I don't own Tolkien characters, they uh...belong to Tolkien. I also dont own the Anne Rice vampires.
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The Fellowship met the following day inside the Great Hall of Elrond's castle. The hobbits arrived first and helped set up for the upcoming battle plans.
"Akasha has risen and has a coven of vampires at her side. She can walk in the light, unlike the other vampires, and can easily set things on fire with her mind- including us. I am going to send the Riders of Rohan and Aragorn out to her cave to destroy her minions. Her vampire friends will be very strong too. Some are older than the elves and are very quick and agile."
"Oooh! Oooh! What about me, what do I get to do?" shouted Pippin with a eagerly raised hand.
"I'm getting to that, Peregrin Took." Elrond said sternly but with compassion. "Pippin- you, Merry, Legolas, Faramir, and myself will meet up with Gandalf in Mirkwood. Prince Legolas and his father King Thurandil, have been kind enough to find housing for us while we are there. It is said that the caves she lives in are on the border between Mirkwood and Mordor."
During Elrond's speech, Hama came in and whispered something to Pippin in his ear. He looked at back at Hama with shocked eyes. He sat back quietly to listen...
"So does everyone understand what they're doing?" Elrond said energeticly
Everyone looked at eachother questioningly. Celeborn was the most confused of all. He had been alive just as long as Elrond and he had never encounted a vampire. The others gazed at Elrond with wondering eyes. When Elrond looked down he noticed that not only were they confused, but Pippin was crying.
"Pip, what is it? Since when do you cry in the face of danger?" Merry said, after he noticed.
"Its...Its..my.." Pippin choked out some sobs and then began to cry even harder. "Its Diamond. My wife." Sob.
"Alright, why doesn't everyone leave and give Pippin some room." Elrond shouted above the mass of whispering people.
"I just got word from Sam and Frodo in the Shire that she's dead. Hama just told me. They say her blood was unexplanibly drained from her body. They don't even have a suspect. Nothing happens like this in the Shire. Oh, why?!?"
Pippin sat there for the next 10 minutes sobbing unconsolibly and muttering to himself. Merry looked to Elrond to see what to do. Elrond picked up the young hobbit and carried him to his bed.
"Rest here. If you need anything, my servants will wait on you." Elrond said as he left Pippin alone to sleep away his sorrow.
The following morning Elrond crept into his bed chamber to check on his guest. Pippin was curled up in the corner of the bed with his face nessled into his chest. Elrond looked down sympathetically and whispered for him to wake up. Pippin sat up, looked at the lord of Rivendell, and a small tear ran down his cheek. Elrond ran to the side of the bed and Pippin fell into his arms.
"Oh Elrond. You have been the only one to give me comfort in this sad time. Not even my good cousin Meriadoc has helped me."
"It will be alright.", He said as he lifted Pippin's chin and looked into his eyes. "I've sent the others ahead to fight the vampires. If you wish you may join Gandalf and I and meet them at the edge of Mordor in two days." Elrond closed his eyes as he said the last part and talked so low and quietly that Pippin barely heard him
Suddenly Pippin felt very uncomfortable because he realized that he was actually feeling somewhat attracted to Elrond. He jerked away from the elf's loving yet tight grip and laid back down on the bed. "Of course I'll go. I need to be alone now though."
After Elrond left, Pippin sat up at noticed that he had become erected. "God damnit, Peregrin! Your wife dies and now you like a man!" he thought to himself outloud. He decided to try to forget what had just happened and take a shower. What he didn't know was that Elrond was standing outside the bedroom door and heard everything....
The two Middle Earthlings were away from eachother for the next two days for the most part. Elrond was busy making plans for the battles while Pippin helped the servants get the horses and supplies ready. An hour before Elrond and his assembly were to leave, the young Peregrin Took and the Lord of Rivendell met eachother in the hallway of the castle.
"You ready for battle, Peregrin?"
"Oh yes." After his quick remarck Pippin turned away and started walking.
"Pippin! Pippin, I want to be able to talk to you... I need to explain a few things." Elrond sighed.
Pippin stepped back a bit frightened. He was still feeling things for the elf days later. But he didn't think he really wanted to be like that. After all it was very uncommon and looked down opon by hobbits.
Elrond walked swiftly to where Pippin was standing. They started walking together until Elrond stopped and face Pippin and said, "I'm sorry for the way I have been acting. If I've offened you, I'm sorry...I seems that I am somewhat attracted to you though..."
There was a long pause until Pippin finally said, "I'm afraid that I have been feeling the same way my lord." He looked up, ashamed of what he had just said.
Elrond leaned down and ever so slightly, kissed Pippin on the lips. Pippin gasped and withdrew, but then went back for another and another until the two were kissing passionatly in the corridor leading outside.
Little did they know that Prince Legolas and Celeborn were watching from the second story balcony...
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More to come...!