A/n: I cried a bit while writing this chapter. It is a song fic to Diamond
Rio's "I believe". All the love that it mentioned is through best
friendship. I mean admit, you love your best friend, as much as a brother
or sister, and if your best friend was going to die, you would be going
through the same thing.
I couldn't leave ya hanging at the end of the last chapter.. to bad this one isn't much better! Read your reviews on vacation, and update ASAP!!
Disclaimer: I do not own "I Believe" or Lord of the Rings, but I am using their words and characters, sorry!
Song Title: I Believe, Preformed by Diamond Rio, written by Skip Ewing and Donny Kees
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CHAPTER 12: I Believe
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"There is not time," the elves arrived, "Right now, we need to help Pippin."
Merry felt hurt. Pippin was his cousin. Aragorn and the elves were talking in elvish, so he had no idea what they were saying. He found a dark nearby corner, and sat down. Was it really too late? Were the elves right? If Aragorn had lost all hope, then was there no reason to have any hope?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it's like you haven't been gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He began to cry. He glanced over at the crowd of people surrounding his cousin. Why him? Of all the people, why him?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What about breakfast?" asked Pippin.
"You already had it." replied Aragorn.
"We've had one yes, but what about second breakfast?" asked Pippin. Aragorn walked away.
"I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip."
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This wasn't happening. None of it was possible. Any second now, he would wake up from this horrid nightmare.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"And with all my heart I'm sure we're closer than we ever were
I don't have to hear or see, I've got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"First one to the river wins!" shouted Pippin.
"SLOW DOWN! You're gonna get hurt! And then who's fault is it?"
"Still yours!" laughed Pippin, "You're supposed to be watching me."
"Slow down, or I'll push you into the river!"
"What, are you afraid that you'll lose?"
"NO!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pippin had to make it. Merry couldn't picture actually surviving without his cousin as company.
That is when he decided, life without his best friend is impossible. If his cousin died, then so did he.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"That when you die your life goes on
It doesn't end here when you're gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I'm right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Aragorn and the elves were busy hovering over Pippin, who's screams had subsided, but was now breathing extremely heavily. "My life is over. I can't do this!" He thought to himself. "Why couldn't it be me in his position?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Forever, you're a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
And I'll hold you even longer if I can
The people who don't see the most
Say that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
'Cause I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You need people of intelligence on this sort of mission. Quest. Thing!"
"Well, that rules you out Pip."
"Nine companions, so be it. You shall be called the Fellowship of the Ring."
"Great, where are we going?" asked Pippin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then the thought hit him, Pippin had been through other terrifying ordeals, and survived. Why would it be any different now?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"PIPPIN! What do you mean you're alright? You right leg is broken, and by the looks of it, so is your arm."
"Your point is?" asked Pippin, "I've come out of worse, remember. I'll survive!"
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"OOO I believe,
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, Oh I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Aragorn walked over to Merry. He looked up. Aragorn picked him up and enveloped him in a great hug. "I'm sorry."
"What do you mean?"
"He's gone."
"No," cried Merry, "It isn't possible!"
"His heart just stopped beating, and his breathing stopped just seconds before. I am really sorry."
"Sorry!? Sorry for what? Not helping him when he needed it? Not searching for him right when he went missing? What are you sorry for?"
Aragorn put Merry down and looked him in the eyes. "It was inevitable. there was a huge gash in his legs. Even if he did survive, he probably wouldn't be able to walk. It is better this way."
"NO!" screamed Merry, "NO IT IS NOT BETTER THIS WAY!! You don't understand." And he ran off.
Aragorn in fact did not understand, but he did understand that he did not want Pippin to die. But it happened, and there was no way to stop it. He tried to stop it. He did everything he could, but he couldn't do it.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again And I believe"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/n: Now do you see why I began crying while writing this story! It wasn't easy. It wasn't fun. I am sorry, but this had to happen. I backed myself into a corner!! I apologize again, and beg you not to kill me until the next chapter comes out!
I couldn't leave ya hanging at the end of the last chapter.. to bad this one isn't much better! Read your reviews on vacation, and update ASAP!!
Disclaimer: I do not own "I Believe" or Lord of the Rings, but I am using their words and characters, sorry!
Song Title: I Believe, Preformed by Diamond Rio, written by Skip Ewing and Donny Kees
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------
CHAPTER 12: I Believe
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"There is not time," the elves arrived, "Right now, we need to help Pippin."
Merry felt hurt. Pippin was his cousin. Aragorn and the elves were talking in elvish, so he had no idea what they were saying. He found a dark nearby corner, and sat down. Was it really too late? Were the elves right? If Aragorn had lost all hope, then was there no reason to have any hope?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it's like you haven't been gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He began to cry. He glanced over at the crowd of people surrounding his cousin. Why him? Of all the people, why him?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What about breakfast?" asked Pippin.
"You already had it." replied Aragorn.
"We've had one yes, but what about second breakfast?" asked Pippin. Aragorn walked away.
"I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This wasn't happening. None of it was possible. Any second now, he would wake up from this horrid nightmare.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"And with all my heart I'm sure we're closer than we ever were
I don't have to hear or see, I've got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"First one to the river wins!" shouted Pippin.
"SLOW DOWN! You're gonna get hurt! And then who's fault is it?"
"Still yours!" laughed Pippin, "You're supposed to be watching me."
"Slow down, or I'll push you into the river!"
"What, are you afraid that you'll lose?"
"NO!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pippin had to make it. Merry couldn't picture actually surviving without his cousin as company.
That is when he decided, life without his best friend is impossible. If his cousin died, then so did he.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"That when you die your life goes on
It doesn't end here when you're gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I'm right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Aragorn and the elves were busy hovering over Pippin, who's screams had subsided, but was now breathing extremely heavily. "My life is over. I can't do this!" He thought to himself. "Why couldn't it be me in his position?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Forever, you're a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
And I'll hold you even longer if I can
The people who don't see the most
Say that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
'Cause I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You need people of intelligence on this sort of mission. Quest. Thing!"
"Well, that rules you out Pip."
"Nine companions, so be it. You shall be called the Fellowship of the Ring."
"Great, where are we going?" asked Pippin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then the thought hit him, Pippin had been through other terrifying ordeals, and survived. Why would it be any different now?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"PIPPIN! What do you mean you're alright? You right leg is broken, and by the looks of it, so is your arm."
"Your point is?" asked Pippin, "I've come out of worse, remember. I'll survive!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"OOO I believe,
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, Oh I believe."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Aragorn walked over to Merry. He looked up. Aragorn picked him up and enveloped him in a great hug. "I'm sorry."
"What do you mean?"
"He's gone."
"No," cried Merry, "It isn't possible!"
"His heart just stopped beating, and his breathing stopped just seconds before. I am really sorry."
"Sorry!? Sorry for what? Not helping him when he needed it? Not searching for him right when he went missing? What are you sorry for?"
Aragorn put Merry down and looked him in the eyes. "It was inevitable. there was a huge gash in his legs. Even if he did survive, he probably wouldn't be able to walk. It is better this way."
"NO!" screamed Merry, "NO IT IS NOT BETTER THIS WAY!! You don't understand." And he ran off.
Aragorn in fact did not understand, but he did understand that he did not want Pippin to die. But it happened, and there was no way to stop it. He tried to stop it. He did everything he could, but he couldn't do it.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again And I believe"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/n: Now do you see why I began crying while writing this story! It wasn't easy. It wasn't fun. I am sorry, but this had to happen. I backed myself into a corner!! I apologize again, and beg you not to kill me until the next chapter comes out!