Sorry it took so long to update. I bet you're wondering: "Where's Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, ect.?" Well, I haven't really figured out what to do with them. I can't descide wether I want to have them go to Kira's fortress or go somewhere else like they did in the movie. Any suggestions are welcome. Anyway, on with the chapter!
Chapter 10: Thoughts of Love
Merry, Pippin, and Cirk had stopped for a rest and Cirk had run off into the woods, as he usually did when they stopped for a rest. Merry sat next to the fire, which they had hung a pot over with some stew brewing in it. He was sitting there, stirring the stew with a wooden spoon and humming to himself. He wasn't paying any attention to what he was doing, he was off in never-never-land. Pippin was hanging some clothes over a rope that they had strung up between two trees, he hated doing womens' work.
"How's that grub comin', Merry? I'm starving." he asked.
Merry didn't answer, he continued to hum to himself and look off into space.
"Merry?" Pippin asked.
Merry still didn't answer.
"Merry?" Pippin asked again, this time a little louder.
Still, no answer.
"Hey!" Pippin raised his voice to get Merry's attention.
"Oh, what? What'd you say?" Merry slightly jumped as Pippin raised his voice.
"Oh, forget it, your mind's not on the food. You're thinkin' of somebody with long eyelashes." Pippin said, batting his eyes.
Just then, Pippin smelled something, he coughed as he smelled a smell like something was burning. Merry jumped up as he looked around to the pot of stew.
"Woa! Hey, it-it's boiling over!" he said franticly.
"You're burnin' the chow!" Pippin said, running over and snatching the pot off the fire.
He set the pot on a rock and fanned it with a towel he was holding.
"I'm sorry, Pip. I guess I was thinking about Kira again." Merry said, "I just can't help it. I love her, Pip"
"Look, why don't you stop moanin' and moapin' around, just marry the girl." Pippin said, stirring the stew.
"Marry her?!" Merry asked in surprise, "You don't just go up to a lady, hand her a boquet, and say, 'Hey, remember me? We went on a life-threatening mission together, will you marry me?' It just isn't done that way."
Pippin looked at Merry like he was crazy.
"She's a high-born lady of qualitly." Merry said.
"So she's got class, so what?" Pippin said, "Climb the castle wall. Sweep her off her feet, carry her off in style."
"I'm mortal, that's what." Merry said.
"Merry, look at Aragorn and Arwen. He was mortal, she was an Elf, it worked out." Pippin said.
"Pip, what have I got to offer her?" Merry asked.
"Well, for one thing, you can't cook." Pippin joked, referring to the pot of stew Merry had just boiled over.
Merry laughed at this. No matter what was going on, Pippin never lost his spirit and abilitly to joke around.