Chapter 23:
(A/N thanks for all the nice reviews guys! and as for the other ppl, your little 'comments' are not going to stop me from writing about me and Frodo. It's my part of the story, if you don't like it, don't read it, but I enjoy writing it and that's what I do. Flames and bad comments are yummy, they make a lot of lembas for me and frodo and sam, as for the good comments, from the people who enjoy the whole story, they make the best lembas of all! so thank you!)
Frodo looked around him. It was still quite early in the morning and Sam and Erin lay asleep nearby. Frodo rolled over and quickly took out the ring. He started to roll it around with his fingers and examine it closely. His breathing became louder. "Frodo, are you all right?" Erin asked, turning towards his back.
Frodo jumped slightly, and quickly put the ring back under his shirt. "I'm fine," Frodo said, turning towards her.
Suddenly, Gollum appeared in front of them. "Wake up! Wake up!" He cried.
He ran over to Sam and shook him violently, "Wake up, sleepies! We must go, yess...We must go at once!"
"I'm not going anywhere, what's the rush? would you let me rest for a minute...you know, let me open my eyes first before we start towards my death again," Erin snapped at him.
Sam looked at Erin sympathetically, and then he turned his gaze over to Frodo, "Haven't you had any sleep yet, Mr.Frodo?"
Frodo shook his head, "I've been awake, I can't sleep for a moment,"
"Oh, Frodo. You need your rest just as much as we do," Erin said, hugging him.
"She's Right," Sam agreed, "I've gone and had too much!"
He got up and looked around, "Must be getting late".
"No, it isn't...it isn't midday yet...the days are growing darker," Frodo replied, sadly.
"Late? We've only been sleeping for mere hours, sorry, I am a bit cranky when I hardly get any sleep for a month! I can't wait until this is over, when everything is done, for better or for worse," Erin stated, getting up slowly and walking over towards Sam, "Oh, this whole situation is so horrible Sam, but what would we do without you, Samwise The Brave?"
Erin hugged him tightly. Frodo looked at the two and widened his eyes with disbelief. "Are you feeling all right, Erin?" Frodo asked, a smile crossing his face.
"What's your problem? Can't I give our favorite guy a hug every now and then?" Erin defended.
"Ok, what do you want, Erin?" Sam asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Nothing," Erin said, smiling at him.
"It can't be nothing, you don't just hug me, actually, you've never done that before, or anything like it, actually, I've never heard you compliment me before or....." Sam started.
"Ok, quiet down before I change my mind about you, and I do compliment you, you just never hear, right Frodo?" Erin asked, looking towards him for support.
"Whatever you say, Erin," Frodo replied, giving Erin a devious smile.
"Ok, Ok," Erin said, giving in, "Can you deliver a baby, Sam?"
"So this is what it's all about," Sam said, smiling, "I think I could, I'll try".
"Ok, but my baby not be sick or anything because you-" Erin was cut off as a rumble was heard and the earth shook vigorously. Oroduin was pouring out its fiery contents.
Erin screamed as she started to fall backwards. Sam caught her just in time before she hit the ground. "That was not good, thank god you caught me, Sam," Erin said, "Thank you".
Sam smiled and was about to respond, but Gollum, who had been watching from afar, shouted out, "Come on! Must go, no time!"
"Not before Mr.Frodo and Erin have something to eat," Sam replied, firmly.
"No time to lose, silly!" Gollum cried, to them.
Sam walked over to Frodo, Erin closely following him. He started to dig through his bag and then handed Erin and Frodo each a piece of Lembas bread. "Here," he said, as he handed it to each of them, "Eat".
"What about you?" Frodo demanded.
"Yea, you can't go hungry, you need your strength," Erin protested.
"Oh no, I'm not hungry...'least not for Lembas bread,"
"Sam..." Erin and Frodo said at the same time.
"All right, we don't have that much left. We have to be careful or we're going to run out," Sam said, sadly as he took one out for himself.
Erin saw Gollum staring at the bag and smiling evily, "Hmmm," She thought, to herself, "I'll just take some and put it in my bag for safe keepings".
She took out a few pieces when no one was looking and shoved them in her bag. "I've rationed it, there should be enough," Sam continued.
"For what?" Frodo asked, curiously.
"The journey home," Sam replied, looking into Frodo's eyes.
Frodo looked back at Sam with a trace of emotion playing on his face. Erin looked down sadly, and she wondered if there would be a journey home, probably never for her. For even if she made it safely back to The Shire, she would never truly be home. A cold tear rolled down her face and she let out a wail. Frodo and Sam turned to her. "Erin, are you all right?" Frodo asked, softly.
"Yea," she said, wiping a tear away, "I was just thinking, even if we do get back to The Shire, I will never really be home".
Sam and Frodo gave each other a skeptical look. Frodo reached out and pulled Erin close to him. He hugged her tight and kissed her on the forehead. Erin found no comfort from this and continued to cry as all of the good memories of when they were together back in the other world flooded back.
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After Erin calmed down a bit, they continued their journey, Gollum leading them. "Come, Hobbitses! Very close now. Very close to Mordor!" Gollum hissed, "No safe places here. Hurry!"
Erin stopped suddenly. She grabbed her stomach and her eyes widened. "Erin?" Sam asked, turning around towards her.
Frodo looked back also, and when he noticed Erin grabbing her stomach he ran over to her quickly. "Erin, what is it. Is it the baby?" Frodo asked, a look of worry in his blue eyes.
"Frodo," Erin said, smiling warmly.
She took his hand a put it on her stomach gently. Frodo's eyes widened too, and he smiled, his first real smile for awhile. "It kicked!" Erin cried, laughing.
"Sam! you have to feel this!" Frodo cried, with joy.
Sam came over and was about to put his hand on Erin's stomach when he looked up to her to make sure it was okay. Erin nodded and Sam put his hand gently where Frodo's had been. "This is wonderful," Sam said, happily.
"Come on! Can't wait! Need to hurry!" Gollum snapped, from ahead.
"Ok, we'd better move along," Erin said, but as they continued to walk, she couldn't help but smile.
*********************************************************************** (A/N I hope you all liked it! Nothing very exciting happened except for the kick! Can't wait to write my next chapter for everyone! Niori's will be coming soon! And thanks to theorlandobloomfiles.com for the direct quotes from the script!)
(A/N thanks for all the nice reviews guys! and as for the other ppl, your little 'comments' are not going to stop me from writing about me and Frodo. It's my part of the story, if you don't like it, don't read it, but I enjoy writing it and that's what I do. Flames and bad comments are yummy, they make a lot of lembas for me and frodo and sam, as for the good comments, from the people who enjoy the whole story, they make the best lembas of all! so thank you!)
Frodo looked around him. It was still quite early in the morning and Sam and Erin lay asleep nearby. Frodo rolled over and quickly took out the ring. He started to roll it around with his fingers and examine it closely. His breathing became louder. "Frodo, are you all right?" Erin asked, turning towards his back.
Frodo jumped slightly, and quickly put the ring back under his shirt. "I'm fine," Frodo said, turning towards her.
Suddenly, Gollum appeared in front of them. "Wake up! Wake up!" He cried.
He ran over to Sam and shook him violently, "Wake up, sleepies! We must go, yess...We must go at once!"
"I'm not going anywhere, what's the rush? would you let me rest for a minute...you know, let me open my eyes first before we start towards my death again," Erin snapped at him.
Sam looked at Erin sympathetically, and then he turned his gaze over to Frodo, "Haven't you had any sleep yet, Mr.Frodo?"
Frodo shook his head, "I've been awake, I can't sleep for a moment,"
"Oh, Frodo. You need your rest just as much as we do," Erin said, hugging him.
"She's Right," Sam agreed, "I've gone and had too much!"
He got up and looked around, "Must be getting late".
"No, it isn't...it isn't midday yet...the days are growing darker," Frodo replied, sadly.
"Late? We've only been sleeping for mere hours, sorry, I am a bit cranky when I hardly get any sleep for a month! I can't wait until this is over, when everything is done, for better or for worse," Erin stated, getting up slowly and walking over towards Sam, "Oh, this whole situation is so horrible Sam, but what would we do without you, Samwise The Brave?"
Erin hugged him tightly. Frodo looked at the two and widened his eyes with disbelief. "Are you feeling all right, Erin?" Frodo asked, a smile crossing his face.
"What's your problem? Can't I give our favorite guy a hug every now and then?" Erin defended.
"Ok, what do you want, Erin?" Sam asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Nothing," Erin said, smiling at him.
"It can't be nothing, you don't just hug me, actually, you've never done that before, or anything like it, actually, I've never heard you compliment me before or....." Sam started.
"Ok, quiet down before I change my mind about you, and I do compliment you, you just never hear, right Frodo?" Erin asked, looking towards him for support.
"Whatever you say, Erin," Frodo replied, giving Erin a devious smile.
"Ok, Ok," Erin said, giving in, "Can you deliver a baby, Sam?"
"So this is what it's all about," Sam said, smiling, "I think I could, I'll try".
"Ok, but my baby not be sick or anything because you-" Erin was cut off as a rumble was heard and the earth shook vigorously. Oroduin was pouring out its fiery contents.
Erin screamed as she started to fall backwards. Sam caught her just in time before she hit the ground. "That was not good, thank god you caught me, Sam," Erin said, "Thank you".
Sam smiled and was about to respond, but Gollum, who had been watching from afar, shouted out, "Come on! Must go, no time!"
"Not before Mr.Frodo and Erin have something to eat," Sam replied, firmly.
"No time to lose, silly!" Gollum cried, to them.
Sam walked over to Frodo, Erin closely following him. He started to dig through his bag and then handed Erin and Frodo each a piece of Lembas bread. "Here," he said, as he handed it to each of them, "Eat".
"What about you?" Frodo demanded.
"Yea, you can't go hungry, you need your strength," Erin protested.
"Oh no, I'm not hungry...'least not for Lembas bread,"
"Sam..." Erin and Frodo said at the same time.
"All right, we don't have that much left. We have to be careful or we're going to run out," Sam said, sadly as he took one out for himself.
Erin saw Gollum staring at the bag and smiling evily, "Hmmm," She thought, to herself, "I'll just take some and put it in my bag for safe keepings".
She took out a few pieces when no one was looking and shoved them in her bag. "I've rationed it, there should be enough," Sam continued.
"For what?" Frodo asked, curiously.
"The journey home," Sam replied, looking into Frodo's eyes.
Frodo looked back at Sam with a trace of emotion playing on his face. Erin looked down sadly, and she wondered if there would be a journey home, probably never for her. For even if she made it safely back to The Shire, she would never truly be home. A cold tear rolled down her face and she let out a wail. Frodo and Sam turned to her. "Erin, are you all right?" Frodo asked, softly.
"Yea," she said, wiping a tear away, "I was just thinking, even if we do get back to The Shire, I will never really be home".
Sam and Frodo gave each other a skeptical look. Frodo reached out and pulled Erin close to him. He hugged her tight and kissed her on the forehead. Erin found no comfort from this and continued to cry as all of the good memories of when they were together back in the other world flooded back.
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After Erin calmed down a bit, they continued their journey, Gollum leading them. "Come, Hobbitses! Very close now. Very close to Mordor!" Gollum hissed, "No safe places here. Hurry!"
Erin stopped suddenly. She grabbed her stomach and her eyes widened. "Erin?" Sam asked, turning around towards her.
Frodo looked back also, and when he noticed Erin grabbing her stomach he ran over to her quickly. "Erin, what is it. Is it the baby?" Frodo asked, a look of worry in his blue eyes.
"Frodo," Erin said, smiling warmly.
She took his hand a put it on her stomach gently. Frodo's eyes widened too, and he smiled, his first real smile for awhile. "It kicked!" Erin cried, laughing.
"Sam! you have to feel this!" Frodo cried, with joy.
Sam came over and was about to put his hand on Erin's stomach when he looked up to her to make sure it was okay. Erin nodded and Sam put his hand gently where Frodo's had been. "This is wonderful," Sam said, happily.
"Come on! Can't wait! Need to hurry!" Gollum snapped, from ahead.
"Ok, we'd better move along," Erin said, but as they continued to walk, she couldn't help but smile.
*********************************************************************** (A/N I hope you all liked it! Nothing very exciting happened except for the kick! Can't wait to write my next chapter for everyone! Niori's will be coming soon! And thanks to theorlandobloomfiles.com for the direct quotes from the script!)