Recently we left off with Frodo's part. He just learned about the existence of a mortal girl that fell from the heavens. He is yearning to learn about her, but must get ready for the party which she will be attending. Merry, pippin and Sam are handing out pieces of gum which Alice had in her coat pocket. The processed food makes them grow. Now back to Alice. Just kicked out of her hobbit hole after changing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ALICE GRAHAM
I stared at the hoard of hobbits walking about. I didn't notice a single one. I turned back and tried to open the door. Locked. Jeez Gandalf...
"Look who its is! Merry, it her." I heard Pippin behind me. Maybe Merry and him could help me. I stopped. They would be annoying. Trying to call dibs on me. But there was no one else.
"Hi guys! Listen.....I don't know anyone or anything here. Except for you guys. Cold you.....show me around?" I asked them. Merry and Pippin both smiled wide and gave each other a mischievous look.
"Of course, we would love to. But under two conditions: One; what's your name?" Merry said as he circled me. As if watching me like a hawk. Looking me up and down.
"My name is Alice Graham. I am from Scotland. Now what's the second condition?" I asked them.
"You've got to be able to keep up with us if you want to learn about our ways. What do you think...Alice." Pippin spoke with his thick accent. Same as mine. I almost melted. But I corrected myself.
"What do you mean by that? Keep up. Sure I can keep up with you guys. How hard can it be?" I asked. But both Merry and Pippin took off through the crowds of people. "You've got to be kidding me." I said to myself. I hiked up my skirt and ran after the two hobbits. They easily stood out since they had chewed the gum and were tall. We dodged ponies, carriages, children, and party decorations. We were beginning to go out of the town part of the Shire. We were getting closer to Bree. I took my full force and ran as fast as I could. I was getting closer and closer to Merry and Pippin. They had stopped abruptly and I tripped over them. I landed in the dirt, getting my face all dirty. I sat up and looked up at Merry and Pippin.
"What was that for? I thought you said that I was going to meet people."
"Well, Alice. We have brought you to a special place. Where young hobbits go and mingle. We thought that you would like to come." Merry reached out his hand. I looked at it as if it was a jack-in-the-box. Not knowing what would happen if I took it.
"Don't worry, I don't bite. Come on. We're going to be late." Merry said with a grin. I took his hand and I stood up.
"What is this place that you are taking me? Please tell me that we would get back to the Shire in time for the party..." I worried. I always worried about everything. Especially now, I had no clue what kind of group that we would enter. In the movies, Merry and Pippin were always the troublemakers and made trouble, but they were funny, so that was a plus up.
"You will love this! It will help you find friends and fit in with us. If you will be staying for a while. I hope you will be." Pippin looked at me shyly with a smile on his face. I decided that this look was an innocent look, so I trusted the two of them.
"Fine, I'll go. But if anything bad happens....I-I-I will have to tell Gandalf!" I told the. I hoped that the Merry and Pippin would take this as a threat. Apparently they did. Both of them made a nervous laugh. Then they both took my each of my hands and lead me up to the hill to some old willow trees. I could hear old folk music coming from beyond the curtain of the trees.
"oh...music....Listen. Merry, Pippin, I can't dance." I pulled back from them and began to back away slowly. They looked crestfallen.
"You don't have to dance. Don't worry. Pippin and I just like to sit around and watch. Very fun." Merry tried to convince me with last ditch effort. They were trying so hard. I would not like them to be mad and disgusted with me, like Sam already was. I didn't mean to, it was all a mistake. Sam was one of my favorite characters.
"If we don't dance, I'll go. You do not want to see me dance. Trust me, you do not." I told them as we entered. I looked around and saw a bunch of smaller hobbits. Pippin, Merry and I were the only taller ones. These hobbits also seemed younger. As we walked in the music slowed to a stop and everyone turned our heads toward us. Once the young Hobbits noticed Merry and Pippin, they jumped for joy and ran to them. Asking them to tell stories about their adventures and what they did, what they ate this morning, and who they met. One child turned toward me. She was small had bright, mud eyes and blonde, curly hair. Her cheeks were rosy and she was missing some teeth.
"Who are you?" She said in a quiet voice. All the other Hobbits turned towards me. Suddenly, I felt my body get hot. Pippin noticed the situation and covered for me.
"Her name is Alice Graham, and she is a visitor from another world. She means us no harm and is very kind, although does not like to dance." After that last comment, I was petrified. I tugged on his suspenders and he looked at me.
"Why'd you say that! No one needed to know that I could not dance! I barely know you and you have already betrayed me!" i stood up and left the small grove of trees. As I got out to the road, I looked at the fork in the road. Then huffed.
"Right, I don't know the way back." I muttered under my breath. While the chasing was going on, I had lost count of the minutes it had taken. The landmarks I had seen and the people.
"You're right. The only way you can get back is with us. Sorry miss. Of course, I know the real reason Pippin did that. If you allow me to explain." Merry came down to where I had sat down, in despair.
"Really, tell me why. Why? This place is confusing. I miss home! Merry...." I leaned my head on his shoulder. "So far nothing had gone to plan. I have no friends here, my only two had already given out a secret, and....I have no clue if this is real or not." I said into his shoulder. He patted my shoulder.
"Well, to start off. Not a lot has gone that bad. You got a decent dress. I say it looks very...pretty on you! Second, Pippin....he is one of the younger out of us four and is still learning to keep secrets. He is impulsive, loses concentration and can get crazy. But he likes you. There had to be some way to get you to notice him, so I guess that was the only thing he knew about you." As Merry explained everything to me, I realized what Pippin's symptoms were.
"Merry! Those symptoms you listed! They are a sign of A.D.D." I exclaimed to him. He look at me confused. Then I had to correct myself. "A.D.D is a.....disorder. It's really not all that bad. Some of the most genius people have it! But you can't tell anyone. By the way...what do you mean by all four of you. I thought it was You, Pippin, and Sam. Who is the fourth person?" I asked. Then I remembered. "Never mind! I know! It's Frodo. You guys are close friends. Never splitting until you had to when you had gotten-" I stopped. If I told Merry the time line of the story, he might try to stop and change it. That would ruin or determine the fate of everyone else.
"Wow! Sam was right. You do know a lot. Are you sure your not a spy for Rohan or Gondor?" He asked me.
"I'm positive. I'm from another. Remember?" I said. Merry laughed.
"Oh, yeah. How could I forget." He then chuckled to himself. Then, I noticed something vital. I hadn't laughed, or giggled once while I was here. This is the Shire for crying out loud!!! I should be giggling my way home! Then I realized that I would have to get out of my comfort zone and immerse myself in the Shire.
"Merry, I want to go back in. I've made up my mind and I want to go back in." I stood up immeadiatly.
"Are you sure. I mean, yeah you can go in, but....are you sure?" He asked.
"Yes I am sure. Show me what you and Pippin do. And for heaven's sake, I'm not in Europe anymore! Do you have any pints in there!" I was so excited. I soon realized that there was no parents here to tell me what to do.
"Misses, you are not going to drink before Mr. Frodo's party. He is expectin' you. Darn lake. Always making surprises. Gandalf sent me to tell you that Frodo is expectin' you and....wants you to arrive in your finest clothes. Although seeing that you have one pair..." He trailed off and turned back to go back to the main hub of the Shire. I narrowed my eyes at him. I thought he was a loyal character. Now I was thinking differently.
"What's his problem? It's not my fault that I know so much."
"Like I told you. He's high strung. But he is right. Frodo seemed very interested when he mentioned you, so it is my duty that I cannot get you drank up. But we can still have fun! Let's go!" Merry and I ran up the hil and back into the grove. Hobbits were still dancing around and having fun. As soon as we entered the grove, the young hobbits that had been intrigued by my origin, ran over to me.
"Look's like you gained a status already." Merry whispered. I nodded and looked at the young children.
"Misses Alice! Tell us about your world!"
"What does it look like?"
"Why are you so tall?"
"Can you tell us about you home?"
"Are there dragons and wizards there?"
I was bombarded with questions among questions, until Pippin walked over and stood next to me.
"Don't worry. She will tell you the stories of her life. I already know that she is a magnificent story-teller. He winked at me.
"Thanks. hey...I'm sorry." I whispered to him.
"No Problem. Now go! You have a group of young Hobbits awaiting your stories in the back!" Both Pippin and Merry guided me into the back of the grove. There, there was a stump that face a lot of small hobbit kids. I had never had an audience this big since my 10th birthday. I walked up to the stump and sat down. I smoothed the dress and crossed my legs.
"What would you like to hear about first?" I asked. I knew that I had to be careful with what I said. Ruining their minds and ideas would be horrible.
"Tell us about your world.....and the monsters there!" One little boy piped up.
"Well, my world...hmmm. In my world, houses are made of bricks. Some are made of metal and iron and stand hundreds of feet tall. Taller than some of the trees here. The people who work there, they wear suits. A black and white outfit that make you look formal. As if you were going to a fancy party. Like today!" I pointed out. The kids murmured about the trees and the buildings.
"What about your family? And tell us about dragons. What do you do for fun?"
"My family is just like yours. Kind, caring, and nice. What I like to do for fun, is I like to write and read. I keep a diary with me and I write in it everyday to remind me what I do. As for dragons, we have none. Bad people, yes. But as evil as some of the creatures here, no." This went on for a long time. We got in a debate about what kind of people lived in my society and they doubted that there weren't dragons. I showed them my diary and read from some of it. Soon, I had little Hobbit children all over me. They would climb up on my lap and tug at my dress. They all smiled and laughed. I had found my place. Then one little hobbit child came up to me and looked at me.
"Alice, you seem to know much of Mr. Frodo Baggins. Are you two.....together?" He asked. I smiled at the child.
"No. No. I am a human mortal. I barely know him like some people do. He will find his own Hobbit girl." I said. I was put down on my own words. Pippin and Merry took notice in that.
"I doubt it. You are a very pretty girl. I think Mr. Frodo Baggins will find a liking to you." He then hopped off my lap and left me speechless. My mouth had dropped open and I was staring bug eyed as the kid walked away. That was one of the nicest, most innocent thing I had ever heard someone say.
"Well then. Merry and I should get you back to the Shire. Gandalf wants you to help decorate the party with Sam." Pippin said. I sighed, what would Sam say now.
"It'll be okay. Sam is not that bad. Just try not to make him edgy. Okay?" Pippin asked.
"Okay. I wont talk." So, all three of us walked down the hill and back to the Shire.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FRODO BAGGINS
As I sat in my bed after Sam, Pippin, and Merry left. Thinking about what they had said. There was a visitor. A girl. I still did not know her name, so I was even more excited to see her. But Gandalf had come in and told me that I was not allowed to meet her until the party. Gandalf is a wise man, so he obviously had something up his sleeve.
"Frodo, are you excited for the party today? It will be grand. Come outside with me and watch them get set up." I stared up at Bilbo.
"Gandalf said that I am not allowed to leave the hole because of the new visitor. He is obviously planning something. So I do not want to ruin this for him if it she is something big. Like a surprise." I stared off at the window that outlooked the man street in Bag End. I saw Sam hanging up decorations and another person coming up near him. She looked at Sam and tried to talk to him. But it looked like he rejected her. She talked to him again and then he pointed to my Hobbit hole. After that he hit his head. The person peered out from the sheets, but I was never able to see her face. For Gandalf had arrived and pulled her back.
"A visitor? Really? From where?" Bilbo asked.
"I am not sure. Go ask Gandalf. He seems to know a lot about her." AS soon as I said that Gandalf knew about her, Bilbo dashed outside to go seem him. I watched him from my little window. Soon, there was not another sight of her, so I went to change into my formal clothes for the party. After changing, Merry and Pippin came through the door. I rushed towards them in a hurry.
"Did you learn anything new about here?" I asked.
"Yes! We also found out her name!!!! Her name is Alice Graham. She came from another world called Scotland. She is very pretty. You would like her. I still don't see why Sam doesn't like her." Merry said. I was confused now.
"Sam doesn't like her? Then we might have a problem." I knew that if Sam didn't like a girl, then maybe she wasn't the right type.
"Dear Frodo, Alice is a very fine person. You have no reason to be alarmed. Gandalf put them together for decorating. And why else would he keep you cooped up here?" Pippin asked.
"Well maybe, this visitor brings bad luck and Gandalf has the notability to keep me safe. As for you...who knows why your still running about." Then I corrected myself, I was being absurd. Pippin and Merry shrugged their arms. "Can you tell me again, what she looks like?" I asked. I wanted to know so bad.
"Well, she has curly hair like us. Brown and yellow. Her eyes are like....as green as an emerald. Although she cannot-" Pippin was about to say something, but Merry kicked him in the shin.
"Wait! What can't she do? I thought you said her eyes were like the sea? Make up you mind. Both of you are starting to worry me!" I raised my voice and panicked. Never before, in my life time, had a visitor this big stirred up such a commotion between my friends.
The door opened and Gandalf came striding in.
"What is going on here? I could hear you three from outside while I was talking with Bilbo." He scolded. "Merry, Pippin, you have best get going. Frodo and I have some business." He told them. Both of them sighed. I was guessing that Gandalf had been telling them that a lot. As soon as they left, I jumped into questions.
"Who is this new visitor? Why are keeping locked up in here? Bilbo gets to go out. Where is she from? Tell me please." Of course, I knew most of the answers, I just wanted to see if they were right.
"My dear Frodo Baggins, you will get to learn about her. I keep you up here, because, I was on a trip to Lothlórien. It is a place of Elves and I was brought to attention to look into a mirror of water. There, I saw many things. With those many things, I saw that young girl who had arrived upon my looking into. Let us just say that she is a big part in what I saw. So that is why I have kept you here." I sat on my bed, thinking about the many possibilities that this girl would bring us and why it had to do with me.
"Well, Frodo, I must leave. But do not worry, when your party comes, you will be allowed to come out." He smiled and walked out the door. As for me, I huffed and laid on my bed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ALICE GRAHAM
As I walked over to the poles that Sam was hanging sheets on, I looked back and Merry and Pippin. They mouthed 'Sorry' and left. I was now left by myself with the ever grumpy Sam. So, I tried to be nice.
"Hello Sam. How have you been on this lovely day?" I asked in my most sincere voice ever. He looked at me.
"How I've been doin' Hmmm I don't know. I wish I could say that I feel great. But I can't. I don't feel safe. You knowin' as much as you do." He grumbled. I tried to keep a smile on my face.
"So...do you know where Frodo's house is?" I asked politely.
"yes, I do. But I ain't going to tell you. You should know already." He said
"Well, that sure is a cute little house. Is it for sale?" I asked about a small little hole.
"No! That's mine. I need to stay near Mr. Frodo at all times!!!" He then pointed to a house that was Frodo's. I peered at the window, trying to get a glimpse of him. Maybe he looked different than in the movie.
As Sam saw me look into the house. He hit is head against the pole, causing the sheets to fall. As they fell, Gandalf came over to me.
"Alice! I would like you to meet someone!" He said cheerily.....