~*~*~ A/N: Listening to Concerning Hobbits (number 2 on the LoTR soundtrack) and .. writing about Hobbits! :-D I like Hobbits. *~*~
Violet, Marigold, Pippin, Merry, Paladin, Eglantine, Pervinca, Pimpernel, and Pearl all gathered around the table. Pippin eagerly took a plateful of mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, eggs, cheese, and bread. Violet and Marigold shared a look and a silent laugh, as they, too, got food.
Pippin and Merry sat across from one another, and were soon in the midst of a kick-fight underneath the table. Violet and Marigold sat at the other end of the table, with Pervinca and her two older sisters, and Eglantine and Paladin, smart in knowing that when a Brandybuck and a Took were together, there would be trouble, sat beside Merry and Pippin.
"So, these are the infamous Banks sisters," called Paladin from across the table, and Violet and Marigold nodded eagerly. "I heartell one of you gets into trouble almost as much as our Peregrin!"
Violet laughed, and nodded her head toward Marigold. "She is the troublemaker amongst us."
Marigold laughed, poking her sister in the side. "Oh, I am not. I just like to have a bit of fun, is all."
"Ow!" cried Pippin suddenly, and all eyes were on him. He smiled sheepishly, kicking back at Merry under the table.
Paladin shook his head, and continued his conversation with the girls.
"Violet, did you not just come to age?"
She nodded quickly, a smile upon her face. "Aye, a month ago, sir."
"Well, splendid, splendid. All of our daughters have as well. Our son is still in his 'tweens, I am afraid." He threw a whithered look toward Peregrin, who was slouching in his chair so he could better kick his cousin. "Sit up, would you, and eat your dinner."
"Don't have to tell me twice," Pippin said, as he eagerly and quickly ate the food from his plate. Merry straightened and did the same. Marigold and Violet shared a look, and then Violet watched Merry with interest. "Meriadoc Brandybuck," she thought to herself. "By the end of this month, you shall be mine."
Pippin and Merry grinned, taking a walk after their dinner. They shoved each other about, play-fighting until they grew tired of it.
"Those Banks sisters are something," said Merry, leaning back into the grass as he and Pip looked up at the clouds. "A horse," he commented, pointing toward one cloud.
"Are you mad? That's a mushroom," said Pippin, and then nodded, smiling. "Aye.. the Banks sisters."
"Everything's a mushroom to you, Pip," joked Merry, and they both laughed. "Which one do you favor most? I favor them both quite a bit.. it is hard to pick one to court."
"Courtin'?" asked Pippin, his eyes wide. This was the first time he'd heard such talk from his cousin. "Are you going to court one of them?"
"I may," said Merry, with a shrug. "They are quite lovely."
"I agree," said Pippin thoughtfully. "Perhaps I ought to court one as well."
Merry laughed, shaking his head. "Whyever would a girl favor you, Peregrin Took?"
Pippin cried out in his defense, and grabbed Merry in a headlock. "And what makes you think one of the fair Banks sisters would even throw you a glance, much less a kiss?"
Merry laughed, and threw Pippin off him, pinning him to the ground. "Because, you stupendous ass, I know the ways to court a lady proper."
"You do?" asked Pippin, his eyes widening again. He threw Merry off him, and sat up, dusting his jacket off. "How?"
Merry laughed, and sat up as well. "You see, Pippin, it's a tricky business. You have to say the right thing, and do the right thing, and always look your best. None of that wrinkled shirt business, you know. And you have to give her flowers, and tell her she's purdy."
"That sounds like a tough job, Merry," said Pippin, uncertainly. "Are you sure we can do it?"
"Well, I know I can. You, however, I'm not so sure of." Pippin laughed, and shook his head.
"My dear cousin, we will see who is the better charmer."
Marigold and Violet returned to their hole, greeted their parents, and retired to Violet's room, where they intended to talk of the boys.
"I do believe Pippin has taken a liking to you," Violet said with a grin, and Marigold's eyes grew huge.
"Do you?!" she squealed, and jumped about, in a sort of victory dance.
"Ah, do not celebrate so fast, my dear sister. You did well today, but there are still some things you must learn about ensnaring a boy."
"What things?" asked Marigold, sitting down and looking up at her sister.
"Well, you have to always make sure your hair is perfect, and your dress is straightened. Now, you've never worn make-up, so you may find some difficulty in that."
"I don't want to wear make-up!" Marigold whined, but was cut off by a glare from her sister.
"Marigold, if you want to ensnare a boy, you have to! Also, you have to smile nice and pretty, and laugh when he makes a joke."
"I do that already," protested Marigold, and Violet laughed.
"Peace, my dear sister. I am merely trying to help you."
"What about you? Do you think Merry likes you?"
"With Merry, it is difficult to tell. I saw him looking at us during the dinner, so yes, I would suppose he likes one of us. And if he does not, I'm sure he will by tomorrow."
"What happens tomorrow?" asked Marigold, her eyes widened.
"Why, we frolic with them, of course. I know for a fact that tomorrow Pippin's punishment will be over, and also that he and Merry are planning to go steal some of Farmer Maggot's cabbages. We shall go with them."
"Oh, what a lovely plan!" cried Marigold, and her sister grinned. "I just cannot wait for tomorrow!"
~*~*~* A/N: Neither can I! *jumps about excitedly* ~*~*~
Violet, Marigold, Pippin, Merry, Paladin, Eglantine, Pervinca, Pimpernel, and Pearl all gathered around the table. Pippin eagerly took a plateful of mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, eggs, cheese, and bread. Violet and Marigold shared a look and a silent laugh, as they, too, got food.
Pippin and Merry sat across from one another, and were soon in the midst of a kick-fight underneath the table. Violet and Marigold sat at the other end of the table, with Pervinca and her two older sisters, and Eglantine and Paladin, smart in knowing that when a Brandybuck and a Took were together, there would be trouble, sat beside Merry and Pippin.
"So, these are the infamous Banks sisters," called Paladin from across the table, and Violet and Marigold nodded eagerly. "I heartell one of you gets into trouble almost as much as our Peregrin!"
Violet laughed, and nodded her head toward Marigold. "She is the troublemaker amongst us."
Marigold laughed, poking her sister in the side. "Oh, I am not. I just like to have a bit of fun, is all."
"Ow!" cried Pippin suddenly, and all eyes were on him. He smiled sheepishly, kicking back at Merry under the table.
Paladin shook his head, and continued his conversation with the girls.
"Violet, did you not just come to age?"
She nodded quickly, a smile upon her face. "Aye, a month ago, sir."
"Well, splendid, splendid. All of our daughters have as well. Our son is still in his 'tweens, I am afraid." He threw a whithered look toward Peregrin, who was slouching in his chair so he could better kick his cousin. "Sit up, would you, and eat your dinner."
"Don't have to tell me twice," Pippin said, as he eagerly and quickly ate the food from his plate. Merry straightened and did the same. Marigold and Violet shared a look, and then Violet watched Merry with interest. "Meriadoc Brandybuck," she thought to herself. "By the end of this month, you shall be mine."
Pippin and Merry grinned, taking a walk after their dinner. They shoved each other about, play-fighting until they grew tired of it.
"Those Banks sisters are something," said Merry, leaning back into the grass as he and Pip looked up at the clouds. "A horse," he commented, pointing toward one cloud.
"Are you mad? That's a mushroom," said Pippin, and then nodded, smiling. "Aye.. the Banks sisters."
"Everything's a mushroom to you, Pip," joked Merry, and they both laughed. "Which one do you favor most? I favor them both quite a bit.. it is hard to pick one to court."
"Courtin'?" asked Pippin, his eyes wide. This was the first time he'd heard such talk from his cousin. "Are you going to court one of them?"
"I may," said Merry, with a shrug. "They are quite lovely."
"I agree," said Pippin thoughtfully. "Perhaps I ought to court one as well."
Merry laughed, shaking his head. "Whyever would a girl favor you, Peregrin Took?"
Pippin cried out in his defense, and grabbed Merry in a headlock. "And what makes you think one of the fair Banks sisters would even throw you a glance, much less a kiss?"
Merry laughed, and threw Pippin off him, pinning him to the ground. "Because, you stupendous ass, I know the ways to court a lady proper."
"You do?" asked Pippin, his eyes widening again. He threw Merry off him, and sat up, dusting his jacket off. "How?"
Merry laughed, and sat up as well. "You see, Pippin, it's a tricky business. You have to say the right thing, and do the right thing, and always look your best. None of that wrinkled shirt business, you know. And you have to give her flowers, and tell her she's purdy."
"That sounds like a tough job, Merry," said Pippin, uncertainly. "Are you sure we can do it?"
"Well, I know I can. You, however, I'm not so sure of." Pippin laughed, and shook his head.
"My dear cousin, we will see who is the better charmer."
Marigold and Violet returned to their hole, greeted their parents, and retired to Violet's room, where they intended to talk of the boys.
"I do believe Pippin has taken a liking to you," Violet said with a grin, and Marigold's eyes grew huge.
"Do you?!" she squealed, and jumped about, in a sort of victory dance.
"Ah, do not celebrate so fast, my dear sister. You did well today, but there are still some things you must learn about ensnaring a boy."
"What things?" asked Marigold, sitting down and looking up at her sister.
"Well, you have to always make sure your hair is perfect, and your dress is straightened. Now, you've never worn make-up, so you may find some difficulty in that."
"I don't want to wear make-up!" Marigold whined, but was cut off by a glare from her sister.
"Marigold, if you want to ensnare a boy, you have to! Also, you have to smile nice and pretty, and laugh when he makes a joke."
"I do that already," protested Marigold, and Violet laughed.
"Peace, my dear sister. I am merely trying to help you."
"What about you? Do you think Merry likes you?"
"With Merry, it is difficult to tell. I saw him looking at us during the dinner, so yes, I would suppose he likes one of us. And if he does not, I'm sure he will by tomorrow."
"What happens tomorrow?" asked Marigold, her eyes widened.
"Why, we frolic with them, of course. I know for a fact that tomorrow Pippin's punishment will be over, and also that he and Merry are planning to go steal some of Farmer Maggot's cabbages. We shall go with them."
"Oh, what a lovely plan!" cried Marigold, and her sister grinned. "I just cannot wait for tomorrow!"
~*~*~* A/N: Neither can I! *jumps about excitedly* ~*~*~