You Could Have Caught Me
By:
LiL Pippin Padfoot
Disclaimer: I need to be serious, I need to be serious, I need to be serious….
Whoop! You Could Have Caught Me, turns 40!, chapters that is!
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Chapter 40
2 Weddings and a Funeral
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"And we are here today, to honor King Théoden, many of the men, (cough!), and women, have rode under that name, today we are here to honor him, he who died honorably."
"All Hail King Théoden!" the hall rang with the cries.
We were at the funeral feast of King Théoden. I was sitting as a guest of honor, right near Eomer. Faramir and Eowyn were staring lovingly at each other, if it was anybody else, I may have puked. Eomer kept staring at Lothiriel, Gandalf was busing himself with a large tankard, Aragorn was staring at Arwen, and shooting warning glances to people who looking at her, Merry and Pippin were regaling at their war stories. Legolas and Gimli were good-naturally arguing.
I kicked Eomer under the table.
"Ow!"
I nodded my head toward Eowyn and Faramir.
"Oh yea." He said
He stood up.
"I am to announce that I am going to marry Lothiriel of Dol Amroth!"
Cries were heard throughout the Hall once more.
I kicked him again.
"Oh yea, Faramir is going to marry my sister, Eowyn."
Again, joyous cries were heard for the (sigh) happy couples.
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Later on, I was wandering around aimlessly, again.
Really, I had no one to talk to. I angrily kicked some grass. If Boromir were here, I thought bitterly, I'd have someone to talk to. But no, everyone was off enjoying there lives.
I really didn't mean to walk in on them, really I didn't. And I didn't mean to stay and listen, I just didn't want to move in fear of that they'd hear me.
I heard Elrond talking to Arwen.
"So, you have picked a mortal life?"
"As you knew I would, Father. I love Elessar.
"I know." Elrond responded quietly
"The road you have chosen is a bitter one, Arwen. You know, he will die, and even though you have given up your immortal life, he will die many a day before you."
"I know Father, but my decision is my own."
"That I do know, but it is hard giving up my only daughter, whom I will never see again in life."
Tears fell down both of their faces.
No word passed between them after that. They just seemed to know what each other was feeling, and then Elrond embraced his daughter. Soon after they left, and left me sitting and wondering.
I thought about the time when we had to write a paper about the person that had influenced us the most, without even realizing it. Josh, who sat behind me, said that he could fill up pages with all the things his dad had done to influence him. I laughed, and told him I couldn't even fill up one paragraph on how my parents influenced me. I wondered on that for awhile.
I don't know what time I got back, but it must have been late, because by the time I wandered in, everyone was in the Hall, apparently waiting for me.
"Anna! Thank goodness you're safe!" said Eomer
"Hi?" I said
"You've been gone a long time." Said Legolas
"Have I?" I said
"Yes."
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking, and I didn't realize…"
"Anna, even though the war is over, you still have to be careful." Faramir said "We were worried about you."
"And I was fine." I said "You don't need to worry about me. I'm a big tough girl, I can take care of myself."
Aragorn snorted. "Remember a little thing called the Battle of the Black Gate?"
"One time!"
"Or, you know when you were hurt at Amon Hen, and you didn't even realize it."
"Twice."
"Or the fact that at Helm's Deep, you may have died if it weren't for me?"
"Three times. That's it. I'll be fine."
Everbody in the room rolled their eyes at me.
"Don't you see?" said Gandalf "You still need to be looked after."
"Yes, well, as I told my parents, don't wait up for me."
And I marched off to my room.
"Valar help you, if any of you have children like that." Said Gandalf
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"Look, hero boy; I'm a big tough girl, I can tie my own sandals and everything." – Meg from Hercules