Kira silently stepped into the 'Prancing Pony', holding the door for the others. Kagome looked to her sister curiously, before turning forward as she heard Frodo speak.

"Ah! What can I do for you, Mr.?" A burly redhead questioned, cleaning out a bear glass.

Frodo stilled himself as he asked in return,"…Underhill…We come seeking Gandalf the Gray. Can you tell him that we've arrived?"

The man furrowed his brows," Gandalf? Gandalf…Oh yes! Elderly chap with a long gray beard? I'm afraid I haven't seen him in six months. "

Sessohmaru cocked a brow at the man's words before scrunching his nose in distaste as a drunken man stumbled past them and out the door.

Frodo looked at the other hobbits as they whispered their confusion.

()()()()()() Kira stared silently at the strange man in the corner, he had been starring at us ever sense we had entered mainly Sessoh, Kagome, Frodo, and her.

Kagome blinked when one of the hobbits, Mary sat down across from her with a full glass, brimming with alcohol.

"What's that?" Pippin questioned.

Pippin's eyes slightly wider as he watched May take a sip," This, my friend is a Paint!"

"I'm going to get one!" Pippin grinned as he quickly got up; Sa shouting after him," But you've had a whole half already!"

Shippo snickered softly from his place in Kagome's lap as he watched Sam turn back to the table in annoyance.

"That guy has done nothing but stare at us ever sense we got here." Sam exclaimed making Sessohmaru raise a brow in slight surprise at the auburn haired hobbit.

Kagome waved over the bartender," Excuse me! Who is that man in the corner?"

The man glanced before turning back to Kagome, " He's one of them rangers. Silent folk, not sure on his real name but round here he's called Strider."

"Thankyou!" Kira chirped happily, petting a purring Kilala.

"Sure I know a Bagins, Frodo Bagins!" Pippin pointed drunkenly toward Frodo," He's my twelfth cousin on my mother's side, twice removed of course!"

Frodo's eyes widened in fright at hearing Pippin's words and stood quickly and moved toward him in an attempt to silence him.

"Pippin!" He cried before he was pushed over by a drunk, as he fell the ring slipped from his hand and slid onto his finger.

Frodo vanished causing a quiet uproar amongst their table as they all stood in an attempt to find the invisible hobbit.

Kagome tapping into her miko senses quickly searched for Frodo's aura with Kira following her example as Sessohmaru's eyes swept across the room.

Kira gasped softly as she found Frodo, visible once more, being dragged up the stairs by one the known as Strider.

"Kagome! Sessoh!" Kira called back, following Strider and Frodo up the stairs a little behind with Kilala padding ahead of her, up the stairs.

Using her control over the elements, Kira used the shadows to slip under the door and into the room. Quickly appearing in one of the many shadows of the room, Kira threw two Sai at the ranger, easily pinning both arms to the wall behind him.

()()()()() Kira: Sorry pplz! I had hoped to post this the day before or after Halloween, but I was REALLY busy. SO I promise to post again sometime soon this week! ^-^ Thanks for reading and please enjoy!