"Dammit, I can't believe you just did that to Bilbo!"
The Durin bothers were taking me far away from camp, I could have gone with Bilbo and help him release the ponies, but no, of course they had to drag me with them. They only chuckled at me. "He's a burglar, he'll be fine for a while without us." I can't believe Kili just said that, I succeded in freeing my hand, finally stepping back. "Well I don't know about you two, but I'm going back!" They shared a look at each other and then at me, grinning.
"Uhhh, what are you doing?? Nooo no! Fili no! Fili let me go! Fili get me down!"
In a matter of seconds I was on Fili's shoulder while looking at Kili grining at me, Bastards. I hate them. Fili seemed comfortable with me on his shoulder and I tried to get free again but the older brother pushed me back on his shoulder easily, how can dwarfs be so strong? I squeaked as Fili teasedly jumped, Kili laughed. "That was the cutest squeak I've ever heard!" My cheeks reden. "S-Shut up! I hate you both!" The younger brother rolled his eyes and smiled. "No you don't." He's right, I don't, but that doesn't mean I like their choices.
Fili suddenly stops and finally sits me on a rock, the older Durin looking at me. "Would you mind if I sit next to you and watch you smile?" He grins as he notices my blushed cheeks. "Do as you like, Fili. But I won't forgive you." I turn my head away to find Kili staring at me. "We can make you forgive us." I laugh mentally, how can they make me? I feel something soft on me, both brothers gave me their coats and I felt as warm as I felt back at home, I snuggled slowly and I hear them chuckle, I flushed.
"Men gehyith, we haven't seen your magic yet, when will you show us?" Most of the dwarves wanted to see my magic but Gandalf never lets me. "Sorry, Kili. You know Gandalf doesn't let me. Not with him not being around." The younger brother wasn't having a no for an answer, he was making puppy eyes and he looked so cute. "I must ask first, how old are you?"
"I'm 82, Kili is 77." I widen my eyes and look at each one of them. "... H-How.. How does age work for dwarves?" I watched as they started to eat, Fili continues. "Don't get surprised, if you were a dwarf with 18 you would still be a baby. We reach maturity at 40 and adulthood at 70."
So in men years they must be at least 24 to 30... Holy fuck, I wonder how old is every single one in the group. "Enough with that!" Kili suddenly spat out. "I want to see how much (Y/N) is able to do!" I smile a bit at his excitement. "Kili, don't be rude, that is no way of treating a woman." Fili is always the party popper to his brother, his smile just dissapeared and he sitted back to look away. I hugged Kili softly, I didn't want to make this awkward. "It's fine really, I don't mind. You look very cute when you get excited." The younger brother looked at me with a small smile. "If I'm cute you are adorable, (Y/N)." I blushed a bit and nodded, Kili stuck out his tongue at his brother and I giggled.
Suddenly I feel something cold on my hand and I let Kili go to look at it. "What is this stone?" The brothers look at it and then at me. "It was given to me by my mother." Kili said to me as his lips form a small grin, I keep my eyes on the stone, it was beautiful and shiny and there was something written on it, but I decided not to ask about it in case it was private. "The stones she gave us meant a promise, that we would go back to her." Fili said to me as he showed me his and I gave the stone back to the young prince. "Then why is she not here with us?"
"Uncle didn't want her to come with us to such a dangerous journey." Kili said out. "But us, as heirs to the throne, were obliged to come." I nodded in understandment at Fili's words, we stayed quiet for some bit as we looked at the moon, it was the most peaceful moment I have ever had, at least until Kili started telling jokes out of nowhere and we laugh with him, Gandalf was right when he said that dwarves were joyful creatures too.
I realized the brothers were staring at me, my cheeks had blushed under their gaze. "I-Is something wrong?" They shook their heads as they grinned at me. "Nothing. We were just admiring the starlight." Kili said and I hear Fili laughing at my blushed face as I stood up, taking my hand and helping me up. "Sometimes I wonder if it would be the same without you, (Y/N)." I turn my head in confusion. "What do you mean?" I noticed his cheeks turning red. "I mean, we like having you around... And I don't mean like you are the only woman, you make everything seem so calm in the company." His cheeks blush a bit as he continues bambling, he shut his mouth and scratched his head. I only giggled. "Thank you, Fili. I am glad I'm here too." We both laughed nervously, I looked around and realized that Kili was no longer with us. "Kili?" Fili looked around and his face turned into a scared one.
"KILI!!"
We both run till we see the whole group fighting against the trolls, Fili immediately joined them in the fight but I stood there, looking around to see Bilbo being chased by one of the trolls. "Bilbo!" I ran and pushed him aside to then feel hands grabbing me from my arms and legs. "(Y/N)! No!" I heard Kili shouting before looking at the dwarves.
"Lay down yours arms, or we'll whip her off." I look down at them apologizing, I have never seen them so angry. Thorin left his sword down and the other dwarves did too soon after, Kili wasn't so happy about that. I felt my hands burning up slowly, what a bad timing for my magic to work itself alone. "Don't you feel her burning?" One of the trolls said, I screamed out as they didn't let me go and my magic worked against them, they did let me go as I burned their hands.
"She's a witch!!" I looked down at my hands to see fire, I felt something hitting my head and I fell down unconscious.
// Timeskip //
I heard various shouting voices along with the grave ones from the trolls, I shook my head slowly and tried to gain consciousness, I opened my eyes to see the dwarves inside sacks. "(Y/N)??" I heard Bofur calling me, I noticed I was upside down and I almost couldn't feel my feet. "Hey lass, you okay??" I nodded slowly. "I-I can't feel my legs..." I heard some of the dwarves shouting to the trolls to untie me, suddenly I heard Bilbo screaming to the trolls to wait. "You are making a terrible mistake!"
"You can't reason with them! They are half-wits!" Dori tried to warn Bilbo. "Half-wits?? What does that makes us??" I tried to stay awake and the last thing I saw was Bilbo looking at me worried. I opened my eyes again to see the dwarves shouting at each other, something about parasites and I looked at Bilbo for him to nod at me, I nodded back slowly and he continues making time, did he saw Gandalf around? "The dawn will take you all!" Gandalf appears from behind the rocks. "Who's that?"
"No idea."
"Can we eat him too?"
They weren't kidding when they said trolls were stupid. Gandalf breaks the rock with his cane and a ray of light flashes my eyes, I saw how the trolls were turned to stone slowly, that must be very painful. Everyone cheered up, grateful that no one was hurt, the last thing I saw were Fili, Kili and Bilbo running to help me, I think I heard Thorin calling my name.
// More timeskip, sorry //
"Not thanks to your burglar."
I opened my eyes to see Gandalf and Thorin talking. "He had the nous to play for time. None of the rest of thought of that." Thorin looked down. "What about (Y/N)?" My heart started thumping at hearing Thorin saying my name. "She will be fine, she needs to move her legs for the circulation to come back to normal." Gandalf smiles at the dwarf. "You have become quiet compassionate with her, Thorin." The dwarf king coughs a bit in embarrasment and the wizard laughs and then looks at the stoned trolls. "They must have come down from the Ettenmoors."
"Since when do mountain trolls venture this far south?" Gandalf shakes his head. "Ohh. Not for an age. Not since a darker power ruled these lands..." I felt my head thumping as I heard whispering in my ears, multiple whisperings.
(Y/N)...
(Y/N)...
I got up slowly while shaking my head. "They could have not moved in daylight." I looked at them as I got closer to them. "There must be a cave nearby." Both Thorin and me say, the king turned around to look at me and I notice a small smile appear on his lips but it quickly dissapears.
"You should not move." I look at Thorin, for the first time at mehe looks so worried for me . "I can't just stay behind, Thorin. We better find that cave, I heard they liked shiny things." The dwarven king helped to get to the cave.
The cave smelled so bad it almost made me threw up, I walked always next to Gandalf in case I needed help, I still wasn't feeling so well but the whispering never came back. I heard coins and I turned around to see some of the dwarves grabbing a bunch of them, I sighed and kept following Gandalf. While looking through a troll hoard, Gandalf and Thorin come across 2 swords of exceptionally fine craftsmanship. "These swords were not made by any troll." Gandalf agrees. "Nor were they made by any smith among men. These were forged in Gondolin by the High Elves of the First Age." Thorin looks at it with disgust and sets aside the weapon. "You could not wish for a finer blade." I contained my laugh as I saw Thorin looking at the sword, it was truly beautiful.
I started walking out and saw the dwarves burying a chest full of coins, I smile a bit and look at Dwalin, he chuckles at me but he still shrugged in annoyance. We get out of the cave and Gandalf walks up to Bilbo. "Bilbo." The hobbit looks at him. "Hmm?" The wizard gives Bilbo a sword. "Here, this is about your size."
"I can't take this." Gandalf insists. "The blade is of Elvish-make, which means it will glow blue when orcs or goblins are nearby." Bilbo still seemed not sure of it. "I have... I have never used a sword in my life." Bilbo is so scared of himself. "And I hope you never have to. But if you do, remember this: true courage lies in knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one." Bilbo looked at the sword.
"Something's coming!" Everyone ran away but I stayed with Bilbo to see the sword. "Don't worry, Bilbo. "The halfling looks at me. "Just ask for help if you need it, don't be afraid of asking. You need courage to ask for help, and it can be your salvation." I smile at him and he did too. "Thank you, (Y/N). Really. If it wasn't for you and Gandalf... I would have had go back."
"I know, and I'm proud that you didn't, we are here for you too Bilbo." He nods in appreciation and we both run after the dwarves.
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Men gehyith = My little dove