Disclaimer: I do not own The Hobbit
"Bilbo!" The brothers cooed cuddling next to the hobbit on either side. Their noses and toes were being thawed by the crackling fire in front of them and it was a welcome warmth in the chill night air. "Tell us again." The said, each putting their head down on his shoulder.
"I've already told you everything I can think of at least three times today." Bilbo laughed.
"Please tell us again." Fili asked batting his eyes up at Bilbo
"Just once more to help us fall asleep." Kili said scooting closer to Bilbo on the log they were sitting on.
"Fine. I live in the shire in a very nice house. I was quite respectable, never had any adventures." He said smiling as they sighed in content. "My door is round and green. I had just put a fresh coat of paint on it before we left. There is a pantry, large and always stocked full of food. Well at least it was until a bunch of hungry dwarves showed up. It has a few bedrooms, not enough for all of you dwarves, but enough for normal gatherings."
"Will you go back there after this quest is done?" Kili asked.
"It is my home." Bilbo said, never having given it much thought.
"I remember seeing something in your house. Very nice handwriting, framed, and hung on the wall." Fili said thought
"Ah yes, Home is where the heart is." Kili said in a flowery voice.
"Don't you love us?" Fili asked sitting up and looking Bilbo in the eyes.
"I do-"
"Home is where the hearth is." Said an imposing voice as a shadowy figure loomed over them.
"Uncle." The brothers shrank under his hard glare.
"Leave the hobbit alone." Thorin growled. The two brothers scuttled away quickly.
"They were doing no harm." Bilbo said as Thorin sat on the log next to little Bilbo.
"Have you given much thought to if you will return to the shire after the quest?" Thorin asked staring into the fire.
"No. It had never occurred to me." Bilbo said honestly.
"My father used to say home is where the gold is, but I've come to see that there are other things more important than gold." Thorin said looking down at Bilbo with a puzzling expression.
"Love." Bilbo offered.
"Have you found love beyond your beloved Shire?" Thorin asked.
"I'm not sure. I care for all of you, but my family is back there." Bilbo said thoughtfully.
"Uncle, if you say home is more than just gold then why do you wish to return to the mountain?" Kili asked sitting next to Bilbo.
"Many reasons, none of which you need to know." Thorin growled.
"Perhaps some of those reasons may help us convince Bilbo to stay with us." Fili said sitting next to Thorin.
"If he does not wish to stay with us then we will not force him." Thorin snapped angrily rising and walking off.
"I suppose we will just have to find something Bilbo loves more than the shire on our journey." Fili said wrapping his arms around Bilbo's waist and pulling him closer, resting his head on Bilbo's shoulder.
"Such as?" Kili asked doing the same from the other side. Fili simply shook his head.