Disclaimer:
Again…I own no part of the Lord of the Rings world, place, beauty, legend…thing.
Peregrin Took 2nd is mine, as well as her friends whom are not a member of the Gamgee family.
Author's note:
THEwriter Lioncub – thank you for your positive review. = : ) I was spurred on to finish this chapter part in thanks to you. I needed a baseline to work off of as far as what people thought. So thanks
Sakura123 – same as above…your review was greatly appreciated! I'm glad you like the story so far. I'll keep writing, and I'm also going to post some of my other stories soon.
To both – I've got really, really bad memory, and as I'm typing this I can't remember which one of you inquired as to the name of Pippin's daughter. But to answer the question: At one point, it states that 'her mother was right to name her after her father.' His daughter has his name. So her fully name is Peregrin Took the 2nd.
Not very original, but I figured the name worked just as well for a
feminine name as a masculine.
To everyone else who reviewed: THANKYOU!!!! I will do my best to keep up with this story. = : )
Chapter 2
The sun was setting. Tendrils of color were creeping across the sky in the early evening to mingle with the stars that were beginning to peep out from behind the clouds. The trees which stood dark in the coming dusk whispered amongst themselves as the wind encircled them. It was a quiet night…a peaceful night. A night filled with the gentle laughter of children being ushered inside by their parents, of smoke rings blown by the elders on their porches and of a good mug of ale at the green dragon. But not for everyone.
"She's late." Pippin said as he watched the fields from his kitchen window. "She knows how dangerous it can be after dark."
His wife, Diamond, chuckled as she placed food on the table. "Of course she knows how dangerous it can be, but she also knows how dangerous it actually will be. This combination assures that she'll almost always be late. Besides, you know how much she likes the outdoors."
He turned to face her. "Yes, I know…but she also knows that I worry."
Diamond rolled her eyes. "Thanks to your exploits several years ago, her head has been filled with so many stories that I don't understand how you could possibly blame her for wanting what she does. You're the Thain of the Shire, she's had the best training and education that a Hobbit lass could have. If anything…she's better off than you were when you set off with Masters Gamgee, Brandybuck and Baggins. Peregrin can handle herself…"Diamond sighed, "And we have this discussion almost every other night."
"I know we do, but she insists on testing us."
She laughed. "How is she testing us?"
"She's always late."
"Define late," Diamond snapped, placing her hands on her hips. "You don't fret about our son this way."
"Leave Faramir out of this."
"Why? Do you think him more capable to fending for himself?"
"No, of course not."
"Then why do you treat him differently?"
"I don't –."
"Is it because he's a boy?"
"No – …"
"You trust him more?"
"No –!"
"Well then, what?"
"She my little girl! She should still need me…I need her. I just don't want her to get hurt." Pippin sank down into his chair at the end of the table. "I don't want her to leave us."
Diamond put down the loaf of bread she'd been carrying and went to stand by her husband. "This has nothing to do her does it?"
Pippin looked up at her. "What?"
She smiled. "Faramir…you miss him don't you?" Their eldest son had moved out and gone to live on Bagshot row a couple years ago. Him being able to venture off on his own was part of what sparked the enthusiasm in Peregrin of actually going to the places she'd heard about. After all, if he could make his own choices couldn't she?
"Of course I miss him. No more than a father should miss a son."
"That's not what I meant. I mean that in a sense…he left you. And now you can't stand the thought of 'losing' Peregrin too."
"She's my little girl"
"Little girls grow up too."
Pippin nodded. But he couldn't bare it if she left, he just couldn't.
Just then, the two Hobbits looked towards the front hall as they both heard the door scrape open and then shut with a *click*. Diamond gave Pippin a strong look, telling him not to dare admonish Peregrin for what he considered being late.
In she strode her curly hair a mess from being blown around, her dress covered in smudges of dirt and grass stains, and her cheeks slightly pink from the sun; the typical look for their daughter.
Pippin smiled. Ok, he thought, I'll try and just let this go. It's not like she's leaving tomorrow or anything. "How was your stroll, pumpkin?"
"It was fine."
"Did you see anything interesting? Meet anyone along the way?"
She nodded as she took her seat. "Sancho Proudfoot was out working on the mill, and Merriana Southpaw was out in the market with some new dresses that she'd made to sell."
Diamond sat down on the other end of the table opposite of Pippin. "She's made some new ones? Well then, perhaps you and I can go down there sometime and pick out some new ones."
Peregrin nodded absent-mindedly. "…yeah, maybe."
Peregrin looked up at her father and seemed to brace herself as though expecting an uproar. "But actually, I was going to set out tomorrow for Gondor."
Pippin swore his heart had stopped.
