Fallaciously Framed!
Author's Note/Disclaimer: For fun, not profit, as always. Any and all non-canonical and/or impossible situations/characterizations/modernizations/etc. found within the following story, are for the sake of said story, so please don't review us citing our misrepresentations or "mistakes". We know canon, sometimes we just choose to ignore/bend/twist it a little bit. But only a little. And only for fun. The idea, genius, and working force behind this story is Dene4, my younger sister. I, Simply Sara, was simply present to edit, offer suggestions, support, corrections, additions, new ideas, new wordings, etc. The title of this story in currently tentative and could change. I personally hope it will, but my sister does have dibs on the title rights.
Well, here's to hoping you'll continue to be amused : )
Ch. 3 Incredible Idea
Boromir gazed wistfully out the window. Faramir was getting ready to leave with mother to go down to the lower levels, and he was stuck at this desk, in trouble. Books and papers were spread haphazardly on the desktop before him, some of the papers being crinkled by an elbow that was currently propping up his head. He glanced down at the nearest book and read several words. He was certain he could feel his eyes being sucked into his head and his brain beginning to decompose. His parents seemed to outdo themselves each time they inflicted punishments, each one progressively worse than the last. He was stuck for 3 weeks in the citadel, no friends, no weapons, no toys, only books, papers, ink, quills, and the occasional crumb of food.
Finduilas poked her head in the door. "How's it coming?" she asked very neutrally, Boromir thought, considering the circumstances. He knew enough to know that his mother was the brain behind the extra-hour-of-studying-time-a-day part of the punishment. His mother certainly had her evil sides.
"I'm dying of starvation mother!" he groaned. "I need food!" Finduilas tried not to roll her eyes. It was also hard not to smile or laugh at his exaggerated and theatrical expression.
"Oh, Boromir, don't be so melodramatic. You had broke your fast with the rest of us this morning as usual and in fact ate twice as much as your brother did."
He interrupted before she could continue: "But he's little. I need more food than that!"
"Boromir," Finduilas said in a voice that sounded an awful lot like a warning, "You had plenty to eat. And you most certainly are not starving. In all your days, you have never even come close to it. Whining will not be rewarded." Now she sounded like Father—"Whining will not be rewarded" Boromir mimicked in his head—however, he had gathered enough sense over the years to know not to say so aloud.
He gave her one last pitiful look, hoping to appeal to her mercy, but to no avail. She turned to leave and called out over her shoulder, "I expect that report in my hands by dinner, darling." He could almost hear the honeyed smile in her voice.
He let his elbow slide away and banged his head soundly against the table.
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It was a little after he'd eaten the noon meal, when he got his brilliant and incredible idea. It was simply a fantastic plan. He had finally decided what to do with his idiot card.
He would mail it to Lady Ienmir.
Aloha again! Sorry about the short length, but, hey, its how my sister wrote it and I had no real plausible reason the change it. It just means that the next chapter will be up all the sooner! : ) And as I promised, dun-da-da-dun! A Reviewer Response Section!
Erestor—Thanks so much for your kind comments! =D They mean a lot coming from you! : ) Unquirked is indeed a very interesting action. I, too, love the word very much. Although my spell checker does not. I must agree, Finduilas is quite a wonderful and clever character. Glad you found Boromir sarcasm and Faramir's speech problems amusing. We try : )
halo343—[huge smiles] We're terribly flattered you think the story is great. And its always great to find out you're not the only one amused by something, isn't it? Hope this update was soon enough! The next one should be here just as quick! : ) Hope you enjoy the rest!
vtangelchix—Very pleased to hear you think our story is awesome! And yes, Faramir is terribly adorable. Since you've brought it up, I think we could certainly work in some Boromir/Faramir dialogue as there isn't really that much so far. Thanks for the idea!
NybCR—Boromir is indeed very naughty don't you know?! = ) We're glad you think this is cute! We find it cute and funny, but its hard to tell what other people are going to think, so its great to know we're not alone!
Nringa Bleh—[turns to Dene4] Did you hear that? Our first review and the lady LOVES it! [grins] Faramir lisping is one of my favorite ideas. As for knowing what Boromir did with the idiot card, I hope you didn't bust before reading this chapter! : )
Thank you all so very much! Your encouraging words are deeply appreciated and make writing/posting this story all the more fun!
I currently STILL have no internet connection on my computer as our new router has not yet arrived. This makes everything more complicated and posting all the more difficult, but the next chapter shouldn't take too long. We've just completed the final draft of this story on paper (I'm totally thrilled with the ending) and it's almost completely typed up as well. The only problem is that it takes transferring it to disk, to another computer that has internet, and then uploading it to to be able to post. But enough of my excuses. I see no reason why the next chapter shouldn't be up by Friday at the latest. Until then! : )
Thanks for reading!
God bless,
Dene4 and Sara