Disclaimer: I wonder what would happen if someone wrote on here, "Yes I own
Tolkien and everything he's ever written SO HA!" Not that I do. Just
thought it'd be funny if someone said that.
This is a sequel. I've tried to fill in most of the details from the last story, but don't know how successful I was. I suggest reading "Conflicting Friends" first.
And one more thing...the title is so cheezy I can't stand it, so someone PLEASE help me come up w/ something better.
Chapter One
It had been nearly a year since Diamond of Long Cleeve moved to Hobbiton from her former place of residence. During this time, she had become a close friend to Pippin and Merry, more so with Pippin. They indeed were having the time of their lives together - but the time comes in every young (or not-as-young) hobbit's life that one must settle down, even if one does happen to be one of the rowdiest hobbits in the Shire.
However, Pippin was afraid to pursue this line of thought further. He did want to settle with Diamond, this was certain, but he had many fears that accompanied this wish. One was his situation with Merry. When Merry and Diamond had first met, the meeting was not a pleasant one. Merry had been upset with Diamond's attempts to take his best friend from him. Pippin did not want a repeat of this incident.
Also he was afraid of Diamond's true feelings. He had told her before of how he felt of her, but they had since grown to be closer and closer friends, and he had no wish to ruin this. Diamond was a shy hobbit sometimes - she might just be humoring him when he spoke of a deeper emotion, so she would not be required to turn him down.
That and there was always the question of whether or not he did want to settle down.
It was a tough choice.
And yet.
One he knew he could make if he set his mind to it.
Such we're Pippin's thought's as he sat dozing off in his favorite meeting place with Merry, under a perfectly sized tree just west of Farmer Maggot's crops. It was a bright spring day, one Pippin knew he had to spend outdoors. This was a beautiful time in the Shire; it always was. No hobbits stayed inside on days like this.
Pip sat up and reached for his pipe. Just as he did so, he saw Merry jumping off the drop-off and running to where he was sitting, laughing all the while.
"He'll never catch me!" Merry said breathlessly as he plopped down beside Pip. "Mind if I have a puff?"
"Now, you're the one who told me smoking was bad," Pip chided.
"No, I just said you smoke too much. Never said I did," Merry said, taking the pipe from him. Pip sighed.
"I had only just picked it up too," Pip said sadly.
"The price you pay for bein' my bes' friend an' all," Merry leaned back against the tree. "You don't mind, do you?"
"Bein' your friend or sharin' the pipe weed?"
"Both."
"Not at all."
Merry grinned. "Days like this make me glad to live in the Shire. I don't see how Frodo left."
"Me either."
The two sat in silence, merely enjoying the pleasure of each other's company. No talking was really needed, at least in Pippin's eyes. Sure the two were loud and rowdy when in groups, but when they were alone oft times they would just sit and contemplate various degrees of life to themselves.
"Pip?"
"Yes Merry?"
"Do you think we should settle down?"
Pippin was taken aback by this question, as it echoed his earlier thoughts. "Why, I've been wondering the same thing meself."
"I know you an' Diamond'll get together an' all.I would like to settle down too. I grow weary sometimes..sometimes I feel like I'm ready for a family to call my own."
"Why Merry, you're my family."
"Not like that Pip." Merry sighed. "You an' I will always be together, that's for certain. But.I need.someone. Someone like Diamond is to you. True I share everythin' with ye, but there's still a slight emptiness, ye know?"
"Yes," Pip said. He had indeed felt the same way almost a year ago to the day, when he had met Diamond.
"Somethin' else Pip. Do you realize.you will be Thain soon? Yer pap's bound to relinquish duty any day now."
"Indeed. It's been weighin' in the back of me mind," Pip said sadly. "Another reason for these thoughts of settlin'. I must be lookin' out fer me fellow Tooks now. An' you! You'll be Master of Buckland, won't ye?"
"Yep. Should be now, but they just haven't formerly announced it. An' we know Sam'll be elected mayor."
"Again," they said in unison.
"How many kids does he have now?" asked Pip.
"Two I believe - Elanor and Goldilocks."
"Thought so, but tis hard to keep up." Pip sighed. "Now, who do you have yer eye on?"
"Well.no one really."
"No one!" Pip was shocked. "Well come, we must find ye one then!"
"Pip, are you sure this is a good - "
"Course I'm sure!" Pip said. "Come, let's go!"
With that, he took Merry's hand and pulled him up, and with that they headed back towards civilization.
This is a sequel. I've tried to fill in most of the details from the last story, but don't know how successful I was. I suggest reading "Conflicting Friends" first.
And one more thing...the title is so cheezy I can't stand it, so someone PLEASE help me come up w/ something better.
Chapter One
It had been nearly a year since Diamond of Long Cleeve moved to Hobbiton from her former place of residence. During this time, she had become a close friend to Pippin and Merry, more so with Pippin. They indeed were having the time of their lives together - but the time comes in every young (or not-as-young) hobbit's life that one must settle down, even if one does happen to be one of the rowdiest hobbits in the Shire.
However, Pippin was afraid to pursue this line of thought further. He did want to settle with Diamond, this was certain, but he had many fears that accompanied this wish. One was his situation with Merry. When Merry and Diamond had first met, the meeting was not a pleasant one. Merry had been upset with Diamond's attempts to take his best friend from him. Pippin did not want a repeat of this incident.
Also he was afraid of Diamond's true feelings. He had told her before of how he felt of her, but they had since grown to be closer and closer friends, and he had no wish to ruin this. Diamond was a shy hobbit sometimes - she might just be humoring him when he spoke of a deeper emotion, so she would not be required to turn him down.
That and there was always the question of whether or not he did want to settle down.
It was a tough choice.
And yet.
One he knew he could make if he set his mind to it.
Such we're Pippin's thought's as he sat dozing off in his favorite meeting place with Merry, under a perfectly sized tree just west of Farmer Maggot's crops. It was a bright spring day, one Pippin knew he had to spend outdoors. This was a beautiful time in the Shire; it always was. No hobbits stayed inside on days like this.
Pip sat up and reached for his pipe. Just as he did so, he saw Merry jumping off the drop-off and running to where he was sitting, laughing all the while.
"He'll never catch me!" Merry said breathlessly as he plopped down beside Pip. "Mind if I have a puff?"
"Now, you're the one who told me smoking was bad," Pip chided.
"No, I just said you smoke too much. Never said I did," Merry said, taking the pipe from him. Pip sighed.
"I had only just picked it up too," Pip said sadly.
"The price you pay for bein' my bes' friend an' all," Merry leaned back against the tree. "You don't mind, do you?"
"Bein' your friend or sharin' the pipe weed?"
"Both."
"Not at all."
Merry grinned. "Days like this make me glad to live in the Shire. I don't see how Frodo left."
"Me either."
The two sat in silence, merely enjoying the pleasure of each other's company. No talking was really needed, at least in Pippin's eyes. Sure the two were loud and rowdy when in groups, but when they were alone oft times they would just sit and contemplate various degrees of life to themselves.
"Pip?"
"Yes Merry?"
"Do you think we should settle down?"
Pippin was taken aback by this question, as it echoed his earlier thoughts. "Why, I've been wondering the same thing meself."
"I know you an' Diamond'll get together an' all.I would like to settle down too. I grow weary sometimes..sometimes I feel like I'm ready for a family to call my own."
"Why Merry, you're my family."
"Not like that Pip." Merry sighed. "You an' I will always be together, that's for certain. But.I need.someone. Someone like Diamond is to you. True I share everythin' with ye, but there's still a slight emptiness, ye know?"
"Yes," Pip said. He had indeed felt the same way almost a year ago to the day, when he had met Diamond.
"Somethin' else Pip. Do you realize.you will be Thain soon? Yer pap's bound to relinquish duty any day now."
"Indeed. It's been weighin' in the back of me mind," Pip said sadly. "Another reason for these thoughts of settlin'. I must be lookin' out fer me fellow Tooks now. An' you! You'll be Master of Buckland, won't ye?"
"Yep. Should be now, but they just haven't formerly announced it. An' we know Sam'll be elected mayor."
"Again," they said in unison.
"How many kids does he have now?" asked Pip.
"Two I believe - Elanor and Goldilocks."
"Thought so, but tis hard to keep up." Pip sighed. "Now, who do you have yer eye on?"
"Well.no one really."
"No one!" Pip was shocked. "Well come, we must find ye one then!"
"Pip, are you sure this is a good - "
"Course I'm sure!" Pip said. "Come, let's go!"
With that, he took Merry's hand and pulled him up, and with that they headed back towards civilization.