Disclaimer: I'm here, not there.so I don't claim it.

Time: Bonding

A/N: *sigh* Today was bad. Holly in hospital.not good.yah.

"Why?.Why?.Why?.Why?" Boromir whispered to himself the next morning, hitting his head on the wall repeatedly. He sighed and stopped, then began again when his head stopped spinning. His father would hate her now. She'd be banished. How could Holly be so stupid? Drunk! She knew it was the single most important thing, that dinner. It all depended on his father's thoughts, and Denethor was a strict man, for the most part. At least Holly got him to laugh. "I suppose I should bid her farewell before Father does." Boromir walked from the room and slumped down the hallway, full of misery. He feared what rage he would meet if he stood up for Holly. Then again, he knew he would be torn apart by HER anger if he didn't. Contemplating which fury would be worse, Boromir came to his fiance-soon-to-be-decapitated's room. Stopping at the door, he searched his mind for a way to break the news to her easily. "That's awesome!" Holly exclaimed from behind the walls. Boromir's ears perked up and he heard deep-throated laughter echoing through the domed ceiling of her room. The steward's eldest son decided to eavesdrop against the door and he nearly shouted in protest as he heard his father's voice, low and soothing as always. "I'd be glad to have you as my daughter-in-law, my dear. Please, take this. It was my wife's," he said, buckling a very fine bracelet around Holly's wrist. She beamed and looked at it admiringly. "Aww, thank you!" she whimpered, giving him a hug. Denethor was thoroughly beside himself with bewilderment. Where had she come from that it was custom to embrace a nobler man?! Regardless of his confusion, he patted her back and stood up after she let go. Holly went rigid a moment later and looked at the door suspiciously. Quietly she got up, hunched over slightly to make less noise. "What are you doi-" "Shh! They're watching us," she whispered, creeping crane-like to the door. With an "AH HA" she ripped the doorway open and Boromir came tumbling into the room. Holly burst out laughing while Denethor had to stifle a chuckle. Standing up hurriedly, Boromir dusted off his tunic and looked at the two bonding in-laws. "What's happened?" he said drastically. Holly was doubled over, cutching her stomach now. Denethor guffawed and shook his head. "I could ask the same thing!"

A/N: Woohoo! O.o. yes, me be weirdish right now.Tooooooootles! *waves, starts to walk away and runs into a door* Ehem, I'm good.