A.N/ Hi guys! I'm actually keeping my promises for once and updating on time! Maddie's working hard right now to write a bonus chapter for HALLOWEEN! :) That's what we hope for anyways... If all goes to plan, it will be posted tomorrow but that might not be the case for everyone because of time zones and stuff... I'm just rambling now! Anyone doing NaNoWriMo? My friend managed to convince me it'd be a good experience so I dragged everyone else in with me too! YAY! I'm so evil... ;)

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Chapter 11 – The Owing of Ten Quid

Kel's POV

"Wake up sleepy head!" I opened my eyes to find Seph bending over me with a cheesy grin plastered across her face. The smile meant one of three things.
1. She had done something to me while I was sleeping
2. She had pranked someone else
3. She had good news
"I have good news for you!" option number three. My favourite option.
"And what good news would that be Seph?"
"We have reached the Shire! It's still pretty early though so not many people are up yet. They are probably all having breakfast."
I sat up and rubbed my tired eyes. We were indeed in the Shire. Hobbit holes lined the endless green hills and each hobbit hole had a lovely, brightly coloured front door. Gandalf turned and gave me a smile.
"Up and ready for another day I see. Hobbits don't normally like big people but since you with me and you are still very young I think that they will easily accept you." I watched as very short people began to emerge from the hobbit holes. They stared at Gandalf and then at us in amazement. I smiled and waved in a friendly fashion and their amazement slowly melted and they returned my smile.

I turned to see Seph waving at some hobbit children who were running after the cart. I laughed and began to wave again which just fuelled the children on.
"Fireworks! Fireworks!" I could hear them shouting.
"Gandalf." He turned to look at me. "Are they like this every time?" He chuckled gently.
"Why yes I believe they are. I always bring fireworks but at the moment I am too busy to set them off. Would you do the honours? Just open the crate and say the phrase 'aglar ninniach.' that should do the trick!"
I looked back at the children and opened the crate.
"Aglar ninniach!" Fireworks flew out of the crates; they were all different colours and patterns, twirling through the sky like a glorious rainbow circus.
The children ran home to their parents after they were satisfied that we had given them enough fireworks. Gandalf's amazing fireworks were obviously quite a rare occurrence. There was no other valid reason for them to get so excited. Seph was quickly skimming through an English to elvish dictionary which she (no surprises here!) had in her bag. I suddenly realised why her bag was so big. I thought she was just having an overly large bag for no particular reason. Suddenly Seph began to laugh. I raised an eyebrow and she grinned.
"Aglar ninniach means glorious rainbow!" I rolled my eyes but grinned none the less.

"We should be reaching Bag-end soon." said Gandalf. "And if you see anyone glaring it is probably the Sack-villes. I am after all a 'disturber of the peace'." We all laughed together and I was delighted to find that, now we had reached a new part of town, more children had come back. I smiled, enjoying their little chorus, and repeated the phrase to the crate. Fireworks burst out again and I was most amused to see that two of the people chasing us were full grown hobbits.
"I bet you ten quid that's Pippin and Merry," whispered Seph and I laughed. The hobbits were very similar to their film counterparts. However Pippin's hair was more of a mahogany brown and his face was more childlike. Merry looked slightly older but still held that childlike quality under his mass of sandy curls.
"Here we are!" proclaimed Gandalf, getting out of the cart and making his way up to the green door of this large hobbit hole.
"Hello there!" We turned to find the two hobbits standing in front of us grinning.
"I'm Pippin." said one. "And he's Merry."
"You owe me ten quid." said Seph. I rolled my eyes and punched her in the arm.
"We couldn't help but notice that you are elves." continued Pippin who was rather oblivious of everything around him.
"Damn, I knew the ears would give us away." Seph said jokingly and the hobbits laughed.
"Seph! Kels! Come on up!" Called Gandalf. We made our way towards the house and I waved at Pippin and Merry.
"See you later!" They called in unison.

I followed Seph through the door and thanked my teenage self that I was still too short to need to duck. Gandalf stood in the corridor, stooping, and talking to a dark haired hobbit who was quite obviously Frodo.
"Frodo! These are my two young elf friends Seph and Kels." I smiled when Gandalf mentioned me. "They came to live in the Shire but they have no lodgings. So, I was wondering-"
"If they could stay in Bags-End." finished Frodo, smiling. "Of course they can stay here! Any friend of Gandalf's is a friend of mine!" Frodo beckoned for us to follow him so we trailed after him down the corridor that reached the length of the hole until we came to our rooms. I peeked in and saw a friendly, quaint little room. It had the typical cottage feel and I immediately loved it. I thanked Frodo and looked around. A double bed with yellow covers sat in the centre and there was a small oak vanity and wardrobe. The bathroom contained all the essentials. The room was warmed by a fire in the hearth and I took a look at the garden through my round window and saw who I guessed was Sam out doing gardening. I turned and walked over to the wardrobe. Inside were a range of me sized clothes ranging from hobbit dresses, to elleth dresses, to jeans and T-shirts and one set of hunting gear. It was elven style like Legolas' gear from the film. A small note was on the wardrobe floor.

I just magicked these up for you!
Hope you like your room!

Gandalf

I smiled to myself. I was going to really like it here. I chose a plain brown hobbit dress from the wardrobe and put it on. Elvish clothes and Cardiff clothes were a bit unusual around here. I slipped out of my room and closed the door silently behind me. I skipped down the long central corridor until I reached the living room where Seph was already conversing with Frodo. By the sounds of it she was telling one of the Grimm's fairy tales.
"And they all lived happily ever after!"
"Except the wolf." added Frodo.
"Yes. Except the wolf." She turned and smiled.
"Come on Kels! We were just telling stories!" I smiled and sat down on a small but comfortable chair. I noticed that Seph was also wearing a hobbit dress but had added her own flair by tying a ribbon around her waist. Frodo looked at his watch and jumped up.
"I almost forgot! Second breakfast!" he rushed out of the room and I chuckled.
"We haven't even had first breakfast yet. Now remind me Seph of the hobbit food timetable."
"Would be my pleasure!" Seph sat in thought for a second and quickly counted on her fingers. "Well it is seven meals minimum. Breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and supper." Wow I was going to have to do a lot of exercise to burn that off.

Frodo quickly came back in with some toast and crispy bacon which I thanked him for and we were soon digging into our food.
"Gandalf filled me in on where you came from and all that." said Frodo. "Am I in the book?"
"Why of course you are Frodo!" I exclaimed. "You play a major part in it as well!" Frodo smiled and began to ask me more questions about where we came from.
"Il t'aime. He likes you," murmured Seph in French, giving me a sly, side-ways look.
I laughed and we were all silenced by a knock on the door. Gandalf came back through and smiled down at the three of us.
"I have completed my business here and I must be heading off-"
"Places to go, people to see," chuckled Seph.
"Indeed… I promise to visit again soon! Perhaps Frodo will show you around." Frodo nodded his agreement and we all went to the front door to wave the wizard off.
"TAKE GOOD CARE OF THOR!" Seph yelled loudly and I giggled quietly. We stood there until he was just a silhouette on the horizon, albeit a silhouette surrounded by fireworks. I turned and looked at Seph and our eyes locked.
"Best day ever!"
I didn't realise it then but this was to be just the first in a long time's worth of best days ever. And I couldn't wait to see what the rest of the day would bring.

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