The Princess and the Thief
Estella or Ella is the second daughter of Galadriel and is invited on the quest to reclaim Erebor by Gandalf. She catches the eye of a certain Thief of the dwarves. Will Ella and Nori's love survive the quest or will it be tested? What will Galadriel think of her daughter falling for a thief?
AN: There is not a lot of Nori fan fiction with him in love with another character. So its time to give him love. I'm gonna give it a shot doing Nori. This should be interesting. Estella means Star
Chapter 1
Meeting the Company
I walked through the Shire with the hood of my cloak up. I had let my horse run. I know she would come when I called for her. I saw a figure with a pointed hat waiting on the pathway.
"Estella. You came." Gandalf said.
"Mithrandir. Of course. Mother wanted me to come and so did you." I said. Gandalf smiled as we walked towards our destination. "What is this quest about?" I ask.
"All will be explained in time, my dear." Gandalf said. I shook my head. We came to the place where eight dwarves were standing outside talking.
"Everyone. This is Estella, Daughter of Galadriel. So I hope you will respect her." Gandalf said.
"Ori."
Dori."
"Oin."
"Bofur."
"Bifur."
Bombur."
"Gloin."
"Nori."
"At your service." The dwarves said. I noticed the guy, Nori, had a starfish hairdo and he seemed to catch my eye. I shook my head and he gave me a playful smirk and a wink. I felt my checks warm and I was happy that my hood hid my face from the dwarves.
"Is someone going to ring the doorbell?" I ask, lightly. Nori ringed the doorbell.
"Oh no. No, no! There's nobody home." A voice called from inside. I raised an eyebrow as the dwarves all leaned on the door to hear him. "There's far to many dwarves in my dining room as it is. If-if-if this is some clotterd's idea of a joke, ha ha, I can only say, it is in very poor taste." The door opens and I held back a laugh as all eight dwarves fell in. Gandalf leans down and peaks in. "Gandalf." Gandalf introduces the new dwarves. I pulled down my hood and my blonde hair falls down past my waist as I pulled the cloak off to reveal a forest green tunic with a black corset that wrapped around the tunic with my black legging like pants with my favorite boots. I saw Nori eyeing me. "You're an elf? But your to short for an elf." He was right. I was about a dwarf's size.
"I stopped growing for some reason." I said with a shrug.
"Who is this lovely?" A voice said. I Turn to see a blonde dwarf and a brown hair dwarf standing in front of me.
"Estella or Ella. At your service." I said.
"Fili."
"Kili."
"At your service." The brothers bowed.
"I didn't know an elf was joining us. Thorin is not going to be happy." A dwarf that was bald said, coming over with an older man.
"Dwalin. Balin. This is Estella. I invited her to join us on the quest. She could be useful." Gandalf said.
"We'll see." Dwalin growled. I set my weapons near my cloak, avoiding the dwarves eyes. I leaned against the wall as the dwarves got the table and the food on the table. Gandalf was doing a head count and Bilbo was having issues with what they were touching. I tuned them out as I let my mind wonder. Everyone's thoughts came in my head and I groan lightly. I had my mother's power to read people's mind and speak in their heads without moving my lips. I loved it at times, but I didn't need it all the time. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I jumped lightly and turn to see Nori.
"You seem lost, Princess." Nori said.
"Its Estella or Ella, not princess." I said.
"Well you are." Nori said. I shot him a glare and saw him give a playful smirk.
"Yes, but don't like that nickname. Just lost in thought." I said, turning away from him and walking away. I saw Dori and Ori shooting their brother a questioning glance.
"Yes you're quite right, Bifur. Hmm, we appears we are one dwarf short." Gandalf said.
"He is late, is all. He travelled North to a meeting of our kin." Dwalin said, drinking from his cup. I head to the table and found a seat as the dwarves joined me. I got a plate full of food and start eating as I watched the dwarves be rude and messy.
"Bombur. Catch!" Bofur said, throwing food at Bombur. Borbor catches it with his mouth and everyone cheers. Fili gets on top of the table handing out cups of ale. I shook my head when he asks me.
"Who wants an ale? Here you go." Fili said, handing out drinks.
"Let him have another drink!" Dwalin said, and he pours ale into Oin's hearing trumpet. I let out a laugh as Oin sputters in anger. I looked down at my food as I ate in silence. I felt eyes on me. I turn my head slightly and caught Nori looking at me from where he sat across from me.
"On the count of three." Kili said. They count to three and then pound their tankards together and took a drink of the ale. I raised an eyebrow as they had a burping contest and Ori had the loudest and longest burp of them all. I saw Bilbo looking disgusted. I finished and excused myself. I leaned against the wall as the dwarves enjoy themselves. Bilbo grabs a doily back from Nori.
"Excuse me, that is a doily, not a dishcloth!" Bilbo said. Nori came over as Bofur talked.
"He's an odd fellow." Nori said, leaning against the wall next to me.
"Different. I haven't been around Hobbits. I read about them in my books." I said, watching as Gandalf talked.
"You're a mystery." Nori said. My green eyes land on him and saw that he was watching me with interest.
"You'll just have to figure me out then." I said with a wink. Nori goes to sit back at the table. I watched him go and I caught Gandalf's eye who gave me a knowing smile.
"Someone caught you eye." I read Gandalf's eye.
"He's a dwarf. I'm and Elvish Princess. We don't have a chance." I said in his head.
"You don't know unless you try." Gandalf said in his head.
"Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what should I do with my plate?" Ori asked Bilbo. Fili comes up to Ori.
"Here you go, Ori give it to me." Fili said, taking the plate and tossing it at Kili, who throws it to Bifur who was standing at the sink. Gandalf keeps ducking avoiding the dishes that were flying. I chuckled.
"Excuse me, that's my mother's West Farthing crockery, it's over a hundred years old!" Bilbo said. I heard drumming of silverware on the table. "Can-Can you not do that? You'll blunt them!"
"Ooh you hear that, lads? He says we'll blunt the knives." Bofur said.
"Blunt the knives, bend the forks." Kili said.
"Smash the bottle and burn the corks." Fili said. I tapped my foot against the floor with the rhythm of the son.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plates. That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!" The dwarves sang. Plates started getting tossed around as the dwarves sing. "Cut the cloth and tread on the fat leave the bones on the bedroom mat. Pour the milk on the pantry floor. Splash the wine on every door. Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl Pound them up with a thumping pole and when you've finished, if they are whole, send them down the hall to roll." I got a good laugh watching the dwarves. It was a catchy song and fun to watch Bilbo's Reaction. "That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!" The dwarves laugh and Bilbo sees that the plates weren't destroyed. I chuckled as the dwarves laugh. A sudden banging on the door comes and we all go silent.
"He's here." Gandalf said. He looks at me. "And you need to show him you are worthy to go on this quest." He says in his head. I give a nod.
AN: There's the first chapter. Some attraction and stuff. Hope you enjoyed.