Chapter 14

"Hey, hey, Faramir," Rhiannan whispered poking the man sitting next to her with a spoon. "Hey you, look at me."

Faramir sighed and looked at her, "What?"

"Who's that?"

The young man blinked, "Whose who?"

Rhiannan flicked his nose and nudged her head down to the young woman sitting five seats down from him, "Who's that?"

Faramir looked down at the young woman and had keep himself from laughing, "That is my little cousin, Lothiriel. Sweet girl, very timid though."

"I KNEW IT!" Rhiannan suddenly cheered drawing a little too much attention to herself. She blinked, "What?!" she asked. "Bugger off!"

He cleared his throat and looked down at his food like it was the most amazing thing in the world, "So…that was quite a speech you gave. What are you going to do if Boromir out and dies? Hunt his soul down?"

"Yep."

Faramir took a double take, "What?"

Rhiannan poked her fork at the food, "I will, but that's what isn't important right now. Is anyone courting your cousin?"

"Why? You considering sending one of your elves after her, because if you are, I'm warning you," Faramir told her.

"No, of course not!" Rhiannan hissed. "I would never put her through the torture I've had to deal with. It would be just ghastly. What think you of…King Éomer?"

"He is a fair fighter and a good man…why do you want to- Rhiannan what are you planning?"

The young half-elf looked at him, "Whatever do you mean dear friend? You know if you're not careful I will give Danielle permission with her pranks."

Faramir frowned, "That wouldn't be good… What interest do you have in King Éomer with my fair cousin?"

Rhiannan made a face meaning she was concentrating…hard, "Well…your cousin is not being courted, she is of the pretty age of twenty and Éomer is the handsome age of twenty-eight. She has been trained in the art of politics where Éomer has not, all though Éomer will do well at protecting his people from outside invasion. I think their union would be a good one, if they find one another…tolerable."

"When did you being to speak as one of us?" Faramir asked carefully.

She shrugged, "No clue, but will you help me with my little match making?"

Éowyn, since the moment she heard her brother's name, had been listening intently, "I will, so you'd better my dearest."

Faramir huffed, "Fine, I'll help, I'll help, if my bride to be wishes it."

"It will not do you any good to just stare at her, friend," Elrond commented to the March warden.

Haldir shifted slightly, "I wasn't staring at anyone," he insisted.

Elrond sighed and took a seat next to the younger elf, "Galadriel says you have changed greatly since you met her in Lothlorian, but of late you have been in your normal foul mood."

He grunted, but made no other attempt to answer.

The elf lord studied him carefully then looked over at Rhiannan who was speaking almost discreetly with Éowyn and Faramir, "If you keep up this mood, my friend, you will lose her. She is of a mortal heart, even though her body is of an immortal. She could decide to choose another out of spite because you can't seem to reason that she is her own woman."

"Lord Glorfindel has no right to step in," Haldir finally spoke. "If you say her heart of a mortals then he is not helping. She has to be utterly confused."

"And from what I hear she is, but it is mostly your fault."

"How?"

"If you believe her heart is like a mortals, then listen to your own," Elrond explained while he stood. "How have you been treating her since your returned from that other world?"

Danielle glanced down at her best friend, "What on earth is she doing?"

Boromir looked over at his new wife, "What is who doing love?"

"Rhiannan," she answered gently. "She looks like she's in plot mode."

His eyes widened, "Good or bad?"

"By the looks of it good," the young woman explained. "It's bad when she is plotting with the hobbits, but good when she is plotting with people kind of close to our age."

Boromir glanced down at his youngest cousin, where Rhiannan and Faramir kept glancing, "I think this might be good…we'll just sit and watch."

"So…I'll go teach them the song, its really simple, then we'll sing it for them. You have to get them to dance," Rhiannan whispered. "Come on, hop to."

Éowyn looked at Faramir after Rhiannan ran to the hobbits, "Okay…I'll deal with my brother, you with your cousin. We'll dance with the other until Rhiannan is ready."

Rhiannan sat in between Merry, Pippin, and Sam, "Hey, you guys having fun?"

"No…there is no alcohol," Pippin muttered.

"That can't come out tell the newly weds leave," Rhiannan giggled. "It's too early for it. Anyway, I have something I need you guys to do for me, listen carefully."

"Hey!" Rhiannan called jumping up in front of the small orchestra, "Could I have all the couples get out onto the floor please? This is a song just for them," she watched as Éowyn and Faramir dragged Éomer and Lothiriel toward each other. She smiled as they were introduced. "The Hobbits will be on voice," she pointed to the three. Frodo was off to the side talking quietly with Gandalf, "and I will be on violin, enjoy!"

She nodded to the three hobbits and they began:

"Oh this is the night, it's a beautiful night
And we call it bella notte
Look at the skies, they have stars in their eyes
On this lovely bella notte.
Side by side with your loved one,
You'll find enchantment here.
The night will weave its magic spell,
When the one you love is near!
Oh this is the night, and the heavens are right!
On this lovely bella notte!"

Éomer had been over joyed when Rhiannan had found out who Lothiriel was, but he felt terrified when his sister said he had to dance with her. Éomer was never that good with women; in fact he never really spent any time with them, excluding his sister. He kept in step with the music, concentrating on his feet more then concentrating on the woman he was dancing with.

Lothiriel on the other hand was terribly confused. She thought this man terribly handsome and had found herself staring at him a few times during the dinner. When Faramir insisted on dancing with her it had startled her. They were thirteen years apart and all though she loved her cousins she didn't really know them that well. Éomer also was not really paying attention to her while they were dancing. This personally irritated her.

The song finally ended and she gave a curt bow before finding her place next to her brothers once again. Éomer furrowed his eyes brows and began to walk back to his seat before Rhiannan grabbed him, "What did you do?" she asked.

The King of Rohan looked at Rhiannan, "I have no idea…we were dancing and I was so worried I would step on her feet that was all I concentrated on."

Rhiannan closed her eyes in irritation, "Bad Éomer!" she suddenly snapped thwacking him on the back of his head.

He jerked and looked at her wide eyed, "Hey now!"

She just rolled her eyes, "You ruin everything, you know that? Anyway, we'll wait tell the two couples leave, then the drinks will come out. I will con you into a drinking game, deal with it!"

Danielle whispered gently into Boromir's ear and smirked when he looked at her wide eyed. Boromir leaned forward and looked over at Aragorn who sat three seats down, "My King Elessar?" he called. Aragorn looked over at his sister's new husband, "I think it best we retire now, don't you agree?"

Aragorn looked at Arwen who looked bright eyed and ready, "Yes I do agree, as quietly as possible."

As they left the area the last thing they all heard was Rhiannan screaming, "Bring out the alcohol!"

Éomer jumped when a drunk Rhiannan fell onto him laughing, "Come on! We have to do the game! THE game! Please?! I wanna do the game!"

"What game?" Éomer asked.

Rhiannan sat down next to him, Merry and Pippin joined along with Legolas, Haldir, Glorfindel, and Faramir. Lothiriel was dragged with them by Éowyn who had insisted, "It's the funniest game in the world! Called I've never. What you do is you say something you've never done, and those who have done it have to take gulp of their drink. First person to quit or pass out loses!"

Éomer looked around and shrugged, "Well I don't have much to hide, I say we do it."

"And I shall join yeh!" Gimli declared loudly sitting down in the last empty seat.

"Okay, I'll start," Rhiannan told them. She glanced around then spoke, "I've never attempted to court Danielle."

Éomer grumbled and took a swig of his drink. Faramir and Pippin had to too. Éowyn was next, "I've never… hit Legolas with book."

Rhiannan, Haldir, Gimli, Merry, and Glorfindel all took a swig of their drinks. Lothiriel came next, "I've never ignored my dance partner while dancing."

Éomer looked guilty while he took his swig along with Rhiannan and Haldir. Merry looked around, "I've never made Gandalf really mad," Rhiannan, Gimli, and Pippin took large swigs.

Pippin eyed Merry carefully while he spoke, "I've never planned to actually steal fireworks," Merry grumbled and was the only one to drink.

"I've never played this game before," Gimli declared with a hearty laugh. Rhiannan glared and took a swig.

Glorfindel looked at Haldir while he spoke, "I've never gotten angry when a maiden couldn't tell me she loved me," Haldir and Legolas took a drink.

"I've never seen Éowyn dressed as a man," Faramir confirmed.

Rhiannan, Pippin, Merry, and Éomer took a drink. Haldir looked around him then spoke, "I've never tried to woo another man's woman," all the men took a large swig. Rhiannan let out a laugh.

Legolas looked at them, "I've never had a crush on a king or future king."

Éowyn made a face at him then took a swing. Lothiriel for the first time that night took a drink as well. Éomer looked at her carefully then finally spoke, "I've never known what to say to a woman," Haldir, Legolas, Faramir, and Glorfindel took a swig. Lothiriel stared at him for a good long while but was jerked from her thoughts when a thunk was heard at the end of the table. Gimli had decided to down the rest of his and was now passed out on the table.

Rhiannan suddenly stood up and with wobbly legs began to make her way toward…well she wasn't sure where. Haldir was immediately by her side, "Whoa there little one, you might hurt yourself," she suddenly jerked from him.

"Go away!" she told him angrily.

Haldir blinked and furrowed his eyes brow before running after her, "Rhiannan? What is it that I have done to offend you so?"

"You've been mean to me!" she told him bluntly like a six year old would. "Would it have been better if I had lied to you and said I loved you?! WOULD IT?!"

Haldir felt taken a back by her words, "Rhiannan…I…"

"No!" she told him before marching off. He quickly followed after her so she continued with her talking, "I always thought relationships were supposed to be honest! Honest with each other! But no! You just want me to lie to you to make you feel better! I'm sorry, I don't know if I can love you now! If you're gonna be so greedy with it if I did give it to you!" she paused for a second, "Tha's just it though innit?" she looked at him. "If I had said I loved you…you would have taken it to heart, or thrown it away, knowing you full well held another person's heart, another person's life and could do what you wanted with it. Toss it aside or whatever! I'm not like them though! I'm me! I am Rhiannan Laree Bungart! I am my own woman! I am…I am…" she suddenly stopped and slid to where she was sitting on the ground. "I am alone…" she whispered and buried her face into her hands. "Its no longer Danielle and Rhiannan. Danielle and Boromir…Rhiannan just pops by once in a while to check on the kid. She's not part of the mix anymore…"

"Then come with me, leave these lands with me," Haldir asked.

She quickly got up, tears in her eyes and her legs still wobbly, "No!" she insisted. Rhiannan looked at him, her face clear with hurt. "I may not be part of the mix anymore but I won't leave her! If you knew me you would know I won't leave the one thing in this world that reminds me of home! The one person who always understood me, no matter what my choices were! She accepted me when my family didn't!" she glared. "No! I want to stay here! And if you loved me you would want to stay here too! Glorfindel said that-!"

"So you love him then?" Haldir interrupted.

"Shut up!" she told him walking toward him. Rhiannan jabbed a finger hard in his chest. "You listen, and you listen good. I'm drunk so I can say what I want and not remember it in the morning so you'll have to remind me so I can apologize about it later too! You listening?" he nodded his head slowly, weary of the girl. "Glorfindel said that the girl he loved he would go anywhere for! I know I'll out live my best friend, and I want to spend every moment I can with her and her family. If I did choose Glorfindel, IF I did choose him and we found we were in love he would stay here with me until I was ready to leave. Which could be never, or it could be the very next day when Danielle has left this world! Would you? If I told you I loved and I wanted to spend eternity with you! Would you stay with me forever, where I am, would you?"

"I couldn't," Haldir told her. "I have a duty to Lady Galadriel."

"Screw duty!" she yelled at him, her body almost teetering over. Haldir steadied her but it didn't do any good. She jerked away and fell over. Rhiannan quickly got up while hissing, "Screw it all! I was always told if you love someone you do anything for them!"

"If you said you loved me, if you did you would understand then! You would come with me!"

"I can't though!" she cried back. "Haldir," a few tears dropped from her eyes. "Haldir, I care for you so much, but Danielle will always come first! Why can't you see that! Don't you get it? When I say I don't love you, I'm saying I can't go with you when you leave this land, I have to stay, for at least a bit longer if not forever… If you loved me, like you seem to say you do, you wouldn't want to leave me behind…"

"Rhiannan I don't want to I never said…"

"If you didn't want to, you wouldn't insist I go with you," she whispered before turning and continuing to walk.

Haldir reached to touch her shoulder but stopped himself. She continued walking. Rhiannan hugged her stomach then suddenly staggered and felt the contents of her stomach suddenly lurch out. A comforting arm encircled her and looked into the familiar eyes of another elf. Glorfindel had concern written in her eyes, "Come, I'll get you to your rooms…"

They walked, slowly, until she teetered again. With a sigh he picked her up in to a cradle and continued on to her rooms. She fell asleep in his arms and cuddled closer into his chest. Glorfindel set her on her bed and just studied her tear stained face, "Who knew such passion would comes from such a small thing," he whispered before turning.

He froze when her hand caught his wrist, "Please don't leave," she whispered tugging at his arm. "I need someone here…please?"

Glorfindel sighed, "Scoot over," she rolled over once so she was on her stomach. He chuckled and lay down in the now empty spot. She set her hand on his chest and gave a gentle sigh. Glorfindel touched her hair gently and whispered, "Lirimaer, mellonamin, arwenamin, quel du."

She muttered something into his chest then lost in the world of dreams. He gave another sigh and slowly let sleep consume him as well.

Note: Talk about my random fighty angsty scene. So, thoughts? Anyone, who should Rhiannan in the end, choose? I'm really not sure because I'm having an inner batter with myself…anyway tell me, I'll make sure its done! So…its super late and I'm tired, so thanks to the guys who reviewed! I would usually put your names up here but I really need to get to bed and I wanna get it posted tonight! I hope you all are doing well and thanks ever so much!

Translation thingy:

Lovely one, my friend, my lady, good night – Lirimaer, mellonamin, arwenamin, quel du.