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Chapter One
"Pippin, are you all right?" Merry asked as he pulled his pony up alongside Pippin's.
Pippin glanced at Merry and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking, was all."
"Thinking about Ali, are you?" Merry asked and Pippin nodded in response. "Well, you're not going to find her again. It was nothing more than a dream, Pip. She was never meant to be yours."
"It was MORE than just a dream, Merry," Pippin insisted. "We didn't live through the War a year ago or so in a dream. Everything that had happened was real."
"Yes, I know, I agree with you about that one. But Ali wanted to go home. Wanted it so bad that it hurt. You know how that is, we both wanted to go home to the Shire so bad that it hurt. We have to let things go, Pip," Merry said.
"But we're not truly home. We have to ride back to Gondor whenever they need us and we have to leave the Shire yet again," Pippin exclaimed sadly.
"Yes, that's true. But Ali never is coming back. Come on, Pip, just face that. You can have any woman in the Shire yet you refuse them," Merry argued.
"That's because I already gave my heart to somebody and they haven't given it back yet," Pippin argued back. "I remember what Ali told me. She said that the Lady Galadriel had told her that if she wanted something bad enough and if she willed it strong enough, then she'll have it."
Merry sighed. "And how are you going to do THAT, Pippin?"
Pippin shrugged. "I don't know. Ali just willed herself to go back home and she left. Maybe if I willed myself to her, then I could get to wherever her own world is."
"Whatever you say, Pip," Merry said. "But whatever you plan on doing, we best be getting back home. Frodo said we're having a little reunion, just you, me, Frodo, Sam, and Rosie plus their little daughter, Elanor."
Pippin nodded. "Let's go then."
As they approached Bag End, a little girl rushed out of the house and towards Merry and Pippin.
"Mr. Merry, Mr. Pippin!" the little girl rushed out.
"Now Elanor, don't be a nuisance," a female's voice called out after the girl.
Pippin smiled down at Elanor as she came towards the three hobbits. When Elanor reached Pippin she lifted her arms for him to pick her up and Pippin complied. Soon Rosie and Sam came out of the house.
"Elanor Gamgee, you're going to get it, I promise you that!" Rosie called out.
"Oh, give her peace, Miss Rosie," Pippin said. "She's no trouble at all. Isn't that right, Elanor?"
"That's right, Mr. Pippin," Elanor exclaimed, giggling slightly.
Sam just laughed. "Are we all just going to stand out here squabbling or are we going to go inside?"
"I suppose so," Merry answered. "Pip?"
Pippin nodded. "Yeah, I don't think Frodo would like us to stay out here having all the fun without him."
"You called?" a voice called out at the door. Pippin looked over to see a fair faced, curly brown-haired hobbit.
"It's good to see you again, Frodo," Pippin said, smiling.
"As you, too, Pip. But as Sam said, who wants to stay out here and I don't think much of you all having all the fun without me," Frodo said, smiling also, but Pippin noticed that Frodo had seemed older and more serious than the last time Pip saw him.
"Then let's get on with it," Merry said and soon everybody was settled comfortably in the living room, smoking their pipes and having relaxed conversations.
But as they talked, Pippin found his mind wandering elsewhere. He just couldn't concentrate on the here and now. Pippin kept thinking about Ali, where she was and if she was all right and happy.
"Pippin, are you alright?" Frodo asked, breaking Pippin's train of thought.
Pippin looked up and Frodo and shook his head. "There's nothing wrong, I just find myself wandering off into different thoughts nowadays."
"What you need is a good wife, Pippin," Rosie said. "One would do you good."
"Oh, he's just pining for that one woman," Merry exclaimed, laughing slightly. "He can't stop thinking about her even though he knows he can't have her."
"You're talking about Miss Ali, aren't you, Pippin?" Sam asked, puffing on his pipe.
Pippin sighed. "Yes, I'm talking about Ali. I'm going to find her again someday, for she had stolen my heart and didn't give it back."
"Like I said, Pip, you're never going to find her again. She went back to her own world and it'll be quite impossible to find out where she is," Merry said.
"I AM going to find Ali again, Merry, and you better shut your trap about it," Pippin said angrily.
"Of course you are," Frodo interrupted Merry who was about to make a retort. "Love knows no bounds and love always finds a way no matter what."
"But how?" Sam asked.
"Well, Lady Galadriel had said if you wanted it enough and if you willed it hard enough, you can get it," Pippin answered.
"Then why haven't you done it before? You gripe about it enough and pronounce about it saying that's how you get to her, but you never do it," Merry said. "Maybe it's just a load of talk and nothing more."
"It's because I don't want to make a fool of myself over it if it doesn't work," Pippin retorted.
Merry laughed. "Exactly."
"Then try it now?" Frodo asked. "Nobody's gonna laugh at you for it."
Pippin hesitated. "But—"
"Go on, Mr. Pippin, it never hurt to try," Sam asked.
Pippin sighed and nodded in agreement. He closed his eyes and formed a picture of Ali in his head. He thought of how much he wanted to be near her and willing himself to try and get himself to be where she was. Suddenly, Pippin felt darkness come around him and Pippin knew no more.
A/n: Well, there's chapter one. Sorry that I haven't gotten it up sooner, but I've been having difficulties starting the story up and get it going. I think I can get it rolling now and do my regular 2-3 chapters on the weekends again (Today's Saturday, whoo-hoo!). So sorry for the delay and I hope you all continue reading and enjoying the story. I hope you like this chapter; laugh out loud.
Sunni07- Thanks for the review! Yes, yes, a sequel! ¡Excellente! ¿Hablas espanol, tambien? Sorry, I saw you said muy divertido and figured you knew some Spanish. I'm glad you like the story so far, and you were right, I can't tell ya what's happening. I can only keep you readin'.
Lauren- Thanks for the review and I'm glad you like story. Sorry I haven't gotten that chapter I insisted on writing written up, but my life's in chaos and very busy, so sorry about that. Anyways, hope you keep reading this story.
Angelofdragons- Thanks! I agree with you about Ali. Hope you like this chapter as much as the prologue.
Kage Miko- Thanks! *Laughs* You're not annoying, it's good to see ya in the reviewing world again, laugh out loud. Hope this chapter's satisfying to ya.
Chapter One
"Pippin, are you all right?" Merry asked as he pulled his pony up alongside Pippin's.
Pippin glanced at Merry and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking, was all."
"Thinking about Ali, are you?" Merry asked and Pippin nodded in response. "Well, you're not going to find her again. It was nothing more than a dream, Pip. She was never meant to be yours."
"It was MORE than just a dream, Merry," Pippin insisted. "We didn't live through the War a year ago or so in a dream. Everything that had happened was real."
"Yes, I know, I agree with you about that one. But Ali wanted to go home. Wanted it so bad that it hurt. You know how that is, we both wanted to go home to the Shire so bad that it hurt. We have to let things go, Pip," Merry said.
"But we're not truly home. We have to ride back to Gondor whenever they need us and we have to leave the Shire yet again," Pippin exclaimed sadly.
"Yes, that's true. But Ali never is coming back. Come on, Pip, just face that. You can have any woman in the Shire yet you refuse them," Merry argued.
"That's because I already gave my heart to somebody and they haven't given it back yet," Pippin argued back. "I remember what Ali told me. She said that the Lady Galadriel had told her that if she wanted something bad enough and if she willed it strong enough, then she'll have it."
Merry sighed. "And how are you going to do THAT, Pippin?"
Pippin shrugged. "I don't know. Ali just willed herself to go back home and she left. Maybe if I willed myself to her, then I could get to wherever her own world is."
"Whatever you say, Pip," Merry said. "But whatever you plan on doing, we best be getting back home. Frodo said we're having a little reunion, just you, me, Frodo, Sam, and Rosie plus their little daughter, Elanor."
Pippin nodded. "Let's go then."
As they approached Bag End, a little girl rushed out of the house and towards Merry and Pippin.
"Mr. Merry, Mr. Pippin!" the little girl rushed out.
"Now Elanor, don't be a nuisance," a female's voice called out after the girl.
Pippin smiled down at Elanor as she came towards the three hobbits. When Elanor reached Pippin she lifted her arms for him to pick her up and Pippin complied. Soon Rosie and Sam came out of the house.
"Elanor Gamgee, you're going to get it, I promise you that!" Rosie called out.
"Oh, give her peace, Miss Rosie," Pippin said. "She's no trouble at all. Isn't that right, Elanor?"
"That's right, Mr. Pippin," Elanor exclaimed, giggling slightly.
Sam just laughed. "Are we all just going to stand out here squabbling or are we going to go inside?"
"I suppose so," Merry answered. "Pip?"
Pippin nodded. "Yeah, I don't think Frodo would like us to stay out here having all the fun without him."
"You called?" a voice called out at the door. Pippin looked over to see a fair faced, curly brown-haired hobbit.
"It's good to see you again, Frodo," Pippin said, smiling.
"As you, too, Pip. But as Sam said, who wants to stay out here and I don't think much of you all having all the fun without me," Frodo said, smiling also, but Pippin noticed that Frodo had seemed older and more serious than the last time Pip saw him.
"Then let's get on with it," Merry said and soon everybody was settled comfortably in the living room, smoking their pipes and having relaxed conversations.
But as they talked, Pippin found his mind wandering elsewhere. He just couldn't concentrate on the here and now. Pippin kept thinking about Ali, where she was and if she was all right and happy.
"Pippin, are you alright?" Frodo asked, breaking Pippin's train of thought.
Pippin looked up and Frodo and shook his head. "There's nothing wrong, I just find myself wandering off into different thoughts nowadays."
"What you need is a good wife, Pippin," Rosie said. "One would do you good."
"Oh, he's just pining for that one woman," Merry exclaimed, laughing slightly. "He can't stop thinking about her even though he knows he can't have her."
"You're talking about Miss Ali, aren't you, Pippin?" Sam asked, puffing on his pipe.
Pippin sighed. "Yes, I'm talking about Ali. I'm going to find her again someday, for she had stolen my heart and didn't give it back."
"Like I said, Pip, you're never going to find her again. She went back to her own world and it'll be quite impossible to find out where she is," Merry said.
"I AM going to find Ali again, Merry, and you better shut your trap about it," Pippin said angrily.
"Of course you are," Frodo interrupted Merry who was about to make a retort. "Love knows no bounds and love always finds a way no matter what."
"But how?" Sam asked.
"Well, Lady Galadriel had said if you wanted it enough and if you willed it hard enough, you can get it," Pippin answered.
"Then why haven't you done it before? You gripe about it enough and pronounce about it saying that's how you get to her, but you never do it," Merry said. "Maybe it's just a load of talk and nothing more."
"It's because I don't want to make a fool of myself over it if it doesn't work," Pippin retorted.
Merry laughed. "Exactly."
"Then try it now?" Frodo asked. "Nobody's gonna laugh at you for it."
Pippin hesitated. "But—"
"Go on, Mr. Pippin, it never hurt to try," Sam asked.
Pippin sighed and nodded in agreement. He closed his eyes and formed a picture of Ali in his head. He thought of how much he wanted to be near her and willing himself to try and get himself to be where she was. Suddenly, Pippin felt darkness come around him and Pippin knew no more.
A/n: Well, there's chapter one. Sorry that I haven't gotten it up sooner, but I've been having difficulties starting the story up and get it going. I think I can get it rolling now and do my regular 2-3 chapters on the weekends again (Today's Saturday, whoo-hoo!). So sorry for the delay and I hope you all continue reading and enjoying the story. I hope you like this chapter; laugh out loud.
Sunni07- Thanks for the review! Yes, yes, a sequel! ¡Excellente! ¿Hablas espanol, tambien? Sorry, I saw you said muy divertido and figured you knew some Spanish. I'm glad you like the story so far, and you were right, I can't tell ya what's happening. I can only keep you readin'.
Lauren- Thanks for the review and I'm glad you like story. Sorry I haven't gotten that chapter I insisted on writing written up, but my life's in chaos and very busy, so sorry about that. Anyways, hope you keep reading this story.
Angelofdragons- Thanks! I agree with you about Ali. Hope you like this chapter as much as the prologue.
Kage Miko- Thanks! *Laughs* You're not annoying, it's good to see ya in the reviewing world again, laugh out loud. Hope this chapter's satisfying to ya.