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Chapter 3: Bilbo

Nine-year-old Kida Tonamer sat in front of a mirror in her Elven bed room. She had to look extra pretty today. Today she was going to get to meet the first hobbit she had met in three years, the first hobbit ever outside her own family at that. But this hobbit wasn't just any hobbit, this hobbit was Bilbo Baggins! He was coming to live in Rivendell and according to her "sister" Arwen, he would be here by this afternoon!

Kida brushed her long red hair and fixed it in an Elven fashion. She already had on her favorite dress: a flowy light blue one. After she got done getting ready, she could hardly contain her excitement and anticipation. When Eldarwen and Arwen came to get her for lunch, they found a bouncing Kida, talking a league a minute.

"How do I look?" asked Kida, twirling herself around.

"Very pretty!" said Arwen. She grabbed Kida's hands and twirled her some more, making Kida giggle." Bilbo will be impressed."

"I hope he gets here soon." Kida sighed, "I'm getting tired of waiting."

Eldarwen and Arwen laughed. Hobbits are not very patient creatures. "Alright, Little One, time to go eat." said Eldarwen, "And then maybe Lord Elrond will tell you the story of when Bilbo came to Rivendell the first time….again!"

"Yay!" Kida cheered. Then both Eldarwen and Arwen each took one of Kida's hands, and led her out of the room towards the dinning hall.

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Kida stood beside Arwen a few hours later. Bilbo was finally here! She went up and down on her tippy toes trying to catch a better view. Bilbo was greeting and talking to Elrond. He looked like a middle aged hobbit, with some gray hairs. But Kida knew he was much older; Elrond had told her that Bilbo was 112! Thought he sure didn't look or act it.

Now Elrond was intruding Bilbo to other elves and was slowing making their way down the line. Kida was starting to get nervous.

A few minutes later Bilbo was being introduced to Arwen. Bilbo bowed to Lady Arwen and kissed her hand. "How wonderful it is to meet you, Milady!" said Bilbo. Arwen laughed and then gestured down to Kida.

"My, my….a little Hobbit-lass!" Bilbo exclaimed, "What are you doing here with the likes of these folks?" Bilbo squatted down so that he was eye to eye with Kida.

"Well, I live here." Kida said shyly.

"Really? How strange! What is your name, little lass?" asked Bilbo. This was very interesting indeed.

"Kida Tonamer."

"Tonamer? I know your family; they live in Hobbiton where I used to live."

Kida was about to answer but she got cut off. "Alright Bilbo, you two will have to finish this over dinner, but for now you need to meet to rest of the people in line." said Elrond with a laugh.

"Oh! Yes, I suppose your right." Said Bilbo a little disappointed and then continued down the line.

Kida had about a million questions to ask him. Before he had talked to her she had a ton of questions just about the Shire and now she had just as many about her family.

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"So how did you come to live here?" asked Bilbo. It was after dinner and Kida was in Bilbo's room. Bilbo was in a rocking chair smoking a pipe and Kida was on the floor in front of him.

"My family and I lived in Laketown, It got attacked and I'm the only one in my family that survived." Kida said sadly.

"Ah, yes. I heard about that. Terrible what those goblins are capable of." Bilbo said grimly. "But how did your family end up in Laketown?"

"My papa, Milo…"

"Milo, you say? Milo Tonamer? I remember him. He was always very interested in my stories. His family wasn't too happy when they found that he'd left." Bilbo shook his head. "His mother was quite sad for a long time."

"My Gammer?"

"Yes. Your Gammer Tonamer, Lily."

"My sister was named after her."

"So old Milo ended up in Laketown, huh?" Bilbo chuckled. "He always told me he wanted to go and see where I went. Thought I'm sure his family would like to know what happened to him. How come you didn't go live with them after your family died?"

"Because my Papa told me that they would never accept any of us back. Normal hobbits don't go on adventures, so we would just be outcasts."

"Hmmmm…I see his point." pondered Bilbo. "I guess I'm considered odd too after my adventure. But I think your family would accept you."

"Well, I like it here." said Kida defensively.

Bilbo chuckled. "Now,now Kida-lass. I'm not about to send you to the Shire. What was your mother's name?"

"Her name was Ira. My papa met her in Bree, they got married and then went on an adventure and eventually settled down in Laketown. Her maiden name was Banks. But she died a few days after having me."

"My goodness, your short life has not been a happy one, has it?"

"I'm happy here and I was happy before the Orc raid but….I do miss my family." Kida was on the vengeance of tears.

Bilbo studied her for a moment. She was too young to have such bad things happen to her. Frodo may have lost his family but at least he was much older. He decided that would be a good subject change.

"I think it would be best if you learned about my nephew, Frodo." Bilbo said. He sat back in his chair and got into 'story mode'. Kida looked up at him curiously, obviously interested.

"My nephew Frodo Baggins also lost his parents at a young age."

"Really?" asked Kida. "Just like me?"

"Yes. He was a bit older than you but yes. He didn't have any brother or sisters either. His parents died on a boating accident on the Brandywine River. Then he came to live with me being that he has the same adventurous spirit as me. We even have the same birthday."

"I didn't think anyone else had lost all their family like me." Kida confessed

"Well, now, you are comparing with these Elven folk. They don't have the same problems and hardships as hobbit folk."

Kida didn't feel so alone now. She wanted to meet this Frodo. "What does he look like?"

Bilbo chuckled. He knew this was a good story to tell her. "He has brown hair and blue eyes. He is skinnier than most hobbits and has rosy cheeks. He is 34 years old now."

"34? So he is of age now, right?" asked Kida. She knew tons about Elves and Humans but knew little about her own kind. She was after all only five when her family died.

"Why of course, 33 is the adult age for hobbits." Bilbo could tell she didn't know about much about hobbits. "Well, my dear lass. It's a good thing I came here. You need someone here to look after you with all this elves around. You need someone to make sure you grown up into a nice and proper happy-go-lucky hobbit!"

Kida giggled. She thought elves were too serious, too.

Bilbo laughed and picked Kida up and put her on his lap. "How about I tell you a story about Frodo when he was a bit younger, hmm?"

"Yes, please!" Kida cried.

"Alright! This is about when Frodo, along with hiscousins Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took went to Farmer Maggots fields to steal some carrots. Now Frodo and his friends were always getting into trouble. And on this particular adventure, Frodo got caught! Now you see Farmer Maggot has thesethree big dogs………

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