Ch. 3 Speeches and Partings
NB: I shall be skipping the whole of the speech, instead I shall just write about what happened afterwards, since almost everyone who reads fics can look it up in the movie, or the book.
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Everybody gasped! Bilbo, after having said his usual lengthy speech, had just vanished with a great flash of light!
Everyone, except for Gandalf who had a knowing smile on his face, and Frodo and Hiryuu to some extent, were shocked to say the least! After all, it's not everyday that a Hobbit, even one as odd as Bilbo, just disappear into thin air!
Finally after a bit, Frodo managed to get everything into some semblance of order, and the party continued as planned. Unknown to all, except the vigilant Hiryuu, Gandalf slipped off just a little while after calm had been restored.
Hiryuu watch with a curious look as she watched Gandalf make his way to Bilbo's Hobbit-hole. Just as she was about to follow him, she felt a tiny hand grab her own. She looked down and saw a young Hobbit-girl, no more than four years old if that, she looked up at Hiryuu with great big puppy-dog like eyes.
"Can you spwin me, pwease, Miss. Hiwyuu?" Begged the little girl.
Hiryuu looked at the girl in question, then Gandalf who had just entered Bilbo's house , then back at the smiling girl. 'By the Valar, are all children this cute?' Thought Hiryuu, before she sighed and grabbed the other hand and began twirling her around, soon, she was surrounded by most of the children.
Meanwhile, Frodo too, had seen the wizard depart, he would have left, had he not been surrounded by several worried Hobbits. By the time that he had calmed them down enough to get away from them, he had completely forgotten it, and anyways, he'd see him later, right?
Finally, after several hours, and after several people –and children- had left, Frodo, along with Hiryuu, were finally able to get away from the party.
"How do you think he managed to disappear like that, Miss Hiryuu?" Asked Frodo as they trudged up to the path.
Hiryuu was quiet for a little bit, deep in thought, before answering.
"I ..... don't really know Frodo, maybe Gandalf will have a few answers." Silently she added to herself. 'There better be.'
Finally they arrived at Bag-End, Frodo let Hiryuu in first, being the gentle-Hobbit that he always was.
"Bilbo! Bilbo!" He yelled as he entered Bag-end.
Hiryuu, bending down slightly, looked around for Gandalf as soon as she entered, she found him sitting beside a cozy looking fire in the sitting room, smoking some of the famous Shire pipe-weed. She didn't notice Frodo bend down and pick something up from in front of the door.
As Hiryuu approached Gandalf, she wasn't sure whether or not he had noticed them come in, since he appeared to be deep in thought.
"Gandalf?" Said Frodo a little uncertainly from behind her. She turned around to see Frodo holding something in his hand, she caught a small glimpse of gold as he passed by her stared at Gandalf. "He's gone, hasn't he? He talked for so long about it. I didn't think he'd really do it." He walked up until he was beside Gandalf, who was still staring intently at the fire. While Hiryuu looked out the widow, at the party field, from time to time glancing at the duo by the fire place.
"Gandalf?" Asked Frodo after a minute or so of silence.
Finally, Gandalf took the pipe out of his mouth, he looked at the ring for a second, before looking Frodo in the eyes.
"Hmm, Bilbo's ring. He's gone to stay with the Elves. He's left you Bag-End." Said Gandalf, smiling. He then held out an empty envelope for Frodo. After looking at the ring for a second, he put it in the envelope. The wise wizard quickly sealed it with some wax from a near-by candle. "Along with all he's possessions. The ring is yours now." He handed the sealed envelope to Frodo. "Keep it somewhere out of sight." Cautioned the wizard. Getting up, he motioned for Hiryuu to follow him.
Frodo watched as both his old a new friend left. Hiryuu to go collect theirs bags, and Gandalf to wait outside for her. He decided to follow Gandalf.
"Where are you going?" Asked Frodo, with a slightly panicked voice.
"There are some things that I must see to." Said Gandalf, as he deftly made his way to the front door.
"What things?"
"Questions. Questions that need answering." Said Gandalf, picking up his staff
"You've only just arrived!" Surprised that his friend would be leaving so quickly. "I don't understand." He added, as the wizard was about to exit the house.
The old wizard paused after this statement. He turned around to face Frodo, who had a confused look on his face.
"Neither do I." Said the wizard, he then leaned down and put a comforting hand on his shoulder, he added. "Keep I secret. Keep it safe." Knowing that Frodo knew what IT was.
Then, Hiryuu came from the direction of the bedrooms, with hers and Gandalf's bag in check, since they would be leaving the cart here in the hands of Juana. Gandalf nodded to her, then ducked out of the doorway. Hiryuu right behind him, buckling her sword around her waist. Hiryuu gave Frodo one last smile before leaving, silently thanking him for letting them stay here, before closing the door behind her.
"Gandalf, where are we going now? Back to Rivendell?" Asked Hiryuu, as she jogged up to the wizard who was walking at a brisk pace to where he had stabled their horse.
"No Hiryuu, we shall not be going back to Rivendell quite yet. We shall travel together until we get to Bree, then, I shall ride to Minas Tirith, and you, my dear, shall go and bring your father a letter that I shall write to him when we get to Bree. What we will do afterwards shall be decided when it comes." Said Gandalf, as we opened the, thankfully large, door of the Green Dragon's stable. They quickly made their way to the only horse-sized stall (the rest were only for ponies and such) in the entire stable. "Hiryuu, grab the bridle and saddle I bought earlier, while I prepare our young friend here." Said Gandalf, as he opened the stall door and approached the chocolate-brown gelding.
"Yes Gandalf." Said Hiryuu, who went in search of the requested items after putting down their bags beside the stall door. She came back a little while later awkwardly holding the bridle, saddle. 'Why can't he ride like we do at home? I'd be much easier on the horse and myself.' She thought angrily to herself. She also scowled, something she had learnt well from her father when he was angry at his extremely mischievous children, of which he had several, when she saw a glint of amusement in the wizards eye, but wisely decided not to comment on it, since she knew that she was the source of his amusement.
She handed the saddle and bridle to Gandalf without a word, and leaned against the wall, and without a word, crossed her arms.
Chuckling quietly to himself, set started to saddle up the horse, since Hiryuu was clearing not about to do it, having only done it a few times in her life, even then, only in emergencies.
When he was down, he jumped into the saddle with the agility of someone of around twenty. Silently, he motioned for Hiryuu to climb up behind him. Detaching herself from the wall without a word, she climbed into the saddle behind Gandalf. When she was finally seated, she crossed her arms again.
Gandalf just rolled his eyes at her antics, and then, he urged his horse into a gallop, for it was at least a three-day ride to Bree.
Fin of chapter 3
Me: I finished with the third chapter!!!!! (starts dancing around)
Hiryuu: (looks at her as if she's lost her mind) What's up with her?
Elladan: I believe that I know. She got her learners permit yesterday, and her father took her out driving later that day.
Hiryuu: did it go that well?
Elrohir: It went pretty well, she's good at stopping, and keeping a constant speed, but she lacks in the starting department.
Me: Its not my fault! I was driving a manual, AKA stick-shift, and it had a clutch. Next time I think I'll do better, since I'll be using mom's automatic next time!
AN: I would like to that the following two people for their thoughtful reviews;
Crecy, and In the Depp End: Thank you for your reviews! This chapter is for you guys!
PS: I shall be skipping ahead to the part where the Hobbit quartet (Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin) shall be entering Bree. I would also like to say that most of the lines (except for involving around Hiryuu) come directly from the movie! I played the movie and typed it accordingly. I hope you like the result!
NB: I shall be skipping the whole of the speech, instead I shall just write about what happened afterwards, since almost everyone who reads fics can look it up in the movie, or the book.
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Everybody gasped! Bilbo, after having said his usual lengthy speech, had just vanished with a great flash of light!
Everyone, except for Gandalf who had a knowing smile on his face, and Frodo and Hiryuu to some extent, were shocked to say the least! After all, it's not everyday that a Hobbit, even one as odd as Bilbo, just disappear into thin air!
Finally after a bit, Frodo managed to get everything into some semblance of order, and the party continued as planned. Unknown to all, except the vigilant Hiryuu, Gandalf slipped off just a little while after calm had been restored.
Hiryuu watch with a curious look as she watched Gandalf make his way to Bilbo's Hobbit-hole. Just as she was about to follow him, she felt a tiny hand grab her own. She looked down and saw a young Hobbit-girl, no more than four years old if that, she looked up at Hiryuu with great big puppy-dog like eyes.
"Can you spwin me, pwease, Miss. Hiwyuu?" Begged the little girl.
Hiryuu looked at the girl in question, then Gandalf who had just entered Bilbo's house , then back at the smiling girl. 'By the Valar, are all children this cute?' Thought Hiryuu, before she sighed and grabbed the other hand and began twirling her around, soon, she was surrounded by most of the children.
Meanwhile, Frodo too, had seen the wizard depart, he would have left, had he not been surrounded by several worried Hobbits. By the time that he had calmed them down enough to get away from them, he had completely forgotten it, and anyways, he'd see him later, right?
Finally, after several hours, and after several people –and children- had left, Frodo, along with Hiryuu, were finally able to get away from the party.
"How do you think he managed to disappear like that, Miss Hiryuu?" Asked Frodo as they trudged up to the path.
Hiryuu was quiet for a little bit, deep in thought, before answering.
"I ..... don't really know Frodo, maybe Gandalf will have a few answers." Silently she added to herself. 'There better be.'
Finally they arrived at Bag-End, Frodo let Hiryuu in first, being the gentle-Hobbit that he always was.
"Bilbo! Bilbo!" He yelled as he entered Bag-end.
Hiryuu, bending down slightly, looked around for Gandalf as soon as she entered, she found him sitting beside a cozy looking fire in the sitting room, smoking some of the famous Shire pipe-weed. She didn't notice Frodo bend down and pick something up from in front of the door.
As Hiryuu approached Gandalf, she wasn't sure whether or not he had noticed them come in, since he appeared to be deep in thought.
"Gandalf?" Said Frodo a little uncertainly from behind her. She turned around to see Frodo holding something in his hand, she caught a small glimpse of gold as he passed by her stared at Gandalf. "He's gone, hasn't he? He talked for so long about it. I didn't think he'd really do it." He walked up until he was beside Gandalf, who was still staring intently at the fire. While Hiryuu looked out the widow, at the party field, from time to time glancing at the duo by the fire place.
"Gandalf?" Asked Frodo after a minute or so of silence.
Finally, Gandalf took the pipe out of his mouth, he looked at the ring for a second, before looking Frodo in the eyes.
"Hmm, Bilbo's ring. He's gone to stay with the Elves. He's left you Bag-End." Said Gandalf, smiling. He then held out an empty envelope for Frodo. After looking at the ring for a second, he put it in the envelope. The wise wizard quickly sealed it with some wax from a near-by candle. "Along with all he's possessions. The ring is yours now." He handed the sealed envelope to Frodo. "Keep it somewhere out of sight." Cautioned the wizard. Getting up, he motioned for Hiryuu to follow him.
Frodo watched as both his old a new friend left. Hiryuu to go collect theirs bags, and Gandalf to wait outside for her. He decided to follow Gandalf.
"Where are you going?" Asked Frodo, with a slightly panicked voice.
"There are some things that I must see to." Said Gandalf, as he deftly made his way to the front door.
"What things?"
"Questions. Questions that need answering." Said Gandalf, picking up his staff
"You've only just arrived!" Surprised that his friend would be leaving so quickly. "I don't understand." He added, as the wizard was about to exit the house.
The old wizard paused after this statement. He turned around to face Frodo, who had a confused look on his face.
"Neither do I." Said the wizard, he then leaned down and put a comforting hand on his shoulder, he added. "Keep I secret. Keep it safe." Knowing that Frodo knew what IT was.
Then, Hiryuu came from the direction of the bedrooms, with hers and Gandalf's bag in check, since they would be leaving the cart here in the hands of Juana. Gandalf nodded to her, then ducked out of the doorway. Hiryuu right behind him, buckling her sword around her waist. Hiryuu gave Frodo one last smile before leaving, silently thanking him for letting them stay here, before closing the door behind her.
"Gandalf, where are we going now? Back to Rivendell?" Asked Hiryuu, as she jogged up to the wizard who was walking at a brisk pace to where he had stabled their horse.
"No Hiryuu, we shall not be going back to Rivendell quite yet. We shall travel together until we get to Bree, then, I shall ride to Minas Tirith, and you, my dear, shall go and bring your father a letter that I shall write to him when we get to Bree. What we will do afterwards shall be decided when it comes." Said Gandalf, as we opened the, thankfully large, door of the Green Dragon's stable. They quickly made their way to the only horse-sized stall (the rest were only for ponies and such) in the entire stable. "Hiryuu, grab the bridle and saddle I bought earlier, while I prepare our young friend here." Said Gandalf, as he opened the stall door and approached the chocolate-brown gelding.
"Yes Gandalf." Said Hiryuu, who went in search of the requested items after putting down their bags beside the stall door. She came back a little while later awkwardly holding the bridle, saddle. 'Why can't he ride like we do at home? I'd be much easier on the horse and myself.' She thought angrily to herself. She also scowled, something she had learnt well from her father when he was angry at his extremely mischievous children, of which he had several, when she saw a glint of amusement in the wizards eye, but wisely decided not to comment on it, since she knew that she was the source of his amusement.
She handed the saddle and bridle to Gandalf without a word, and leaned against the wall, and without a word, crossed her arms.
Chuckling quietly to himself, set started to saddle up the horse, since Hiryuu was clearing not about to do it, having only done it a few times in her life, even then, only in emergencies.
When he was down, he jumped into the saddle with the agility of someone of around twenty. Silently, he motioned for Hiryuu to climb up behind him. Detaching herself from the wall without a word, she climbed into the saddle behind Gandalf. When she was finally seated, she crossed her arms again.
Gandalf just rolled his eyes at her antics, and then, he urged his horse into a gallop, for it was at least a three-day ride to Bree.
Fin of chapter 3
Me: I finished with the third chapter!!!!! (starts dancing around)
Hiryuu: (looks at her as if she's lost her mind) What's up with her?
Elladan: I believe that I know. She got her learners permit yesterday, and her father took her out driving later that day.
Hiryuu: did it go that well?
Elrohir: It went pretty well, she's good at stopping, and keeping a constant speed, but she lacks in the starting department.
Me: Its not my fault! I was driving a manual, AKA stick-shift, and it had a clutch. Next time I think I'll do better, since I'll be using mom's automatic next time!
AN: I would like to that the following two people for their thoughtful reviews;
Crecy, and In the Depp End: Thank you for your reviews! This chapter is for you guys!
PS: I shall be skipping ahead to the part where the Hobbit quartet (Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin) shall be entering Bree. I would also like to say that most of the lines (except for involving around Hiryuu) come directly from the movie! I played the movie and typed it accordingly. I hope you like the result!