Chapter 22 Engagements and Mistakes
"Where are you off to Mer?" I asked. I had been seeing less and less of my cousin.
"A date." he mumbled. So that's why he had spent two hours in front of the mirror.
"Who is it? Where are you going?" I asked quickly.
"One, I'm not telling you, and two we're going to the park for a picnic." he clasped his cloak and looked at me. "Don't blow up the house while I'm gone okay?"
I rolled my eyes and said. "I'm not a baby!"
"Yet you have not come of age." he smile\ knowing I would catch his mistake.
"Yes I have! A month ago!" I snapped back as he ruffled my hair and walked out.
"Bye Pip." he waved and I couldn't help but flush. I watched him walked out then stop and walk back in. "What are you going to do?" I blushed. I was going to try and find Diamond and talk to her.
"Talk to someone I haven't talked to in a while." I mumbled.
Merry smiled. "You mean Diamond?" I jumped.
"How did you know?" I asked surprised.
He tossed me a small book, my journal. "You shouldn't leave it out." he smirked at me and ran out. I was to shocked to say anything. He read my journal! He knew that was private. Snarling I looked around for a new hiding spot. I pried a floor board up with my dagger and hid the book under the wood.
I walked out of the small house and started to Estella's house wondering what to would say to Diamond. Estella and Diamond lived together. I walked up to the hobbit hole and hesitated then knocked.
Diamond opened the door and bowed slightly. "Hello, Master Peregrin."
"Diamond, you know you can call me Pippin, you use to. I was wondering if we could talk."
She blushed and lowered her bright eyes. "Sorry." she muttered.
"Don't be. Do you want to talk?" I asked. She nodded and we walked slowly to the park talking. We walked to the clearing then I remembered about Merry's date. I didn't want him to think I had been eavesdropping so I was about to turn around then caught sight of them. They were both kissing but I guess that was normal. Then I saw Merry get on his knees and pull something out of his pocket.
I stiffened, Merry hadn't told me he was getting engaged! I spun around my armor glinting in the sun and walked swiftly away. Diamond followed and looked at me sadly.
"He didn't tell you?" she asked.
"No. I don't understand, I'm his cousin and best friend." I couldn't help feeling upset. We had always sworn we would tell each other everything! Ever since we were little. "I know I should be happy for him. I mean he really liked her. I knew this was going to happen but I thought he would tell me!"
"You okay?" I felt her soft hand on my arm and looked into her eyes.
"Yeah, I'll be okay. Just a little shocked, I guess." I smiled looking at her. I felt sort of numb then like no feeling could pass through me. Then I realized it, I loved her. I loved everything about her.
"Do you still want to talk?" Diamond asked softly. "I don't want to if you don't."
I shook my head. "I just need to think." She nodded and smiled.
"You know where to find me." she walked off to her house and I started to Crickhollow.
Later that night I sat in front of the fireplace and stared into the dancing flames lost in thought. I heard a loud bang of the door opening and jumped. I spun around and saw Merry grinning at me. I didn't know if I was happy for him or really angry.
"Guess what Pip?" he started sitting next to me.
"Um...let me guess...did you get engaged? And maybe you got engaged without telling someone you swore to tell everything to?" I said this quickly. He just stared at me completely surprised.
"You saw? You aren't mad are you." he looked at me sadly.
"No I'm not! I'm happy for you Mer." I hugged my cousin and asked if he wanted a drink. He eagerly agreed and we set off to the Green Dragon. We ordered drinks from Mira and I agreed on a heavy drink.
Mira came back with heavy ale and passed it out.
"You want to join us?" Merry asked Mira who smiled and nodded pulling herself a mug of ale.
We started to drink and Diamond walked in with Estella. Merry walked over but I stayed and chatted with Mira. We got more and more drunk. Soon I wasn't even sure what I was doing. Mira looked dazed and very drunk. Diamond started walking over when Mira said quite loudly.
"I have always loved you Peregrin Took." and at that she climbed across the table and sat in my lap kissing me. My head pounded with shock and the fact that I was absolutely drunk. I couldn't push her away but the room had gotten deathly quiet. I saw Diamond freeze and her eyes tear up then she turned around and ran out. Suddenly realization hit me and I shoved Mira off stumbling backwards drunkenly.
"Mira." I slurred drunk my vision blurring. Merry came to my rescue and pulled Mira away for she was apparently trying to grab me again.
"Lets go home Pip." Merry grabbed my arm and I felt him sort of drag me back to Crikhollow.
Author's Notes- Much guilt for Pippin comming in later chapters :)
Reviews:
Ice Ember- The eye meaning Sauron. He was thinking about the palantir incident.
CandiX- Thank you so much!! Every review makes me feel better and makes each chapter better because I know you people are waiting!
Thank you all please review!
"Where are you off to Mer?" I asked. I had been seeing less and less of my cousin.
"A date." he mumbled. So that's why he had spent two hours in front of the mirror.
"Who is it? Where are you going?" I asked quickly.
"One, I'm not telling you, and two we're going to the park for a picnic." he clasped his cloak and looked at me. "Don't blow up the house while I'm gone okay?"
I rolled my eyes and said. "I'm not a baby!"
"Yet you have not come of age." he smile\ knowing I would catch his mistake.
"Yes I have! A month ago!" I snapped back as he ruffled my hair and walked out.
"Bye Pip." he waved and I couldn't help but flush. I watched him walked out then stop and walk back in. "What are you going to do?" I blushed. I was going to try and find Diamond and talk to her.
"Talk to someone I haven't talked to in a while." I mumbled.
Merry smiled. "You mean Diamond?" I jumped.
"How did you know?" I asked surprised.
He tossed me a small book, my journal. "You shouldn't leave it out." he smirked at me and ran out. I was to shocked to say anything. He read my journal! He knew that was private. Snarling I looked around for a new hiding spot. I pried a floor board up with my dagger and hid the book under the wood.
I walked out of the small house and started to Estella's house wondering what to would say to Diamond. Estella and Diamond lived together. I walked up to the hobbit hole and hesitated then knocked.
Diamond opened the door and bowed slightly. "Hello, Master Peregrin."
"Diamond, you know you can call me Pippin, you use to. I was wondering if we could talk."
She blushed and lowered her bright eyes. "Sorry." she muttered.
"Don't be. Do you want to talk?" I asked. She nodded and we walked slowly to the park talking. We walked to the clearing then I remembered about Merry's date. I didn't want him to think I had been eavesdropping so I was about to turn around then caught sight of them. They were both kissing but I guess that was normal. Then I saw Merry get on his knees and pull something out of his pocket.
I stiffened, Merry hadn't told me he was getting engaged! I spun around my armor glinting in the sun and walked swiftly away. Diamond followed and looked at me sadly.
"He didn't tell you?" she asked.
"No. I don't understand, I'm his cousin and best friend." I couldn't help feeling upset. We had always sworn we would tell each other everything! Ever since we were little. "I know I should be happy for him. I mean he really liked her. I knew this was going to happen but I thought he would tell me!"
"You okay?" I felt her soft hand on my arm and looked into her eyes.
"Yeah, I'll be okay. Just a little shocked, I guess." I smiled looking at her. I felt sort of numb then like no feeling could pass through me. Then I realized it, I loved her. I loved everything about her.
"Do you still want to talk?" Diamond asked softly. "I don't want to if you don't."
I shook my head. "I just need to think." She nodded and smiled.
"You know where to find me." she walked off to her house and I started to Crickhollow.
Later that night I sat in front of the fireplace and stared into the dancing flames lost in thought. I heard a loud bang of the door opening and jumped. I spun around and saw Merry grinning at me. I didn't know if I was happy for him or really angry.
"Guess what Pip?" he started sitting next to me.
"Um...let me guess...did you get engaged? And maybe you got engaged without telling someone you swore to tell everything to?" I said this quickly. He just stared at me completely surprised.
"You saw? You aren't mad are you." he looked at me sadly.
"No I'm not! I'm happy for you Mer." I hugged my cousin and asked if he wanted a drink. He eagerly agreed and we set off to the Green Dragon. We ordered drinks from Mira and I agreed on a heavy drink.
Mira came back with heavy ale and passed it out.
"You want to join us?" Merry asked Mira who smiled and nodded pulling herself a mug of ale.
We started to drink and Diamond walked in with Estella. Merry walked over but I stayed and chatted with Mira. We got more and more drunk. Soon I wasn't even sure what I was doing. Mira looked dazed and very drunk. Diamond started walking over when Mira said quite loudly.
"I have always loved you Peregrin Took." and at that she climbed across the table and sat in my lap kissing me. My head pounded with shock and the fact that I was absolutely drunk. I couldn't push her away but the room had gotten deathly quiet. I saw Diamond freeze and her eyes tear up then she turned around and ran out. Suddenly realization hit me and I shoved Mira off stumbling backwards drunkenly.
"Mira." I slurred drunk my vision blurring. Merry came to my rescue and pulled Mira away for she was apparently trying to grab me again.
"Lets go home Pip." Merry grabbed my arm and I felt him sort of drag me back to Crikhollow.
Author's Notes- Much guilt for Pippin comming in later chapters :)
Reviews:
Ice Ember- The eye meaning Sauron. He was thinking about the palantir incident.
CandiX- Thank you so much!! Every review makes me feel better and makes each chapter better because I know you people are waiting!
Thank you all please review!
