Dwarves and Hobbit Pranks
Disclaimer: I don't own The Lord of the Rings.
Note: Okay…this was supposed to be a one-shot but it didn't seem right to have Legolas take the blame and to CrystalFNfire, it's not so much that he's a dwarf, but I just love picking on him. He's so sweet, that's all. So here we go.
Chapter Two
Merry and Pippin warily looked back to where Gimli was walking, occasionally cursing in Dwarfish. Earlier that morning they had pulled a prank, dumping a bucket of water on his head. He was still a little wet as well as angry and Pippin looked at Merry.
"You know, I don't feel very good about letting Legolas take the blame for what we did. It's not right." Merry sighed and nodded.
"You're right. Next time we stop, we will tell him what really happened." As it turned out, they stopped only an hour later to eat. After eating, the two hobbits cautiously approached the angry dwarf, who at the moment was glaring at Legolas.
"Gimli?" Asked Merry and he looked at them with a scowl on his face.
"What?" He growled and Pippin gulped.
"Um…we have something to tell you." Gimli looked at them, waiting for Pippin to continue, which he did. "It wasn't Legolas who pulled the prank this morning. It was us." The dwarf looked at them surprised and they looked at the ground, scared.
"It seems we are all done eating. Let us continue with our journey." Both hobbits were relieved when Gandalf spoke and raced to get the camp cleaned up, not want to face Gimli until nightfall. Nightfall, however, came to soon for them as Legolas informed them of a good camp ground hours later. Sitting down to eat, it was surprisingly quiet to them, as there was normally a stream of steady conversation and occasional arguing. They carefully watched the faces of the rest of the Fellowship and noticed that Legolas was smiling at them. Unsure of how to react, they smiled back.
"Don't let it happen again." They looked up as Gimli spoke and nodded.
"Don't worry," Said Merry, relieved. "it won't." They went to bed soon after that, though Merry and Pippin couldn't sleep.
"I cannot believe Gimli forgave us so easily." Said Pippin and Merry smiled.
"Do not look a gift horse in the mouth." He said, right before they were splashed with water. Shocked and shivering, they sat up and looked around. A gruff laugh told them all they needed to know and they both turned to glare at Gimli, who only grinned.
"I do believe we are even." He said. "Now, will there be any more pranks played?" Both of them shook their heads and Gimli nodded. "Well then, get some rest. We leave at dawn." As the dwarf settled himself in his bedroll, the two hobbits turned to look at each other with identical grins on their faces. Unknown to Gimli, they had had their fingers crossed behind their backs, silently agreeing to pull another prank and soon.