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Housewives

Pippin and Merry forgot all about their argument soon after the apologies were made. Neither felt any resentment towards the other, which was the hobbit way.

They spoke more about the harsh climates, and the obstacles that they would face, but resolving to take the safest plan. They would bring weapons, and extra provisions, but that wouldn't be enough to get by on some of the chill evenings, and they both knew it.

Though now their spirits were high, and their faces aglow with joy. Though their energy was fading out as the long night finally caught of with them. They stumbled their way to the boarding rooms, smiles still on their faces. They had fought yes, but they had worked through it. They had passed through another challenge. To them that was something to be proud of.

The sleepy hobbits didn't even bother changing out of their clothes. Each found their beds and fell down on the soft mattress, their minds sinking into unconsciousness.

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Back in the Shire

Sam sighed as he made his way through the thick of his garden. The sun had already risen, and he could not longer put off the inevitable trip to Diamond, and Estella to tell them where their husbands had gone. His combed through his ruffled hair, not wanting to do the job he had set for him.

Seeing Pippin and Merry set out for another adventure pulled at his heart, but he could not leave the Shire, not now that he had Rose, and his daughter. He missed the Fellowship, and envied the other hobbits at their luck to find a reason to set out again.

Never again would the Nine come back together, and his heart mourned at that. He missed his friends, most of all Frodo. The years had gone by quickly, but that didn't mean Sam had forgotten about his Mr. Frodo. He had thought about joining him, he really had, but he knew this was one place he could not follow.

He had helped Mr. Frodo all the way to the dreaded Mount Doom, but could never follow him into the one place Mr. Frodo yearned to go.

It had been Sam's turn to help the two young hobbits set out for their adventure, even though he had to stay behind. He wondered if this was how Bilbo felt when he watched his kin walk to what must have seemed like certain doom.

He looked out upon the lush fields, and rolling hills. His sense tingling. This was his home, but how come he still yearned for adventure. No, not adventure. He wanted his friends, just like Pippin and Merry had wanted them to be there beside them.

He gave a heavy sigh, his shoulders drooping. A small hand pulled at his own, and he turned to see his wife's eyes staring back at him. She always seemed more beautiful every time he looked at her. Rose. She was the reason he lived now, that and his small daughter. No matter what she gave him confidence, she was his rock to lean on. Sometimes he wondered if he was like that to her.

"Don't worry darling, I am sure they will be fine." She studied his face, reading through his mind like she always did. "Diamond, and Estella will understand, I'm sure of it. Your positive you don't want me to go? I could most likely pull a better reaction out of them the you could." She smiled, and his heart stopped for a half-second, as it always did when she looked at him like that.

"No, no. I sent them off, and I need to take the repercussions. If I've learned anything over the years, its that." He smiled at his wife, and reluctantly pulled away. If he didn't set out now he never would, and the two wives must have been living in worry. Rose leaned in and gave him a kiss on his cheek, making his whole face turn beet red. She seemed pleased with the reaction as she hugged him closely.

"Fine, then travel safely, and don't let them beat you too hard." Laughing to herself she returned to the kitchen, where he could already smell the sweet aroma of breakfast cooking.

He lifted his head and began his descent into what he believed an unwelcome territory.

Sam was in luck, as he approached the Took's burrow he heard the all to familiar voices of Diamond, and Estella. Some part of him told him this could be better or worse, but he would have to go in to find out.

He raised a hesitant hand to knock on the wooden door, but before it landed on the wood, the door propped open. Sam found himself looking into the heat filled eyes of Diamond.

"Hello, erm, Mrs. Took, I'd like to….."

"Just come in Sam, I hope you brought news of out boys, and if you haven't you'd have best leave." Sam knew she didn't mean to be rude, and worry coated her features, though annoyance was also in play. He slowly walked into the burrow, sweat beginning to cover his forehead.

This wasn't going to be easy, not by a long shot.

Ok I thought I'd flashback some to what happened when Sam went to go tell the wives where Pippin and Merry went, thought it might add some humor. Please review ;)