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Thanks to my beta persnickety, Katelin-dear, and Bobbi
LOTR board comments:
That was neat! Dearset Pip, he really did change, didn't he? That was sad but I loved the part about their going home to the welcome...and about his dad yelling at him when they do and Merry's dad...such fun...such a glorious moment it will be for them. Waiting patiently for the Boromir chapter...NOT! Have you read the books?-agape4rivendell (no, haven't yet...well I read Fellowship.
Here's another one waiting for the Boromir chapter. In the meantime, I'm enjoying these others very much.-Linaewen (thank you very much!)
that was beautiful-suzie sheelf (aww..thank you!!)
very touching!! :)-dinledhwen (aww..thank you!)
Thank you, that was sweet. Gotta love Merry! :-)-Avondstar (yes, you do. ::sigh:: Billy is my first love but Dom...he's right there next to him)
Hey Orangeblossom! Good to see you here!! Psst..read her stories..they are good!
Chapter 3: Merry
Merry Brandybuck walked into the room that he, Sam, Frodo, and Pippin were sharing in Gondor. To the four hobbits, it was enormous. To the men and women of Gondor, it was small, and now that there were four people in it, it was crowded.
Merry saw that the others were already asleep so he quietly crawled into bed. Just an hour later, he awoke to the sound of someone crawling into his bed. He glanced over and saw Pippin crawling in next to him.
"Pippin?"
Pippin looked up at him. "Sorry, Merry. I didn't mean to wake you."
"It's alright, Pippin. What's wrong? Can't sleep?"
"Not really. Just been thinking a lot lately."
"Well, no offense, Pippin, but I think you're a little too big to be crawling into my bed."
"Merry." Pippin playfully shoved him. Even when he was smaller and younger, Merry told him he was a little too big to crawl in next to him.
"What's wrong, Pip?"
Pippin sighed. "I don't know. I've just been thinking about everything that's happened. Frodo says I'm still the same as when I left. Part of me believes that and part of me doesn't. Sometimes...sometimes I think it would've been best if I'd stayed at home or in Rivendell."
"Pippin, you had to come. I needed someone to keep me company."
"That's what I told Frodo, but sometimes I think I shouldn't have come. I think about my father and wonder if I should've gone back. Just to make sure he was alright."
Merry sighed. He knew how much Pippin idolized his father. "I'm sure he's fine, Pippin. He wasn't that sick when we left. You've been sicker than that."
"I know. He could very well be all better now. But I also think of how they must feel, me disappearing and all. It's been 14 years since Nel died and I'm sure they think I've been lost as well. I never told anyone this but right after she died, Father yelled at me and I ran away. I know now that he was just upset. He didn't really blame me after all. He was so mad when he found me, he yelled again. Right after though, he saw I was even more upset about her dying than he was. We became so much closer that day. I swore to him I'd never leave. And what did I do? I left! I've nearly died, too!" Pippin started to cry softly.
Merry pulled Pippin in for a hug. "Pippin, I'm sure all of our families and friends are worried. Just think of their faces though, when we ride home. You in your Gondorian uniform and me in the clothes of the Mark."
Pippin smiled up at his cousin. "Yes. I can see it now. My mother running out, screaming 'Peregrin Took! Where have you been! Look at the state of you! In the bath!' My sisters hugging me. My nieces begging to know what happened. My father, the Thain of Tookland, crying and demanding to know where I had been before sending me off to the field to escape my mother and sisters."
Merry chuckled. "Yes, I can see all of that. Especially Aunt Tine. Pearl was expecting when we left wasn't she?"
"Yes. I'm hoping for a nephew but I wouldn't mind another little niece to spoil."
"You can spoil a nephew. Aunt Tine and Uncle Paladin spoiled me. My mother and father spoiled you."
Pippin smiled. "You miss you parents just as much as I miss mine, don't you Merry?"
"Yes, yes I do. I was due to start working with my father on what the Master does. I was even thinking of joining his staff so I would know what they would do. I really miss them. It probably nearly killed them when I left. I am their only child."
Pippin looked at his cousin. "I didn't think of that. They probably miss you very much, Merry. I'm sure that they'll be waiting to yell at you, right along side my parents and Sam's too! I'm sure of that much."
Merry hugged his cousin again. "See, Pippin, we did need you here. Besides, without you, Treebeard and the Ents never would have fought now would they?"
"I guess you're right, Merry. Thank you." Pippin laid back on the pillow. "I know I'm too old for this but I can stay with you tonight? Please?"
Merry looked at Pippin. He could never say no that face. "For tonight only, alright?"
Pippin nodded. "Tonight only."
The two cousins were soon sound asleep. Neither could wait to see the looks on their families' faces when they returned home.
Up next: Boromir (start creepy music here)
Thanks to my beta persnickety, Katelin-dear, and Bobbi
LOTR board comments:
That was neat! Dearset Pip, he really did change, didn't he? That was sad but I loved the part about their going home to the welcome...and about his dad yelling at him when they do and Merry's dad...such fun...such a glorious moment it will be for them. Waiting patiently for the Boromir chapter...NOT! Have you read the books?-agape4rivendell (no, haven't yet...well I read Fellowship.
Here's another one waiting for the Boromir chapter. In the meantime, I'm enjoying these others very much.-Linaewen (thank you very much!)
that was beautiful-suzie sheelf (aww..thank you!!)
very touching!! :)-dinledhwen (aww..thank you!)
Thank you, that was sweet. Gotta love Merry! :-)-Avondstar (yes, you do. ::sigh:: Billy is my first love but Dom...he's right there next to him)
Hey Orangeblossom! Good to see you here!! Psst..read her stories..they are good!
Chapter 3: Merry
Merry Brandybuck walked into the room that he, Sam, Frodo, and Pippin were sharing in Gondor. To the four hobbits, it was enormous. To the men and women of Gondor, it was small, and now that there were four people in it, it was crowded.
Merry saw that the others were already asleep so he quietly crawled into bed. Just an hour later, he awoke to the sound of someone crawling into his bed. He glanced over and saw Pippin crawling in next to him.
"Pippin?"
Pippin looked up at him. "Sorry, Merry. I didn't mean to wake you."
"It's alright, Pippin. What's wrong? Can't sleep?"
"Not really. Just been thinking a lot lately."
"Well, no offense, Pippin, but I think you're a little too big to be crawling into my bed."
"Merry." Pippin playfully shoved him. Even when he was smaller and younger, Merry told him he was a little too big to crawl in next to him.
"What's wrong, Pip?"
Pippin sighed. "I don't know. I've just been thinking about everything that's happened. Frodo says I'm still the same as when I left. Part of me believes that and part of me doesn't. Sometimes...sometimes I think it would've been best if I'd stayed at home or in Rivendell."
"Pippin, you had to come. I needed someone to keep me company."
"That's what I told Frodo, but sometimes I think I shouldn't have come. I think about my father and wonder if I should've gone back. Just to make sure he was alright."
Merry sighed. He knew how much Pippin idolized his father. "I'm sure he's fine, Pippin. He wasn't that sick when we left. You've been sicker than that."
"I know. He could very well be all better now. But I also think of how they must feel, me disappearing and all. It's been 14 years since Nel died and I'm sure they think I've been lost as well. I never told anyone this but right after she died, Father yelled at me and I ran away. I know now that he was just upset. He didn't really blame me after all. He was so mad when he found me, he yelled again. Right after though, he saw I was even more upset about her dying than he was. We became so much closer that day. I swore to him I'd never leave. And what did I do? I left! I've nearly died, too!" Pippin started to cry softly.
Merry pulled Pippin in for a hug. "Pippin, I'm sure all of our families and friends are worried. Just think of their faces though, when we ride home. You in your Gondorian uniform and me in the clothes of the Mark."
Pippin smiled up at his cousin. "Yes. I can see it now. My mother running out, screaming 'Peregrin Took! Where have you been! Look at the state of you! In the bath!' My sisters hugging me. My nieces begging to know what happened. My father, the Thain of Tookland, crying and demanding to know where I had been before sending me off to the field to escape my mother and sisters."
Merry chuckled. "Yes, I can see all of that. Especially Aunt Tine. Pearl was expecting when we left wasn't she?"
"Yes. I'm hoping for a nephew but I wouldn't mind another little niece to spoil."
"You can spoil a nephew. Aunt Tine and Uncle Paladin spoiled me. My mother and father spoiled you."
Pippin smiled. "You miss you parents just as much as I miss mine, don't you Merry?"
"Yes, yes I do. I was due to start working with my father on what the Master does. I was even thinking of joining his staff so I would know what they would do. I really miss them. It probably nearly killed them when I left. I am their only child."
Pippin looked at his cousin. "I didn't think of that. They probably miss you very much, Merry. I'm sure that they'll be waiting to yell at you, right along side my parents and Sam's too! I'm sure of that much."
Merry hugged his cousin again. "See, Pippin, we did need you here. Besides, without you, Treebeard and the Ents never would have fought now would they?"
"I guess you're right, Merry. Thank you." Pippin laid back on the pillow. "I know I'm too old for this but I can stay with you tonight? Please?"
Merry looked at Pippin. He could never say no that face. "For tonight only, alright?"
Pippin nodded. "Tonight only."
The two cousins were soon sound asleep. Neither could wait to see the looks on their families' faces when they returned home.
Up next: Boromir (start creepy music here)