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Post by True Love's Kiss on Oct 9, 2014 22:42:53 GMT -5
Indeed was her younger cousin right about being shaken up because that's how poor Grace felt. They could easily see how much she was trembling and shaking. That was when she started to break down and cry.
Goldie try her best to comfort her poor best friend. "It's going to be okay Gracie. It was just a bad dream!" She tells her gently. "No! No isn't Goldie! I saw it! I was there!" Grace cried. "Blood was everywhere! There was smoke and fire! And....I saw him. His body...he was dead!"
"Who was?" Sam said, being the first to be speaking up after he, just like the others had been woke up. "My dad! He was killed on the field. My aunt murdered him! I just know it!!" Grace answered, still sobbing.
"Dreams don't mean anything Gracie." Goldie says. "Not unless they repeated themselves again." Sam mumbled underneath his breath, trying to let that passed unnoticed by the children. However, Grace did hear what the hobbit did say, but try her best not to think about it. She had never suffer a nightmare before where she had witness the death of a family member, but if the bad dreams kept coming back like Sam had mention, for sure Grace would wanted to head back home to make sure Frodo was still alive. But it was much too soon to be returning when they had only left for a day. If she had came back far too early, it would had just lead to another argument fight between the two of them.
And from the way she saw it, Grace had grown sick of it. Sick of all of the arguments, day in and day out. Night after night. Would things be able to change if Frodo had his chance of surviving the war? Or would it still remain the same as before, as if nothing had changed it? Grace try to shake it off that thought.
"The last time we spoken to each other from the night after my party, before we left, he said something to me....it was upsetting!" She told the group. Sam was already getting the hinting idea of what it was Frodo might of told her since it hadn't been the first time he remember saying something bad about Grace.
"What did he say to you?" Asks Goldie, waiting to hear it. "He said I was a---a...A MISTAKE!! Grace exclaimed, wailing more on her sobbing tears. "I'm not a mistake! Am I?" "WHAT?! Oh THAT figures!!" Sam scoffs, from rolling his eyes to shaking his head.
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Post by FaPingMulan on Oct 9, 2014 23:27:13 GMT -5
"Im sure he didn't really mean that Gracie. You know how parents are sometimes when they get mad or frustrated, they tend to say things they don't mean. If anything you were a proof of their love and resulted from it." Arowen spoke as she hugged her friend to comfort her.
Over the course of the day and the several days after that, Eldarion slept and ate very little. Constantly everything he did, he would see the spirit from his dream appear repeating the same message over and over often causing Eldarion to scream things like "Go away! Leave me alone! What do you want from me?!" at what appeared to the others to be nothing but thin air. His nightmares kept constantly repeating themselves over and over as well leaving him reluctant to sleep especially because he kept thinking what Goldie and Sam had said "Dreams don't mean nothing" "Not unless they keep repeating themselves." Surely that wasn't true, right? If it was, then his dreams were a warning as something to happen and that was something he just didn't want to accept for fear the moment he did they would suddenly become reality.
Arowen shook her head and sighed as she often watched her brother and though she didn't admit it, she feared her brother might be on the very edge of losing his sanity and often tried to seek council with Gandalf about it who seemed unconcerned and told her to ignore it, but Eldarion was her brother surely if something was bothering him, she had to try and help him right?
She tried to talk him about it too but he always seemed reluctant to speak about it and would often tell her things like "I'm fine. Nothing's wrong. I am just going through something right now and need some time to figure it out" but would neglect to tell her what exactly the thing he had to work through was.
Eldarion was relieved when a week later of travelling they had finally reached the Shire and had settled into Sam's old home as the Sacksville Baqgginses currently had possession of Frodo's home in Bag End and they wanted to avoid anyone who may recognize them.
Eldarion thought perhaps now his problems with the nightmares and the harrassing spirit would be over but as they settled down once more for the night, he could see the spirit outside waiting for him.
He sighed and snuck out careful not to disturb any of his sleeping companions. "Are you finally ready to listen?" A different spirit addressed him catching him off guard.
"Not until I get some answers of my own." Eldarion replied stubbornly. "Who are you and What is it you and your friend are referring to as my destiny?"
"You do not recognize our faces or voices but you have heard our names before. Think and you will remember them. As for you destiny, young one, listen well to my words and this time heed them well for time is running out." This time the female spirit spoke.
Eldarion sighed wishing for once he could just get a straight answer but nodded.
"Open up your eyes And see these warning signs Breaking through your heart And all the reason of your mind"
As the male spirit spoke the vision of Eldarion's nightmare flashed in his mind but this time it had grown to much more. Instead of just witnessing his kingdom fall, he was also witnessing the fall of Lothlorien, Rivendell, and Mirkwood. He shuddered at the violent images of death and destruction wishing he didn't have to watch it and didn't have to think about it but he knew no amount of wishing was going to change that right now.
"Open up to find Your action leaves behind The very hope that's given For the world to feel alive Oh
And the time has come to realize And see the plan you've been designed for So face the fear of all unknown And see the heart inside So open up your eyes So open up your eyes"
The male spirit continued on as the images vanished returning him back to the present.
This time it was the female spirit who spoke to him turning him to face her. "Throw yourself aside And hear the gentle cry Of the voice of peace that Gave up all to fill the void inside
Give away the fight Release your foolish pride The very bond is broken down You need to leave behind Oh
And the time has come to realize And see the plan you've been designed for So face the fear of all unknown And see the heart inside So open up your eyes So open up your eyes Open up your eyes"
As she spoke he found himself outside of the Shire once more though he wasn't entirely sure where he was besides what looked like to be a large grassy field he had never seen before. He looked around in confusion trying to figure out where he was and what relevance it had to what the spirits were trying to tell him before jumping slightly as they both appeared in a flash on either side of him and together spoke "Can you sense the feeling that There's more than what you know? (More than what you know) It's a fire that burns within That only seems to grow (Only seems to grow)
There's a price that's given And which only love can pay And the time is here and now Don't let it fade away
So open up your eyes Open up your eyes So open up your eyes Open up your eyes
And the time has come to realize And see the plan you've been designed for So face the fear of all unknown And see the heart inside So open up your eyes So open up your eyes"
With the last of their words they vanished and once more everything around Eldarion resumed back to normal. He stood there panting and thinking over everything trying to take it all in. He was sure they were telling him he had to leave and do something but what? And where was he supposed to go? He still didn't know and that scared him.
"Eldarion?" Arowen spoke coming out to join her brother clearly unable to sleep and her green gaze reflecting nothing but worry.
"Not now okay.." He spoke turning his back to his sister and sighing.
"Yes now. Something is bothering you. Everyone thinks you've gone mad or something and I am worried about you. Please tell me what's going on. I promise not to judge you but you have to tell me because I am your sister and I want to help you."
Eldarion hesitated before turning to face her. "You promise?"
"I promise."
Eldarion sighed but nodded. "Okay. I've been having nightmares."
"Nightmares?"
"Yes. Terrible nightmares and I've been seeing this spirit every time in my dreams and lately here in the real world everywhere I go no matter what I do but no one else can seem to see or hear her. She keeps telling me that I have this destiny that I am supposed to do but I have no idea what it is, how I am supposed to do it, or where I am supposed to go to do it..." He confessed.
His sister didn't answer him but she bore a look of understanding and determination in her face that Eldarion all too well knew what it was she was thinking though she did not speak it aloud and it was exactly what he feared it would be.
"You think I should go." He stated.
"Doesn't matter what I think." His sister replied obviously using reverse psychology on him to get him to do just that. It was a trick she often did to her brother to make him do things and every time it worked but this time she wasn't doing it just for the sake of doing it, this time she was doing it because she believed it was the right thing to do and if her brother had this great destiny than it was his job to do whatever he could to complete it regardless.
"What if it's too dangerous? What if I get myself killed? If I don't make it back who will be the next king of Gondor? There's more than just my life at stake here"
"Eldarion, sometimes you have to do what you think is right and damn the consequences. Yes you are to be the next king but what kind of king would Gondor want, one who would do anything for his people or one that is too afraid to act?"
Eldarion didn't need to think about that answer. It was obvious. He had to go, afraid and unsure or not. "You will look after the others until I return?"
"What are you talking about? I am going with you."
"No. You're not. I have to do this alone, Arowen."
"Of course you think that, but if you think I am going to let you, you've got another thing coming. We should say goodbye to Gracie and the others though. Not Sam, Merry, Gandalf, and Pippin however. They would only try to stop us." Arowen told him before leading the way inside.
'She always was the stubborn one..' Eldarion thought to himself before following his sister inside.
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Post by True Love's Kiss on Oct 14, 2014 21:23:51 GMT -5
Grace had been much afraid of returning back to sleep since the horrible dream of her father's murder. It had to be true that dreams don't mean a single thing according to what her best friend Goldie had try to tell her, but with the addition to Sam's words how they could always wind up repeating themselves a lot, that didn't help out too much for the princess. When the day finally came to when the three hobbits and the old wizard had brought the teens to the Shire, Goldie was filled with excitement.
She had spend the rest of the entire day reliving old times, catching up with the other hobbits and taking a visit to all of the old places while her brother Tom had badly failed at trying to woo the girls with his unsuccessful flirting. But all by the end of it, got rejected with a couple of slaps here and there. Back in Sam's old hobbit home while everyone was asleep all expect for Arowen and Eldarion, Grace had to another dream. A new dream she had never had before, but this one was entirely different than from the last one.
In the new dream, Grace found herself at the mountains; a strange location she was not very familiar with. The air in the sky was as fresh as it was any other day, with clear clouds. No danger lurking around, but Princess Grace seem to find herself lost. Hopefully maybe she would encounter someone who knew their way around the mountain, so she can look for a way out.
A crack of a snapping twig made the princess well alerted as she turn around. Not a sight to be spotted. When suddenly, there she found a small figure hiding in the shadows, but it fled off. Grace chased after the mysterious stranger, it was quite a long chase but she had lost sight of it. Before she knew it, she was out of the mountains, but was now lost in a forest. It was not the same forest Grace had encountered from her last dream and she knew a stranger wouldn't just appear outta nowhere and then take off in such a fright. She did not knew why, but in her heart, it was trying to tell her that there was something important she needed to know about the strange figure, but Grace couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Grace took a break by stopping in the middle of the forest after being tired from going through such a crazy chase and not succeeding in who the strange figure it was she needed to find. It had grown quiet, perhaps a bit too quiet. A sound caught her attention she heard from, so she turned around and that was where she found him. The stranger was not a man, or an elf, or even a dwarf, but the size of a small hobbit. He wore a long cloak, his face hidden from the hood but his blue eyes were easy to see. "Help me!" was all he said. Please!!
Grace couldn't understand him. What did this stranger wanted from her and why did he came to finding her seeking out the help he needed? He didn't seem to give out any clues to how or why, this was all she knew of.
"Help you with what? I can't help you unless you tell me!!" She cried. Goldie who was sharing a room with her and Kassie, woke up when she overheard the sound of Grace's voice and saw her talking in her sleep. Grace toss and turned around in the bed. "WAIT! Where are you going? COME BACK! I WANT TO HELP, BUT I'D--"
Goldie knew this had to stop. She got outta bed and hurried on over to her friend's side. "Gracie, wake up!" She cried as she try to budge her. "You're having another dream!!"
Grace cried out in a yelp, but eventually came to waking up without having to freak out this time. "Goldie!?" "I think you were having another nightmare!!" Goldie replied to her, but Grace shook her head. "No! It wasn't a nightmare this time, it was a....I'd--I don't know." She said, confused now. First she suffer the nightmares of her father's death, now she was having odd dreams over about a stranger whom she had no clue of or wanted from him? It had seem things had been getting fairly more strange since leaving home.
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Post by FaPingMulan on Oct 14, 2014 22:01:25 GMT -5
'I hope I am making the right decision....' Eldarion thought to himself as he and his sister snuck their way through the small hobbit house, thankfully due to being half elven, their footsteps were light and therefore didn't make much noise as they walked along the wooden floor past the rooms where the adults slept and towards the large room where the kids all slept together with their own separate adjacent bathrooms to give each gender their own areas to change and bathe privately from one another.
They slipped into the room finding Grace and Goldie at least already awake though Amir, Tom, and Kassie were still asleep.
"I've come to say goodbye." He announced softly to the two girls keeping his voice in a whisper not wanting to wake the adults in the other room.
"Huh? Wha? You're leaving?" Amir spoke sleepily overhearing Eldarion as he woke up before he shook Kassie and Tom awake. "Wake up. Eldarion's leaving." He told them.
"Sssh!" Eldarion hissed for Amir to keep his voice down pausing for a moment to listen praying the adults had not heard the hobbit's outburst.
He sighed with relief as he heard snoring from one of the nearby rooms before adding in a whisper "Yes, I am leaving and though I've already suggested against it, Arowen refuses to let me go alone but I did not want to leave without saying goodbye."
"Why are you leaving? Where are you going?" Amir questioned him this time keeping his voice to a whisper.
"I cannot tell you that but hopefully, the Valar willing, We will return soon. You guys will be fine here in the Shire and tell Sam and the others, this was nothing against them it's just something I had to do, alright?" Eldarion replied not wanting to tell them about his visions or the spirits visiting him knowing his companions probably already thought him insane enough.
"Oh no you don't. If you're going on an adventure, I am going too." Amir replied standing up.
"No you're not. You are all staying here." Eldarion tried to tell him sternly while adding in his thoughts 'It's bad enough I may be putting my own life and my sister's life in danger, don't make me do the same for you!' in his mind.
"Nope. I already made up my mind. We're coming with you, right guys?"
Eldarion tried arguing with Amir for several moments but as many times he tried, the stubborn hobbit refused to give in. Finally Eldarion could waste no more time for fear the adults would wake before he had a chance to sneak off and full of uncertainty he led the road onward into the night without any clue as to where or what he was heading too.
As they made their journey, Eldarion could not help but whisper an elvish prayer to himself that went along the lines of:
"I pray you'll be our eyes And watch us where we go And help us to be wise In times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer As we go our way Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace To a place where we'll be safe
La luce che tu dai I pray we'll find your light Nel cuore rester And hold within our hearts
A ricordarci che When stars go out each night L'eterna stella sei (remind us where you are)
Nella mia preghiera Let this be our prayer Quanta fede c' When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe
Sognamo un mondo senza pi violenza Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino Simbolo di pace e di fraternit
La forza che ci dia We ask that life be kind Il desiderio che And watch us from above
Needs to find a place, guide us with your grace Give us faith so we'll be safe
E la fede che Hai acceso in noi Sento che ci salver"
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Gandalf was the first to wake in the morning to the two spirits, Celebrian and Oropher paying him a visit. "It is done, Gandalf." Oropher spoke first.
"So he left then?" Gandalf asked the elven spirit not sounding at all surprised.
"It took him awhile but yes he left but he did not go alone as we intended." Celebrian admitted.
"What do you mean?"
"He took his companions with him, his sister, the half wizard, and the hobbits." Celebrian clarified.
Gandalf said nothing for a long time before sighing and nodding. "I see...Does he know everything then?"
"No. The Valar have forbidden us to interfere any further. Eldarion and his companions are on their own now. We cannot help them any further." Oropher admitted though he was mostly looking at Celebrian as if warning her not to do no more though she only gave the other elf a look of defiance and said nothing. Of course she would want to help her great grandson and his companions on their quest but was she really about to risk the will of the Gods?
"I will wake the others though I am sure they will not take it well.." Gandalf spoke dismissing the spirits before going to wake Merry, Pippin, and Sam only telling them that the children were gone and had left sometime during the night.
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Post by Renton on Oct 14, 2014 22:24:34 GMT -5
Before Gandalf would ever get the chance to tell Merry and Pippin the bad news, they were both already up and about. Pippin had gone to check on his son when he noticed that he wasn't there, and neither was Kassie, for that matter. As a father, it was natural for him to grow worried over the whereabouts of his own son. Checking the other bedrooms and finding them all empty, he hurried to where Merry was and informed him, "Merry, our children are gone."
Merry quickly turned to look at him with great concern. "What?"
"Yeah, both Amir and Kassie are gone, as well as the other children."
Hoping this wasn't another prank of Pippin's, Merry excused himself to check all the rooms in the house.
"You won't find them anywhere," Pippin called out. "I already checked them all."
After finding out that Pippin was right all along, Merry returned and asked with a tone of panic in his voice, "But how could this be? How could they just...up and leave us like that? Where would they go, and why?" Growing even more worried, he added, "You don't think someone would...kidnap them all, do you suppose?"
Giving himself a moment to think, Pippin soon suggested, "We should ask Gandalf. Maybe he can help."
Merry agreed as they both went off to find Gandalf and see what answers the old and wise wizard might have. As soon as they both found him, Merry told him, "Gandalf, something terrible has happened! Our children are missing! It's like they just...disappeared out of thin air!"
Pippin used hand motions to describe something disappearing in a puff of smoke and said, "Poof! Gone!"
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Post by True Love's Kiss on Oct 14, 2014 22:42:25 GMT -5
Tom and Kassie had woken up outta good dreams of their own no thanks to the half elf/half human prince showing up to wake them, including Amir to tell all of them that he and his sister were leaving. Grace peek through the window as she sadly watch the twins leaving that night. If it was an adventure it was going to be, then why should the princess and the hobbits be left out in from the action? Whatever it was they had to deal with, Grace would not let them face them alone. It may had been Gandalf, Sam, Merry and Pippin's duty to keep her and her friends safe away from danger while their parents stay behind to face the wrath war of Scarla's, but if Grace had missed out on her dream of grateful life and excitement, it probably may never come back again for another time.
"We're going after them aren't we?" Kassie asks, though the answer was very obviously it was a yes. "Come on, let's go!" Grace said, leading the way out for them quietly so it was not to make a sound to be wakening up the adults.
That morning, bright and early, Sam was already up cooking breakfast. The hobbit was about to called out for the teen kids to show up so they can eat, when he heard the panicking voices of Merry and Pippin, claiming that all of their children, including his own, were gone. He dashed outta the kitchen and hurried on by overhearing what the two hobbits had told the wizard. "WHAT?! GONE?!!? ALL OF THEM?!!?" He cried out. Growing a great deeply concern, he check by the bedrooms too to make sure it was not some type of cruel joke the two of them were fooling, but he saw that they were right. "AH NO! NOOO!!!" He exclaimed. "Mr. Frodo's going to have our heads for this! WHAT DO WE DO?!!?!?"
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Post by FaPingMulan on Oct 14, 2014 23:09:49 GMT -5
"Good to see you two have joined us." Amir commented when Kassie and Grace had joined them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Now calm down. The children were not kidnapped as there is no sign of break in or struggle and they left on their own accord probably following Eldarion, they'll be fine. However we will need to inform Frodo, Angel, Aragorn, Arwen, and Rosie of the children's quest which under any circumstances cannot be stopped or interfered with, is that understood?" Gandalf spoke both calmly and firmly understanding Merry, Pippin, and Sam's concerns but knowing the vital nature of Eldarion's quest and now essentially the quest of the other kids who had taken upon themselves to join it, could not be stopped either as so much depended on it.
"We will set off for Angel's kingdom after breakfast."
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Eldarion had led the group only out of the Shire before the kids had stopped to take a moment to rest a little while. As Eldarion slept, he found himself once more in that same forest but alone. "Hello?! Are you there?! I left the Shire but I have no idea where to go next?" He called out hoping for an answer and the longer he sat and waited for a response the more he feared he would not get one until the female spirit finally appeared to him.
"Follow the sun until you find where it sets. Never stray from the path of where the sun is in the sky." She told him before vanishing like smoke.
"Follow the sun?" Eldarion repeated confused aloud in his sleep as his sister shook him awake. "Eldarion. Wake up. We need to get something to eat before you lead us further on." She told her brother.
Eldarion groaned feeling like he hadn't slept at all before sitting up and stretching letting out a huge yawn. "Okay. Okay. Im up." He spoke sleepily.
"What's all this about the following the sun?" Arowen asked him curiously.
"That's what she told me. To follow the sun to where it sets which would mean we head northeast though I don't know for how long and where it'll lead too." He spoke in elvish so the others wouldnt understand.
"Maybe it's a riddle?" Arowen suggested before gesturing her brother to follow her to wake the others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gandalf, Sam, Merry, and Pippin were not the only ones journeying towards the direction of Angel's castle, three hooded figures on two horses rode quickly up to the castle gates as the afternoon approached.
A guard keeping watch noticed their approach from high up on the castle wall above the large drawbridge. "Halt! Who goes there?!" He called down to the small party.
"Friends of King Frodo and Queen Angel!" One of the hooded figures, a male spoke gazing up at the guard with a piercing blue gaze.
"We wish to speak with your king and queen, now open your gates!" The second figure, a hooded dwarf sitting behind the first figure who spoke, sharing the same horse spoke.
The guard hesitated before opening the gates though as they rode inside the gates, the three figures were surrounded by armed guards who insisted on following them into the castle surrounding them all on sides to prevent escape like they were prisoners as they entered the throne room.
"Is this any way to welcome your guests, Frodo Baggins? Having guards treat them like common peety prisoners?" The first male addressed Frodo who stood at council discussing war plans with Aragorn, Angel, Quinn, and a couple other advisors.
Knowing that voice anywhere, Aragorn grinned and waved for the guards to stand down before hurrying over and hugging the figure whose hood fell off revealing it to be none other than Legolas.
"What? Don't I get a hug too?" the second male figure spoke pretending to sound offended. "It is good to see you too, Gimli." Aragorn spoke before hugging the dwarf and last but not least hugging the last hooded figure who took off her hood to reveal herself to be Emily.
"It is good to see you all again." He addressed them all happily almost forgetting the impending feeling of doom that had recently been brought upon by the return of Angel's dead twin sister, Scarla for happier times of seeing their old companions again.
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Post by Renton on Oct 14, 2014 23:25:45 GMT -5
Along the way back to Frodo's kingdom, numerous thoughts were floating around in the minds of both hobbits, including where the children might be going, the possibility of them getting killed or captured in the process, and how Frodo was going to react when they tell him of what happened to Grace. They were fully aware of his being overprotective as a parent, so they prepared for the worst, as there was no telling how far Frodo would go in panicking at the thought of Grace gone missing.
Upon arrival, they were quite surprised to see Gimli and Legolas show up and reunite with Aragorn. Though it was a pleasure to see them again, there didn't seem to be much time for a lengthy reunion now.
"Where's Frodo?" asked Merry. "Something has gone terribly wrong, and he needs to know about it right away."
"It's about our children," said Pippin.
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Post by True Love's Kiss on Oct 15, 2014 0:05:09 GMT -5
The thoughts of Scarla's comeback had been set in everyone's minds since the children had been send out away to safety in the Shire. Their discussion about the war had been put to hold when three very familiar faces showed up to the party. "I know that voice!" Frodo murmured til he look with surprised to find the three guests were dearly old friends of theirs; Emily, Legolas and Gimli.
"EMILY!!" Angel shouted happily, greeting her fast with a quick hug. "YOU CAME! I'm so happy you came! What brings you back to Middle-Earth?" She asks. The queen had expected maybe the elf couple who had brought their son with them during their timely visit, but saw that he was not with them. The reunion didn't stay joyful for much longer no more when Gandalf, Sam, Merry and Pippin came back to give the other folks the bad news about their missing whereabouts on the children.
"Sam?!" Says Frodo in surprised. "Why are all of you back so soon? And what's this about the children? Where are they?" He asks when hearing about Pippin mentioning their kids.
"Mr. Frodo...afraid we got bad news we must share. The children are missing....including Grace too." Sam came clean to breaking it down for him, preparing whatever the worst should follow.
At first, Frodo did not let the big shocker of the news go through his brain. Had his own best friend and former gardener arrived back without the children, to let them know that they had gone missing? Even more so, more importantly his own daughter? The very only child he had raised and try keeping safe away from the world had gone straight outta the blues? "You lost my daughter?" He asks furiously as his bare hands trying to form a fist began to shake. He wanted to used them to choke the living hell outta his friend for losing his child, but the news of hearing them gone away left him so highly stress that he let it out with a scream. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Sam had to take cover by ducking on the floor, covering his ears. For a hobbit, Frodo's loud screaming surely came quite powerful for having such strong lungs. "That's one way of panicking." Sam said, shrugging his shoulder after Frodo had let off the steam, but the overprotected king wasn't highly done just there. The king began taking it out on the poor gardener by slapping him on the face with the back of his hand. "OW!!" Sam yelped. "You don't have to go around to hit me!"
"I have every right to!" Frodo yelled at him. "You were assigned to do one task Samwise Gamgee, and it was to keep Grace and the other children safe. HOW DO YOU LOSE FOUR HOBBITS, TWO ELVES AND A WIZARD!!?!?!?"
"We didn't lose them Mr. Frodo. They left!" Sam told him the truth, but Frodo didn't seem to be buying it. He was so filled up with rage, he had to forced himself not to be slapping Sam again. "Sam....if you do NOT go back out there and find them, I am going to wind up being fatherless again!!!" He shouted. Frodo had nearly lost Grace once as a baby, and he didn't want to go back to losing her again if the worst should ever come to her.
"Well what do you want me doing?!!? We don't know where they've gone off to!!" Sam reply, trying to keep his voice down so he wouldn't have to be shouting and yelling back at the king too like he was doing.
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Post by FaPingMulan on Oct 15, 2014 0:18:30 GMT -5
Emily had smiled and hugged Angel happy to see her friend again, who she had also missed and thought among their other companions since going back to live at home in Narnia again but her smiled faded when Angel asked what she, Legolas, and Gimli were doing back in Middle Earth. "We came looking for help.." She admitted somewhat ashamed.
"Your children? You mean to say you all became parents as well?" Gimli asked the hobbits, Merry and Pippin, in surprise when they asked to see Frodo to tell them about their children going missing.
"Calm down, Frodo! The children all left of their own accord as a fellowship of sorts of their own, they'll be fine. We have other things to focus on now as you well know." Gandalf spoke trying to get the hobbit to calm down.
"Where are they Gandalf? Do you know? Why did they leave?" Aragorn demanded from the old Wizard obviously concerned as well but handling it much more better than Frodo at least on the outside anyway.
"Your children are missing too?" Legolas spoke his voice sounded sympathetic and his eyes reflected the same pain.
Aragorn turned to face his friend when Gandalf refused to give him a straight answer. "Your son is gone too?" He asked Legolas and Emily who looked defeated but nodded.
"Aye. For a year, Tristan and my son Gloin have been missing. We've looked everywhere for them. We came here in a small hope they had somehow ended up here as we don't know where else to look..." Gimli admitted with a frustrated sigh of a worried parent.
"Or at least in hopes you could help us find them...." Emily added.
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Post by True Love's Kiss on Oct 15, 2014 23:03:27 GMT -5
"Gloin? Your dad had the same name right?" Sam asks the dwarf in a bit of surprise. Much like Frodo, he knew fairly well about Bilbo's old tale and how one of the dwarfs who accompany the late old hobbit was with was also named Gloin, Gimli's father.
"A YEAR?!" Angel says in shock. "Oh that's terrible news!" She says. She didn't know what she would do if Grace had been gone that long within 12 months, though she knew for sure Frodo would take it more harder and tragic if the same should be happening to their daughter.
"No, afraid we haven't. We would of let you know if we saw them right?" Sam replies, looking over to the others who had agreed. Angel nodded, but Frodo wasn't paying much attention for he was too busy panicking of what horrible things could happened to his dearly beloved sweet wizard/hobbit child while she was out there in the cold-hearted dangerous world. The worried king pace around, going in circles in a huge concern, lost in thought.
"Mr. Frodo?" Sam spoken up, noticing how scared his old friend was. "Frodo!!" He raised his voice to grab his attention. "IT'S OVER! WE'RE DONE FOR!" Frodo cried, taking his sorrow in very early and deeply. "OUR CHILDREN ARE GONE AND SO WILL WE! WE'RE ALL DOING TO DIE!!"
"MR. FRODO, PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!!" Sam shouted, shaking the mental craziness outta the unwell king. As if shaking him wasn't enough, Sam did the very unnatural thing he could do and that was giving Frodo one of the biggest slaps across the face he had ever did. He had never done anything like that, but didn't meant to do it on purpose. "Oh my ga--Mr. Frodo I'm sorry! I was just so angry, and I'd--oh please Mr. Frodo. I aplogize!! I didn't mean to go this far from hitting you." He apologized worriedly.
Frodo rubbed the big soreness he got from that hard hitting slap he had received. He didn't accept Sam's apology, but he did seem that he needed that to break out of it before he could go any further to acting crazy.
"Maybe Mister Gandalf has a point. Let's just try on focusing to remain calm and think what we have to do next. We shouldn't have to give up hope! Right?" Sam said, for once trying to be brave for their sake and believed that if their kids are going to be fine like the wizard had said, then fine they shall be.
"No Sam....hope for me has been lost since Grace walked out from those doors." Frodo reply sadly shaking his head in pure deep disappointment and left everyone behind at the council in defeat. The battle had not yet been started, yet it it felt like the poor king had already lose. How could things for the hobbit go back to the way things were? Without his daughter? The very loving child who gave him the very purpose to being a dad?
The kingly hobbit wander down the hallways til he came across to passing by Grace's bedroom. The doorway to it had been left open sine she and the other kids had left and inside did he enter in. Things had been quiet since Grace had been gone. Without that sweet smile, and those kind hearted lovely eyes, the very living thing who had brighten up his life everyday had been gone. How could he ever go on to looking back inside of her bedroom without thinking of all of the memories they had cherished? The bed had been fixedly neat and clean, but what he came across on top of the bed was the old fairytale book Frodo written long ago as an old birthday gift he gave to Grace, the very same doll Grace has had for a long time since she was a baby given to her by Goldie, and resting on the pillow was a very beautiful flower crown.
Frodo picked up the very sweet cute flower made crown he found from the pillow. A small but sadden smile came crossing his face of old but never forgotten memories came to him;
If I had tell you Will you listen? Will you stay? Will you be here forever? Never go away?
"Grace, how much longer?" Frodo asks his young small child. He had been sitting in a chair for over 10 mins while Grace, who was being held up by the help of Goldie, try finishing up the last minute touches to the flower crown her father was wearing. "Almost done!!" She replied, adding in some extra pretty flowers to make it perfect. Frodo didn't really mind at all when it came to playing lot of games with the girls. When they didn't felt like using Tom as the guinea pig, they would always used Frodo as their testing dummy for creating lots of girly things. "There! All finished!" Grace says proudly.
Never thought things would changed Hold me tight Please don't say again That you have to go
"Mommy, mommy!!" Grace called out, racing around the castle to look for Angel so she can show her mother her most proudest work she had ever did. When she did came to finding her, she grabbed her hand to take her back to her bedroom where Frodo had waited. "Mommy, look! Doesn't daddy look pretty?"
Angel had been busy keeping up with all of the queenly duties she had been stuck up, filling up writing scroll after scroll and wonder what was so important her small daughter had to showed her and why it couldn't have wait. But when she saw what they had done to her poor husband, Angel, whose hands had been filled carrying most of the unfinished scrolls, dropped them all down and burst into laughter.
"Oh ha-ha! Yeah, it's REAL funny!" Frodo says sarcastically, knowing far too well that Angel would be joining into the fun by making fun of him with the silly flower crown he was still wearing.
A bitter thought I had it all But I just let it go Hold your silence, It's so violent Since your gone
All my thoughts are with you forever Until the day we'll be back together I will be waiting for you
Despite how embarrassing it was for Frodo back then during the time from wearing that handmade flower crown Grace did for him, it wasn't nearly as more embarrassing as it was when he still hadn't forgotten about Legolas getting that overily done crazy makeover Goldie had did to him years ago. Frodo put the flower crown down back on the pillow where it was left, and next check on over to the book flipping through the pages and chapters very fast. It may of been a bad idea using that old book as an excuse to give Grace the truth on how realistic being on the adventure he had with Angel, but Frodo had wanted to treasure that moment forever that he knew he had to put it down as a fairytale version. Who would had guess Grace had loved it so much, it was the only book she ever asked from him to read to her before bed as it did made her to go sleep very fast.
If I had told you You would had listened You had stayed You would be here forever Never went away It would had never been the same All our time Would had been in vain Cause you had to go
Those nights reading to Grace all the time had always been the same, expect for one when he knew he thought his life was going to change for the better;
On the very eve of night when Tom and Goldie were spending the night at the castle with Grace, Frodo had shared to the three kids of the fairytale book of the hobbit who saved the day and rescued the princess he loved so much. For Grace, it always felt like hearing it the very first time, how much her face lighten up with wonder was just enough to make Frodo even more happy. He finally finished it and closed the book after he was all done reading it. "Read it again daddy!!" Grace begged happily.
"No no, that's enough for the night." Frodo turned her down gently. "Awww please daddy?" Grace pleaded, giving her the sad puppy dog eyed look. "Let's hear another story!!" Tom declared, who wasn't at all very tired and wasn't ready for bed either. "Not tonight Tom, it's time for bed." Frodo says as he was putting the book back away into it's shelf. When all of a sudden, the bedroom door slam hard and opened and Angel burst right in, throwing her arms around Frodo. "Frodo, I'm pregnant!!" She announced.
"WHAT?!!?" Frodo couldn't believe the news he had heard from his wife, but he was excited and happy as well. "You mean--" He couldn't look for the words to show his expression, but he showed it with love by picking up Angel carefully and taking her for a quick spin, hugging her tightly. He couldn't wait to have to began on extending their family some more.
"What's pregnant mean?" Grace asked her parents, not fully picking up on what her parents were talking about. "It means you're going to be a big sister!!" Frodo says, picking her high up. "You're going to have a little brother!" "Or a sister!" Angel added. "I am? I AM!!" Grace cheered. Goldie and Tom had congratulated their good old friend. With a new sibling into the picture, the three kids would be able to have more fun than ever, but also help the queen and king around by taking care of it.
But the day that had long waited came far too early for the couple than they had expected. Frodo and Grace were waiting just outside of his and Angel's bedroom while Quinn was inside with her in the same room trying to help her during the birthing process. Over a couple of hours, Frodo hadn't heard any word on Angel or their new child and was getting far more than worried. Surely he had hoped Angel and their child would be okay if all things were going okay for them. For sure, Frodo knew he didn't want to have to face going back to returning into the Vault of Souls if Angel were to died during the childbirth.
Grace had her old doll in hand to keep her busy, but couldn't focus for she also was very well worried for her mother and her soon to be born little sibling. "Daddy, when is mommy going to get better?" She asks him.
"Grace, I told you. Mommy is trying to bring in your new baby brother or sister, and it may take a long while to do so." Frodo reminded her calmly, though hearing Angel's blood curling screams coming from their screams really didn't ease them in so gently or help with their nerves.
When it was all over, Frodo could had sworn he could of heard the sound of a baby's crying, but it drop to a faint and before he knew it that sound was gone quickly fast. Eagerly did he waited for the royal adviser to open up those doors so he can allowed him and his daughter to see the new child, but nothing had happened. "Quinn?" He called, knocking on the door but there was no answer. "Quinn!!" He try jiggling the handle, but it was locked and Frodo couldn't get through. "Quinn! Open this door at once!!" He order, knocking on the door harder for him to answer. He pounded his fist harder, desperately calling out for Quinn's name, but so far try hard to no avail. He wander what was going on in there? It was not like him not to be answering when he knew the man was the only one in there, and more so why didn't he hear anything yet from Angel?
The hobbit was growing unpatiently and he needed to see his wife and new child right away, but he couldn't remember the way how to get through from another passage. "Grace, stay here!!" He told his little one, so he can look for someone to help him get through or better yet, find the scrolling paper that shown each secret way around the castle. He stop to a halt when he suddenly heard Angel's cries, not the type of blood curling screams he had heard earlier before, but they sounded like tears. Frodo hurry on back fast right on time when Quinn opened the door, his head hanging down in sadness.
"I'm sorry, your highness." He said to the king for his loss. "What?" Frodo peeked in, their sheets from the bed had been in a mess full of blood and there was Angel still in bed who had been very upset, sobbing. "Angel, what happened?" He asks as he went by close to her side.
"The baby....it didn't make it. It's gone! We lost it!!" Angel sobs. Frodo was crushed. His big chance to to let his family grow bigger had been long gone now. He too, was also very upset that he put his arms around his wife trying to comfort, but allowed his own tears to come out too. Quinn left the room to give the couple their time to sorrow for the painful loss of their second child, and from there he saw the sadness in Grace's eyes, but couldn't dare to see anymore sad faces that he left the family so they mourn in their loss together.
That very same night, after getting the blanket covers all clean up, things didn't seem to be the same no more for them. Angel had been quiet, not spoken a word, taking their loss very hard. "We can always try again Angel." Frodo said as he got onto bed, but Angel shook her head. "No Frodo...I'm done. I'm done with it all!" She refused in having another baby and wouldn't be able to take that chance. "I can't risk it. I almost died!" She told him.
Frodo didn't want to force anything his wife didn't want to do, but he nodded. "I understand." He said sadly. Then, a knock came tapping on their door. "Mommy? Daddy?" They knew it was Grace. Frodo got outta bed and opened the door. "Grace? What are you doing out of bed?" He asks her, seeing her holding her doll in her arms quite obviously that she couldn't be able to sleep.
"I can't sleep. Can I stay in here with you?" She asks her father. Frodo sighed, but he didn't mind. "Okay, but just for tonight." He said, picking her up and putting into their bed.
"Grace, we are sorry you lost your chance to be the big sibling I know you wanted to be, but you have to remember it wasn't your fault. These things? They happened." Angel says, stroking the hair out from Grace's face to see her pretty eyes. "You understand right?"
"Yes mommy." Grace nodded. "Good. Okay, let's go to sleep." Angel said, and gave her little girl a kiss on the side of the head goodnight and went to sleep. Grace sighed and lay down, but wasn't very sleepy. "Daddy?" She says, checking to see if Frodo was awake. "Yes?" He spoken up, who clearly wasn't really asleep at all like she was. "Can I snuggle next to you please?"
"Of course you can." Frodo replied. Grace put the doll away aside and cuddled up closely to her father. "Goodnight daddy." She said, closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep. Frodo bid a tenderly sweet nighty-night to his daughter with a kiss to the head. "Goodnight, my dear Grace." He whispers softy and went off to sound asleep as well.
The sweetest thought I had it all Cause I did let you go All our moments Keep me warm When you're gone
All my thoughts are with you forever Until the day we'll be back together I will be waiting for you
Losing his second child will always and forever be a hurtful loss for the sadden king hobbit. He didn't set the book back down on the bed, but he did picked up the doll he saw last and let it rest on top of the book. But just seeing the two of them together in his hands reminded him all too much about Grace for he couldn't fight back his tears anymore. He fell down heavily on the floor, holding the two items closely in his arms as he cry. Had sending her away was the biggest mistake he had ever done? No it wasn't. Will it ever be the last time he would ever see his daughter again? Frodo was not sure, but it did feel that way. He prayed hard to the heavens to keep their eyes opened for Grace. "Bilbo...if you're there, hear my prayer; watch over my Grace for me."
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Post by FaPingMulan on Oct 15, 2014 23:55:32 GMT -5
Emily nodded thanking Sam for his offer but on the inside she felt broken too despite how well she hid it. She could understand everyone's feelings of loss over their children and she felt terrible they were now endearing the same pain she, Legolas, Gimli, and Vivian had been enduring for an entire year. She couldn't understand it. Why would their kids all just disappear as Gandalf put it "of their own accord?" weren't they happy with their homes and their families?
"Angel, perhaps you should go and try to talk to Frodo." Gandalf spoke breaking the silence in the room since Frodo left it.
But Frodo was not the only one lost in thought and memory, Emily too was going through the same thing as she felt the crushing weight of the little piece of hope she and Legolas had been holding onto being finally crushed and falling to pieces. Legolas stood by Emily hugging her in comfort as she finally broke down falling to her knees sobbing. The pain she had held in for so long finally couldn't be held in any longer.
As she felt Legolas holding her close her mind was swept away to memories of when Tristan had been a child growing up.
Never thought I'd be in this place It's someone else's life I'm living Wish I were living a lie The hardest part is when the bough breaks Falling down and then forgiving You didn't kiss me goodbye I'm choking on the words I didn't get to say And pray I get the chance one day
Tristan, who was about the age of six, sat alone on a large grassy hill pulling out the grass with his small fingers with his head hanging. Poor child was feeling lonely with his friend Gloin off with his father and mother for the day leaving him no one to play with.
Feeling bad for her son, Emily walked up to join him sitting down beside him. "Missing Gloin?" She asked her son softly.
He nodded not looking up at her.
"You can always play with him tomorrow, you know. Why not ask some of the other kids to play with you?" She suggested giving her son a small smile.
"They won't play with me...Im different..." He mumbled sadly.
"Who told you that?"
"Everybody. No one looks like me except you, Uncle Eragon, Aunt Arya, Dad, and cousin Roran. Why don't we look like everyone else?"
Emily sighed. She knew one day Tristan would be able to see the difference due to the lack of elves in Narnia. She knew Legolas felt it too sometimes especially when Gimli was around so much of his own kind while Legolas stood out like a sore thumb but she knew Legolas was happy with her and Tristan and that was enough for him but was it the same for Tristan?
"Even Gloin has friends like him!" Tristan cried.
"We're unique and that's something to be proud of. Narnia is a land more special than any other with creatures no other land could ever dream to exist and you should never feel that you are not special." She told her son as she hugged him and held him close.
"I don't like being different momma." He told her.
"You know what would make you feel better?"
Tristan sniffed rubbing his tearing eyes with his hand. "What?"
"Tickle fight!" She laughed as she tickled her son as he laughed and struggled. "Stop! That tickles momma!" He yelled in between laughing fits.
Emily sniffed softly as another memory came to her mind.
Tristan was older now. It was a year before he gone missing with Gloin. He stood in the doorway as his mother hugged him making a face at her fussing over him as Gloin laughed at him.
"Mom, really I'm fine. Gloin and I will be back in a week. Dad and Gimli used to go on bonding trips all the time you told me, now it's my turn and Gloin's too." He told her.
"I know I just want you both to be careful, alright? You know you could always take Roran with you."
"Nice try Mom. You know Roran and his family aren't back from visiting Ellesmera." Tristan told her with a smile before waving goodbye and leaving with Gloin.
That had been the last time she had seen Tristan and Gloin and she didn't forgive herself for letting them go off as she was sure Legolas, Gimli, and Vivian didn't either.
I still run I still swing open the door I still think you'll be there like before Doesn't anybody out there know to never come around Some things a heart won't listen to I'm still holding out for you
I can hear ya smile in the dark I can even feel you breathing When the daylight chases the ghost I see your coat and I fall apart To those hints of you I'm clinging Now's when I need them most I should get up, dry my eyes and move ahead At least that's what he would have said
I still run I still swing open the door I still think you'll be there like before Doesn't anybody out there know to never come around Some things a heart won't listen to I'm still holding out for you
Emily wasn't the only one who suffered from memories of Tristan, Legolas was too though he kept himself composed better than Emily except to those who knew him best and knowing the pain reflected in his eyes without the form of tears.
"Come on Tristan! It's bath time! Now get down from there!" Legolas called up to his four year old son feeling quite exasperated but trying hard to keep himself from losing his patience.
"No! I don't want a bath! I like being dirty!" Tristan called down to Legolas laughing as he was completely covered in mud and clung to a tree branch refusing to climb down.
"Tristan, you come down on the count of three. One...Two..-"
"Catch me Daddy!" Tristan laughed as he jumped out of the tree and was thankfully caught by Legolas who rushed forward to catch his son. It was obvious his son was just like he was when he was a small elfling not that he would ever admit it to anyone though.
Legolas smiled sadly at the memory more memories followed of him trying to teach Tristan to speak elvish when he was first learning to talk but never succeeding more than the word Ada and of Tristan pulling hair and going through a little pirate phase too.
Had it really seemed that long ago?
It was the touch of Gimli's hand on his shoulder that brought Legolas out of the memories before he gently made himself and Emily stand up who was now trying to regain a little composure after her understanding break down.
"Tristan and Gloin will be fine." Gimli tried to reassure him though he didn't sound very sure himself. "We'll keep looking for them."
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Post by Renton on Oct 21, 2014 22:47:56 GMT -5
Frodo's reaction by screaming upon learning that the children had gone missing had made the two jittery hobbits wince and grab hold of each other, awaiting the unexpected panicking rampage the hobbit king might go into. "I knew it," Pippin commented, a little fearfully. "I knew he'd react that way the moment we'd tell him."
Fortunately, with Sam's intervention in helping Frodo calm down, they both let go of each other and sighed with relief. They were soon quite surprised to learn that the children of Emily, Legolas and Gimli had gone missing as well.
"Well, that's odd," Merry said. "I wonder if their disappearance has anything to do with the disappearance of our children. I mean, could they have all gone off to the same destination, maybe?"
Before anyone could answer his question, they both looked to see Frodo walk off in a sullen mood. Pippin took pity on him and wanted to console him; just as he was about to go after his dear cousin, Merry placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him from going any further. "No. Let him go, Pippin," Merry told him. "A little time to himself is all that he needs right now."
Pippin looked on to where Frodo had continued further down the hallway and soon nodded in understanding.
Getting back to the matter at hand, Merry said to everyone in the group, "I think it might be good to retrace our steps and see if there any clues we can use to help find our children. Did anyone notice anything strange coming from our children lately? Maybe somebody here caught the things they were talking about that struck him as very odd, such as places none of us are familiar with."
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Post by True Love's Kiss on Oct 21, 2014 23:57:16 GMT -5
Angel followed Gandalf's little tip of advice and left the room to see where Frodo was. She heard the sound of his weeping tears and followed them. From there, the queen spotted the poor sadden king on the floor of their daughter's bedroom helding to the princess's most precious belongings.
"Frodo?" She try speaking up, a bit choked up from her tone, but swallow it down to clear up her voice a bit. Angel went inside of the room, kneeling down and resting her hand on Frodo's shoulder; wishing to look for some kind of words to think of and to say to comfort her poor husband, but she was just as much worried about Grace as he was.
Frodo stop sobbing and look into Angel's eyes, trying to read in what it was she wanted to try and tell him, but there was nothing so he waited. "Frodo, do you blame me for not trying again? For not...the--I'd--I mean the..." Angel try to say, but sighed sadly shaking her head and looking away so Frodo wouldn't have to see her tears. She had been mostly referring about their second child they had lost.
Frodo let go of Grace's stuff he was holding to and hugs his wife in comfort. "No...no not at all Angel. I do not! I would never blame you for anything..." He spoken softly as she finally allowed those tears of hers to flow.
It had seem just like yesterday Angel had been carrying their unborn child for 8 months. One day they had the thrilling opportunity for their to be bless with the next offspring, and then the other it had been gone just like that out of cold harden and hatred cruel fate. Angel can still remember it like no other day as she let her mind be swept off to one of her recalling memories due from her pregnancy.
Angel had been resting up in her bed, scrolling down a list filled with boy and girl names on the letter, with the paper she was holding well resting on her pregnant belly and in her other hand, a quill pen where the small bottle of ink was on a small dresser. The queen dipped her feathery of a quill pen back onto the ink and went back to work trying to pick of a better name for the soon to be born child.
"Hmm..." She had ponder. Many of the few she look through she had either crossed off or kept it to a circle with a question mark next to it to keep the name of one or the other opened minded for her later. "Nope! Nope! Nope! Nah-uh!" She said as she went one by one of them all. "No! No good. Maybe. And no!" Angel continued, going through the names she didn't pick by scribbling them off. The queen had been far off too picky, but also couldn't seem to pick out the right name for the unborn child. "UGH! Why is name picking SO HARD?!!?" She groaned frustrated with her head up high and the paper thrown down.
It had seem names may of gone more easier for Frodo when he had chosen the name Grace for their daughter, but it was right after their eldest child had been born. And Angel had already learned through her last experience, her powers can't work when she is with child. "I wish I knew what your gender was." She said as she glanced down at her stomach, rubbing her hand on it smoothly. "Then I would know what name I can used."
Angel did not wanted to regretted making the wrong choice by choosing a name that wouldn't come to match for the kid. If the expecting mother had learned if the child was just another girl like Grace is, then she would have an easier chance of picking out a female name. But if it was a boy, which was something new she and Frodo had never had before, what good of a male name would match for the young little prince? "This is hard!" She thought to herself.
It would seem the thoughts of name choosing would never leave her mind until she can pick what was most solid. Luckily, those thoughts of hers had drifted off when Frodo happened to stop on by to see how she was holding up. "Hi stranger!" He greeted her teasefully standing in the doorway.
"Hi..." She greeted him back flatten from her tone of voice, for not being in the mood. Her husband joined her by running right inside of the room and pounce right onto their bed.
"Hey careful!" Angel warned him. "Have you forgotten I am still with child here? YOUR CHILD?!!?" "Ah-ah-ah! Mood swings Angel;" Frodo reminded her, still teasing her playfully after he lays down restfully next to his wife. "Remember, stress is not good for you nor the child."
"Your words won't changed!" Angel spoken to him quite bitterly, but it was mainly the mood swings she hated suffering from the most when it came to her symptoms. Much like the first time she had been pregnant before with Grace, they hadn't changed. She went through the same such as fatigue, food cravings, morning sickness and many more. "UGGGH! I can't wait to get this thing OUTTA HERE!!" Angel commented out loud.
She felt a small kick coming from inside. Almost as if it had seen their second unborn child had heard what she had said and the little bitty kick was just a way to get the poor mother to stop. "I don't even know if this one is going to be a girl again or a boy." Angel added to Frodo, now a bit more better on the calmer side.
Frodo had been curious for quite some time too to wonder what their child was going to be; another princess or a newly prince? But safely to say, he didn't have to waste his time cooking up new names for their child like Angel was doing for they knew the name will come to them around sooner, maybe right after the day Angel would give birth to it. He moved a bit closer next to her to his pregnant wife's side to get a better view of her pregnancy tummy.
Frodo placed his hand to lay on top of Angel's pregnant stomach. "As long as our child is in good health, I won't care what it will be." He said and gave a little gentle sweet kiss on his wife's pregnant tummy. He rested his head against it, humming a soft sounding lullaby to gently smooth their unborn child to rest. Angel smiled sweetly at her husband. How wonderful it was loving their newly young child when it has not yet had come into the world just yet, but they still love it all just the same as much as their other child Grace.
A sudden little noises of giggles coming from young little Grace and her friends was easily heard from them. "Ready or not, here I come!!" Said Sam whose voice was also easily heard from somewhere down out the halls. "I'll find you!"
Grace had been playing hide and seek all day with Sam, Goldie and Tom. And since her buddies had already found their hiding spot, Grace was still searching for her own. The little small princess found her parents in their room and chose their place to go and hide.
She came inside and took cover by hiding underneath the blankets from her folks' bed. "Grace, what are you doing silly girl?" Angel asks with a smile on her face.
"Shhh!!" Grace shushed them, peeking her little face out. "I'm trying to hide from Uncle Sam. Don't let him find me!" She tells them and goes back into hiding, trying to keep herself in check by not letting a single snickering or giggle give away her position.
Sam passed by, but didn't bother looking into Frodo and Angel's room. "I know you're hiding well, but I'm still gonna look for you!" The hobbit of two called out to the three hiding children. Soon after he was gone, Grace's parents gave her the a-okay that Samwise Gamgee had left, but Grace still awaited.
"Is he gone?" She asks without taking a peek to check. A sudden little laugh broke out from her when she was grabbed by the hands of her father getting her by her ankles and pulling her out of the sheets. Grace struggled a bit as she was getting tickled by her father, but he stopped for he didn't want it to last that long.
"Ohh! The baby is kicking!" Angel told them. The sound of their laughter must of had the baby in her moving. "Grace, do you want to say something nice to your new baby brother or sister?" The mom-to-be asked her eldest child. Grace hopped out of her father's arms and put her ear closely to hear the movement of the unborn baby. "Ooh! I can hear it moving!!" She says excitedly. "Hello little baby. I'm going to be your big sister."
It hurt Angel's heart how much carrying Frodo's second child meant a lot to him, and for Grace too. "If only it never happened...if only!" She thought to herself, thinking all too much of that sadden memory even after when it was all over. "I'd give anything in the world just to see our baby's face, if it had lived and would still be here...."
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Post by FaPingMulan on Oct 22, 2014 0:04:22 GMT -5
"No not really. Last we saw of Gloin and Tristan they were heading out for a week for some male bonding time but they were never seen or heard from since. Have your children been gone long?" Gimli asked Merry and Pippin.
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