Forever In Your Heart
By Robin Gurl
Chapter 2
(^_^ YAY!! Another chapter!! XDDDD;;; Hope everyone likes this story!! An update to Snow Flakes is on the way and possibly a Thanksgiving Story!! ^^)
(Note to Budgie Lover: ^^; The Female Took story is being worked on. O_O I keep forgetting to transfer the file to my disk. So it's at School on my network drive!! ^_^ But don't think I have forgotten it! Hee hee. I am bound and determined to make a non-mary sue story with my original character in it!)
(Reminders: 1. This is number one in the trilogy of my stories. 2. Takes place before the quest and will run through Bree. 3. Pip is at the age of around 5 or 6. ^_^ Hee hee. Cute, no? 4. This is not a slash to be. Promise! 5. And this isn't a 'book' story. This is 'movie canon' as best as I can fit it in. For those of you who read my work often you know I don't write 'book canon'. ^_^)
Disclaimer: ..um..*blinks*..what do you think? *sighs shaking her head*
*~*
"MERRY!! MERRY!!"
Meriadoc Brandybuck groaned and tried to push who ever was jumping on him off. "Go 'way."
"NO!! Come on!! Wake up!!" Came an accented high pitched voice.
By the accent Merry concluded that it was a Took and most likely it was Pippin. "Pippin Took it's too early! Go back to bed!"
Pippin didn't listen and continued to hop up and down on top of his cousin. "You can't sleep all day!! Today is Bilbo's birthday party!!"
That didn't seem to be a good reason to get up at all. Merry just groaned again. "Pip, I swear. GET OFF!"
"Are you up?"
Merry counted to ten twice then cracked open his eyes. Right in front of him were two vibrant green eyes that looked very determined. Knowing that his cousin wouldn't leave until he was sure that Merry was up, the Brandybuck surrendered and sat up. "Yes, you silly Took. I'm up. Now, go and I'll see you in the kitchen."
Happy that his job was fulfilled, Pippin hopped off and then merrily skipped off. Merry climbed out of the bed and sighed wondering who got the youngster so excited.
*~*
"Morning, Merry."
"Morning, Frodo. Where did Pippin go off to?" Merry sat down at the table not liking how empty it was. "He's not in trouble again is he?"
"I wager it won't take long for him to come running back to you. Want to take your peace while you can get it?" Frodo handed Merry a plate of eggs and bacon. Then sat down beside his cousin, it was a little quiet, to quiet with out the young Took bouncing around the hole.
"I don't know. Part of me says yes, and the other side of me says no."
"Why no?" Blue eyes widened confused.
"If I have Pip around me at all times I know he is not getting himself into some mess that I'll have to get him out of."
"Ah," Frodo chuckled leaning back in his chair, "I understand."
"So are there any important guests coming to Bilbo's party?" Merry asked as he kept looking at the round door in the hall expecting for the young Took to coming bounding in screaming.
"You could say special I guess. But he's more of an old family friend."
"Oh. Is it Gandalf?"
"Yes, he's coming. Pip hasn't met him yet has he?" Frodo asked drinking some of the left over juice in his glass, "I'm sure he'll be happy."
"First he'll be scared and hide behind me for half the time then Pip'll get curious and go find out exactly who this 'Gandalf' is. By the end of the night he'll either take a liking to him or be scared beyond reason."
Frodo nodded then both heard a crash outside. A scream followed the crash. Merry sighed but stood. "A drink from the Green Dragon says it's Pippin.."
Frodo grinned, "You're on."
*~*
Green eyes peaked out from a bush to see Sam leading a horse to the stable. It was a pretty horse and it probably came from the Elves, Pippin concluded.
He just had to touch it once, just once.
After Sam left the young Took walked carefully into the stables. "You are a pretty horse." He said to the white mare. The horse neighed at him and butted him in the chest. "HEY! No hitting! I'll tell Merry and then you'll be in trouble."
The horse only neighed again. The child stuck his tongue out and then climbed onto the fence patting the horse's head. The horse's back leg kicked up and hit the tin bucket. "Shh." Pippin whispered, "You need to be quiet."
"Coco? You alright in there?"
It was Sam. Pippin frowned and then glared at Coco. "Thanks a lot." Quietly he climbed off and ran behind the older hobbit. Sam didn't even notice. Or if he did he didn't say a word.
"Yes! I'm free. That stupid horse, if it hadn't made so much noise I could have ridden it." Now Pippin was bored. Merry had probably gone back to sleep after he had left. Older hobbits were boring, Pippin decided as he walked down the dirt road. All they ever did was sleep and talk. Merry wasn't all boring though, he did play with Pippin most of the time. But he still slept too much.
"Hello, little one." That voice. The youngster turned around and saw Roy Bracegirdle smiled at him. Why hadn't he waited for Merry?
Pippin picked up his pace and started to run back to Bagend, but Roy was faster. "What do you want?"
"Where is your Momma?" Roy asked, it was boring day so what better plan than to torture the brat? It was going to be fun as long as the Took's 'mother' wasn't around. It made him sick how that Brandybuck gave up life for the annoying brat.
"Momma?" Pippin replied back.
"Yes, your precious, Brandybuck." Roy smirked and yanked on the cinnamon curls making Pippin squeak. "It's not nice to ignore your elders, boy. Now answer me. Where_is_Merry?"
"Leave me alone!!"
Smack!
Pippin fell over backwards. Roy had just hit him. "You're mean! I'm going to beat you up!!" Then he decided that it'd be better if Merry beat Roy up, so he added, " I'm telling Merry!!"
"You, a little Took?? How sweet. And what is Merry going to do?"
"He'll beat you up and then you'll be the laughing stock of all the Shire." Pippin stood and started to run again.
"Laughing Stock, eh?" Without trying Roy reached forward and caught the child's scarf. "Well, go ahead, scream, Peregrin. Scream. Call for your Merry."
Tears started to come and Pippin screamed and kicked. With all of the kicking Roy and Pippin fell over and into the barn. The wood that was stacked up against it fell over on top of Roy. Pippin was thrown to the side.
*~*
"Oh Lady." Merry broke out into a sprint, "Pippin?" He reached his cousin and helped him sit up. Immediately Pippin saw it was Merry and latched onto his older cousin not letting go. "What happened?"
"Roy, he hit me."
"Whatever for?" Merry demanded looking to Frodo. Frodo was pulling Roy out of the rubble roughly.
"I don't know!!" Came the teary response.
"Shh, stop crying. I'm here now. Roy isn't going to hurt you again." Merry stood hefting his cousin on one hip. Pippin nodded sniffling and laid his head on Merry's shoulder. His arms were still wrapped tightly around Merry's neck as the duo looked over to Roy. "Well, Roy?"
"I had no reason, Brandybuck. I just like to see him cry and you to get all worked up."
Merry growled but didn't do anything. Not right now, not in front of Pippin. "Just get out! I don't want to see you near my cousin ever again, understand?"
Pippin closed his eyes and his head still on Merry's shoulder. "Thank you Merry." He whispered. When he was around Merry he always felt safe and knew that what ever happened Merry would fix it. Merry would always be able to fix anything that went wrong, anything.
Roy glared at the child but his eyes softened with fear when he saw Merry's piercing glare. Like a dog with his tail between his legs Roy Bracegirdle ran off. "Now, what were you doing?"
"Merry, I didn't do anything wrong! I promise!!" Pippin exclaimed. For once the young Took was innocent (something that wasn't very often) and wasn't going to get in trouble for it. "I went to go see Coco and I was going to ride her, Mer, but then Sam came in and I knew he hates for people to ride his horse so I snuck out. I was about to come ask you to play with me when Roy appeared. I threatened that you'd beat him up and then he pulled my hair!!"
"I see. Are you alright? Any hurts?" Merry asked softly and gently so as to tell Pippin that he was not in trouble. Though that Bracegirdle, something was going to have to be done about him.
Pippin shrugged, "I don't think so."
"I do." Frodo pointed to the youngster's elbows and knees. "We need to clean those before they get infected."
Pippin made a face but didn't complain as Merry carried him back into Bagend.
*~*
"OW!!"
Samwise Gamgee looked up from his gardening when he heard a high pitched yell of pain come from Bagend. "What in Middle Earth is Mr. Took up to now?"
"MERRY!! STOP! THAT HURTS!! FRODO! NO!"
Sam sighed and then put down his rake. "I don't think I want to know, what he's gotten himself into."
Curiosity won out and Sam started into the hole. What he saw was quite a sight. Sitting on the kitchen table was little Pippin who was being restrained by Merry from behind. In front on either side of Pippin were clothes and bowls of anesthetic, looked to be the kind that hurt. Frodo was knelt in front of the Took applying the medicine.
In the process of applying the medicine Frodo was always dodging various kicks and movements from Pippin. Sam chuckled. "Can I help you any Mr. Frodo?"
Frodo smiled he could see Sam smirking from behind. "Yes, Sam. Since you seem to find this whole act amusing you may join Merry in restraining the child."
"Now, Mr. Frodo, I never said this was amusing. I merely smiled to be polite." Sam was still grinning and his grin widened even more when Pippin glared at him. The glare told Sam 'Just try and restrain me! Merry is the only one to ever succeed.' Sam smiled back innocently and silently replied back 'I know that. The whole Shire knows that. I've still got to try and will try to make Mr. Frodo happy.' "Alright, Mr. Took, let Frodo finish and you can go back to playing or what ever."
Pippin only glared, "Frodo, are you almost done? It really hurts!"
Frodo smiled, "Pippin, anything hurts you!!"
"Nuh-uh. Merry doesn't hurt me!" Pippin exclaimed giving Frodo the chance he needed. He nodded to Merry and Sam then he swobbed the biggest cut. Pippin wasn't even fazed.
"There, all done!" Frodo stood up and wiped his hands on his trousers. "Try and stay out of trouble this time."
"I will."
"Good, now lets go out and enjoy the sun. I've got some reading to do." Frodo cleaned up then left.
End Chapter 2
(^_^ Hehehehehehehehe!!! I love this story!! ^_^ It's soooo cute!!!)