The Only Exception (A Hobbit and Almighty Johnsons crossover fanfic)

Chapter 7

"She has slept little in three days." Fili said softly.

Three days? Anders raised a brow in disbelief. "Really."

"We thought you wouldn't make it to morning the first night. But Miss Maya stayed by your side." Kili replied, his eyes not leaving the path.

That's right. Her name is Maya.

"Thorin had agreed that she could stay but she had to carry her own weight. Couldn't get help from the company."

Anders snorted at that. And my brothers think I'M a dick.

"She carried you for most of the next morning." Stated Fili.

Anders' smirk faltered as he turned his attention back to the blonde.

"She didn't know how to get you on the pony and Thorin was already irritated, so she carried you on her back. Even snapped at him when he accused her of playing some sort of trick."

"What did she say?" He asked, raising a brow to both men.

Kili chewed the inside of his cheek as he tried to recall what her words were. "I believe it was along the lines of... 'What makes you think I'm playing a game?' She mentioned about being happy for the first time and then being here, nearly dying and having to stuck with "the biggest jerk" she's ever met and then ordered everyone to move out."

The three men laughed. Two remembering all too well the look of his beloved uncle's stunned face and the other quite happily picturing how it played out. As their laughter subsided the younger man continued.

"She didn't leave your side until you awoke...When you first lost consciousness Thorin assumed you were husband and wife, yet she insisted that she had only just met you. For whatever reason, she refused to let you go." The admiration in Fili's voice did not go unnoticed to Anders.

The mention of them possibly being together in that way was utterly ridiculous. The fact that she looked barely legal was only a partial reason he would never even make any attempt at sleeping with her. Not to mention relationships were out of the question now in Anders eyes. Still the wave of guilt that hit him was impossible to ignore.

"Fuck." He sighed as he ran a hand through his hair.

It was a lot to take in and he wasn't exactly sure how to process everything he just found out. He desperately wished that he could find a bar and surprisingly enough, wished that he had his older brother and grandpa to turn to for advice. There was no doubt in his mind that they would mock him mercilessly for being carried by a girl. But at least after they were done with the mocking Mike would scold him for being a being so reckless and then for being a dick to Maya. Would probably blame him for most of it. Then there was Grandpa. Grandpa would probably be too stoned to really help anyways.

Another sigh. All in all, he was screwed. If his brothers were here, he would have to deal with their accusations. Hell he wasn't even sure if Axl even wanted to see him after what happened. But at least with his brothers, he knew no matter what they were family, they were familiar to him and he could always find a way to get things back to normal. Or at least somewhat normal for god lives.

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"Stupid. Fucking dick! Who the hell does he think he is? Why the hell did I even bother saving his ass? Ugh! And he has the nerve to call me bipolar! He doesn't even know me!"

She had been muttering to herself since she got off the pony. The fact that a dark brown pony and rider walked beside her didn't faze her out of her anger. She kept up a good pace to keep from falling too far behind but kept a good distance from Anders.