Disclaimer: Depressingly, I don't own LOTR...well, I do own the books,
that's a start.
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"Merry, what do you keep looking back at?" Fatty asked with annoyance as he broke the long, eery silence.
"Shh," he said bringing his finger to his lips and looking worried. "We're being followed."
Sam looked worried. "Are you sure?" Merry nodded. "Well, what do we do?"
"We be quiet," Merry answered with a look at Sam. Sam blushed a little but nodded. The five began to travel faster until Merry signaled for them to get off the road quickly. They did so as quickly and as quietly as they could (which was rather quick and quiet considering their ponies.) Once off they hid in the trees and waited for their stalker to show up. Soon they saw a pony with a short passenger in black rags. After their experiences with the Black Riders, the Hobbits were, needless to say, frightened. Merry quietly loaded his bow and arrows that Legolas had helped him make. He aimed at the horse's heart and shot. The arrow hit it's mark well and the horse fell over and died. The rider panicked but managed to jump off the horse in time and pull out a dagger while running to the shield of the nearest tree.
"Show yourself!" the stalker yelled. The five looked at each other in confusion.
"A woman?" Fatty asked not quite believing his ears.
"Yes, a woman, now would you kindly introduce yourself?"
"Ladies first."
"You first, I insist."
This circular debate could have continued for several hours or even days if Pippin hadn't surprised them all with the first word he had said all day. "Pervinca?"
There was a pause from the other side. "Pippin, what are you doing here?"
"I might ask you the same question."
"I'm stalking, what does it look like."
"I'm being stalked."
There was a small laugh from the other side. "So I take it that means that Merry killed my poor horse (I'll get you for that) and I believe that that was Fatty's voice doing the talking?"
"Yep."
"So the other two I was following must be Frodo and Sam?"
"Yep."
"So if I come over to you guys I won't be shot on sight?"
"Well, it is Merry, so you can never be too sure."
"Great, that's very comforting."
"Well I'm not the one with the bow and arrows who spent the most time with Legolas out of us four."
"Five," Fatty corrected.
"But you never spent any time with Legolas."
"Exactly."
"Fine. Five."
"Merry," Pervinca said sweetly.
"What?"
"You're not going to shoot me, right?"
"Well, Pippin has been rather depressed lately, and from what I hear it's your fault so..."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you didn't notice?"
"I've barely seen him. Pippin, is that true?" Pippin didn't answer. "Oh my gosh Pippin, I never meant to hurt you." She ran out from her hiding spot and over to where the voices had been coming from. When she found Pippin she hugged him. "I'm so sorry baby brother." Pippin didn't hug back and when she pulled away you could see the fear of not being forgiven in her eyes.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did you do it? Why did you fall in love with Lotho; Lotho of all people? And why did you refuse to come back even after he died?"
Pervinca looked at the ground. "Well, you can never choose where you love, we had always agreed on that. And after he died, well, I still loved him so why would I say the awful things they wanted me to say?"
"Because you love me."
"Pippin," she pleaded. "I didn't think that mom would ever let dad disown me. And even now I can still see you."
"No you can't. Anyone caught with you or communicating with you is sentenced to a week in jail."
"Really?" The five nodded. "That's not fair."
"Well, it's you fault so you need to deal with it," Pippin attacked. Pervinca was taken aback.
"Sorry," she whispered looking at her dirty feet. Everyone was silent for a minute as they noticed how dirty her clothes and body were.
"Hey, why were you following us anyway," Frodo asked to break the silence and change the subject.
"Because I wanted to come with you guys."
"No," Pippin said without thinking.
"What? Why?"
"Because, you hurt me too much and I don't want to be around you for a while. Besides, you were in love with Lotho. I barely know you anymore so how do I know you're trustworthy?"
Pervinca looked extremely hurt. "Because I'm still your sister. You went on a grand adventure and changed and when you came back I didn't distrust you."
"That's because you barely got the chance to see me, you were too busy being disowned."
"Please, Pippin. I have to get away, there's nothing for me back home...come to think of it I don't even have a home so what's the point of staying."
"To suffer."
By this point Pervinca was on the verge of tears, but she decided not to give up. "But, I would be extremely useful, you all know that. I am a great detective and I can get any information out of anyone."
"Come on Pippin, she's got a good point," Frodo tried.
"No. Pervinca, go home."
Pervinca felt a tear fall down her cheek as Pippin said this. He didn't want her; he hadn't forgiven her. She, slowly, turned around and started walking back towards Hobbiton. ############################################## Me now: I know, I know, it's short, but this seemed a good place to stop. Hopes you likes it. God bless, *dopey*
"Merry, what do you keep looking back at?" Fatty asked with annoyance as he broke the long, eery silence.
"Shh," he said bringing his finger to his lips and looking worried. "We're being followed."
Sam looked worried. "Are you sure?" Merry nodded. "Well, what do we do?"
"We be quiet," Merry answered with a look at Sam. Sam blushed a little but nodded. The five began to travel faster until Merry signaled for them to get off the road quickly. They did so as quickly and as quietly as they could (which was rather quick and quiet considering their ponies.) Once off they hid in the trees and waited for their stalker to show up. Soon they saw a pony with a short passenger in black rags. After their experiences with the Black Riders, the Hobbits were, needless to say, frightened. Merry quietly loaded his bow and arrows that Legolas had helped him make. He aimed at the horse's heart and shot. The arrow hit it's mark well and the horse fell over and died. The rider panicked but managed to jump off the horse in time and pull out a dagger while running to the shield of the nearest tree.
"Show yourself!" the stalker yelled. The five looked at each other in confusion.
"A woman?" Fatty asked not quite believing his ears.
"Yes, a woman, now would you kindly introduce yourself?"
"Ladies first."
"You first, I insist."
This circular debate could have continued for several hours or even days if Pippin hadn't surprised them all with the first word he had said all day. "Pervinca?"
There was a pause from the other side. "Pippin, what are you doing here?"
"I might ask you the same question."
"I'm stalking, what does it look like."
"I'm being stalked."
There was a small laugh from the other side. "So I take it that means that Merry killed my poor horse (I'll get you for that) and I believe that that was Fatty's voice doing the talking?"
"Yep."
"So the other two I was following must be Frodo and Sam?"
"Yep."
"So if I come over to you guys I won't be shot on sight?"
"Well, it is Merry, so you can never be too sure."
"Great, that's very comforting."
"Well I'm not the one with the bow and arrows who spent the most time with Legolas out of us four."
"Five," Fatty corrected.
"But you never spent any time with Legolas."
"Exactly."
"Fine. Five."
"Merry," Pervinca said sweetly.
"What?"
"You're not going to shoot me, right?"
"Well, Pippin has been rather depressed lately, and from what I hear it's your fault so..."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you didn't notice?"
"I've barely seen him. Pippin, is that true?" Pippin didn't answer. "Oh my gosh Pippin, I never meant to hurt you." She ran out from her hiding spot and over to where the voices had been coming from. When she found Pippin she hugged him. "I'm so sorry baby brother." Pippin didn't hug back and when she pulled away you could see the fear of not being forgiven in her eyes.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did you do it? Why did you fall in love with Lotho; Lotho of all people? And why did you refuse to come back even after he died?"
Pervinca looked at the ground. "Well, you can never choose where you love, we had always agreed on that. And after he died, well, I still loved him so why would I say the awful things they wanted me to say?"
"Because you love me."
"Pippin," she pleaded. "I didn't think that mom would ever let dad disown me. And even now I can still see you."
"No you can't. Anyone caught with you or communicating with you is sentenced to a week in jail."
"Really?" The five nodded. "That's not fair."
"Well, it's you fault so you need to deal with it," Pippin attacked. Pervinca was taken aback.
"Sorry," she whispered looking at her dirty feet. Everyone was silent for a minute as they noticed how dirty her clothes and body were.
"Hey, why were you following us anyway," Frodo asked to break the silence and change the subject.
"Because I wanted to come with you guys."
"No," Pippin said without thinking.
"What? Why?"
"Because, you hurt me too much and I don't want to be around you for a while. Besides, you were in love with Lotho. I barely know you anymore so how do I know you're trustworthy?"
Pervinca looked extremely hurt. "Because I'm still your sister. You went on a grand adventure and changed and when you came back I didn't distrust you."
"That's because you barely got the chance to see me, you were too busy being disowned."
"Please, Pippin. I have to get away, there's nothing for me back home...come to think of it I don't even have a home so what's the point of staying."
"To suffer."
By this point Pervinca was on the verge of tears, but she decided not to give up. "But, I would be extremely useful, you all know that. I am a great detective and I can get any information out of anyone."
"Come on Pippin, she's got a good point," Frodo tried.
"No. Pervinca, go home."
Pervinca felt a tear fall down her cheek as Pippin said this. He didn't want her; he hadn't forgiven her. She, slowly, turned around and started walking back towards Hobbiton. ############################################## Me now: I know, I know, it's short, but this seemed a good place to stop. Hopes you likes it. God bless, *dopey*