Chapter 1 Goodbye
Author Note- Italic is the thoughts it will change later in the story
It was only an hour after I had looked into the Palantir but still the images haunted me. I hated the fact that everyone avoided me sometimes they gave me dirty looks.
I felt silly sitting here looking at the stars wiping my eyes. Even Merry had glared at me and turned away. I felt someone sit by me and I jumped I had never heard anything. Legolas looked at the stars too. His long golden hair spilled over his shoulders, the stars were reflected in his light blue eyes, and he shone with the light of the elves.
"I didn't hear you come." I said softly. "Your not suppose to." He chuckled. "Are you here to get mad at me also." I asked coldly tears forming in my eyes.
"No, I wanted to talk." The elf's unblinking eyes stared at me. "Go ahead." I turned so I could see the stars again. "Your not safe here." "What?" I tore my eyes away from the stars and faced Legolas. "The Dark Lord knows you your not safe, you have to leave." I stared at him. "Where?" He sighed. "I don't know. I was talking to Gandalf and Aragorn and they think the same." My mind was blank.
Leave! He wanted me to go, just like everyone else.
"No." I jumped had I spoken out loud? "I. "You would not be left alone I would go with you." I smiled, so he didn't wish me to leave because of what I did. "I'll go speak with the others your fate will be decided in the morning. Meanwhile get some sleep and don't repeat this conversation to anyone." The elf said standing up and walking away.
Now I was alone.
I spread my sleeping mat farther away from the others. I didn't need them.
Then I froze, Merry! What would Merry say! Then remembering I thought Merry didn't care. I was asleep for no more than a few minutes when I woke drenched in a cold sweat. I won't get much sleep tonight. I thought. Not with these nightmares. Closing my eyes I fell into a deep sleep.
"Pippin, Pippin wake up, it's time to go." A soft voice rang through my head waking me up. "Wha?" I was still half asleep. "Your leaving get up." I now recognized the voice as Legolas'. "okay." I looked around and saw it was still dark.
I pulled my cloak on and attached my small sword to my side. "Here." Legolas handed me some Lembas. I took a bite and looked around. Half the camp was awake. I saw Merry eating breakfast with some men.
He looked happy. I narrowed my eyes and thought Fine then Merry! If you don't care then I wont! Stuffing the rest of the elvish bread in my mouth I pulled my stuff together. I put my coat in the bag for it was far too hot to wear it, I put some Lembas in there, and my small comb. Then my hand rested on my old pipe. I had been out of weed for a while but I kept the pipe.
I smiled remembering all the good times Merry and I had together. Then I thought of the mean things he said. I crammed my pipe in my bag. "Ready." The elf scared me again. "Yeah, but where are we going?" I asked. "To my homeland Mirkwood."
A slight fear spiked through me as I recalled the stories Bilbo had told us."How long will it take?" I asked softly. "Not long at least a week of nonstop riding." I nodded suddenly wanting to talk to Merry. I stole a look to where he was, he was still laughing with those men.
Suddenly a chill ran through me and I shivered. "Do you want a drink?" Legolas asked. "Yeah." I answered walking over to the stream.
When I knelt and cupped my hands to get a drink I saw a shadow stand over me. "Did you really think I was going to let you leave without saying goodbye?" Spinning around I looked at Merry's smiling face. "Hey Mer." Merry's eyes showed sadness I don't know why. "Aw Pip." He pulled me into a tight hug and I could feel tears running down his face.
"I'm sorry." he looked at me and smiled. "I heard you were going to Mirkwood. Look and see if old Bilbo was really telling the truth." "Okay." We just sat there looking at each other. "Come on Pippin." Legolas shouted. "Promises not to grow up to fast." He whispered as he hugged me one more time.
I walked unsteadily over to Arod and Legolas helped me mount him. The elf jumped on to the horse lightly. "Be back soon elf I don't want to win our contest because you were gone." Gimli yelled grinning.
"You won't win that contest no matter what master Gimli." Legolas responded his eyes sparkling.
"Have a safe trip." Aragorn said softly. I looked over my shoulder at Merry who was smiling slightly. Legolas kicked the white horse and it galloped over the hill to the land of Mirkwood.
Author Note- Italic is the thoughts it will change later in the story
It was only an hour after I had looked into the Palantir but still the images haunted me. I hated the fact that everyone avoided me sometimes they gave me dirty looks.
I felt silly sitting here looking at the stars wiping my eyes. Even Merry had glared at me and turned away. I felt someone sit by me and I jumped I had never heard anything. Legolas looked at the stars too. His long golden hair spilled over his shoulders, the stars were reflected in his light blue eyes, and he shone with the light of the elves.
"I didn't hear you come." I said softly. "Your not suppose to." He chuckled. "Are you here to get mad at me also." I asked coldly tears forming in my eyes.
"No, I wanted to talk." The elf's unblinking eyes stared at me. "Go ahead." I turned so I could see the stars again. "Your not safe here." "What?" I tore my eyes away from the stars and faced Legolas. "The Dark Lord knows you your not safe, you have to leave." I stared at him. "Where?" He sighed. "I don't know. I was talking to Gandalf and Aragorn and they think the same." My mind was blank.
Leave! He wanted me to go, just like everyone else.
"No." I jumped had I spoken out loud? "I. "You would not be left alone I would go with you." I smiled, so he didn't wish me to leave because of what I did. "I'll go speak with the others your fate will be decided in the morning. Meanwhile get some sleep and don't repeat this conversation to anyone." The elf said standing up and walking away.
Now I was alone.
I spread my sleeping mat farther away from the others. I didn't need them.
Then I froze, Merry! What would Merry say! Then remembering I thought Merry didn't care. I was asleep for no more than a few minutes when I woke drenched in a cold sweat. I won't get much sleep tonight. I thought. Not with these nightmares. Closing my eyes I fell into a deep sleep.
"Pippin, Pippin wake up, it's time to go." A soft voice rang through my head waking me up. "Wha?" I was still half asleep. "Your leaving get up." I now recognized the voice as Legolas'. "okay." I looked around and saw it was still dark.
I pulled my cloak on and attached my small sword to my side. "Here." Legolas handed me some Lembas. I took a bite and looked around. Half the camp was awake. I saw Merry eating breakfast with some men.
He looked happy. I narrowed my eyes and thought Fine then Merry! If you don't care then I wont! Stuffing the rest of the elvish bread in my mouth I pulled my stuff together. I put my coat in the bag for it was far too hot to wear it, I put some Lembas in there, and my small comb. Then my hand rested on my old pipe. I had been out of weed for a while but I kept the pipe.
I smiled remembering all the good times Merry and I had together. Then I thought of the mean things he said. I crammed my pipe in my bag. "Ready." The elf scared me again. "Yeah, but where are we going?" I asked. "To my homeland Mirkwood."
A slight fear spiked through me as I recalled the stories Bilbo had told us."How long will it take?" I asked softly. "Not long at least a week of nonstop riding." I nodded suddenly wanting to talk to Merry. I stole a look to where he was, he was still laughing with those men.
Suddenly a chill ran through me and I shivered. "Do you want a drink?" Legolas asked. "Yeah." I answered walking over to the stream.
When I knelt and cupped my hands to get a drink I saw a shadow stand over me. "Did you really think I was going to let you leave without saying goodbye?" Spinning around I looked at Merry's smiling face. "Hey Mer." Merry's eyes showed sadness I don't know why. "Aw Pip." He pulled me into a tight hug and I could feel tears running down his face.
"I'm sorry." he looked at me and smiled. "I heard you were going to Mirkwood. Look and see if old Bilbo was really telling the truth." "Okay." We just sat there looking at each other. "Come on Pippin." Legolas shouted. "Promises not to grow up to fast." He whispered as he hugged me one more time.
I walked unsteadily over to Arod and Legolas helped me mount him. The elf jumped on to the horse lightly. "Be back soon elf I don't want to win our contest because you were gone." Gimli yelled grinning.
"You won't win that contest no matter what master Gimli." Legolas responded his eyes sparkling.
"Have a safe trip." Aragorn said softly. I looked over my shoulder at Merry who was smiling slightly. Legolas kicked the white horse and it galloped over the hill to the land of Mirkwood.
