edhelen perian iond By Tari

Disclaimer: Not mine. Anything you don't recognize is but the rest is the great Tolkien's.

Note: The chapter is from two POV's. It's the exact same scene from Faramir's and Pippin's Point of view. I got the idea from the book Flipped.

Chapter 1 Meeting The King

~Faramir's POV~

I glared at my Ada. He had just caught me playing with his bow and was very mad. Come on! I was five years old! I'm old enough to play with it!

"Fary!" He called me my baby name. "The king is coming you have to get ready."

"I don't want to!" I yelled sticking out my tongue.

"Yes you do!" he picked me up and carried me to my room while I screamed the whole way. He dressed me in a green elf tunic.

"Now you look like an elf." he ruffled my hair and looked me in the eye. "The king who is coming on a brown horse and will have a slight beard. His name is Lord Aragorn. Say it with me Lord Ar-a-gorn." I said it and he smiled. "Good now the elf will have long hair and his name is Legolas. The short guy is Gimli."

"PIPPIN FARAMIR!" I heard Nana calling us.

"Let's go."

"Okey-day Ada!" I knew he was proud of how much elf talk I learned. I ran to the door and sped down the hall. I could hear Ada catching up to me. He snatched me up and carried me all the way to the front door. He set me down when we had gotten out of the door. Standing there was a *very* tall man. He had a cape and a crown. This must be that....what's his name...King Acorn. He looked nice. Next to him was a boy. He looked young but older than me. This probably was the prince. Standing next to him was a tall blonde elf. I could tell cause he had ears like me. He had a bow and a knife just like Ada. Next to him was a short guy with a busy beard and a funny helmet on. Probably Gimli.

"Are you King Acorn?" I asked the tall guy. He smiled but I saw Ada and Nana turn red and heard the elf guy snicker.

"Yes I am. And you're Faramir?" he smiled and I nodded feeling shy.

"Aragorn!" I heard Uncle Mer and saw Uncle Sam. I hadn't seen them in a long time. Uncle Sam was on Bill and in front of him was a little girl with long curly hair and she was wearing a little bow. I saw King Acorn look at the prince and he said something.



"Why don't you show the Prince to his room?" Ada asked me and I smiled. "Show Miss Goldilocks to her's too." Goldilocks that must be the little girl.

"Ok." I smiled at the two. The prince was much taller than me. "I'm Faramir." I smiled at them.

"Oh you must be named after Lord Faramir. Neat. I'm Eldarion." the boy shook my hand.

"I'm Goldilocks but everyone calls me Goldi." she smiled. I noticed she had a small bag with her.

"Come on I'll show you to your room and you can change if you want and we can go raid the kitchen." I suggested.

"Good idea." Eldarion said. "Oh call me El it will be easier."

"Hey Far!" Bo walked up. I really liked my cousin he was real nice. He was a year older but acted younger.

"Hey Bo. This is my cousin Bo, Bo this is Eldarion he wants to be called El and this is Goldilocks she wants to be called Goldi." Bo shook hands and we walked into the Great Simails. "I don't thing the others will sleep here. They're too big." We all laughed and I showed them they're beds. All the beds had been made longer since Ada was taller and he sometimes slept in a different bed and Uncle Mer was the same.

We sat in my room for a while and told stories. Then a small brown blur ran into the room. It jumped on the bed and I saw Arien, my puppy. She was a small brown and black ball of fluff with two little friendly eyes and floppy ears. Her name was Sunlight in elvish.

"Why hello!" El laughed and stroked Arien.

"Her name is Arien." I smiled.

"Sunlight. Suits her." El grinned.

"You know elf talk?" I asked stunned.

"My mother's an elf." he smiled. Cool.

We talked for a long time until Ada called me out. We had a dinner of pork, cabbages, and mushrooms. We stayed up way past my bedtime and then I slept happily anxious to play with my friends.

~Pippin's POV~

Right now I knew my son hated me. I had caught him with my bow. I mean cone on he's 5!

"Come on Fary the king's coming!" I said holding up a tunic.

"I don't want to!" he stuck out his tongue at me. That was it. I felt like I would snap, how did Merry do it!

"Oh yes you do." I picked him up and slung him over my shoulder. He screamed all the way. Right now I would rather be stuck in Gondor cornered by an advancing army than have a screaming 5 year old in my ear. Wait, scratch that.

I finally forced him into a fancy green tunic. He crossed his arms pouted and looked mad.

"Now you look like an elf." I grinned and ruffled his hair while I saw his eyes light up. "The king who is coming on a brown horse and will have a slight beard. His name is Lord Aragorn. Say it with me Lord Ar-a-gorn." he said it and I smiled. "Good now the elf will have long hair and his name is Legolas. The short guy is Gimli."

"PIPPIN FARAMIR!" I heard my wife calling.

"Let's go."I smoothed his hair down so he looked nice but it sprung up the moment I tried to fix it. Sighing I gave up. Kids.

"Okey-day Ada." I was extremely proud of the amount of Sindarin he had learned. Maybe I learned it slower because of the war or I had things on my mind. I chased after him and scooped him up and carried him all the way to the door. Standing outside were some of my dearest friends. King Aragorn, Prince Legolas, and Master Gimli. I nodded to each and they nodded back. I noticed Faramir seemed to be sizing them up.

Suddenly he said. "Are you King Acorn?" I could feel myself flush and saw Aragorn smile.

"Yes I am and you're Faramir?" He nodded almost suspiciously. Just then I saw Sam and Merry ride up. Along with them were Bo and Goldilocks, Sam's daughter. Aragorn said something to the prince Eldarion.

"Why don't you show the prince around?" I asked and soon they were off.

"Suliad Mellon-nin!" Legolas called happily. 'Hello my friend'

"Suliad!" 'Hello' I called back and walked over. Merry and Sam were waiting there for me.

"How do things fare in Took Land?" Aragorn asked.

"Quite well if the future Thain doesn't kill the present one." I murmured smiling. Legolas snickered.

"I knew he was going to be just like you." I rolled my eyes at the prince but still smiled.

"How is Mirkwood?" I asked curious about the land I had spent so much time at.

"Very well, we are very well. We are killing the remaining spiders and driving the fell beasts away. Soon it will be just like Greenwood many, many years before." Legolas had a far-away look in his eyes.

"Would you like something to eat or drink?" Diamond smiled.

"Please! This elf has only fed me lembas for day! If I eat another I will surly be sick!" Gimli said miserably. Diamond laughed that cheerful laugh.

"You're in luck Master Dwarf! We have just finished the lembas! I'll be right back." she walked into the Great Simails. Suddenly a brown blur started speeding around my feet.

"Arien!" I said loudly and the little dog stopped running and sat panting.

"I see you've gotten Faramir a pet!" Aragorn smiled. "Eldarion wanted a dragon when he was five. Then it was an oliphaunt! I finally got him a bird." Several chuckles rang through the garden. Diamond walked out with a large plate of fried mushrooms. Instantly the three hobbits grabbed one but I knew the others had never had one fried. Gimli was the first to try it then quickly stuffed it in his mouth. The others ate them too and soon they were gone.

We talked of everything. Mirkwood, Gondor, The Shire, Moria, and the war. Diamond seemed very interested in everything. She looked up and saw the sun.

"I'd better go start supper." she said excusing herself and walking back in. A

hour later she called us in. We ate in the garden. We had pork, cabbage, and of corse mushrooms.

After saying goodnight to everyone I joined Diamond in bed after putting Faramir to sleep. I fell asleep with her heartbeat against my ear.