Chapter 2: Passing On The News:
Pippin's P.O.V
"Cheers Pippin", someone said to me.
We raised our glasses and slightly bumped them into each other. We were in The Prancing Pony, my favorite place to be. My day had started out with doing a full day's work helping my neighbor. I had stepped on his favorite flowers on my way outside, by accident of course, and that had led me to planting new ones in the the place of the old ones. It was very tiring, if you ask me, and I had decided to treat myself to a drink. I remembered the first time when Frodo, Sam, Merry, and I had been here. We had been given an important task to do. Gandalf said that he would meet us here but he never did. I also remember when we had met Strider or Aragorn. I smiled as I looked at the table where he used to sit, watching us. Those were good times. Except for the fact that we were being chased by nine riders who were cloaked with darkness. And I remembered Frodo. The journey together, like old friends. The fellowship of the ring. Getting split up somewhere along the way, but finding our way back to each other in the end. But Frodo had left after everything was right.
"Are you all right, Pippin?" the owner of the place, , asked me. "You don't seem like yourself this evening." I snapped out of my thoughts and tried to remember where I was.
"Yes, yes. I'm fine." I said. I must have been looking at my glass, staring at it as if trying to figure out what it was made out of. (A.N. Lol idk) I tried not to get, too carried away in my thoughts but I couldn't help it.
Merry's P.O.V
I was making myself a big breakfast for myself, including eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, bread, juice and more when I heard a knock at my door. I put off the stove and ran towards the door. I opened it to find my best friend, Sam Gamgee, standing in front of me.
"Good morning", I said to him. "Lovely weather we're having today". Sam's smile turned into a frown when I told him about the weather.
"That's the second time someone's said that to me. And the first time, the conversation didn't go very well." Sam said, in a very grumpy voice. He entered my home and made himself comfortable in my living room.
"Did you have breakfast?" I asked him. When he shook his head, I went back into the kitchen and quickly made double of everything I was having. I carried everything back to him in a big plate. We started eating fast and all the food went down in a jiffy. When we were done, I carried the plate back to the kitchen and left it on the counter, making myself remember to wash them after Sam left. I re-entered my living room and sat down on one of the chairs there. I looked at Sam with an expression saying Are you going to tell me why you're here?. He sighed and told me everything that happened the night before. After he was done, I stared at him with my mouth half open.
Sam laughed and said "That was exactly how I was like when Tom came to tell me." My face remained like that for a couple of minutes as I tried to process everything that he told me.
"I would really appreciate it if you told Pippin, too." Sam told me.
I replied saying, "Ok, no problem". Sam stood up and said that he had to get home and clean the place up before Tom came. I got up too and walked him to the door.
"Oh, Sam, I almost forgot. I'm having a party at my house this weekend and you're invited." I told him.
"Oh! It's your birthday. Of course I'm coming." Sam said.
"Ok, thanks. Well, I guess I'll see you later." I told Sam.
"Yea, so will I" he said. We said our good-byes and I returned back to my living room. Now all I have to do is to find Pippin. That won't be hard I thought he'll probably be drinking in in his favorite bar.
Pippin's P.O.V
I was still drinking my favorite drink when Merry came in. I called him over to my table and offered him a seat. A waiter came over and asked him what he would like.
"Whatever Pippin's having" Merry said. When the waiter was out of earsshot, Merry jumped right into conversation.
"Frodo had left something for Sam, me and you. A man named Tom Feeler came to visit him and he's coming tomorrow. Tom said that he wants the three of us to be there." He took a deep breath and continued, "Are you coming or not?"
"Of course I am! I'm one of his best friends too, you know. Don't think that I'm going to skip out on that, just to sit here all day, drinking." Merry's face softned a bit when he heard that I was coming. The waiter came back with Merry's order. Merry continued to talk but froze when he saw the waiter still standing there.
I saw that he had a questioned look on his face so I told him, "He's waiting for the money". Merry shoved his hand in his pockets but he couldn't find anything to pay the waiter.
I took out a wad of bills and gave it to the waiter, "Here, keep the change." The waiter took it and walked away leaving us in peace. Merry thanked me but I just shrugged. He took another sip of his drink.
"So is this all that you wanted to tell me?" I asked him. He nodded and took another big sip.
"Oh, wait, no thats not all. I'm having a birthday party at my house this weekend and you're invited." Merry told me. My face suddenly lit up.
"I love parties. There are drinks all around" I said, as Merry burst out laughing. We talked with one another until it was time for us to go home. We said good-bye and parted ways, for our homes were on the opposite street. I wished tomorrow would come faster than usual.
(The end was kind of sucky but whatever. Plz review and give me ideas. I have no idea where this story's going. Review! Thxxx :)