Chapter 31:
As the screeching dragon flew overhead Erin covered her ears and started to cry. She felt so weak and tired, she was scared if anything found Frodo, Sam, Her baby, and her here she wouldn't be able to defend herself. "Sam! Give me my baby!" Erin called to him, over the noise.
Sam handed her the baby and Erin looked down at the little bundle of joy in her arms. "My precious little baby boy," She whispered, kissing him on the nose.
The strange, but good thing was, this baby seemed to be a quiet one, because he wasn't crying. Gollum came rushing out from behind a rock. "Hobbitses! We must leave now!!! Orcses are coming!" He screamed.
Erin widened her eyes and looked at Frodo, "I can't, I'm too weak to even walk, I definitely can't climb".
"Gollum, where came you take us right now where we don't have to climb?" Frodo asked.
"There is a little cave here, yes hobbitses! Stay here until orcses pass!" Gollum cried, pointing to a hole in the rocks nearby.
"Try to walk a little," Frodo encouraged.
Erin handed her baby to Sam and Frodo helped her up but she almost fell again. He steadied her and they slowly made their way to the small cave without being noticed. Once they got into the cave, Erin collapsed to the floor and sighed. It was such a great effort just to move that little distance, what was she going to do now? Frodo sat down beside her and took the baby from Sam. "Look, he has your eyes," Erin pointed out.
"Yes, and he's a bigger baby than hobbits usually have, but that's your human qualities," Frodo explained.
"His feet are human feet too, but he has a little bit of curly hair, how cute," Erin gushed.
"Excuse me for interuptin', but have you decided on a name?" Sam asked, from the other side of the cave.
Erin looked at Frodo, she had decided on a good name for the baby, but didn't ask Frodo what he thought about it. "Have you any suggestions?" Frodo asked Erin.
"Elijah," Erin said, looking into Frodo's baby blue eyes. Frodo thought about it for a moment, "It sounds...very familiar".
Erin smiled, "But do you like it?"
"I love it," Frodo replied, smiling back.
"Good then it's settled," Erin finished.
Sam was just about to say something when another screech was heard outside of the cave. Elijah looked scared, but he didn't cry, he only snuggled deeper into his little Elvish blanket. "What if they find us," Erin cried, her eyes wide.
"It's all right, we're safe in here," Gollum answered, "Nazgul and Orcses can't see us in here".
Erin gulped and held Elijah closer. "We'd better get some sleep, especially you, Erin, we will have to climb tomorrow," Sam explained.
Erin was scared, she was so scared she was shaking. It wasn't only because of the Nazgul and Orcs that were lurking around. When she thought about climbing tomorrow, it sent chills up her spine. There was no way it was going to be easy for her to climb up the rocks and what if she fainted? She'd be done for... Now, Erin grabbed her blanket and put it over herself, as Frodo snuggled down beside her. She held her baby between her and Frodo and in only a few minutes, was fast asleep. Tomorrow was a new day, it would be a terrifying one, but it was new.
**************************************************************************** ** The next day, Erin woke up and immediately felt a lot better than she had felt the night before. She was still weak, but she could walk without stumbling. She walked to the end of the cave and looked out at the fog covering everything. Not one sign of the sun, but at least the orcs were all gone now. "Erin, come over here," She heard Frodo call.
She turned around and saw Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and Elijah sitting in a little circle and munching on a some lembas. She walked over to them and took little Elijah into her arms. He looked cranky and looked up and her angrily as if to say, "Feed me, I'm hungry".
That's when she thought about it. There was no way that baby was going to swallow a piece of lembas bread. "Umm...I guess I should feed the baby now," Erin said, turning around.
"How?" Frodo asked, obviously not thinking.
Erin blushed and Sam gave Frodo a knowing glance. "Oh..ok," Frodo mumbled, embarrassed.
"It couldn't be that hard," Erin thought, positioning the baby.
Right after she thought that, she took it right back. "OWW!" Erin screamed, "IT BIT ME!"
"Shh, must be quiet, hobbitses," Gollum shushed.
"Easy for you to say, you don't have a baby attached to you," Erin mumbled.
After She fed the baby, she handed Elijah back to Frodo and sat down to eat a little herself. "I always thought that lembas bread would be so good no one could get sick of it," Erin said, taking a bit, "I was so wrong. I don't think I'll ever be able to eat this stuff again once this is over".
Frodo and Sam looked at her and chuckled. "This is what it's like being on a long tiring journey, just imagine, you'll be able to tell all of your friends once your home," Sam laughed.
Frodo's smile faded, he didn't like to think about Erin leaving him...ever.
Erin's smile also faded, "I miss home," She said, sadly, "I wonder what my family is doing right now. They must be frantic. No, it's been too long, they've probably forgot all about me by now".
"Your family never truly forgets you," Frodo responded, thinking of his mother and father who were killed in a boating accident.
"I suppose your right," Erin replied, sighing, "I just miss them so much...I wonder how Niori and Carla and Jane and all of the others are doing".
"I hope they're all right," Sam said.
"Me too," Frodo agreed.
"If anything ever happened to any of them, I don't know what I'd do. Things just wouldn't be the same without them around," Erin stated, finishing her small breakfast.
It was silence for a few minutes until Gollum spoke up, "We must go now, hobbitses. The day is late, and the orcses will be back".
(A/N there you go! You know the name and sex of the baby! Happy now! lol, I hope you all liked the chapter and sorry it took a little while but I've been really busy, hope everyone had a Happy Easter! PS Don't ask when Niori's Chapter will be up, but I'll make sure it isn't too far away!)
As the screeching dragon flew overhead Erin covered her ears and started to cry. She felt so weak and tired, she was scared if anything found Frodo, Sam, Her baby, and her here she wouldn't be able to defend herself. "Sam! Give me my baby!" Erin called to him, over the noise.
Sam handed her the baby and Erin looked down at the little bundle of joy in her arms. "My precious little baby boy," She whispered, kissing him on the nose.
The strange, but good thing was, this baby seemed to be a quiet one, because he wasn't crying. Gollum came rushing out from behind a rock. "Hobbitses! We must leave now!!! Orcses are coming!" He screamed.
Erin widened her eyes and looked at Frodo, "I can't, I'm too weak to even walk, I definitely can't climb".
"Gollum, where came you take us right now where we don't have to climb?" Frodo asked.
"There is a little cave here, yes hobbitses! Stay here until orcses pass!" Gollum cried, pointing to a hole in the rocks nearby.
"Try to walk a little," Frodo encouraged.
Erin handed her baby to Sam and Frodo helped her up but she almost fell again. He steadied her and they slowly made their way to the small cave without being noticed. Once they got into the cave, Erin collapsed to the floor and sighed. It was such a great effort just to move that little distance, what was she going to do now? Frodo sat down beside her and took the baby from Sam. "Look, he has your eyes," Erin pointed out.
"Yes, and he's a bigger baby than hobbits usually have, but that's your human qualities," Frodo explained.
"His feet are human feet too, but he has a little bit of curly hair, how cute," Erin gushed.
"Excuse me for interuptin', but have you decided on a name?" Sam asked, from the other side of the cave.
Erin looked at Frodo, she had decided on a good name for the baby, but didn't ask Frodo what he thought about it. "Have you any suggestions?" Frodo asked Erin.
"Elijah," Erin said, looking into Frodo's baby blue eyes. Frodo thought about it for a moment, "It sounds...very familiar".
Erin smiled, "But do you like it?"
"I love it," Frodo replied, smiling back.
"Good then it's settled," Erin finished.
Sam was just about to say something when another screech was heard outside of the cave. Elijah looked scared, but he didn't cry, he only snuggled deeper into his little Elvish blanket. "What if they find us," Erin cried, her eyes wide.
"It's all right, we're safe in here," Gollum answered, "Nazgul and Orcses can't see us in here".
Erin gulped and held Elijah closer. "We'd better get some sleep, especially you, Erin, we will have to climb tomorrow," Sam explained.
Erin was scared, she was so scared she was shaking. It wasn't only because of the Nazgul and Orcs that were lurking around. When she thought about climbing tomorrow, it sent chills up her spine. There was no way it was going to be easy for her to climb up the rocks and what if she fainted? She'd be done for... Now, Erin grabbed her blanket and put it over herself, as Frodo snuggled down beside her. She held her baby between her and Frodo and in only a few minutes, was fast asleep. Tomorrow was a new day, it would be a terrifying one, but it was new.
**************************************************************************** ** The next day, Erin woke up and immediately felt a lot better than she had felt the night before. She was still weak, but she could walk without stumbling. She walked to the end of the cave and looked out at the fog covering everything. Not one sign of the sun, but at least the orcs were all gone now. "Erin, come over here," She heard Frodo call.
She turned around and saw Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and Elijah sitting in a little circle and munching on a some lembas. She walked over to them and took little Elijah into her arms. He looked cranky and looked up and her angrily as if to say, "Feed me, I'm hungry".
That's when she thought about it. There was no way that baby was going to swallow a piece of lembas bread. "Umm...I guess I should feed the baby now," Erin said, turning around.
"How?" Frodo asked, obviously not thinking.
Erin blushed and Sam gave Frodo a knowing glance. "Oh..ok," Frodo mumbled, embarrassed.
"It couldn't be that hard," Erin thought, positioning the baby.
Right after she thought that, she took it right back. "OWW!" Erin screamed, "IT BIT ME!"
"Shh, must be quiet, hobbitses," Gollum shushed.
"Easy for you to say, you don't have a baby attached to you," Erin mumbled.
After She fed the baby, she handed Elijah back to Frodo and sat down to eat a little herself. "I always thought that lembas bread would be so good no one could get sick of it," Erin said, taking a bit, "I was so wrong. I don't think I'll ever be able to eat this stuff again once this is over".
Frodo and Sam looked at her and chuckled. "This is what it's like being on a long tiring journey, just imagine, you'll be able to tell all of your friends once your home," Sam laughed.
Frodo's smile faded, he didn't like to think about Erin leaving him...ever.
Erin's smile also faded, "I miss home," She said, sadly, "I wonder what my family is doing right now. They must be frantic. No, it's been too long, they've probably forgot all about me by now".
"Your family never truly forgets you," Frodo responded, thinking of his mother and father who were killed in a boating accident.
"I suppose your right," Erin replied, sighing, "I just miss them so much...I wonder how Niori and Carla and Jane and all of the others are doing".
"I hope they're all right," Sam said.
"Me too," Frodo agreed.
"If anything ever happened to any of them, I don't know what I'd do. Things just wouldn't be the same without them around," Erin stated, finishing her small breakfast.
It was silence for a few minutes until Gollum spoke up, "We must go now, hobbitses. The day is late, and the orcses will be back".
(A/N there you go! You know the name and sex of the baby! Happy now! lol, I hope you all liked the chapter and sorry it took a little while but I've been really busy, hope everyone had a Happy Easter! PS Don't ask when Niori's Chapter will be up, but I'll make sure it isn't too far away!)