Hello! Altough this isn't my first story, it is my first of the Hobbit, this story is completly Alternate Universe since it is after the battle of the five armies and all our fav dwarves survived and lets be honest, we all pretend they did ;)

Also there are some others caracters you will know, from the lord of the rings so yea, can't get more AU right?

Hope you enjoy, thanks for Rainsaber for getting the mistakes out to make it more understanding and for helping me with making it better.

Reviews will be much much appreciated.

"Liana ..."

She could faintly hear her mother calling her name, not to loud as not to attract attention but little Liana was too mesmerised by what she saw to respond. The little girl took a few steps forward towards the beautiful garment that had her so enthralled for a better view. She stretched her little fingers to touch it, almost there ...

"Liana, what are you doing in here?" said her mother and she took her daughter's arm and turned her around softly, "this is the bedroom of the King, if he find us here he can fire me."

"That I can indeed." she heard a stern voice saying behind her.

"My king, I am sorry," she said softly as she turned with Liana in her arms, "she was gone before I knew it, I ..."

"It is alright," answered Th oden and he smiled, "I believe my son, sister's son and daughter are outside in the yard playing, perhaps it is wise to bring Liana there so that she can not ... wander off again."he suggested.

"Of course." she heard her mother say.

Liana was carried outside and looked over the shoulder of her mother to the King, he smiled at her and waved. Liana smiled and waved back. Outside, she was put on the ground and her mother turned her towards her and kissed her head.

"Stay here until I come get you." she said and walked away.

At the thought of that first meeting with the king there appears a smile on Liana's face. It was a long time ago but that encounter had always stayed with her. It was also the first day her mother took her to work with her after her father died. Liana had spent the morning with her in her work-office and sat and watched at what she did. Eventually she became bored and began to investigate. After Liana's mother had put her down in her garden she looked at the other three children playing.

Two boys, Th odred and Eomer, were playing with wooden swords and shields that they themselves had made. Then her eyes fell upon another little girl, Eowyn, who looked at her courious but then walked towards her. She smiled at Liana and took her hand, pulling her up and away from the boys. The spend the whole day in the garden, running around, playing hide and seek, laughing and sometimes whispering if they came across someone. Other times they played in Eowyns chamber, dressing her up as the princess she was going to be with Liana being her seamstresses to her like her mother was to Eowyns uncle. The girls were inseparable since that day and while they both grew up to be woman and even after Eowyn started to learn from her uncles staff how to behave as a lady and Liana to work all day, thus spending less time with each other, the friendship between them remained, sometimes feeling more like sisters then friends. Th odred and Eomer were equally as inseparable, always together.

"Liana?"

Liana turns around and sees Eowyn with a questioning look on her face.

"Where are you with your thoughts?" she asks.

"Do you remember the day we met?" Liana asks.

"Of course, I was so happy that there was finally another girl in the palace that I could play with! Those guys made me crazy with their "war" games." Eowyn laughs.

"And to play the damsel in distress." Liana reminds her.

"Hey, are you coming with us?"

Now it's Liana's turn to look at Eowyn with a questioning look.

"To Erebor? For the coronation of Thorin." Eowyn reminded her friend.

"Oh, I do not know, your uncle did not ask me to go and as long as you have your official clothes with you .."

"Oh come on, for me." Eowyn almost pleads.

"For you?"

"Yes, without you it is going to be so boring." Eowyn says and puts on her best pouting face.

Liana laughs and looks at her.

"Talk to your uncle about it." Liana says.

"I've never seen a dwarf." Eowyn says suddenly.

"Neither have I."

"Do you think there are going to be elves?" Eowyn asks.

"No idea," replied Liana, "they say that they are the most beautiful creatures that you have ever seen."

"I heard that Thorin is also very handsome." Eowyn says.

"Okay." Liana says hesitantly.

"And that he has two nephews who are also gorgeous." Eowyn goes on.

"Gorgeous?" Liana laughs and looks at Eowyn.

"Very." she says and nudges Liana in the side.

"Eowyn, I am married!" Liana reminds her.

"Yes, and? Your husband will not be there and although I am attending as Lady Eowyn of Rohan we still can have a little fun now and then."

"And what, Lady Eowyn of Rohan, do you consider having fun?" asks Liana and she puts her hands on her hips.

"Laughing, dancing... those sort of things."

"I do not dance anymore." Liana says and turns around to collect her things.

"And why is that? You used to love it." Eowyn says softly.

Liana stills but does not turn around to look at Eowyn.

"As a child, yes..."

"And also as an adult Liana."

"And besides with whom do you suggest I dance? With you?"

"Thorin?"

"Yeah sure, if he is so handsome as you say I am sure that there will be more then enough woman for him to pick from."

"One of his gorgeous nephews then?" she tries.

"You are really unbelievable."

Eowyn walks around Liana and takes her hands:"Is everything alright?"

"Of course, why would it not be?" Liana says and tries to pull her hands free.

"Because of this for instance," Eowyn says meaning the way Liana tries to pull her hands free,"you never used to do that."

"Do what?"

"Flinch when I touch you."

"I don not flinch Eowyn," Liana says a little harsher then she meant,"I am sorry, I am merely tired. I just want to go home and my husband is expecting dinner when he comes home and I still have to go to the market to get some vegetables."

Liana wants to turn around but Eowyn stops her.

"You would tell me right? If something happened?"

"Like what?"

"You know what I mean."

"Of course I would, you are my best friend. Can I go now?" she asks.

"After you answer this question; are you happy?"

"What kind of question is that?"

"Just a simple one, yes or no."

"Yes." is the blunt answer and with that Liana walks away leaving Eowyn to look after her disappearing form.

Liana walks quickly over the market in the village and purchases the vegetables she needs for the meal. After she has everything she walks to her house and puts the basket on the table. When everything is unpacked, she walks into the bedroom to change her work clothes for something more comfortable. After that she walks back to the kitchen to start dinner. She begins to cut the vegetables first and puts them in water so they are clean. During the cutting of the potatoes she realizes she is starting to work faster and she almost cuts herself. After cleaning and setting the potatoes on the fire Liana looks outside to the position of the sun, it will at least be an hour before Zane comes home, that should be enough time to have dinner ready. She relaxes a moment and releases a breath she didn't know she was holding in.