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Realisation and panic
Frodo thought it had been quiet. Maybe the boy was napping. He'd opened the door and had gotten the shock of his life to find the room empty and Pippin missing. He would've known if Pippin had snuck out of his room-Pippin wasn't very good at being quiet and his door-handle squeaked whenever it moved slowly. Frodo's heart beat faster when he found Pippin's rucksack missing and the window undone.
"Oh you really are a silly, silly hobbit!" Frodo said aloud.
Frodo knew Paladin and Eglantine would be home any minute. They'd gone to Bree to collect Merry so the Brandybuck wouldn't be away from the Shire all week. He'd been with his father on business, but had wanted to see Pippin. They'd arranged to meet at Bree and let the lad stay for a few days. It would've been a surprise for Pippin, but it was Paladin, Eglantine and Merry that would be getting the surprise when they came home to find their son missing. Frodo heard the latch lift-they were home!
***
Pippin suddenly opened his eyes. He'd fallen asleep! It was starting to get dark and he hadn't even gone far. He stood up and looked round to make sure no one had seen him. Then he hurried off down the soft grassed path and hoped he'd get to Buckland before dark.
***
"What do you mean he's gone? Where could he go?" Paladin shouted.
Frodo shook his head.
"I'm sorry-I don't know! I sent him to his room. He was being terribly silly. I left him there for a good while, and then went about seeing him again-to tell him he could come out and when I opened the door he was gone." Frodo explained.
Merry stared coldly at Frodo. This would never have happened if he had been looking after him.
"Oh goodness, Paladin, what are we going to do-its getting dark!" Eglantine panicked.
Paladin took her hands in his and nodded.
"It's alright, Lan, everything's going to be alright. I'm going straight out to look for him. Send word round as best you can. Merry will come with me-you and Frodo stay here in case he comes back. It will be all right." He promised.
Merry pulled on his cloak and bundled Pippin's tiny one into his bag. He then followed his uncle outside in order to begin their search.
*** Pippin stopped again. He'd heard something and was very scared. It was very dark now-thick dusky colours engaged with the shadow of night and the boy suddenly felt very alone.
"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." He said aloud.
He didn't expect an answer, but he did not like the silence that followed it. He hated the dark, he hated being all by himself and he hated being hungry with only boiled sweet and week-old biscuits to eat. He was so very frightened that he knew he would cry. He wasn't going to try to stop himself. He huddled up against a tree trunk and pulled out his teddy bear. He shouldn't have fallen asleep--in fact he shouldn't have even fun away. It was so dark out here-so quiet and lonely. He didn't want to be lonely, he didn't want it to be quiet. He just wanted to go home, but he was lost in the dark. He couldn't even see his hand in front of his face, let alone the path.
*** Paladin and Merry had searched everywhere they could think of. They then decided that the woods were an option though did not think Pippin would be stupid enough to go there. After searching round endlessly, their thoughts altered and they headed into the blackness of the woods.
"I'm so, so sorry Eglantine, I really am." Frodo begged.
Eglantine turned to him.
"You are not helping." She said sternly.
Frodo felt so guilty. He'd been so stupid to have spoken to Pippin in the way he did, Pippin was a sensitive boy and took things to heart-Frodo knew that-but still he had treated the Took all rather wrongly.
He just hoped that Pippin was safe.
Frodo thought it had been quiet. Maybe the boy was napping. He'd opened the door and had gotten the shock of his life to find the room empty and Pippin missing. He would've known if Pippin had snuck out of his room-Pippin wasn't very good at being quiet and his door-handle squeaked whenever it moved slowly. Frodo's heart beat faster when he found Pippin's rucksack missing and the window undone.
"Oh you really are a silly, silly hobbit!" Frodo said aloud.
Frodo knew Paladin and Eglantine would be home any minute. They'd gone to Bree to collect Merry so the Brandybuck wouldn't be away from the Shire all week. He'd been with his father on business, but had wanted to see Pippin. They'd arranged to meet at Bree and let the lad stay for a few days. It would've been a surprise for Pippin, but it was Paladin, Eglantine and Merry that would be getting the surprise when they came home to find their son missing. Frodo heard the latch lift-they were home!
***
Pippin suddenly opened his eyes. He'd fallen asleep! It was starting to get dark and he hadn't even gone far. He stood up and looked round to make sure no one had seen him. Then he hurried off down the soft grassed path and hoped he'd get to Buckland before dark.
***
"What do you mean he's gone? Where could he go?" Paladin shouted.
Frodo shook his head.
"I'm sorry-I don't know! I sent him to his room. He was being terribly silly. I left him there for a good while, and then went about seeing him again-to tell him he could come out and when I opened the door he was gone." Frodo explained.
Merry stared coldly at Frodo. This would never have happened if he had been looking after him.
"Oh goodness, Paladin, what are we going to do-its getting dark!" Eglantine panicked.
Paladin took her hands in his and nodded.
"It's alright, Lan, everything's going to be alright. I'm going straight out to look for him. Send word round as best you can. Merry will come with me-you and Frodo stay here in case he comes back. It will be all right." He promised.
Merry pulled on his cloak and bundled Pippin's tiny one into his bag. He then followed his uncle outside in order to begin their search.
*** Pippin stopped again. He'd heard something and was very scared. It was very dark now-thick dusky colours engaged with the shadow of night and the boy suddenly felt very alone.
"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." He said aloud.
He didn't expect an answer, but he did not like the silence that followed it. He hated the dark, he hated being all by himself and he hated being hungry with only boiled sweet and week-old biscuits to eat. He was so very frightened that he knew he would cry. He wasn't going to try to stop himself. He huddled up against a tree trunk and pulled out his teddy bear. He shouldn't have fallen asleep--in fact he shouldn't have even fun away. It was so dark out here-so quiet and lonely. He didn't want to be lonely, he didn't want it to be quiet. He just wanted to go home, but he was lost in the dark. He couldn't even see his hand in front of his face, let alone the path.
*** Paladin and Merry had searched everywhere they could think of. They then decided that the woods were an option though did not think Pippin would be stupid enough to go there. After searching round endlessly, their thoughts altered and they headed into the blackness of the woods.
"I'm so, so sorry Eglantine, I really am." Frodo begged.
Eglantine turned to him.
"You are not helping." She said sternly.
Frodo felt so guilty. He'd been so stupid to have spoken to Pippin in the way he did, Pippin was a sensitive boy and took things to heart-Frodo knew that-but still he had treated the Took all rather wrongly.
He just hoped that Pippin was safe.