~*~*~ A/N: All right, you know what? At this rate, I'll probably finish this story by tomorrow. lol. *~*~*~
Marigold continued to grumble throughout their luncheon. Afterwards, the two girls stood, helping their mother clean off the table.
A knock came at the door, and Tolman stood, walking into the living room.
"Hullo!" he called, opening the door. Merry and Pippin stood on the doorstep, looking rather nervous.
"Hello, Master Banks," said Merry, courteously. Tolman quickly allowed them inside, informing them that they had just missed a wonderful luncheon.
"That is all right," said Pippin with a smile. "We wish to see your daughters."
"Of course, of course," said Tolman, ushering the boys into the kitchen, where the girls were still helping their mother.
"Merry, Pippin!" cried Violet, nudging her sister, who was washing the dishes, continuing her grumble.
"Hullo ladies," said Merry, and he and Pip bowed politely. Estella and Violet responded with greetings, but Marigold remained quiet.
"She's quite cross," Violet whispered to Merry, and he nodded. Pippin looked down.
"Marigold, Merry and Pip are here," reiterated Violet, jabbing her sister in the ribs.
"Hello, Merry," Marigold said pointedly, and Pippin sighed.
"Please do not be cross with me, Marigold," he said softly, taking a step toward her. "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings."
"Why don't you go to Diamond's house," mumbled Marigold, angrily. "I'm sure she's not cross."
Pippin shook his head, and stood beside Marigold. "Come now, please? Do not be angry, I am a foolish Took."
Merry smirked, nodding his agreement.
"You are," said Marigold softly, and, with a smirk finally coming to her face, she dipped a mug into the water. "But I shall forgive you. Would you like a kiss?"
Pippin's eyes widened, and he nodded rapidly. "Very very much so!"
Marigold grinned. "Okay, then, pucker up and close your eyes."
Pippin obediently did so and, stifling a giggle, Marigold withdrew the mug of soapy water from the dish basin and poured it over his head.
"Oi!" cried Pippin as he became drenched, his hair plastered to his forehead, much resembling a wet mop. "What did you do that for?"
"Revenge," said Marigold, and soon all four of the Hobbits were laughing uncontrollably.
Marigold, wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes, grinned at Pippin, brushing some wet hair out of his face. He smiled, and she looked up at him. They leaned forward, and kissed softly and gently, despite Pippin's rather wet condition. Sharing a grin, Violet and Merry held hands, and watched as their cousin and sister got their first kisses.
Together, the four took a walk, side by side, along the roads of Buckland. They laughed, happily, and every now and then, one of the couples shared a kiss.
"Hullo!" came a girl's voice behind them, and they turned, seeing Diamond coming up the path.
Marigold and Pippin shared a look, then Violet caught Marigold's eye. Marigold turned to Diamond, a smile crossing her face.
"Hullo, Diamond," she said, and Diamond grinned, passing Marigold and walking to Pippin.
"Pip," said Diamond softly, taking his hand in hers. "How are you this day?"
Marigold raised her eyebrows, placing her hands on her hips. Pippin glanced over Diamond's shoulder at Marigold, his eyebrows also raised amusedly.
Marigold, stepping forward, tapped Diamond roughly on the shoulder.
"What?" asked Diamond, turning, slightly annoyed. Marigold felt her right fist clench, and then she swung, punching Diamond straight in the cheek. With a cry, Diamond lept up, tackling Marigold to the ground. The two rolled about, pulling each other's hair and scratching at one another with their fingernails. However, at the end, it was Marigold who ended up pinning Diamond to the ground.
"If you so much as look at my Pippin again," Marigold warned, driving Diamond's head into the ground, "You will regret it. Am I understood?"
Diamond nodded meekly, and, with one last push, Marigold stood, and turned back to the other three Hobbits, who watched her in amazement.
"Wow," said Merry under his breath. "Would you do that for me, Violet?" Violet grinned, and nodded, silently congratulating her sister.
Marigold dusted her hands off, and returned to the path. Pippin looked at her, wide-eyed, and then grabbed her, giving her the longest and most passionate kiss either of the couples had shared yet.
They broke, and Marigold looked up at him, wide-eyed.
"Wow," repeated Merry in a murmur, "Would you do that for me, Violet?"
~*~*~* A/N: *dances about* Diamond got her ass kicked, Diamond got her ass kicked! *~*~
Marigold continued to grumble throughout their luncheon. Afterwards, the two girls stood, helping their mother clean off the table.
A knock came at the door, and Tolman stood, walking into the living room.
"Hullo!" he called, opening the door. Merry and Pippin stood on the doorstep, looking rather nervous.
"Hello, Master Banks," said Merry, courteously. Tolman quickly allowed them inside, informing them that they had just missed a wonderful luncheon.
"That is all right," said Pippin with a smile. "We wish to see your daughters."
"Of course, of course," said Tolman, ushering the boys into the kitchen, where the girls were still helping their mother.
"Merry, Pippin!" cried Violet, nudging her sister, who was washing the dishes, continuing her grumble.
"Hullo ladies," said Merry, and he and Pip bowed politely. Estella and Violet responded with greetings, but Marigold remained quiet.
"She's quite cross," Violet whispered to Merry, and he nodded. Pippin looked down.
"Marigold, Merry and Pip are here," reiterated Violet, jabbing her sister in the ribs.
"Hello, Merry," Marigold said pointedly, and Pippin sighed.
"Please do not be cross with me, Marigold," he said softly, taking a step toward her. "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings."
"Why don't you go to Diamond's house," mumbled Marigold, angrily. "I'm sure she's not cross."
Pippin shook his head, and stood beside Marigold. "Come now, please? Do not be angry, I am a foolish Took."
Merry smirked, nodding his agreement.
"You are," said Marigold softly, and, with a smirk finally coming to her face, she dipped a mug into the water. "But I shall forgive you. Would you like a kiss?"
Pippin's eyes widened, and he nodded rapidly. "Very very much so!"
Marigold grinned. "Okay, then, pucker up and close your eyes."
Pippin obediently did so and, stifling a giggle, Marigold withdrew the mug of soapy water from the dish basin and poured it over his head.
"Oi!" cried Pippin as he became drenched, his hair plastered to his forehead, much resembling a wet mop. "What did you do that for?"
"Revenge," said Marigold, and soon all four of the Hobbits were laughing uncontrollably.
Marigold, wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes, grinned at Pippin, brushing some wet hair out of his face. He smiled, and she looked up at him. They leaned forward, and kissed softly and gently, despite Pippin's rather wet condition. Sharing a grin, Violet and Merry held hands, and watched as their cousin and sister got their first kisses.
Together, the four took a walk, side by side, along the roads of Buckland. They laughed, happily, and every now and then, one of the couples shared a kiss.
"Hullo!" came a girl's voice behind them, and they turned, seeing Diamond coming up the path.
Marigold and Pippin shared a look, then Violet caught Marigold's eye. Marigold turned to Diamond, a smile crossing her face.
"Hullo, Diamond," she said, and Diamond grinned, passing Marigold and walking to Pippin.
"Pip," said Diamond softly, taking his hand in hers. "How are you this day?"
Marigold raised her eyebrows, placing her hands on her hips. Pippin glanced over Diamond's shoulder at Marigold, his eyebrows also raised amusedly.
Marigold, stepping forward, tapped Diamond roughly on the shoulder.
"What?" asked Diamond, turning, slightly annoyed. Marigold felt her right fist clench, and then she swung, punching Diamond straight in the cheek. With a cry, Diamond lept up, tackling Marigold to the ground. The two rolled about, pulling each other's hair and scratching at one another with their fingernails. However, at the end, it was Marigold who ended up pinning Diamond to the ground.
"If you so much as look at my Pippin again," Marigold warned, driving Diamond's head into the ground, "You will regret it. Am I understood?"
Diamond nodded meekly, and, with one last push, Marigold stood, and turned back to the other three Hobbits, who watched her in amazement.
"Wow," said Merry under his breath. "Would you do that for me, Violet?" Violet grinned, and nodded, silently congratulating her sister.
Marigold dusted her hands off, and returned to the path. Pippin looked at her, wide-eyed, and then grabbed her, giving her the longest and most passionate kiss either of the couples had shared yet.
They broke, and Marigold looked up at him, wide-eyed.
"Wow," repeated Merry in a murmur, "Would you do that for me, Violet?"
~*~*~* A/N: *dances about* Diamond got her ass kicked, Diamond got her ass kicked! *~*~