~Thanks a bunch to the few who read and reviewed my story! And as for the rest of you hope you liked it!~

Nutty Gummy- to answer your question! I liked the way Pip was always so curious, I had to put it in my story, and plus I love Pippin. He is just so excited to see a big person but he is kinda scared! Thanks for reading!

Amelia Rose- And I know, I love Sam! Couldn't leave him out, well in this chappie they go to see the Cottons. [giggles sheepishly]

~Thanks again! And here is the story!~

Chapter 5

Frodo awoke the next morning to find that he could go without his crutch; but he did limp slightly. He was still a little sad over the whole ordeal and besides that he had had another strange dream. But this one was happier.

He had been in some land that was peaceful and beautiful, He had awakened from something but he could not figure out what it was. He was the only one there; except a figure that he could not make out. It was tall and gray that was all he knew. Then he had awaked sooner than he knew it and now he was up and about.

"Feeling better?" Bilbo said as he was in the kitchen.

"Yes, I can go without the crutch." Frodo said as he sat down next to Gandalf. He noticed outside Sam was in the lawn planting and trimming. He saw Sam wave and he waved back. He ate a quick meal then went out to join Sam in the garden.

They talked as Sam did his duties in the garden and Frodo sat on the garden wall.

"What do you like to do?" Sam asked Frodo.

"Well I sorta liked to make trouble with my cousin in Buckland." Frodo looked down to the ground. "But I like to read, run and go on adventures like my cousin Bilbo."

"Oh, that is nice." Sam said looking up. "Maybe you will get a chance to meet my cousin Merry." Frodo said looking up at the sky.

"I don't know?" Sam said scared. "I am not like Mr. Merry or you, Mr. Frodo." He said with a sigh. "Oh it is fine." Frodo said patting Sam on the back. "Thank you Sam for being here." Frodo said hugging Sam. "I would be awful lonely if you weren't here."

"Oh I am happy to be here." Sam said hugging Frodo. "Later maybe we could go and visit the Cottons." Sam said as he went back to trimming.

"Sure."

Frodo said jumping down.

"Let me put my tools away then we will go." Sam got up and grabbed a shovel.

It was around noon when they left to go to the Cotton's. The trees were a beautiful green and the streams and ponds shone white with the rays of the sun on them.

Sam seemed so happy to be going, he skipped and jumped in the air. He hummed a little tuned:

Oh! Rosie dear,

Will you hear my song of joy to you?

Hair of red and eyes unsaid.

They look a greenish blue.

Of greenish blue!

"Sam!" Frodo said smiling.

Sam blushed a bright pink up to his pointy ears.

"No! It ain't like that." Sam shook his head and protested. "I um well." Sam blushed and turned back to face the road.

"Don't worry Sam I won't tell Rosie." Frodo patted his friend on the back.

"Thank you Frodo." Sam said as he went on.

Not before long the little house came into view, behind it many acres of land were filled with crops. Frodo looked in awe at all the land. He saw a little swing on a tree and two little hobbit boys were on it. Sam ran to greet them.

"Hey guys."

"Hullo Sam!" They jumped from the swing and ran to him.

"Oi who be this?" One of them said pointing to Frodo as he came up to them slowly.

"This is Mr. Bilbo's cousin and heir, Mr. Frodo." Sam patted Frodo on the back.

"Hullo." Frodo said shyly.

"Well, Rosie can't come out today. She is at our aunts helping with the chores." Said the other little boy in turn.

"Oh! That is too bad." Sam said kicking the dusty ground.

The four boys went around the back into the woods. They played hide and seek and other games. Finally saying goodbye Frodo and Sam left and went back to their homes.

"Night Mister Frodo." Sam said walking down the path.

"Good Night Sam." Frodo waved as he went quietly inside. Bilbo was sitting by the fire reading a book.

"Oh hullo Frodo." Bilbo got up and hugged his cousin.

"Would you like to hear a story before you go to bed?" Bilbo asked not really knowing what Frodo wanted since he had never had kids.

"No. I am fine." Frodo said hobbled off slowly too the bedroom.

Frodo went in the bedroom and took out a small brown book. It was his journal. He wrote slowly thinking about what he had done that day. His feather pen moved gracefully along the paper.

After he was done he blew out the candle and layed down in his bed, he felt as if he would have collapsed if he would have had to move another inch.

Bilbo aroused the next morning Frodo.

"Frodo remember you promised you would cook the food and make the tea for the meeting here this morning with me and the mayor." Bilbo looked distressed.

"Oh that is today." Frodo said sleepily. "Yes!" Bilbo pulled him up to his feet.

Frodo got his clothes on quickly and staggered out the door and into the kitchen. Bilbo cleaned up furiously making sure everything was perfect. Frodo cooked quickly, but he was so tired he did not notice that instead of three cups of sugar and one tsp. He put three cups of salt . Frodo yawned profusely. He put some tea in the pot, but again if he had been more wide-awake he would have known that instead of tea he put paprika. He yawned again and sat down to wait for the food to be done. Frodo felt his eyes close and forced them back open. Bilbo came into the kitchen looking into corners wiping his finger along the counter tops.

"Everything going good Frodo?" He asked the young hobbit that was half way into sleep and halfway awake.

"Hmm uh y yah, I mean yah!" Frodo said sitting up.

"Frodo you won't mind serving me and the mayor will you?" Bilbo asked nonchalantly.

"Hmm um No!" Frodo said sleepily then sitting to attention with much difficulty.

Rat at tat tat! The door clanked as the mayor knocked from outside.

"Oh Frodo wake up! He is here." Bilbo shook Frodo wildly then ran to the door.

Frodo stood slowly then yawned. Remembering the cake he went quickly to the oven and opened it. It looked perfect, the teapot started to squeal loudly. Frodo limped quickly over to the teapot and took it off. He heard voices in the other room and peeked round the corner a fat little hobbit sat in a chair near the table.

"Frodo my lad come in!" Bilbo called not seeing him.

"Coming Bilbo." Frodo called setting the teapot down. Frodo set it down and quickly walked into the room so as not to show his limp. He approached the mayor and bowed then extended a hand.

"Hullo sir, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Frodo shook the mayors hand warmly.

"My Bilbo, he is a fine lad." The mayor said grinning.

"Yes he is the best." Bilbo said sitting down. "Frodo my lad, go get the tea and is that cake ready?"

"Yes! I will get it." Frodo turned to go to the kitchen; He went quickly in and grabbed the teapot and cake. He brought it out to them and than poured mayor then Bilbo a cup. Then cut each a thin slice of the cake.

"Enjoy," he said with a smile.

They each took a bite of the chocolate cake then spat profusely, coughs and spitting sounds broke the silence. They took a drink thinking that would help with the taste of the cake. It didn't, they spat and coughed more and more.

"Frodo!" Bilbo called form the kitchen as he let out a loud wheeze.

"Yes!" Frodo ran quickly into the room with two glasses of water.

"Hooligan." the mayor pointed a finger at Frodo. "Orphans are always little hooligans." The mayor's voice rang out so loud and clear that Frodo as if his legs were going to collapse from under him.

" Mayor I am sure it was a accident." Bilbo said taking the water and drinking it.

"I have seen it before Bilbo! Orphans are always the ones to cause trouble." The mayor stood up, and then walked towards the door. "I will talk to you later Bilbo." He left slamming the door quickly behind him.

Frodo set the water down and ran to his room. He wanted no more to live here, he wanted to go back to Buckland and live with his cousin Merry and steal mushrooms then sneak home late at night. "I cannot take it any longer." Frodo said to himself as he put some clothes in his bag.

Out in the front room Bilbo sat rubbing his head in annoyance.

"Things go wrong." Gandalf said with a sigh as he came and sat next to Bilbo.

"I really did it Gandalf, I adopted trouble." He said standing to his feet as he removed plates from the table.

"You know your heir is packing his bags." Gandalf said as he blew a smoke ring from his pipe.

"Oh dear!" Bilbo ran off into Frodo's room, he was nowhere to be seen.

TBC~

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