I know that chapter was short so I write another one quick. oh yeah, I
might side with Pippin a lot, but then again he is my favourite character!
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Pippin silently watched Merry. His heart ached as he viewed the scene in front of him. He knew he was going to be in big trouble with Pearl but he had decided to go and check on Merry. He didn't know why. maybe it was because he was such a nice hobbit or the simple fact, that he couldn't bear watching him fade away. Pippin knew that to Merry this wasn't a silly joke, it was almost depressing, and he couldn't let that happen. Sighing at his own state he took another step forward.
"Who's there?" asked a stretched hoarse voice. "uh. it's Pippin." I said uncertainly "WHAT DO YOU WANT?? COME TO TELL ME HOW WONDERFUL THE EVENING WAS???" He retorted loudly. "No! GEEZ COULD YOU STOP BEING A POTATO FOR A SECOND!" I shouted back. "WELL! ITS NOT LIKE I STEAL YOU'RE LIFE!?!" "Ohhh! OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T! MRS. TOOK YOU LOOK AMAZING TODAY, DID I TELL YOU THAT?? Oh MRS. TOOK. OH how wonderful! Well you can comb MY HAIRY FOOT!" I said losing my temper. "ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT ME BACK. HAVE YOU COME HERE TO MAKE MY LIFE WORSE OR WHAT?" he spat back in obvious rage. "I have.. look Merry listen" I started calming myself down and trying not to get myself mad again. I walked over to him and sat down facing him and tried to catch his eye, which was very hard as they seemed to be fixated to the leaf covered ground. "Merry. I have not gone out with her. I came to check on you instead." I said still trying to catch his eye. Slowly his head rose to match my stare. His face was stained with tears and his hair messy (for the first time). Overall I came to the conclusion that he looked like a hobbit that had too many pints on one night. I felt irritated at myself to cause this. Slowly his lips parted to let a small rasp, "What?" I asked trying to confirm what he said. "Sorry." came a louder but still raspy answer. "For what Merry? I mean if anyone is to be sorry it should be me!" I blurted out without thinking. Merry let out a small wail and dropped his head again. I crouched closer to him and wrapped my hands around him as if embrace him in a (awkward) hug. Slowly I felt a different pair of hands hugging me back. I sat there not un-knowing of what to do. I gave him a final hug and let go. Slowly he let go too. Standing up I offered a hand. He clasped his own onto mine and lifted himself up. We started to walk back home in silence.
My thoughts kept going back to our awkward hug. Did that mean we were friends now? Were we actually going to get along from now on? What about mother, if we were friends how would she feel about it. would she start liking me? What about the whole town.. They wouldn't know of what happened. and they knew how much hatred was present between me and him? Everyone knew. even Pearl.! "PEARL!" I said suddenly. I looked up to the sky and panicked. Merry glanced up at me and gave me a curious look. "She's going to hate you know." he said softly. Looking back at him I replied calmly, "It doesn't matter. lose one, gain a friend" I said. Merry smiled softly and looked back to the ground. "Are you.I mean if she doesn't. you can't." I said cautiously but sternly. Raising his hands in innocence he gave a small laugh and said, "Wasn't even thinking about it!" Laughing back I smiled up at the sky. I looked ahead and saw a hobbit lass slowly walking towards me. It was Pearl. Looking at Merry in fright I shuddered. She looked livid. With her hands on her hips and her eyebrows furrowed, Pippin started to slower his pace. "Don't worry. I'll take care of this." Merry said re assuring me. Smiling back at him weakly. I prayed for the best.
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Pippin silently watched Merry. His heart ached as he viewed the scene in front of him. He knew he was going to be in big trouble with Pearl but he had decided to go and check on Merry. He didn't know why. maybe it was because he was such a nice hobbit or the simple fact, that he couldn't bear watching him fade away. Pippin knew that to Merry this wasn't a silly joke, it was almost depressing, and he couldn't let that happen. Sighing at his own state he took another step forward.
"Who's there?" asked a stretched hoarse voice. "uh. it's Pippin." I said uncertainly "WHAT DO YOU WANT?? COME TO TELL ME HOW WONDERFUL THE EVENING WAS???" He retorted loudly. "No! GEEZ COULD YOU STOP BEING A POTATO FOR A SECOND!" I shouted back. "WELL! ITS NOT LIKE I STEAL YOU'RE LIFE!?!" "Ohhh! OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T! MRS. TOOK YOU LOOK AMAZING TODAY, DID I TELL YOU THAT?? Oh MRS. TOOK. OH how wonderful! Well you can comb MY HAIRY FOOT!" I said losing my temper. "ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT ME BACK. HAVE YOU COME HERE TO MAKE MY LIFE WORSE OR WHAT?" he spat back in obvious rage. "I have.. look Merry listen" I started calming myself down and trying not to get myself mad again. I walked over to him and sat down facing him and tried to catch his eye, which was very hard as they seemed to be fixated to the leaf covered ground. "Merry. I have not gone out with her. I came to check on you instead." I said still trying to catch his eye. Slowly his head rose to match my stare. His face was stained with tears and his hair messy (for the first time). Overall I came to the conclusion that he looked like a hobbit that had too many pints on one night. I felt irritated at myself to cause this. Slowly his lips parted to let a small rasp, "What?" I asked trying to confirm what he said. "Sorry." came a louder but still raspy answer. "For what Merry? I mean if anyone is to be sorry it should be me!" I blurted out without thinking. Merry let out a small wail and dropped his head again. I crouched closer to him and wrapped my hands around him as if embrace him in a (awkward) hug. Slowly I felt a different pair of hands hugging me back. I sat there not un-knowing of what to do. I gave him a final hug and let go. Slowly he let go too. Standing up I offered a hand. He clasped his own onto mine and lifted himself up. We started to walk back home in silence.
My thoughts kept going back to our awkward hug. Did that mean we were friends now? Were we actually going to get along from now on? What about mother, if we were friends how would she feel about it. would she start liking me? What about the whole town.. They wouldn't know of what happened. and they knew how much hatred was present between me and him? Everyone knew. even Pearl.! "PEARL!" I said suddenly. I looked up to the sky and panicked. Merry glanced up at me and gave me a curious look. "She's going to hate you know." he said softly. Looking back at him I replied calmly, "It doesn't matter. lose one, gain a friend" I said. Merry smiled softly and looked back to the ground. "Are you.I mean if she doesn't. you can't." I said cautiously but sternly. Raising his hands in innocence he gave a small laugh and said, "Wasn't even thinking about it!" Laughing back I smiled up at the sky. I looked ahead and saw a hobbit lass slowly walking towards me. It was Pearl. Looking at Merry in fright I shuddered. She looked livid. With her hands on her hips and her eyebrows furrowed, Pippin started to slower his pace. "Don't worry. I'll take care of this." Merry said re assuring me. Smiling back at him weakly. I prayed for the best.