Tersa: Okay...
Mickis_89: How did you know I was Swedish...oh I probably wrote that somewhere...
Midnight Dove: Maybe our kids could start a club, like "please help me with my crazy parents"...
Lady Myself: Thank you and please do!
Frodo had to take a step back when he saw his cousin on the bed. He had never seen him like this, hurt and sore, yes, some cuts and bruises, yes, but never anything like this. But then again, he hadn't seen Merry everyday so maybe this wasn't so unusual. At this sight, he started to agree with Sam. He had to be removed from his family, no matter what. The doctor politely knocked on Frodo's shoulder.
'I don't know how long it will take until he wakes up, but you can wait if you'd like to.' Frodo just gave a nod, pulled up a chair and sat down right next to the bed, quietly and anxiously waiting. Sam did the same and they sat in silence for a few minutes. Then Sam turned to Frodo.
'Do you think he will die?'
'No, the doctor said it wasn't life-threatening. Don't you worry Sam, he'll wake up soon.' Sam looked at Frodo as if he was a child.
'No, of course I know that. What I meant was that he'll be going back to that so called father of his as soon as he's okay. So I ask the question again: Do you think he will die?' Frodo looked at Sam, tears started to fill his eyes, but he couldn't answer the question.
'Yes,' said Sam in his place. 'He will die if we don't do anything. Are you with me or not?' Frodo gave a slight nod.
'But what will we do?' Frodo whispered so no one would hear.
'The only thing I can think of right now is to make a deal with the nice doctor. He could tell Master Brandybuck Merry didn't make it. If he asks, that is. And we take Merry with us to Bag End. I know that he'd rather stay here with his cousins, but it's to close to his father and right now he needs to be as far away from his father as possible.' Frodo nodded his agreement and they called for the doctor.
'Yes, was it something you wanted?' Frodo and Sam told him of their plan, and he agreed to do his part. Frodo and Sam rent a cab and Frodo held the reins while Sam sat with Merry in case he woke up. He didn't though, and they got safely back to Bag End. Bilbo was there, and Frodo quickly got inside and explained the situation. Bilbo agreed with their plan, and they got Merry inside. Bilbo looked at his young nephew and sighed.
'This shouldn't happen to any child. I hope he wakes up soon.' He told Frodo and Sam to get some rest, then he waited for about an hour. Bilbo heard coughing from Merry's room. He ran in and found him awake.
'Uncle Bilbo? How did I get here? What's happened?' Bilbo smiled reassuringly and slowly stroke Merry's brow.
'Don't worry, Meriadoc. Frodo and Sam took you here. You should not have to live with your father. For everything in my power, you'll stay here as long as you want. We still hope your father wont find you here, he has no idea where you are right now. Hopefully, he'll think you are dead, and then he wont look for you.' Merry shook his head.
'He knows how much I can take. He knows that I didn't die, and he'll look for me. Maybe at least I can stay here for a while, but not long. He'd find me even if I went to the end of Middle-Earth.'
'We'll protect you against him, don't worry. Now please sleep, you haven't nearly recovered yet.' Bilbo left the room, anger boiled inside him at the thought of the young hobbit who would never get rid of his father.
A/N Too lazy to write anymore right now. I'll try to post later...
Mickis_89: How did you know I was Swedish...oh I probably wrote that somewhere...
Midnight Dove: Maybe our kids could start a club, like "please help me with my crazy parents"...
Lady Myself: Thank you and please do!
Frodo had to take a step back when he saw his cousin on the bed. He had never seen him like this, hurt and sore, yes, some cuts and bruises, yes, but never anything like this. But then again, he hadn't seen Merry everyday so maybe this wasn't so unusual. At this sight, he started to agree with Sam. He had to be removed from his family, no matter what. The doctor politely knocked on Frodo's shoulder.
'I don't know how long it will take until he wakes up, but you can wait if you'd like to.' Frodo just gave a nod, pulled up a chair and sat down right next to the bed, quietly and anxiously waiting. Sam did the same and they sat in silence for a few minutes. Then Sam turned to Frodo.
'Do you think he will die?'
'No, the doctor said it wasn't life-threatening. Don't you worry Sam, he'll wake up soon.' Sam looked at Frodo as if he was a child.
'No, of course I know that. What I meant was that he'll be going back to that so called father of his as soon as he's okay. So I ask the question again: Do you think he will die?' Frodo looked at Sam, tears started to fill his eyes, but he couldn't answer the question.
'Yes,' said Sam in his place. 'He will die if we don't do anything. Are you with me or not?' Frodo gave a slight nod.
'But what will we do?' Frodo whispered so no one would hear.
'The only thing I can think of right now is to make a deal with the nice doctor. He could tell Master Brandybuck Merry didn't make it. If he asks, that is. And we take Merry with us to Bag End. I know that he'd rather stay here with his cousins, but it's to close to his father and right now he needs to be as far away from his father as possible.' Frodo nodded his agreement and they called for the doctor.
'Yes, was it something you wanted?' Frodo and Sam told him of their plan, and he agreed to do his part. Frodo and Sam rent a cab and Frodo held the reins while Sam sat with Merry in case he woke up. He didn't though, and they got safely back to Bag End. Bilbo was there, and Frodo quickly got inside and explained the situation. Bilbo agreed with their plan, and they got Merry inside. Bilbo looked at his young nephew and sighed.
'This shouldn't happen to any child. I hope he wakes up soon.' He told Frodo and Sam to get some rest, then he waited for about an hour. Bilbo heard coughing from Merry's room. He ran in and found him awake.
'Uncle Bilbo? How did I get here? What's happened?' Bilbo smiled reassuringly and slowly stroke Merry's brow.
'Don't worry, Meriadoc. Frodo and Sam took you here. You should not have to live with your father. For everything in my power, you'll stay here as long as you want. We still hope your father wont find you here, he has no idea where you are right now. Hopefully, he'll think you are dead, and then he wont look for you.' Merry shook his head.
'He knows how much I can take. He knows that I didn't die, and he'll look for me. Maybe at least I can stay here for a while, but not long. He'd find me even if I went to the end of Middle-Earth.'
'We'll protect you against him, don't worry. Now please sleep, you haven't nearly recovered yet.' Bilbo left the room, anger boiled inside him at the thought of the young hobbit who would never get rid of his father.
A/N Too lazy to write anymore right now. I'll try to post later...