Hi everybody!Well I hope some people are actually still reading this story...I can't believe I took so long to update. Anyways for those of you still reading I know the ending of this chapter is a bit lame, but I needed to add that in somehow. This is a long update for me so I hope you all like it and yay read and review!
The next morning when Daisy went into the kitchen for her second breakfast her father was sitting at the table waiting for her.
"Good morning Daisy. I think you and I need to have a little talk. Please, sit down."
Daisy gazed uneasily at her father as she pulled out a chair and sat down."What do you want to talk about?"she asked.
"I know my dear that you and young Peregrin were quite attatched to each other. However your friends have been gone far too long and I believe it would be best for you if you chose someone else to marry before your next birthday..."Her father started, his voice sugary sweet.
"So that's what this is about?"Daisy demanded, her blue eyes dark and flashing,"You just want to get me married off, no matter what I'm feeling!"
"Don't get upset with me, I'm trying to do what's best for you."her father smiled,"Peregrin would understand."
"What do you know about he and I?"Daisy spat standing up abruptly and knocking the chair over,"You know nothing!"
"I know he is not coming back!"her father yelled his face red as he too stood.
Daisy stepped back as though she had been slapped."You cannot say that. You don't know it's true. He asked me to wait for him and I will!"
"If you do not choose a husband then I will!"her father snarled,"I will not have my daughter waste her life away waiting for a dream, and that's all it is Daisy a dream. He is dead, you must accept it"
A single tear rolled down Daisy's cheek and she brushed it away angrily and glared at her father."I hate you,"she hissed, "and I will not marry anyone except for Pippin,I will wait for him and he will return!" With that Daisy turned and stormed out of the room, slamming the door to her home behind her.
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Daisy ran down the path,blinded by her tears she didn't see someone crossing the path in front of her until she ran right into them, knocking both of them to the ground.
"Careful Daisy you might hurt yourself,"the figure chuckled and she looked up realizing it was Brandy.She rolled off of him and brushed off the front of her dress. But before she could turn away he grabbed her arm.
"Daisy are you alright?"
"I'm fine,"she said a little to harshly, yanking her arm out of his grasp.
"Then why is your face covered in tears?"he asked softly.
The question was so caring and sincere and daisy took one look in his concerned eyes before she burst into a fresh wave of tears.
"Come on now, why don't we go sit down on the hill there and you can tell me what's wrong."Brandy murmered placing his arm around her shoulder to comfort her as she sobbed.
They walked over to sit on a log at the edge of some trees and Daisy continued to cry into Brandy's shoulder as he rubbed her back and whispered that she'd be alright.Finally she sniffled and pulled back, wiping at her cheeks to brush any remaining tears away.
"Sorry,"she muttered,"I got your shirt all wet."
Brandy smiled,"don't worry about it, i'm sure my shirts have suffered worse before. Now do you want to tell me what the cause of that many tears was?"
Daisy sighed,"It's nothing really.Well nothing new anyways."
Brandy frowned slightly,"It's Pippin isn't it?You're still torn up about that aren't you?"
Daisy kept her eyes focused on her hands and she played with the hem of her dress.A dress, she hadn't been wearing them until her friends left. But then what was the point of wearing pants and a shirt if she wasn't going to be tramping all over the shire with Merry and Pippin? She sighed heavily,"Yes it's Pippin. My father doesn't understand that I have to wait for him. He's trying to force me to marry."
Brandy sighed,"I know you want to wait for him, but what about the effect it's had on you Daisy? You look like you haven't slept well for a long time and you hardly ever socialize with any other hobbits."
Daisy glared at him and was about to open her mouth and come up with a snappish retort but Brandy covered her mouth with his hand. "I know you're going to say it's not true. Or maybe you'll say that you would be out socializing if Pippin were here. But don't you see Daisy, Pippin wouldn't want you to suffer because of his dissapearance, he'd want you to be happy."
A single tear trickled down her cheek and she whispered,"But i miss him so much."
"I know,I do too you know, he was my cousin."Brandy said,"I wish he'd come back too, even if it was to take you as his wife, then at least I could see you happy."
Daisy glanced up and before she realized what was happening Brandy lightly pressed his lips to hers.At first she was too shocked to pull away, and then before she could stop herself her hands and entwined themselves around Brandy's neck. He pulled back just slightly and looked into her eyes.
But suddenly instead of seeing Brandy before her it was as if she was seeing Pippin, with his dancing eyes and mischeiveous smile and she pushed Brandy away, horrified by what she had done.
"No Brandy I can't,I love Pippin,"she said.
"But he's gone now Daisy you have to move on."Brandy answered reaching for her hand.
But she pulled back and stood slowly backing away from him,"He may be gone but that doesn't mean he's not coming back. I have to hope don't you see?Hope's all I have left."And with that she turned and fled into the forest behind her.
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Finally Daisy slowed down and wiped the tears and dirt and sweat off of her face. 'All I seem to be doing lately is running,' she thought bitterly. And suddenly she realized where it was that she had instinctively run to. She went up to the hobbit hole and knocked on the door.
When it opened light spilled out onto the front walk and a young hobbit stood in the doorway."Daisy!"the young girl cried throwing her arms around Daisy's waist.
Daisy smiled and patted the little girls dark curls,"Hello Pimpernel, is Pervinca here?"she asked.
But the other young hobbit lass stood leaning against the wall, looking every bit like her older brother in that pose. "Daisy, we've missed seeing you around here lately."
"I know,"Daisy said taking a deep breath,"but I think you understand why I haven't come."
"Of course, we miss him too, come on in."Pervinca said motioning for her friend to enter and her little sister grabbed Daisy's hand and dragged her inside.
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Daisy and Pervinca sat with tea in the nice cozy front room of the Tooks hobbit hole."So Daisy,"Pervinca asked,"what brings you here to see us?"
"I don't really know,"Daisy sighed swirling the tea in her cup around,"I just, missed spending time with you Tooks I suppose,"she said smiling weakly.
"Well I know you've been spending some time talking with a certain young Took lately, though not in this family."Pervinca stated.
Daisy looked up and her eyes were filled with guilt,"I know Vinca,I feel so horrible. I...I just...I miss Pippin so much, and sometimes I forget myself, they look so alike you know."
"Daisy, please it's all right. None of us expect you to waste your life away. We all have to accept that my brother may not return, and if that happens you deserve a happy life, please don't feel guilty."
"But Vinca I....I kissed him."She said and her shoulders drooped as she expected her friend to get angry with her for betraying her brother.
"Listen to me Daisy, you've been beating yourself up ever since they all disapeared, now I know that you feel awful, we all do. But please Daisy you need to stop blaming yourself for everything you do. Pippin always lived life to the fullest, as did you when you were with him. If he isn't coming back he'd want you to continue to live life for all it's worth, no matter what you do."Pervinca said taking her friends hands and smiling warmly though tears shone in her eyes.
Suddenly they could hear feet on the path outside."Who's that?"Daisy gasped.
Pervinca's face darkened,"It's more of those men come to see Sharkey up in Bag End. There's more here everyday. I don't know when they started coming but lately it's getting much worse, there's so many of them taking our crops, eating our food, ruining our houses,and generally ruining the shire. They're even locking hobbits up in the 'lockholes'!It's horrible Daisy, our people should stand up for themselves."
"We should, as a matter of fact we should do it right now!I didn't know it had gotten so bad up here."Daisy said. She was tired from lack of sleep but with everything that had happened that day adrenaline coursed through her veines. She grabbed for her purse and smiled at Pervinca."I'll be back to see you soon, no more waiting half a year to visit,"she smiled.
"Alright Daisy, but please be careful,"Pervinca said,"I'd hate to lose you and my brother, I don't want you getting taken off to the lockholes."
Daisy smiled and headed outside, once there she could see the men heading up the hill. They were not very pleasant looking and were quite rude to hobbits but she marched right after them.
"Excuse me,"she said. The men turned around and glared at her. "Exactly where do you think you're taking those vegetables?"she demanded.
"Up to Bag End miss, but don't you be a worrying about things such as this,"sneered one, "it's not business of yours."
"My father grows some of the crops you take so it is darn well my business,"she spat,"We hobbits haven't had nearly enough to eat lately and I believe that some of that, no, ALL of that is ours. So why don't you leave that cart to me, and run on to wherever you belong!"
Suddenly one of the men lashed out and slapped her so hard she fell down hitting the side of her head on the cart. She felt herself falling into blackness as she heard one of the men snarl,"Take this insolent little wench off to the lockholes,she'll be quite comfortable with the diet there!"
The next morning when Daisy went into the kitchen for her second breakfast her father was sitting at the table waiting for her.
"Good morning Daisy. I think you and I need to have a little talk. Please, sit down."
Daisy gazed uneasily at her father as she pulled out a chair and sat down."What do you want to talk about?"she asked.
"I know my dear that you and young Peregrin were quite attatched to each other. However your friends have been gone far too long and I believe it would be best for you if you chose someone else to marry before your next birthday..."Her father started, his voice sugary sweet.
"So that's what this is about?"Daisy demanded, her blue eyes dark and flashing,"You just want to get me married off, no matter what I'm feeling!"
"Don't get upset with me, I'm trying to do what's best for you."her father smiled,"Peregrin would understand."
"What do you know about he and I?"Daisy spat standing up abruptly and knocking the chair over,"You know nothing!"
"I know he is not coming back!"her father yelled his face red as he too stood.
Daisy stepped back as though she had been slapped."You cannot say that. You don't know it's true. He asked me to wait for him and I will!"
"If you do not choose a husband then I will!"her father snarled,"I will not have my daughter waste her life away waiting for a dream, and that's all it is Daisy a dream. He is dead, you must accept it"
A single tear rolled down Daisy's cheek and she brushed it away angrily and glared at her father."I hate you,"she hissed, "and I will not marry anyone except for Pippin,I will wait for him and he will return!" With that Daisy turned and stormed out of the room, slamming the door to her home behind her.
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Daisy ran down the path,blinded by her tears she didn't see someone crossing the path in front of her until she ran right into them, knocking both of them to the ground.
"Careful Daisy you might hurt yourself,"the figure chuckled and she looked up realizing it was Brandy.She rolled off of him and brushed off the front of her dress. But before she could turn away he grabbed her arm.
"Daisy are you alright?"
"I'm fine,"she said a little to harshly, yanking her arm out of his grasp.
"Then why is your face covered in tears?"he asked softly.
The question was so caring and sincere and daisy took one look in his concerned eyes before she burst into a fresh wave of tears.
"Come on now, why don't we go sit down on the hill there and you can tell me what's wrong."Brandy murmered placing his arm around her shoulder to comfort her as she sobbed.
They walked over to sit on a log at the edge of some trees and Daisy continued to cry into Brandy's shoulder as he rubbed her back and whispered that she'd be alright.Finally she sniffled and pulled back, wiping at her cheeks to brush any remaining tears away.
"Sorry,"she muttered,"I got your shirt all wet."
Brandy smiled,"don't worry about it, i'm sure my shirts have suffered worse before. Now do you want to tell me what the cause of that many tears was?"
Daisy sighed,"It's nothing really.Well nothing new anyways."
Brandy frowned slightly,"It's Pippin isn't it?You're still torn up about that aren't you?"
Daisy kept her eyes focused on her hands and she played with the hem of her dress.A dress, she hadn't been wearing them until her friends left. But then what was the point of wearing pants and a shirt if she wasn't going to be tramping all over the shire with Merry and Pippin? She sighed heavily,"Yes it's Pippin. My father doesn't understand that I have to wait for him. He's trying to force me to marry."
Brandy sighed,"I know you want to wait for him, but what about the effect it's had on you Daisy? You look like you haven't slept well for a long time and you hardly ever socialize with any other hobbits."
Daisy glared at him and was about to open her mouth and come up with a snappish retort but Brandy covered her mouth with his hand. "I know you're going to say it's not true. Or maybe you'll say that you would be out socializing if Pippin were here. But don't you see Daisy, Pippin wouldn't want you to suffer because of his dissapearance, he'd want you to be happy."
A single tear trickled down her cheek and she whispered,"But i miss him so much."
"I know,I do too you know, he was my cousin."Brandy said,"I wish he'd come back too, even if it was to take you as his wife, then at least I could see you happy."
Daisy glanced up and before she realized what was happening Brandy lightly pressed his lips to hers.At first she was too shocked to pull away, and then before she could stop herself her hands and entwined themselves around Brandy's neck. He pulled back just slightly and looked into her eyes.
But suddenly instead of seeing Brandy before her it was as if she was seeing Pippin, with his dancing eyes and mischeiveous smile and she pushed Brandy away, horrified by what she had done.
"No Brandy I can't,I love Pippin,"she said.
"But he's gone now Daisy you have to move on."Brandy answered reaching for her hand.
But she pulled back and stood slowly backing away from him,"He may be gone but that doesn't mean he's not coming back. I have to hope don't you see?Hope's all I have left."And with that she turned and fled into the forest behind her.
****
Finally Daisy slowed down and wiped the tears and dirt and sweat off of her face. 'All I seem to be doing lately is running,' she thought bitterly. And suddenly she realized where it was that she had instinctively run to. She went up to the hobbit hole and knocked on the door.
When it opened light spilled out onto the front walk and a young hobbit stood in the doorway."Daisy!"the young girl cried throwing her arms around Daisy's waist.
Daisy smiled and patted the little girls dark curls,"Hello Pimpernel, is Pervinca here?"she asked.
But the other young hobbit lass stood leaning against the wall, looking every bit like her older brother in that pose. "Daisy, we've missed seeing you around here lately."
"I know,"Daisy said taking a deep breath,"but I think you understand why I haven't come."
"Of course, we miss him too, come on in."Pervinca said motioning for her friend to enter and her little sister grabbed Daisy's hand and dragged her inside.
****
Daisy and Pervinca sat with tea in the nice cozy front room of the Tooks hobbit hole."So Daisy,"Pervinca asked,"what brings you here to see us?"
"I don't really know,"Daisy sighed swirling the tea in her cup around,"I just, missed spending time with you Tooks I suppose,"she said smiling weakly.
"Well I know you've been spending some time talking with a certain young Took lately, though not in this family."Pervinca stated.
Daisy looked up and her eyes were filled with guilt,"I know Vinca,I feel so horrible. I...I just...I miss Pippin so much, and sometimes I forget myself, they look so alike you know."
"Daisy, please it's all right. None of us expect you to waste your life away. We all have to accept that my brother may not return, and if that happens you deserve a happy life, please don't feel guilty."
"But Vinca I....I kissed him."She said and her shoulders drooped as she expected her friend to get angry with her for betraying her brother.
"Listen to me Daisy, you've been beating yourself up ever since they all disapeared, now I know that you feel awful, we all do. But please Daisy you need to stop blaming yourself for everything you do. Pippin always lived life to the fullest, as did you when you were with him. If he isn't coming back he'd want you to continue to live life for all it's worth, no matter what you do."Pervinca said taking her friends hands and smiling warmly though tears shone in her eyes.
Suddenly they could hear feet on the path outside."Who's that?"Daisy gasped.
Pervinca's face darkened,"It's more of those men come to see Sharkey up in Bag End. There's more here everyday. I don't know when they started coming but lately it's getting much worse, there's so many of them taking our crops, eating our food, ruining our houses,and generally ruining the shire. They're even locking hobbits up in the 'lockholes'!It's horrible Daisy, our people should stand up for themselves."
"We should, as a matter of fact we should do it right now!I didn't know it had gotten so bad up here."Daisy said. She was tired from lack of sleep but with everything that had happened that day adrenaline coursed through her veines. She grabbed for her purse and smiled at Pervinca."I'll be back to see you soon, no more waiting half a year to visit,"she smiled.
"Alright Daisy, but please be careful,"Pervinca said,"I'd hate to lose you and my brother, I don't want you getting taken off to the lockholes."
Daisy smiled and headed outside, once there she could see the men heading up the hill. They were not very pleasant looking and were quite rude to hobbits but she marched right after them.
"Excuse me,"she said. The men turned around and glared at her. "Exactly where do you think you're taking those vegetables?"she demanded.
"Up to Bag End miss, but don't you be a worrying about things such as this,"sneered one, "it's not business of yours."
"My father grows some of the crops you take so it is darn well my business,"she spat,"We hobbits haven't had nearly enough to eat lately and I believe that some of that, no, ALL of that is ours. So why don't you leave that cart to me, and run on to wherever you belong!"
Suddenly one of the men lashed out and slapped her so hard she fell down hitting the side of her head on the cart. She felt herself falling into blackness as she heard one of the men snarl,"Take this insolent little wench off to the lockholes,she'll be quite comfortable with the diet there!"
