Not on your Life!
A Took's Tale
Disclaimer: The Hobbits belong to J. R.R. Tolkien and are not of my creation and I make no money from this or other stories involving them, this is purely a non-profit fiction of my creation in honor of the book & movies. However this storyline is mine.
Author's Note: Just a matter of the timeline: This story takes place before the quest to Mount Doom. Oh yeah, Please Read and Review!
Prologue
"Merry! Come on!" Pippin whispered. Gaffer was almost on them and Pippin wasn't in the mood to watch pigs for the second time that week. The two hobbits ran around the back of the hobbit-hole and towards the wood. Every day they went, hiding from parents and annoying chores.
"You think they would have us figured out by now." Merry replied looking over his shoulder towards Hobbiton.
"Ah, they're too lazy to try to keep up with us, we're too fast for them."
"What shall we do today, Pip?"
The boys looked around them, always an eye open for mushrooms.
"I was thinking we'd give Frodo a little visit, he's always out here with his books."
"I don't understand," Merry, replied, "I thought he already read the books Gandalf brought him."
Pip said with a smirk. "Who said he was reading?"
Merry laughed again.
"I always do my best to stay away from that bloody wizard." Pippin said.
"I bet you would! After that escapade with his hat, only you would be stupid enough to run off and leave it in the wood."
Pippin frowned, thinking back to the search for the Wizard hat and the punishment that followed. He shivered. Merry laughed.
"I don't know why I put up with you, you always get me into trouble. Saradoc's threatened to disown me if we mess with Gandalf again."
"Well you're old man's got nothing to worry about. I've matured. I have no need for silly pranks."
Merry stopped, laughing. "No you haven't! You'll always be the silly Took you've always been! The day you mature is the day I give up the drink!"
"Would you like to make a small wager on that?" Pippin said. He was slightly miffed that Merry didn't have faith in him.
"You can't be serious! You can't last a day without getting into trouble! You're on!"
"And I know you can't live without beer! Alright then, I bet I can stay out of trouble for a week." Pippin replied
"And if you don't?"
"I'll buy you beer for a month. And the same goes for you. When I win," Pippin paused grinning
"It's your funeral." Merry said seriously.
The Hobbits shook hands.
Disclaimer: The Hobbits belong to J. R.R. Tolkien and are not of my creation and I make no money from this or other stories involving them, this is purely a non-profit fiction of my creation in honor of the book & movies. However this storyline is mine.
Author's Note: Just a matter of the timeline: This story takes place before the quest to Mount Doom. Oh yeah, Please Read and Review!
Prologue
"Merry! Come on!" Pippin whispered. Gaffer was almost on them and Pippin wasn't in the mood to watch pigs for the second time that week. The two hobbits ran around the back of the hobbit-hole and towards the wood. Every day they went, hiding from parents and annoying chores.
"You think they would have us figured out by now." Merry replied looking over his shoulder towards Hobbiton.
"Ah, they're too lazy to try to keep up with us, we're too fast for them."
"What shall we do today, Pip?"
The boys looked around them, always an eye open for mushrooms.
"I was thinking we'd give Frodo a little visit, he's always out here with his books."
"I don't understand," Merry, replied, "I thought he already read the books Gandalf brought him."
Pip said with a smirk. "Who said he was reading?"
Merry laughed again.
"I always do my best to stay away from that bloody wizard." Pippin said.
"I bet you would! After that escapade with his hat, only you would be stupid enough to run off and leave it in the wood."
Pippin frowned, thinking back to the search for the Wizard hat and the punishment that followed. He shivered. Merry laughed.
"I don't know why I put up with you, you always get me into trouble. Saradoc's threatened to disown me if we mess with Gandalf again."
"Well you're old man's got nothing to worry about. I've matured. I have no need for silly pranks."
Merry stopped, laughing. "No you haven't! You'll always be the silly Took you've always been! The day you mature is the day I give up the drink!"
"Would you like to make a small wager on that?" Pippin said. He was slightly miffed that Merry didn't have faith in him.
"You can't be serious! You can't last a day without getting into trouble! You're on!"
"And I know you can't live without beer! Alright then, I bet I can stay out of trouble for a week." Pippin replied
"And if you don't?"
"I'll buy you beer for a month. And the same goes for you. When I win," Pippin paused grinning
"It's your funeral." Merry said seriously.
The Hobbits shook hands.