Bilbo had quite put this morning's meeting out of his mind while he busied himself with dinner. The fish was frying and the vegetables were almost done simmering, He had just put the fish on his plate and had started seasoning it when his doorbell rang. Thinking it was someone looking to borrow a cup of sugar or something of that nature Bilbo stood and headed for the door, but upon opening it he saw, instead of the hobbit he was expecting, a tall dwarf with a balding head and dark beard.

"Dwalin at your service"

Bilbo realized then that he was in his dressing gown not a good look when one had company he thought. "Bilbo Baggins at yours" Bilbo bowed.

The dwarf came in taking off his cloak "Where is it laddie? Is it down here?"

Bilbo was perplexed "Is what down there?" "Dinner he said there would be food" Now Bilbo was really confused he didn't know this dwarf so who had told him there would be food.

"I'm sorry do I know you?" Bilbo asked Dwalin

"No". Bilbo wondered how it was he came to find himself in his own kitchen watching a dwarf eat his dinner.

"That was very good that have you got anymore?" It took Bilbo a moment to realize that the dwarf was still hungry and so he took his biscuits off the counter and handed them to Dwalin.

"I wasn't really expecting company" Bilbo stated hoping to make the dwarf realize he wasn't all that welcome. The doorbell sounded again and Dwalin looked up at him "That will be the door".

When Bilbo answered the door it was to another dwarf this one shorter then Bilbo himself with a head and beard that was as white as snow. "Balin at your service".

"Good evening" Bilbo said confused as to why another dwarf was standing on his door step. Balin replied "yes it is but I think it might rain later" and entered the home.

He watched the two dwarfs greet one another as his door bell chimed again. This time there stood two younger dwarfs who introduced themselves as Kili and Fili. Kili looked to be the youngest with dark hair and almost no beard and Fili was a blondish color with a short beard. Bilbo looked at them in distress. "No you can't come in you've come to the wrong house." and went to shut the door on them but Kili stilled it and asked "has it been cancelled" Kili asked "No one told us" remarked Fili. "No nothings been cancelled" Bilbo said confused. "Well that's a relief" Kili said and the two pushed their way into his home.

As they came in they took off their cloaks hanging them on the pegs and Fili handed Bilbo his swords and dagger. "Careful I just had them sharpened". As he handed Bilbo the weapons Kili came back from exploring and ran into Dwalin. "Mr. Dwalin" Kili said as he threw an arm around Dwalin's Shoulders. They headed into the dining room and started rearranging the table in the middle of it so that it would sit more people which made Bilbo all the more nervous.

When the doorbell rang again Bilbo had already had enough shouting " There is no one home there are far too many dwarves in my dining room as it" as he opened the door 8 more dwarves fell in from the front step. When he looked up from them all he was almost unsurprised to see Gandalf and Restania standing behind them. The dwarves had pillaged his pantry that was the one thing that continued to stand out to him.

The food he had bought to last him a fortnight was now all sitting on his dining room table being devoured by 12 dwarves a wizard and an elf (at least that is what Bilbo called her for she was obviously no man). He had finally caught the names of the rest of the dwarf company as Gandalf had been listing them off earlier. He had almost fainted when Restania had said they should have one more. Dwalin had answered her "He is late is all. He went north for a meeting with our kin. He will be here"

Restania had never met the dwarf in question as a matter of fact she had not met any of the company save Gandalf until this morning. Bilbo was truly flustered she could tell so she did her best to help him serve and play a good host. She watched as he walked back to the kitchen and heard him telling Bofur that the doily he was using was not a rag it was crochet. She had nearly laughed when he had replied to Bilbo "it's a great game if you have the balls for it"

Bilbo grew more frustrated by the minute and vented his frustration to Gandalf. When one of the dwarves asked what he should do with his plate Restania had gone to take it but was beaten by the blonde dwarf whom she thought was Fili. As he took the plate the dwarves began to hit the silverware on the table hitting them together with the person across from them. Bilbo was beside himself "Don't do that you'll blunt them". Bofur laughed "you hear that lads he says we'll blunt the knives". The company laughed and started to sing.

Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
Smash the bottles and burn the corks!
Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates -

Cut the cloth and tread 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 any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll!

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So, carefully! Carefully with the plates!

When they finished singing they laughed and Bilbo rushed in figuring he would see his mother's china destroyed, instead he saw it all stacked and cleaned neatly on his kitchen counter. The laughter died as a knock sounded on the door. Gandalf looked at Restania "He is here."