Author's Note: Pip is about fifteen years old in this fic, making him even more adorable! Oh well, hope you enjoy, tell me if you want more!
Pippin's First Love

Diamond carefully stepped over the threshold of Farmer Maggot's corn field. She threw a nervous glance around as she plucked the ripe ears from the stalks and used her baggy shirt as a collection container. She walked out of the opposite end of the field stealthily and made way to her favorite tree. She looked around once more before scaling the tree. She set her precious treasures in the crook of the wide trunk and settled back to watch the sun go down.

"HELLO!" shouted a voice. Diamond jumped in her skin and looked down towards the bottom of her perch. A small hobbit lad was standing there, smiling cheekily. "Wanna play a game?" he asked. She leaped down from her comfy spot to join in on a perfect game of tackle-ball. Didn't matter she was a young lass, she was currently on the young boy who had asked her to play's team, and they were winning. That was all that mattered.

"Over here!" she yelled to a taller hobbit who frowned and sort of gently threw the ball at her. She snatched it from the air and started running. No boundries, no rules. Just tackle whoever is holding the ball. When you tackle them, they throw the ball to someone new. Usually someone on their team, persay, someone who didn't tackle them.

"On your left!" came a shrill voice. The only other girl playing the game was limping after her, warning Diamond of the unknown peril ahead. She ducked to her right and scrambled up a tree to avoid the young, agile hobbit who was currently after her. He shimmied up the tree only to find she had jumped out and began to run back towards the stragglers. Someone else caught her and the game ended as all of the hobbits were called in for supper.

"Ow. Ow. Ow." Diamond limped onto the road. The cheeky hobbit bounced up next to her.

"You were great!" he said enthusiastically. "What are you doing tomorrow?" he raised his eyebrows.

"Stealing more corn. Sleeping. Eating. Breathing. Getting beaten up by one of my eight brothers." she answered. He stopped and stared. "Can't you take a joke?" she questioned, taking her corn from her secret hiding place.

"Oh. Yes. I love jokes." he said uncertainly. She pulled her baggy shirt up and piled the corn into it's folds. Pippin grabbed some and helped her carry it to her house. "You know, if you go to Farmer Maggot's crop tomorrow, about ten, Merry and I'll be there, if you want to help us lift some potatoes." Diamond laughed and gathered the corn he held into her shirt.

"Ten? Okay, see you then." and with that, she closed the door leaving Pippin there to think about the way she had answered his question.

"Why? Why would you ask a girl to come with us?!" Merry asked. He shook his head and hit Pippin on the head.

"She must be real good to be able to plan to lift corn everyday of the week!" he protested.

"If she's late, I swear Pippin, we're not waiting!" Merry said gruffly. He glance up, a young lass was standing in the road, hands on hips.

"I suppose this is Merry." she said in a dubious tone.

"Yup. Oh! I'm Pippin, didn't catch your name yesterday." Pippin said. She smiled.

"Diamond. Oh we are going to have some fun today!" she grabbed the canvas bags Merry was holding and filled them with the mushrooms she had already found. Merry gaped and trottd after the two hobbits, she was going to be a good friend, Merry could feel it.
Author's Note, Again: Okay, short but a true shot at hobbit youth, no high school, right? Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks.