AN: *waves* here is the first chapter of the sequel. I'm still figuring out just how I want this to go. Can't try to plan it or it gets depressing so yeah... Anyways hope you like it.
Merry and Pippin stand in front of Thorin with unrepentant looks on their faces. Hands clasped they use the etiquette classes that Bilbo forced them into to show a united front. If they were younger they'd blame it on Fili and Kili, it wasn't them who dropped the bucket of pig feces on the visiting nobleman's head honest. But they are older, they came to Uncle Bilbo when they were six three years after he came home from his Adventure, now they are almost twenty. Tweens Uncle Bilbo calls them and they've been caught blaming Fili and Kili for their pranks before… Not that that excuse would work now. Not when Fili had almost been hit by the dung as well as that handsy noble.
"Boys…"
"He deserved!"
"Fili told him to let go…"
"But he didn't…"
"It's bad enough he keeps…"
"Touching Fili."
Thorin sighs and pinches his nose.
"I will talk to Fili about that later. You know better than to…"
He trails off, he's had this discussion before when they managed to cover a visiting noble woman in honey and feathers after she had insulted Kili. No one insulted their family or did something their family didn't like and got away unscathed. Valiantly he doesn't groan, doesn't drop his head into his hands and ask Mahal what he had done to get stuck with not one but two pairs of trouble makers.
"Talk to Fili about what?"
And the groan he was holding in is let out. Kili is standing, favoring his right side. While his nephews haven't exactly gotten to the point where they both know they are each others Ones Kili has finally started show that he sees his brother in a more romantic light. Merry and Pippin seeing Kili as the ally he is hasten to explain what just has been going on while the brown haired Heir has been stuck in Dale.
The look on Kili's face is borderline murderous before he smooths it out.
"Lord Relor? What does that old coot want with Fili?"
Merry and Pippin both share looks and shake their heads helplessly.
"Do not think you two are out of trouble yet. I need to speak with Kili… Go ask Nurra or Vonna if they need help and stay out of trouble," Thorin says.
With that Merry and Pippin take off.
"Kili is pretending to be that dense right?" Pippin asks softly as they run. They don't want to go to Vonna, Co Captain of the guard next to Dwalin so they head to Nurra, the Royal Baker, instead. She takes one look at them and sighs tiredly.
"The cooks need help peeling potatoes. Don't start another peel war. If you do Bilbo has given me permission to smack your butts with a frying pan."
Pippin nods his head while Merry tries to look innocent.
"That wasn't us! Sam started it first."
The look Nurra gives him shows just how much she believes that.