A couple weeks had passed since Gandalf had taken Lila into his care. He was on his way to Hobbiton to pay a visit to Bilbo Baggins. He had heard the young hobbit had become an uncle. Today, he had taken in the young child himself while his mother and father were out for the day. Little Frodo Baggins. Gandalf was curious to see how Bilbo was adjusting to guardianship of a young child. As he walked through the fields of the Shire, little Lila squirmed in his arms, trying to take a look at the area surrounding her.

"Much too curious for a Hobbit", he chuckled. "Well, then again, you are young."

Gandalf couldn't forget the road that led to Bag End, even if he wanted to. Many good memories had come from this place, from his first days in Hobbiton, to meeting Bilbo, sending him on his long journey with the Dwarves.

"Frodo, my boy", he heard from behind the gate. "Frodo, stay within my sight."

"Nothing like the energy that young are filled with", Gandalf chuckled.

He looked down to see a young hobbit around two years of age run from the back of the house to the gate. The boy had dark curly hair and looked up at Gandalf with the brightest of blue eyes. He started to whine, scared of the tall stranger.

"Frodo!"

Bilbo ran around the house, sighing in relief when he spotted his young nephew.

"Gandalf!" he smiled. "I never expected you to be here today."

"Well, I thought I would bring someone for young Frodo here to play with."

Gandalf kneeled down as he allowed Lila and Frodo to meet each other for the first time. Lila looked at Frodo with wide eyes, as well as a wide smile. She reached her little hand out, touching his dark curls. Frodo giggled as he felt her little hands. It was almost as if she was trying to tickle him.

"Aren't they quite the little couple?" Bilbo chuckled.

"They do seem to get along", Gandalf nodded.

Gandalf set Lila down in the grass, allowing her to crawl her way to Frodo. The toddler sat with her in the grass, giggling as the two started playing together.

"This is the happiest I've seen Frodo all day", Bilbo said as he and Gandalf sat down to watch.

"Frodo is Lila's first friend, it seems. I took her in a few weeks ago. With all my journeys, she hasn't had the chance to properly make friends. I have to remember to come by here and bring Lila, even if it is for a short time."

Their conversation was cut short when Lila grabbed a handful of Frodo's hair, giving it a tug, making the little boy cry. Frodo grabbed her golden curly hair and gave it a purposefully hard tug, making the baby girl scream. Gandalf and Bilbo got up and picked up the two children, separating them.

"I'm sure once they get older, they'll get along better", Bilbo said. "They just need to learn to behave."

The rest of the afternoon was spent with Gandalf and Bilbo calming down the crying children, trying to keep them from hurting each other again.