'Fee! Wait for me!' Thorin laughed at his youngest nephew as the young dwarf chased after his older brother.
Fili and Kili; brothers, heirs to the throne of Durin, nephews of the king, mischievous, loyal and not to mention utterly adorable. With only 5 years between the two and precious few other dwarf children around, the brothers had formed a bond truly unbreakable.
Fili, the eldest of the two,being 11 years old, ran ducking under his uncle Thorin's arm as Kili chased him mimicking his brothers turns and jumps through the pebbled terrain with more grace than a 6 year old should possess. Thorin smiled at Fili's surprise when the fair haired dwarf turned and was met with Kili's small, round face an inch from his. Although 5 years apart in age, the difference in height between the brothers was slight.
'You can't outrun me fee!' Kili giggled grabbing his brothers arm and swinging playful from it, nearly causing his brother to topple over. Regaining his balance, Fili looked down at his little brother, a feeling of pride filling his chest. It was true that Fili was incredibly proud of his eager faced, fast paced brother. Although to admit that to Kili would be to boost his ego, and so he kept the feeling to himself. However he never doubted for a moment that Kili didn't know how he felt. But alas he never spoke of his feelings to his baby brother- didnt want the little rascal to get cockier than he already was! Already the young dwarf was able to keep up with and even mimic Fili's every movement, but Fili never minded one bit for it meant he was able to do all the things he wanted to do and still be able to have his little brother by his side,trailing him, learning from him. No, scrap that, they learnt from each other, it seemed Kili was always able to keep his older brother on his toes. Perhaps having his younger brother trailing after him like a shadow should have bothered Fili, but he was unable to summon any kind of negative emotion towards his brother, he was just glad to have the company and to be a role model for Kili.
'Come on boys, inside', Thorin called to the pair, dodging to the side of the door just in time as the two boys came charging past him, laughing and smiling. The joy on their faces was what made a long days work worth the effort for Thorin. He had promised his sister he would raise and protect his nephews and that is exactly what he intended to do.
'To bed now boys' Thorin said gently.
'Will you tell us a story uncle Thorin?' Fili asked hopefully.
'The one with the dragon!' Kili chimed in loudly.
'Hush now, it's time for sleep'
'Pwease Uncle Thowin' Kili begged turning his infamous puppy dog eyes upon his uncle.
'Oh alright then, I suppose we have time for one story' Thorin sighed unable to resist the small dwarf's gaze. As he tucked the two small dwarfs into bed he pulled up a stool, sat between their beds in the small room the two shared and began to tell a tale.
From his tongue spilled legends. Legends of a noble king, a mountain full of gold and a fiery red dragon with a hunger for precious metals and stones. However as he spoke, words falling gracefully from his mouth, it became clear that the legend he spoke of was much more than a legend to the Dwarf King. The story he told so clearly did not present an easy path to happy dreams, so as he told the story he added an ending he hoped with all his heart would come true...
What did you all think?
I hope to continue this story very soon as i thoroughly enjoyed writing this and i hope you enjoy reading it too.
Apologizes if it is short-i'm still unsure of how long i should make each chapter :)
Also, although i will definitely continue this chapter-should i make the rest a series of one shots? or a continuous story? Feedback will be much appreciated and also any extra info you may have on the characters of Fili, Kili and Thorin as i feel i know very little about their background and am basing my story of what i've read in various other fanfictions :)
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Ideas and prompts are also appreciated and i may consider taking requests.