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Later that evening Daisy sat with Pippin, Merry and Frodo at Bag End. Sam had gone to visit Rosie. They had finished telling her breifly what had happened while they had been gone, not going into too many details as the memories still haunted them and their dreams. Now Daisy sat curled in next to Pippin's side and Merry sat across the room in a large chair next to the fire. Frodo stood and smiled faintly before heading off to his room for the night.
Daisy watched Frodo with an ache in her heart as he left,"He's not the same anymore is he?"she asked.
Merry and Pippin glanced after their friend and cousin and Merry sighed."I'm afraid not, but then none of us are. Not even anyone in the shire with all you've had to deal with."
Daisy nodded and felt Pippin's arms tighten around her. She smiled and snuggled into his protective embrace. It was weird how she had been out of his arms for so long and yet the minute she found herself back in them, it felt like the most natural thing in the world.
Merry smiled at his two younger best friends, they were so caught up in each other that they didn't even notice him heading off to bed.
Pippin gazed down at Daisy and wondered for the millionth time how he deserved to sit here with her in his arms. How he had managed to return through so much danger so that he could hold her. He sighed and turned his gaze to the fire.
"Are you alright?"Daisy asked softly looking up at him with concern.
"I'm alright...I just don't ever want to be away from you for so long again. I don't ever want to lose you."Pippin said.
Daisy smiled and kissed him gently,"You won't."she said.
"I know, but still there's something I need to do,"he said, standing up and moving so that he stood in front of her. He took Daisy's hands in his own and took a deep breath. "Daisy we've been best friends ever since we were really little, and I love being with you and now that I've been away from you I can't possibly imagine having to do it again. I want to spend forever with you. I know that my parents already approve of this as does your father. I asked him when we returned. So now I'm asking you, Daisy will you marry me and be with me forever so that we can always be happy and with each other?" His cheeks were flushed and he dropped his eyes to the floor, Daisy could feel his hands shaking and was genuinely touched that even after he knew how much she adored him, that he was still nervous she would reject him.
Daisy lifted his chin with her hand and looked into his emerald eyes, she smiled and gently shook her head,"Of course Pippin. I've been waiting to hear those words for the longest time, of course I'll marry you, because I love you more than anything and I don't ever want to be apart either."
Pippin's face broke into a brilliant smile and he pulled Daisy up into his arms, and it seemed that her heart had never been more full of joy in her life.
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The next morning Daisy woke up to find that she had fallen asleep in Frodo's living room. She and Pippin had stayed up the whole night talking about anything and everything and reminicing about their favorite memories. She must have fallen asleep on the couch with Pippin and she found her head resting on his chest. She smiled as she felt fingers tracing lazy patterns through her hair. Glancing up she could see Pippin's eyes sparkling down at her.
She smiled and then sitting up she pulled Pippin with her. She wanted to surprise Sam,Frodo and Merry with breakfast.
When Merry came into the kitchen later that morning he could smell the wonderful breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast that Pippin and Daisy had prepared. Frodo and Sam sat at the table watching Pippin and Daisy with amusement as the two fought over who would do the dishes after breakfast.
Finally the two of them came to join their friends at the table and for a while it was almost silent, the only sounds were those that hungry hobbits make while eating. Finally once everyone had eaten their fill, Pippin decided to break the silence.
Pippin cleared his throat and all of his friends looked over at him."Um...Frodo,Merry, Sam, Daisy and I....well um....we have something that we'd like to tell you,"he said and then fell silent.
"Which would be......"Sam prodded.
"Oh right. Well um we've been friends for a long time and as you know we're more than that now and um well ever since we went away and I missed her so much that...."he babbled.
"Oh for goodness sakes Pippin just spit it out!"Merry sighed.
"Oh I'll say it,"Daisy sighed,"Pippin and I are going to be getting married."she said.
They're three friends froze and silence fell on the table. Daisy sat glancing at Pippin who looked just a nervous as she felt to find out how their friends would reacte to a marriage.
Suddenly Merry whooped and grabbing Daisy up he swung her around."Engaged!!!"he cried,"My two littlest best friends engaged!"
"What do you mean littlest?"Pippin asked while Sam practically shook his hand off of his arm.
Merry put Daisy back on the ground and ran over to congradulate Pippin and Daisy wandered over to Frodo.He was smiling broadly and for the first time she could swear she saw the old Frodo in his eyes. They were the same as hers and for once their bright blue depths were once again sparkling with joy.
"Oh Daisy,"he said and pulled her into a hug,"I'm so happy for you and Pippin. I know you'll be happy together."
Daisy smiled as she pulled back,"we will be Frodo, and you'll find someone to make you happy too."she said.
Suddenly she was pulled into an embrace by the overenthusiastic Merry and so she didn't hear Frodo's response as he replied,"that's not likely...I don't suppose I'll ever be truly happy again."And with that he went over to congradulate his young cousin Pippin and was surrounded by happyness so he could once again forget his pain for a little while at least.
Later that evening Daisy sat with Pippin, Merry and Frodo at Bag End. Sam had gone to visit Rosie. They had finished telling her breifly what had happened while they had been gone, not going into too many details as the memories still haunted them and their dreams. Now Daisy sat curled in next to Pippin's side and Merry sat across the room in a large chair next to the fire. Frodo stood and smiled faintly before heading off to his room for the night.
Daisy watched Frodo with an ache in her heart as he left,"He's not the same anymore is he?"she asked.
Merry and Pippin glanced after their friend and cousin and Merry sighed."I'm afraid not, but then none of us are. Not even anyone in the shire with all you've had to deal with."
Daisy nodded and felt Pippin's arms tighten around her. She smiled and snuggled into his protective embrace. It was weird how she had been out of his arms for so long and yet the minute she found herself back in them, it felt like the most natural thing in the world.
Merry smiled at his two younger best friends, they were so caught up in each other that they didn't even notice him heading off to bed.
Pippin gazed down at Daisy and wondered for the millionth time how he deserved to sit here with her in his arms. How he had managed to return through so much danger so that he could hold her. He sighed and turned his gaze to the fire.
"Are you alright?"Daisy asked softly looking up at him with concern.
"I'm alright...I just don't ever want to be away from you for so long again. I don't ever want to lose you."Pippin said.
Daisy smiled and kissed him gently,"You won't."she said.
"I know, but still there's something I need to do,"he said, standing up and moving so that he stood in front of her. He took Daisy's hands in his own and took a deep breath. "Daisy we've been best friends ever since we were really little, and I love being with you and now that I've been away from you I can't possibly imagine having to do it again. I want to spend forever with you. I know that my parents already approve of this as does your father. I asked him when we returned. So now I'm asking you, Daisy will you marry me and be with me forever so that we can always be happy and with each other?" His cheeks were flushed and he dropped his eyes to the floor, Daisy could feel his hands shaking and was genuinely touched that even after he knew how much she adored him, that he was still nervous she would reject him.
Daisy lifted his chin with her hand and looked into his emerald eyes, she smiled and gently shook her head,"Of course Pippin. I've been waiting to hear those words for the longest time, of course I'll marry you, because I love you more than anything and I don't ever want to be apart either."
Pippin's face broke into a brilliant smile and he pulled Daisy up into his arms, and it seemed that her heart had never been more full of joy in her life.
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The next morning Daisy woke up to find that she had fallen asleep in Frodo's living room. She and Pippin had stayed up the whole night talking about anything and everything and reminicing about their favorite memories. She must have fallen asleep on the couch with Pippin and she found her head resting on his chest. She smiled as she felt fingers tracing lazy patterns through her hair. Glancing up she could see Pippin's eyes sparkling down at her.
She smiled and then sitting up she pulled Pippin with her. She wanted to surprise Sam,Frodo and Merry with breakfast.
When Merry came into the kitchen later that morning he could smell the wonderful breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast that Pippin and Daisy had prepared. Frodo and Sam sat at the table watching Pippin and Daisy with amusement as the two fought over who would do the dishes after breakfast.
Finally the two of them came to join their friends at the table and for a while it was almost silent, the only sounds were those that hungry hobbits make while eating. Finally once everyone had eaten their fill, Pippin decided to break the silence.
Pippin cleared his throat and all of his friends looked over at him."Um...Frodo,Merry, Sam, Daisy and I....well um....we have something that we'd like to tell you,"he said and then fell silent.
"Which would be......"Sam prodded.
"Oh right. Well um we've been friends for a long time and as you know we're more than that now and um well ever since we went away and I missed her so much that...."he babbled.
"Oh for goodness sakes Pippin just spit it out!"Merry sighed.
"Oh I'll say it,"Daisy sighed,"Pippin and I are going to be getting married."she said.
They're three friends froze and silence fell on the table. Daisy sat glancing at Pippin who looked just a nervous as she felt to find out how their friends would reacte to a marriage.
Suddenly Merry whooped and grabbing Daisy up he swung her around."Engaged!!!"he cried,"My two littlest best friends engaged!"
"What do you mean littlest?"Pippin asked while Sam practically shook his hand off of his arm.
Merry put Daisy back on the ground and ran over to congradulate Pippin and Daisy wandered over to Frodo.He was smiling broadly and for the first time she could swear she saw the old Frodo in his eyes. They were the same as hers and for once their bright blue depths were once again sparkling with joy.
"Oh Daisy,"he said and pulled her into a hug,"I'm so happy for you and Pippin. I know you'll be happy together."
Daisy smiled as she pulled back,"we will be Frodo, and you'll find someone to make you happy too."she said.
Suddenly she was pulled into an embrace by the overenthusiastic Merry and so she didn't hear Frodo's response as he replied,"that's not likely...I don't suppose I'll ever be truly happy again."And with that he went over to congradulate his young cousin Pippin and was surrounded by happyness so he could once again forget his pain for a little while at least.
