This Diamond by Any Other Name written by Pippinsgal011890

Sequel to Sorrow Fills the Hearts of Many

Chapter1

I was not but two weeks in Lorien before I asked the Lady of Light the most important question of my life. I admit, I had tried to ask her before, but to no avail. I have a sneaking suspicion that she has lied to me about something.

I know for sure that I am pregnant now. I can feel my lower tummy tightening, and hardening, where the child will later rest. And I feel awful sick in the mornings too. But keeping mint leaves under my pillow, and chewing on them before I get out of bed seems to help.

But the fact that these symptoms have shown up so soon has led me to wonder just whose child is growing in me now. Today is March 28th, three days after the one ring has been destroyed, and exactly 42 days since I last had intimate relations with a certain Peregrin Took. Whereas, it is only been 21 days since I had done......uh....erm.....well, the same thing with a certain Frodo Baggins.

But Galadriel had assured me that I had NOT been pregnant, at that point in time, hadn't she? I think that a certain Lady of Light has some explaining to do, now doesn't she?

I sigh. It's going to take me forever to find her in this place, though. Especially when she doesn't want to be found. Unless, of course, I get a little help...now I know exactly what to do.

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And now, not but ten minutes later, I am seated atop the proud, and kingly Arathorn, and we are trotting primly through the halls of Lorien. Something that I know the lady will not look highly upon. As I have been told this by many an elf, in these last few minutes.

Well then, they should just speed up their immortal tail ends, and find me the lady, now shouldn't they? And I have told them this too. To the result of their utter disdain.

Then suddenly, I hear her voice in my mind, commanding me to stop behaving like I am.

"Then tell me where you are." I answer back pertly. There is no answer to my call. "I know what you have done Galadriel, and I want you to admit it." I mind say sternly.

She doesn't answer to that either, and I shout inwardly, "Fine! Two can play this game." And from then on we start to canter. We go speeding around Lorien, faster then I could have believed we could, and soon, I am just perched atop my princely steed, and he has full control of himself.

The elves are completely pissed off by now, and I can pretty well guess that Galadriel is not inside. That, coupled with the fact that things were about to get ugly, was enough to have me steer Arathorn out of the nearest exit, and go about tearing up the turf surrounding the main establishment.

"Galadriel!" I whoop. "I can do this all day you know!" I holler at the top of my lungs. And then suddenly, a gray and spirited mare is racing along side me, the Lady of Light atop her back. I am completely stunned.

I didn't even know she was allowed to ride, let alone so fast. Galadriel turns her head and looks, at me, a devilish smile on her lips, before veering off into Lothlorien. I follow her without a second thought.

Arathorn screams out, and picks up more speed, and her mare whinnies in response. Then we are in the trees, and branches are whipping me on all sides. I feel a sting on my forehead, and a stone flies up and hits me on the cheek. It hurts like purgatory, and, it's all I can do not to reach up and touch my face, and risk falling off my horse.

I bend lower over Arathorn's neck, and keep my eyes on that bloody brilliant racer of an elf. And suddenly, we are at the edge of a small, clear lake, and Galadriel is already seated on a silver blanket, and her horse is in the shade of a Mallorn tree, and the mare hasn't even broken a sweat.

I laugh merrily, and hop off of Arathorn, and go into a splendid roll, stopping just inches from the water's edge. Arathorn catches me by the collar and drags me back a few feet, then buffets me like a wayward colt.

Breathing heavy, I walk over to Galadriel and plop myself down unceremoniously next to her. I am wearing a pair of soft breeches, and a green shirt and weskit, while she is completely decked out in full skirts. And there is not a wrinkle, or a mark on her.

I reach up and touch my cheek, and there is a small cut there. Which should leave a brilliant scar. And there is a rather large welt, by the feel, on my forehead as well.

"I need to talk to you." I huff. And she nods, but doesn't move to say anything.

"You lied to me." I say again, accusing, and still she holds her silence. "I want to know whose baby I am carrying." I say again, looking her in the eye. And she nods again.

"You already know, do you not?" She says simply. Dammit, I hate it when she dances around like this.

"No I don't. Or I wouldn't have torn through entire bloody Lorien, and entire bloody LOTHLORIEN, trying to catch you and have you tell me." I sigh.

She looks at me. "You already know whose child you carry."

"No, I'm pretty sure I don't." I say.

And again she looks at me, before answering "Yes, you do. Now YOU, tell me."

And by then, she has me so frustrated, I just blurt out "Pippin's!"

And she gives me a little smile, and nods.

"Was that a yes?"

She nods again, same wise-arse smile on her face.

"Then why in bloody purgatory would you have let me think that I was pregnant with someone else's!" I shout at her. But inside I am secretly thrilled. I'm pregnant! With Pippin's baby! Go me!

"You seemed to think that already, and I had only comforted you. Not furthered your suspicion."

"But you LIED to me. You told me that I wasn't pregnant. You said I would have seen it all in the mirror. YOU said I chose the harder path. Well? What did you mean by that!" I say loudly.

"At the time, I did not think that you were pregnant. I am allowed a mistake at some point, am I not? And yes, you would have seen all that you have done, in the mirror. And YES, you did choose the harder path, by traveling all the way to Lorien by yourself, instead of going to Rivendell with your companions. AND now, your path is still as hard, as you will soon be traveling all the way back to the Shire alone as well." She answered me.

I was stunned. "WHAT!" I yell.

And she repeated herself. Then I burst into laughter. I should have known. She's an ELF for goodness sake. Of course she doesn't ever just SAY what she means. Oh no. She's just got to imply it, and hope that whomever she's talking to, gets what she actually means, not just what she's said. Of course, well EVERYONE knows that.

"Well then, my lady." I say between laughs. "When do I go home?"

She smiles at me, and goes over to get her mare. "Praps I'll give you a straight answer if you can beat me to the bathing rooms."

And then suddenly, she's astride, and leaving me in the dust. And I'm scrambling onto Arathorn's back, trying to catch up....

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Author: I'm back! And I hope chapter one answered that burning question inside of all of you! But don't think that this is the last twist I'm going to throw at you either!

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