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Chapter 4: His First Steps
March 5, Third Age 2992
Merry was in his back yard looking for the two small, wooden swords that he and Pippin played with sometimes. He'd looked under the oak tree, behind the wood shed, and in the flower beds, but he couldn't find them. Just as he was about to give up, Esmarelda ran out the back door and onto the back porch.
"Merry, he's about to take his first steps!" she exclaimed.
Merry's face lit up and he ran into the house, he wouldn't miss this for the world. He and his mother went into the living room where Saradoc and Pippin were. Merry sat down on the floor a couple feet away from where Saradoc was holding Pippin up on his shaky legs.
"You ready to walk?" Saradoc said playfully to Pippin.
Pippin looked around the room and when he saw Merry he smiled and wiggled out of Saradoc's hands. He shakily walked over to Merry and fell into his arms.
"Oh, that was so good, Pippin!" Merry exclaimed as he held Pippin in his arms.
Pippin gave a small coo and wrapped his arms around Merry, snuggling himself to Merry's chest. Merry gently hugged Pippin close and rested his cheek atop Pippin's head.
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Later on that day, around supper time, Esmarelda walked down the hall way to Merry's room and opened the door. She was going to ask him what he wanted for supper. As she opened the door, what she saw was very cute. Merry sat in the rocking chair in the corner with Pippin in his lap. Merry had a book open in front of them, it was a book that Merry had used when he was very small. Merry would point to something in the book and say what it was and Pippin would try his best to repeat it. Merry was helping Pippin to learn his shapes, colors, and some basic animals. Esmarelda descided not to disturb them, she would ask Merry about supper later.
Merry smiled as Pippin would try to repeat what he said. He sounded so funny and cute, he was starting to come to the age where his voice would get its lilt or cute little Took brough. As Merry pointed to a baby deer on one of the pages, Pippin yawned and rubbed his eyes and leaned against Merry's chest.
"You sleepy?" Merry asked as he put the book away.
Pippin cooed and his eyes drooped. Merry picked him up and carried him over to their bed and layed him down. He brough the covers up over Pippin and gently kissed his head.
END CHAPTER
(Pippin was a one and a half years old in this chapter.) Please R&R!!!