Jo POV

I glanced down the hall to the cracked door of my room where Thorin was still fast asleep. I then looked at Fili, who was sitting up on the couch and sipping some coffee I had given him with a glazed look of wonder. Tauriel and Kili were on the floor where the coffee table had been. Tauriel laid straight on her back, her arms on her stomach like sleeping beauty while Kili laid sprawled next to her, his arm sprawled over her stomach.

I stood up straight and sighed as I ran a hand down my face. Fili got up slowly and scooted carefully around his brother before making his way over to the other side of the counter. He placed his almost empty mug on the raised counter and sat on one of the stools.
"What are you thinking about Jojo?" he asked. I poured the whisked eggs into the pan on the stove and placed the empty bowl on the counter beside me.

"Well it's...complicated." I replied, not looking up from the pan. Fili chuckled softly.
"It always seems to be complicated when it comes to you." I looked up and smiled.
"Yeah...I guess it is, huh?"
"Despite that, you seemed to figure it out last time. You are a smart and determined woman Jojo, so I'm certain that you will find a way this time as well." he said with a grin.

I smiled at the reassuring words.
"So, are you going to tell me what's wrong now?" he asked.
"I was really happy when you all showed up last night, but..."
"But...?"
"This world is a lot different from Middle Earth, Fii. There's technology, and different jobs,and transportion and..." I trailed off.

Fili was staring at me wide eyed with confusion and curiosity.
"I see. That is rather complicated." he finally said.
"Eeeeeyup" I replied as I scraped the eggs onto plates.
"Well, as I said before, I'm sure you'll find a way to teach us." he said, nodding to himself if confirmation. I placed a plate in front of him and he took a happy bite. He then looked up at me and grinned.
"What's the first thing we should learn about Jojo?"

Just then, the door to my room creaked open and a sleep rumpled Thorin trudged down the hall, running a hand through his long hair. It dawned on me that he was in full gear. I looked around and realized all of them were. I had forgotten that we used to sleep fully clothed in case of an attack. I did a double take as I took in the armor and vast amounts of fur adorning the sons of Durin. I then glanced down at my sweater and leggings and pursed my lips. I looked back up at Fili and gestured to Thorin's entire being.
"Clothes."

"What's wrong with my clothes?" Thorin asked, his brows furrowing in sleepy confusion. I chuckled quietly as the dwarf king joined his nephew on a neighboring stool.
"I am not jesting!" Thorin said in irritated protest. A groan came from the floor as Kili woke up, which in turn woke up Tauriel.
"'Rin, you have to keep your voice down when other people are sleeping." I laughed.
"That does not-!" he started and then cut off, realizing how loud he was before continuing in a softer voice, "that does not answer my question."

Kili sat up with squinted eyes and looked around, his hair sticking up.
"Whazgoin'on?" he asked, his words jumbled. I snorted and my hand quickly flew up to my face and I looked at Fili and Thorin before busting out with laughter with Fili.
"Joey." Thorin protested at the lack of response.
"Are you lot laughing at me?" Kili asked, suddenly more awake and scrambling up.

Tauriel sat up, somehow looking regal even after just waking up. Must be an elf thing.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Joey!" Thorin said again, his frustration rising. Kili was now behind Thorin and Fili, pushing their shoulders asking why we were laughing at him. Tauriel stood up and walked over asking for confirmation as to what the rukus was all about.
"JOEY!" Thorin yelled, now clearly upset. The brothers were now rough housing with each other and Tauriel was wandering around, taking in her new surroundings.

I stopped laughing and suddenly felt a tear slip down my cheek. Startled, I quickly wiped my face.
"Joey, what's wrong?" Thorin asked. The boys immediately stopped.
"Jojo?"Kili asked worriedly.
"I just missed you all so much." I said and started crying more.

"Jojo, we came as soon as you left though." Fili laughed.
"What do you mean?" I asked. They seemed just as puzzled as me at the question.
"Joey... how long did it take for us to meet again?" Thorin asked.
"A year. Why-?" I replied, confused.

Thorin jumped up, the stool smacking onto the ground, but he ignored it and came around the raised counter separating us and smooshed me in a Thorin bear hug.
"Thorin?" I asked worridely. I thought about it a bit more before looking up. "How long did it take for you guys to find me?"
"The wizard sent us right after you-um-died and...faded away."
"Right after?" I asked.
"Yes."

"Ooooooh, you know what? I bet he had to wait until my world's timeline got to my next birthday so he could use the specific spell or something. It was probably one of those 'only at this time' kind of spells." He pulled away and held my shoulders.
"Josephine." he said seriously. Oof. He's using the serious mom line.
"Yeeeeees?"
"Was your birthday yesterday?" I blanked for a few seconds before slowly nodding yes. "And you didn't tell us?" he finished.

"Well, it was late and you guys probably experienced some weird things trying to get here and-" he lifted my face and kissed me, cutting off my rant. He pulled back and I stared at him in a daze.
"If that's the case, I hope that our presence was a sufficient birthday surprise." he said grinning. Before I could reply his face became serious again.
"Now you must tell me what is wrong with my clothing."

I laughed.
"This is not a time to jest Joey. I like my clothes." he said very seriously.
"Don't get me wrong, I do too, but it's not just you. All of you need to change your clothes." I replied.
"What? Why?" Fili asked. I gestured to my entire body, and then gestured to the rest of them.
"Clothes here are a lot different here. Fili, you said I would figure out a way to get you all used to this world. Well, this is the first step." I said.

I placed a finger on my chin and started thinking out loud.
"Tauriel can fit in my clothes because we are both tiny, the shorts will just look like short shorts since her legs are longer." I started walking down the hall and they all followed me, knowing better than to intterupt when I get like this, but still curious to know what was going on.
"I think you guys will be fine with the pants, but no armor or anything like that and we'll have to put your hair up in a man-bun or something and see if you can fit in my large t-shirts dad thought would fit me. But this will just be temporary. We'll have to go get you all at least 7 outfits a piece, at least for now. We can worry about getting more later once I get more money and the colder seasons roll in." I finished, spinning around with the t-shirts in hand.
"Then, where do we go to get new clothes?" Fili asked. I grinned.
"The mall."