In the Darkness

Title: In the Darkness (1/?)
Author: Alaryn Drei (alaryndrei@yahoo.com)
Pairing: M/P
Rating: R
Summary: This is the night when Arwen takes Frodo, only later.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, they are all property of JRR Tolkien
Warning: Non-Consensual Sexual Situations
Authors Note: This is my first LOTR fic, please give me feedback and be nice :)


"Merry!" I whispered nervously. "Merry, wake up!"

He turned towards me with half-lidded eyes that revealed both anger and annoyance.

"What is it, Pip?" he asked.

"Something's out there...I heard a noise."

He forced a hushed laugh.

"Go back to sleep" he mumbled, clearly not in the mood for my complaints. It wasn't fair; everyone treated me like a child, even when I was being serious.

"I'm telling the truth. I DID hear something."

"It's just your imagination. Everything's fine, just shut your eyes and pretend you're at home." Damn it all, not even my own cousin and best friend believed me. Those feelings of belittlement and a bit of betrayal that floated through me finally surfaced. I tried biting my lower lip to keep from crying, but the tears flowed anyways.

"Aww...Pip, I'm sorry..."

"No you're not, you just want me to shut my mouth so you can get your sleep."

I turned over onto my other side and continued sobbing, hoping it would end soon. I wished I could be strong like all the Hobbits in the stories told to me as a child, but beihe bhe baby of the family and constantly made fun of by others didn't help at all.

"Really, I am."

He sighed when I didn't respond and held himself up on an arm.

"It's just that you do this a lot and it grows to be quite a nuisance. Strider would've gotten up and searched for anything out of the ordinary by now."

As much as I hated to admit it to myself, he was right...as usual.

"Besides," he put his arm over my body and whispered in my ear, "I'd never let com come to you."

I couldn't help but take comfort in his warmth, and a small sigh escaped from my mouth.

"You're right...I'm just worrying too much. I guess I'm just not used to being away from the Shire."

He nuzzled against my neck and kissed that one special spot that only he knew about.

"Speaking of which, we haven't really been together since we left. Not much time for 'fun', if you know what i mean."

His grip tightened, bringing my body closer to his.

"I do...but supposed Frodo and Sam and that Strider fellow found out? Something about him makes me suspicious..."

"Nonsense, I'm sure we could sneak one past those two if you were quiet enough."

I turned to him and gave him a look that betrayed a lot more than shock.

"You can't be serious! Think about what would happen if Sam found out...he'd tell Frodo, and then everyone in the Shire, and we'd be outcas-"

My sentence was cut short by Merry's hand cupped around my chin and his thumb on my lips.

"Pip, you worry too much."

And at that, his lips touched mine and his tongue probed into my mouth, exploring areas that had been without his flavor for what seemed like ages. Just tasting him was enough to fill me with lust and cause a tight feeling in my crotch. I finally kissed back, hoping he would take my delay as nothing more than surprise. His teeth lightly bit into my swollen lower lip and caused me to moan.

"Did yoy enjoy that?" he asked.

His finger poked my nose and trailed down my lips, to my chin, neck, chest, tummy, and finally, my groin, where he stopped to massage my growing erection through the material of my pants.

"Well?"

My head was swimming with pleasure and I was lost in another place by the time he asked again.

"Uh......of course..." was all I could muster.

Merry's hands began unbuttoning my shirt, his eyes waiting for the approval that he knew I would give, and took it off of my body. The cold night air caused my nipples to involuntarily harden and perk out above the rest of my light skin.

"How about..." his tongue flicked across one of the firm nubs, causing me to moan and shiver with excitement. "this?"

I was too lost in the feeling to give a definite reply, but he must've taken the various sounds I was making and the look on my face as a 'yes'. The next thing I could remember was his mouth travelling down to my tummy, leaving the shine of his sweet saliva as a dull silver in the moonlight, where he proceeded to lick the inside of my navel.

"Mer......Mer...." I said in between breaths.

The pleasure was too much for me to even formulate words correctly, but I did manage to crack an eye open and take note of the devilish grin on his face. Apparently HE was taking pleasure from MY torture. Then he stopped suddenly, and the world around me returned. The uncomfortable need for release rushed through my body and made breathing difficult. Merry looked up to me with a finger on his lips, and tlooklooked over to Strider's direction. I turned the same way and noticed him shuffling around, trying to shake off the sleepy feeling and come to his feet. My cousin crept up slowly next to me and covered my half-naked body with a previously removed blanket. We looked up again, only to see the Ranger staring down at us.

"And what keeps you two Hobbits awake at this hour?" I heard Merry gulp.

"I was...erm..." he clearly didn't have an excuse, so I cut in.

"Merry was just trying to comfort me, Mister Strider, sir." I hoped he wouldn't notice how much I was shaking. "See...I woke up from a bad dream and heard things stirring in the darkness over there...and I unintentionally caused him to stir in the process."

Strider looked at us for a moment with question in his eyes. I prayed he would believe the improvised excuse and just leave us alone. My heart thumped in my chest loud enough for Merry to hear, and I immediately regretted letting my cousin get me into this. Why did he have to be so stubborn??? For once, I thought of the consequences before actually doing something and THIS is what I get. I could feel the tears welling up again, but swore to myself that I would be strong, just this once. The questioning look faded from Strider's face and he finally broke the silence.

"Morning draws near. Sleep would do you well, young Peregrin. Have no fear, I'll scout the area one last time just to be sure all is safe."

He smiled before walking off, causing my heart to begin beating again.

"Sorry, Pip" was all that came from Merry. He was probably a little ashamed of himself for what we'd gotten into.

"Don't apologize,..we'll have fun once we get to Rivendell, if we can wait that long."

I kissed him on the lips one last time before closing my eyes and going back to sleep.


'Once we get to Rivendell' I assured myself while waiting for the painful bulge in my trousers to subside.


A/N: hehe...sorry it's so short (and for not letting them finish). Let me know what you think and maybe I'll do a second chapter.