Hey thanks to all my reviewers. Just a quick note. My stories are not all alike so Merry may help him, he may not, or he might not even find out! Just wait and see ; )
DISCLAIMER: I do not own LOTR OR ANYTHIGN ELSE ALL BELONGS TO GENIUS J.R.R TOLKIEN!!!!!!!!!! *Ahem* anyways on with the chapter!
Numb
Peregrin felt the blood trickling form the back of his head…. But that was nothing compared to what happened next…
The fire had been lit, Pippin stood up, "D-da p-please stop"
Paladin's face looked demonic in the firelight, hair tossed freely, drunken eyes. He took the hot iron poker, red hot. And hit the young hobbit with it at the back of his knees causing him to fall in pain, knees coming into contact with the ground. The Thian gave a swift kick and it hit dead center of the young Took's back.
Pippin was helpless, an ant before a tidal wave.
He did not cry, he had felt this pain before; she hung limply as his father stripped him of his weskit and shirt.
He closed his eyes, trembling. Waiting, then he smelt and felt the iron poker come into contact with is back. The putrid smell of burning flesh filled the room. Then and only then did he scream.
The scream was agonizing it was the kind you would hear form death him self.
The last words he heard before blacking out were:
"You deserve it, bastard"
The wave crashed
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Pippin awoke to find himself in his room; he hurt too much to move. A wave of nausea hit him. And he lay down again. He just stared ahead trembling, shuddered breathing.
But no tears, no way to show he was sad or felt the hurt. Numb that was his entire being now, numb and void.
His father came into his doorway. "You better get in the tub and wash yourself Pip. Your mother went to Bree to visit you grandmother along with you sisters." Paladin sounded like he was real sincere, but Peregrin knew better, it was just a mask. A mask that covered his father's true being and soul. Pippin gave no response but just stared ahead. And his father passed the doorway pale sunlight gathering in the room.
Pippin filled the tub with warm water and got in, he also ran colder water over the burns on his back.
After he stood in front of the looking glass.
Was this Pippin? Was this the young Took whom had always played with his cousin and told Diamond he loved her? All battered bruised and burned?
Yes, it was best people thought he was what he was before his fathers drunken fits.
He dressed the wounds and put on his fresh clothing.
He stayed in front of the looking glass fully clothed for a long while.
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A month later…
Peregrin climbed in to the wizard Gandalfs firework wagon.
"No Pip the BIG one!"…
*******
"Done!"
"You're supposed to stick it in the ground!"
"It is in the ground!"
"Outside!"
"It was your idea."
The firework went off…
******
Pippin was rinsing out a cup, "It was YOUR idea." He
splashed some water on Merry.
"Oi Pip! This is my new jacket!"
"Oh like it hasn't gotten ruined anyways."
"Hush you two!" Gandalf snipped. "Your doing nothing but giving me a headache, off with you." His voice was harsh but his eyes twinkled as they ran off.
"Well Pip I told Estella I would meet her! I'll be seeing you later, and if you meet Diamond don't leave out any details tomorrow!" He winked at his cousin and ran off.
Pippin rolled his eyes and walked around, and then some one grabbed him and dragged his into the bushes.
"Ouch! What the- Diamond?"
"Hello Peregrin," she laughed. "Miss me? I have not seen you in weeks!"
Pippin kissed her and laughed as she giggled into his throat.
Fireworks went off through the night, many loves were won. But none as passionate as Diamond of Long Cleave and Peregrin Took.
TBC
((If any of you demand it I'll put the 'details' in another separate one shot. At the moment I'm in a very bad mood, which made this chapter easy to write. But I'll write the details in another one shot. If I get enough reviews asking for it that is.))
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