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12 Fanfic Roses: "Lord of the Rings" -- "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" (Sam Gamgee/Rosie Cotton -- PG)

Hey look! A Fanfic Rose! Trust me, I have not forgotten this challenge, I've just been dragging my heels about it, and I feel really bad about this. I've had to cut a few fics that I wanted to post, if I'm going to get this done by March 15th, aka White Day in Japan.

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A red rose and a white rose tied together with a golden silk ribbon, for Henry and Monica Swinton;
A tiny pink rosebud and a thick thorny stem without any blossoms at all for Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru
A rose so dark a red that it is almost maroon, with heavy thorns hidden under its lush green leaves, and a brighter red rose with few thorns, tied together with a delicate silver chain, for the Merovingian and Neo
A twig of pink and a twig of white wild roses, with thick, brambly stems, bound together with a red velvet cord, for Phedre no Delaunay and Melisande Shahrizai.
A small blue rose and a white and yellow daisy tied together with a big blue ribbon for David and Teddy
A small black rosebud for Rukia Kuchiki
A tiny white rosebud and a brilliant red rose with sharp thorns for Ukyou Sakuraiji and Kazutaka Muraki

A pink single rose and a white one for Rosie Cotton and Samwise Gamgee.

"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"

DISCLAIMER: I (certainly!) do not own "The Lord of the Rings", its characters, settings, concepts or other indicia, which are the property of the late, great John Ronald Reul Tolkien, Ballantine Books, et al.

Author's Note: Okay, a bit of a corny title, but I've always liked the phrase and I think it fits this pair. Written for tomboy_typist who requested a fic based on the prompt "wine". I have to admit, this was a very hard fic to write since I hold "Uncle John"'s magnum opus in such high esteem that I don't know if I could possibly do it justice; but I rose to the challenge and I'm glad that I did!

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( Sam smiled into her eyes and held out the flagon to her. )