A/N: I've always been wanting to write about Pippin and Diamond, and I
thought it would be cool to write not only about them but to expound upon
what happened to all four hobbits when they returned, love-life wise. So, I
hope you enjoy! ~Concetta.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
So It Begins
A glass-shattering shriek rent the Shire air. It was soon followed by: "I'll get you for this Peregrin Took!"
It never failed. Each time Diamond of Long Cleeve came to Hobbiton to visit her Great-Aunt Flora, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took were visiting their cousin, Frodo at the same time.
The recent offense that created such a commotion was a frog had been placed in Diamond's sewing basket by Pippin. The Long Cleeve lass wasn't the only one to suffer, though. Her poor friend Estella Bolger had the sugar in her sugar bowl replaced with salt by Merry. What a fine afternoon tea she had that day!
One day, while at a picnic, Estella had joked to Diamond how she and Pippin bickered like an old married couple.
"Please, 'Stella, don't be vulgar!" cried Diamond.
Pippin was in earshot and exclaimed: "Miss Bolger, I just ate!"
Fortunately, since Diamond lived in way-off Long Cleeve, and her visits to her aunt were not extremely numerous, given the distance, she did not see Pippin very often. And when word finally reached her of a rumor that Frodo Baggins had not really moved to Crickhollow, but was embarking on a secret journey with his servant Samwise Gamgee, plus Meriadoc and Peregrin in tow, Diamond was visibly concerned, until she heard the name 'Peregrin,' then she said, "Good riddance!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"'Awake! Awake! Fear, Fire, Foes! Awake!
Fire, Foes! Awake!'"
The horn's cry rent the air of Buckland. Hobbits spilled out of their houses to see the newcomers and were happy beyond description to find that the comers were not new at all.
Merry sat proud and tall astride his pony, as he made his speech to the awestruck hobbits.
". . . In order to be rid of these ruffians once and for all, we must band together! For the Shire!"
The crowd of hobbits exploded into cheers. Many of them rushed back to their houses to arm themselves with whatever they could find.
Through all the excited chaos, Merry's bright green eyes, caught sight of a pair of rich amber one's, which were staring back at him while the rest rushed past.
It was Estella Bolger. Her face was mixture of surprise and awe. Her mouth was hanging open and her gaze eventually raked his whole being.
With a glimmer of his old, rakish grin, Merry winked at her. "Hey, 'Stell!" he said. He then saw Estella gulp.
"M-Meriadoc!"
*~*~*~*~*
Pippin was faring well, riding through Tuckbourough, rousing it's residences. Once he was finished there he spurred his pony onward to alert Long Cleeve.
When he was a few miles into the area, a woman's shriek came to his ears. Pippin immediately searched for the source of the noise and soon spotted, on the side of the road, a ruffian on the ground, bent over something.
"Shut yer trap!" He heard him growl. Pippin then saw that the 'something' was a hobbit lass. Anger boiled deep within Pippin and, halting his pony, he leapt off. He then moved toward the ruffian in furious strides, his sword unsheathed and gleaming in the pale moonlight.
"Let her go!"
The ruffian started and lifted himself off the hobbit lass to see who had interrupted his pleasure seeking.
The filthy man was surprised to behold a very tall hobbit dressed in the noble uniform of some far off place, and he hesitated.
The silver stars that crowned the White Tree of Gondor glittered brightly on Pippin's breast and the ruffian was filled with further doubt. But, then he gathered some of black confidence together and exclaimed, "Go back to your filthy hole, ya Halfling worm!"
"The worm here is you!" Pippin cried, his eyes ablaze.
The ruffian unsheathed a crude and cruel looking dagger that sent Pippin's thoughts back to he and Merry's captivity under the orcs.
The ruffian took a clumsy swing at Pippin, which the hobbit quickly dodged with relative ease.
Before the ruffian could regain his footing after his miss, Pippin gave him a warning slash with his broadsword above the man's elbow. The ruffian grasped his arm in surprise.
"Be gone! Unless you want another taste!" Pippin exclaimed. When the ruffian did nothing but stare at him, Pippin menacingly advanced upon the man, who then suddenly came back to his senses and ran off as quick as his legs would carry him. Pippin watched the man's progress until the night engulfed the fleeing figure.
Suddenly, a stirring behind him, made Pippin turn. He had forgotten about the hobbit-lass he had fought to rescue.
He jogged to her side. The lass had been so stunned that she had just lain there and was only now recovering her senses.
"Are you alright, Miss? Did he . . .?" Pippin asked, extending his
hand toward her.
"No," she answered. Familiar hazel eyes then met his as she looked up. The lass's rich, chocolate brown hair fell in frizzy waves over shoulders, which were just beginning to relax.
Instead of taking Pippin's hand she just stared up at him with ever widening eyes.
"Pippin!"
"Diamond?"
Before he could get over the jolt of recognition, Diamond leapt up and threw her arms about his neck.
The bewildered Pippin stood there for a moment, un-moving, his arms open, but not enfolding, his eyes wide with surprise at the gesture.
"Everyone said you were dead along with your cousins and Master Gamgee!" Diamond exclaimed. Suddenly, he felt Diamond's body shudder, then a sob came out of her.
This shocked Pippin even more, but this time he remembered himself and his arms slowly went around her. Never in a thousand years could he have imagined this.
"Shhh . . . shhh, no tears . . . it's all right now, Diamond."
The hobbit lass suddenly loosened her grip and moved her head back so she could see his face.
"Oh, Pippin . . ." she whisperd.
Then the most astounding thing of all happened. Diamond gently pressed her lips to his in a loving kiss.
*~*~*~*~*
Whoa! Pippin's getting a lot of attention, isn't he! Oooh! Review please!!!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
So It Begins
A glass-shattering shriek rent the Shire air. It was soon followed by: "I'll get you for this Peregrin Took!"
It never failed. Each time Diamond of Long Cleeve came to Hobbiton to visit her Great-Aunt Flora, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took were visiting their cousin, Frodo at the same time.
The recent offense that created such a commotion was a frog had been placed in Diamond's sewing basket by Pippin. The Long Cleeve lass wasn't the only one to suffer, though. Her poor friend Estella Bolger had the sugar in her sugar bowl replaced with salt by Merry. What a fine afternoon tea she had that day!
One day, while at a picnic, Estella had joked to Diamond how she and Pippin bickered like an old married couple.
"Please, 'Stella, don't be vulgar!" cried Diamond.
Pippin was in earshot and exclaimed: "Miss Bolger, I just ate!"
Fortunately, since Diamond lived in way-off Long Cleeve, and her visits to her aunt were not extremely numerous, given the distance, she did not see Pippin very often. And when word finally reached her of a rumor that Frodo Baggins had not really moved to Crickhollow, but was embarking on a secret journey with his servant Samwise Gamgee, plus Meriadoc and Peregrin in tow, Diamond was visibly concerned, until she heard the name 'Peregrin,' then she said, "Good riddance!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"'Awake! Awake! Fear, Fire, Foes! Awake!
Fire, Foes! Awake!'"
The horn's cry rent the air of Buckland. Hobbits spilled out of their houses to see the newcomers and were happy beyond description to find that the comers were not new at all.
Merry sat proud and tall astride his pony, as he made his speech to the awestruck hobbits.
". . . In order to be rid of these ruffians once and for all, we must band together! For the Shire!"
The crowd of hobbits exploded into cheers. Many of them rushed back to their houses to arm themselves with whatever they could find.
Through all the excited chaos, Merry's bright green eyes, caught sight of a pair of rich amber one's, which were staring back at him while the rest rushed past.
It was Estella Bolger. Her face was mixture of surprise and awe. Her mouth was hanging open and her gaze eventually raked his whole being.
With a glimmer of his old, rakish grin, Merry winked at her. "Hey, 'Stell!" he said. He then saw Estella gulp.
"M-Meriadoc!"
*~*~*~*~*
Pippin was faring well, riding through Tuckbourough, rousing it's residences. Once he was finished there he spurred his pony onward to alert Long Cleeve.
When he was a few miles into the area, a woman's shriek came to his ears. Pippin immediately searched for the source of the noise and soon spotted, on the side of the road, a ruffian on the ground, bent over something.
"Shut yer trap!" He heard him growl. Pippin then saw that the 'something' was a hobbit lass. Anger boiled deep within Pippin and, halting his pony, he leapt off. He then moved toward the ruffian in furious strides, his sword unsheathed and gleaming in the pale moonlight.
"Let her go!"
The ruffian started and lifted himself off the hobbit lass to see who had interrupted his pleasure seeking.
The filthy man was surprised to behold a very tall hobbit dressed in the noble uniform of some far off place, and he hesitated.
The silver stars that crowned the White Tree of Gondor glittered brightly on Pippin's breast and the ruffian was filled with further doubt. But, then he gathered some of black confidence together and exclaimed, "Go back to your filthy hole, ya Halfling worm!"
"The worm here is you!" Pippin cried, his eyes ablaze.
The ruffian unsheathed a crude and cruel looking dagger that sent Pippin's thoughts back to he and Merry's captivity under the orcs.
The ruffian took a clumsy swing at Pippin, which the hobbit quickly dodged with relative ease.
Before the ruffian could regain his footing after his miss, Pippin gave him a warning slash with his broadsword above the man's elbow. The ruffian grasped his arm in surprise.
"Be gone! Unless you want another taste!" Pippin exclaimed. When the ruffian did nothing but stare at him, Pippin menacingly advanced upon the man, who then suddenly came back to his senses and ran off as quick as his legs would carry him. Pippin watched the man's progress until the night engulfed the fleeing figure.
Suddenly, a stirring behind him, made Pippin turn. He had forgotten about the hobbit-lass he had fought to rescue.
He jogged to her side. The lass had been so stunned that she had just lain there and was only now recovering her senses.
"Are you alright, Miss? Did he . . .?" Pippin asked, extending his
hand toward her.
"No," she answered. Familiar hazel eyes then met his as she looked up. The lass's rich, chocolate brown hair fell in frizzy waves over shoulders, which were just beginning to relax.
Instead of taking Pippin's hand she just stared up at him with ever widening eyes.
"Pippin!"
"Diamond?"
Before he could get over the jolt of recognition, Diamond leapt up and threw her arms about his neck.
The bewildered Pippin stood there for a moment, un-moving, his arms open, but not enfolding, his eyes wide with surprise at the gesture.
"Everyone said you were dead along with your cousins and Master Gamgee!" Diamond exclaimed. Suddenly, he felt Diamond's body shudder, then a sob came out of her.
This shocked Pippin even more, but this time he remembered himself and his arms slowly went around her. Never in a thousand years could he have imagined this.
"Shhh . . . shhh, no tears . . . it's all right now, Diamond."
The hobbit lass suddenly loosened her grip and moved her head back so she could see his face.
"Oh, Pippin . . ." she whisperd.
Then the most astounding thing of all happened. Diamond gently pressed her lips to his in a loving kiss.
*~*~*~*~*
Whoa! Pippin's getting a lot of attention, isn't he! Oooh! Review please!!!