Chapter 2:
At dinner that night, Rowan was the perfect picture of innocence, making polite conversation with Merry and Estella and talking animatedly with Eowyn. The two got along wonderfully and Theo was even more grumpy to discover this. The truth was, that even though he found the lasses hanging on his every word annoying, to have one completely ignore him, and for her to be able to land him in the dirt was even more annoying! Dinner seemed to drag by, and Theo excused himself as soon as possible. although he loved spending time with his Aunt Diamond and Uncle Pippin, there was no way that he was spending any more time than he was absolutley forced to in the same room as that...girl! He left the after dinner talk to go and wander in the gardens, prefering the solitude of the open air to the vastness of Brandy Hall. He saw other figures wnadering the garden, in pairs or alone, and recognising one couple as Merry and Estella, he smiled and went back inside to try and sleep off he bitter taste that today had left with him.
***
Rowan watched Theo from her window, why did he feel so threatened by her? Just because she wasn't like other girls doing feminine things! She hated the thought that boy's could do things better than her, which was why she had persuaded her father to teach her everything he knew. She was an excellent sword fighter, knew various hand combat techniques and was one of the best archers and riders in Tookland. She would show him! She would show him that lasses were good for something other than being ornaments! Smiling secretly to herself she closed the curtains and readied for bed, the next few days were going to be interesting!
***
The following days were very similar to the first. Theo ignoring Rowan as much as possible, and Rowan being sickly sweet to him in return. Eowyn and Frodo were making rapid plans for their wedding, and the rest of the family helping them in every way possible. Estella was taken up with making wedding clothes, Eowyn's dress was the most beautiful thing Theo had ever seen. His day's became fuller, and he had less time for dwelling on the annoying matter of Rowan. He was up at dawn each day, and back in bed late each night, exhausted from the day's activities. He was roped into helping with every task immaginable, from helping organise the house, to having measurements for his clothes.
Finally the big day dawned bright and beautiful. It was the most beautiful summerday the Shire had had for weeks, and the sky was a bright hazy blue, without a cloud in sight. Theo was up early helping with the last minute preparations, before heading back to his room to change into his new suit. Emerging a few minutes later, tucking his white rose into his buttonhole, he caught sight of a figure down the other end of the corridor. Whoever it was they looked stunning in their red satin dress, tight fitting bodice, and skirts floating elegantly around them. Moving quickly so as to catch up with the lass and find out who she was, he stopped dead. Moving quietly, he backed a few paces and hid himself in an alcove. It was her! How could someone so unfemine look so beautiful?! He closed his eyes, and leaned back against the cool wall. He had to stop this nonsense right now! He simply couldn't start liking her now! He waited until he was sure she had gone, before coming out from his hiding place, and heading down to his sister's bedroom. His mother, Rosie Gamgee, Aunt Diamond, Elanor Gamgee and Rowan were all in there fussing over Eowyn's hair and dress. Looking at her made Theo gasp. She looked stunning! Her dress was pale blue, with a light chiffon layer on top of midnight blue. It floated elagantly around her as she moved, and around her neck was clasped the Evenstar. Her hair cascaded around her shoulder's in soft ringlets, and a few were pinned up to keep them out of her face. Eowyn turned round to face Theo, a smile playing on her lips,
"Will I do little brother?"
Theo smiled back at her and hugged her gently before replying,
"Frodo would be a fool if he didn't marry you."
She kissed him on the cheek, before turning back to Estella,
"I'm ready."
Estella gave her daughter a warm hug before whispering in her ear,
"I hope you will be very happy with Frodo."
Merry and Pippin came in at this point, and Theo was pleased to note that both their jaws droped slightly when they saw Eowyn.
"You look beautiful my dear."
Merry said simply, before kissing her on the cheek. Elanor handed Eowyn her posy, it was filled with blue and white flowers, picked from Sam's own garden, and had the traditional Mallorn blossom in it. Eowyn sniffed it, before smiling at the room in general. Extending her arm to Theo she said,
"Come on little brother, it's time to give me away!"
Theo took her arm and together the pair left the room, leading the party to the ballroom where the ceremony was to take place.
***
All of the Shire appeared to be there, although this wasn't strictly true, a good proportion had been invited to the wedding. Theo escorted Eowyn up to the platform where Frodo was waiting. The sight of his bride to be looking so glorious in her dress, appeared to make him even more nervous than he already was, but when Eowyn took his arm, the only thing Theo could see in his eye's was love. Theo moved to stand next to Elanor who was Frodo's witness, and together they watched the ceremony. It was the most beautiful wedding Theo had ever been to, and when it came to the vows, he was almost in tears, but he held them back as best he could. Frodo said his first,
"Eowyn my darling, I have loved you since the moment I first saw you all those years ago, and since then my love for you has done nothing but grow. I make this promise to you now, as I did when I first asked for your hand in marriage. I will always be there for you, to guide you, to comfort you, to hold you and to cherish you, in this life and after. This is my solomn vow."
Tears coursed silently down both Frodo and Eowyn's cheeks as he siad this, and when Eowyn started to say her vows, her voice shook with emotion, but as she spoke her voice grew stronger.
"I too have loved you since that first moment, and have loved you all the more as time went past. Each day is incomplete until I see you, each breath worthless if I am not with you. Without you I would be nothing, and as I stand here before you today, I make this promise to love you until my dying day. And even when I am laid in the earth, I shall never truly leave you. I shall walk this earth with you for eternity, always by your side. This is my solomn vow."
Theo looked out at the gathered guests, and was pleased to note that not one was dry eyed. Even Rowan, was weeping silently. Looking back at Frodo and Eowyn, Pippin pronounced them husband and wife, and Frodo kissed Eowyn gently, pulling her close and weeping into her hair. Theo was not the only one who cheered at this.
***
The party afterwards, was one of special magnificence. Theo danced with Elanor, then his mother, then his Aunt Diamond, before finally stealing Eowyn away from Frodo long enough for a dance. He twirled her happily in his arms, and she laughed as he joked with her. When the dance was over, he kissed her lightly on the hand before returning her to Frodo, who didn't seem to want to part with her for long. Not long after, Theo caught sight of them leaving the party quietly through one of the side exits. He grinned to himself before turning back to the party. The party went on long into the night, and it was past midnight before Theo stepped out into the gardens for a breath of fresh air, the party however was still going strong at this point. Theo wandered the moonlit gardens alone, breathing in the heavily scented night air. Thinking about life, Theo rounded a corner only to almost collide head on with Rowan. She grinned at him before saying,
"I thought we'h had a disscussion about running into people already!"
Theo glared at her, before replying,
"Yes we have, but I prefer not to gloat over my victories, it's so unbecoming."
Theo tried to look down his nose at her, but being almost the same height as her, he found this quite difficult, a thing that annoyed him greatly. Realising the cause for this annoyance, Rowan grinned wickedly at him.
"Awww, is your poor pride still dented?!"
This was pushing it to far, and Theo was getting thouroughly wound up about it.
"That was pure fluke! You wouldn't be able to beat me at something else!"
Rowan's competatitive streak was instantly visible, and she replied quickly with,
"Oh? And what sort of competition were you thinking of?"
Theo grinned,
"A race."
He couldn't believe his own cleverness, there was no way she would agree to this,
"From here...To MInas Tirith."
Theo inwardly congratulated himself. He had beaten her without any real exertion on his part. What happened next dented his ego considerably, and Rowan was pleased to note a slight sag in his shoulders when she replied.
"All right. Your on!"
Oh yay! Girl power rocks! Please let me know what you think of the story so far.
For those of you who liked Eowyn and Frodo in "There for you", as you can see, we had the wedding in this story, and there will be another story at a later date, which will concern their married life, and there first son and his romance! This first chapter of this story will be posted when I have finished "The Last Journey", it will be called, "Holding on for you" please keep an eye out for it!
At dinner that night, Rowan was the perfect picture of innocence, making polite conversation with Merry and Estella and talking animatedly with Eowyn. The two got along wonderfully and Theo was even more grumpy to discover this. The truth was, that even though he found the lasses hanging on his every word annoying, to have one completely ignore him, and for her to be able to land him in the dirt was even more annoying! Dinner seemed to drag by, and Theo excused himself as soon as possible. although he loved spending time with his Aunt Diamond and Uncle Pippin, there was no way that he was spending any more time than he was absolutley forced to in the same room as that...girl! He left the after dinner talk to go and wander in the gardens, prefering the solitude of the open air to the vastness of Brandy Hall. He saw other figures wnadering the garden, in pairs or alone, and recognising one couple as Merry and Estella, he smiled and went back inside to try and sleep off he bitter taste that today had left with him.
***
Rowan watched Theo from her window, why did he feel so threatened by her? Just because she wasn't like other girls doing feminine things! She hated the thought that boy's could do things better than her, which was why she had persuaded her father to teach her everything he knew. She was an excellent sword fighter, knew various hand combat techniques and was one of the best archers and riders in Tookland. She would show him! She would show him that lasses were good for something other than being ornaments! Smiling secretly to herself she closed the curtains and readied for bed, the next few days were going to be interesting!
***
The following days were very similar to the first. Theo ignoring Rowan as much as possible, and Rowan being sickly sweet to him in return. Eowyn and Frodo were making rapid plans for their wedding, and the rest of the family helping them in every way possible. Estella was taken up with making wedding clothes, Eowyn's dress was the most beautiful thing Theo had ever seen. His day's became fuller, and he had less time for dwelling on the annoying matter of Rowan. He was up at dawn each day, and back in bed late each night, exhausted from the day's activities. He was roped into helping with every task immaginable, from helping organise the house, to having measurements for his clothes.
Finally the big day dawned bright and beautiful. It was the most beautiful summerday the Shire had had for weeks, and the sky was a bright hazy blue, without a cloud in sight. Theo was up early helping with the last minute preparations, before heading back to his room to change into his new suit. Emerging a few minutes later, tucking his white rose into his buttonhole, he caught sight of a figure down the other end of the corridor. Whoever it was they looked stunning in their red satin dress, tight fitting bodice, and skirts floating elegantly around them. Moving quickly so as to catch up with the lass and find out who she was, he stopped dead. Moving quietly, he backed a few paces and hid himself in an alcove. It was her! How could someone so unfemine look so beautiful?! He closed his eyes, and leaned back against the cool wall. He had to stop this nonsense right now! He simply couldn't start liking her now! He waited until he was sure she had gone, before coming out from his hiding place, and heading down to his sister's bedroom. His mother, Rosie Gamgee, Aunt Diamond, Elanor Gamgee and Rowan were all in there fussing over Eowyn's hair and dress. Looking at her made Theo gasp. She looked stunning! Her dress was pale blue, with a light chiffon layer on top of midnight blue. It floated elagantly around her as she moved, and around her neck was clasped the Evenstar. Her hair cascaded around her shoulder's in soft ringlets, and a few were pinned up to keep them out of her face. Eowyn turned round to face Theo, a smile playing on her lips,
"Will I do little brother?"
Theo smiled back at her and hugged her gently before replying,
"Frodo would be a fool if he didn't marry you."
She kissed him on the cheek, before turning back to Estella,
"I'm ready."
Estella gave her daughter a warm hug before whispering in her ear,
"I hope you will be very happy with Frodo."
Merry and Pippin came in at this point, and Theo was pleased to note that both their jaws droped slightly when they saw Eowyn.
"You look beautiful my dear."
Merry said simply, before kissing her on the cheek. Elanor handed Eowyn her posy, it was filled with blue and white flowers, picked from Sam's own garden, and had the traditional Mallorn blossom in it. Eowyn sniffed it, before smiling at the room in general. Extending her arm to Theo she said,
"Come on little brother, it's time to give me away!"
Theo took her arm and together the pair left the room, leading the party to the ballroom where the ceremony was to take place.
***
All of the Shire appeared to be there, although this wasn't strictly true, a good proportion had been invited to the wedding. Theo escorted Eowyn up to the platform where Frodo was waiting. The sight of his bride to be looking so glorious in her dress, appeared to make him even more nervous than he already was, but when Eowyn took his arm, the only thing Theo could see in his eye's was love. Theo moved to stand next to Elanor who was Frodo's witness, and together they watched the ceremony. It was the most beautiful wedding Theo had ever been to, and when it came to the vows, he was almost in tears, but he held them back as best he could. Frodo said his first,
"Eowyn my darling, I have loved you since the moment I first saw you all those years ago, and since then my love for you has done nothing but grow. I make this promise to you now, as I did when I first asked for your hand in marriage. I will always be there for you, to guide you, to comfort you, to hold you and to cherish you, in this life and after. This is my solomn vow."
Tears coursed silently down both Frodo and Eowyn's cheeks as he siad this, and when Eowyn started to say her vows, her voice shook with emotion, but as she spoke her voice grew stronger.
"I too have loved you since that first moment, and have loved you all the more as time went past. Each day is incomplete until I see you, each breath worthless if I am not with you. Without you I would be nothing, and as I stand here before you today, I make this promise to love you until my dying day. And even when I am laid in the earth, I shall never truly leave you. I shall walk this earth with you for eternity, always by your side. This is my solomn vow."
Theo looked out at the gathered guests, and was pleased to note that not one was dry eyed. Even Rowan, was weeping silently. Looking back at Frodo and Eowyn, Pippin pronounced them husband and wife, and Frodo kissed Eowyn gently, pulling her close and weeping into her hair. Theo was not the only one who cheered at this.
***
The party afterwards, was one of special magnificence. Theo danced with Elanor, then his mother, then his Aunt Diamond, before finally stealing Eowyn away from Frodo long enough for a dance. He twirled her happily in his arms, and she laughed as he joked with her. When the dance was over, he kissed her lightly on the hand before returning her to Frodo, who didn't seem to want to part with her for long. Not long after, Theo caught sight of them leaving the party quietly through one of the side exits. He grinned to himself before turning back to the party. The party went on long into the night, and it was past midnight before Theo stepped out into the gardens for a breath of fresh air, the party however was still going strong at this point. Theo wandered the moonlit gardens alone, breathing in the heavily scented night air. Thinking about life, Theo rounded a corner only to almost collide head on with Rowan. She grinned at him before saying,
"I thought we'h had a disscussion about running into people already!"
Theo glared at her, before replying,
"Yes we have, but I prefer not to gloat over my victories, it's so unbecoming."
Theo tried to look down his nose at her, but being almost the same height as her, he found this quite difficult, a thing that annoyed him greatly. Realising the cause for this annoyance, Rowan grinned wickedly at him.
"Awww, is your poor pride still dented?!"
This was pushing it to far, and Theo was getting thouroughly wound up about it.
"That was pure fluke! You wouldn't be able to beat me at something else!"
Rowan's competatitive streak was instantly visible, and she replied quickly with,
"Oh? And what sort of competition were you thinking of?"
Theo grinned,
"A race."
He couldn't believe his own cleverness, there was no way she would agree to this,
"From here...To MInas Tirith."
Theo inwardly congratulated himself. He had beaten her without any real exertion on his part. What happened next dented his ego considerably, and Rowan was pleased to note a slight sag in his shoulders when she replied.
"All right. Your on!"
Oh yay! Girl power rocks! Please let me know what you think of the story so far.
For those of you who liked Eowyn and Frodo in "There for you", as you can see, we had the wedding in this story, and there will be another story at a later date, which will concern their married life, and there first son and his romance! This first chapter of this story will be posted when I have finished "The Last Journey", it will be called, "Holding on for you" please keep an eye out for it!