T`imeo-'I fear' in Latin.
This is the story about what Pippin Took experienced when Frodo moved to Hobbiton with Bilbo. I have no idea how old he was at the time, if anyone knows the ages of all three of the hobbits at that particular time I would love to know. I'm going to give him a role as if he were 11 or 12 in human years.
I'm going to try and actually weave all my M/P stories into this one long one. So don't expect it to be finished any time soon, I would like it to be one that everyone is eager to read when it is updated.
The 'I Fear' part, well, Pippin fears being alone.
Enjoy
It was early afternoon and a perfect day. Many hobbits would say it was dreary and stay inside, but the dark windy days intrigued little Pippin and he would walk long and hard into the green lands. Pippin had done this very thing today and he was beginning to tire when he reached the forest. He sat down near a tree and listened to the wind blow. Pippin was very independent for his age. Though he didn't mind being alone for a walk some times the fear of being deserted by his family or friends startled him when he thought of it, it was frightening to him. But only one person knew this and that was Merry. He had never told anyone else not even Frodo, who at the time lived at Brandyhall with Merry.
There were a lot of things that Frodo didn't know. Like how much the little Took liked him and how attached he was to his older cousin. Pippin pondered telling him many times and found himself doing so again, when he heard f all things Frodo, laughing? He had run into his two cousins and even his sisters on some of these expeditions before so it was no surprise to him when he saw Frodo behind a tree reading and laughing out loud. Pippin couldn't read all that well so he was a little confused at his cousin laughing as if he had just head a joke when no one was around. He snuck up behind the tree and leaned over Frodo's shoulder.
"What's so funny cousin Frodo?" He whispered.
"Pippin!" Frodo gasped. "I hadn't expected you sill Took."
"Well, I'm here." Pip announced.
"Your out rather far today." Frodo observed as Pippin sat down in front of him.
"You are too." Pip came back defensively.
Frodo raised his eyebrows. "You've been listening to Merry too mush, you should respect your elders." Frodo laughed.
Hearing a noise they both turned around.
"Elders, my furry foot, Frodo Baggins!" Came Merry's voice as he popped out of a bush.
"Merry!" Pippin jumped and went to hug his cousin.
"Oh, Pip get off you saw me this morning." Merry said pushing at the little hobbit.
Frodo laughed as Merry rolled his eyes. When Pippin let go, Merry plopped onto the ground and shoved Pippin with him, ruffling his curly hair.
"Frodo, I don't appreciate you speaking of me in such a way to my little apprentice."
"That's what I'm worried about Merry."
"Oh YOU are worried about MY influence, well show the little one what you swiped this morning." Merry said motioning to the book in Frodo's hands.
"Well um…uh.." Frodo stammered.
"Go on show him."
Frodo handed the book to Pippin and he was surprised to see it was pink and had little roses on it. It was his sister Pearl's diary.
"FRODO!" Pippin said out of surprise and shock mixed with fear that his sister would blame him for it. Merry then swiped the book from Pippin and read aloud to the group about when Pippin was a little hobbit baby throwing up everywhere.
They all laughed even Pippin when they got to the part where Pearl explained her having to clean it up.
A while later after hearing story after story Pippin collapsed in laughter onto some out lying roots of a tree? He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder, when he looked up he saw Frodo and Merry looking in horror over his shoulder and he knew it was Pearl.
When Pearl finally marched the three boys back to Brandyhall, where the Pippin's immediate family was staying a while not far really from their permanent home, they were swamped with many adults; there was extra company. It was their uncle Bilbo. All the grownups were milling around. The women were planning supper while the men hovered over Bilbo with questions and talk of Hobbiton and other business. Frodo and Pippin both ran to Bilbo and received a hug each, while Pearl stood back and huffed from afar. Merry sneaked past her to Bilbo and received his.
"Well, Peregrin Took, how my tiny hobbit aye!?"
"Very well uncle Bilbo." Pip answered.
"And Meriadoc?"
"Fine sir."
Then Bilbo turned to Frodo.
"And my closest young relative?"
"Very good uncle." Frodo said smiling.
"Good, I have news I think you'll be glad to hear son."
Bilbo said and then to Pippins despair took Frodo with him to another room.
Pippin began to fallow but Merry gave him a disapproving look. Pippin frowned at him and as soon as Merry was hauled into the kitchen for extra help he went in the direction taken by his two older relatives. When he reached the door of the third study he stopped and listened, it was the room all right. He smashed hi ear to the door and listened carefully.
Small little tears began to form in his eyes. And they fell to the wooden floor as he heard of Bilbo's plans. To make it worse Frodo seemed very happy about the whole thing.
Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. He abruptly turned thinking it was his mother wanting him, but found it was Merry and tried to hide his tears.
"Pippin your mum want….Pippin what's wrong?"
Pippin didn't answer, he simply fled down the hall to Merry's room where he had been sleeping and curled up in his bed and cried. When Merry arrived at his door he knocked.
"Pippin?"
"I don't want to talk." He sniffled.
"Too bad." Merry said opening the door and walking too Pippin.
He sat down on the foot of the bed. "What happened?"
Pippin sat up and told him what he had heard. Frodo was leaving with Bilbo and he was happy he was leaving. Then he cried again. Merry pulled the little Took to him and held him a while.
A few moments later Merry's mother came to the door.
"Merry where's Pippi……" She stopped when she saw that the little hobbit was sleeping in Merry's arms. She smiled. And Merry smiled sadly back. She noticed the dried tears on both their faces and understood, being privy to the news already.
"I won't expect you for supper." She said and left for the kitchen.
TBC…
This is the story about what Pippin Took experienced when Frodo moved to Hobbiton with Bilbo. I have no idea how old he was at the time, if anyone knows the ages of all three of the hobbits at that particular time I would love to know. I'm going to give him a role as if he were 11 or 12 in human years.
I'm going to try and actually weave all my M/P stories into this one long one. So don't expect it to be finished any time soon, I would like it to be one that everyone is eager to read when it is updated.
The 'I Fear' part, well, Pippin fears being alone.
Enjoy
It was early afternoon and a perfect day. Many hobbits would say it was dreary and stay inside, but the dark windy days intrigued little Pippin and he would walk long and hard into the green lands. Pippin had done this very thing today and he was beginning to tire when he reached the forest. He sat down near a tree and listened to the wind blow. Pippin was very independent for his age. Though he didn't mind being alone for a walk some times the fear of being deserted by his family or friends startled him when he thought of it, it was frightening to him. But only one person knew this and that was Merry. He had never told anyone else not even Frodo, who at the time lived at Brandyhall with Merry.
There were a lot of things that Frodo didn't know. Like how much the little Took liked him and how attached he was to his older cousin. Pippin pondered telling him many times and found himself doing so again, when he heard f all things Frodo, laughing? He had run into his two cousins and even his sisters on some of these expeditions before so it was no surprise to him when he saw Frodo behind a tree reading and laughing out loud. Pippin couldn't read all that well so he was a little confused at his cousin laughing as if he had just head a joke when no one was around. He snuck up behind the tree and leaned over Frodo's shoulder.
"What's so funny cousin Frodo?" He whispered.
"Pippin!" Frodo gasped. "I hadn't expected you sill Took."
"Well, I'm here." Pip announced.
"Your out rather far today." Frodo observed as Pippin sat down in front of him.
"You are too." Pip came back defensively.
Frodo raised his eyebrows. "You've been listening to Merry too mush, you should respect your elders." Frodo laughed.
Hearing a noise they both turned around.
"Elders, my furry foot, Frodo Baggins!" Came Merry's voice as he popped out of a bush.
"Merry!" Pippin jumped and went to hug his cousin.
"Oh, Pip get off you saw me this morning." Merry said pushing at the little hobbit.
Frodo laughed as Merry rolled his eyes. When Pippin let go, Merry plopped onto the ground and shoved Pippin with him, ruffling his curly hair.
"Frodo, I don't appreciate you speaking of me in such a way to my little apprentice."
"That's what I'm worried about Merry."
"Oh YOU are worried about MY influence, well show the little one what you swiped this morning." Merry said motioning to the book in Frodo's hands.
"Well um…uh.." Frodo stammered.
"Go on show him."
Frodo handed the book to Pippin and he was surprised to see it was pink and had little roses on it. It was his sister Pearl's diary.
"FRODO!" Pippin said out of surprise and shock mixed with fear that his sister would blame him for it. Merry then swiped the book from Pippin and read aloud to the group about when Pippin was a little hobbit baby throwing up everywhere.
They all laughed even Pippin when they got to the part where Pearl explained her having to clean it up.
A while later after hearing story after story Pippin collapsed in laughter onto some out lying roots of a tree? He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder, when he looked up he saw Frodo and Merry looking in horror over his shoulder and he knew it was Pearl.
When Pearl finally marched the three boys back to Brandyhall, where the Pippin's immediate family was staying a while not far really from their permanent home, they were swamped with many adults; there was extra company. It was their uncle Bilbo. All the grownups were milling around. The women were planning supper while the men hovered over Bilbo with questions and talk of Hobbiton and other business. Frodo and Pippin both ran to Bilbo and received a hug each, while Pearl stood back and huffed from afar. Merry sneaked past her to Bilbo and received his.
"Well, Peregrin Took, how my tiny hobbit aye!?"
"Very well uncle Bilbo." Pip answered.
"And Meriadoc?"
"Fine sir."
Then Bilbo turned to Frodo.
"And my closest young relative?"
"Very good uncle." Frodo said smiling.
"Good, I have news I think you'll be glad to hear son."
Bilbo said and then to Pippins despair took Frodo with him to another room.
Pippin began to fallow but Merry gave him a disapproving look. Pippin frowned at him and as soon as Merry was hauled into the kitchen for extra help he went in the direction taken by his two older relatives. When he reached the door of the third study he stopped and listened, it was the room all right. He smashed hi ear to the door and listened carefully.
Small little tears began to form in his eyes. And they fell to the wooden floor as he heard of Bilbo's plans. To make it worse Frodo seemed very happy about the whole thing.
Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. He abruptly turned thinking it was his mother wanting him, but found it was Merry and tried to hide his tears.
"Pippin your mum want….Pippin what's wrong?"
Pippin didn't answer, he simply fled down the hall to Merry's room where he had been sleeping and curled up in his bed and cried. When Merry arrived at his door he knocked.
"Pippin?"
"I don't want to talk." He sniffled.
"Too bad." Merry said opening the door and walking too Pippin.
He sat down on the foot of the bed. "What happened?"
Pippin sat up and told him what he had heard. Frodo was leaving with Bilbo and he was happy he was leaving. Then he cried again. Merry pulled the little Took to him and held him a while.
A few moments later Merry's mother came to the door.
"Merry where's Pippi……" She stopped when she saw that the little hobbit was sleeping in Merry's arms. She smiled. And Merry smiled sadly back. She noticed the dried tears on both their faces and understood, being privy to the news already.
"I won't expect you for supper." She said and left for the kitchen.
TBC…