Chapter 4: Frodo Returns:

Sam's P.O.V

I froze. I couldn't believe it. Frodo left me his house. The world seemed to have stopped for a split second.

"H-his house?" I repeated. Tom nodded at me. Pippin and Merry looked at me with blank expressions.

"For me?" I said.

Tom looked a bit annoyed. "Yes. He left his house for you. Now I will be leaving. Here are ' house keys." He handed them to me and I took it with hesitation.

"I'm sorry but I can't bring myself to take Frodo's house. I don't need it and I don't wish to take it from him. I don't deserve it". Pippin stared at me as if I had the option of being the richest man alive but I had rejected it. But I knew what I was doing. If it belonged to anyone, it was my best friend.

"Very, well" Tom said as I handed the keys back to him, which he then gave to Merry.

"Well, I will be leaving for good now. Have a good day, all of you." Tom said to us and then he left.

The three of us sat quietly, going over what just happened.

"Sam's right. The house is not meant to be taken by anyone. It belongs to Frodo and it will remain belonged to Frodo", Merry told Pippin. He nodded and relaxed a bit.

"I should be going now. I have to get ready for the party tomorrow", Merry said.

"Ok" I said. Pippin said that he had to leave too so I was left alone thinking what I would've done if I had taken the house. But I couldn't bring my self to think that. (A.N. It gets interesting. I promise.)

Merry's P.O.V

I left Sam's house and I was soon joined by Pippin. We walked together until we had to part ways.

"I'll see you tomorrow at your house, then." Pippin said.

I said "Ok" and went home. I was so tired that I went straight to bed without any dinner. When I woke up the next morning, I sat up thinking about how today would go. I had invited almost everyone in the Shire. I had a pretty big house so that people could fit. But the one person I wanted to be here the most, wasn't. Frodo. I got out of bed, brushed my teeth and started to make myself breakfast. There wasn't time for a big one so I settled for just bread and butter. After I finished, I got to work decorating my house and ordering lots of food. I put up balloons, streamers, and a huge piñata. While I was finishing putting up the balloons, the food came. I took the food from the delivery man and gave him the money. I set the food out on a long, rectangular table. I was so tempted to start eating the food, right then. What about dessert?, I asked myself. I went out and bought five different flavors of ice cream, including chocolate (A.N. 3), chocolate cake, apple pie, fruit salad, chocolate cookies, chocolate pudding, chocolate is very famous in the Shire (A.N. Hehe), and different flavors of Jello, including chocolate (A.N. Lol. I just had to do that XD). I brought out my finest plates and silverware and laid it down on the table. I was hunting for napkins when my first guests came. They were my aunt, uncle and cousin.

"Happy birthday, dear", my aunt said, as she handed me a big wrapped box. I welcomed them in and they made themselves comfortable. It wasn't long before others started coming. The house was starting to fill up fast now. I was starting to hear a lot of "Happy birthday" 's and "Happy belated". I was also receiving a lot of gifts. There was a table in the living room so I put all my presents there. Sam soon arrived with his wife and kids. Rosie wished me and I received another big box. I ruffled Gaffer's hair and invited them inside.

"Is Pippin here yet?" Sam asked me.

"No, which is surprising, since he was looking forward to the drinks." Sam smiled and we both walked into my living room. In every direction that you looked, you would see hobbits. It was that crowded. Children were running around. Food was strewn all over. I would have to call some people to help me clean up! We were cutting the cake and still Pippin had not arrived. Where was he? Dinner came and went by. Dessert was over and people were getting ready to leave. But there was still no Pippin. I was getting very worried about him. What if something happened to him? Sam came over to me with a worried expression on his face.

"I can't find Pippin anywhere" he said to me, looking behind me as if to find Pippin standing there.

"That's because he's not here. I've been watching the door since you came and I didn't see him. I'm worried that something happened to him". I said with a concerned look on my face. I told him that if he doesn't come by the end of this party, we would go look for him. Sam agreed and went off to see what Elanor and Gaffer had vandalized next. I walked around seeing if anybody needed anything. My guests started to leave, wishing me again. Sam's family left, leaving Sam behind. There was a full moon outside and a cool breeze welcomed me when I opened the front door to let my guests go. I scanned my house to see a lot of my guests' belongings scattered everywhere. I will be having a lot of visits, tomorrow, from my guests to retrieve their things. There were a few people left when a heard the doorbell ring. Someone must have forgotton something. I opened the door to see Pippin standing there, looking very cheerful. But he was not alone. There was a hooded figure standing beside him.

"Pippin! Sam and I got so worried about you. We thought something had happened to you!" I said. I heard the hooded figure chuckle in a manly voice. Sam came bounding over to the door to see who had come. When he saw that it was Pippin, he smiled, but it changed to a confused look when he saw the hooded figure. He looked at me but I just shrugged.

"You have no idea what happened to me this evening!" Pippin said. "Let me introduce someone we all know". The hooded figure reached up to pull off his hoods, with one hand and I gasped. It was Frodo!

(I just love cliffhangers, don't you? Hehe hehe. Review and gimme ideas. Thxxx :)