A Double Lesson

By: LiL Pippin Padfoot

Summery: Boromir and Faramir can only cause so much trouble outside, but what about during their lessons?

Disclaimer: I own nothing cept' the Lady Conley, Why? Cause she is the devil teacher. Heh I love to torture her. (Evil grin) Sorry I don't know what Findulias looked like, so I guessed.

Boromir wiggled in his seat. He was supposed to be paying attention to Lady Conley, but his mind was wandering.

".... And what is the answer? Boromir? Do you know?"

"What?" Boromir said, turning his head from the window to his teacher.

"I thought so, now pay attention. In that year there was a great drought......"

Boromir tuned her out again. Instead of looking out the window, he looked at his little brother, Faramir. Who was intently listening to Lady Conley. He looked bored, but after the snowball incident, he had tried even more so to be good. Boromir started to devise a plan to get out.

"Lady Conley? I have a question."

With a sigh she replied "What is it Boromir, if you have to go to the bathroom, then no you cannot go, you just left about a half-an-hour ago."

Darn, thought Boromir, have to think quickly.

"No," he said he peered out the window and saw a bird pecking at the snow. "I just thought that I saw a red bird outside, and isn't that a sign that one will find true love?"

"I've never heard of that superstition....." she said, but yet she bustled over to the window, and craned her neck.

Boromir quietly grabbed Faramir by the cuff of his shirt, and forced him out of the Library.

"Boromir!" cried Faramir once they were out of ear-shot of Lady Conley. "What are you doing? We are going to get in trouble!"

Boromir laughed "I doubt it little brother, Lady Conley is not married, and will be staring out that window for quite a while, considering the only bird I saw outside was a plain robin. So, what should we do with our little break?"

"Go back to the Library and plead that I was forced out against my will?"

"Let me think about that. No. We are going to have some....."

But before that fateful word came out of Boromir's mouth, Denethor came bustling down the hallway.

"Oh!" he said seemingly shocked to see the boys out of their lesson so early. Luckily Denethor was in a good mood, for no news is good news and he had heard no news from Osgiliath. "Boys, do be good today hmm?" he said, then bustled on.

Faramir was left with his jaw hanging open.

"Boromir....."

"Faramir, I'm scared too."

"Good."

"Now, let's have fun."

Faramir groaned.

"What's wrong with you?" Boromir asked

"What is wrong with me? Every time you say that we, and by we I mean me, get in trouble!"

"Yes, well that is an unfortunate coincidence that has happened a bit, but I promise this time, harmless fun."

"Sure, you say that now...."

"No I mean it."

Faramir was a bit unwilling, but followed Boromir as he headed off down the hall, opposite of the way their father was headed.

Just then they heard a yell from the Library.

"Run!" yelled Boromir

And they both took off running.

They ran till they were out of breath. Panting, they hid behind a statue for a few minutes, to catch their breath, and to make sure Lady Conley didn't catch up to them.

"Lady Conley is going to have a rude shock when she sits down." Boromir said

"What do you mean? Boromir, what did you do?"

He smiled "When I went to go to the bathroom and you were taking notes, and Lady Conley wasn't looking, I dumped a bit of ink on her chair. And I suppose she went right back to the Library and sat down on it."

"Boromir!"

"Don't worry, she can't blame it on us, I used her own bottle of ink so it looks like she spilt it."

Faramir rolled his eyes.

When they had caught their breath, they started to walk again.

Meanwhile Some Place Else, On the Other Side of the Castle

"What do you mean Osgiliath is about to fall? I just sent 4 troupes to reinforce it! The Orcs surely cannot of killed that many! Osgiliath must not fall! If it does, then we all are doomed! Round up several more troupes, I want them to be at Osgiliath before the dawn of tomorrow." And with that the soldier bowed out of the room.

Denethor sat down in his chair and fumed. He had been in such a good mood. Just then a knock came on the door.

"Who is it?" Denethor asked irritably.

Lady Conley opened the door, and she was livid.

"YOU HAVE THE WORST BEHAVED SONS! I QUIT!"

With that she stormed out, Denethor noted that her butt was entirely black.

This only pushed Denethor's anger and irritation more.

Continuing with Boromir and Faramir

Boromir and Faramir had found an empty hallway. No guards, no guests, nothing but rooms and compartments that was empty and dusty.

The marble floors were very slick and polished, seeing that no one had walked on it in a while.

In one of the compartments, they found some smooth flat pieces of wood, almost like sleds. Boromir and Faramir each took one, and ran up and down the hall sliding and slipping, laughing all the while.

Then the two brothers had a race (no sleds) to the end of the hall. Faramir reached the end first, since Boromir fell, and couldn't get up without slipping.

When Faramir got to the end, he stopped.

Boromir ran up to him.

"Faramir what are you looking ....."

Then Boromir saw it.

It was a portrait of a young woman. She was beautiful. She had long blonde hair, with crystal blue eyes. Her skin was pale, and she was smiling softly, seemingly looking down on the two boys.

"I know her." Faramir breathed "I do not know who she is, but I know her."

Boromir, eyes shining, stepped closer to the picture, and touched it.

"That's mother." He looked toward Faramir, his eyebrows knitted and he said "Faramir, don't you remember her? She used to read us stories, and hug us and tickle us. Don't you remember out mother?"

"I do," Faramir said "Just not much. She was always smiling, and so was father. Then one day, she was gone. And father quit smiling."

"Yes, he did didn't he?" Boromir said softly "Let's go. I don't feel we should be here. This must have been some of Mother's things."

Faramir and Boromir put the wood away, and then reverently walked out of the hallway. Right into their father, who was extremely angry and irritated.

"What were you two doing in there?" he asked

"Nothing Father," Boromir said "Faramir and I were just looking around, and we found ourselves here. Those were Mother's things weren't they? We saw the picture of Mother.

For a moment Boromir and Faramir saw tears in their father's eyes.

"Yes, they were. Don't ever do that to Lady Conley again. Go to you rooms, actually, and think about what you've done. I forbid you to come in here again, is that clear?"

"Father..." Boromir protested

"I mean it Boromir, and you too Faramir."

"But Father, Faramir didn't even recognize Mother! He doesn't remember her!"

"That's not my fault." Denethor said "She left us. There is not much I can do. Now leave." Denethor walked into the hall, closing the doors behind him.

"Let's go" Boromir said quietly. They left that hallway never to return. Save for once.

Omg. I am a horrible person. I wanted this to be happy, and I killed it. Go me! Well this is now depressing. Sigh Oh well. Read on. Next chapter will be last. I promise.

LiL Pippin Padfoot