* Sits on invisible desk, swings legs and sticks tongue out at Nova childishly*

You don't deserve this Meany! But I like you and I did promise.

And I want a share of the cheesecake of power (MWAHAH)

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Merry grabbed Pippin's hand and pulled him along the road their laughter clear and loud.

Frodo and Sam wondered behind talking or more precisely Frodo trying to persuade Sam to carry the basket full of picnic food.

Merry suddenly let go of Pippin's hand and his cousin stumbled tripping over a rock in the road.

"Pippin!" Merry yelled turning in time to see Pippin hit the floor, he landed awkwardly and lay there whimpering.

Merry dropped to his knees at his cousins and tried to pull him up.

"Don't! Oh Merry it hurts" Pippin sobbed.

"Where?" Pippin didn't say only bit his lips and looked at his right leg, Merry gently pressed down on the knee looking up at Pippin sorrowfully, Pippin shook his head but cried out as Merry touched his ankle.

" Stop, that hurts!" Pippin yelped, eyes filled with tears that fell as he blinked.

Merry gathered Pippin up in his arms and kissed away the tears , Sam ran up, Frodo after him complaining bitterly about the weight of the basket, he fell silent when he saw Pippin.

"Oh Pip what happened?" he asked quietly suddenly felling guilty for worrying about a stupid old basket when Pippin was in pain.

"I hurt my leg!" Pippin said sulkily, burrowing deeper into Merry's embrace.

"It his ankle, I think he twisted it when he fell" Merry offered more helpfully. Sam sighed deeply.

"we'd better go home then, Mr. Pippin can't walk if he's hurt himself"

"I don't want to go home! I want to have my picnic" Pippin said angrily trying to stand up but finding he couldn't fell back into Merry's arms and pouted.

"Pippin don't pout so, it doesn't suit you" Frodo muttered, rubbing his temples.

"Merry! Please Merry all you have to do is carry me and I won't be any trouble" Pippin turned pleading eyes to his elder cousin.

"If you weren't trouble you wouldn't be my troublesome Took" Merry teased good naturally "but I'll carry you"

and Pippin grinned like that cat that got the cream.

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have to go to bed but hope this will tide you over!

Love

Pip and Race.