Title: Autumn Daze
Author: Robin Girl
Part: 3
Universe: Movie
Slash: None
Beta-ed: October 2008
Story notes: This takes place three or four days before Bilbo's birthday party.
Disclaimer: I own no one!


Merry awoke that morning with Pippin still in his arms. His cousin wasn't as feverish as before. "Pip," He whispered gently, "Wake up."

Pippin groaned softly and his green eyes fluttered open, "What? Oh Merry.."

Merry looked down tears of happiness beginning to form in his navy-blue eyes. Pippin was talking and wasn't shivering from the fever anymore, or at least not now. "Yes, that's right. Do you remember anything, Pip?"

The young Took looked up curiously and saw tears in Merry's eyes. Something was definitely wrong but what? Remember what from last night, he wondered? Oh wait, those moments when all he wanted was Merry and kept feeling cold then hot. Pippin snuggled deep down in Merry's embrace, "I called for you!! You never came."

"Dear heart, I did. I came as soon as I heard you were feeling worse than before. I promise I did. You scared ten years of growth out of me yesterday when Sam said you had the Autumn Daze. Most young hobbits die from that, Pip."

Green eyes widened from fear, "Die? Oh Merry, I'm not going to die am I?"

Merry shook his head kissing his cousin's unruly curls, "No, you aren't, goose, you are going to live. Sam said you were lucky and didn't get as bad of a case as he thought you had."

"Did you really come last night?" Pippin asked taking Merry's hands into his. He held them tight hoping to tell Merry that he was ok.

"Yes, I did. Oh you were very feverish last night, so feverish my shirt was soaked in no time. You couldn't breathe very well at all and sometimes someone had to sit you up and make you cough everything up. It was horrible and I felt my heart wrench every time I heard you whimper."

"I'm ok Merry, I promise!! I won't die!! If I die then who will take care of you?" Pippin turned around and sat up. He felt dizzy but ignored the feeling and instead hugged Merry close.

Merry snorted softly but wrapped his arms around his cousin's small form. "Thank you Pip." When Pippin didn't move Merry started to worry and pulled his cousin away gently. His cousin had fallen asleep again. "Oh, Pip." Merry kissed Pippin's hair again and held him close rocking him as he looked out side.

He wondered what was going to happen later today…

End Chapter 3

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