12 dwarves and a wizard were already too much for Bilbo Baggins to bear. He stood in the door way of his kitchen yelling at different dwarfs to put that back and to stop toying with his mother's silver wear. They pushed passed him not giving the little hobbit another thought, no matter how high he raised his voice. No one really noticed he was there; even though they were inside his home, eating his food. He watched them all sit around his table after yelling at a few of them to take that chair back because it wasn't for sitting on. He got knocked out by Kili who jumped up on the table trying to set over plates and such.
"Who wants ale?" he hummed holding out a few cups to those who took it as he got shoved a bit to get off the table. He didn't pay any mind to it before he was down to one cup and hopped off taking a seat between his brother and Ori. Gandalf was even enjoying the merrily dwarves as they ate before long Gandalf ducted out of the dining room before making his way to the main hall; Bilbo throwing a fit about all the dwarves eating all of his food.
"They've plundered the pantry, and you don't want to know what they've done in the bathroom! All but destroyed the plumbing!" His face flushed red with anger before Ori walked up rather innocently looking over Bilbo before to Gandalf. He was just about Bilbo's size and clearly younger than the rest. He holds a plate in his left hand before tapping Bilbo's shoulder.
"Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt but what should I do with my plate?" he questioned politely he wasn't rude like the other dwarves but he was still young. Fili stood in the hall next to the kitchen before Kili pushed Bilbo out of the way taking Ori's plate with a grin.
"Don't worry Ori, I've got it" He hummed throwing the plate to Fili who bumped it before hitting it into the kitchen to be washed. The other dwarves were making a beat with the knives and forks before Bilbo went to stand in the door way of the dining room. He saw 8 dwarves at the table stomping their feet and hitting their elbows on the table before bumping and scraping the knives with the other across from them in rhythm.
"Stop! You'll blunt the forks!" he cried out watching them. Those were his mothers and he would prefer if they didn't get hurt. He surely has changed from the young hobbit he once was. Bofur got a mischievous smirk on his face looking around the table.
"You hear that guys? We'll blunt 'he knifes" he said in a teasing tone before looking around again as the beat got more rhythmic. And the sound from bumping and throwing the plates joined into the merrily beat. Bilbo looked around rather upset not knowing if the dwarves were going to break something, but he wouldn't put it past them. Before long they broke out in song. Kili had started it off while hitting another plate to Fili.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plates!" he sung out in rhythm to the beat of the constant banging of the forks and knifes, with the hitting of the plates. Soon enough Fili and Bofur joined in before the rest of the dwarves slowly joined into the song as well.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Bunt the knives and bent the forks!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates-
Smash the bottles and burn the corks!
Cut the cloth and tread on the fat!
Pour the milk on the pantry floor!
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
Splash the wine on every door!
Dump the crocks in a boiling bawl;
Pound them up with a thumping pole;
And when you've finished, if any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So Carefully, Carefully with the plates!"
Bilbo pushed his way into the dining room expecting to find shattered plates ruined among the floor, but instead they were all washed and set in neat piles on the table the dwarves laughing and joking even Gandalf had an amused smirk on his face his pipe in his hand as he raised his hands laughing among with the dwarves. THUD... THUD... THUD. 3 Loud knocks were on the door as Gandalf looked around the group before taking a long drag on his pipe.
"For her sake, she better hope that's not Thorin" Balin whispered taking his place again at the table next to his brother Dwalin. Dwalin nodded and looked around as the youngest dwarves started whispering.
"Oh the king will not be pleased..." Ori whispered to Fili and Kili who sat there toying with the bread; juggling it being silly. They were the youngest dwarfs for sure.
Gandalf raised his hand to shush the crowd as he went to the door opening it to see the great Thorin Oakensheild. He gave Bilbo a slight bow before stepping in. Bilbo looked over him and sighed. Great another dwarf in his house just what he needed. And still were there more to come?
"I am Thorin Oakensheild, last of the Durin's" he announced looking past Bilbo to the dwarves in the kitchen. "Sorry I'm late, I got lost... Twice!" He chuckled "I wouldn't of found it if there wasn't that mark on the door" He walked to the kitchen looking around at the surprisingly neat-ish kitchen.
"What!" Bilbo's voice rose. Closing his door, "There's no mark on that door! It was painted last week!" He pronounced. The rest of the group didn't mind him before Thorin took his place at the head of the table. He glanced around at the faces as Gandalf keep looking towards the door. He knew Thorin would be displeased with her being late but he was late himself so he couldn't hold it against her.
"Where is she?" "She's never late" "I hope she's okay..." "Thorin doesn't look happy" the dwarves mumbled between selves before Thorin raised his hand as they all settled down. They looked from one another not saying a word before looking to Thorin knowing he was upset.
"Where is she?" He growled looking around the table looking rather impatient. He was upset that he was late but she was even later. Even Dwalin was here before her, where the hell was she? She better have one hell of an excuse or she will be riding in the back the whole trip.
"She?" Bilbo mumbled to himself. Who was she? Another. Dwarf. Perhaps? His thoughts seemed to slow as he thought over whom /She/ could be. Bilbo stood back in the hall looking to Gandalf. "She?" He asked him in more of curious tone. Gandalf smiles before looking over the dwarves them all becoming quite and smiling. She was someone different he took it from the looks on the dwarfs' faces. But who was she? He still didn't quite understand.
"He wishes to know of the last member of our crew." Gandalf chuckles before looking from dwarf to dwarf. He shook his head knowing everyone was going to have to describe her; they all had something to say about her.
"She saved my life" Thorin grumbled before Gloin poured him a cup of ale. Gloin looked up at Bilbo and smirked.
"Killed 20 orcs on one go without being tired" He stated before looking around the table as Bifur stood up.
"She can go days with sleep and food, I've seen it." He announced before bofur who was seated next to him pulled him back down into the chair.
"She's a fighter! Best we might have" Bofur spoke with great pride smiling.
"A great eater and cook" Bomber murmured with a mouth full of food, and still shoving more down his throat.
"Sneaky as a mouse!" Balin smirked as he talked, looking at the other dwarves, before lightly smacking Oin's shoulder. Who happened to not be paying attention to anything at the time.
"Smart to fit and wit to match" He croaked out as he was hit by Balin before rubbing his arm.
"Courage by the boat load" Ori stood holding up his cup as a few of the dwarfs cheered.
"General touch with a dragon's heart" Nori added before patted a few dwarfs' shoulders before Dori pushed pass them to look at Bilbo.
"A great deal to off to all of us" He smirked looking at all the dwarfs "Kept us together with the help of Thorin of course."
"Most respected and trusted within the group" Dwalin nodded as he spoke before looking to the youngest dwarves looking like they were going to explode.
"Dangerous as a fire cracker" Fili warned the hobbit which made him jump with the serious tone to his voice. "She is also hot!" Kili added in pushing past his brother and grinning.
Bilbo looked from dwarf to dwarf listening to each of them; trying to put a mental picture together of her. Before long Gandalf brought out the map; laying it across the table in front of Thorin. They looked over it before he turned to the hobbit.
"Bilbo brings us some light" Gandalf started going on about the map and trying to convince them that middle-earth had a few who could read it. Before they went off on how Bilbo isn't a burglar. Before Gandalf stood up about to hush them. Before a loud knock sounded from the front door.
"She's here" Gandalf mumbled pulling his pipe out of his mouth before gesturing Bilbo to answer the door.
