"Memories" by A.K.A (Pooki Ze Great)

Email: obsessive_creature@hotmail.com

Summary: "Memories, they can be inviting. But some are altogether mighty frightening." -No Doubt, 'Don't Speak'

Warning: This is slash. Men having sex. Homophobe? Then go away.

Archiving: Um... I have no idea what that is...

Disclaimer: I don't own anything other than apparently a case of insomnia.

Rating: PG 13?

Chapter: 1/3

Pairing: Merry/Pippin

Feedback: Please yes, I save it all and print it off and then feel like slightly less of a loser.

Category: Romance/angst/tragedy

A/N: I just got the sudden urge to do this fic while I was in the bath about 30 minutes ago and reading RotK, I just thought it'd be a fun break from Confessions for my brain. Let me know if I should continue with the ones for TTT and RotK. Yes this is my whole thing for all of FotR. *sticks her tongue out* It's gonna be short and sweet... in a very tortured way... this is book-version btw.

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"Memories... they can be inviting, but some are altogether mighty frightening." -No Doubt, 'Don't Speak'

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Pippin - Before leaving with Frodo and Sam to meet Merry

Merry says it won't be fun, this trip we're following Frodo on, but he's wrong.

I really can't imagine it being any different than all those times me and him grabbed a few things (usually not officially in our possession) and gone out to sleep under the stars by the Brandywine.

Merry says it won't be fun, but how could anything with Merry be anything other than fun?

Pippin - With Frodo and Sam to meet Merry

That settles it, Frodo says to me. Short cuts make delays but inns make longer ones. I tread along behind him, now dreading the path ahead.

Beginning to think thatperhaps this won't be quite as fun as I thought it would be... just wait though, once we're with Merry we'll have a grand old time. Wish I could tell Frodo what we know, but Merry said to wait, and so I'll wait.

Merry - Moria

Laying here. So cold... so dark. A tap on my shoulder. Pip brings his things and lays across from me. I thought he was supposed to have first watch, but no, turn around and there's Gandalf sitting down. Good old Gandalf, knows Pip needs his sleep. Knows everything he does. Pip smiles and falls asleep. Soon to fall asleep myself. Gandalf won't let any harm come to us.

Merry - Just after leaving Moria

Gone. He's gone. Pip's shaking with dry sobs. I hold him closer. Gone. But no Pip... It'll be okay. As long as we're together we can make it through. Gone.

Merry - Lothlorien

Darkness, all is still and Pip sleeps beside me. All asleep but me it seems, I'm alone to wonder how she knows, knows exactly what I want... But no, Pip stirs, he's awake as well. He comes and lays against me, smiles at me. Hello he says, and brushes a lock of hair from my eyes and behind my ear. How did she know that all I really want is him? And suddenly it seems she's given it to me. He's caressing my face and planting frantic kisses all over my face... I must be dreaming... No, no dream, real. I push him off. It's wrong I say to him. Wrong, completely, they tell me it's wrong. No, he mumbles, pressing his lips on my face again. It's right, so very right he says... And I believe him. How could something so beautiful be anything but right?