Mud and Rain
By Robin Girl
Chapter 3
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"Out of my way..."
Frodo jumped and ran to the site letting the man pass.
His blue eyes looked around. "All of these buildings and no healer?"
Frodo didn't look to where he was going and ran smack into a woman.
"Oh my, I'm so sorry lad...I'm not as good as seein' things as I use to.." She looked young, not any day older than Merry's Mum. "You alright?"
Frodo nodded, "Yes, I'm alright...can you um help me?"
"Well it depends, what is it?"
"Is there a Healer in this town?"
"Why are you ill?"
"No, my little cousin is.."
"Well little one I'm the healer.."
"Can you help him?" Frodo asked, "He's really ill.."
"Alright, alright...take me to him.."
"What's your name?"
The lady smiled, "Minerth, what's yours honey?"
"Kenneth Underhill..." Frodo said after a moment.
"Underhill? Aye, haven't heard that name in 1000 years..."
They walked in silence, no talking went on between them.
"So how old is your little cousin?"
"29...in hobbit years mind you..." Frodo replied.
"Aye, he is a young one.."
Frodo followed her into the inn and up to the room.
"Merry..." Pippin croaked, "Frodo's back.." He fearfully moved closer to Merry when he saw the dark looking Lady.
Minerth smiled, this hobbit was adorable. "It's alright my dear I won't hurt you..." She took off her hood revealing long purple hair. Her ears were pointed and she was very tall. She was an elf.
"It's ok Pip, she's going to help..." Merry wheezed out. His cousin was clinging so hard he was squeezing the air out of Merry.
Pippin eased off a little but kept his eyes on Minerth not letting go. Merry cursed the fact that Pippin didn't like any healer to get near him. "Come on you goose...let her check you over."
Minerth raised her eye brows amused, "Is he frightened?" She moved closer slowly, "What's your name?"
Pippin didn't reply making Merry mad. "Peregrin Took you let her talk to you or I'll put you down and leave."
Pippin's eyes widened with fear. Merry's gaze didn't soften one bit making Pippin gulp. The young hobbit climbed out of his cousins arms and moved far away.
"Pip?" Merry hadn't meant to scare him that badly. He had gone to far.
The fear of Merry actually leaving him alone took over Pippin's thoughts. Even though he knew very well that Merry would NEVER do that to him. No matter what. "Check me over...before he leaves..." Tears ran down his cheeks He was truely terrified.
Minerth was surprised, "Alright young one it's alright..." She put two fingers to Pippin's neck and looked at her watch (A/N don't ask me how the elf got a watch...o.O;). The Elf clicked her tongue as she continued to check him over. This one surprised her. He was completely worn out. She could also tell that he hadn't eaten in awhile. ::Are they all like this?::
Merry looked on not liking the healers facial expression. "Well?"
"What have you been doing to this child?" She shot out quickly.
All three hobbit's jumped back scared.
"If you hadn't stopped here you might have lost him. How long has it been since any of you have eaten or slept?"
All three hobbits shrugged, they had gotten use to not eating very much if any. Sleeping wasn't a fair question. When being chased by Black Riders you didn't sleep.
"Lost him?" Merry croaked out in fear.
"You heard what I said...you just can't take a child no matter how old and make him walk for how ever many days without nutrition and sleep..."
"So what does he have?" Frodo asked timidly putting a hand on Merry's shoulder.
"Fatigue, Malnutrition, and a very bad case of the flu." She pushed Pippin back into the pillows gently. "I suggest you stay here until he is well before proceeding where ever you are going." Standing slowly and gracefully she glared at the other three. "Understand?"
They nodded. "Where will you be if we need you?"
"The only place I could be my dears. The clinic will be open tonight. If you need me please don't hesitate to come get me."
After she left Merry sat on the edge of the bed. He was still in shock. They were close to losing Pip. He could have died.
"You're..not leaving are you?" Pippin asked feverishly. He didn't know how to take his cousin's facical expression.
Merry shook his head fighting back the urge to hold his cousin close. "No Pip....I'm not...."
"Is..is..it true that I would have died?"
This time Merry's tears weren't held in. They slid down his cheeks making water stains on his yellow vest.
"Merry?" Pippin was scared, Merry never cried. He let Merry take him into his arms.
"You're not going to die..your not..I'm not going to let you."
"Ok..ok.."
Frodo felt so bad. He sighed and walked towards the door. Sam stopped him, "Mr. Frodo where are you going..?"
"Out to think...if I don't come back in an hour come get me...I need to think." Then he left.
Sam almost followed but he heard Pippin get sick again and ran to help Merry.
End Chapter 3
~~~ The next chapter is Frodo Angst. So Frodo fans the next chappy is for you. ~~~
~~ Okies. ^^ I'm FINALLY updating!! PLEASE REVIEW!! ~~
"Out of my way..."
Frodo jumped and ran to the site letting the man pass.
His blue eyes looked around. "All of these buildings and no healer?"
Frodo didn't look to where he was going and ran smack into a woman.
"Oh my, I'm so sorry lad...I'm not as good as seein' things as I use to.." She looked young, not any day older than Merry's Mum. "You alright?"
Frodo nodded, "Yes, I'm alright...can you um help me?"
"Well it depends, what is it?"
"Is there a Healer in this town?"
"Why are you ill?"
"No, my little cousin is.."
"Well little one I'm the healer.."
"Can you help him?" Frodo asked, "He's really ill.."
"Alright, alright...take me to him.."
"What's your name?"
The lady smiled, "Minerth, what's yours honey?"
"Kenneth Underhill..." Frodo said after a moment.
"Underhill? Aye, haven't heard that name in 1000 years..."
They walked in silence, no talking went on between them.
"So how old is your little cousin?"
"29...in hobbit years mind you..." Frodo replied.
"Aye, he is a young one.."
Frodo followed her into the inn and up to the room.
"Merry..." Pippin croaked, "Frodo's back.." He fearfully moved closer to Merry when he saw the dark looking Lady.
Minerth smiled, this hobbit was adorable. "It's alright my dear I won't hurt you..." She took off her hood revealing long purple hair. Her ears were pointed and she was very tall. She was an elf.
"It's ok Pip, she's going to help..." Merry wheezed out. His cousin was clinging so hard he was squeezing the air out of Merry.
Pippin eased off a little but kept his eyes on Minerth not letting go. Merry cursed the fact that Pippin didn't like any healer to get near him. "Come on you goose...let her check you over."
Minerth raised her eye brows amused, "Is he frightened?" She moved closer slowly, "What's your name?"
Pippin didn't reply making Merry mad. "Peregrin Took you let her talk to you or I'll put you down and leave."
Pippin's eyes widened with fear. Merry's gaze didn't soften one bit making Pippin gulp. The young hobbit climbed out of his cousins arms and moved far away.
"Pip?" Merry hadn't meant to scare him that badly. He had gone to far.
The fear of Merry actually leaving him alone took over Pippin's thoughts. Even though he knew very well that Merry would NEVER do that to him. No matter what. "Check me over...before he leaves..." Tears ran down his cheeks He was truely terrified.
Minerth was surprised, "Alright young one it's alright..." She put two fingers to Pippin's neck and looked at her watch (A/N don't ask me how the elf got a watch...o.O;). The Elf clicked her tongue as she continued to check him over. This one surprised her. He was completely worn out. She could also tell that he hadn't eaten in awhile. ::Are they all like this?::
Merry looked on not liking the healers facial expression. "Well?"
"What have you been doing to this child?" She shot out quickly.
All three hobbit's jumped back scared.
"If you hadn't stopped here you might have lost him. How long has it been since any of you have eaten or slept?"
All three hobbits shrugged, they had gotten use to not eating very much if any. Sleeping wasn't a fair question. When being chased by Black Riders you didn't sleep.
"Lost him?" Merry croaked out in fear.
"You heard what I said...you just can't take a child no matter how old and make him walk for how ever many days without nutrition and sleep..."
"So what does he have?" Frodo asked timidly putting a hand on Merry's shoulder.
"Fatigue, Malnutrition, and a very bad case of the flu." She pushed Pippin back into the pillows gently. "I suggest you stay here until he is well before proceeding where ever you are going." Standing slowly and gracefully she glared at the other three. "Understand?"
They nodded. "Where will you be if we need you?"
"The only place I could be my dears. The clinic will be open tonight. If you need me please don't hesitate to come get me."
After she left Merry sat on the edge of the bed. He was still in shock. They were close to losing Pip. He could have died.
"You're..not leaving are you?" Pippin asked feverishly. He didn't know how to take his cousin's facical expression.
Merry shook his head fighting back the urge to hold his cousin close. "No Pip....I'm not...."
"Is..is..it true that I would have died?"
This time Merry's tears weren't held in. They slid down his cheeks making water stains on his yellow vest.
"Merry?" Pippin was scared, Merry never cried. He let Merry take him into his arms.
"You're not going to die..your not..I'm not going to let you."
"Ok..ok.."
Frodo felt so bad. He sighed and walked towards the door. Sam stopped him, "Mr. Frodo where are you going..?"
"Out to think...if I don't come back in an hour come get me...I need to think." Then he left.
Sam almost followed but he heard Pippin get sick again and ran to help Merry.
End Chapter 3
~~~ The next chapter is Frodo Angst. So Frodo fans the next chappy is for you. ~~~