AN: And here is another chapter. I'm having a lot of fun with this AU and I hope you do too
"Bofur… It's not only unlikely but completely impossible for what you say to be a dinosaur."
Even though the voice is distorted by static and the random bouts in which his phone crackles Bofur knows the tone of voice Bilbo is using. It's the, 'I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt so that you don't act a bloody fool and get yourself killed' voice. It's the voice when he said when Bofur told him that he could do something that ended up being a bit not good health wise.
"We thought that about that one fish thing too though. That one that is millions of years old that fishermen are dragging up."
"But what you saw wasn't a fish Bo."
"It could 'ave hidden like the fish! Sides this is a jungle right? Lots o' hiding places here!"
"Have you been drinking and watching Discovery Channel again?"
"Wha? No course not…. Well maybe…. but that doesn't matter the dino that is hiding in the jungle matters. The jungle is always producing new creatures right?"
"That would make it an undiscovered animal not a dinosaur… If you see it again get a picture of it and send it to me yeah? But! Don't go hunting it down. If I hear word of you doing fool adventures in that jungle…"
"You'll skin me alive and leave me defenseless against Lobelia."
"Damn right."
Bofur grins and with his fingers crossed behind his back promises not to do anything stupid.
"Why do I not believe you?"
"You wound me! I gave my word, didn't I?"
"Yes but you also promised not to try and sneak into the fifth floor office of that prat professor and prank him and what did you do?"
"I tried to scale up the wall and ended up breaking my arm."
"And who got called in the middle of the night because your cousin was overseas and you refused to give them Bombur's number?"
"You did."
"I think I have plenty of reasons to be worried."
"Bilbo, I promise I'm not going to do anything stupid. Dealing with Belia once when she's trying to be motherly is enough."
He hears Bilbo give a disbelieving noise and can imagine him shaking his head.
"I'm trusting you Bofur… I got to get back. That ass and I have a duel lecture to give soon and if I don't walk him to the classroom he'll get lost."
"Talk to you later Bilbo. Don't kill Thorin."
"I'll try not too."
Bofur huffs a laugh and hangs up. He turns around, mind already coming up with ways to find the dino again and prove that he's right, when he comes face to face with his cousin. Bifur raises an eyebrow at him when he jumps into the air but otherwise looks very unimpressed.
"You're going to go after it."
"Am I that transparent?"
"Yes."
Bofur grins sheepishly.
"I'll go with a gun if that'll make ya feel better."
"You not going at all would make me feel better."
"Biiiiffff, I'm a big boy. Ya don't have to worry about me," Bofur whines softly.
Bifur shakes his head.
"I'm coming with, no arguments and I'm telling Bilbo."
Bofur pales.
"Please don't!"
Bifur walks away chuckling.
