Chapter 8- Frodo and Sandys Sharing of Feelings

Frodo and Sandy could not believe their eyes, they were speechless as they looked at the beautiful waterfall, it was like they were dreaming, only it wasnt a dream, but real. "It's beautiful Elrond, how did you know of this part of the land? Not even I knew about this waterfall and I have been here longer" Sandy asked. "I heard some Elves talking about it earlier, I thought it would be a great place to go explore, because of the positive things said about it" Elrond said. "Its beautiful, as beautiful as you are Sandy" Frodo said smiling at Sandy. "Awww Frodo, that is so sweet of you" Sandy said blushing. Elrond smiled, he knew Frodo was going to tell Sandy how he felt soon, he could read it in Frodo's mind and he knew in order for Frodo to confess his feelings to her, he was to leave them alone with one another. "I am going to look over here for a little bit, will you guys be alright?" Elrond asked. "We will be fine Elrond, we are going to look around the waterfall a bit" Sandy said. "Yeah, we will be fine" Frodo said smiling. Frodo felt it in his heart, this was the moment hes been waiting for, alone time with Sandy and somewhere perfect to pour his heart out to her, he was excited, nervous, anxious, and worried that Sandy did not feel the same way, although she has been flirting alot lately. Elrond smiled at Frodo and winked and mouthed the words "Good luck", Frodo mouthed back "thank you", Frodo knew that Elrond knew what he was about to do, and appreciated that he was leaving them alone so he could do it. "Isn't it just lovely Frodo? I have never been here before and it just seems all a dream, a place I never thought would look so beautiful, makes me think sometimes that this was really my 1st home, instead of Middle Earth" Sandy said holding unto Frodo's hand tight and holding the rose in her other hand. "I know exactly what you mean Sandy, when I came here, I was in awe of what a beautiful place this was, coming to this waterfall goes to show how beautiful the world can be, and I do feel peaceful here, with Gandalf, Elrond, Bilbo, and Galadrial, and....especially you" Frodo said smiling as his heart raced. "Awww Frodo, I..I..feel the same exact way, you make me happy, when im with you, im happy, your a wonderful person" Sandy said blushing.

Frodo and Sandy walked beside the waterfall letting the cold spring water fall on their heads, where they spotted a rock inside the waterfall for them to sit on, Frodo leads her to the rock and she sits down, Frodo sits beside her, very close.

Frodo took a deep breathe, this was the moment, here they were half way pouring their hearts out to one another in the beautiful waterfall, Frodo comes up with the courage to spill his heart out, he takes another deep breathe and begins to speak "Sandy, I can't take it anymore, my heart needs to speak, I have held in these emotions from the day that I met you until now, and im aching you tell you, that I am madly in love with you, I think about you day and night and even think of you in my dreams, your beautiful, the most beautiful hobbit girl I have ever met in my entire life, and I have been trying to get out these emotions tons of times, but the butterflies in my stomach will not allow me to do so, I thought and thought of a perfect time to tell you, and this was a perfect time, while we were in a perfect place, I want to tell you Sandy that...I love you, and I know maybe that you dont feel the same way about me, but it has killed me to tell you this, and now I am telling you, you are as beautiful as this rose" Frodo said touching the rose Sandy had in her hand. He felt so much better after getting out what he needed to get out for a long time, now he was preparing himself for what Sandy had to say. "Frodo..." Sandy said lightly touching Frodo's cheek. "I want to tell you, that I so have been battling these emotions about you, I am crazy about you, when I met you, I couldn't help but fall for you, you make me laugh, you make me giggle, you make me feel good inside and I feel so happy around you, when you hold my hand, I never want to let go, your a very very cute hobbit, and its amazing of what we have in common, and I think all the time that there was a reason for us meeting, that we are soulmates, lost soulmates who have found one another, you know? And I too, think about you day and night and in my dreams, and...I think we should be together, Frodo...this may sound cheesy, but....I love you" Sandy said stroking Frodos face and she sighed, glad that she too had gotten her emotions out.

Frodo smiled and grabbed her hand and kissed it and spoke "You have no idea how good it feels that you feel the same way about me and how good it feels to finally pour out my heart to you." "You?? My stomach was aching this whole time, I was nervous to think that maybe you did not feel the same way, but I am so glad you do, and I too am glad to pour my heart out, I was hoping that you would be the one to speak first about your feelings" Sandy said giggling. "Well its great that we both feel the same way about one another, and which by the way, I am sure my stomach was aching more than yours!" Frodo said laughing. "I am glad too, and no way was your stomach hurting more than mine" Sandy said giggling and she lightly pushed Frodo. "Ohhh so you wanna fight now eh?" Frodo said laughing hysterically. "You started it!" Sandy said giggling. "How did sharing feelings to one another come to a game of fighting?" Frodo asked. "Because you started it!" Sandy said. "I did not!!" Frodo said tackling Sandy, sending them both into the water. "Oh now look what you did Frodo, now we are both soak and wet!" Sandy said. "Oh come on, its just a bit of water, besides its spring, you have to admit the water feels wonderful" Frodo said splashing Sandy. "Yes its spring, but its not that warm to be swimming in cold water in a waterfall and the water is freezing" Sandy said shivering.

"Here, let me keep you warm" Frodo said putting his arms around Sandy. "Aww well thank you Frodo, but sucking up after tackling me into the water isnt going to get you anywhere" Sandy said giggling a little bit. "Oh well, in that case then..." Frodo said picking up Sandy and holding her in the air. "Let me down Frodo! Frodo! Let me down! Oh I am going to hurt you, let me down!" Sandy said squirming trying to get down. "Ha ha, Okay then" Frodo said dropping Sandy into the water. Frodo got a big giggle out of it and couldnt stop laughing as Sandy came up out of the water, she tackled him. "I am going to get you now Frodo, that was sooo wrong!" Sandy said laughing. Suddenly Frodo and Sandy both stopped, as if time just stopped them, they had their arms around eachother and was gazing in eachothers eyes, not even a flash of lightning could break their gaze, Frodo's heart was racing as he leaned in and kissed Sandy, and to his suprise found Sandy kissing him back, the two shared their first wonderful kiss in the water under the Lathuor Waterfalls. Frodo and Sandy stopped kissing and looked at eachother, Frodo was the first to speak, "Did..we..just kiss?" Frodo asked. "yes, and it was incredible and perfect" Sandy said. Sandy started kissing Frodo again, not letting him speak, she could not help it, she wanted to kiss him forever, Elrond looked over from a nearby edge of the waterfall smiling from ear to ear, he knew they were meant to be together, and he knew Frodo was going to be happy with her.

All of a sudden Frodo pulled back and winced, grabbing unto his shoulder again, this time the pain was much worse and he started to not feel like himself. "Frodo? frodo whats the matter?" Sandy asked very concerned. "the wound! the wound! And..and.." Frodo said having a hard time speaking. "I am not feeling like myself, everything is starting to go black" Frodo said holding unto his shoulder tight. Everything WAS going black in Frodo's eyes, and his face turned pale, he was afraid that something was the matter but could not think of what it could be, suddenly he fainted into Sandys arms. "FRODO!!! FRODO! Oh my god, wake up! FRODO!" Sandy screamed. Sandy's screaming startled Elrond as he looked back over to them, he had seen Frodo laying helpless in Sandys arms and Sandy was crying, shaking him, trying to wake him up. "Oh god Frodo, please wake up!" Sandy said crying shaking him. It was no use, he was not waking up, Sandy grew scared that something serious was wrong with him, tears filled her eyes as she kept shaking him with him giving no response. "ELROND!!!" Sandy screamed. Elrond came running down the hill and got to Frodo and Sandy, as soon as he saw Frodo, he grew worried for this is what he and gandalf were afraid of for so long.