Snow Flakes
By Robin Gurl
Chapter 8
(^_^ YAY!! I'm back!! XD XD :D :D Wot's up with everyone!??!)
Disclaimer:..*blinks then shakes her head* You guys are really sad if you actually thought I owned these guys O_O.
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"Merry, look!! A butterfly!!"
Merry looked up confused. A butterfly in the middle of this place? Impossible.
Aragorn looked up at the youngster's outburst as well. "A butterfly, here?"
The youngest hobbit giggled happily falling in to the snow. The butterfly landed on his nose. Going cross-eyed Pippin tried to get a good look at it. "It's pretty, Merry!"
"Well I'll be an orc! It is a butterfly!!" Aragorn knelt down beside Pippin and held out one finger. The butterfly flew over and sat on the human's finger. The ranger smiled, "We are near Lorien!"
Pippin tugged on Aragorn's coat, "What's Lorien?"
Up ahead Legolas turned around his eyes bright. "It is where some of my kind lived. I have not been there since I was your age!"
"Really?" Pippin ran up to the elf and Legolas knelt down in front of him ruffling the child's curls. "What's it like there?"
"It's really beautiful. The lights from the sun and moon dance off the trees making the forest seem magical. They also have beds and food."
Green eyes danced with excitement, "Food!? Real beds? How far?!?" The youngster was excited. They hadn't had a real meal in forever.
"Maybe two days, one if we keep good pace." Was the reply.
Pippin cheered and clapped his hands happily. Merry smiled as the child danced around him. Even Frodo seemed to be in good spirits. Surprising the old wizard, Pippin ran over and pulled on his finger. "Come on, Gandalf! We must get moving so we can sleep in real beds soon!"
Gandalf stared into Pippin's green eyes looking for any sign of illness. He found none, except for a little fatigue and hunger. After being satisfied it was nothing else he stood ruffling the young one's hair, "Alright, Peregrin Alright!" Then Gandalf winked at the others and knelt back down, he could see the human's worry over Pippin walking and decided to remedy that. "It's still a little chilly, I was wondering if you'd help me."
Green eyes widened, the wizard wanted his help? "Yes?"
"Let me carry you so you may keep me warm!!"
Pippin giggled as the wizard scooped him up. This was just like it used to be. Merry and Frodo smiled thankful that today they would have some peace and quiet. Sam murmured something about Pippin squirming but quit when he saw how hypnotized and quiet the youngest Hobbit was. It was true, to help Gandalf was a huge honor to the little Took.
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"And then Vinca told on Pearl!"
Merry got closer and listened as they walked. Pippin was telling the wizard stories about being at home. They sounded like fun.
"Why did she tell on Pearl, Pippin?" Gandalf asked highly amused at the little one's stories. At Pippin's young age the stories were still coming out in fragments. He had gotten 'Told on her' 'Kept secrets from Mum about Pearl' 'Pearl Tattling' and some other parts out of the small Took and was waiting on hearing more.
The little one's nose scrunched up and he shrugged, "Guess Vinca was tired of getting in trouble by Pearl. Vinca always told me that Pearl got her in trouble!! But see Vinca and I are really good friends!! She and Merry played together when they were younger!!"
Gandalf chuckled, "I seem to remember an incident before you were born. Pervinca and Meriadoc were chasing each other around Bagend. Your Uncle Bilbo told them not to but they wouldn't listen. Your cousin slipped and slid. I walked into the hobbit hole only to be trampled by Merry. We both fell outside and after everything was settled we found out that he'd broken his arm!!"
Merry blushed from down below when Pippin giggled.
"Oh!!" Pippin leaned forward and quietly whispered something into Gandalf's ear. The old wizard listened then to the whole Fellowship's surprise he started to laugh. Pippin pouted. He didn't understand what was so funny?
Gandalf put the youngster down ruffling the curls lovingly, "Little hobbit lads are very curious!!"
Merry looked to Frodo who shrugged. Neither of them knew what was so funny. "Pippin? What did you tell Gandalf?"
Pippin blushed and looked to the ground, "I saw you kiss Vinca at Bilbo's party!!"
This time Merry's face turned many shades of red. Frodo stared with wide blue eyes, "You finally kissed her? I'm impressed Meriadoc!"
"What do you mean finally?" Merry demanded glaring at Frodo, his face still bright red.
Frodo crossed his arms rolling his eyes, "Come on, Merry. It was obvious that you liked her!!"
Up ahead Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Boromir looked to Gandalf confused. "Who is Vinca?"
The wizard chuckled, "Vinca, also known as Pervinca is the youngest of Pippin's sisters. The two older ones are Pearl and Pimpernel. Little Pippin saw Pervinca and Meriadoc kiss at Bilbo's birthday!!"
"I see, and Merry is a little embarrassed at being caught I see?" Aragorn turned and watched as Frodo and Merry fought over the matter.
Pippin sighed and joined the adults. "I don't think Vinca likes Merry like that!! I think she likes him like a friend. 'Stella or Diamond probably dared her to kiss him anyway!!"
Boromor shrugged looking to Aragorn. Hobbits were very hard to understand.
TBC
(^_^ Ha!! No cliff hanger!! *does happy dance* I can't get fussed at now!! XD XD XD XD Don't worry!! That doggone fever is going to come back!! XD I just can't make it magically disappear that's up the elves *covers her mouth* oops!! I said to much!!)