My Feelings For You

As night set in Pippin watched wistfully as the sun set over the horizon. He sighed and picked up a couple of stones on the grass, he threw them up and caught them on the back of his hand. He used to do this a lot, play games like this when he was on his own. Alone...he hated that word and he was alone, no-one special to share his life with, no-one to laugh with when the going was good and no-one to turn to when it got tough.

He threw each of the stones he held into the tiny stream which trickled past and drifted back into thought, if he wanted someone they'd have to have a good sense of humour, no point in getting a miserable creature for a partner. They'd have to like travelling too, Pippin couldn't comprehend the concept of not moving around the way he did now. He couldn't cope with staying in one place forever, he'd start longing to be back on the road again.

"Hey Pippin, you gonna stay there forever?", Merry asked quietly, not wanting to awaken the rest of the group who had drifted into deep slumber.

"Nah....it's just......do you ever feel alone?", Pippin asked, turning to face Merry who was looking at him in a slightly confused manner.

"You thinking? You ill or something?", Merry teased.

"Just answer the question", Pippin mumbled, he wanted an answer not a joke.

"Yeah....I guess I do, s'pose everyone does at some time, it's not worth thinking about. You'll find someone pal", and with that Merry lay down again and slipped off into sleep. Pippin sighed and walked over to go to sleep, but not after gazing out at the sunset one final time.