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A/N: Thank you again my reviewers for your words of encouragement! Thank all of you who have read my story even if you didn't review. Thank you, Isithrarith, for the tip on which name of Iluvatar Frodo would have used! You're probably right. Frodo has been educated about the Elves, but that does not mean he knows everything about them. Thank you again, Celtic Cross! I love your name by the way! I actually have a Celtic cross necklace that happens to be one of my favorite pieces of jewelry. Anyway, on with the chapter! Hope you all enjoy! Be prepared for quite a few brief moments of Sam/Rosie goodness!

Chapter 4 - Sachiko's Story

As soon he spoke, Rosie herself came in with a smile on her face which almost made Sam burn the eggs (poor Sam!). When she had all the hobbit men's attention, she declared, "As a matter of fact, Mr. Baggins, I did!"

As the blonde hobbit lass spoke the red-headed lady came to stand timidly beside Rosie. "Mr. Baggins, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Sam, I'd like you to meet Sachiko Song, or Sachi for short."

Bilbo introduced the four young hobbit "lads" as well as himself, & then gently gestured for her to sit at the kitchen table & have breakfast with them. Sachi sat down on Bilbo's right while Rosie sat opposite Sachi (on Bilbo's left; so this would put Bilbo at the head of the table). Frodo took the seat next to Sachi as their eyes met momentarily. The young hobbit couldn't help but blush as he looked down at his plate hoping that the young lady next to him wouldn't notice his extra rosy cheeks. If he had not looked away he would have seen that her cheeks were extra red as well.

Neither of the two dwelled on the matter for very long. Merry quickly sat down on Frodo's other side while Pippin snatched the seat at the other end of the table, so that when Sam finally came to the table with the eggs, he had to sit next to Rosie. As the bashful hobbit sat down next to Rosie, the pretty hobbit lass flashed Sam a smile that made Sam grow weak in the knees. He eased himself down into his chair with his face all flushed. Sachi may have just met Sam & Rosie, but the red-headed lass could see that Sam's fellow hobbits had made this seating arrangement intentionally. Sam clearly adored Rosie as far as Sachi could tell.

Bilbo encouraged everyone to eat their fill especially Sachi. The poor thing looked frail, like she hadn't eaten in a very long time (there's no telling how long she had been frozen in that ice). Once everyone had started eating, Frodo noticed Sachi staring at the silverware with a mixture of confusion & panic. She picked up her fork & looked it over like she had never seen one before. Silently he showed her how to hold her fork & how to use it. Sachi blushed from embarrassment, but managed to shyly smile her thanks to her teacher. Bilbo finally broke the silence as he asked his shy guest, "Where are you from my from, my dear? It must be a long way off for I don't believe I've ever heard of any family by the name of Song in the Shire."

Sachi nodded, "Yes, I do come from a long distance. My father & mother were originally from Lothlorien, but Queen Galadriel sent them east, beyond the borders of Middle Earth so that they could aid a ruler of a country in the Lands of the East."

Bilbo raised both eyebrows at this, "My dear, do... Are you trying to tell me that your parents are elves? How did they come to adopt a hobbit lass...?"

"Please, sir, I'm not a hobbit. I'm an elf like both of my parents before me."

Rosie gently pointed out to Bilbo that Sachi's feet were different from those of a hobbit. Sachi rose from her seat & showed the elder hobbit that her feet were indeed small & not at all hairy. "Forgive me, my dear, for making such an assumption."

"There's nothing to forgive, sir. I have been called a dwarf before, but this is the first time I've ever been called hobbit. You may find me ignorant, sir, but please tell me, what are hobbits?"

The hobbit men went completely silent upon hearing her question. So, Rosie explained what a hobbit was. When Sachi realized by Rosie's explanation that Rosie, the men around her, the people of this land in which they dwelled were hobbits, it was Sachi's turn to beg forgiveness. Frodo gestured for Sachi to sit back down as he gently assured her that she did not need to be sorry, & asked her to continue her story about her parents.

"My parents were given orders to travel the Lands of the Far East & aid an emperor who was losing terribly to an enemy. Queen Galadriel questioned the embassador who had come with the ruler's plea why this great emperor was seeking the help of the elves, a people who had little knowledge of the Lands of the East, & how did the emperor came to know of a race of elves in the West. The only answer that the White Lady received from the ambassador was that the emperor had heard many old tales & legends of the skilled even warriors & the great quality of the weapons they wielded from rogues who had claimed that they had been banished by the rulers of men. Queen Galadriel explained that she could send only a small number of even warriors so that if the need came to defend peoples of Middle Earth as well as the Elves, there would be enough warriors to do so. My father was a musician, but he was also a skilled swordsman. Hence the reason Queen Galadriel chose him as one of the members of the small company. Mother & Father along with their company traveled farther than the land of Rhun with the ambassador guiding them. Eventually they came to a place called in Westron 'the Land of the Four Winds'. It was the emperor of this country that had sent the ambassador to the White Lady, & it was there that my parents dwelled for many years."

Puzzled as to where Sachi herself fit into this, Merry asked the red-headed elf, "Did you remain in Lothlorein?"

"No, sir, Master Brandybuck. I wasn't even born when my parents had set out on their journey. I was born in the East during the Second Age (SA for short) 2011, on October 12."

Frodo then concluded out-loud, "Then you grew up in a world that is altogether different from this one."

Sachi nodded, "It is very different indeed! The clothes we wore & the language was different. Mother had to teach me Westron, Quenya, & Sindarin outside of the lessons I was taught by my tutor. The way we ate our food was different, even the food itself was different than the wonderful food we have before us."

Sam found it hard to imagine not having half the food that was before him. "How was the food different, Miss Song?

Sachi smiled as she answered, "We didn't have bacon & sausage for breakfast very often. And I have never seen these flat pieces of bread with this sticky substance poured over them... But they are quite delicious though!"

Sam blushed as Rosie went on to say, "Sam is an excellent cook. Usually anything he prepares is wonderful."

Bilbo nodded in agreement before he asked Sachi when she & her parents actually returned to Middle Earth. The red-head's smile turned into a sad frown as she answered her host & lowered her gaze to her plate. "In SA 3441 when there was a great war going on. Just as we returned to Middle Earth's borders, we came upon an army of Elves who said that they were going to join an army of men in hopes that through this alliance they would defeat Sauron. We stayed with the army for two days, & the general asked, or actually volunteered my father to go spy on Sauron's army until they got there."

Sachi's eyes narrowed as she clinched her fists at the memory, "My father agreed to go & bid my mother & me to stay behind. I didn't listen though. I went after my father, & my mother went after me when she learned that I was gone."

Tears started filling her eyes & rolling down her cheeks as she continued, "I was caught by a group of orcs as was my mother who had just caught up with me. The orcs were planning on torturing us until we told them what the men & elves were planning. Before they could do so my father showed up to rescue my mother & me. He looked like he had been through battle already, but he defeated the few orcs who had captured Mother & me quickly enough. Moments later we found a whole lot more orcs. Father, gave something wrapped loosely in sack cloth & told me to run while he & mother fought the orcs, & after that..."

The small elf started to sob. Frodo turned to her & wrapped his arms around her as a few tears escaped his eyes full of compassion. Bilbo quietly suggested that Frodo should take her to one of the guest rooms to rest while Sam & Rosie took care of the dishes. Pippin & Merry thanked Bilbo for breakfast & left quietly to go attend to some errands & chores of their own. As for Bilbo himself, he went to his study to write Gandalf a lengthy letter about Merry & Pippin's "discovery".

A/N: This chapter probably goes beyond bogus, but this was not the way I originally intended for it to go. If I had kept the old version, it would have been even more bogus! Trust me. I'm sorry this took so long to post, but like I said, I had to change a bit of the stuff I had written down. That & plus I went somewhere this past weekend with my Bible study group. Until the next update, later! And God bless!