Suggest to read 'It's not a dream first' :3 A lot more fun that way :P

… Ella's eyes slowly opened and looked around. She wasn't on the battlefield anymore but in a small tent. She tried to sit up but was pushed down immediately. She looked up and saw Oin sitting next to her bed. Ella cried into the furs she used as a pillow.

"I don't want it anymore." Ella mumbled into the furs. "I can't do it alone."

"Ella-"

"I don't want the baby anymore, Oin!" Ella interrupted lifting her head from the furs. "I don't want it!"

"Lass-"

"Don't try and talk me out of it! I will not have this baby without Fili, just… Just take it away."

"LASSIE!" Oin said shaking her a little. "You saved him."

"Wha-what?"

"They're still breathing."

"WHAT?!" …

"They are still alive."

Ella jumped out of the bed and threw the covers over Oin. She stormed out of the tent but quickly came back.

"Where are they Oin?!" Ella asked. "Tell me where Fili is!"

"Lass calm down."

"No! I will not calm down!" Ella shouted. "I saw Fili die! He died right in front of me! Tell me where he is or I swear to God that I will find him myself!"

"Not until you calm down." Oin said strict.

Ella took a deep breath and looked up as she tried to bite back tears. "Please take me to him… Please." She begged. "I have to know if he is alright."

Oin led her out. Ella looked around there were so many injured; elves, men and dwarves. They reached a large tent which had, what looked like, the royal seal on the side. Oin gave her a look that told her to be quiet and moved the curtains so she could enter.

Ella's heart dropped. The arrows of Fili and Kili's chest had been removed and the spears from Thorin's side. There was blood on the covers and they barely moved. Ella had to lean against a pillar to keep herself on her feet. She didn't fight back the tears, seeing them so weak in front of her broke her heart. She was afraid to move closer to them and walked outside. Once outside she fell to her knees and cried into the grass.

"We cannot move them." Ella heard a familiar voice say. "They are still too weak. If we move them they could die."

"They should be treated by their own people!"

Ella looked up and saw Balin talking to another dwarf. He was covered in iron and a cloak and had a crown on his head. It was Dain from the Iron Hills.

"They will, but for now let the elves take care of them, they are better then us and we are too few to take care of all the injured."

"I do not care!" Dain said. "As long as Oakenshield is injured then I am king! I want them moved NOW!"

Dain and a couple of guards moved closer the healing tent but Ella pushed herself up and grabbed the weapon closest to her.

"Don't you dare come near them, or so help me God I will cut you down where you stand!" Ella threatened with a mattock in her hands.

One of the guards snorted and moved closer to her but Ella swung her weapon and the guard stumbled back.

"I warned you!" Ella hissed. "The next one to step closer is going to drop dead, clear!?"

"We mean no harm, milady." Dain said. "We just want to move them closer to the mountain."

"They are not going anywhere!" Ella said. "They are staying right where they are!"

"You dare to question the decisions of your king?!"

"You are not my king! Thorin is!" Ella shouted. "And as long as I am standing you don't get a say in anything!"

"Elly?"

Ella looked over Dain's shoulder and saw George standing behind him.

"George!" Ella said and pushed past the guards before picking up her little brother and spinning him around. "Oh that God that you are still in one piece!"

George held on to his sister as tight as he could. Ella felt a hand on her back and saw Dwalin standing behind her. She gave him a lung-crushing hug before the siblings started crying again.

After a couple of teary moments she took a deep breath and handed George to Dwalin.

"Where are you going lass?" He asked.

"I'm gonna talk to Dain, Thranduil and Bard." Ella said. "Maybe I can get them to help us rebuild Erebor."

"No need to worry about that." Dwalin said. "The dwarves of the Iron Hills are already taking down the wall and helping rebuild Dale as we speak."

XxX

After a while Ella had managed to gather enough courage to push herself next to Fili's bed. She cried as she held onto his hand. He was so cold and so weak that Ella feared that he would die at any moment.

"You'll be alright." She whispered through her tears as her free hand softly stroked though his blond hair. "You'll get better. You have too… Please Fili, for me. You can't make me stay here alone…"

Ella suddenly felt Fili's hand tighten a little around hers and she lost her breath for a second. Tears of fear turned into tears of joy.

"You stupid dwarf!" Ella scolded with a broken voice. "You scared the Jesus out of me! Don't you dare do that again…"

She gasped for air as more tears flowed from her face. "Don't you ever scare me like that again… Just- Please just… Promise me you won't die on me…"

She wiped away her tears and pulled Fili's covers closer to his chin. She kissed his head and walked outside, closing the tent behind her.

It was starting to get late and the company was sitting around a campfire. Ori had injured his arm; Bofur had a cut over his eye and Gloin an injured shoulder, thank goodness that the rest were all right beside a couple of cuts and bruises. They all cheered when they saw her moving closer and they reached out to her in a rib breaking group hug.

Ella cried again when they put her back on the ground.

"Aww… Come here, lass." Bofur said hugging her softly before he moved her closer to the fire. "Have a seat while we get you some food, alright?"

XxX

"What happened?" Ella asked as Bombur handed her a bowl of soup and a piece of bread. "What happened? What happened?!" Bofur said dramatically. "The earth shook, that's what happened!"

Ella gave Balin a look hoping that he would be able to explain everything a little better to her.

"You save us all." Balin said from across the fire. "When you screamed you created an earthquake of some sort and trees came storming from the forest. Their branches grabbed the goblins and broke their bodies in two like a toothpick. Twigs and veins grabbed orcs and ripped their flesh off of their bones. Eventually the enemy was forces to retreat and the nature moved back to where it belonged. We found you laying on the ground, your hair was braided around the king and his heirs like a cocoon but you were slowly sinking into the ground and we had to cut your hair to get you loose."

Ella placed a hand on her head and first noticed now that her hair reached no further then her ears. The left side of her hair was longer then the right side.

"You are terrible hairdressers." Ella teased, trying to brighten the sphere a little.

"You are not mad at us?" Ori asked rubbing his sore arm.

"Why would I be that?" she asked. "Y'all saved my life!"

"Short hair on a woman is a sign of disgrace and dishonor, unless of course in a situation like this." Balin explained.

"It'll grow back." Ella said with a small smile. "I used to have short hair at home so I don't really care."

At that moment Ella's stomach started to cramp up. She bit her lip and placed a hand on her stomach as she let out a soft groan.

"Are you alright lass?" Dwalin asked.

Ella looked up and could help but smile at the worried looks she got from the dwarves.

"It's fine." She said. "It's just the baby and the pre-"

"BABY?!" They all shouted and rose to their feet.

"What? Oin didn't tell you?"

Their faces shot to the doctor.

"Thought it should be something to tell yourself." He said rather quickly and the dwarves shot their faces to Ella again.

"Hehehe, yeah well um- Tada…" Ella couldn't find a way to tell them and scratched the back of her head.

"Since when?" Nori asked breaking the awkward silence.

"Lake Town. Probably." She mumbled softly.

"LAKE TOWN!?" Dwalin growled.

"Calm down!" Ella snapped. "It's not like we planned it! It just… Happened."

"Thing like this don't just happen!"

"Well there is nothing I can do about it now, is there?" Ella said. "Right now I'm just glad that Fili is still breathing!"

"Is it his?" Ori asked quietly.

"What?!" Ella growled she rose to her feet and took a step closer to him but stopped herself. "You know what? I'm going to pretend that you never asked me that because you're a nice guy and injured. Consider yourself lucky."

"You didn't answers his question." Bofur said.

"Of course it's his! Who else's would it be?!"

"Does he know?" Balin asked.

"I-I…" Ella placed herself on the log again and took a deep breath. "I don't know." She whispered as she could feel tears rising again. "I told he before he-he… Before he-"

The tears fell and she cried into her hands. "I can't do this without him…"

Bifor placed a hand on her back and mumbled something in Khuzdul. Ella didn't know what he was saying but she felt herself calm down under his words.

"Look at me," Ella said wiping away her tears. "I'm even a bigger emotional mess then before!"

"Comes with the pregnancy, lass." Oin smiled. "Now go and get some rest."

"But Oin-"

"Doctor's orders."

"I'll show you your tent." Dwalin said and stood up to escort Ella.

"What I need a bodyguard now?" Ella asked with a smile.

"You are carrying an heir of Erebor, so yes." He answered and helped her up. "And I still don't trust the elves." He added quickly.

Ella rolled her eyes and shook her head before grabbing Dwalin's arm.

XxX

Dwalin and Ella walked around for a bit before Dwalin led her to her tent.

"Her we go lass." He said as they stood outside. "Hope you don't mind sharing."

Ella opened the curtains and smiled when she saw George fast a sleep.

"He's a brave lad." Dwalin said. "He did well in battle."

"Yeah." Ella said but her smile faded a little. "I just wish that he hadn't to go through it, you know?"

"I know." He smiled. "But if he hadn't gone through it then some of us wouldn't be live right now."

"But he is still so young."

"So are you."

"I know." Ella sighed and rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Non of us should have gone through it."

"You're right." Dwalin admitted. "But then we wouldn't have proven that the mountain is truly ours. We did what we had to and we fought for what we had to fight for. Everything will get better in time."

"Sure hope so." Ella smiled. "Can't wait to sleep in a proper bed again!"

"Don't we all lass?" he chuckled.

"Goodnight, Dwalin." Ella said.

"Goodnight, milady." Dwalin said and gave her a small nod. As he was about to turn away he gave the girl one more look. "They'll be fine." He said. "I don't want you staying up all night worrying."

"I'll try." Ella said with a sad smile. "Can't promise you though."

Dwalin chuckled softly and shook his head.

"Goodnight." She said again and closed the tent behind her.

Ella snuggled under the blankets and pulled George closer to her chest. She noticed that we had a cut on his cheekbone and knew that it would turn into a scar. She scolded herself but quickly thanked God for keeping him alive.

"Goodnight, baby boy." She whispered into his hair and fell asleep.

First chapter to the sequel! Hope you liked it :3

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