The rest of the evening was rather uneventful, unless one considers dinner,
supper, and after supper snack events. Merry and Pippin had a rather hard
time sitting on the hard wooden benches, but managed to conceal their
discomfort rather well. Both were a bit more subdued than normal as account
of the fact that they used the majority of their energy during their
spankings. As both cousins were denied chairs, they contented themselves by
lying on their stomachs on the floor playing checkers. Gandalf and Bilbo
were out having a good smoke and Frodo was reading a book.
"Ha ha! Beat you!" Merry exclaimed suddenly, surprising Frodo, and upsetting Pippin.
"You did not! That was an illegal move you just pulled, Merry!"
"T'was not!" The older hobbit exclaimed back. Frodo sighed smiling as a fresh argument erupted and went back to his book.
"Yes t'was! That one wasn't knighted so he can't jump me backwards!" Pippin argued.
"Yes he was, his top piece just fell off is all, there now, see?" Merry corrected and put another marker on top of the previous one to signify its higher status. Pippin crossed his arms and furrowed his brow.
"Aw, come off it Pip, s'only a game, how bout a two on three?" Merry coaxed. If there was one thing Pippin hated it was losing. He took a deep breath and looked at his first cousin.
"Nah, I don't really wanna play this game anymore… I'm getting restless. Why don't we go down to the pub and have a few before it closes?" Pippin stood up and Merry followed. "Wanna come, Frodo? Get some fresh air 'stead of book air for once?" Pip added to Frodo.
"You two go along without me, thanks. I think I'm just gonna stay here and visit with Gandalf awhile. Have fun, but don't get too drunk Pippin, you're only a boy you know!" Frodo teased as he dodged a punch to his arm. Merry left laughing along with Pippin down the lane towards Hobbiton.
It didn't take that long at all to get there, and once they entered and settled themselves (carefully) down with a mug of ale some of the girls noticed them immediately. One, Pansy Proudfoot, came over to greet them.
"So I see you two have recovered well… you didn't flinch when you sat down so either you have gotten used to them by now or he wasn't hitting you hard enough!" she giggled. Pippin looked aghast and Merry crossed his arms.
"We're fine, thank you, and you can just forget about it. We don't exactly want the entire Shire to know--"
"Too late, Mer!" Pansy giggled even harder. "It seems that lots of young hobbits saw you and everyone went home right after to tell! Can you imagine my expression when I heard the two most troublesome hobbits in the Shire were being given a public bare bottom spanking by Gandalf the Wizard? I almost couldn't believe it! I had to see for myself, and there you were Pip! Up over Gandalf's tall knee crying and carrying on as if you were no more than 10 years old! I have to admit, though, by the look of your bottom he must have been hitting you pretty hard!"
By the time she was done with her recollection both boys were blushing bright red and Pippin seemed to be trying to disappear under the table. Luckily for Pansy, she flounced off to some other part of the pub before Merry could jump on her and punch her. He seemed to be fuming, whereas Pippin couldn't have been more embarrassed in his life. Pippin noticed his cousin before Merry was able to do anything destructive and grabbed his arms.
"C'mon Mer, let's go somewhere else less populated…" he said as he pulled the older hobbit out of the bar. They made their way towards the Great Smials and Pippin finally got Merry to calm down.
"How dare she spread that to everyone in Hobbiton! As if she has never been given a spanking before! I bet the entire Shire knows only because of her big mouth! Pippin let me go back there and teach her a lesson…!" Merry shouted as Pippin held him back.
"Merry, don't worry! In a day or so everyone will forget about the whole issue. The only people who will remember are Gandalf, Bilbo, Frodo, you, and me. Maybe not even Gandalf or Bilbo! They are getting rather up there in years, Gandalf especially. Even though he still is as strong as a bull pony…" Pippin rubbed his backside unconsciously. "Maybe his mind isn't that strong anymore?"
"Humph," Merry replied. They both knew Gandalf wouldn't forget in a million years. Gandalf remembered everything that happened, especially when it came to two curious Hobbits looking at his things. He could probably tell you the date, time of day, and exactly what had been taken and returned for each time he had caught them since they weren't even in their teens. It must be hundreds of sessions since then!
"Ha ha! Beat you!" Merry exclaimed suddenly, surprising Frodo, and upsetting Pippin.
"You did not! That was an illegal move you just pulled, Merry!"
"T'was not!" The older hobbit exclaimed back. Frodo sighed smiling as a fresh argument erupted and went back to his book.
"Yes t'was! That one wasn't knighted so he can't jump me backwards!" Pippin argued.
"Yes he was, his top piece just fell off is all, there now, see?" Merry corrected and put another marker on top of the previous one to signify its higher status. Pippin crossed his arms and furrowed his brow.
"Aw, come off it Pip, s'only a game, how bout a two on three?" Merry coaxed. If there was one thing Pippin hated it was losing. He took a deep breath and looked at his first cousin.
"Nah, I don't really wanna play this game anymore… I'm getting restless. Why don't we go down to the pub and have a few before it closes?" Pippin stood up and Merry followed. "Wanna come, Frodo? Get some fresh air 'stead of book air for once?" Pip added to Frodo.
"You two go along without me, thanks. I think I'm just gonna stay here and visit with Gandalf awhile. Have fun, but don't get too drunk Pippin, you're only a boy you know!" Frodo teased as he dodged a punch to his arm. Merry left laughing along with Pippin down the lane towards Hobbiton.
It didn't take that long at all to get there, and once they entered and settled themselves (carefully) down with a mug of ale some of the girls noticed them immediately. One, Pansy Proudfoot, came over to greet them.
"So I see you two have recovered well… you didn't flinch when you sat down so either you have gotten used to them by now or he wasn't hitting you hard enough!" she giggled. Pippin looked aghast and Merry crossed his arms.
"We're fine, thank you, and you can just forget about it. We don't exactly want the entire Shire to know--"
"Too late, Mer!" Pansy giggled even harder. "It seems that lots of young hobbits saw you and everyone went home right after to tell! Can you imagine my expression when I heard the two most troublesome hobbits in the Shire were being given a public bare bottom spanking by Gandalf the Wizard? I almost couldn't believe it! I had to see for myself, and there you were Pip! Up over Gandalf's tall knee crying and carrying on as if you were no more than 10 years old! I have to admit, though, by the look of your bottom he must have been hitting you pretty hard!"
By the time she was done with her recollection both boys were blushing bright red and Pippin seemed to be trying to disappear under the table. Luckily for Pansy, she flounced off to some other part of the pub before Merry could jump on her and punch her. He seemed to be fuming, whereas Pippin couldn't have been more embarrassed in his life. Pippin noticed his cousin before Merry was able to do anything destructive and grabbed his arms.
"C'mon Mer, let's go somewhere else less populated…" he said as he pulled the older hobbit out of the bar. They made their way towards the Great Smials and Pippin finally got Merry to calm down.
"How dare she spread that to everyone in Hobbiton! As if she has never been given a spanking before! I bet the entire Shire knows only because of her big mouth! Pippin let me go back there and teach her a lesson…!" Merry shouted as Pippin held him back.
"Merry, don't worry! In a day or so everyone will forget about the whole issue. The only people who will remember are Gandalf, Bilbo, Frodo, you, and me. Maybe not even Gandalf or Bilbo! They are getting rather up there in years, Gandalf especially. Even though he still is as strong as a bull pony…" Pippin rubbed his backside unconsciously. "Maybe his mind isn't that strong anymore?"
"Humph," Merry replied. They both knew Gandalf wouldn't forget in a million years. Gandalf remembered everything that happened, especially when it came to two curious Hobbits looking at his things. He could probably tell you the date, time of day, and exactly what had been taken and returned for each time he had caught them since they weren't even in their teens. It must be hundreds of sessions since then!