Disclaimer: Don't own em. Sorry. The characters of Regi and Ferdi are
Tolkien's, but the idea to use them as somewhat major characters are
Lindelea1's. She's here on ff.net so look her up! Wonderful stories!
Hai Took-Aww, thanks! About the dialogue, it probably was rushed, I'll be the first to admit. It's hard to edit this stuff yourself, even with two betas (Persnickety and my Katelin-Dear, I thank you!). I hope it improves.
Dragon Confused-Aw, glad you like it! I've read a lot of stories about how Pippin gets his name and I only hope I didn't copy anyone accidently.
Xena-Glad to see you again! I squealed when I saw it was you! Gotta love little Merry. He's happy to have someone to look out for, after being under Frodo's eye for years. Hope you like this chapter, even though I make two of the sisters brats.
LOTR Board Comments:
Awww, this story is so cute! And now that Merry's here, I'm totally caught up in it! :-)-Avondster (LOL, glad Merry made it good for you.)
I'm enjoying this series-tinuvielwithHim (aww, thank you!!)
Very glad to see you are writing another inkling...keep it up. This is interesting-agape4rivendell (Thank you!! :-)
Chapter Two-A Conspiracy
"Mother! Can you make Pippin go outside and play?" exclaimed Pearl. Pippin had been terrorizing her and Pervinca for the last hour.
Tine entered the kitchen. "Pippin, darling, what are you doing to cause your sisters such distress?"
The little seven-year-old looked up at his mother. His face was covered in jam as the boy had obviously been sampling that night's dessert. "I just wanted to help."
"Mother, he's taken at least four pastries. We're not making these for HIM to eat now," said Pervinca. Pippin looked down at his feet.
"Pippin-love, why don't you go outside? Merry will be here soon," Tine said.
At the sound of his favorite cousin's name, Pippin perked up. "Merry's coming?"
"Yes, darling, he is, but I won't let you play with him today if you don't leave your sisters alone."
"Alright, Mother. I'm sorry, Pearl. I'm sorry, Vinca."
Both girls just glared at their younger brother before turning back to their work.
Eglantine sighed. "Go on outside now. I think Nel is out there with your father."
Pippin nodded and went outside in search of his favorite sister. He may have only been seven, but he knew that Pearl and Pervinca didn't like him very much. He had thought sisters were supposed to love their brothers but their behavior towards was nothing short of hostile. This was why he loved Nel so much. She was always there to protect him and stand up for him. She was one of the kindest hobbits he knew and loved her dearly.
Reginard and Ferdibrand Took were just outside the front door when the little hobbit exited. They had been visiting the Took family, but it was time for them to go home.
"Regi? Ferdi? Are you two leaving?" Pippin was exceptionally close to the two but they were his cousins.
"Yes, little Pippin. We're glad we could come and visit. Even if we missed your birthday," Ferdi said, hugging Pippin.
"I'm glad you were here, too. There aren't many lads here to play with, and my sisters, well..."
Regi smiled. "Yes, I remember all too well." He kissed Pippin on the top of his head. "Keep your chin up, Pippin. They'll come around someday."
Pippin watched as Regi and Ferdi got into their wagon and headed home. "Good-bye, Regi! Good-bye, Ferdi!" he called, waving as they disappeared.
He returned to his search for his sister and father. "Nelly!" he called. "Nelly, where are you?"
Nel looked up from her spot near the fields. "Pippin, come over and help us."
Pippin sprinted over. Next to Nel was his father. "Nelly, there are you. Hello, Father."
"Hello, son. Come to help us?" Paladin looked up from his work. It was hard work keeping the bugs out of the crops but someone had to it. Paladin enjoyed doing it, especially when his children were there to help him as he enjoyed their company immensely.
"Mother sent me outside because I was bothering Pearl and Vinca." Pippin shifted his feet nervously
Paladin chuckled. "You always seem to be 'bothering' them. Though sometimes I wonder if they aren't making it up." He loved all of his children dearly but couldn't help feeling slightly put off by his two daughters' behavior towards his son.
Pippin smiled. "She also said Merry was coming. Are Uncle Saradoc and Aunt Essy coming too?"
"Yes, now are you going to help or stand their and bother us?" said Nelly, smiling at her brother.
"I'll help! What can I do?" Pippin bounced up and down on his heels
Pippin was soon crawling through the fields with his sister and father looking for any insects that might harm the crops.
Hours later, the three emerged covered in dirt, but quite happy at the progress they had made.
"Look at the two of you. Your mother's going to kill me."
"Look at yourself, Father. We've got guests coming and you look like you swam in a bucket of dirt," said Nel.
Pippin was exhausted and wasn't listening completely to the conversation. He was looking up the lane and noticed a wagon approaching them. He looked more closely and soon he recognized his uncle and aunt. Tugging at his father's sleeve, Pippin exclaimed, "Father, look! Uncle Saradoc and Aunt Essy are almost here! Merry will with him!"
Paladin looked up the lane as well. "Yes, they are aren't they?"
The wagon stopped at the front door of the Took's hobbit hole. Three figures got out. Two were taller then the third.
Pippin broke into a run, forgetting his exhaustion. "MERRY!" He ran and launched himself into the arms of his fifteen-year-old cousin. "I'm glad you've come! I've missed you!"
Merry laughed as he held tightly to his dear cousin. "You just saw me a week ago at your birthday."
"I know but that I still missed you."
Merry put Pippin down. "Pippn, why are you so dirty?"
"I was helping father in the fields!" he said with a great tone of pride.
Paladin finally had caught up and was standing next to his son. "And a great help he was." He ruffled his son's hair. "Hello, Merry. How are you, lad?"
"I'm fine, Uncle."
Paladin went over to speak with Saradoc and Esmeralda while Pippin, Merry, and Nel went inside.
"Peregrin! Pimpernel! What in the name of Middle Earth have you two been up to?" Eglantine entered the main hallway and noticed her two dirty children who looked twice as dirty next to their clean cousin.
"We were helping Father in the fields, Mother."
"Well, into the bath with both of you. Nel, be sure to help your brother."
"Mother, I can bathe myself!" Pippin always tried to look grow up around Merry. He didn't want to look like a baby in front of his cousin.
Tine smiled. "I'm sure you can ,but I just want Nel to make sure you get every bit off you, alright?" She gently moved Pippin toward the bath. "Go on now."
Pippin sighed and followed his sister towards the bath, his head hung low.
Tine shook her head before turning to her nephew. "Hello, Merry- love! How are you this fine afternoon?" She pulled him into a hug.
"I'm good, Aunt Tine. Why doesn't Pippin want help in the bath? He's still just a small hobbit." He followed his aunt into the family room.
"I think that's exactly it, Merry. He wants to be such a big hobbit around you that he forgets he's still small."
"Oh, well, I'm sure he'll feel better tomorrow when we go to see Frodo. You didn't tell him he was going did you?"
"And ruin the surprise? No." She smiled at her nephew. She was very happy Merry and Pippin got along so well.
Merry grinned at his aunt. Pippin adored Frodo almost as much as Merry but he rarely got to see him. Frodo had also missed Pippin's seventh birthday, much to the disappointment of the younger hobbit. As a result, the Took family had agreed to let Pippin go to Bag End with Merry a few days before the rest of them did.
"Does Frodo know Pippin's coming early?" Merry asked.
"Yes, he knows. He misses Pippin and is deeply upset he missed his birthday but he's glad Pippin can make it to his. He has a special present for him."
Three hobbits came into the room. Two were very clean and one was very dirty.
"Paladin Took! You're almost as bad as your children. Off to the bath with you!" Tine shooed her husband towards the bath as Saradoc and Esmeralda laughed.
"Merry-love, I hope you weren't bothering your Aunt." said Esmeralda.
"Oh, Merry is never a bother, Essy. Don't worry about him."
"You don't know the real Merry, I'm afraid," Saradoc said with a laugh as he tousled his son's hair.
Merry looked up, innocently at his parents. "I'M afraid I have no idea what you are talking about?"
At that moment,a small figure, hair still wet from a bath, flew into the room and into Merry's lap. "Hullo, Merry."
"Pippin! Did you clean everywhere?" Tine asked, sternly.
"Yes, Mother. Nelly let me go first so I could talk to Merry."
"Alright then. I'll be in the dining room with your aunt and uncle. Be sure to come when you're called."
"Yes, Mother." Once Tine had left the room, Pippin looked up at his cousin. "So Merry, how was your trip here?"
Merry smiled and pulled Pippin close to him. "It was fine. I'm just glad I'm here now."
Hai Took-Aww, thanks! About the dialogue, it probably was rushed, I'll be the first to admit. It's hard to edit this stuff yourself, even with two betas (Persnickety and my Katelin-Dear, I thank you!). I hope it improves.
Dragon Confused-Aw, glad you like it! I've read a lot of stories about how Pippin gets his name and I only hope I didn't copy anyone accidently.
Xena-Glad to see you again! I squealed when I saw it was you! Gotta love little Merry. He's happy to have someone to look out for, after being under Frodo's eye for years. Hope you like this chapter, even though I make two of the sisters brats.
LOTR Board Comments:
Awww, this story is so cute! And now that Merry's here, I'm totally caught up in it! :-)-Avondster (LOL, glad Merry made it good for you.)
I'm enjoying this series-tinuvielwithHim (aww, thank you!!)
Very glad to see you are writing another inkling...keep it up. This is interesting-agape4rivendell (Thank you!! :-)
Chapter Two-A Conspiracy
"Mother! Can you make Pippin go outside and play?" exclaimed Pearl. Pippin had been terrorizing her and Pervinca for the last hour.
Tine entered the kitchen. "Pippin, darling, what are you doing to cause your sisters such distress?"
The little seven-year-old looked up at his mother. His face was covered in jam as the boy had obviously been sampling that night's dessert. "I just wanted to help."
"Mother, he's taken at least four pastries. We're not making these for HIM to eat now," said Pervinca. Pippin looked down at his feet.
"Pippin-love, why don't you go outside? Merry will be here soon," Tine said.
At the sound of his favorite cousin's name, Pippin perked up. "Merry's coming?"
"Yes, darling, he is, but I won't let you play with him today if you don't leave your sisters alone."
"Alright, Mother. I'm sorry, Pearl. I'm sorry, Vinca."
Both girls just glared at their younger brother before turning back to their work.
Eglantine sighed. "Go on outside now. I think Nel is out there with your father."
Pippin nodded and went outside in search of his favorite sister. He may have only been seven, but he knew that Pearl and Pervinca didn't like him very much. He had thought sisters were supposed to love their brothers but their behavior towards was nothing short of hostile. This was why he loved Nel so much. She was always there to protect him and stand up for him. She was one of the kindest hobbits he knew and loved her dearly.
Reginard and Ferdibrand Took were just outside the front door when the little hobbit exited. They had been visiting the Took family, but it was time for them to go home.
"Regi? Ferdi? Are you two leaving?" Pippin was exceptionally close to the two but they were his cousins.
"Yes, little Pippin. We're glad we could come and visit. Even if we missed your birthday," Ferdi said, hugging Pippin.
"I'm glad you were here, too. There aren't many lads here to play with, and my sisters, well..."
Regi smiled. "Yes, I remember all too well." He kissed Pippin on the top of his head. "Keep your chin up, Pippin. They'll come around someday."
Pippin watched as Regi and Ferdi got into their wagon and headed home. "Good-bye, Regi! Good-bye, Ferdi!" he called, waving as they disappeared.
He returned to his search for his sister and father. "Nelly!" he called. "Nelly, where are you?"
Nel looked up from her spot near the fields. "Pippin, come over and help us."
Pippin sprinted over. Next to Nel was his father. "Nelly, there are you. Hello, Father."
"Hello, son. Come to help us?" Paladin looked up from his work. It was hard work keeping the bugs out of the crops but someone had to it. Paladin enjoyed doing it, especially when his children were there to help him as he enjoyed their company immensely.
"Mother sent me outside because I was bothering Pearl and Vinca." Pippin shifted his feet nervously
Paladin chuckled. "You always seem to be 'bothering' them. Though sometimes I wonder if they aren't making it up." He loved all of his children dearly but couldn't help feeling slightly put off by his two daughters' behavior towards his son.
Pippin smiled. "She also said Merry was coming. Are Uncle Saradoc and Aunt Essy coming too?"
"Yes, now are you going to help or stand their and bother us?" said Nelly, smiling at her brother.
"I'll help! What can I do?" Pippin bounced up and down on his heels
Pippin was soon crawling through the fields with his sister and father looking for any insects that might harm the crops.
Hours later, the three emerged covered in dirt, but quite happy at the progress they had made.
"Look at the two of you. Your mother's going to kill me."
"Look at yourself, Father. We've got guests coming and you look like you swam in a bucket of dirt," said Nel.
Pippin was exhausted and wasn't listening completely to the conversation. He was looking up the lane and noticed a wagon approaching them. He looked more closely and soon he recognized his uncle and aunt. Tugging at his father's sleeve, Pippin exclaimed, "Father, look! Uncle Saradoc and Aunt Essy are almost here! Merry will with him!"
Paladin looked up the lane as well. "Yes, they are aren't they?"
The wagon stopped at the front door of the Took's hobbit hole. Three figures got out. Two were taller then the third.
Pippin broke into a run, forgetting his exhaustion. "MERRY!" He ran and launched himself into the arms of his fifteen-year-old cousin. "I'm glad you've come! I've missed you!"
Merry laughed as he held tightly to his dear cousin. "You just saw me a week ago at your birthday."
"I know but that I still missed you."
Merry put Pippin down. "Pippn, why are you so dirty?"
"I was helping father in the fields!" he said with a great tone of pride.
Paladin finally had caught up and was standing next to his son. "And a great help he was." He ruffled his son's hair. "Hello, Merry. How are you, lad?"
"I'm fine, Uncle."
Paladin went over to speak with Saradoc and Esmeralda while Pippin, Merry, and Nel went inside.
"Peregrin! Pimpernel! What in the name of Middle Earth have you two been up to?" Eglantine entered the main hallway and noticed her two dirty children who looked twice as dirty next to their clean cousin.
"We were helping Father in the fields, Mother."
"Well, into the bath with both of you. Nel, be sure to help your brother."
"Mother, I can bathe myself!" Pippin always tried to look grow up around Merry. He didn't want to look like a baby in front of his cousin.
Tine smiled. "I'm sure you can ,but I just want Nel to make sure you get every bit off you, alright?" She gently moved Pippin toward the bath. "Go on now."
Pippin sighed and followed his sister towards the bath, his head hung low.
Tine shook her head before turning to her nephew. "Hello, Merry- love! How are you this fine afternoon?" She pulled him into a hug.
"I'm good, Aunt Tine. Why doesn't Pippin want help in the bath? He's still just a small hobbit." He followed his aunt into the family room.
"I think that's exactly it, Merry. He wants to be such a big hobbit around you that he forgets he's still small."
"Oh, well, I'm sure he'll feel better tomorrow when we go to see Frodo. You didn't tell him he was going did you?"
"And ruin the surprise? No." She smiled at her nephew. She was very happy Merry and Pippin got along so well.
Merry grinned at his aunt. Pippin adored Frodo almost as much as Merry but he rarely got to see him. Frodo had also missed Pippin's seventh birthday, much to the disappointment of the younger hobbit. As a result, the Took family had agreed to let Pippin go to Bag End with Merry a few days before the rest of them did.
"Does Frodo know Pippin's coming early?" Merry asked.
"Yes, he knows. He misses Pippin and is deeply upset he missed his birthday but he's glad Pippin can make it to his. He has a special present for him."
Three hobbits came into the room. Two were very clean and one was very dirty.
"Paladin Took! You're almost as bad as your children. Off to the bath with you!" Tine shooed her husband towards the bath as Saradoc and Esmeralda laughed.
"Merry-love, I hope you weren't bothering your Aunt." said Esmeralda.
"Oh, Merry is never a bother, Essy. Don't worry about him."
"You don't know the real Merry, I'm afraid," Saradoc said with a laugh as he tousled his son's hair.
Merry looked up, innocently at his parents. "I'M afraid I have no idea what you are talking about?"
At that moment,a small figure, hair still wet from a bath, flew into the room and into Merry's lap. "Hullo, Merry."
"Pippin! Did you clean everywhere?" Tine asked, sternly.
"Yes, Mother. Nelly let me go first so I could talk to Merry."
"Alright then. I'll be in the dining room with your aunt and uncle. Be sure to come when you're called."
"Yes, Mother." Once Tine had left the room, Pippin looked up at his cousin. "So Merry, how was your trip here?"
Merry smiled and pulled Pippin close to him. "It was fine. I'm just glad I'm here now."