D/N: I don't own anything except what is mine! My own my precioussssss! (sorry)

Author's Note: Hey everyone thank you for reviewing I really enjoyed reading what everyone had to say. Okay this chapter is a bit short but it's a chapter that will answer many questions and might possibly uproot new ones.

It Is You I Had Loved

Ch.10 "Something There"

"Well, who'd have thought? Well bless my soul. Well who'd had known, Well who indeed? And who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own? It's so peculiar. We'll wait and see a few days more, there may be something there that wasn't there before."

The door slammed shut behind him.

"Well, I wonder what got in to him."

"Just take off his order from your list Dandy."

"As you wish Master Merry, I will be right back with your drinks!"

Dandelion Proudfoot or Proudnose as Estella and Hazel liked to call her left the table leaving the three friends behind to their private talk.

"So what do you think?" Estella asked looking from one hobbit lad to the other.

"Well, me dear Ms. Bolger, I believe our plan is working and a little better than we had hoped," Alastor said.

"And we didn't have to do anything about it but just sit here and watch Hazel tell off Dandy. We were fortunate that she was our waitress or otherwise we would have never produced such good results by ourselves." Merry said.

Dandelion came back with what they had all ordered and with a wink at Alastor, she was gone. Alastor sighed relief, for he had been fearing another obvious attack.

Estella took her mug and looked inside thinking about what Hazel had said and the look that Frodo had given Dandy after Hazel had left the pub.

"I hope Pip, pays attention and comes back soon, I am just dying to know what happened between them", exclaimed Estella.

Merry snorted, "Pippin the spy, whoever thought of that one should really get some sense slapped into him."

Estella then took her hand and lightly slapped Merry across the face.

"Ow! Geez what was that for?" Merry demanded rubbing the spot on his cheek.

"Because you were the one who chose Pip in the first place. I was only complying with what you had said." replied Estella giggling.

"Oh yeah, but I didn't mean it literally!"

Alastor laughed at this. The five friends had been planning to hook their two other friends together ever since that day after the mistletoe incident. Though they weren't exactly sure why, they were convinced that Frodo and Hazel were perfect for one another. So far they hadn't thought much of anything yet. But they would all five meet secretly and give daily reports trying to figure out how to go about the job properly and in the most discreet way possible. So far their only actions had been watching and dropping hints here and there of what they had seen or heard from their own eyes.

Estella and Diamond had kept the lads informed about what Hazel had told them about Christmas Eve, what Hazel had said about Frodo and the actions she took whenever Frodo's name was mentioned or the topic of a conversation. Alastor, Merry and Pippin meanwhile had kept a close watch on Frodo.

Since Merry and Pippin happened to be living with Frodo they had taken turns to going inside his room and rummaging for anything that they could find that could be of some use in their quest. Merry was the only one who had found that Frodo kept the painting that Hazel had given to him for Christmas (a pleasant view of Buckland in the spring from a hilltop) in a drawer carefully wrapped. And sometimes if he was quick enough and sly enough to notice he could sometimes see Frodo taking it out every once in a while and admire it. Though this was never much evidence of anything since Frodo had always been very fond of art in all its forms, so whenever this occurred one could never tell what Frodo's intentions were with the painting. Pippin's job was to walk the streets in case if for whatever reason something would happen behind the friends' back he would be sure to see it, but that idea was driven away almost instantly since it seemed that the pair seemed to be quite content indoors.

Meanwhile for Alastor it was his job for him to meet either one of them "accidentally" and start up a conversation dropping hints here and there such as: "He's been talking about you" or "Have you noticed how much she has changed" (sound familiar?)

The only thing that was wrong with their plan was that nothing much was happening between the two lucky friends. So something needed to be done, something drastic! Something that they positively wouldn't see coming.

Pippin came back to the inn, shivering from the cold outside. They called him over to the table and he quickly sat down and gulped down all of Merry's ale. Merry frowned at him and punched in him in the arm. "No time for that, Merry, I've got news."

Estella, Alastor and Merry all leaned in to hear what Pippin had to say. Diamond, who couldn't be there due to a previous engagement, would be missing out on a lot of things, thought Estella. Pippin rubbed his hands together trying to get them warm. Then taking another gulp this time from Alastor's mug he began.

"So after standing outside in the freezing cold, for what seems to be ages, the two lovebirds finally come out. First Hazel and she is coatless and completely disturbed. She storms out of the inn not daring to glance back and she trudges onwards through the snow. Then a couple of minutes later Frodo comes out of the pub he looks around for a moment and then he spots her and heads after her. They stop at the base of a lamp post where the light shines down on the pair of them and then.could I have some more ale, thanks."

"Pippin!"

"Sorry Estella, I was thirsty anyways he comes up to her and begins to talk to her. I don't want to get to close because I am afraid that they are going to catch me or hear me because of the snow lying about on the ground. It seems that they are talking about what happened inside the pub, then it takes Frodo forever to figure out that he should offer her, the coat. And you will enjoy this 'Stella, she turns around and allows him to put on the coat for her!"

Estella squealed. All three lads turn and look at her, but she can see that they are all happy about this turn of events.

"Anyways they begin to walk on forward talking about many things, until then they stop and then Frodo seems to be teasing Hazel about something and then they continue to walk some more. She playfully punches him in the arm and before you know it they are in front of her front door. You know since she lives so close to the inn and all. Then this is where they become silent and don't say another word. Now by this time I was actually in the bushes very close to where they were at and it is a wonder they neither heard me nor saw me, but I was very close by and I saw the look that Frodo had on his face.

"What did it look like?" Estella asked leaning farther than was necessary. Pippin paused for a drink. Estella felt that if he wouldn't stop drinking she would force it out of him.

"He looked at her sort of regretful like. It's rather hard to explain, but then she says something like 'well um, good night'. Then Frodo says good night too and then he looks at her for about ten seconds without blinking it seems and picks up her hand and kisses it."

Estella felt her cheeks stretch under the stress of her huge smile.

"And then he turns and just leaves. Hazel stands there a couple of minutes afterwards just standing there, I think she is in shock and then she makes to go inside the door. They stop one last time to look at each other and smile and then she closes the door and Frodo walks away. And I swear I have never seen Frodo skip in his life, but I think his walk was the closest thing to a skip that I have ever seen."

"Excellent, so it seems that Mr. Baggins has fallen for our Ms. Underhill and all by themselves too." Alastor stroked his chin as he said this.

"Yes, and for that I give my cousin many compliments!" Merry exclaimed raising his empty mug of ale.

"I wonder what made them change their minds about it", said Pippin.

"Now remember everyone, we all agreed that when we would do this, we would not jump to conclusions and make any rash actions. We aren't entirely sure about what is going on between them." Estella said trying to calm everyone down.

"Precisely, that is why that will be your job to find out, Estella, yours and Merry's. You both have to talk to them and inquire about tonight and see how much they say about it. And if we are lucky they might actually cooperate and say the truth this time." Alastor said leaning back in his chair.

"And if we are not so lucky?" Estella asked one eyebrow raised.

"Well, then we will have to wait a few more days and see what comes out of this blossoming new relationship", grinned Pippin.

"One thing is for certain though," said Merry looking at all of them with a grin, "there is definitely something there in the look of their eyes that wasn't there before."