Together
By:
LiL Pippin Padfoot
Disclaimer :"I don't see why soldiers get married, then go to war! They can't have the honeymoon for like two years."
"All of you boys will have to tell your wives that you can't go on your honeymoon, becuase your doing homework for Mrs. A!"
"Good one, Mrs. A."
Chapter 4
Closer
Boromir had spent several days helping Miriel with all of her tasks, and of course, avoiding his father. He had been seeing Miriel for about two weeks, and ignoring his father.
He slept in or got up to early so he would eat breakfast alone, and return to late to eat dinner with his father, lunches, well he ate those with Miriel.
Those were his favorite times, no servants watching your every move with solemn faces and all is silent, unless Faramir is there, then there tends to be talking, but none of it worth hearing.
When he was with Miriel, they were always laughing and talking. He enjoyed it.
The next day they were hanging up sheets again.
Boromir had become a regular at the Houses of Healing, though he wondered why Miriel didn't leave.
"Miriel" he asked "Why do you stay here, not that I want you to leave, of course."
"My father is here, and I have no place to go, unless Osgiliath has been rebuilt, my lord"
She was always mocking his title, though, amazingly, he didn't mind.
"No, milady" he said playing along "We do not rebuild cities just for the pleasure of a peasent."
She playfully hit him. Boromir laughed and ducked.
She laughed and continued to hang up the sheets.
And Boromir continued to help.
"Actually" Boromir said "They will rebuild Osgiliath. That's suppose to be my brother's job, but I am afraid whatever my brother does will not please my father."
"So I hear." she said simply
"What do you hear" asked Boromir
Miriel blushed and covered her mouth.
"What did you hear" demanded Boromir
Miriel looked at him still blushing "I'm sorry" she said "It's not my place. I shouldn't listen to gossip."
"What did you hear" demanded Boromir again "Tell me."
She looked at him "Gossip travels fast." she said "It may not even be true. Most likely it isn't, most gossip is wrong by the time we hear it." she said
Boromir just looked at her "What have they said about my father and brother"
Miriel became actually a bit afraid of Boromir, and she saw how protective he was of his brother.
"Just that your father hates him." she said quietly. "Though he seems like a nice person." she said quickly afterwards. "I do not see how anyone could not like him."
Boromir sighed"My father does not favor Faramir." he said "That's all I am going to say."
"That's enough." said Miriel "I didn't mean to pry."
Boromir shrugged then smiled "It wasn't prying if it is common knowledge. So you do you sit around with the old maids and gossip" he asked
"Never" she said "Well, sometimes." she said admitting"But only for good! I leave when they begin to poke fun and speak ill of people."
"I see." said Boromir
"I better get going." said Miriel, noticing that it was almost dusk.
Boromir wished she could stay just a few more minutes, just long enough to prolong him having to see his father.
Boromir sighed "Goodnight Miriel."
"Good luck." she said, and then she disapeared inside the Houses of Healing.
Boromir took a deep breath. Then he started back. Trying to imagine what he would say.
When Boromir reached the hall, he was surprised to see his father waiting for him. 'Almost as if he knew.' thought Boromir, but that was impossible. His father couldn't tell the future.
"You are still seeing her." said Denethor simply "And ignoring me. Is thou turning into Faramir."
"Faramir is a fine man." said Boromir
"Do not try to change the subject by arguing about Faramir." he said
"You mentioned Faramir." said Boromir "Not I."
"It doesn't matter. Now we will talk about her. Do you even know her name" asked Denethor
"Miriel." said Boromir, just saying her name made him happy.
"So you do know her name." Denethor sounded surprised, but then his voice went back to it's usual one-tone. "Does she have family? Is she already married? How do you know if she is not some common " asked Denethor
Boromir got angry at this. He didn't know why; the only times he had gotten mad at Father was about Faramir, but now, it was over Miriel.
"She has a father, her brother died, he was a soldier, and her mother died as well. And she is not a ." said Boromir
Denethor sat back in his chair. "Do you love her" he asked
This question threw him off. Did he love her?
"I suppose so." said Boromir
"Love is not a 'suppose so' boy." said Denethor "You do or you don't. Which is it."
"I do." said Boromir
"It's new day, but it all feels old. It's a good life, that's what I'm told. But everyday it all just feels the same."
- The Anthem, actually I do not know the name of the song, or who sings it, but I love it!