Dearest Diary,





He never came! I must admit part of me was relieved, but another was burning with rage. How dare he leave

me sitting out there waiting on him for hours. This morning when I went out to give the flowers a healthy

drink, I felt the cool breeze flow through my hair and it seemed to calm my nerves. I figured I would go back

down to the docks and write a bit which, obviously, is what I did. That is when I found the letter. It was

sealed up with only my name printed on the front of the ordinary envelope. I really had no idea who it could

be from since it hadn't come through the post service. I was compleatly shocked once I read it. This is what

it says:









Diamond,

If you are reading this then I suppose you are not as angry at me as I thought you might be since, if you were, you would have thrown this letter away the moment you figured out it was from me. I'm going to take a chance and continue writing with the hopes that this is not in vain as, if you haven't figured, this is not a past time that I often indulge in. I would like to express my most sincere apologies for not having the courage to meet you face to face earlier today. My cousin Frodo truly was in a bad way and needed a touch of cheer today. However that is no excuse since he is also kin to Merry, and could have easily been tended to by him as well. I was afraid to come, if you want to know the truth. I didn't want to disappoint you. I have a bad feeling about our discussed plan of action concerning our closest friends. Please forgive my foolish mind and its inability to stick to chosen decisions. I do think Merry and Estella are going to want more time alone given the current situation. This will mean the two of us will be left with much more time on our hands to argue about everything under the sky. I know this is not what either of us had planned, but I guess that is what we are left with if we do not wish to spend the time alone. This got me to thinking. It could be much worse. I could think of many others that I would cringe at the thought of talking with. With that said, I would like to add that I do look forward to talking with you since, after all, you are an intelligent lass that this fool could learn a great deal from. Please accept my apologies and my truce.

Yours Respectfully,

Pippin Took







I am truly amazed. For all of his faults that I can find whenever he opens his mouth, I never would have

thought him capable of so elegantly expressing himself on paper. In fact, I wouldn't have given him credit

enough to be able to write his name, let alone make me get all misty eyed. I wonder if I misjudged him. This

had better not be one of his silly pranks that he is so proud of. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give him the

benefit of the doubt and try to get to know him better. Like he said, we are kind of stuck with each other for

the time being. I can't help but wonder. What now? Do I go in search of him or will he look for me? I think

that the best course of action is none. Let's see where this is going.





- Di