Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, blah, blah, BLAH.

Warnings: M/P slash, character torture, evil pippin, vampires, blood, twister and lots of angsty goodness.

Author's Note: YAY! EVIL DOMINEERING PIPPIN! *dances* tee hee. sorry about the title. couldn't think of a better one. anyway...i am babbling...maybe you should just start reading. this is my 2nd M/P and first serious one....seriously R! lol...how'd i do?

I GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU

Chapter 1: Changes of a Took

As the sun slipped over the crimson horizon, and the waiting darkness enveloped what was left of the daylight, Merry sat waiting for the arrival of his cousin Pippin. It had been over two months since he'd seen the younger hobbit and he was extremely anxious to be reunited his best friend and fellow troublemaker. Merry smiled at the memory of his little cousin and of their forced parting, in which they were both sentenced to two months hard labor for setting Paladin Took's barn on fire. 

But now Merry was beginning to worry. Pippin had said he would arrive in Buckland late in the afternoon and now, in the growing twilight, there was still no sign of him. Merry felt himself shiver uncharacteristically in the warm evening and suddenly had the unnerving feeling someone was watching him. At first he shook it off as a trick of his imagination, but when it persisted to chide him after several minutes, he was certain it was not. Before he could turn to look behind him, he felt someone's hot breath tickle the back of his neck.

"Meriadoc Brandybuck." Merry jumped at the soft and amused voice at his ear.

"Pippin!" he yelped happily as he turned to see his younger cousin, who was now standing at his side, only inches from his face. Merry backed up a bit, continuing to beam at his younger cousin. "You scared me! I was waiting for you."

"Maybe next time you should face in the direction I'm coming from," Pippin answered, grinning.

"How long have you been standing there anyway?" Merry asked suspiciously, remembering his earlier feeling of being watched.

Pippin smiled, showing his small pearly-whit teeth. "A while."

Merry suddenly felt distinctly uncomfortable and backed away a little more, but Pippin seemed to me moving steadily with him and they remained the same distance apart. While Pippin continued to stare at his cousin intently, Merry noticed he looked much different then when they had parted in the spring.

"You've grown," Merry observed, looking Pippin over. Pippin nodded and Merry noted that not only was he talker but his whole complexion had changed. His once rosy cheeks were now deathly pale and Merry could see races of dark circles under his once laughing green eyes, which were now dark and distant, as if part of some other dimension. Pippin had always been on the skinny side for a hobbit, but now he seemed to be withering away in before his friend's eyes. And yet, he didn't give off any appearance of weakness and Merry was very aware that he seemed to be stronger than ever.

Merry, realizing he was staring, and that Pippin was staring just as intently back at him with those...new, dazzling eyes shifted uncomfortably and cleared his throught.

"It's...good to see you Pip," he said, breaking the silence and moving to lead his cousin in to Brandyhall. Pippin smiled again, sending another inexplicable chill down Merry's spin.

"You too Merry, you too."

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A.N.- DUN DUN DUN! What will happen next? Why is Pippin so...SCARY? Only one way to find out...REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! OK so maybe the first chapter wasnt so good...but maybe you should give me another shot. ^.^