Chapter 16 "A Heart Warming Welcome Home and a Not So Heart Warming Welcome Home "
Gandalf shouted at Frodo to stop, but Frodo didn't listen, he continued running down the hill towards BagEnd, forgetting that he had given BagEnd to the Sackville-Bagginses before leaving on his journey, well not perhaps giving it to them, they claimed it and grabbed it as their own, they werent too fond of Frodo, so his immediate and unknown return will not please them, the day Bilbo had left BagEnd, was a hard time for Frodo because he was left with running the gift giving specially made by Bilbo, all gifts were marked to avoid much confusion, but the Sackville-Bagginses, began taking things that werent marked to them, Frodo then gave them BagEnd, they still at this very day do not like him still, for the strangest beyond strangest reasons. Frodo did not care, he didnt care to see them, he cared to see his home and his friends, especially Sam, whom hes thought about so much while in the Undying Lands.
He continued running down the hill, leaving the carriage with Gandalf and Sandy in it behind. "Sam!!!!" he screamed as he kept running. The hobbits all stared at him, not knowing how to react, but their mouths dropped with much shock that hes returned. "Sam!!! Sam!!!" he called out once more. Frodo suddenly then fell, he had been still weak from being ill earlier, that did not stop him, he got back up and continued to run, with his face having dirt all over it. "Sam! Sam!!!!" Frodo yelled once more. Sam was inside rocking his daughter Riella to sleep, while Rosie was asleep, with Eleanor by her side. Little Riella's eyes closed shut as Sam kept rocking her and humming. Sam then got up and layed her down in her little bed, slowly tucking her in with a soft red blanket and kissing her on the head, he then sighed, sitting back in the chair.
Frodo called out to Sam again which startled him, his eyes sorta getting big as he looked around, he then sighed as if he thought he was imagining things. "I am probably just hearing things, Mr. Frodo couldn't be back, he's all the way in the Undying Lands" Sam said sighing. "Sam!!" Frodo yelled. Sams head jolted, he had heard the voice much more clearer but was uncertain if maybe it was Frodo, or maybe his mind playing tricks, he looked out the window only to face flowers which grew outside his window that need much trimming. "It can't be" Sam said with doubt, he then started walking back to his chair. "Sam!!!!!!! Sam!" Frodo yelled. Sam stopped only to hear the calling out of his name as he had heard previously and he could hear cries. Sam ran outside to find Frodo running towards him, his eyes got big as he took off full speed towards Frodo, his eyes now streaming with tears. "FRODO!!" Sam yelled. "Sam!!!" Frodo yelled back. They finally got to eachother and embraced eachother, hugging eachother tightly. "How can it be? You were in the Undying Lands!" Sam said crying. "I took a ship back here, Gandalf presented me with the suprise of a return back to here to visit, and here I am" Frodo said crying. "I have missed you!!!!" Sam said. "I have missed you too, oh Sam forgive me for not taking you with me!!!" Frodo said. "Why didn't you? I wanted to" Sam said. "This was a time that you could not always follow me Sam, this was a time of my own, a time of alone to myself, in time your day will come, you will come to the undying lands, and then we will never have to be departed from one another" Frodo said hugging Sam tight. "I understand! It is so good to see you! Did you come alone?" Sam asked. "No, Gandalf and Sandy are here with me" Frodo said. "Gandalfs here?!!!" Sam said, his eyes getting even bigger. "Yes Sam, he came with me, as well as Sandy" Frodo said. "Sandy? who is she?" Sam asked. "A hobbit girl that I have met, she had went on the same journey, to destroy the Ring, we have so much in common, and Sam...ive fallen madly in love with her" Frodo said, his heart pattered to talk about her. "Aww well isn't that sweet, you are in love, well I am happy for you!" Sam said. "Thank you, so how is Merry, Pippin, Rosie, the kids, everyone?" Frodo asked. "Merry and Pippin are doing good, they both are married, Merry ended up marrying Diena, and Pippin married Mikina, they are both very happy, and Merry and Diena have some kids, Pippin and Mikina however tend to wait until the right time" Sam said. "Wow, well that is great, how is Rosie and the kids?" Frodo asked. "Rosie is a doin fine, right now shes asleep, as well as the kids, I had just layed Riella down when I heard you yell for me, the kids are doing great, cute little things" Sam said. "Well I am glad, that is a grand thing to hear, where is Merry and Pippin?" Frodo asked. "They are off in the woods, causing the mischief probably or off doing some set of orders, but they should be back soon!" Sam said. Frodo giggled and spoke "It's good be home Sam, for just a while at least." "A while a least? your not meaning to stay?" Sam asked. "No Sam, I fear it could be the death of me to come back for good" Frodo said sighing. "Death of you? Well by goodness Mr. Frodo, I'd hate for your stay to be the death of you, but I am glad you are here" Sam said smiling. "Me too Sam, Me too" Frodo said. Suddenly alot of the hobbits ran to Frodo, welcoming him home with lots of hugs, "Its good to have you back Frodo" one of the Hobbits said. "Thank you, I am glad to be back, and see you all" Frodo said hugging the hobbit.
The Sackville Bagginses however despised that Frodo was back, they stood off in the corner out of the crowd, giving him dirty looks. "So where you been, many whispered that you had been on a long journey, and came back only to having to the leave the Shire for good" The Sackville Bagginses piped in. "Oh come now, Mr. Frodo just returned, I don't think hes ready to answer those questions, just be happy of his return and leave him be" Sam said. "Pipe down Gamgee, I asked Frodo, not you" The Sackville Bagginses said. "here now, don't be a talkin to me like that" Sam said getting very angry. "Sam is right, I am sick of the constant questioning of my whereabouts, the constant wondering of what ive done, why cant anything I do just be my business!" Frodo yelled. "Especially from you Sackville Bagginses, you have no respect what so ever of me, you never have, I have given you what you wanted, BagEnd, so get off my back and leave me be!" Frodo continued. The Sackville's made a face and got silent, and then stomped off. "Frodo, that was very brave of you to tell them that, I didn't think you had it in you" Gandalf said walking throught the crowd and to him. "After what I have been through, can you blame me?" Frodo asked. "Blame you? No not at all" Gandalf said. "Gandalf!!!" Sam yelled. "Samwise Gamgee, how on earth have you been?" Gandalf said hugging him. "All has been good with me, and what about yourself?" Sam asked. "I can't complain" Gandalf said.
Sandy eased her way through the crowd and by Frodo's side, she looked at him a smiled grabbing his hand and holding it tight. "Sam, I would like for you to meet Sandy, the one I was just telling you about" Frodo said. "It is such a pleasure to meet you, Frodo told me all about you" Sam said holding out his hand. "Its a pleasure to meet you too, has he now? What things has he told you of me?" Sandy asked shaking his hand. "About you two having the same journey to destroy the Ring, that you two have very much alot in common" Sam said. "Yes thats right, I too have beared the burden, and carry the scars with me" Sandy said revealing the scars that were on her neck, which were almost gone, but very well noticable, those were the scars that the Ring had given her. "Oh my goodness, unbelievable, you and Mr. Frodo carried the same burden and carry the same scars upon your necks from the Ring, that is fascinating" Sam said. "Only I carry 2 wounds from which I had gotten as well" Frodo said.
Suddenly Frodo's face turned very pale really quick as he fainted to the ground. "Oh dear! Frodo? are you alright?!" Sam asked. At that moment Gandalf and Sandy looked at eachother, the first thing that came to their mind was his illness returning, they got scared, but tried to play it cool around Sam, they didn't want to worry him. "Frodo? Frodo?!" Sandy called out to him shaking him. He was unresponsive, his face continued to look real pale and sweat broke on his face. "He probably got a little hot being crowded by everyone, we must take him inside where it is cooler" Sam said picking him up and taking him inside. Gandalf and Sandy followed, before Sandy entered Sam's house behind him, Gandalf pulled her aside. "Are you thinking what I am thinking?" Sandy asked. "yes, I am afraid that his illness is back, and this time, it could be worse, but we can't rule it out yet for sure until we are for certain, if that is the case, he will need to go back to the undying lands, very quickly, now Sandy I beg of you, any utter of Frodo being ill in the Undying Lands will upset Sam and cause him to worry, so please don't mention about him being ill, as I will not either" Gandalf said. "Do not worry Gandalf, you can trust me, I will not say a word, I am just worried" Sandy said. "I know you are, I am too" Gandalf said. Gandalf and Sandy ran inside Sam's house to find Frodo laying on a couch with cold cloths on his forhead, Frodo still unresponsive and Sam by his side continuing to try and wake him up. One single tear fell from Sandy's eye as she watched Sam try and wake him, so much fear was taking over her that he had become ill again. "Frodo! Come on now! Wake up!" Sam said shaking him. "He has not eaten, that could be it, or he could of just gotten hot where alot of people were crowding him" Gandalf said. "Well that was what I was a thinkin, but it's spring, its not hot outside, although any crowding could make anyone burn up" Sam said taking the cloths and re soaking them with cold water and laying them on across his head. Sandy just stood there twiddling her thumbs, worried to death that this is what is wrong with him, what her and Gandalf fear.
Suddenly Frodo woke up and looked around, "what happened?" Frodo asked. "You fainted Frodo, but you seem to be doing alright now" Sam said. "Yes..I must have, oh dear, I wonder why I fainted" Frodo asked. "Could of been the people crowding you so much Frodo" Sandy said. "Yes...it might of been the reason" Frodo said trying to get up but feeling rather weak. "I think I will lay here for a bit, I am feeling rather weak" Frodo said laying his head back. "That would be a good idea Frodo" Gandalf said. Outside there were cheers of Frodo's return, "Horray for Frodo's return! Horray for Frodo's return! There will be a welcome back party for Frodo, everyone is invited!" the hobbit shouted. "You hear that? a party! A party for you Frodo!" Sam said. "Thats wonderful, I had missed our parties here while I was gone, I look foward to the welcome back party" Frodo said. "Frodo, you left something behind in the carriage" Sandy said pulling out the Red Book and giving it to him. "Sandy! You remembered to bring it, silly me, I would of forgotten it, thank you!" Frodo said taking it and holding it against his chest. "What is that Frodo?" Sam asked. "Its my Red Book that Gandalf, Elrond, Bilbo and Lady Galadrial gave me in the Undying Lands, for me to write my journeys and life in it" Frodo said. "Wow! That looks like the one you had given me!" Sam said. "It does doesn't it, I carry it close to me" Frodo said. "I am still writing in the one you had given me, I will let you read it later, right now, you need to rest" Sam said kissing Frodo on the forehead and walking off. "Sam..." Frodo said. "Yes Mr. Frodo?" Sam said stopping. "Thanks..." Frodo said smiling at him. "Your welcome, its good to have you back" Sam said and walked off.
"Well its good to see your better Frodo, we were afraid that you were becoming ill again" Gandalf said. "I know, that was what I thought in my mind, luckily that was not the case" Frodo said yawning. "If that would of happened, you would of had to be rushed out of the Shire and taken back to the Undying Lands so Galadrial could mend you" Sandy said taking his hand. "Yes I know, hopefully while I am here, that does not happen, I wouldn't want to leave so early short after my return here, I still have Merry and Pippin to see, and my return party to attend" Frodo said yawning again. It started to get late, the sun started to go down and the shadows on the wall grew as it went down, making the room dimmer. "Well Frodo, we will let you rest before the party tonight" Sandy said kissing him softly on the lips. "Thank you, and I am so glad your here with me" Frodo said kissing her back. "Me too, Sam is so nice, and its so beautiful here" Sandy said. "I'm glad you like Sam and I am glad you like it here" Frodo said smiling. "Me too, well, I will let you rest, I am going to look around some more" Sandy said putting a blanket over him. "Okay, I love you Sandy" Frodo said, his heart jumped after he told her he loved her. "I love you too Frodo" Sandy said kissing him on the head and walking out the door. Frodo watched her walk away and go into another room, he then sighed looking around him, he was home, and he was so happy to be back, he couldn't wait for the welcome back party, and couldn't wait to see Merry and Pippin, as well as Sam's kids and Rosie and everyone he has not seen yet, Frodo yawned again and relaxed on the couch getting comfortable and closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep.
It wasn't long after Frodo fell asleep till Riella had crawled over to him, Sam had taken her out of her bed and set her down, and she climbed onto the couch and on Frodo, she layed on his stomach and rested her head on his chest and quickly fell back asleep, Frodo awoke to find her laying on this stomach asleep, looking ever so peaceful, a grin went across his face as he stroked her soft blonde curls and quickly fell back to sleep.
End of chapter 16! Chapter 17 will be called "A song for Sandy and the Welcome Home Party"
Awwww i love this chapter soooo much!!! its soooo cute, Frodo and Sam finally reunite! And i thought it would be adorable for Riella, Sams daughter, to come crawling on Frodo while he was asleep and fall asleep on him for the ending of the chapter! HEHEHE i love writing this story so much, ive got so many great ideas for chapters and everything, and this next chapter is gonna be so adorable, because Frodo finally gets to see Merry and Pippin again, and Frodo is gonna end up singing a song either while hes alone to himself about Sandy or to her at the party, im not sure yet, ive got this vision of him singing it while hes alone, after he wakes up, hehee! But, expect a update probably definetly tomorrow (today, lol its 3:06am here, i guess it qualifies to be today now, anyways, expect a update today definetly, i cant wait to do this next chapter, its gonna be adorable, I hope you guys like this chapter, and please give me feedback
