-Hiya! Well I think I'll start on a little story with Pippin and Merry. =D Pip is 7 aww....*huggles little pippin* That would be the cutest thing ever, having a little pip running around, getting in trouble all the time =P Anyway, Pippin will get in some trouble here, he gets separated from Merry in the story and well..not going to tell you more! Just read! I hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pippin, Merry, Hobbits or anything Tolkien related, only the story! *starts crying* -

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'Sometimes fun things can suddenly change'

It was a summer day and the sun was high up in the sky. It was hot and Merry had decided that he would go swimming, but it wouldn't be fun without little Pip, would it? He went out to search for his cousin and succeeded within 30 minutes. The little hobbit was enjoying the summer day and was playing outside.

Merry walked over smiling, he waited several minutes while he looked at Pippin who didn't noticed him.

"Heya, Pip! Having fun?" Merry shouted.

Pippin turned around and saw his older cousin standing there. He flung himself into his arms.

"Merry!!! I was hoping you would come!" Said Pippin while he hugged his cousin.

Merry laughed and ruffled Pippins hair. He then kneeled down and looked him in the eyes.

"What say I give you some swimming lessons?" Merry said. Pippins eyes widened and then he smiled.

"Would you do that? That would be great!" Pippin replied and he hugged Merry again.

"Well, you ought to know how to swim!" Merry said and picked up his cousin. Pippin became very excited and looked around. He asked lots of questions like "Where are we going to swim?" and "Is the water really cold?" but Merry answered them all with a smile. After a while they reached the Brandywine and Merry putted the little one down. Within several Minutes they were undressed and Merry launched himself into the water. But Pippin stayed on shore, moving his feet slightly unconformable, until Merry's head came out of the water again.

"Okay Pip come on, get in the water. I won't let you drown!" Merry said and pushed himself on shore. Pippin looked from Merry to the water and back. Merry smiled.

"Come over here." He said and Pippin walked to him, Merry picked up his cousin. "Now, you can still stand there. And there." Merry pointed to some spots in the water. "But there you can't." Merry said and looked back at Pippin. "Now, if you stay on the spots where you can stand, it will be a lot easier."

Pippin nodded and slowly got in the water, his head just some inches above it. Merry told him what to do, and they spent the day laughing and for Pippins case, trying to swim. When the sun got low in the sky, Merry got out of the water.

"I think it's time to get out, Pip!" He said and grabbed their clothes. Pippin looked disappointed but didn't object. With a little help of Merry he too found himself back on land. When they were dry enough they got into their clothes and followed the river, in the direction of home. Although they didn't feel like going home so early.

"Merry? I'm hungry!" Pippin said and grabbed his cousins hand. Merry looked around and saw a bush of berries not that far away.

"Look Pippin, Berries!" He said and pointed at the bush. Pippin smiled and ran to it, closely followed by Merry. Pippin grabbed a handful of the fruit and tried to stuff them in his mouth all at once. It was amazingly how much there could disappear in that little mouth of his.

"they'avre realv goovd!" Pippin said with his mouth full of berries. Merry laughed. "Easy Pip! We have enough time!" He said while grabbing some berries himself. Merry tried to throw them in the air and catch them with his mouth. Pippin giggled when this didn't succeeded as good as Merry would have wanted to.

"Pippin, You are not laughing at me are you?" Merry said glaring at Pippin, but couldn't do this for long and burst out in laughter. They spent quite some time eating berries, until Pippin had enough (what was quite rarely) and continued they're walk. The sun was almost completely under, coloring the sky in pink,red and orange. They had to cross the river, but it was quite a trip until they would reach the bridge. Pippin didn't feel like walking that much, so when he saw several large and smaller stones lying in the water he grabbed his change.

"Merry, why don't we cross here? We could use those stones!" Pippin said and pointed into the water. Merry looked at the stones and had his doubts.

"I don't know Pip, it can be dangerous.." He replied and sighed. Pippin let go of his hand. "No it isn't, look!" and before Merry could say anything Pippin jumped on the first stone, soon to be followed by another and another.

"See, it's easy!" Pippin shouted and jumped from stone to stone.

"Pip! I don't think that's a good idea! Come back right now!" Merry cried.

Pippins smile only became bigger and he turned around in the middle of the river. "Don't be scared Merry! Come on!" He shouted and jumped further. But suddenly he slipped, lost his balance and fell. "PIPPIN!!!" Merry yelled and Pippin could only feel a sharp pain in his head, before everything went black.

Merry saw Pippin hit the stone and disappear in the water. He ran to the edge of the river. "PIPPIN!!!!!" He yelled again, but he didn't see the 7 year old anywhere. He ran up and down and yelled Pippins name again, while searching in the water. "Oh no, no, no,no!" He whispered and he didn't realized he was crying.

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Okay end of this chapter, hope you enjoyed...ehm...well...enjoyed? You will probably hate me because I stopped there, hehehe. Well, don't worry, I'll be updating soon (I think) -