Hey guys so I tried to make this chapter a bit longer than the prologue :) So just to let you know in this world of Maya's, Harry Potter, Lord of the rings, and other fantasy books like these doesn't exist in this world so this is very new to Maya! Disclaimer: I do not own The Hobbit (though I wish I did, that would totally awesome! LOL!) Enjoy!
Maya slowly opened her eyes and rubbed her head. When she fully got her vision back, she jumped. She wasn't in the theatre anymore. Maya was surrounded by giant trees and no sign of anyone around, just nature. There was a note pinned on a tree in front of her. She walked towards it and squinted her eyes.
Maya,
You may be confused of where you are but don't be frightened. My name is Gandalf the Grey. Follow the directions very carefully or you may be lost forever. You will end up in a small town called Hobbiton, do not be alarmed of what you may see. There will be someone named Biblo Baggins you must seek. There will be a blue sign like this on his door. I wish you the best of luck.
Gandalf
Maya took down the letter and looked on the back to find directions.
"I think I might be dreaming," she whispered to herself. She took a moment to breathe and read the first direction.
Nightfall was beginning and Maya wasn't sure if she was at the right place. All she saw was doors in hills that looked like a town.
"Maybe this is it?" she thought to herself. She looked and looked for the blue sign on the doors but no luck. She was running out of doors to look at until she came upon a isolated door, and with Maya's luck, had the blue sign.
She looked at the letter then back up to examine the sign, then back down at the paper, then back up. Maya shrugged and opened the gate. As she walked up the steps she tripped over but caught herself before she could fall.
"Stupid step," she whispered. Maya was reluctant to knock on the door. Who knows what could be on the other side.
Knock, knock, Knock.
After a couple of seconds later, the door swung open to reveal a person a bit shorter than her. He was wearing a multi-colored robe and had huge feet; his feet almost looked like it went through a horrible allergic reaction.
"Who are you?" the man questioned.
"Um, I'm Maya. Are you B-Bilbo Baggins?" Maya asked slowly trying to pronounce his name right.
"Of course, may I ask you what you want?"
"Well, I'm not sure where I am right now, but when I woke up I found this letter pinned to a tree," Maya handed Bilbo the letter.
He sighed. "Gandalf…"
"What?"
"Oh nothing," Bilbo said. "Well, um..."
"Maya."
"You should go," Bilbo started, "I don't usually have visitors."
He slowly started to close the door but Maya stopped him.
"Wait, you're just gonna let me be alone in the night? Please let me stay for one night. I'm not used to being by myself when it's dark and I have no clue where I am," Maya pleaded.
"Miss Maya, I…" Bilbo started to say but he looked at Maya's sad face. Her brown eyes grew bigger and looked like they were about to tear, even her kips started to form a pout. Maya wasn't used to being outside in the dark. "Wait, what are you doing? Stop, please. Don't look sad." Bilbo sighed deeply. "Okay, okay, but just for one night, and that's it."
Maya smiled and without thinking she hugged Bilbo. Bilbo blushed as he was startled by her actions. "Thank you!"
"I do have some rules though," Bilbo said as he closed the door. "Don't start randomly roaming around my house, don't touch anything, unless I say so, stay quiet as if you're not here, and that should be it."
Maya nodded.
Bilbo was halfway making his dinner as Maya sat on a chair quietly looking at her surroundings. She wondered why he lived in a big house when he was living alone. She felt bad but at the same time this could've been her life if she was living alone. She kicked her legs back and forth which Bilbo kept staring at.
"Are you going to do that all night?" he asked.
"No, I'm just a little bored." Maya stated. "But maybe if you have any books, that would keep me busy."
Bilbo looked up from his pot. He was surprised she said that for not many people he knew liked to read. "Why yes, reading is enjoyable. I'll get some books for you." He walked off.
Maya stood up and stretched. The smell of Bilbo's lunch was making her stomach growl.
Bilbo came back with three books that he found interesting when he read them.
"Here you are, some of the classics, if I must say," he smiled and handed the books to her.
"Thanks," she smiled. History of Middle Earth, Hobbit's Hobbies, and The Mysteries of Hobbiton. "Wait, are you a hobbit?"
"Of course I am, proud to be a hobbit," Bilbo said proudly.
"And this is Middle Earth?" Maya looked at the title of the book.
"Yes, well specifically Hobbiton," Bilbo replied. "I hope you find these books intriguing."
Bilbo finished up cooking as Maya was reading about Middle Earth. She loved history so reading about Middle Earth was interesting.
Just as Bilbo was settling in his chair to eat his fish meal, the door knocked.
"Now who could that be," Bilbo said to Maya.
He opened the door and a huge man walked in. He was somewhat bald and wore lots of fur.
Maya was shocked as he stared at her.
"Who's this?" he said with a mighty deep voice.
Maya blanked out for a second as she stopped staring at me. "Oh, Maya."
"Dwalin." He said as he sat where Bilbo's meal was at. He ate and ate. Bilbo looked at a bowl of bread but before he gave the bowl he took one for himself and gave one to Maya. Dwalin just kept eating and eating like it was an endless buffet.
The door knocked once more. Bilbo went to the door.
"You sure eat a lot," Maya commented to Dwalin.
A shorter man walked in with a long white beard.
Maya was surprised when Dwalin and the man with the shorter beard knocked their heads together.
"Do you know them, Bilbo?" Maya asked.
"Not one clue."
"Balin, at your service," Balin introduced himself to Maya.
"Maya."
Dwalin and Balin walked off into Bilbo's walk in pantry.
Maya couldn't really hear the conversation but a little while later there was a knock on the door. Maya could see how irritated Bilbo was getting. She followed him as he opened the door.
"Fili, Kili, at your service," they said in unison.
"You must be Mr. Baggins," Kili smiled.
"Nope, you can't come in, you come to the wrong house," Bilbo said as he was about to shut the door on them but they managed to stop him.
"What? Has it been cancelled?" Kili looked concerned.
"No one told us," Fili said.
Bilbo looked confused. "What, no. Nothing's been cancelled."
"That's a relief," Kili's smiled returned as they walked in.
"Careful with these I just had them sharpened," Fili stated as he started handing his weapons to Bilbo.
"It's nice, this place," Kili commented as he wiped his dirty boots on a chest.
Maya stood there is amazement to see Fili still handing weapon after weapon to Bilbo.
"Who are you?" Kili asked.
"Oh, I'm Maya," she said.
"Kili, at your service," Kili said with a big smile. He bowed and kissed her hand. Maya blushed a bit.
Fili walked up. "Fili, at your service." Fili did the same thing except the kiss on the hand was a split second longer which made her blush even more.
"Fili, Kili," Dwalin said as she walked in. He took Kili to the dining room and Fili followed. A couple of minutes later the there was another knock on the door. Bilbo was so furious, he threw the weapons down on the ground and stomped his way to the door.
Maya grabbed the weapons to make sure they weren't damaged and tried to find a place to set them down. After reading some of the book about the history of Middle Earth, she wondered and realized they were dwarves.
It was chaotic. Twelve dwarves raided Bilbo's kitchen and started setting up for dinner. Maya came back and saw a tall, skinny man with a long beard.
"Oh, Maya, I thought you had gotten lost, my dear child." He said.
"Who are you?" Maya questioned.
"Why, I'm Gandalf, the Grey."
"Oh, you the one who wrote me that letter!" Maya realized.
"Let's talk some more after dinner," Gandalf insisted.
Even dinner was chaotic. Some of the dwarves acted like kids. Once they finished, some stayed the dinner table, while others went around the house.
Maya saw Fili looking at some of Bilbo's stuff.
"Bilbo said not to touch those," Maya walked up to him.
He looked at Maya.
"Were you invited on this quest?" Fili asked.
"Quest? What quest?" Maya said as Fili started to walk. Just as Fili was about to answer he heard Ori asked a question.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt, but what shall I do with my plate?" Ori asked politely.
"Here you go Ori, give it to me," Fili took it and tossed it to Kili. Maya was impressed at how they were tossing and catching the plates.
"…it's over one hundred years old." Bilbo shouted. No one listened to him. "And can you not do that, you'll blunt the knives!" He said to some of the dwarves at the table.
"Ohh, did you hear that lads, he says will blunt the knives," Bofur said.
"Blunt he knives, bend the forks," Kili started to sing.
"Mash the bottles, and burn the corks," Fili sang. Then all the dwarves started to sing as they tossed the plates everywhere. Maya grew a smile on her face as she watched plates fly everywhere.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plates, that's what Bilbo Baggins hates! Cut the cloth and tread the fat! Leave the bones on the bedroom mat! Pour the milk on the pantry floor! Splash the wine on every door! Dump the crocks in the boiling bawl! Pound them up with a thumping pole. And when you've finished, if any are whole, send them down the hall to roll!" The dwarves happily sang. Bofur started to play his clarinet. "That's what Bilbo Baggins hate!" They all laughed with glee as did Maya. She never had this much fun during dinner. Her family was always quiet when they then three loud knocks were at the door which silenced them, it was like they all knew what was going to happen next. Maya started to get chills. Everyone moves towards the door as Gandalf approached the door. Maya ended up between Fili and Kili.
So, I know this is sort of a bad place to stop but I didn't want to chapter to be too long. I'll upload the second chapter later tonight after guard practice! Please review and if you like it, follow plz! :D This will eventually be a Fili/ OC romance but I want their friendship to develop too! Same with Kili, most likely Maya and Kili will have more of a brother/sister relationship but another OC will be romantically involved with Kili in the future! (Maybe, still thinking about it!) :D
