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Thanks once again to my beta, Persnickety, Katelin-dear, and Bobbi.
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Will post one chapter every Friday
Chapter 4: Boromir
Pippin slept peacefully next to his cousin. He slowly drifted into a dream...
Pippin walked along the roads of Gondor. He ended up in front of the garden he and Sam had made. He remembered when they had finished and the Gondorians' reaction. Faramir had cried before hugging Sam and apologizing for his behavior the first time they had met.
Pippin sat down in front of the garden and looked over it. "Do you like it, Boromir?" he said to himself. "I thought of you every time I planted a flower."
"I love it," said a soft voice behind the hobbit.
Pippin turned around slowly, not believing his ears. He looked up at the person and could feel the color draining from his face. "Boromir."
Boromir looked down at his little one. "Hello, Pippin."
"How...but...you..." Pippin struggled to put his thoughts into words as Boromir sat down in front of him.
"A dream, my dear hobbit. You are dreaming."
"Oh. As much as you scared me, I wished...I wished you were really with us. I am sorry, Boromir. You didn't have to die for us! They..."
"Little One, I don't care if they were going to throw a party for you. I didn't want you taken by them. That's why I kept fighting."
Pippin looked down at the ground. "I was very upset when I heard you had died. I had hoped Aragorn had gotten to you in time. I blamed myself, really. If I was just a bit stronger, you wouldn't have needed to protect us! We could've fought for ourselves. And you, you'd be alive and in Gondor, protecting your people. Faramir says my debt has been paid as I saved his life, but my debt will never be paid, Boromir." He looked up at the man. "Never. I'll be in debt to Gondor for as long as I live."
"Pippin, you are strong. When we became a fellowship, we not only pledged to help Frodo get the Mordor but we pledged to help each other. I would've done the same for Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli. It had nothing to do with you and Merry being weak. I think your actions afterwards speak for themselves. Merry helped defeat the Witch King. You saved my brother's life! I could never repay you for that. Never. You are as dear to me as my brother, and it hurts me to see you in such a state. Don't dwell on what you should've done or what's been done."
Pippin smiled slightly. "I see your point, but there is nothing I see that I could do that would repay Gondor for what you did for me. No matter what, no matter why you did it, you didn't have to. The Orcs weren't going to hurt us! Merry and I needed to go to Fangorn anyways. So see, you sacrificed yourself for nothing."
"Like I just told you, Little One, I would do it all over again. I had no way of knowing what was to happen. All I could think of was what I had seen Orcs do to those they held captive. I wouldn't wish that on my enemy, let alone my dear friends and those I consider my brothers."
Pippin smiled at that. "You thought of Merry and I as your brothers?"
"I do. I always will. When we meet again, in the next life, we shall stand as brothers together."
Pippin hugged Boromir tightly. "Thank you, Boromir. For everything."
"Thank YOU, dear Pippin."
Slowly the garden and Boromir began to fade. "No," mumbled Pippin. "Please stay."
"I'll see you again, Little One, in your memories."
"No..." Pippin mumbled again.
Pippin slowly sat up and saw he was in bed with Merry still and that the sun was rising over Gondor. He smiled. "I'll see you again, Boromir," he whispered to himself before getting out of bed.
Up next: Gimli (he was challenge to write) Putting the comments down here for this one since a lot of them give the plot away
Oh!!! That was beautiful, I have tears in my eyes! Just like Pippin to take all the burden of the guilt on himself! And I love how Boromir won't let him. I love the whole thing, but this is my favorite line "...When we meet again, in the next life, we shall stand as brothers together." And this: "I'll see you again, Little One, in your memories. Thanks so much. And believe me, I find Gimli difficult to write as well, but I think I'm getting the hang of it at long last. You'll do fine, judging from what I've seen so far.-Linaewen (OMG, thank you so much. That means more then you know, coming from you!!)
This was better than I imagined...thank you...I'm so glad you decided to write it..I loved "Pippin sat down in front of the garden and looked over it. 'Do you like, Boromir?' he said to himself. 'I thought of you every time I planted a flower.'" Oh and when he first heard Boromir's voice, tears welled up...and he looked down at HIS little one...broke my heart. Oh and being able to hug him one last time! Thank you!-agape4rivendell (So, you liked it? LOL. You quoted so much of the story, had to really edit your comment here!)
Oh my, that was excellent, but forgot the Kleenex warning, you had me sobbing-suzie sheelf (aww..I'm sorry. Here's a Kleenex)
::snifle:: This is so good, thank you!-Avondstar (here's a Kleenex, and I'm glad you like it!)
That was my favorite so far, I like them all though-tinuvielwithHim (thank you!!)
I think you handled this chapter beautifully!! :)-Dinledhwen
Thanks once again to my beta, Persnickety, Katelin-dear, and Bobbi.
LOTR board comments at the end for this one
Will post one chapter every Friday
Chapter 4: Boromir
Pippin slept peacefully next to his cousin. He slowly drifted into a dream...
Pippin walked along the roads of Gondor. He ended up in front of the garden he and Sam had made. He remembered when they had finished and the Gondorians' reaction. Faramir had cried before hugging Sam and apologizing for his behavior the first time they had met.
Pippin sat down in front of the garden and looked over it. "Do you like it, Boromir?" he said to himself. "I thought of you every time I planted a flower."
"I love it," said a soft voice behind the hobbit.
Pippin turned around slowly, not believing his ears. He looked up at the person and could feel the color draining from his face. "Boromir."
Boromir looked down at his little one. "Hello, Pippin."
"How...but...you..." Pippin struggled to put his thoughts into words as Boromir sat down in front of him.
"A dream, my dear hobbit. You are dreaming."
"Oh. As much as you scared me, I wished...I wished you were really with us. I am sorry, Boromir. You didn't have to die for us! They..."
"Little One, I don't care if they were going to throw a party for you. I didn't want you taken by them. That's why I kept fighting."
Pippin looked down at the ground. "I was very upset when I heard you had died. I had hoped Aragorn had gotten to you in time. I blamed myself, really. If I was just a bit stronger, you wouldn't have needed to protect us! We could've fought for ourselves. And you, you'd be alive and in Gondor, protecting your people. Faramir says my debt has been paid as I saved his life, but my debt will never be paid, Boromir." He looked up at the man. "Never. I'll be in debt to Gondor for as long as I live."
"Pippin, you are strong. When we became a fellowship, we not only pledged to help Frodo get the Mordor but we pledged to help each other. I would've done the same for Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli. It had nothing to do with you and Merry being weak. I think your actions afterwards speak for themselves. Merry helped defeat the Witch King. You saved my brother's life! I could never repay you for that. Never. You are as dear to me as my brother, and it hurts me to see you in such a state. Don't dwell on what you should've done or what's been done."
Pippin smiled slightly. "I see your point, but there is nothing I see that I could do that would repay Gondor for what you did for me. No matter what, no matter why you did it, you didn't have to. The Orcs weren't going to hurt us! Merry and I needed to go to Fangorn anyways. So see, you sacrificed yourself for nothing."
"Like I just told you, Little One, I would do it all over again. I had no way of knowing what was to happen. All I could think of was what I had seen Orcs do to those they held captive. I wouldn't wish that on my enemy, let alone my dear friends and those I consider my brothers."
Pippin smiled at that. "You thought of Merry and I as your brothers?"
"I do. I always will. When we meet again, in the next life, we shall stand as brothers together."
Pippin hugged Boromir tightly. "Thank you, Boromir. For everything."
"Thank YOU, dear Pippin."
Slowly the garden and Boromir began to fade. "No," mumbled Pippin. "Please stay."
"I'll see you again, Little One, in your memories."
"No..." Pippin mumbled again.
Pippin slowly sat up and saw he was in bed with Merry still and that the sun was rising over Gondor. He smiled. "I'll see you again, Boromir," he whispered to himself before getting out of bed.
Up next: Gimli (he was challenge to write) Putting the comments down here for this one since a lot of them give the plot away
Oh!!! That was beautiful, I have tears in my eyes! Just like Pippin to take all the burden of the guilt on himself! And I love how Boromir won't let him. I love the whole thing, but this is my favorite line "...When we meet again, in the next life, we shall stand as brothers together." And this: "I'll see you again, Little One, in your memories. Thanks so much. And believe me, I find Gimli difficult to write as well, but I think I'm getting the hang of it at long last. You'll do fine, judging from what I've seen so far.-Linaewen (OMG, thank you so much. That means more then you know, coming from you!!)
This was better than I imagined...thank you...I'm so glad you decided to write it..I loved "Pippin sat down in front of the garden and looked over it. 'Do you like, Boromir?' he said to himself. 'I thought of you every time I planted a flower.'" Oh and when he first heard Boromir's voice, tears welled up...and he looked down at HIS little one...broke my heart. Oh and being able to hug him one last time! Thank you!-agape4rivendell (So, you liked it? LOL. You quoted so much of the story, had to really edit your comment here!)
Oh my, that was excellent, but forgot the Kleenex warning, you had me sobbing-suzie sheelf (aww..I'm sorry. Here's a Kleenex)
::snifle:: This is so good, thank you!-Avondstar (here's a Kleenex, and I'm glad you like it!)
That was my favorite so far, I like them all though-tinuvielwithHim (thank you!!)
I think you handled this chapter beautifully!! :)-Dinledhwen