AN: So, after watching AUJ for what seemed like the 7th time, I got this little idea in my head. Basically, I got it from the scene when they are in camp at night and there's the scream and Bilbo asks what it is and Kili says Orcs. I notices how Fili just kind of looks at his brother like "What are you talking about?" but then, a second later he joins in on the fun. They just seem like complete pranksters, especially Kili. I see Fili as doing it and joining in all the time but that it's usually Kili who starts it. This is going to be a multi-chapter story where each chapter is another prank the boys have pulled on some unfortunate Dwarf at some point in their lives. Enjoy!
AN: This chapter is when Fili is 33 (8) and Kili is 28 (7).
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing of The Hobbit.
Fili and Kili were pranksters; that much was for certain. Thorin and Dis found this out fairly early on but it never shielded them from the boys' onslaught. The best they could do was try their best to intervene before it happened. And if they couldn't, deliver the appropriate repercussions. It all started one morning, when the Fili and Kili were the young ages of 33 and 28 respectively.
"Kili!" Fili calls as he walks around their house, keeping his eyes peeled for his brother. He had gone inside to get his brothers coat; Kili had ran outside without wearing one and it was getting colder. Kili was supposed to stay in the front yard but, naturally, he didn't. Fili walks around the corner and sees his younger brother sitting in the dirt. Fili walks over to him and kneels down, noticing a pile of dirt nearby and a pile of worms next to it. "What are you doing?"
"Digging for worms," Kili says, looking over at his brother with a grin as he holds up his hand encompassing three wriggling worms. Fili sighs but returns his brothers smile, finding it contagious.
"Here, put the worms down and let's put your coat on. It's getting cold and mother will be angry if you get sick," Fili says, holding up his brothers' coat. Kili scrunches up his face but sets the worms down in the pile and allowing his older brother to help him put his coat on. Horse's hooves are heard approaching the house and Fili looks up and towards the front of the house, but doesn't see anything for the corner of the house being in his way. Kili looks over at his brother, his eyes wide in curiosity.
"Who is it Fili?" Kili asks, watching and waiting for his brother to give him an answer. Fili shakes his head and stands up, rounding the corner to get a better look. Kili's eyes follow Fili and he sees a wide smile appear on his brothers' face.
"Kili, uncle's back!" Fili says, glancing over at his brother with an ear-to-ear grin. Kili's eyes widen more, lighting up, and a big grin appearing on his face. Kili jumps up and the two young princes run to the front of the house.
Thorin has walked up to the door and raises his hand, knocking three times. He hears swift footsteps and turns in time to be almost bowled over by two small bodies. The front door opens and Dis is standing watching the scene before her. Thorin looks down to see the two beaming faces of his nephews looking up at him.
"And what were you boys doing?" Thorin asks with a grin, noticing the dirt covering Kili's face.
"I was digging for worms," Kili says with a grin, holding up a worm between his pointer finger and thumb.
"It looks like you were doing more than just digging for worms," Dis says, rubbing at the dirt covering her youngest sons' face.
"Supper is almost ready, so don't get too much more dirty," Dis says, eyeing her sons, her eyes lingering on Fili. Fili nods his head and Kili grins further.
"Okay mother!" Kili says before running back to his worm pile.
"Kili wait up!" Fili shouts after his brother as he hurries around the corner after him. Thorin chuckles and moves to walk into the house, but Dis' hand stops him.
"Thorin Oakenshield. If you think I am going to allow you in this house with those boots you have gone mad," Dis scolds, raising her eyebrows at her brother and pointing down at the mud crusted boots before turning around and heading back inside. Thorin glances down at them and sighs before taking them off and setting them outside the door. He shakes his head, hearing his nephew's laughter, and follows his sister in the house, shutting the door behind him.
Fili sits back on his heels and looks at the two growing piles of worms next to them. Kili had convinced him to dig for worms with him; and to be honest, Fili could never say no when Kili looked at him with his big, brown, puppy-dog eyes. They had been digging for some time now, and Fili knew their mother would be mad if they were late for supper. He looks over at his brother who pulls out another worm and holding it up in the air, studying it.
"Kili, we should…" Fili starts, but Kili looks over at him and interrupts his brother.
"The more worms we get, the squishier they get," Kili says, his eyes wide in wonder. Fili snorts and shakes his head.
"I don't think that's how it works Kili," he replies, watching his brother, pick up a handful of worms from his pile.
"If you stepped on them, it would feel slimy and gross," Kili says, dropping the worms back in the pile and studying them more.
"Why would you step on them?" Fili asks with a smirk, watching his brother.
"Because it'd be funny," Kili says, looking back over at his brother with a small smile. Fili scrunches up his face.
"It wouldn't be funny to me," Fili says, shaking his head. Kili's smile grows wide.
"It would if it was someone else stepping on them," Kili says, a twinkle in his brown eyes. Fili narrows his eyes at his brother before they widen and a smirk appears on his face.
"And they didn't know they were there," Fili adds, meeting his brother's look, both of their smiles growing bigger.
"Fili! Kili! Supper's ready!" Dis shouts from the front door. The boys look in the direction before jumping up and running to their mother. Dis' tries not to smile at seeing her dirt-covered sons round the corner. "Go wash up so we can eat."
"Yes mother," Fili says, grabbing Kili's hand and leading him to the water pump nearby. Dis shakes her head and disappears back in the house.
After Fili and Kili wash up, they walk over to the door. Kili grabs Fili's arm and pulls him to a stop. Fili looks down at his brother, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Look," Kili says, looking up at his brother with a grin and pointing to a spot next to the door. Fili looks down and his own grin appears. There, sitting next to the door, was their uncles' boots. The boys share mischievous looks before going inside to eat their supper before their mother began yelling at them.
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Fili and Kili get out of their chairs and put their dishes in the tub and quickly head to the front door. Dis and Thorin look up, furrowing their eyebrows.
"And where are you boys off too?" Dis asks, watching her sons closely. They had been exceptionally good during supper and she was wary of their intentions. She'd be the first to admit her sons were trouble makers; Thorin would be second.
"We were going to dig for more worms…and then fill in our hole," Fili says, looking his mother straight in the eye. Dis narrows her eyes. She and Thorin look at the boys, noticing Fili making sure to keep eye contact and Fili grinning like a fool.
"Can we mother? Please?" Kili asks, softening his look and pleading with his mother, making his eye just that much bigger. Dis sighs and waves her hand towards the door.
"I don't want you two staying out too late though," she replies, but the door has already shut behind the dwarflings scampering feet. Dis looks over at Thorin who has an eyebrow raised.
"They are up to something," Thorin says, glancing at the window when he hears his nephews snickering.
"What in Durin's name told you that brother? The Fili made sure to keep eye-contact or the way Kili was grinning for no apparent reason?" Dis asks, grabbing hers and Thorin's dishes and walking over to the tub.
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Kili snickers as he and Fili pick up handfuls of worms and begin heading to the front door.
"Sh, Kili," Fili hisses as he gives his brother a stern look. Kili clamps his mouth shut and the two of them carefully round the corner, Fili making sure mother and uncle weren't there first. They swiftly walk over to Thorin's boots and put the handfuls of worms inside them, each of the brothers taking a boot. They quickly scamper back to their hole and grab other handful of worms before heading to Thorin's boots once more.
Two trips later and Fili and Kili peer inside Thorin's boots, seeing the worms squirming inside them. Kili grins and looks up at his big brother, who returns it with a grin of his own. Kili giggle and Fili shushes him once again, glancing at the door in front of them. Kili clamps his hand over his mouth and Fili grabs his arm leading his younger brother back to their hole. They quickly fill the hole back in and pat the dirt down. Kili looks over at Fili before speaking.
"Uncle is going to be so…"
"Fili! Kili! Bedtime!" Dis voice is heard. The brothers share a look with twin grins before running to the front of the house.
That night, neither of the brothers got much sleep, both of them excited for seeing their prank take effect the next day. They couldn't wait to see their uncle's face when he slipped his feet into his worm-filled boots. They finally fell asleep, hoping they'd be up before their uncle.
The sunlight shines on Fili and Kili's faces and the boys yawn, stretching in their beds and sitting up in their bed. Their eyes suddenly shoot towards each other, smirks on their faces and eyes wide in excitement. They jump out of their beds are about to go out to the kitchen when a booming voice reaches their ears.
"Fili! Kili!" Thorin's angry voice bellows at them. Fili and Kili stop and look at each other, their smirks gone and their eyes wide in fear. Maybe pranking Uncle Thorin wasn't such a good idea after all.
AN: Please review and give me some feedback!
