I forgot to do this the first time... I'm new at this. It's my first story hope ya like it I thought it was kinda cute. Ummm so here ya go.
Pairing: Merry and Pippin some Merry and Frodo
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine just borrowed.
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"Wait... just hold on... I'm just ... there."
I sighed "Pippin."
Little six year old eyes shone in the dim light. "Yes Merry?" I had to chuckle "Pip I can't breath."
The child's guest bed was across the room untouched... and the child, well, the child was as close to me as possible. On me, to be specific.
"Oh but Merry I can't possibly sleep over there...." His head turned to the guest bed... at least twenty feet from mine. "It's not close enough..."
"Pip perhaps you could just sleep beside me.... not on me."
"Oy, but Merry you're the comfiest spot in the whole room... sides I haven't seen ya in a whole month! Wouldn't you miss me way over there?"
"On the other side of the bed?"
He nodded vigorously.
I laughed "Oh Pip. I suppose you're right three feet is just to far."
He grinned See Mer I knew you'd agree."
With that, the little squirt of a hobbit nestled under my arm and fell asleep. I smiled running my hands through his curls.
"Pippin Pippin Pippin." I sighed with a chuckle as the bundle in my arms snored lightly. "You're too much."
He was right. A 'whole month' was just too much to handle. Out of all the hustle and bustle at Brandy Hall. My favorite hustle and bustle was the kind my little Pip could stir up.
I smiled into the dark thinking about the days events, and why it was Mister Took was staying at Brandy Hall.
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"Merry...Merry wake up. Meriadoc Brandybuck wake up!" The voice had gone from sweet little Esmeralda, to me mom's annoyed voice, after the first two tries, and I finally gave up. Squinting in the light coming from my window, I looked up.
"Mornin Mumma...."
"Mornin Merry." She said looking down on me.
"This involves me getting up eh?"
She tried to hide her smile, but her eyes sparkled.
"Got a letter from uncle Paladin... although it's got some colorful words for precious Pippin I think only Aunt Eglantine would dare say are in it too."
I smiled. "What's it say!?"
"well among other things. It says Pippin is driving his mother and sisters mad. Something about Pippin getting his own room. It is implied by your Aunt perhaps his new room should have a lock on it for privacy."
"What does a six year old need privacy for?" I asked, although it is true that out of all the children in Brandy Hall I was one of the few with a room of my own. In my defense Frodo and I shared a room until he moved to Bag End.
"I don't think she means for the lock to go on the inside." Mumma giggled sitting on my bed.
I grinned. "So.... c'mon mumma is Pippin coming here or did they write just to tell you how lucky you are to have such a good son."
She laughed even louder. "More likely they would write to blame my "good" son for teaching their "bad" son all his ways."
I beamed. "Mum when's he comin?"
"Well thanks to my brothers haste and lack of planning." She started affectionately. "Little Peregrin is being escorted this very day. By a very happy sister Pearl"
"Why's she so happy?" I yawned sitting up at the news he'd be there soon.
"Because when she leaves he's not going back with her."
I smiled. "How long do we have him?"
"Long enough." Mumma."
Until you two get into enough trouble that I send you both to cousin Frodo and Cousin Bilbo?"
"Mumma!"
She laughed. "Most of the summer I reckon."
My eyes grew wide. "Really Mumma!?"
"Really."
"How exciting mum! It really has been to long I miss the little Imp."
She chuckled. "I'm sure you do. So why don't you get up and tidy your room. When the little devil gets here you can take him on his way."
I looked around my room w/ a pout as mum laughed.
"That's what I was thinking." She chuckled. messing my hair. "It's almost nine. Peregrin will be here this afternoon. I'd say you'd best start now."
With that she was gone.
"Isn't that just like a mum." I mumbled. "Build you up just to knock you down."
I heard her laugh in the hall way and smiled spite myself. Looking around my room at the terrible site. I cleaned it... every year or so, but it seemed to just get messy again.
I started to dig. Minute by minute, hour by hour, and what seemed like year by year. It got clean.
Just about the time I had finished putting up Pip's bed I heard a noise out my window that could mean only one thing. Pippin had arrived... and he wasn't happy. I hopped on my desk to look out and there he was arms crossed and the biggest pout his face could muster.
"Pearl stop pulling at me! I'm walking fast as I kin go!" Came the sharp whine from my little Cousin.
"Fine Pip we're here anyway. Straiten out and fix your shirt or I'll be sure to have Aunt Esmeralda keep Merry from you the whole time you're here." Came an all to motherly scolding from he 21 year old Pearl.
That got a wail out of him. She, of course, being prone to the squak, ignored him, and knocked on the door.
I hopped from my perch and raced down the hall by passing my father who was on his way to answer.
"Sorry Da!" I called rushing to the door. I swung it open jumping Pearl out of her wits.
"Pearl." I greeted with a nod and a smile quickly looking down to the little Took. His pout vanished and was replaced by a gigantic grin.
"Merry!" He squealed running into my arms.
"Hey Pippers! Look at you! You must be six feet tall by now Eh?"
"Merry you're silly!" He giggles "I'm just a little hobbit."
"I dunno." I said adding a groan for emphasis. "You're awful heavy!"
Pearl stood with a small smile.
"C'min Pearl." Came a voice behind me. I turned to see my Da had finally made it down the hall.
"Thank you Uncle Saradoc. How have you been?" She asked hugging him gently.
I liked Pearl, but since she had turned 20 she thought herself SO mature and old. I could hardly stand it. I pitied Pippers, who had to listen to her clucking about boys all day, and weddings and sewing all night. I smiled at that thought setting Pip down for my mature hug from Pearl.
"And you Merry you seem to have grown some since I've seen you last."
I nodded with a smile.
I'm taller than you now. I was taller than you then and I've been done growing since I was 13. I thought making my grin wider.
"Look who it is!" came my mothers voice; warm, and caring. I felt like telling Pearl that's how she was supposed to do it but I again bit my tongue.
She hugged Pearl and grinned at Pip who had a sturdy grip on my leg.
"I see you've found your body guard Pip."
He nodded and smiled. "I got my Merry."
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Well. I thought. this sleeping arrangement will not do for a whole summer.
I slowly placed Pippin on the bed and stood to go to the guest cot. Pip was a tiny little hobbit. Until it was bed time. Then he proceeded to seemingly grow the size of the bed. As soon as I got to the cot, however, something changed my mind.
"Merrrryyyy!" Came a whine. I turned to see Pip sitting up and fully alert.
"Oh... Pippin what?"
"Where are you going!?"
" I was gonna sleep here Pip. I couldn't get to sleep with you on my belly."
"But MERRY!"
I chuckled. "But Pipiiiiiin!" In the light of the fire I could see his face, and the lower lip he had stuck out. I knew it was a loosing battle when Pip gave me a pout.
"All right lets see what I can do. You scoot over."
I laid in my spot and pulled Pippin to my side. He gingerly laid his head on my chest and threw a chubby hand over me.
"Now how does that work?"
Silence. I looked down at the sleeping hobbit.
"Good enough." I told myself with a smile.
Pairing: Merry and Pippin some Merry and Frodo
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine just borrowed.
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"Wait... just hold on... I'm just ... there."
I sighed "Pippin."
Little six year old eyes shone in the dim light. "Yes Merry?" I had to chuckle "Pip I can't breath."
The child's guest bed was across the room untouched... and the child, well, the child was as close to me as possible. On me, to be specific.
"Oh but Merry I can't possibly sleep over there...." His head turned to the guest bed... at least twenty feet from mine. "It's not close enough..."
"Pip perhaps you could just sleep beside me.... not on me."
"Oy, but Merry you're the comfiest spot in the whole room... sides I haven't seen ya in a whole month! Wouldn't you miss me way over there?"
"On the other side of the bed?"
He nodded vigorously.
I laughed "Oh Pip. I suppose you're right three feet is just to far."
He grinned See Mer I knew you'd agree."
With that, the little squirt of a hobbit nestled under my arm and fell asleep. I smiled running my hands through his curls.
"Pippin Pippin Pippin." I sighed with a chuckle as the bundle in my arms snored lightly. "You're too much."
He was right. A 'whole month' was just too much to handle. Out of all the hustle and bustle at Brandy Hall. My favorite hustle and bustle was the kind my little Pip could stir up.
I smiled into the dark thinking about the days events, and why it was Mister Took was staying at Brandy Hall.
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"Merry...Merry wake up. Meriadoc Brandybuck wake up!" The voice had gone from sweet little Esmeralda, to me mom's annoyed voice, after the first two tries, and I finally gave up. Squinting in the light coming from my window, I looked up.
"Mornin Mumma...."
"Mornin Merry." She said looking down on me.
"This involves me getting up eh?"
She tried to hide her smile, but her eyes sparkled.
"Got a letter from uncle Paladin... although it's got some colorful words for precious Pippin I think only Aunt Eglantine would dare say are in it too."
I smiled. "What's it say!?"
"well among other things. It says Pippin is driving his mother and sisters mad. Something about Pippin getting his own room. It is implied by your Aunt perhaps his new room should have a lock on it for privacy."
"What does a six year old need privacy for?" I asked, although it is true that out of all the children in Brandy Hall I was one of the few with a room of my own. In my defense Frodo and I shared a room until he moved to Bag End.
"I don't think she means for the lock to go on the inside." Mumma giggled sitting on my bed.
I grinned. "So.... c'mon mumma is Pippin coming here or did they write just to tell you how lucky you are to have such a good son."
She laughed even louder. "More likely they would write to blame my "good" son for teaching their "bad" son all his ways."
I beamed. "Mum when's he comin?"
"Well thanks to my brothers haste and lack of planning." She started affectionately. "Little Peregrin is being escorted this very day. By a very happy sister Pearl"
"Why's she so happy?" I yawned sitting up at the news he'd be there soon.
"Because when she leaves he's not going back with her."
I smiled. "How long do we have him?"
"Long enough." Mumma."
Until you two get into enough trouble that I send you both to cousin Frodo and Cousin Bilbo?"
"Mumma!"
She laughed. "Most of the summer I reckon."
My eyes grew wide. "Really Mumma!?"
"Really."
"How exciting mum! It really has been to long I miss the little Imp."
She chuckled. "I'm sure you do. So why don't you get up and tidy your room. When the little devil gets here you can take him on his way."
I looked around my room w/ a pout as mum laughed.
"That's what I was thinking." She chuckled. messing my hair. "It's almost nine. Peregrin will be here this afternoon. I'd say you'd best start now."
With that she was gone.
"Isn't that just like a mum." I mumbled. "Build you up just to knock you down."
I heard her laugh in the hall way and smiled spite myself. Looking around my room at the terrible site. I cleaned it... every year or so, but it seemed to just get messy again.
I started to dig. Minute by minute, hour by hour, and what seemed like year by year. It got clean.
Just about the time I had finished putting up Pip's bed I heard a noise out my window that could mean only one thing. Pippin had arrived... and he wasn't happy. I hopped on my desk to look out and there he was arms crossed and the biggest pout his face could muster.
"Pearl stop pulling at me! I'm walking fast as I kin go!" Came the sharp whine from my little Cousin.
"Fine Pip we're here anyway. Straiten out and fix your shirt or I'll be sure to have Aunt Esmeralda keep Merry from you the whole time you're here." Came an all to motherly scolding from he 21 year old Pearl.
That got a wail out of him. She, of course, being prone to the squak, ignored him, and knocked on the door.
I hopped from my perch and raced down the hall by passing my father who was on his way to answer.
"Sorry Da!" I called rushing to the door. I swung it open jumping Pearl out of her wits.
"Pearl." I greeted with a nod and a smile quickly looking down to the little Took. His pout vanished and was replaced by a gigantic grin.
"Merry!" He squealed running into my arms.
"Hey Pippers! Look at you! You must be six feet tall by now Eh?"
"Merry you're silly!" He giggles "I'm just a little hobbit."
"I dunno." I said adding a groan for emphasis. "You're awful heavy!"
Pearl stood with a small smile.
"C'min Pearl." Came a voice behind me. I turned to see my Da had finally made it down the hall.
"Thank you Uncle Saradoc. How have you been?" She asked hugging him gently.
I liked Pearl, but since she had turned 20 she thought herself SO mature and old. I could hardly stand it. I pitied Pippers, who had to listen to her clucking about boys all day, and weddings and sewing all night. I smiled at that thought setting Pip down for my mature hug from Pearl.
"And you Merry you seem to have grown some since I've seen you last."
I nodded with a smile.
I'm taller than you now. I was taller than you then and I've been done growing since I was 13. I thought making my grin wider.
"Look who it is!" came my mothers voice; warm, and caring. I felt like telling Pearl that's how she was supposed to do it but I again bit my tongue.
She hugged Pearl and grinned at Pip who had a sturdy grip on my leg.
"I see you've found your body guard Pip."
He nodded and smiled. "I got my Merry."
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Well. I thought. this sleeping arrangement will not do for a whole summer.
I slowly placed Pippin on the bed and stood to go to the guest cot. Pip was a tiny little hobbit. Until it was bed time. Then he proceeded to seemingly grow the size of the bed. As soon as I got to the cot, however, something changed my mind.
"Merrrryyyy!" Came a whine. I turned to see Pip sitting up and fully alert.
"Oh... Pippin what?"
"Where are you going!?"
" I was gonna sleep here Pip. I couldn't get to sleep with you on my belly."
"But MERRY!"
I chuckled. "But Pipiiiiiin!" In the light of the fire I could see his face, and the lower lip he had stuck out. I knew it was a loosing battle when Pip gave me a pout.
"All right lets see what I can do. You scoot over."
I laid in my spot and pulled Pippin to my side. He gingerly laid his head on my chest and threw a chubby hand over me.
"Now how does that work?"
Silence. I looked down at the sleeping hobbit.
"Good enough." I told myself with a smile.