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A/N: I'm listening to some really awesome music right now.Bond.check it out if you like new age instrumental!
Time: Messengers
Pippin and Gandalf sped along, through the gates of Gondor, and into the castle entrance. They were more than eager to see if their friends had survived the trip there also. "Rachel? Rachel!" Pippin yelled in hysterics. He was worried as hell about her. She hadn't seemed herself even at Orthanc. Swooning. That wasn't like her at all. "Pippin?" Holly said, watching the little man run through the hallways, screaming the elf's name. Gandalf stopped beside Holly and she squealed, giving him a hug. He laughed. "I didn't realize my company was wanted so much!" he said to her afterward. Boromir joined her and the two men embraced. "Now, before our smaller friend goes insane, where is Rachel?" the wizard asked. "You mean he hasn't already jumped the gun?" Holly asked innocently. Boromir and Gandalf stared at her blankly. She sighed and shook her head. "Never mind." "Where is she?!" Pippin said, tugging on Gandalf's robe. Holly looked down at him and for the first time noticed his white clothing. "Whoa! Starting a new trend are we? Didn't anybody ever tell you not to wear white after Labor Day?" "I'm not sure what that means, but I'll consider it a compliment," Gandalf said. He looked down at Pippin who was near tears because Rachel wasn't near. "I'm sure she'll be here in a moment," Boromir said to him as though he were a small child. The hobbit nodded and blinked his puppy dog eyes once or twice. "Who'll be here in a moment?" Rachel asked, eating an apple casually as she walked into the room. Immediately, Pippin sped across the room and clung to her. She was okay! "Rae!" he yelled with joy. "Pippin! Hey little buddy! How ya' been?!" she asked, kneeling in front of him. She was happy to see him. He sniffed once or twice and wiped away a tear on his jacket sleeve. "Fine." "So, the dark arts haven't cause any permanent damage?" she asked, realizing everyone was staring at her strangely. "How did you know?" Pippin asked, blushing. He was ashamed of his actions.using the palanthir and showing the company to Sauron. He couldn't control it! Rachel tapped her head. "I'm psychic," she whispered to him with a sisterly smile. He laughed and hugged her again. A happy reunion. Well, almost. ".He'll be the death of you, Rachel!" Holly yelled at the elf. Rachel was spacing out, thinking of a few other weary travelers that weren't due back for a few days. "Pippin," she said, staring off into space. He stopped smiling and looked at her seriously. Everyone else was immediately sobered. "Yes?" "The others. Are they safe? Have they won?" "Yes, everything is in order. And he is perfectly safe. No more than a scratch on his shoulder and a few nightmares, I'm sure," Gandalf cut in. Rachel blushed and Holly and Boromir exchanged knowing glances. Pippin looked down and squeezed Rachel's hand, which shook slightly. Faramir snapped his fingers and smiled slyly. "Ah, he means Legolas. Eh heh," he said with a very dumb, almost slurred quality to his voice. Everyone looked at the young son of Denethor and Holly smacked him on the head. "It took you that long?!" she cried. Faramir rubbed his head where a large bump was rapidly forming. "Yes, well, as joyous as this arrival was, I'm afraid I must retire to my chambers, if I may some," Gandalf said. He nodded and walked off, obviously knowing the layout of the stone structure. Pippin still held Rachel's hand and he didn't feel like ever letting go of it. "Well, uh." Holly said a few seconds later. Silence.awkward silence. "I'm gonna go back to my rooms too. I.I don't feel like being social right now," Rachel said, obviously saddened. Legolas was okay, but not at Gondor. The tension was unbearable. Pippin didn't let go of her hand and the elf let him walk back with her to her quarters. At the entrance, he stopped and she looked down at him. "Can.can I stay in here tonight? Please?" he asked with such.puppiness.that Rachel couldn't resist and nodded, laughing to herself. "Of course you can. I'm sure you're tired and well, even if I were, I wouldn't be able to sleep." "Legolas, right?" Pippin asked as he plopped down on her bed. She sat down beside him and nodded with some difficulty. "Yeah. Legolas." "Well, if it makes you feel better, he's been having dreams." Pippin said slyly, trying not to give much away. Rachel stared at him.afraid. Wh.what??? That wasn't possible, was it??? Was it?!?!?!?! "Wh.what?" Rachel said, trying to make sense of the confusion. The chaos that Pippin just ensued upon her mind was terrorizing. "I can't say anything," Pippin said, smiling, crossing his arms, shaking his head.all things that made Rachel curious. Pippin laughed, all his fear of the Dark Lord gone. He was amongst friends and only friends.ones that kicked ass. "You had better unless you wanna sleep in the stables," Rachel said lethally. Being a commanding officer was great fun. Pippin gulped and nodded. He didn't wan to sleep outside another night. "Okay.here it goes.
Legolas awoke with a cry of what seemed to be pain. Pippin, awake with fear from his close encounter with the Dark Lord, ran to his elven friend with worry. "Legolas! Are you alright?!" The prince shoved him away, his hands clammy and his brow dripping with sweat. Pippin, very troubled as he was, noticed the elf's quick breath and shuttering ribcage. "I'm fine.leave," he managed to say. Pippin, determined to help in some way, sat down instead. Legolas gulped down hard on a sob. "What's wrong? You know, Rachel wasn't looking very good either when she got here. Is it an elf thing?" Pippin asked innocently. With his words, Legolas grabbed him by the shoulders and jerked hard with desperation. He seemed so frightened. "Rachel? She's hurt?! Damn! I shouldn't have let her ride! I should have followed her!" he cursed himself. Pippin then realized what was really wrong. "You.you were having dreams about.Rachel?" Pippin only interpreted part of it correctly at first. He thought Legolas had seen her die or get wounded in battle. Soon, he knew that wasn't the case. "Keep your lips sealed. I.I cannot say anything about it." "But if you saw her getting hurt, then maybe she really has been!" Pippin yelled. A snoring soldier nearby woke up, cursed the hobbit, and turned over promptly snoring again, louder. Legolas sighed in exasperation. "No! That would break me. I.I dream of quite the opposite. I.No! I can't give in to this! She.she does not share this want." Legolas stuttered. Pippin's eyes were wide and the elf put a hand on his forehead. "You love her!" "Of course I do. How can I not? She so." Legolas moaned as the emotions crept through his abdomen. He leaned over, clutching his stomach and shuddered so severely, Pippin was sure the elf was near death. "So what?" Pippin said, tilting his head. He knew what she was. He loved her too. How would Holly have put it? Rachel was out of the hobbit's league was how the woman had described it to him. "I cannot speak the words. Promise me that you'll not tell her of this? I.I can't imagine what disgust she'd have for me in return for my love," Legolas pleaded. Pippin nodded and let the elf sleep his dreams. As soon as the was away, he smirked, uncrossing his fingers.
.And that's what happened!" Pippin finished. Rachel was paralyzed. Her first reaction was joy, but then, Pippin could be lying. "You.you're." "Not lying," he said, reading her mind. The elven maid nodded and tried to stand, but her knees gave way. Pippin laughed when she pulled herself off of the floor. "That hurt." Rachel said, not even realizing her body was numb with shock. "You obviously love him too! So.go rock the Casbah!" Pippin said. He had no clue what Holly's favorite phrase meant, but it made Rachel fall over. "What?!" "I don't know.Holly says it all the time, I thought it sounded appropriate," Pippin shrugged. Rachel, eyes wide, jaw slackened, shook her head and climbed onto the bed and gasped for breath. "More appropriate than you realize, Pip. Your innocence scares me."
A/N: Tehe! Fun fun.A long chapter for once.you like???
A/N: I'm listening to some really awesome music right now.Bond.check it out if you like new age instrumental!
Time: Messengers
Pippin and Gandalf sped along, through the gates of Gondor, and into the castle entrance. They were more than eager to see if their friends had survived the trip there also. "Rachel? Rachel!" Pippin yelled in hysterics. He was worried as hell about her. She hadn't seemed herself even at Orthanc. Swooning. That wasn't like her at all. "Pippin?" Holly said, watching the little man run through the hallways, screaming the elf's name. Gandalf stopped beside Holly and she squealed, giving him a hug. He laughed. "I didn't realize my company was wanted so much!" he said to her afterward. Boromir joined her and the two men embraced. "Now, before our smaller friend goes insane, where is Rachel?" the wizard asked. "You mean he hasn't already jumped the gun?" Holly asked innocently. Boromir and Gandalf stared at her blankly. She sighed and shook her head. "Never mind." "Where is she?!" Pippin said, tugging on Gandalf's robe. Holly looked down at him and for the first time noticed his white clothing. "Whoa! Starting a new trend are we? Didn't anybody ever tell you not to wear white after Labor Day?" "I'm not sure what that means, but I'll consider it a compliment," Gandalf said. He looked down at Pippin who was near tears because Rachel wasn't near. "I'm sure she'll be here in a moment," Boromir said to him as though he were a small child. The hobbit nodded and blinked his puppy dog eyes once or twice. "Who'll be here in a moment?" Rachel asked, eating an apple casually as she walked into the room. Immediately, Pippin sped across the room and clung to her. She was okay! "Rae!" he yelled with joy. "Pippin! Hey little buddy! How ya' been?!" she asked, kneeling in front of him. She was happy to see him. He sniffed once or twice and wiped away a tear on his jacket sleeve. "Fine." "So, the dark arts haven't cause any permanent damage?" she asked, realizing everyone was staring at her strangely. "How did you know?" Pippin asked, blushing. He was ashamed of his actions.using the palanthir and showing the company to Sauron. He couldn't control it! Rachel tapped her head. "I'm psychic," she whispered to him with a sisterly smile. He laughed and hugged her again. A happy reunion. Well, almost. ".He'll be the death of you, Rachel!" Holly yelled at the elf. Rachel was spacing out, thinking of a few other weary travelers that weren't due back for a few days. "Pippin," she said, staring off into space. He stopped smiling and looked at her seriously. Everyone else was immediately sobered. "Yes?" "The others. Are they safe? Have they won?" "Yes, everything is in order. And he is perfectly safe. No more than a scratch on his shoulder and a few nightmares, I'm sure," Gandalf cut in. Rachel blushed and Holly and Boromir exchanged knowing glances. Pippin looked down and squeezed Rachel's hand, which shook slightly. Faramir snapped his fingers and smiled slyly. "Ah, he means Legolas. Eh heh," he said with a very dumb, almost slurred quality to his voice. Everyone looked at the young son of Denethor and Holly smacked him on the head. "It took you that long?!" she cried. Faramir rubbed his head where a large bump was rapidly forming. "Yes, well, as joyous as this arrival was, I'm afraid I must retire to my chambers, if I may some," Gandalf said. He nodded and walked off, obviously knowing the layout of the stone structure. Pippin still held Rachel's hand and he didn't feel like ever letting go of it. "Well, uh." Holly said a few seconds later. Silence.awkward silence. "I'm gonna go back to my rooms too. I.I don't feel like being social right now," Rachel said, obviously saddened. Legolas was okay, but not at Gondor. The tension was unbearable. Pippin didn't let go of her hand and the elf let him walk back with her to her quarters. At the entrance, he stopped and she looked down at him. "Can.can I stay in here tonight? Please?" he asked with such.puppiness.that Rachel couldn't resist and nodded, laughing to herself. "Of course you can. I'm sure you're tired and well, even if I were, I wouldn't be able to sleep." "Legolas, right?" Pippin asked as he plopped down on her bed. She sat down beside him and nodded with some difficulty. "Yeah. Legolas." "Well, if it makes you feel better, he's been having dreams." Pippin said slyly, trying not to give much away. Rachel stared at him.afraid. Wh.what??? That wasn't possible, was it??? Was it?!?!?!?! "Wh.what?" Rachel said, trying to make sense of the confusion. The chaos that Pippin just ensued upon her mind was terrorizing. "I can't say anything," Pippin said, smiling, crossing his arms, shaking his head.all things that made Rachel curious. Pippin laughed, all his fear of the Dark Lord gone. He was amongst friends and only friends.ones that kicked ass. "You had better unless you wanna sleep in the stables," Rachel said lethally. Being a commanding officer was great fun. Pippin gulped and nodded. He didn't wan to sleep outside another night. "Okay.here it goes.
Legolas awoke with a cry of what seemed to be pain. Pippin, awake with fear from his close encounter with the Dark Lord, ran to his elven friend with worry. "Legolas! Are you alright?!" The prince shoved him away, his hands clammy and his brow dripping with sweat. Pippin, very troubled as he was, noticed the elf's quick breath and shuttering ribcage. "I'm fine.leave," he managed to say. Pippin, determined to help in some way, sat down instead. Legolas gulped down hard on a sob. "What's wrong? You know, Rachel wasn't looking very good either when she got here. Is it an elf thing?" Pippin asked innocently. With his words, Legolas grabbed him by the shoulders and jerked hard with desperation. He seemed so frightened. "Rachel? She's hurt?! Damn! I shouldn't have let her ride! I should have followed her!" he cursed himself. Pippin then realized what was really wrong. "You.you were having dreams about.Rachel?" Pippin only interpreted part of it correctly at first. He thought Legolas had seen her die or get wounded in battle. Soon, he knew that wasn't the case. "Keep your lips sealed. I.I cannot say anything about it." "But if you saw her getting hurt, then maybe she really has been!" Pippin yelled. A snoring soldier nearby woke up, cursed the hobbit, and turned over promptly snoring again, louder. Legolas sighed in exasperation. "No! That would break me. I.I dream of quite the opposite. I.No! I can't give in to this! She.she does not share this want." Legolas stuttered. Pippin's eyes were wide and the elf put a hand on his forehead. "You love her!" "Of course I do. How can I not? She so." Legolas moaned as the emotions crept through his abdomen. He leaned over, clutching his stomach and shuddered so severely, Pippin was sure the elf was near death. "So what?" Pippin said, tilting his head. He knew what she was. He loved her too. How would Holly have put it? Rachel was out of the hobbit's league was how the woman had described it to him. "I cannot speak the words. Promise me that you'll not tell her of this? I.I can't imagine what disgust she'd have for me in return for my love," Legolas pleaded. Pippin nodded and let the elf sleep his dreams. As soon as the was away, he smirked, uncrossing his fingers.
.And that's what happened!" Pippin finished. Rachel was paralyzed. Her first reaction was joy, but then, Pippin could be lying. "You.you're." "Not lying," he said, reading her mind. The elven maid nodded and tried to stand, but her knees gave way. Pippin laughed when she pulled herself off of the floor. "That hurt." Rachel said, not even realizing her body was numb with shock. "You obviously love him too! So.go rock the Casbah!" Pippin said. He had no clue what Holly's favorite phrase meant, but it made Rachel fall over. "What?!" "I don't know.Holly says it all the time, I thought it sounded appropriate," Pippin shrugged. Rachel, eyes wide, jaw slackened, shook her head and climbed onto the bed and gasped for breath. "More appropriate than you realize, Pip. Your innocence scares me."
A/N: Tehe! Fun fun.A long chapter for once.you like???