Disclaimer: don't own lotr, never will

A/N: This is dedicated to my friend, KrystynAngelofLight, who loves her Pippin.

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Come, stop your crying

It will be alright

Just take my hand

Hold it tight

I will protect you

From all around you

I will be here

Don't you cry

For one so small

You seem so strong

My arms will hold you

Keep you safe and warm

This bond between us

Can't be broken

I will be here

Don't you cry

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I rushed along the bodies of dead horses, dead orcs, and dead men looking for him. He couldn't be dead. I wouldn't believe it. Deep in my heart, I knew that he was out there somewhere, still holding on. Finally I found him under the body of an orc. 'Merry!' I cried, shoving the foul creature off him. 'You're alive!' Though he was living, he was hurt badly. His nose was bloody and he couldn't move one of his arms.

'I knew you'd find me,' he said thickly through all the blood.

'Yes,' I said.

'And are you going to leave me?'

'No, Merry,' I said soothingly. 'I'm going to look after you.' With that I glanced around, desperate to find something that could keep him warm. I spotted his Elven cloak and snatched it up, covering his shivering body with it. I lay down beside him, just praying that some of my life energy could pass to him.

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Cuz you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

From this day on

Now and forever more

You'll be in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be in my heart

Always

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I will never leave my friend. We've been through too much together. Through orc attacks, the separations, we've held strong together. No matter what happens to Merry, he'll always have a special place in my heart.
People may scowl at us for getting into trouble so much, but I don't care. That's our special way of not losing hope. We're almost always joking around just to lighten the mood, so everyone isn't so tense. No one can change that.

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Why can't they understand?

The way we feel

They just don't trust

What they can't explain

I know we're different

But deep inside us

We're not that different at all

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Between the two of us, Merry has always been the more serious one. I'm the really lighthearted one. But we have something that makes us such good friends: our love for mischief.
I smiled as I glanced at Merry's face. Again, we have been through so much together. I wouldn't give him up for the whole Shire, or any other place in Midde-Earth.

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And you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

From this day on

Now and forever more

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'Do you remember the Shire?' I asked. 'Taking mushrooms from Farmer Maggot's field.'

Merry smiled. 'And folks were always saying that we shouldn't play together because we cause twice as much trouble.'

'But what do they know?' I asked gently. 'They'll never understand.'

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Don't listen to them

Cuz what do they know?

We need each other

To have, to hold

They'll see in time

I know

When destiny calls

You must be strong

I may not be with you

But you've got to hold on

They'll see in time

I know

We'll show them together

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'But we'll show them,' I said to my friend. 'We'll show them.'

Merry smiled.

When Merry smiles, I just know who I want to protect. I know that I want to be there for him...always. We may not always be together, but I'll always be just a glance over his shoulder. And he will always be in my heart.

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Cuz you'll be in my heart

Believe me, you'll be in my heart

I'll be there from this day on

Now and forever more

Oooo, you'll be in my heart

You'll be here in my heart

No matter what they say

I'll be with you

I'll be there always

Always

I'll be with you

I'll be there for you always

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

I'll be there...always.

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A/N: Did I jump around too much? Was the song fitting? I originally meant for it to be a Sam/Frodo fic, but I thought it'd be neat to do something different (I have way too many Sam/Frodo fics in my head ^_^). Let me know if I did okay!

Luv alwayz,

Lilz