Chapter 15:
(A/N Hey everyone! it's Erin here! what's been going on? Sadly, I think we've started to lose some readers because Niori took too long with Ch.14!!!!! erg! anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter, at least it didn't take me a month to get it up! :) Pizzout!)
The four companions walked down the path of the forest of Ithilien. Gollum floundered around in the stream ahead and tried to catch a fish. Erin sang her favorite Good Charlotte song under her breath. "Hey Stinker! Don't go getting too far ahead!" Sam called to Gollum.
"Why do you do that?" Frodo asked Sam.
"What?" Sam said, turning to face Frodo.
"Call him names, run him down all the time?" Frodo demanded.
"Because.....because that's what he is Mr.Frodo," Sam replied.
Erin stood watching them, "This could get good. I just need some popcorn now," she though to herself.
She sat down on a nearby rock and stared at the stream. "Joel, too cute. Benji, too much like Good Charlotte. uhhhh.." Erin thought, "Gee, thinking of baby names sure passes the time".
She turned to look at Frodo and Sam, they were still fighting. "You can't save him Mr.Frodo," Sam said, quietly.
Frodo whipped around, "What do you know about it?!" he snapped, "Nothing!"
Erin saw that this hurt Sam. "I'm sorry, Sam," Frodo started, sadly, "I don't know why I said that".
"I do!" Sam said, angrily, "It's the ring...."
"Blah! Blah! BLAH!" Erin screamed, suddenly, not wanting to here anymore fighting.
"STOP IT!" Frodo screamed back, "And you Sam, I know what I have to do, it's my task, mine, my own".
Frodo started to walk away. "Can't you hear yourself? don't you know who you sound like?" Sam cried after him.
"Hold on! Wait a second, Frodo!" Erin called, as she stood up and marched over to him.
"What!" Frodo yelled at her.
"Don't talk to us like that! Frodo, Gollum is gone, there is no good left," Erin explained, sternly.
"What do you know? you're not even from this world! And this is not your business, so stay out of it!" Frodo screamed in her face.
Erin's eyes widened with shock. "And don't play that innocent act with me!" Frodo snapped again.
"Stop it, Mr.Frodo!" Sam cried, from behind Erin.
Frodo was about to reply, but before he could, Erin's hand slapped him hard across the face. A red handprint appeared in a couple of seconds. Tears welled up in Erin's eyes and she burst out crying. A shocked and guilty look came over Frodo's face. Erin turned and ran up ahead, where Gollum was splashing around. "Erin! Wait!" Frodo called after her, but she just kept running, "Oh Sam, what have I done?"
"I'll tell you what you've done," Sam responded, annoyed, "You've just hurt one of the people you love most in this world".
Frodo sighed, sadly, "What will I do now?" he asked, bowing his head in shame.
Sam thought for a moment and then an idea popped into his head, "Give it to her," he said, calmly.
"I was going to wait for a better time..." Frodo replied.
"Mr.Frodo, do you really think there is a better time than this? Trust me, she'll love it!" Sam persuaded.
"I'll give it to her tonight, I just hope you're right, Sam," Frodo decided.
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That night, Frodo sat by himself and thought. Erin sat a little ways away, behind a rock. Her sobs echoed in the silence. Sam sat trying to light a fire, but the wind was just too strong and his attempts were futile. He cringed every time he heard Erin let out a loud sob. He was starting to feel a quite uneasy about this whole situation. He didn't want to see the strong relationship between Erin and Frodo just disappear. They were meant to be together, like bread and butter, or salt and pepper. He got up and walked slowly over to where Erin was sitting, silently thanking God that Gollum was off hunting somewhere and not here. "Erin," Sam said, sitting down beside her, "Don't be upset".
"Don't be upset?!?" Erin cried, tears spilling down her cheeks, "How can I not be upset? You heard the way Frodo yelled at me!"
"You know he didn't mean it, it's the ring. By now you should know how much Frodo loves you," Sam said, Softly, wiping the tears from Erin's face.
"You really mean it? I mean, he really loves me like you say he does?" Erin asked, smiling weakly.
"Of course!" Sam exclaimed, happily, "He always talks about how he was so lucky to meet you and how he plans to be a great father!"
"Thanks, Sam," Erin said, reaching over and hugging him, "You really know how to make a girl smile".
Sam blushed and got up. Now, he had to talk to Frodo. He walked over to where Frodo sat. Frodo looked up and tears shone in his big, blue eyes. "Mr.Frodo," Sam said, softly, "It'll be all right".
"I didn't mean to hurt her, I didn't mean it...." Frodo cried, tears running down his face.
"You know she loves you, maybe it's time you went and talked to her," Sam suggested.
"How can I talk to her after what I did?" Frodo demanded.
"Just give it to her and everything will be ok," Sam replied, smiling warmly.
Frodo considered this, "Ok, I'm going to go talk to her," he decided.
He got up and walked over to where Erin sat shivering in the night. Sam watched from a nearby rock. Frodo sat down beside Erin. She didn't look at him, she just kept staring straight ahead. "Erin, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you," Frodo said, sadly.
Erin didn't reply, but she turned to look at the tears running down his face. "I love you, Erin," Frodo said, softly, "And I'm sorry".
"I love you too," Erin answered.
"And I have something for you, I was going to give it to you later..." Frodo trailed off.
He reached into the deep pocket of his brown pants and pulled out a little white box, tied with blue ribbon. He handed it to Erin. "The girls picked it out when we went to the mall once, they said you would like it," Frodo explained, with a smile.
Erin carefully untied the ribbon and opened the little box. At first, she just saw what seemed to be a silver chain necklace, but when she took it fully out, her eyes widened in surprise. It was a little silver locket. She examined it on the outside, engraved into it, it said "E + F". "Open it," Frodo explained.
Erin opened it and inside on the right side it said "4 ever". and on the left side it had a little picture of her and Frodo together. Erin's eyes sparkled with happiness and tears of joy stung her eyes. She didn't know what to say so she just leaned forward and kissed Frodo passionately.
Sam sighed and wiped his forehead, "At least that's over now," he thought to himself, "At least they're happy now".
(A/N I hope you enjoyed this chappie! I know it was a bit *Soap Operaish* lol, but I needed some way to save some story for later, as you know, Helm's Deep is coming up, and it doesn't really switch back to Frodo and Sam! oh well, it was cute! PLEASE R&R!!! []Dizzout!!!)
(A/N Hey everyone! it's Erin here! what's been going on? Sadly, I think we've started to lose some readers because Niori took too long with Ch.14!!!!! erg! anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter, at least it didn't take me a month to get it up! :) Pizzout!)
The four companions walked down the path of the forest of Ithilien. Gollum floundered around in the stream ahead and tried to catch a fish. Erin sang her favorite Good Charlotte song under her breath. "Hey Stinker! Don't go getting too far ahead!" Sam called to Gollum.
"Why do you do that?" Frodo asked Sam.
"What?" Sam said, turning to face Frodo.
"Call him names, run him down all the time?" Frodo demanded.
"Because.....because that's what he is Mr.Frodo," Sam replied.
Erin stood watching them, "This could get good. I just need some popcorn now," she though to herself.
She sat down on a nearby rock and stared at the stream. "Joel, too cute. Benji, too much like Good Charlotte. uhhhh.." Erin thought, "Gee, thinking of baby names sure passes the time".
She turned to look at Frodo and Sam, they were still fighting. "You can't save him Mr.Frodo," Sam said, quietly.
Frodo whipped around, "What do you know about it?!" he snapped, "Nothing!"
Erin saw that this hurt Sam. "I'm sorry, Sam," Frodo started, sadly, "I don't know why I said that".
"I do!" Sam said, angrily, "It's the ring...."
"Blah! Blah! BLAH!" Erin screamed, suddenly, not wanting to here anymore fighting.
"STOP IT!" Frodo screamed back, "And you Sam, I know what I have to do, it's my task, mine, my own".
Frodo started to walk away. "Can't you hear yourself? don't you know who you sound like?" Sam cried after him.
"Hold on! Wait a second, Frodo!" Erin called, as she stood up and marched over to him.
"What!" Frodo yelled at her.
"Don't talk to us like that! Frodo, Gollum is gone, there is no good left," Erin explained, sternly.
"What do you know? you're not even from this world! And this is not your business, so stay out of it!" Frodo screamed in her face.
Erin's eyes widened with shock. "And don't play that innocent act with me!" Frodo snapped again.
"Stop it, Mr.Frodo!" Sam cried, from behind Erin.
Frodo was about to reply, but before he could, Erin's hand slapped him hard across the face. A red handprint appeared in a couple of seconds. Tears welled up in Erin's eyes and she burst out crying. A shocked and guilty look came over Frodo's face. Erin turned and ran up ahead, where Gollum was splashing around. "Erin! Wait!" Frodo called after her, but she just kept running, "Oh Sam, what have I done?"
"I'll tell you what you've done," Sam responded, annoyed, "You've just hurt one of the people you love most in this world".
Frodo sighed, sadly, "What will I do now?" he asked, bowing his head in shame.
Sam thought for a moment and then an idea popped into his head, "Give it to her," he said, calmly.
"I was going to wait for a better time..." Frodo replied.
"Mr.Frodo, do you really think there is a better time than this? Trust me, she'll love it!" Sam persuaded.
"I'll give it to her tonight, I just hope you're right, Sam," Frodo decided.
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That night, Frodo sat by himself and thought. Erin sat a little ways away, behind a rock. Her sobs echoed in the silence. Sam sat trying to light a fire, but the wind was just too strong and his attempts were futile. He cringed every time he heard Erin let out a loud sob. He was starting to feel a quite uneasy about this whole situation. He didn't want to see the strong relationship between Erin and Frodo just disappear. They were meant to be together, like bread and butter, or salt and pepper. He got up and walked slowly over to where Erin was sitting, silently thanking God that Gollum was off hunting somewhere and not here. "Erin," Sam said, sitting down beside her, "Don't be upset".
"Don't be upset?!?" Erin cried, tears spilling down her cheeks, "How can I not be upset? You heard the way Frodo yelled at me!"
"You know he didn't mean it, it's the ring. By now you should know how much Frodo loves you," Sam said, Softly, wiping the tears from Erin's face.
"You really mean it? I mean, he really loves me like you say he does?" Erin asked, smiling weakly.
"Of course!" Sam exclaimed, happily, "He always talks about how he was so lucky to meet you and how he plans to be a great father!"
"Thanks, Sam," Erin said, reaching over and hugging him, "You really know how to make a girl smile".
Sam blushed and got up. Now, he had to talk to Frodo. He walked over to where Frodo sat. Frodo looked up and tears shone in his big, blue eyes. "Mr.Frodo," Sam said, softly, "It'll be all right".
"I didn't mean to hurt her, I didn't mean it...." Frodo cried, tears running down his face.
"You know she loves you, maybe it's time you went and talked to her," Sam suggested.
"How can I talk to her after what I did?" Frodo demanded.
"Just give it to her and everything will be ok," Sam replied, smiling warmly.
Frodo considered this, "Ok, I'm going to go talk to her," he decided.
He got up and walked over to where Erin sat shivering in the night. Sam watched from a nearby rock. Frodo sat down beside Erin. She didn't look at him, she just kept staring straight ahead. "Erin, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you," Frodo said, sadly.
Erin didn't reply, but she turned to look at the tears running down his face. "I love you, Erin," Frodo said, softly, "And I'm sorry".
"I love you too," Erin answered.
"And I have something for you, I was going to give it to you later..." Frodo trailed off.
He reached into the deep pocket of his brown pants and pulled out a little white box, tied with blue ribbon. He handed it to Erin. "The girls picked it out when we went to the mall once, they said you would like it," Frodo explained, with a smile.
Erin carefully untied the ribbon and opened the little box. At first, she just saw what seemed to be a silver chain necklace, but when she took it fully out, her eyes widened in surprise. It was a little silver locket. She examined it on the outside, engraved into it, it said "E + F". "Open it," Frodo explained.
Erin opened it and inside on the right side it said "4 ever". and on the left side it had a little picture of her and Frodo together. Erin's eyes sparkled with happiness and tears of joy stung her eyes. She didn't know what to say so she just leaned forward and kissed Frodo passionately.
Sam sighed and wiped his forehead, "At least that's over now," he thought to himself, "At least they're happy now".
(A/N I hope you enjoyed this chappie! I know it was a bit *Soap Operaish* lol, but I needed some way to save some story for later, as you know, Helm's Deep is coming up, and it doesn't really switch back to Frodo and Sam! oh well, it was cute! PLEASE R&R!!! []Dizzout!!!)