Frodo awoke, to excitement all around, and murmers of, "I Can't believe it!"

Frodo Rubbed sleep out of his eyes, and rolled out of bed. Saradoc was singing, and

children were screaming. Frodo, "What is going on?" He asked Meli.

"Aunt Esmeralda is having a baby!"

As a few months passed, Frodo could still not believe his Aunt was going to have a

baby. Preperations for the new 'addition' were being made. And Uncle Saradoc and

Aunt Esmerelda were both searching for names (of course Saradoc wanted a boy to

take over 'Master of Buckland', and Esmerelda wanted a girl.) "How about Lilly?"

Esmerelda would say, "Nah, Hows about Meriadoc?" Saradoc would answer back,so

they finally desided, Lilly if it was a girl, Meriadoc if it was a

boy. Frodo sighed, and went out doors, seems like everyone had a family

of their own, except him. He walked down the road, hatred, and sadness

filled him again like everyday as he saw the Brandywine. Remembering his

parents, like it was only yesterday, His smiling face as he smoked his pipe, Her

delious cakes she made, and how she used to sing him asleep. A tear ran down

Frodo's cheek, and Suddenly a girl's voice said, "Why are you crying?" It was

Meli Brandybuck, Frodo rubbed the tear away angerly, "I'm not." He replied,

"Is it about your parents?" She asked, Like a tital Emotion of sadness filled

him, "no." He did not think he could say anymore cause he might burst out

crying, and that would be a tale all over the shire. Meli was nice, yet a

bit bossy, and a bit vain. Meli brushed a curl out of her face. "Yes it is."

She said. "No it's not. I...I'm going for a walk." and he turned, leaving her

calling his name. more tears came down his face, and he felt his face get hot.

He needed to get a hold on himself, He sniffed, and desided to go to the gardens

of Brandyhall. The big apple orchards stood with tree after tree that

held huge red apples the brandybucks called 'buck apples' they were quite

delicous. Frodo took one from the tree, and bit into it-ow! Frodo touched his

mouth with his finger, and when he removed it, blood was on it. His tooth had

fallen out, and he ran indoors, "Aunt Esmerelda!!!!" He was called. The maid

stopped him, "Wha' do you want? Don't bother the mistress!" She said in her

thick cockney accent. Frodo showed her the tooth, "No matter, come on with me,

an' we'll fix it all up." She ushered him away into the kitchen, and Gave him a

hankerchief to apply presure so that the bleeding would stop. When it

did, she said, "There, isn't tha' better?" Frodo nodded, and she scurried him

out of the kitchen, "go on now! and be quiet!, your auntie needs rest."

The day was drawing nearer, and nearer towards the day that Lilly or

Meriadoc would arrive. And the final steps of the nursery were being made.

Emeralda, and Saradoc had an Argument on what color the walls would be painted,

"PINK!" "BLUE!" "PINK!" "BLUE!" were the only words that they would say to each

other, Saradoc finaly got his way, and they painted it blue. Letters were being

sent back and forth all around the Shire that there would be a new family

member. Paladin, Esmeralda's brother was also coming over with his wife. Frodo

didn't really know them, all he knew was that Paladin was his great uncle's,

son's son. Manners were being pushed on him mostly by Esmeralda cause she wanted

Her family to look respectable to the Tooks (mostly her brother who had warned

her againt marrying saradoc), as they were the richest family. The Day

that the Tooks Carriage pulled into the front of Brandy hall was quite a rush as

the date that they would be coming got mixed up somehow. When They knocked on

the door of brandyhall, all was busy there, Hobbits rushing around, almost

frantically, and the maids were putting up curtains for the baby's

room. "I'll get it!" Frodo shouted, he was hoping it was a letter from

Bilbo, who had only written once to him. Frodo quite rudely (cause he didn't

know it was the tooks) Flung open the door. Frodo stopped, as he saw who it was.

Paladin Took had a head of brown curls, and green eyes, His Blue coat was nicely

pressed as if it had never been worn before and an embordiered hankerchief stuck

out from his top coat pocket with his initials on it, A pocket watch chain

clipped to his belt hung loosely but neatly. he raised an eyebrow at Frodo, and

started to take off his gloves, "is Esmeralda here?" Frodo only nodded, closed

the door in Paladin's face, and called, "AUNT ESMERALDA!!!!" Esmeralda came into

the front hallway, and said, "What is it Frodo? the walls aren't that thick!!"

Frodo replied, "Mr. Took is here." Esmeralda looked shocked as she looked at her

messy hair, and dirty apron in the mirror, "They weren't supposed to come til

next week!" she muttered, "invite them in, show them to the longe, and stall

them, tell them i'll be with them in a minute." she dashed off, suprisingly

quick. Frodo reopened the door, with an iritated Paladin, and miffed wife, "Um,

come in." Frodo did a quick bow, and showed them to the lounge, "Um, make

yourself comfortable, Aunt Emeralda will be here as soon as possible, uh....

rice cake?" Frodo offered, Paladin kind of curled his nose and said, "no Thank

you, little boy." Esmeralda came in with a pretty dress, and pulled back hair,

dragging a sleepy Saradoc in a bright suit that matched Paladin's except it was

guady, and the master of Buckland symbel embrodered on the vest, that seemed

smaller. Frodo tried not to laugh, as he saw the pair, they looked quite

foolish, they were quite Different from each other, but Frodo dared not laugh.

They started talking about relitives Frodo didn't know, and he snuck out of

there, as it seemed like a death trap to Frodo as he rememered the words that

Esmerelda had said, "If you make a mistake, just one, then you will not have

dinner for two weeks!!!!!!!!!" Frodo supposed she was iritable and stressed from

the baby, and cleaning. Then Frodo thought, Just another day at

Brandyhall.