Chapter 12 Freedom!

Faramir's POV

I hate casts. They itch so much and there's nothing I can do about it. I've survived two months and they were going to take it off today.

Poor Aunt Estella was nine months pregnant so we weren't going anywhere anytime soon. In a few days it was Yule and I couldn't wait.

"Time yet?" I was sitting on a chair waiting for Aragorn to get his supplies.

"Not yet." He sighed.

Finally, he got the right knife and took my arm. In a few seconds he had cut it off and removed it.

"It bends!" I grinned and bent my arm, which feels really good if you haven't bent it in two months.

"Great, now go outside or something." He put the knife back while I ran out of the room to find Bo, Eldarion, and Gilorn.

"Far!" Bo shouted from the bottom of the stairs. "We're going Yule shopping, hurry!"

"I can hear you. You don't have to shout!" I yelled back and grabbed my bag of coins before rushing off to join them.

"So, what are you going to get Goldi?" Bo teased and I blushed slightly.

"I don't know. What are you going to get Stella?" That wiped the grin off his face.

"Far?" I turned and instantly wished I hadn't. Lila held a basket of flowers and had a large amber butterfly broach on her pink cloak.

"Hello Lila."

"What a surprise! I hope you've got all my gifts. It seemed every time I came over you were either getting sick, unconscious, or having constant fits." She smiled.

"Strange…" Bo smirked.

"I have to get something from this shop. Will you wait for me?" she asked.

"Sure."

The moment she walked into the shop we rushed into the small store across from the one she had gone into.

When I calmed down a bit I looked around the store. We had run into a jewelry shop. The walls were covered in diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

"We can find something for Goldi and Stella here." Bo said and began to look through the multicolored jewels.

I sighed but began to look anyway. At first I couldn't find anything, it was all cheap and glass.

Then, something caught my eye. It was a small butterfly necklace. The wings of the tiny butterfly were sapphire and the small body was diamond. The pendant was on a chain of silver. It was perfect.

"Excuse me." I went over to the shopkeeper. "How much for the sapphire butterfly?"

The old shopkeeper squinted his eyes and looked at the butterfly for a long time. "Thirty pieces of gold."

I had put thirty-five pieces in my bag earlier. I placed thirty coins on the table as he wrapped up the necklace.

I really hoped she would like it.

Pippin's POV

Thank the Valar Far got his cast off. He had sat around doing nothing for two months and now he can leave!

The Simials were in chaos. We were famous for having the best Yule decorations in the entire Shire. We put holly up and down the banisters and have a gigantic tree covered in candles and glass ornaments.

I was sitting outside just to escape them shouting and running around. I hate that. Unfortunately it was cold and snowing lightly.

"Do you mind?" I heard Merry behind me.

"Nope." I said and moved over so he could join me on the bench.

"Estella is acting weird. She has the worst mood swings, want to clean, and has a craving for apples covered in potatoes. It's strange." He shook his head and sighed.

"A few more days." I grinned at my cousin.

He let out a long sigh and dropped his head into his hands.

"You're getting old Merry." I said.

"Am I?" he smirked and quickly shoved snow in my face.

Soon, we were covered head to toe in snow and were freezing, but it didn't matter.

"Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck! You two come in right now and don't trail water." Diamond shouted from the door.

"Five more minutes?" Merry whined.

"No sir! Now come in before I ground you both!" Diamond was laughing.

We both walked in smiling.

Author's Note: Sorry I took so long but I really didn't have anytime. I have TAKS (Texas Academic something, a really long test that determines if I pass the 8th grade or not) this week and next week I have to try out for high school band and I'm not prepared. I would really love constructive criticism!

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Until next time,

Tari