A/N: Hello! I'm back for another one-shot.
Freya was shaken from her dreamless sleep to find Sam frantically burrowing through their supplies, yelling, "It's gone! It's gone! The Lambus bread, it's all gone!"
Gollum, in reply, screeched, "Twasn't us, twasn't us, precious, we can't eat the elf bread!"
Sam glared at the skinny little creature, and yelled, "Well, if it wasn't you, then who was it?"
The pale, sickly creature paused, and muttered, "What's that on its cloak, precious?" One of its bony hands came up to wipe some crumbs of the bread off of Sam's cloak, sending them scattering to the stoney ground.
Freya gazed at Sam with her half-lidded, bloodshot eyes, and said, "What did you do Sam?"
Seeing that he was now under accusation, Sam's eyes flew open wide, and he said, "No, no, it wasn't me, Ms. Freya, it wasn't me! It was him! It has to be him!"
He pointed one dirty finger at Gollum, who said frantically, "No no no, precious, Smeagal couldn't do it! It was him Master, filthy thing, always stuffing his face when Master isn't looking!"
Freya looked back at Sam, who said slowly, "It's the ring, Ms. Freya, it's doing things to you."
He paused, then said with his hand outstretched, "I could carry it for you. Share the load."
Gollum looked at Freya with a seemingly knowing look, and Freya's eyes widened in panic.
Sam frowned, and said, "Make the burden easier-"
But Freya yelled, cutting him off, "You want to take it!" Sam backpedaled, saying, "No, I just want to help-"
But Freya continued, her tone getting more treacherous as she spoke, "I don't need your help."
Sam backed away, tears springing up in his eyes, and he said, "No, Ms. Freya, I just want to help."
His back hit the stone wall behind him, and he slid down the harsh rock to the ground, tears running down his face as Freya looked away and continued trudging up the stairs.
Gollum passed him, giving him a nasty glare, but Sam just closed his eyes, muttering Freya's name under his breath and sobbing into his hands.
A/N: Thank you for reading this far! It really means a lot. Please leave a review! I appreciate your feedback.