Promises
Chapter 1
(I have decided to make each POV a different chapter. Maybe it will be less confusing.)
MERRY'S POV!!
I awoke to see my dear cousin shivering. We had just gotten to Bree. Gandalf was suppose to have met us here. For some unknown reason he didn't make it.
Thunder went off scaring me. That confounded rain. It was just down poured on us the whole way to this city. My cousin had been sniffling the whole way here. Pippin, I sighed, why had I dragged him with me? He is too young for this. I love him dearly and hate to see him in pain. I had dried him off immediately once we got in the Prancing Pony. I didn't want him ill.
"Pip?" I called out softly so as not to scare him.
My cousin moaned softly sitting up. I sat up putting a hand on his shoulder. "You ok?" To my horror he turned to face me as if he was going to say something then his eyes rolled up in his head and he collapsed. I caught him scared. "PIPPIN?!?!?"
I felt my cousin for a fever and found one. I mentally kicked myself. I should have known he was sick. Frodo and Sam were on their way up here. I'm guessing when they heard my yell they made it in here faster. They had told me to take Pippin upstairs and get him to sleep. While they waited a little while longer for Gandalf. "Merry? What's wrong?" Frodo asked. His blue eyes showed worry.
"Pippin's ill. He just blacked out." I exclaimed. Normally I was the calm one. Not one to go ballistic. Instead it was Frodo who was calm. But then again Frodo had never seen Pippin sick before either...I had...so many times...
"Oh no.." I heard him say, "Sam go ask Mr. Butterbur if you can get a cloth and some cool water." I watched Sam squeeze Frodo's arm then went off to go get the requested items.
Frodo held out his arms, "Let me see him..." I handed my cousin over to him reluctantly. Was it not that I didn't trust him?!? No that couldn't be it. I trusted Frodo with my life. But...something was pulling at my heart when Frodo took him out of my arms.
"See if we have any food in our packs. When he wakes up we need to feed him a little. If I remember correctly he didn't eat anything..."
I realized that Frodo was right. Pip hadn't eaten anything the whole day.
As I searched for some food, I felt a twinge of jealousy as Frodo rocked and cradled Pippin, my cousin... Stop it Merry...He's not trying to push Pip away from you..I scolded my self.
Sam came back a few moment later, "Mis..Mister Frodo?"
"Yes Sam?" I heard Frodo reply. Then I heard Frodo gasp. Wondering what was wrong I stopped looking for the food and looked up.
A..man..I guessed was standing behind Sam. He was scary looking covered completely in a black cloak.
I watched Frodo tighten his grip around Pippin, his eyes showed fear, "Who are you?
"Are you frightened?" He asked.
I watched Frodo give him an incredousless glance, "Yes.."
The Strange man pushed Sam over to me, "Not frightened enough...I know what hunts you.."
End Chapter 1
(Review please.)
(I have decided to make each POV a different chapter. Maybe it will be less confusing.)
MERRY'S POV!!
I awoke to see my dear cousin shivering. We had just gotten to Bree. Gandalf was suppose to have met us here. For some unknown reason he didn't make it.
Thunder went off scaring me. That confounded rain. It was just down poured on us the whole way to this city. My cousin had been sniffling the whole way here. Pippin, I sighed, why had I dragged him with me? He is too young for this. I love him dearly and hate to see him in pain. I had dried him off immediately once we got in the Prancing Pony. I didn't want him ill.
"Pip?" I called out softly so as not to scare him.
My cousin moaned softly sitting up. I sat up putting a hand on his shoulder. "You ok?" To my horror he turned to face me as if he was going to say something then his eyes rolled up in his head and he collapsed. I caught him scared. "PIPPIN?!?!?"
I felt my cousin for a fever and found one. I mentally kicked myself. I should have known he was sick. Frodo and Sam were on their way up here. I'm guessing when they heard my yell they made it in here faster. They had told me to take Pippin upstairs and get him to sleep. While they waited a little while longer for Gandalf. "Merry? What's wrong?" Frodo asked. His blue eyes showed worry.
"Pippin's ill. He just blacked out." I exclaimed. Normally I was the calm one. Not one to go ballistic. Instead it was Frodo who was calm. But then again Frodo had never seen Pippin sick before either...I had...so many times...
"Oh no.." I heard him say, "Sam go ask Mr. Butterbur if you can get a cloth and some cool water." I watched Sam squeeze Frodo's arm then went off to go get the requested items.
Frodo held out his arms, "Let me see him..." I handed my cousin over to him reluctantly. Was it not that I didn't trust him?!? No that couldn't be it. I trusted Frodo with my life. But...something was pulling at my heart when Frodo took him out of my arms.
"See if we have any food in our packs. When he wakes up we need to feed him a little. If I remember correctly he didn't eat anything..."
I realized that Frodo was right. Pip hadn't eaten anything the whole day.
As I searched for some food, I felt a twinge of jealousy as Frodo rocked and cradled Pippin, my cousin... Stop it Merry...He's not trying to push Pip away from you..I scolded my self.
Sam came back a few moment later, "Mis..Mister Frodo?"
"Yes Sam?" I heard Frodo reply. Then I heard Frodo gasp. Wondering what was wrong I stopped looking for the food and looked up.
A..man..I guessed was standing behind Sam. He was scary looking covered completely in a black cloak.
I watched Frodo tighten his grip around Pippin, his eyes showed fear, "Who are you?
"Are you frightened?" He asked.
I watched Frodo give him an incredousless glance, "Yes.."
The Strange man pushed Sam over to me, "Not frightened enough...I know what hunts you.."
End Chapter 1
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