Chapter forty-five: Heart's wish fulfilled
Disc: lotr not mine
A/N: Sleep...fairly long and romantic chapter.be happy. More to come.
"There it is.Isenguard." Her heart beat faster and she held her breath as Balan started forward again. "Please Merry.be safe." It suddenly looked like there would be rain.
"*sigh* I thought you said they would get here soon. Gandalf came by yesterday and you promised it wouldn't be long after we saw him." He was washing off the apple for the third time that day.
"Merry they'll get here when they get here! Now stop washing that damn apple or you'll end up peeling it." An arrow shot through the air and hit a barrel. "Pippin..I don't know how you got this bow, but I love it!" Rachel exclaimed as she hugged the young hobbit. He laughed and hugged her back. It was really odd.Rachel had never heard of the Hobbit's having dreams about a woman that glowed with a silver light, she would have thought Galadriel, but they said that it wasn't her.
"We better head inside one of the huts..looks like it's about to rain." Merry stuffed the apple into his pocket and headed inside, Rachel and Pip soon followed.
"Aw man! I just took a bath and my hair finally dried so that I'd look good for Merry and it rains!" Holly pouted as she urged Balan to go faster. They were just outside the gates of Isenguard but there was no sign of the Hobbits or the Ents. "I hope nothing went wrong." She mumbled. Her eyes searched for a light in one of the hut windows but the rain was blurring her vision too badly. She found a stable and tied up Balan who seemed just as upset about the rain as the teenager. "Well.it doesn't look like it's gonna stop raining soon.might as well rest here." Holly took out her cloak and laid it upon the hay to make a crude sheet. She had been riding all night so it didn't take long for sleep to overcome her.
"Look's like the rain's let up. I'm going outside to guard the gates." His childhood friend and Rachel nodded in acknowledgement as he left the hut. Treebeard and the other Ents were on the other side of Isenguard making sure all of Saruman's equipment was destroyed. There was no sign of the rider's of Rohan or his friends. As he walked past the stables he noticed that there were hoof prints in the fresh mud. He followed them to the stables where he found a large black horse eating hay. There was a yawn from one of the haystacks as Holly awoke. She rubbed her eyes and sat up while her eyes adjusted to the sudden sunlight. She was just about to stand when she was tackled and fell back into the hay. The girl was suddenly wide- awake and very scared, until she realized who it was that was hugging her.
"M-merry!" She cried as she wrapped her arms around the Hobbit and hugged him back. The two lay in the hay holding each other until Holly suddenly let go and Merry propped himself up upon his elbows. He smiled at the human lovingly as she smiled shyly and bit her lower lip, now unable to find the words she had been dying to say for so long. Her eyes widened a bit as the Hobbit lowered his head and kissed her softly and sweetly on the lips. She kissed him back and ran her hand through his hair and blushed with another smile when he pulled away. Merry stood up and then helped Holly to hers.
"I missed you so much." He whispered as he pulled her into an embrace. The hobbit sighed contently as he held the girl and closed his eyes from the overwhelming joy that Holly's arrival had brought.
"I missed you too." She couldn't help but smile at the fact that Merry had grown quite a bit and was now only an inch or so shorter than she. The teen could feel her eyes begin to swell with tears as the Hobbit lead her to the hut to see Rachel and Pippin.
"Holly!" Rachel yelled as she jumped to her feet and ran to hug her friend. The two females laughed and hugged for a minute, glad to know that the other was well. "So, how was Helm's Deep?"
"*sigh* A disaster. Tricia got shot in the back with an arrow, but Legolas healed her and last I checked she seemed well enough." She sat in a chair and ran a hand through her hair. "She's got this Rohan soldier chasing after her and I think Legolas is about to rip his head off for it. And Tricia's completely last as to what to do but I know she really likes Legolas." Holly's stomach suddenly growled loudly for all to hear. Merry suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out one of the best looking apples Holly had ever seen.
"Here you go." He handed it to the girl and watched intently as she took a large bite and smiled.
"Mmmmmm.This is the best apple I've ever had!" Another and larger bite followed, "Ow! What the?" The girl pulled out a small silver ring from the apple. "How.?"
Her friends shrugged and stared at the ring in awe. After Holly cleaned it they saw that it was quite beautiful and had a very lovely design around it. Holly tried to put it on her regular ring finger but it wouldn't fit. "Here, let me help." Merry said. He took the ring and tried every finger until he reached Holly's engagement finger, the ring fit. She blushed a little but did her best to hide it.
"Where did you get this apple?" She took another bite, assuming that all of the treasures hidden in it had been found (A/N: of course when you assume you make an ass out of you and me "AssUME").
"Well, I know this'll sound mad, but a woman gave it to me in a dream. She told me to give this to you and to keep you safe. She gave Pip a bow to give to Rachel. See." Merry pointed to the silver bow that resided on the bed.
"Wow, I was wondering where that came from. This is what.the second bow you've gotten since we arrived here?" Rachel nodded. "Man this thing is good." Holly finished off the apple and threw the core into the fire they had built. "So.Rae what the hell happened to you after Amon Hen?" Rachel smiled then began to tell her friend about her little encounter with the orcs and how she met Treebeard in Fangorn. Holly sat down on the bed smiling at her friend's adventure. Merry sat down bedside her and placed his hand atop hers. She squeezed his hand affectionately and smiled warmly at him. She couldn't believe how happy she was.she almost forgot about missing home for a few wonderful minutes.
A/N: Please R&R
Disc: lotr not mine
A/N: Sleep...fairly long and romantic chapter.be happy. More to come.
"There it is.Isenguard." Her heart beat faster and she held her breath as Balan started forward again. "Please Merry.be safe." It suddenly looked like there would be rain.
"*sigh* I thought you said they would get here soon. Gandalf came by yesterday and you promised it wouldn't be long after we saw him." He was washing off the apple for the third time that day.
"Merry they'll get here when they get here! Now stop washing that damn apple or you'll end up peeling it." An arrow shot through the air and hit a barrel. "Pippin..I don't know how you got this bow, but I love it!" Rachel exclaimed as she hugged the young hobbit. He laughed and hugged her back. It was really odd.Rachel had never heard of the Hobbit's having dreams about a woman that glowed with a silver light, she would have thought Galadriel, but they said that it wasn't her.
"We better head inside one of the huts..looks like it's about to rain." Merry stuffed the apple into his pocket and headed inside, Rachel and Pip soon followed.
"Aw man! I just took a bath and my hair finally dried so that I'd look good for Merry and it rains!" Holly pouted as she urged Balan to go faster. They were just outside the gates of Isenguard but there was no sign of the Hobbits or the Ents. "I hope nothing went wrong." She mumbled. Her eyes searched for a light in one of the hut windows but the rain was blurring her vision too badly. She found a stable and tied up Balan who seemed just as upset about the rain as the teenager. "Well.it doesn't look like it's gonna stop raining soon.might as well rest here." Holly took out her cloak and laid it upon the hay to make a crude sheet. She had been riding all night so it didn't take long for sleep to overcome her.
"Look's like the rain's let up. I'm going outside to guard the gates." His childhood friend and Rachel nodded in acknowledgement as he left the hut. Treebeard and the other Ents were on the other side of Isenguard making sure all of Saruman's equipment was destroyed. There was no sign of the rider's of Rohan or his friends. As he walked past the stables he noticed that there were hoof prints in the fresh mud. He followed them to the stables where he found a large black horse eating hay. There was a yawn from one of the haystacks as Holly awoke. She rubbed her eyes and sat up while her eyes adjusted to the sudden sunlight. She was just about to stand when she was tackled and fell back into the hay. The girl was suddenly wide- awake and very scared, until she realized who it was that was hugging her.
"M-merry!" She cried as she wrapped her arms around the Hobbit and hugged him back. The two lay in the hay holding each other until Holly suddenly let go and Merry propped himself up upon his elbows. He smiled at the human lovingly as she smiled shyly and bit her lower lip, now unable to find the words she had been dying to say for so long. Her eyes widened a bit as the Hobbit lowered his head and kissed her softly and sweetly on the lips. She kissed him back and ran her hand through his hair and blushed with another smile when he pulled away. Merry stood up and then helped Holly to hers.
"I missed you so much." He whispered as he pulled her into an embrace. The hobbit sighed contently as he held the girl and closed his eyes from the overwhelming joy that Holly's arrival had brought.
"I missed you too." She couldn't help but smile at the fact that Merry had grown quite a bit and was now only an inch or so shorter than she. The teen could feel her eyes begin to swell with tears as the Hobbit lead her to the hut to see Rachel and Pippin.
"Holly!" Rachel yelled as she jumped to her feet and ran to hug her friend. The two females laughed and hugged for a minute, glad to know that the other was well. "So, how was Helm's Deep?"
"*sigh* A disaster. Tricia got shot in the back with an arrow, but Legolas healed her and last I checked she seemed well enough." She sat in a chair and ran a hand through her hair. "She's got this Rohan soldier chasing after her and I think Legolas is about to rip his head off for it. And Tricia's completely last as to what to do but I know she really likes Legolas." Holly's stomach suddenly growled loudly for all to hear. Merry suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out one of the best looking apples Holly had ever seen.
"Here you go." He handed it to the girl and watched intently as she took a large bite and smiled.
"Mmmmmm.This is the best apple I've ever had!" Another and larger bite followed, "Ow! What the?" The girl pulled out a small silver ring from the apple. "How.?"
Her friends shrugged and stared at the ring in awe. After Holly cleaned it they saw that it was quite beautiful and had a very lovely design around it. Holly tried to put it on her regular ring finger but it wouldn't fit. "Here, let me help." Merry said. He took the ring and tried every finger until he reached Holly's engagement finger, the ring fit. She blushed a little but did her best to hide it.
"Where did you get this apple?" She took another bite, assuming that all of the treasures hidden in it had been found (A/N: of course when you assume you make an ass out of you and me "AssUME").
"Well, I know this'll sound mad, but a woman gave it to me in a dream. She told me to give this to you and to keep you safe. She gave Pip a bow to give to Rachel. See." Merry pointed to the silver bow that resided on the bed.
"Wow, I was wondering where that came from. This is what.the second bow you've gotten since we arrived here?" Rachel nodded. "Man this thing is good." Holly finished off the apple and threw the core into the fire they had built. "So.Rae what the hell happened to you after Amon Hen?" Rachel smiled then began to tell her friend about her little encounter with the orcs and how she met Treebeard in Fangorn. Holly sat down on the bed smiling at her friend's adventure. Merry sat down bedside her and placed his hand atop hers. She squeezed his hand affectionately and smiled warmly at him. She couldn't believe how happy she was.she almost forgot about missing home for a few wonderful minutes.
A/N: Please R&R