"Meriadoc Brandybuck, get out of that barrel right this instant!" Pippin declared, arms folded and feet placed firmly on the ground. Merry chuckled and finally two innocent blue eyes were staring back at his infuriated cousin.

"I was just getting the last of the Longbottom." Merry chirped.

"And not save any for me?" Pip interrupted, stomping a foot for effect. Merry grinned and suddenly Pip was in there with him.

Later, when Frodo found them, Merry was nestled in Pippin's lap, asleep. He just shrugged and walked on by, muttering things about Tooks, Brandybucks, and their irresistible urge to smoke.