Chapter 27 The Question
It had been a week since I had gotten back from Mirkwood. I hadn't given her the ring or asked her to marry me. I was far too nervous. I had finally asked Merry about it and he told me to go on a picnic or something.
A picnic! I didn't think that was romantic enough. One night when it was a full moon I walked to her house. I knocked on her door and waited.
"Pippin!" she grinned as she opened the door.
"Hey can we go for a walk I want to show you something?" I smiled as she nodded and I led her down a path.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked.
"You'll see." I led her into the forest and down a forgotten pathway. I had to narrow my eyes to see the path and smiled to myself as I saw the moon through the trees.
"Here we are." I smiled as I heard her gasp. We were standing on a grassy shore staring at the still lake. Across the lake we could see the forest and in the distance mountains rose lit by the moonlight. The moonlight was reflected in everything and I looked at Diamond. Her hair shone and her eyes were wide. I took a deep breath pulled out the ring and knelt down by her.
"Diamond?" I started as her eyes grew even wider. "Will you marry me?" it came out softly yet it rang in my ears and her eyes glistened with happy tears.
"Oh Peregrin Took! Of course! Of course!" She said and I kissed her while sliding the ring on her finger.
"Good." I grinned and kissed her again. The ring belonged on her finger. She looked radiant with it on. I loved her even more now. We spent the rest of the night together in that spot, staring up at the brilliant full moon.
It had been a week since I had gotten back from Mirkwood. I hadn't given her the ring or asked her to marry me. I was far too nervous. I had finally asked Merry about it and he told me to go on a picnic or something.
A picnic! I didn't think that was romantic enough. One night when it was a full moon I walked to her house. I knocked on her door and waited.
"Pippin!" she grinned as she opened the door.
"Hey can we go for a walk I want to show you something?" I smiled as she nodded and I led her down a path.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked.
"You'll see." I led her into the forest and down a forgotten pathway. I had to narrow my eyes to see the path and smiled to myself as I saw the moon through the trees.
"Here we are." I smiled as I heard her gasp. We were standing on a grassy shore staring at the still lake. Across the lake we could see the forest and in the distance mountains rose lit by the moonlight. The moonlight was reflected in everything and I looked at Diamond. Her hair shone and her eyes were wide. I took a deep breath pulled out the ring and knelt down by her.
"Diamond?" I started as her eyes grew even wider. "Will you marry me?" it came out softly yet it rang in my ears and her eyes glistened with happy tears.
"Oh Peregrin Took! Of course! Of course!" She said and I kissed her while sliding the ring on her finger.
"Good." I grinned and kissed her again. The ring belonged on her finger. She looked radiant with it on. I loved her even more now. We spent the rest of the night together in that spot, staring up at the brilliant full moon.
