The Way The Rain Falls. . .

A/N: This is my one shot. **gets out pistol with one bullet** You like it or you hate it. Well, it's a bit fluffy. Don't like fluff? GO AWAY, NITWIT! lol. Sorry 'bout that. Hmm. . . lets see what you think. . .

Disclaimer: Not mine, Nitwit! Its Tolkien's!

The Way The Rain Falls. . .

Samwise Gamgee speaks. . .

I can't remember the way the rain used to fall. Now its simply slow and dragging. I never really notice it until I'm soaking wet and inside my home with children hanging off of me. Its always busy around here. I never get a moment to think. So, today, I took a walk. I just didn't stop though. I walked and walked. 'Don't you lose him, Samwise Gamgee!' The words echo in my head even now. Mister Frodo left for the Havens a long time ago. I suppose I lost him after all.

I didn't stop walking. I went all the way to where we first met the Elves. I was so excited that day. I just can't remember it like I used to though. I can't remember the way the rain fell those days. Now its just slow. . .

I miss the way the rain used to feel new and refreshing. Now its simply rain. I don't notice it. I think it was ever since that day at Shelob's lair. It hasn't been the same since then. That's when I knew it. That's when I knew Mister Frodo wasn't going to make it. The quest was going to claim him. . . and me. It didn't take me though.

I feel fortunate. I stop. The quest really didn't take me. It took everyone else except me in the end. Now I feel awful. What ever happened to everyone else? Strider is gone. He was mortal. He was gone before even I. Pippin and Merry are gone. They never really were part of the Shire to begin with. Gandalf never did escape the quest. He was always victim. . .

Gimli I worry about. I don't know what happened to him. I heard Legolas took him to Valinor. Legolas. . . I think grief took him. I always felt bad for the Elf. He had death sitting at his feet his whole exsistance. The one I miss most though is Mister Frodo. Mister Frodo left for the Havens.

I turn around. I think they'll miss me at home. I want to keep walking, but it feels too right. Perhaps this is how the quest took me? It trapped me? I don't know. I never will. 'Don't you lose him, Samwise Gamgee.' I don't intend to. I still think about him every day. I didn't want to ever leave Mister Frodo. He was my friend. . . my brother.

I guess this is what it feels like. . . after the rain has fallen. After the excitement of life is gone. After the time of  yourself is ended. After the need for thought is gone. After the rain had fallen. . .

A/N: I thought it was cute. ^_^ R&R please!

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