Chapter 6 The Bet
Faramir's POV
Bo and I walked quickly through the crowd of hobbits getting the field ready for the upcoming Anniversary of the Fellowship. Ada had called us to help get the house ready. We walked quickly up the stone pathway twords The Great Simails. Green bushes lined the pathway. They were perfectly trimmed by gardeners that had been taught by Sam. There were also flowers of every color. I walked up to the round newly painted emerald green door. I pushed it open to reveal the large room that had been cleaned.
"ADA!" I shouted.
"Great! Far and Bo." he walked in smiling. "In the guest rooms there are buckets of water, sponges, mops, feather dusters, and a broom. I want you to change the sheets and make the bed nicely. There are only eight guest rooms so they should be done by dinner. Remember they're coming tomorrow. So be quick about it. Thanks!" he spun and went back to helping Nana in the kitchen. We both stared at the place where he had been standing.
"Not fair. We're being treated like women!" Bo said loudly.
"Excuse me!" We both spun around and saw Stella and Goldi standing there looking furious.
"We were walking by to see if you needed help. How dare you say that! A woman can do anything a man can." Goldi glared at me.
"Fine. Let's have a little race then. You girls clean four rooms and we'll clean the other four. Whoever has the cleanest room gets to make the others do one thing." I said glaring at the girls.
"Fine" we shook hands and shot off to the rooms. Bo and I started on the blue guest room. This room hadn't been cleaned in about fifteen years so there was a layer of dust everywhere.
"Better start." Bo mumbled and grabbed a sponge and started on the floor. I decided to work on the windows. I gripped the sky blue curtains and heaved them apart. I could barely see out of the grimy windows. With a sigh I grabbed another cloth and started on the windows. Slowly cleaning the grime away I began to see through the glass. After maybe twenty minutes it was cleaned. The view was wonderful. A forest, a lake, and a small peninsula. It was probably very romantic at night. I froze knowing we had to finish the room. I took the curtains down and washed them. While they were drying I replaced the sheets. It took a while to put the curtains up and dust the dressers. We stepped back grinning. The room was spotless. We quickly moved to the next room, and then the next. When we finished all the rooms we ran to the kitchen where were promised we would meet the girls.
"AH HA!" Bo shouted triumphantly. "We win!"
"You wish." Goldi spoke from behind the table. "We finished an hour ago. Now you have to do one thing." we both sighed as the girls whispered to each other.
"You have to be our boyfriends." a look of terror flashed over Bo's face and I thought. 'This is what seeing your death must feel like.' Bo looked close to tears.
"Alright." I said softly.
"Starting tomarrow." they grinned and nodded. This was going to be a hard, hard week.
Pippin's POV
I had spent the whole week cleaning and cooking. I had called Far, Bo, Goldi, and Stella over to help clean. I heard Far shout for me and walked in grinning.
"Great! Far and Bo." I said. "In the guest rooms there are buckets of water, sponges, mops, feather dusters, and a broom. I want you to change the sheets and make the bed nicely. There are only eight guest rooms so they should be done by dinner. Remember they're coming tomorrow. So be quick about it. Thanks!" I walked back into the kitchen grinning.
"Did you get the boys to help?" Diamond asked not looking up from the food she was helping the cooks make. They came once every so often. Diamond likes to make food herself but now with so many people coming we had to get help. I smiled and went back to work cleaning the pots and pans. A few hours later when I was sitting in the family room reading Far and Bo walked in looking quite upset.
"What?" I asked.
"We lost a bet and have to be Goldi and Stella's boyfriends." Bo said close to tears. I couldn't help but sigh.
"Boys. You will, one day, actually like girls. They will help you in ways you never knew. Like when I was on the quest the only thing that kept me going was the thought of your mother, and now look! I'm married to her and have a kid. I'm the happiest hobbit in Middle Earth." I leaned back knowing the boys were thinking about what I said.
"Not going to happen." Far said firmly.
"Fine." I shrugged. "Now they're chasing you soon, you'll be chasing them." they looks absolutely terrified. I snickered and they walked out with scared expressions. This would be a very fun week.
Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long! I swear to post soon!
cherryfaerie: lol I do that all the time.
Ice Ember: It is kind of creepy. I was wondering where you were!
