*Yawn* Morning…. Afternoon or evening were ever you guys are.

DISLAIMER:I do NOT own LOTR or unhitching in it. It all belongs to J.R.R. Tolkien.

~*() Movie verse cause it's easier for me and not so time consuming ()*~

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Pippin's eyes fluttered open, he wondered where he was then it dawned on him and he smiled, he looked down at the figure of his love clutching to him. He savored that moment of her peaceful face then reluctantly, whispered in her ear, "Diamond, you need to get up."

"Five more minutes."

"Diamond."

"Fine, you no fun in the morning…morning! Pip! What time is it!"?

"A few minutes before sunrise, get dressed I have something to show you." Pippin put on his outfit from the night before and waited for Diamond to do the same. He pulled Diamond along, "Come on!"

He led her up the hill, "Close your eyes"

"Why?"

"Just do it."

He turned her around, "Okay you can look now!"

Diamond opened her eyes and gasped, the sun was rising over the horizon. They could see all of Hobbiton; the Shire seemed to go on forever. Newborn sunlight splashed over them as Pippin kept his arm around his lover and they sat down.

"Do you like it?"

"Its better than anything I could ever imagine."

" Well it wasn't that expensive but…" He feigned worry in his voice.

She slapped him playfully on the arm; they lay there for some time, Pippin smelled her hair and kissed the crown of her head.

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"Pippin?"

"Yes Diamond?"

'What happened to you back? I saw some scars and that nasty burn.."

Pippin stilled for a minute…

"You saw that?"

"Yes. A few split seconds when the fireworks were going off… and when you were dressing this morning."

"I- its nothing just some foolishness."

"Pippin your lying and I know it what happened?"

Peregrin looked at her, 'So beautiful', she deserved the truth.

"My- father drinks too much… and sometimes I'm in the way." Pippin said slowly, "He hasn't done anything more in a month…"

"Pippin, oh Elebreth I'm sorry, I'm sorry.. Does your mother know?"

"No one, not even Merry, Diamond I need you to keep this a secret… for your and my sakes. Promise me that you'll never go near my father. He is sick in the head. And besides I deserve it, being the disgrace to the family, the fool…"

Diamond turned around and put Pippins head between her hands, "I promise, but you listen to me Peregrin Took, no one on earth deserves to be abused like that. Not you or me or even that filthy Ted Sandyman. Your father will see you rise above the rest of us one day; maybe you will become a knight of another great and vast kingdom faraway. But don't you think you deserve any bit of it." She said this looking into the Took's eyes and gave him another kiss.

"Alright Diamond"

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Pippin gasped for air, the water filled every bit of his lungs, he was going to die. Suddenly a harsh tug and his head came out of the bucket, his father whispered words of malice into his son's ear.

"You're a disgrace to the family name, and to think you will be my heir! " And with out warning he shoved Pippin under the water.

He threw his son inside the Simal and slammed the door. Kicks here and there. He grabbed his leather belt and whipped his son. "Damn…no good lazy bastard!" the long red strips of blood poured from the young ones back as his father went over old scabs and tender bruises. And the spot where the poker had burned his looked awful beyond words.

"And to think… you know maybe I should teach you a lesson, do something to that Diamond of Long Cleave that you love so much." Threatened Paladin as the buckle end of his belt hit yet again.

Red tinged the corners of Pippin vision, and his head swarmed with loss of blood. "No! Not her. Anything but her…"

Another strike fell… and Pippin fell into shadow.

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Pippin felt himself fall on someone. "Frodo! Merry its Frodo Baggins!"

Little did he know that it would lead him on the adventure of a lifetime….

Okay just telling everyone I'm going to fast-forward the next 13 months to the return trip. If you want to know what happens in those 13 months then watch the movies or read the books.

TBC!!!!

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