope you had something to eat. We've already had dinner, but there's a few leftovers if you like."
"No, that's okay. I ate at Pip and Diamond's house."
"Well, come on, off to bed with you! You look ghastly tired!"
Estella looked at herself in a fancy mirror in the hall. Indeed, she was nearly as white as a ghost. That little... encounter with Merry... "Yeah." She said. "It is a bit late, I guess."
Fatty mumbled something like, "A BIT. Yes, riiiight. Just a BIT!"
"Well, goodnight."
"Goodnight, Essie."
As they lay in their beds that night, Merry and Estella both thought the same thing: What had happened tonight? Was there something there?
YEY!!! Another chapter! You know, I was thinking of making them both think "SQUIRRELS!!!"... but I figured that that wouldn't exactly fit with the story very well... Oh well!
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