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Chapter Seven
Love the heart that hurts you, but never hurt the heart that loves you. -Vipin Sharma
Ali sat up dizzily and looked around her. The room was the same as it always was. Ali smiled to herself. It felt like she never left the place.
"Well, here you all are. I thought you'd never come back again," Merry said coming out of the shadows near the fireplace.
Frodo stood up and wiped the dust off his hands. "Well, we had a little bit of problems. Parents, friends' parents, all that sort of thing."
Merry snorted. "Right. I told you not to go, it'll only cause problems. I told both you and Pippin not to go because it would cause problems. But does anybody listen to Merry? Nope."
"Well, we're here again. Does it bother you that we left for a while?" Frodo asked.
"Yes, it does," Merry snorted.
"Merry, what's your problem? You never used to be like this," Ali commented.
"Maybe it's because you're supposed to stay where you're supposed to be. Your place is in your world. Not in the Shire. Not in Middle Earth, but in your world," Merry said.
"Well, that's your own opinion, Merry. I want to be here, not in my world. I don't belong there anymore," Ali persisted.
Merry just shrugged. "Whatever floats your boat, I reckon. But I still think you should've stayed in your own world. That's only a matter of opinion, though. But it's about time I've left for my home, it's getting late." And with that, Merry got up and left Bag End.
Everybody stared after Merry, shocked into silence at his behavior. He'd never acted like before, but here he was making it a big deal about Ali coming, but that's what he was doing.
"Well, let's never mind him. Ali's here, now, and there's nothing he can do about it," Pippin said.
"Well said, Pippin," Frodo stated. "There's a room here that you two can sleep in tonight if you want that's all set up."
"We'd like that," Ali said. "Thank you, Frodo. You've been too kind."
Frodo nodded slightly. "My pleasure, Ali. Follow me."
Pippin and Ali followed Frodo through the huge house holding hands the whole time. Ali couldn't have felt happier if not for the fact that Merry was acting strangely. But Ali forced herself not to think about it. Ali figured it wasn't worth it to think about it at the moment. After all, she was with Pippin again and Ali didn't want to be anywhere else.
Finally Frodo stopped in front of a door. "Here you guys go. Happy dreams."
Pippin and Ali said their thanks and Frodo left while the two of them went inside the bedroom. Like all hobbit rooms in Frodo's house, it was round and comfortable, with the bed in the corner and the chest of drawers in the corner next to the door and a desk in another corner under the window. It was picture perfect, at least to Ali.
"Well, I suppose we better go to bed. We have a long day tomorrow, I reckon. By hobbit reckoning, at least," Pippin said, peeling off his clothes to only his underwear and clambered into bed.
Ali giggled slightly. She'd never seen Pippin half naked before and seeing him made her feel giddy. If Ali thought Pippin was cute with his clothes on, she knew he was even cuter without them on, not counting his underwear. Pippin looked at Ali suspiciously.
"What's the matter with you?" Pippin asked.
Ali giggled again. "Absolutely nothing. I was just thinking how cute you look with just your underwear on."
Pippin blushed deeply. "Now really, Ali, let's not being doing that."
Ali just laughed and got dressed behind the chest of drawers so he wouldn't see her half-naked herself and came back out and crawled into bed beside Pippin.
"I won't say anymore about it, Pippin. I was just teasing you," Ali said, resting her head on Pippin's chest.
Pippin stroked Ali's hair. "I know. I don't know how you women can make men blush sometimes."
"I don't know, either. But come on, Pippin, let's get to sleep," Ali exclaimed.
"You're right again, Ali," Pippin said.
"Goodnight, Pippin."
"Goodnight, Ali."
As soon as those words were uttered, Pippin fell into a deep slumber. Ali watched him sleep for a few more moments, watching his slow breathing and soon Ali fell into a deep slumber herself.
Author's Note: Before anybody comments on it, let me say that yes, I know this chapter's short and there's nothing I can do about it. Why? Because it's been taking me forever to w rite this chapter even though I started writing it a few months ago (I can't remember if it was late March or early April). Please bear with me because my creative juices for this story are running slowly. But maybe I'll get a grip on myself and write some more, after all, I'm in summer vacation yet again, so who knows. I hope you all like the story so far, though and I hope you continue to read. I won't answer anybody in this chapter because I can't remember who I've replied to or not and there's been a few comments since the last time I've updated, which is beyond my memory. So there you go. Happy reading and I apologize for having a long author's note. Thanks for those who've reviewed since last time...until we meet again.
Chapter Seven
Love the heart that hurts you, but never hurt the heart that loves you. -Vipin Sharma
Ali sat up dizzily and looked around her. The room was the same as it always was. Ali smiled to herself. It felt like she never left the place.
"Well, here you all are. I thought you'd never come back again," Merry said coming out of the shadows near the fireplace.
Frodo stood up and wiped the dust off his hands. "Well, we had a little bit of problems. Parents, friends' parents, all that sort of thing."
Merry snorted. "Right. I told you not to go, it'll only cause problems. I told both you and Pippin not to go because it would cause problems. But does anybody listen to Merry? Nope."
"Well, we're here again. Does it bother you that we left for a while?" Frodo asked.
"Yes, it does," Merry snorted.
"Merry, what's your problem? You never used to be like this," Ali commented.
"Maybe it's because you're supposed to stay where you're supposed to be. Your place is in your world. Not in the Shire. Not in Middle Earth, but in your world," Merry said.
"Well, that's your own opinion, Merry. I want to be here, not in my world. I don't belong there anymore," Ali persisted.
Merry just shrugged. "Whatever floats your boat, I reckon. But I still think you should've stayed in your own world. That's only a matter of opinion, though. But it's about time I've left for my home, it's getting late." And with that, Merry got up and left Bag End.
Everybody stared after Merry, shocked into silence at his behavior. He'd never acted like before, but here he was making it a big deal about Ali coming, but that's what he was doing.
"Well, let's never mind him. Ali's here, now, and there's nothing he can do about it," Pippin said.
"Well said, Pippin," Frodo stated. "There's a room here that you two can sleep in tonight if you want that's all set up."
"We'd like that," Ali said. "Thank you, Frodo. You've been too kind."
Frodo nodded slightly. "My pleasure, Ali. Follow me."
Pippin and Ali followed Frodo through the huge house holding hands the whole time. Ali couldn't have felt happier if not for the fact that Merry was acting strangely. But Ali forced herself not to think about it. Ali figured it wasn't worth it to think about it at the moment. After all, she was with Pippin again and Ali didn't want to be anywhere else.
Finally Frodo stopped in front of a door. "Here you guys go. Happy dreams."
Pippin and Ali said their thanks and Frodo left while the two of them went inside the bedroom. Like all hobbit rooms in Frodo's house, it was round and comfortable, with the bed in the corner and the chest of drawers in the corner next to the door and a desk in another corner under the window. It was picture perfect, at least to Ali.
"Well, I suppose we better go to bed. We have a long day tomorrow, I reckon. By hobbit reckoning, at least," Pippin said, peeling off his clothes to only his underwear and clambered into bed.
Ali giggled slightly. She'd never seen Pippin half naked before and seeing him made her feel giddy. If Ali thought Pippin was cute with his clothes on, she knew he was even cuter without them on, not counting his underwear. Pippin looked at Ali suspiciously.
"What's the matter with you?" Pippin asked.
Ali giggled again. "Absolutely nothing. I was just thinking how cute you look with just your underwear on."
Pippin blushed deeply. "Now really, Ali, let's not being doing that."
Ali just laughed and got dressed behind the chest of drawers so he wouldn't see her half-naked herself and came back out and crawled into bed beside Pippin.
"I won't say anymore about it, Pippin. I was just teasing you," Ali said, resting her head on Pippin's chest.
Pippin stroked Ali's hair. "I know. I don't know how you women can make men blush sometimes."
"I don't know, either. But come on, Pippin, let's get to sleep," Ali exclaimed.
"You're right again, Ali," Pippin said.
"Goodnight, Pippin."
"Goodnight, Ali."
As soon as those words were uttered, Pippin fell into a deep slumber. Ali watched him sleep for a few more moments, watching his slow breathing and soon Ali fell into a deep slumber herself.
Author's Note: Before anybody comments on it, let me say that yes, I know this chapter's short and there's nothing I can do about it. Why? Because it's been taking me forever to w rite this chapter even though I started writing it a few months ago (I can't remember if it was late March or early April). Please bear with me because my creative juices for this story are running slowly. But maybe I'll get a grip on myself and write some more, after all, I'm in summer vacation yet again, so who knows. I hope you all like the story so far, though and I hope you continue to read. I won't answer anybody in this chapter because I can't remember who I've replied to or not and there's been a few comments since the last time I've updated, which is beyond my memory. So there you go. Happy reading and I apologize for having a long author's note. Thanks for those who've reviewed since last time...until we meet again.