A plan in action
The first part of the plan would be to find out where Bucky Poppydust would be. Once that was discovered, Pippin would lead little Susie there, and tell her to wait. The rest would be all timing and aim.
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"Now Susie," said Pippin, "I want you to wait right here," Pippin said, "I'll be right back." Pippin walked off, turning once to see if the girl was still standing there. She was.
Little Bucky Poppydust sat on a barrel nearby. His father had placed him there and went into the shop. He glanced at Susie silently. Susie glanced at him, also saying nothing.
"Alright," Merry said, "Here goes nothing." Merry took careful aim at Susie's stuffed animal. He threw a rock and knocked the stuffed animal out of her hand. Susie stood there, silently looking at her stuffed animal as it lay in the dirt. Bucky looked at Susie and then her stuffed animal. He slid off of the barrel and went over and grabbed the stuffed animal off of the ground. He dusted it off and handed it to Susie, not saying anything. Susie accepted the stuffed animal, also not speaking. They stared at each other silently. A smile spread across Susie's face. A smile spread across Bucky's face. They walked off together, each holding the stuffed animal's hand in their own. "Success," said Merry from where he and Pippin were. Pippin looked at them as they departed. He wasn't certain what he felt, but he was sure it wasn't happiness.
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As the others ate dinner inside Bag Ends, Pippin sat infront of the door. As the day passed, and Susie hadn't come, Pippin had began to feel more and more depressed. He wasn't sure why at first. He kept thinking about Susie's eyes, her smile, and her little giggle, even the way she had said his name. Was it possible that he missed her? Pippin looked up at the stars. It seemed that the constellations all look on her shape or appearance. Pippin sighed and placed his head in his hands.
It was when Pippin did this that he saw a small shadow approaching. It was Susie. She walked up to Pippin and sat down beside him. "Well, well," Pippin said, "and where have you been?" Susie looked up at him, her dark eyes staring. "You don't have to tell me," Pippin said with mild indignation, "I know you've been running around with that Bucky Poppydust! You've probably come up here to announce that you're leaving me for him, right?" As much as Pippin tried to sound calm about the whole thing, he felt a bit jealous, and hurt. Susie looked at Pippin for a moment, and then smiled. "What?" Pippin asked as her smile turned into a laugh. "Poor Pippin," said Susie hugging his arm slightly, " Bucky walked me home. I had to stay there and take care of Fluffy." "Fluffy?" Pippin asked raising an eyebrow, "Who's Fluffy?
"You know Fluffy," Susie said with a giggle, "I always have him with me." "Oh, the stuffed animal," Pippin said in realization. "Fluffy got hurt," Susie said sadly, "So I took him home and put him to bed. I sat with him for most of the day, and then I came here." "So you weren't with Bucky then," said Pippin, a bit of relief inching into his voice.
Pippin should have been disappointed that his plan failed, but as little Susie laid her head on his arm, Pippin realized what he had missed: her affection. It was unlike anything he'd ever received. It was doting and unconditional, and a love that was noticed only when it was gone. As Pippin and Susie sat looking up at the stars, Susie began to laugh again. "What is it now?" Pippin asked looking down at her. "You thinking that Bucky was my boyfriend," the little girl giggled, "he's not even my type." Pippin shook his head with a slight laugh and they continued to star gaze.
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The End
The first part of the plan would be to find out where Bucky Poppydust would be. Once that was discovered, Pippin would lead little Susie there, and tell her to wait. The rest would be all timing and aim.
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"Now Susie," said Pippin, "I want you to wait right here," Pippin said, "I'll be right back." Pippin walked off, turning once to see if the girl was still standing there. She was.
Little Bucky Poppydust sat on a barrel nearby. His father had placed him there and went into the shop. He glanced at Susie silently. Susie glanced at him, also saying nothing.
"Alright," Merry said, "Here goes nothing." Merry took careful aim at Susie's stuffed animal. He threw a rock and knocked the stuffed animal out of her hand. Susie stood there, silently looking at her stuffed animal as it lay in the dirt. Bucky looked at Susie and then her stuffed animal. He slid off of the barrel and went over and grabbed the stuffed animal off of the ground. He dusted it off and handed it to Susie, not saying anything. Susie accepted the stuffed animal, also not speaking. They stared at each other silently. A smile spread across Susie's face. A smile spread across Bucky's face. They walked off together, each holding the stuffed animal's hand in their own. "Success," said Merry from where he and Pippin were. Pippin looked at them as they departed. He wasn't certain what he felt, but he was sure it wasn't happiness.
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As the others ate dinner inside Bag Ends, Pippin sat infront of the door. As the day passed, and Susie hadn't come, Pippin had began to feel more and more depressed. He wasn't sure why at first. He kept thinking about Susie's eyes, her smile, and her little giggle, even the way she had said his name. Was it possible that he missed her? Pippin looked up at the stars. It seemed that the constellations all look on her shape or appearance. Pippin sighed and placed his head in his hands.
It was when Pippin did this that he saw a small shadow approaching. It was Susie. She walked up to Pippin and sat down beside him. "Well, well," Pippin said, "and where have you been?" Susie looked up at him, her dark eyes staring. "You don't have to tell me," Pippin said with mild indignation, "I know you've been running around with that Bucky Poppydust! You've probably come up here to announce that you're leaving me for him, right?" As much as Pippin tried to sound calm about the whole thing, he felt a bit jealous, and hurt. Susie looked at Pippin for a moment, and then smiled. "What?" Pippin asked as her smile turned into a laugh. "Poor Pippin," said Susie hugging his arm slightly, " Bucky walked me home. I had to stay there and take care of Fluffy." "Fluffy?" Pippin asked raising an eyebrow, "Who's Fluffy?
"You know Fluffy," Susie said with a giggle, "I always have him with me." "Oh, the stuffed animal," Pippin said in realization. "Fluffy got hurt," Susie said sadly, "So I took him home and put him to bed. I sat with him for most of the day, and then I came here." "So you weren't with Bucky then," said Pippin, a bit of relief inching into his voice.
Pippin should have been disappointed that his plan failed, but as little Susie laid her head on his arm, Pippin realized what he had missed: her affection. It was unlike anything he'd ever received. It was doting and unconditional, and a love that was noticed only when it was gone. As Pippin and Susie sat looking up at the stars, Susie began to laugh again. "What is it now?" Pippin asked looking down at her. "You thinking that Bucky was my boyfriend," the little girl giggled, "he's not even my type." Pippin shook his head with a slight laugh and they continued to star gaze.
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The End
