Rain and Mud
By Robin Girl
Chapter 4
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Here is some Frodo agnst. LOL that SOMEONE asked for. LOL. ^^ Please enjoy. The words in italic are Frodo's thoughts. That is if they work.o.O; If not I'm sure you can find out which ones are which. ~~~
Frodo sat down at the one of the tables putting his head in his hands. The sight of seeing his little cousin sick was heart breaking.
If only the ring hadn't come to me..Then Pip would be at home with Merry running around instead of running a fever.
His blue eyes watered; if only the ring hadn't come to him then 'he' could be at home as well.
Merry has every right to be mad at me. Pip was almost dead according to the healer.
Frodo didn't notice Sam come down the stairs looking worried. "Mister Frodo?" The Gardner looked around the smokey down stairs. There in the left corner was his master, sitting alone. Something wasn't right. "Mr. Frodo?" He called again. After getting no answer he walked over to him.
They shouldn't have come. If only we hadn't met them in Farmer Maggots Fields.
"I'm sorry.." Frodo murmured out loud. Tears pooled in his blue eyes then rolled down his cheeks.
"Mister Frodo?"
Frodo didn't move when Sam sat beside him. "Mister Frodo you alright?"
"Sam.I did..it.."
"You did what Frodo??" Sam didn't like the look on his Master's face, "What did you do?"
"I made Pip get ill."
Sam jumped grabbing Frodo's arms. "No you didn't."
"But I did.." Frodo was crying freely now. "I wouldn't let us stop and eat. I kept pushing..I almost killed him."
Sam held Frodo as he cried. "It's alright, Mr. Frodo..He's safe now..Pippin's not so easily killed or pushed away, you know that."
Upstairs Merry washed Pippin's face with a cold cloth. His cousin tried to move away but found that Merry had a lock on him so he couldn't even budge.
"I know it's cold, but it will make you feel better."
Pippin sighed weakly, "Merry?"
"Hm."
"Does Frodo think I'm a baby?"
Merry's face twisted in confusion, "Pip what are you talking about?"
"Does he think I'm a baby because I'm sick?"
"Of course not.." Merry replied, "He knows no one is immune to everything."
"Can I sleep?" Pippin asked tiredly. He felt better, but still wasn't sure what Frodo thought of him.
"Yes, you can.I'm going to wake you up again in the morning."
Pippin buried himself deeper in the blankets falling asleep. Merry sat down tiredly in a chair his head lying on his own chest and he dosed off. The Brandybuck has just dozed off when Frodo and Sam came back in.
Frodo's eyes were red; it looked like he had been crying. Merry watched, as Frodo didn't say anything and just sat on the edge of Pippin's bed. One of his hands gently caressed Pippin's face.
"Sam is he alright?" Merry had never seen Frodo like this; it scared him to an extent.
"He's blamin' himself Mr. Merry."
"For What?"
"For Pippin, I caught him crying downstairs."
"It wasn't his fault, I should have forced Pip to eat and sleep.." Merry sighed and walked over sitting beside Frodo.
"He looks so innocent." Frodo mused softly. "Like a little hobbit lad who hasn't even learned his first number yet."
"You let him hear that and he just might get mad." Merry joked lightly, "He knows he's cute and innocent but he hates it when people think he's to little."
"You know Merry, I never knew how bad a parent felt when ever their child got sick..until now.." Frodo whispered his hand now playing with Pippin's curls. "It makes you feel so.so.."
"So bad? Like you let him down?" Merry finished.
"How?"
Merry smiled running a hand through his blond curly hair, "You forget cousin, I have practically raised this Fool of a Took.."
A laugh escaped the Brandybuck's mouth. "Oi, Pip finds a way to get ill no matter what the conditions are. I remember the first time he got sick, I felt so bad like you.but after I realized there was nothing that stopped this here hobbit from catching anything I just learned to take care of him while he was sick.."
Merry giggled a little at Frodo's expression. "If you'll let him, even now, he'll curl up in your lap and rest his head on your chest.Sam told me.what happened down stairs.look at me.."
Frodo looked into Merry's eyes his own becoming blurry. "It's not your fault. If anything it was mine. I should have forced Pip to eat and sleep."
"I should have said something though.."
Merry nodded, "Kay so we're both a fault. But to tell you the truth, I think Pip could careless about who caused it.."
Frodo took a moment but smiled realizing that Merry was right. He gave a smiled and bent down kissing Pippin's forehead. "Let's try and get some sleep..Oi, I feel like a fool."
Merry let out a sigh of relief and changed clothes getting inside the bed beside Pippin. He could tell that Frodo felt better. That was a good thing. "Good night Frodo.Sam sleep alright? I know you stay up and watch us but tonight we're safe so let's all sleep."
Sam blushed from being caught. Yes he had done that but only four times. "Now you stay out of my business Mr. Merry and stay in yours and Mr. Pippins. I will do as I please."
Frodo laughed, a rarity in this time of terror and patted a space on the huge bed, "Come to bed Sam, we all need sleep."
"Yes Mister Frodo." Sam got in the same bed as Frodo. After making sure Frodo was alright and settled he laid back and fell asleep.
For a few minutes Merry lay awake. Just how long was it going to be before they got to Bree or until Pip got well again? He sighed hoping it was soon and then fell asleep his hand closest to Pippin holding Pip's hand.
End Chapter 4
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Ok, I'll say it in this chappy, this isn't a BOOK story. It's not AU either. They're on their way to Bree and it never showed anything or told anything in the movie where they were. So.there. ^^ ~~~
Oi.0_0; Guys..my document program thingie ain't working so I'm sorry that the bold type thing didn't work. I'm really sorry!!!!
~~~
Here is some Frodo agnst. LOL that SOMEONE asked for. LOL. ^^ Please enjoy. The words in italic are Frodo's thoughts. That is if they work.o.O; If not I'm sure you can find out which ones are which. ~~~
Frodo sat down at the one of the tables putting his head in his hands. The sight of seeing his little cousin sick was heart breaking.
If only the ring hadn't come to me..Then Pip would be at home with Merry running around instead of running a fever.
His blue eyes watered; if only the ring hadn't come to him then 'he' could be at home as well.
Merry has every right to be mad at me. Pip was almost dead according to the healer.
Frodo didn't notice Sam come down the stairs looking worried. "Mister Frodo?" The Gardner looked around the smokey down stairs. There in the left corner was his master, sitting alone. Something wasn't right. "Mr. Frodo?" He called again. After getting no answer he walked over to him.
They shouldn't have come. If only we hadn't met them in Farmer Maggots Fields.
"I'm sorry.." Frodo murmured out loud. Tears pooled in his blue eyes then rolled down his cheeks.
"Mister Frodo?"
Frodo didn't move when Sam sat beside him. "Mister Frodo you alright?"
"Sam.I did..it.."
"You did what Frodo??" Sam didn't like the look on his Master's face, "What did you do?"
"I made Pip get ill."
Sam jumped grabbing Frodo's arms. "No you didn't."
"But I did.." Frodo was crying freely now. "I wouldn't let us stop and eat. I kept pushing..I almost killed him."
Sam held Frodo as he cried. "It's alright, Mr. Frodo..He's safe now..Pippin's not so easily killed or pushed away, you know that."
Upstairs Merry washed Pippin's face with a cold cloth. His cousin tried to move away but found that Merry had a lock on him so he couldn't even budge.
"I know it's cold, but it will make you feel better."
Pippin sighed weakly, "Merry?"
"Hm."
"Does Frodo think I'm a baby?"
Merry's face twisted in confusion, "Pip what are you talking about?"
"Does he think I'm a baby because I'm sick?"
"Of course not.." Merry replied, "He knows no one is immune to everything."
"Can I sleep?" Pippin asked tiredly. He felt better, but still wasn't sure what Frodo thought of him.
"Yes, you can.I'm going to wake you up again in the morning."
Pippin buried himself deeper in the blankets falling asleep. Merry sat down tiredly in a chair his head lying on his own chest and he dosed off. The Brandybuck has just dozed off when Frodo and Sam came back in.
Frodo's eyes were red; it looked like he had been crying. Merry watched, as Frodo didn't say anything and just sat on the edge of Pippin's bed. One of his hands gently caressed Pippin's face.
"Sam is he alright?" Merry had never seen Frodo like this; it scared him to an extent.
"He's blamin' himself Mr. Merry."
"For What?"
"For Pippin, I caught him crying downstairs."
"It wasn't his fault, I should have forced Pip to eat and sleep.." Merry sighed and walked over sitting beside Frodo.
"He looks so innocent." Frodo mused softly. "Like a little hobbit lad who hasn't even learned his first number yet."
"You let him hear that and he just might get mad." Merry joked lightly, "He knows he's cute and innocent but he hates it when people think he's to little."
"You know Merry, I never knew how bad a parent felt when ever their child got sick..until now.." Frodo whispered his hand now playing with Pippin's curls. "It makes you feel so.so.."
"So bad? Like you let him down?" Merry finished.
"How?"
Merry smiled running a hand through his blond curly hair, "You forget cousin, I have practically raised this Fool of a Took.."
A laugh escaped the Brandybuck's mouth. "Oi, Pip finds a way to get ill no matter what the conditions are. I remember the first time he got sick, I felt so bad like you.but after I realized there was nothing that stopped this here hobbit from catching anything I just learned to take care of him while he was sick.."
Merry giggled a little at Frodo's expression. "If you'll let him, even now, he'll curl up in your lap and rest his head on your chest.Sam told me.what happened down stairs.look at me.."
Frodo looked into Merry's eyes his own becoming blurry. "It's not your fault. If anything it was mine. I should have forced Pip to eat and sleep."
"I should have said something though.."
Merry nodded, "Kay so we're both a fault. But to tell you the truth, I think Pip could careless about who caused it.."
Frodo took a moment but smiled realizing that Merry was right. He gave a smiled and bent down kissing Pippin's forehead. "Let's try and get some sleep..Oi, I feel like a fool."
Merry let out a sigh of relief and changed clothes getting inside the bed beside Pippin. He could tell that Frodo felt better. That was a good thing. "Good night Frodo.Sam sleep alright? I know you stay up and watch us but tonight we're safe so let's all sleep."
Sam blushed from being caught. Yes he had done that but only four times. "Now you stay out of my business Mr. Merry and stay in yours and Mr. Pippins. I will do as I please."
Frodo laughed, a rarity in this time of terror and patted a space on the huge bed, "Come to bed Sam, we all need sleep."
"Yes Mister Frodo." Sam got in the same bed as Frodo. After making sure Frodo was alright and settled he laid back and fell asleep.
For a few minutes Merry lay awake. Just how long was it going to be before they got to Bree or until Pip got well again? He sighed hoping it was soon and then fell asleep his hand closest to Pippin holding Pip's hand.
End Chapter 4
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Ok, I'll say it in this chappy, this isn't a BOOK story. It's not AU either. They're on their way to Bree and it never showed anything or told anything in the movie where they were. So.there. ^^ ~~~
Oi.0_0; Guys..my document program thingie ain't working so I'm sorry that the bold type thing didn't work. I'm really sorry!!!!