Daisy rolled over and glanced around, bewildered by her surroundings. A cold floor that she was lying on, and a door with a barred window were all she could see of her cell.

Suddenly the door swung open, and a plate was tossed onto the floor and a cup placed next to it.

"Enjoy your meal, you little freak,"snarled the guard standing there before slamming the door shut behind him.

Daisy crawled over to inspect the meal, finding only a hard lump of bread and a brown, bruised apple. Water was all that was in the cup. She ate her meager breakfast and then settled forlornly into the corner curling up inot a tight ball."I suppose now I won't have to get married,"she muttered to herself,"I can dream of Pippin and waste away all that i want and no one can change anything about it,"she sighed before drifting back into a dreamless sleep.

****

Time passed slowly for Daisy, the routine was the same every day. She slep mostly and ate three small meals. She could feel herself growing thinner and time seemed to blend together until she was no longer sure when it was morning or night.

****

So it happened that one night Daisy could hear horns blowing off in the distance, she thought she could hear shouting and she wasn't sure what was going on. Nor was she sure how long it had been since she had heard any noise other than her own breathing and the rude guards snarls every mealtime. She wished she had a window looking outside so that she could see what was going on. She supposed she couldn't get her hopes up, it was probably just those horrible men doing more to destroy the shire. With that Daisy lay down and cried herself to sleep, convinced by then that the rest of her life would be lived wasting away in this cell, and sure that she would never see Pippin ever again.

****

The next day Daisy woke up around the time she would usually be getting her meal. But it didn't come, neither did the one at noon. Daisy was now afraid, what were they doing to them?Had they decided to keep all of the food for themselves now?Not give any to the starving hobbits?

Then she could hear the sounds of the cells next to her being unlocked. They must be bringing us food after all! Daisy thought. But when the door opened and Daisy squinted into what little light was trickeling into her cell, she didn't see a man standing there. It was the form of someone.....hobbit sized.

"Daisy?"someone cried. She recognized that voice, it was....so familiar. Whoever it was raced over to her side and picked up her thin form in his arms. She glanced up and found herself looking into eyes as deep and blue as her own.

"Frodo?"she murmered,"but I thought...I thought you were...."

"Shh...quiet Daisy you need some good food and rest. Everythings going to go back to the way it was now. We're home and the men are gone."he said as he carried her from the cell. She was so relieved that she didn't even consider asking if we included the one person she hadn't stopped thinking about for one moment the last year. Instead she leaned into Frodo's embrace and blacked out.

Frodo carried Daisy from her cell, out into the open sun and he could see Pippin and Merry just about to return into the lockholes to help more people from their cells. But when Pippin saw who Frodo was carrying he froze and stood staring at Daisy as Frodo gently laid her on the soft grass.

Pippin slowly made his way towards Frodo with Merry trailing just behind his friend.

"She isn't.....I mean she can't be..."Pippin started, his eyes full of fear.

"No she isn't Pip, she'll be quite fine once she gets some food and rest.However I think that you should stay with her, in case she wakes up,"Frodo smiled.

Pippin nodded and sat down next to Daisy, tenderly brushing her limp curls off of her face. Merry smiled faintly at Frodo before the two of them returned to help the rest of the hobbits out of the lockholes.

****

Daisy could feel the sun warming her skin. She waited a few moments before opening her eyes against the glare of the sun that she hadn't seen for so long. When she finally opened them she thought she must be dreaming, for there sitting above her was the one person she had waited for so long to see. Had dreamed about seeing for the last year.

"Pippin?"she whispered too afraid if she spoke louder she'd wake up from whatever beautiful dream this was.

Pippin smiled, his bright green eyes shining with unshed tears,"Yes it's me Daisy,I'm back,"he said running his hand gently down the side of her face.

Daisy smiled gently before sitting up. Pippin helped her to sit up supporting her slightly as her balance wavered, however once she regained it she turned and smacked him on the shoulder.

"Hey!What was that for?"he asked indignantly.

"For making me wait for over a year for you!"Daisy retorted.

Pippin looked at her for a moment before breaking into laughter, then picking her up he spun Daisy around and around until everything was blurring together. Then he set her down and looked into her eyes seriously.

"I missed you,"he said.

"I missed you more than anything,"she answered before gently covering his lips with her own. Suddenly they heard someone clearing their throat behind them. They broke apart and Sam stood smiling knowingly behind them.

"Um excuse me but if you don't mind we'll be needin Mr Pippin's help in carrying some of the weaker people out of these here lockholes."Sam said.

"Of course Sam,I'll be back soon as I'm done Daisy."Pippin said before walking off after Sam.

"Good just don't take a year this time!"she called after him.