Aryante woke up the next morning, small dots of sunlight partly blocked
from a tree shining into the room. She slowly opened her eyes and found
Pippin's arms lying protectively around her waist, as if he was afraid she
would get up and leave. She smiled to herself and closed her eyes again,
wanting to lay there forever. Unfortunately, for both of them, some of
their company would be leaving early that day. Aryante pulled the covers
over her shoulder as there was a knock on the door and Sam walked in,
though he immediately stopped in his tracks when he saw Aryante and Pippin.
"Begging your pardon, Miss Aryante," Sam said, his face turning a bit red from embarrassment. "But Lord Elrond suggested you two get up soon as some might be leaving in a while."
"Thanks, Sam, we will," Aryante said. Sam nodded and quickly left the room. Aryante sighed and turned over, Pippin's arm refusing to move from around her. She lightly nudged his side and Pippin yawned as he slowly opened his eyes. He gave her a sweet, tired smile and a simple, "Hello," while moving a few strands of hair away from her face.
"Hello." She smiled at him. "Sam was just here, he said we should be getting up about now." Pippin yawned and then sighed.
"Fine," he said reluctantly. Aryante got out of the bed and got dressed. As soon as Pippin had done the same, they made their way out of the room and outside to where everyone had gathered. They said good-bye to many members of their Fellowship, all with friendly smiles on their faces. Though they knew that they would one day cross each other's paths, it was hard for them to say good-bye. Especially for Aria, who had burst into tears, complaining that it was too soon to say good-bye, and Isabella had to calm her down by reassuring her that they would visit when they could.
Saying good-bye to Aragorn would probably be one of the hardest things she had ever done. He had been like a brother to her ever since she could remember, and even though she had said good-bye to him on a number of occasions, she knew that it would be a very long time before they saw each other again.
"I do not suppose we shall see each other for quite a while, will we?" Aryante said grievingly to Aragorn.
"Our paths shall cross again, though how soon, I can not tell," Aragorn said.
"But how can you tell? What I mean to say is, what if we don't?" Aragorn smiled and knelt down to her height, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"U mar anda mii ringlossë, mar mii lhunmorûl." [Tanslation: Do not dwell long in the future, dwell in the present.] Aryante gave him a small smile before jumping into his arms, hugging him and wishing that he would never leave. Aragorn returned the hug for a minute and then let go, still smiling at her.
"We shall meet again, I promise."
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A/N: Yes, yes, I know that was incredibly short. Oh well, I just got home from Ariana's house and she wouldn't stop bugging me to get a chapter out, so blame her ^^; You know the routine if you want to know when the next chapter is out, next one coming soon!
"Begging your pardon, Miss Aryante," Sam said, his face turning a bit red from embarrassment. "But Lord Elrond suggested you two get up soon as some might be leaving in a while."
"Thanks, Sam, we will," Aryante said. Sam nodded and quickly left the room. Aryante sighed and turned over, Pippin's arm refusing to move from around her. She lightly nudged his side and Pippin yawned as he slowly opened his eyes. He gave her a sweet, tired smile and a simple, "Hello," while moving a few strands of hair away from her face.
"Hello." She smiled at him. "Sam was just here, he said we should be getting up about now." Pippin yawned and then sighed.
"Fine," he said reluctantly. Aryante got out of the bed and got dressed. As soon as Pippin had done the same, they made their way out of the room and outside to where everyone had gathered. They said good-bye to many members of their Fellowship, all with friendly smiles on their faces. Though they knew that they would one day cross each other's paths, it was hard for them to say good-bye. Especially for Aria, who had burst into tears, complaining that it was too soon to say good-bye, and Isabella had to calm her down by reassuring her that they would visit when they could.
Saying good-bye to Aragorn would probably be one of the hardest things she had ever done. He had been like a brother to her ever since she could remember, and even though she had said good-bye to him on a number of occasions, she knew that it would be a very long time before they saw each other again.
"I do not suppose we shall see each other for quite a while, will we?" Aryante said grievingly to Aragorn.
"Our paths shall cross again, though how soon, I can not tell," Aragorn said.
"But how can you tell? What I mean to say is, what if we don't?" Aragorn smiled and knelt down to her height, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"U mar anda mii ringlossë, mar mii lhunmorûl." [Tanslation: Do not dwell long in the future, dwell in the present.] Aryante gave him a small smile before jumping into his arms, hugging him and wishing that he would never leave. Aragorn returned the hug for a minute and then let go, still smiling at her.
"We shall meet again, I promise."
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A/N: Yes, yes, I know that was incredibly short. Oh well, I just got home from Ariana's house and she wouldn't stop bugging me to get a chapter out, so blame her ^^; You know the routine if you want to know when the next chapter is out, next one coming soon!