Chapter 3- "Getting to know Sandy and the giving of a New Red Book"

Frodo and Sandy walk by the beautiful creek and the sun shined on Sandy's blonde hair and the soft wind blew it in front of her face. Sandy sighed and looked down. "Frodo, those are very painful memories to bring back up, that was 30 years ago, I can't bare to bring it back up, that journey, that task, was a hard one, one I never thought I would have to go on" Sandy said. "I am sorry if I had said something wrong, I know what you mean, Its been 4 years to the day that I was sent on my long journey, trust me, I know how you feel, and its alright, you can share it with me or not, it's all up to you, but I am here, and I understand" Frodo said putting his arm around her. "Well, its been 30 years to the day I was sent on mine, I was given a gift of a Ring, but not no oridinary Ring, a powerful one, one that needed to be destroyed, so, brave me, decided to go on the journey and try and destroy it, only to find putting myself into danger, the Ring was never destroyed, Sauron got it, ending my chance to save Middle Earth, but it took over me like nothing else, it was unlike me to get so possessive over it and in return I hurt a friend who had came along with me, and every moment I got closer to Mordor, it seems as though as, the Ring kept getting stronger and taking more of me by every single minute.." She paused to wipe a tear from her eye and continued. "I left Middle Earth shortly after my return because they said it would be best for me after what I have been through, and that all Ringbearers must come here, and the pain of that journey still lives with me, I don't know what has happened there since I left, I don't know if my family, my friends is still alive and if my home is still there, or has just been taken over by Sauron" Sandy cried. Frodo was amazed by how much they have in common, seeming how they both went on the same exact journey to destroy the One Ring, but only a couple years apart, Frodo hugged Sandy tight and spoke "I understand Sandy, I really understand, I had to go on the same Journey not too long ago, to destroy the Ring of power, it took over me the same way, I ended up hurting my dear friend Sam, telling him to go home after believing smegeol over him, I hurt him, but it was not me, it was the Ring taken over, and the haunting talk of smegeols words. I carry along the pain of the journey too" Frodo said lifting up his shirt which revealed the wound from weather top when he got stabbed by the WitchKing. Sandy gasped as she looked at it while at the same time wiping tears from her eyes. "Its never fully healed, I don't think it ever will, I often get pain and its unbearable, and at night, I have dreams, of that day, the day the Witchking stabbed me on weathertop" Frodo said getting teary eyed. "I am so sorry to hear that, but Frodo, tell me, did the Ring ever get destroyed?????" she asked. "Yes, me and Sam reached to mount doom, and finally destroyed it, although there was a little struggle between me and gollum, ending in me with a missing finger and him falling into the lava, although I have a sort of guilt, I was there, I could of destroyed it at the very moment, but something took over me, I was drawn into the Rings power once again, turning around and claiming the Ring was mine, I put the Ring on and disappeared and was going to walk out keeping it as my own, I feel bad though, I could destroyed it at the moment that I got there, but I let the power take over." Frodo said. "No no, dont blame yourself, be glad that the Ring is destroyed and we will never have to worry about Sauron ever again! Frodo, I am so proud of you for destroying it" Sandy said hugging him tight. "Thank you, so I was told, I must come here, that this is a place where all Ringbearers must go, and here I am!" Frodo said with a little smile. Sandy smiled at Frodo, her hair glissened in the sun and the wind continued to blow her hair in her face.

"You know, your a very cute Hobbit, if I must say." Sandy said blushing. Frodo blushes and speaks "Thank you sandy, I must say you are a very beautiful girl, I noticed that when I first saw you playing next to the creek, laughing and giggling" Frodo said grabbing her hand and smiling. "Frodo!" Gandalf yells. Frodo looks over to see Gandalf, Galadrial, Elrond and Bilbo standing watching him and smiling. "Come, we have a suprise for you" Gandalf said. "Oh, well can Sandy come with me?" Frodo asked holding her hand."Sure Frodo!" Gandalf said. Frodo, Sandy, Galadrial, Bilbo, Gandalf and Elrond walk to this beautiful place of the land, where many Ringbearers and Elves have homes there. Frodo gasps as he looks around, seeing the amazing houses and different things around him, the houses are pure silver shining in the sunlight, butterflys fly overhead and waterfalls fall off the mountain hill, where he spots many elves walking slowly around, and off in the distance sees little elves and hobbits playing.

"What is this place Elrond" Frodo asked in awe. "This is east of the Undying Lands, Anáwiel, a place where all elves and hobbits stay" Elrond said grinning. "Wow! this is place is beautiful!" Frodo said excitedly. "See this home right here, this is where you will be sleeping, its a fine place Frodo, youll find it absoulutly delightful" Elrond said. "Wow, that is great, Oh guys..I meant to introduce you to a friend that I met, this is Sandy Gamgee, Sandy this is Gandalf, Bilbo, Galadrial, and Elrond" Frodo said. "Its nice to meet you all!" Sandy said smiling and holding out her hand. "Its a pleasure to meet you Sandy, you wouldn't happen to be related to uh..." Gandalf said with Frodo interuppting him. "No no, she does not know Sam from the Shire" Frodo said smiling at Sandy. "Its wonderful that Frodo has met someone here to talk to, a hobbit just like him, you know uh...the dear lad, doesn't have a girl.." Bilbo started to say and was quickly interuppted by Frodo. "Uncle....." he said whispering. "I am sorry my boy" Bilbo said. "Its nice to meet you Sandy!" Galadrial said. "Its so nice to meet you Sandy" Elrond said. They all shake Sandys hand, as Frodo can't seem to stop smiling at her, he's endired by her beauty, in his heart he feels a wonderful feeling, a feel of feelings, a feel for love.

"Frodo? Frodo?" Galadrial says waving her hand in front of Frodos face, she notices he is in a gaze, not just a normal gaze, a love gaze and she smiles, and snaps her fingers. "Ah what!" Frodo says coming back to his senses. "You alright? you were in a trance there for a moment" Elrond said. "I am fine, I dont know what came over me, something seem to caught my eye.." Frodo said looking over to Sandy. Sandy blushed and looked the other way to hide her blushing from Frodo. "You are too kind Frodo." Sandy said. Gandalf looked at Bilbo and smiled and leaned over to him "I think our young lad is in love" Gandalf said smiling. "I think so too, look at him, he can barely take his eyes off of her, which is good for him, Frodo hasnt had..anyone, to love, well except for family members and friends, but I mean, a girll, hes never had a girl to love" Bilbo said smiling. "I think love is in the air, and I am glad for him, now! we must give him that suprise" Gandalf said. "What suprise, Bilbo.....Gandalf, what is it?" Frodo said anxiously. "We can't hold it from you for so long, or else you will jump all over the place, I will let Elrond do the honors" Galadrial said. Elrond pulls out this velvet box, with elvish words written all over it and hands it to Frodo. "For you, our brave hobbit" Elrond said. Frodo opens it to find a red book, much like the one that Bilbo owned that he gave him and that he gave to Sam.

"Oh my...its wonderful, its much like the book that you gave me bilbo....and that I gave to Sam before leaving Middle Earth" He said excitedly. He sighed and clutched the book to his heart. "Its amazing, I don't know to say, but I will write all my stories and a journal in it of my everyday life here, and I will take very good care of it, and someday, give this book to one of my children, or someone who means so much to me, Thank all of you from the bottom of my heart." He said hugging all of them. "Your very welcome, it was a gift from all of us, we thought it would be great if you'd write a story of being here, and your journeys, we all thought it would satisfy you" Gandalf said smiling. "It is wonderful, you don't know what this means to me, I will write all my journeys and all my stories in this book, thanks again" Frodo said smiling.

"Keep it close brave hobbit, keep it close to your heart" Galadrial said. "I shall, thank you" he said bowing. Sandy grabs the red book from Frodo and looks at it. "Heyy, thats mine! You did not ask for it!" Frodo said laughing. "Ohh I didnt, but I took it anyway" she said laughing. "So what are you going to write in it?" Sandy asked. "My life, my journeys, my stories, much like I did in Bilbos book" He said. "Where is this book now? Don't you have it?" Sandy asked. "Now what a question, if I had the other book, what would there be a need for another one? Frodo said laughing. "Well I don't know, I thought maybe you ran out of paper and needed a new one!" she said giggling.

"Frodo...me, Galadrial, Bilbo and Gandalf are going to get a bite to eat, are you going to eat? you must be starving!" Elrond asked. "Yes I am starving, I will be there in a minute, Sandy you can come to!" Frodo said grabbing the red book back from her. "Sure! I am really hungry, how lovely of you to invite!" Sandy said smiling. She looked into Frodos eyes unable to take her eyes away from them, she was falling madly in love with him. "Lets go!" Frodo said grabbing her hand. "Alright" she said holding unto Frodos hand. Her heart pounded as she was walking hand in hand with Frodo, she couldn't stop smiling, she was in love. Frodo and Sandy walked hand in hand and with the red book in Frodo's other hand clutching it next to his heart.