Hello again everyone! I am really excited to show you all this new story I have been working on! It's a prequel to A Family Broken filled with my attempt at sweet family fluff leading up to the events of the first story. I hope you all enjoy and don't worry I am currently working on the sequel story! ENJOY!

Chapter One

Quiet, rare blissful quiet… it was not often that Dis was able to enjoy a moment of peace. Not since she gave birth to her oldest child Fili and even less when her youngest Kili came along. Her two beautiful children were her pride and joy, but they could be mischievous little devils when they wanted, inseparable partners in crime. It was still very early in the morning just after dawn and Dis was starting to prepare breakfast for her family. Unexpectedly the front door creaked open quietly and Dis's head snapped up at the noise. All of her family still lay sleeping in their beds and she had no idea who could be slipping into her home.

Dis stealthily made her way to the front door with the knife she was using to prepare her family's meal as a weapon, quickly moving to investigate the noise. This early everyone she knew in the dwarven settlement should still be in bed sleeping and Dis was not taking any chances with her family's safety. She knew that being from a royal line meant there were many people out there that would want to cause them harm, in any way they could. Slowly she crept to the hallway that lead to the front door, briefly looking to her sons' room to ensure that the door was still closed. She thought about going to her brother's room and waking him to help with the disturbance, but that would mean leaving her sons' room unguarded and Dis would not do that.

Heavy footsteps could now be heard walking in the dwarf Mother's direction and she tensed her body, ready to defend her home and children. Dis was waiting in the shadows for the perfect time to strike, when the unknown figure walked past her and moved towards Fili and Kili's bedroom. Her protective Mother instincts flew into overdrive, whoever was in her house was after her babies and she would not allow any harm to befall them. Dis was just about to attack when a small stream of early morning light from the window hit the intruder's face.

"Thorin I could have killed you!" Dis cried in annoyance,

Thorin Oakenshield turned in surprise and looked at his sister, standing half in the shadows holding a large kitchen knife at her side.

Thorin chuckled at his sister's appearance, "I can see that. Can I ask dear sister, why are you getting ready to stab me with our best kitchen knife?"

Dis stared at Thorin as if he had just grown two heads. "Perhaps you can tell me why you are sneaking into the house at this hour, scaring the life out of me, when you are supposed to be in bed sleeping?!"

Thorin heard the warning of a temper in Dis's voice and knew he was in trouble. "Dwalin and I were meeting with someone before dawn. I did not want to wake you earlier than needed. I know you need as much energy as possible to keep up with those sons of yours all day."

Dis narrowed her eyes at her brother. "I see and what would this meeting have been about? I am certain it wasn't about a job. Not after you agreed to take a break for a bit and spend more time with your nephews."

Thorin fidgeted slightly under Dis's glare and started to silently lead her to the kitchen, so they would not wake Fili and Kili. Dis had been overly protective since the last job Thorin took away from home, ended with Thorin stumbling back late one night with a broken arm and a nasty gash on the side of his head accompanied by a major concussion. Thorin knew his sister just wanted to keep from losing anymore family members, but they had to eat and with winter approaching the extra money would be needed.

As soon as they walked into the kitchen Dis returned to making breakfast and waited for Thorin to explain himself. Thorin moved to the table and sat down heavily in the wooden chair facing his sister. The dwarf King without a kingdom sighed and rubbed a hand down his face before speaking in a low voice.

"I know what I said Dis, but this job is worth it. The owner of a small forge in the human village a day's ride from here, recently lost a few of his workers in a wolf attack. He needs their remaining orders filled quickly so he does not lose any business. He is paying triple what we would normally be paid and with winter quickly approaching the extra money would be a blessing. I promise you I will only be gone with Dwalin for a couple of weeks and then I will take a break for as long as you wish."

Dis halted her progress on breakfast and looked at Thorin. She then shook her head sadly while sighing, "I understand Thorin. I know we will need the extra money for many things this winter and I know the stress you are under to provide for us. I really do appreciate all you have done for me and my boys. After I lost my husband I did not know what would become of my sweet children, growing up without a father is a terrible fate. You have taken them in and given them a father figure to look up to, for that I will be eternally grateful. I just feel sorry for you."

Thorin blinked in confusion, "Why would you feel sorry for me sister?" he asked dreading the answer.

Dis looked at her brother with and sweet smile never pausing in her work. "Because my dear brother, you are going to be the one to break the news to Fili and Kili. In fact why don't you go and wake them for breakfast now."

Thorin had a look of dismay showing clearly on his face and glare at his sister before getting up to leave. Dis was very crafty in her punishments and always had been. Thorin could see where her children got their scheming brilliance and talent for pranks. Having to tell the boys that he had to leave was bad enough. To also have him be the one to wake them, showed just how truly angry she was that he took another job, after saying he would rest.

Waking Fili and Kili was always a great challenge. Fili was often grumpy after just waking and Kili, well with Kili you needed a team of highly trained warriors to wake him in the mornings. Usually the only person who could wake the youngest member of their family, without having to battle with the wild dwarfling was his brother. However, on the days that Fili was grumpy he was not always helpful in that task.

Thorin pause just outside his nephew's door and took a moment to prepare for the impending battle, before entering the room. He quietly opened the door and stood in the threshold as the dwarf King looked fondly at the scene before him. Fili and Kili were sound asleep and looked as if at some point in the night Kili had crawled into his brother's bed again. He now had most of the blankets while Fili snores could be heard faintly in the room. Throughout the night the brothers had become a mess of tangled limbs, with Fili's arm draped across Kili holding him protectively.

With a smile Thorin stepped closer to his nephew's bed shaking his head, he did not know why they even bothered getting Fili his own bed. No matter what the brothers always ended up together before the night was up. As the dwarf King reached his nephews he sat on the edge of the bed and began to lightly shake Fili.

"Fili it's time for you and your brother to wake."

Fili grumbled and tried to shoo his Uncle away with his small hand. Thorin sighed, of course today would be one of the days Fili was grumpy. Deciding to try his luck with his youngest nephew, Thorin reached over Fili to remove his arm from his little brother.

"Kili, up you go lad. It's time for breakfast." Thorin said, gently moving the tangled hair from Kili's face. He was met with no response from Kili, while Fili moved his head under his pillow with the noise. Letting out a huff Thorin raised his voice a bit louder and pulled the covers off the little dwarfs.

"Boys your Mother has breakfast waiting for us! Now up with both of you! That's an order, unless you want me to call your Mother in here." Thorin still did not receive the response he was looking for and scolded himself for resorting to using Dis as a threat, he could handle this. He trained and managed armies of warriors against dangerous enemies. Surely he could wake a couple of dwarf children, even if they were as strong-minded and stubborn as any of the Durin line.

Determined to not be bested by his young nephew Thorin resorted to something so devious it would rival all other plans to wake the sleeping dwarfs.

"I am giving you boys to the count of three to get yourselves up for breakfast!" Thorin was again met with no acknowledgement from his sleeping nephews. "Okay then, One…Two…Three!" Thorin suddenly jumped on the bed and began to tickle Fili and Kili mercilessly, waking both boys up in an instant. Fili and Kili giggled endlessly as Thorin continued to tickle them, all the while barking out hearty laughter of his own.

Fili broke from his Uncle first, "Oh no Kili, it's the dreaded tickle monster! What should we do?"

Kili still trapped by his Uncle, giggled out a reply to his older brother. "We must find a way to defeat him Fili!"

Thorin stopped his tickle attack and stood back from the bed with his hands on his hips. "You cannot defeat a tickle monster as great as me young dwarf warriors!" Thorin challenged, chuckling.

Kili looked between his brother and Uncle, "How can we stop the evil tickle monster Fili?" Kili said seriously.

Fili face was alight with a wide smile as he turned to whisper into his little brother's ear. As Fili was talking Kili's face also broke out into a large smile and he nodded his head enthusiastically. Thorin started to worry about what his clever little nephews could be up to, but did not have time to dwell on the thought. As unexpectedly Fili and Kili ran and jumped off of the bed towards their Uncle.

Years of training and his quick reflexes help Thorin catch his airborne nephews, but with the surprise of the impact and the momentum from both boys sent Thorin, Fili and Kili tumbling to the ground. Recovering immediately Fili and Kili began tickling Thorin as they pinned him to the floor, laughing hysterically.

The group continued to tickle fight for a few more moments until they heard Dis yell down the hall, "What is going on down there?"

Fili and Kili looked at each other and then at their Uncle, who lifted a finger to his lips quieting them. "Nothing sister, I have everything under control!" Thorin bellowed back, watching as the boys tried to stifle their laughter with a smile on his face.

"Well hurry up then! Breakfast is getting cold!"

Thorin turned back to his nephews, "It would seem you have bested the dreaded tickle monster. Now it is time for a victory feast!"

Fili and Kili jumped up to their feet with a yell of excitement and raced out of the room towards the kitchen, madly giggling the whole way. Thorin stood from his place on the ground and brushed himself off with a smile. He loved his sister's sons dearly. They could always bring a smile to his face and mend his torn heart, even after so much loss. One day Thorin would retake Erebor and if he was lucky he would do so with his treasured nephews by his side. With that thought in his head the dwarf King made his own way to the kitchen, for what was destined to be an interesting meal.

There you have it, A Mother's Love chapter one! I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I forgot to mention that this story will probably only be four or five chapters long. I just really wanted to go into some of the things hinted at in A Family Broken and wanted to explore Dis's character a bit. Reviews are very welcome! I would love to hear all of your thoughts. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day!