Author's Note: Hiya! Nora here. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE REVIEWS!!! You guys are the best! Just a few quick things to take care of before the evil pippiness continues!

^.^  Eep! Sooo cute my preciousss...oh sorry, I get off track sometimes...

Tap Dancing Widow: Ahhh I know he IS sweet and innocent...but so CUTE when he's evil...hmm maybe thats just me and Dani...anyway THANKS FOR THE REVIE! Don't worry...it will all be explained in the end...

Kawaii Elf Girl: Oh my g! You are so cool! We love you! ;-) YAY! Glad you like it...all of you. hehe. Oh...sorry about Legolas in advance...IT'S ALL EVIL PIPPIN'S FAULT!!! DON'T KILL ME!!! KILL HIM!!! AHHH!

AbbeyRoad1: Dude. Dani! Stop reviewing our own story! You make us look SAD or something. Which we are most definitely not...*extremely long pause with cricket sounds*...yeah anyway, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS...SO SHADDAP! *pouts*

S. T. Marissa: Yay! Happy review! Thank you! Glad you like it! :-D

iluvpip: Ooo nice penname...WE LOVE PIPPIN TOO! (Sorry have "Pip" issues...don't ask...) Um anyway...graphic? *turns to Dani* Graphic?! Was that graphic? *both look confused* Ok...if you thought a lil blood was "graphic" I don't think you should read this story! Would H8 to offend you...

K that's it! Um...on with the show... :D

CHAPTER TWO:

"You...you what?" Merry managed to say, when his voice returned to him. There was blood everywhere, all over Pippin's clothing...all over Merry's clothing from where he had been in Merry's arms. Why hadn't he noticed it before?

"I...didn't mean to Merry!" Pippin whispered, his bottom lip quivering. "I...I woke up and...there was blood everywhere...all over him...all over me, Merry."

"Pippin, that doesn't mean you..." Merry swallowed hard, not wanting to say the rest.

"But...but Merry...there was...was..." Pippin started.

"What Pippin?" Merry coaxed gently, despite being terrified of what the answer would be.

"There...there was a...ddd...dagger in my hand...and blood Merry...so much blood...and... and Gimli was dead." Pippin sobbed throwing himself back into Merry's arms. "I killed him Merry. I killed him!"

Merry just sat there in silence, not sure what to think. His Pippin, his little Pip, had...had killed someone? Had killed Gimli? It wasn't possible. There was no way he could have. Why? Why would he have? Merry looked down at his younger cousin searchingly, praying for an answer in his shaking form, but none came. Merry had to make a decision, and quickly. The horizon was already beginning to turn pink with the coming morning, the morning that Merry Brandybuck would remember for the rest of his life, however long or short it was. He did what he thought was best. He made his decision.

"Pip, Pippin, listen to me alright?" Merry gently lifted Pippin out of his arms. Pippin nodded, looking up at his cousin with a tear stained face. Yes, Merry was doing the right thing. He was sure of it.  "Pippin we have to get rid of this blood. We're going to go down to the stream before the others get up ok? Where's the dagger?"

Pippin pulled his dagger, still covered in Gimli's blood, out of its sheath at his waist. Merry took it reluctantly, his hand shaking. "Right, we'll wash this off too. Now Pippin when we get back, you cannot tell anyone what you told me. Do you understand? Not Aragorn, not Legolas, not even Frodo. Nobody saw you, nobody will know."

"But Merry...they'll...they'll find out," protested Pippin, his green eyes reflecting the fear Merry was feeling.

"No they won't! No one will tell them. Pippin, I don't think you killed him. How could you have? I think you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time...and...and someone used you. It's not your fault! No one has to know you had anything to do with it. We're just going to pretend nothing happened, alright?"

Pippin nodded hesitantly.

"Good. Let's go." And with that Merry lifted Pippin to his feet and they made there way to the stream as quietly as possible. As they did so, a silent figure watched them from the waning darkness of the forest, but he did not follow.