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Chapter26

We drew nearer, and suddenly I heard a whisper of a voice in my mind.

"Welcome Merna of the Shire. You are strange to me, small one." It started. "So young in age, but so old in wisdom. I will wish to speak to you later. Alone. You know of whom I am."

I was a bit startled. Now, I knew Galadriel could mind speak, but hearing a voice other than my own inside my head freaked me out. If only a little. I heard a small laugh. And I knew Galadriel was still listening to me. Or, to my thoughts, rather.

"Um..." I started, "If I can hear you, o lady of the wood, does that mean you can hear ME as well?" I asked. I sent a mind smile along with my message.

"Yes." She mind smiled back.

"I will talk to you later, as you wish. But I do not wish myself, to look into your mirror. I know what you would say to convince me, and it won't work." I said back.

The humor in her voice was replaced. The echo in my mind was laced with ice now. "You cannot possibly know what I will speak to you about. I do not know also, why you are so afraid. A mirror is only a tool. It cannot harm you."

"Maybe not physically, but emotionally yes, it can. And no, maybe I do not know all that you will speak of. But I have a good guess." I shot back. First she calls me wise, then she talks down to me like a child.

"You are young still, I guess. Though you give off a much...different...appearance, to one. At first."

"I am sorry if I have offended you, Galadriel."

"It is all right. You carry a heavy burden. The ring bearer and yourself fare often alike. You are forgiven.........Ah, I think they are going to remove your blindfolds now. I will see you in a moment. I admit, I am anxious to see the real you. Not just the inside of your mind." She sent a kindly smile.

Man, what is it with the people around here? They act like an ignoramus, you act like an ignoramus. And then they end up making you feel miserable and air headed about the whole ordeal; ELVES..........

OOO

Galadriel was interesting. I have to admit. And the meeting with her was strange. She looked into the eyes of my companions, and what she saw there, or what temptation she offered them, I can only guess.

I know that Gimli looked rather wistful, when she was done with him. Legolas too. And Boromir held her gaze only seconds before looking away, in what seemed twin to shame. Merry had blanked his face, Sam blushed and Pippin did also.

When it had been his turn, he had looked at her long. Almost leaning forward in concentration. Then, suddenly he had turned to me and threw me a quick glance, then looked away and blushed madly.

When she focused on me, I stood stone still, and held myself at ready. She showed me the shire. I was back home with Pippin and we were....

"ENOUGH!" I yelled in my mind, and the vision shattered. "Do not show me anymore. I do not wish to betray the Fellowship, or Frodo. I do not need temptation to tell me so. I am set, and I will finish what I started." I snapped, angry.

How dare she.

"Very well. I thought it so. But one can never be too sure of themselves." She answered, calm as anything.

Now, it seemed she wished to leave us alone. The elves were singing their sweet and sorrowful lament, and the company was thoughtful.

Then Pippin had to start in. "What did you blush for Sam?" He asked slowly.

"Well, I felt as if I had naught a stitch on. If you must know. Almost like she was looking deep inside of me. Offering me what I wanted most in the whole wide world. And it felt like I would a got it too. Right there on the spot." He said, blushing again.

"What did YOU blush for Pip?" Said Merry, slyly.

And Pippin opened up his young tweenish mouth and began to answer him, "Well, I suppose I did feel a bit of what Sam described, but it was more the thing she offered me that caused the blush...You see, it was like this, I was..."

"Uh, Pippin, walk with me please." I said urgently.

Somehow sensing that Galadriel had showed him a thing almost identical to what she had shown me. The difference, Pippin had actually followed through on the view. AND was willing to talk about it.

What a cheeky hobbit he was.

He looked at me startled, but got up and walked towards me anyway. I latched onto his hand and dragged him away from the rest of the Fellowship, amid their soft chuckles.

When we were a ways away he asked, "What did you do that for?"

"Um, well. I had a feeling about just what you were going to tell the others. I would actually appreciate it if you wouldn't do so. Even in the future." I said slowly.

"Why? It was MY vision wasn't it?" He asked back.

"Well, then. If your vision had anything to do with this kind of thing, it involves me too, now doesn't it?" I asked, then leaned up and kissed him.

He sucked in his breath quickly. And that is not an easy task, when your mouth is akin with someone else's. So I broke away from him and looked up, unsure. He smiled at me and pulled my mouth back to his.

I kissed him again. And again. He was the love of my life. And I knew I would eventually wed him, and bear his child, so I let myself go. We moved under thicker covering of the trees, and I lay down.

His eyes were enchanting, and I felt like I could stare into them forever...

"Pippin," I breathed, then sighed......

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Author: I hope you enjoyed it! Please review if you did. I also left some things inconclusive, but I'm sure you can fill in the gaps yourself. Ha aha ha!!!

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