Hello lovelies! Thank you so much for reading my story! As usual, I accept constructive criticism, but no flames please. Please review and tell me what you think of this story! I do not own anything related to 'The Hobbit' or 'The Lord of the Rings.' I do own Fae, and Jaena who are my OC's. This story is based somewhat on the movies and is a bit AU. I'm sorry for any typo's there are in here. Please enjoy! Please read and review!

Previously:

"Yes, Gandalf?" I ask. He turned and looked at me. "How would you two like to go on an adventure?"

Fae's POV:

"An adventure? What kind of adventure?" I ask, my eyes narrowing. "One where you would be traveling with 13 dwarves, a wizard, and possibly a hobbit." He said. I rested all my weight on one leg and put my hand on my hip. "Alright, what's the catch?" I ask. Gandalf opened his mouth to speak, but I held up a finger. "and don't say there isn't one. There is always a catch." I say with a touch of sass. Gandalf opens his mouth to speak again. "There is no fooling you, young Fae. You are right. There is a catch. We are traveling to the kingdom of Erebor to free it from the clutches of Smaug the dragon. The journey would be quite dangerous, not to mention the dragon itself. This is Thorin, King under the mountain." Gandalf says guesturing to Thorin. He sent me a nod, which I immediately returned. I mean, hello? He is a king! And I had manners. Most of the time. Maybe.

I look over at Jaena, then back to Gandalf. "Excuse us for a minute." I say grabbing Jaena's wrist and tugging her behind me to the kitchen. "Jaena, we don't have to go, you know that right?" I say gently. "No, you should go. I know you want to leave the Shire, and go on an adventure." She said with slight sadness in her voice. "I won't leave you behind! You have been in this world for a month! I don't want to leave you alone here! I don't want to leave my best friend behind. I won't go on this adventure without you." I say my eyes brimming with tears. "Okay, I will go with you." She said. I pull her into a hug. We slowly walked back to the dinning room.

I look at Gandalf and nod. "We will go with you." I say. "Wait. How do we know you won't just slow us down? What do you have to offer us?" He asked me and Jaena, glaring down at us. I glanced over at Gandalf, with wide eyes. They can't know about my curse! Gandalf fortunately understood the look of panic, I sent him and stepped forward. "Thorin, She is a very capable person to have around. She can hunt, and has skill with twin daggers. She is also quite the cook, as I'm sure you will all agree, seeing as you all ate her cooking tonight." Gandalf said. I looked around to the other dwarves, most of whom were nodding vigorously. "She also has talent in singing and dancing. I'm sure she will agree to some entertainment on the journey." Gandalf said as he looked at me. I raised an eyebrow and gave him the 'really?' look.

Thorin looked over to Jaena. "What about you? What are you good for?" He asked with a glare that would have made me cringe had it been directed at me. If Jaena was offended or scared, she didn't show it. "My lord, I can cook, hunt, and I'm good with a bow. I am also a rather fast runner, and am light on my feet." She said as she held her head high and held her ground. I smiled, rather proud of her for standing her ground. I glance quickly over to where Kili and Fili were seated and saw Kili looking at Jaena with a shocked expression on his face, as if he couldn't believe she stood her ground against the king. Fili, on the other hand, was looking at her with pure awe written all over his face. I smirked.

Thorin stopped for a moment. He looked at Jaena with an expression I couldn't identify. "Fine, you may come. Balin, give them each a contract. The hobbit too. " Thorin growled as he turned away.

"It's just the usual summary of out-of-pocket expenses, time required, remuneration, funeral arrangements, so forth." Balin said as he handed each of them a contract. "Funeral arrangements?" Bilbo asked, slightly concerned. I quietly laugh.

I look up as Thorin walks over to Gandalf. "I cannot guarantee their safety." Thorin stated. "Understood" Gandalf replied. "Nor will I be responsible for their fate." Thorin growled giving us a slight glare. "Agreed" Gandalf whispered. Really Gandalf? Well, I guess that is to be expected.

I turn my attention to Bilbo who is reading parts of the contract aloud. "Terms: Cash on delivery, up to but not exceeding one fourteenth of total profit, if any. Seems fair. Eh, Present company shall not be liable for injuries inflicted by or sustained as a consequence thereof including but not limited to lacerations... evisceration... incineration?" Bilbo asked trying to hid his panic and confusion.

"Oh, aye, he'll melt the flesh off your bones in the blink of an eye." the dwarf with the funky hat, Bofur, said. "Huh." Bilbo said, a little breathless. "You alright laddie?" Balin asked. "Uh, yeah... Feel a bit faint." Bilbo says as he leans forward and places his hands on his knee's and tries to take deep breaths. "Think furnace with wings." Bofur said. I glare at him. "Really, not helping." I said as I walk over to Bilbo and place a hand on his shoulder to steady him. "Air, I-I-I need air." He says, trying to regain his breath. "Flash of light, searing pain, then poof! Your nothing more than a pile of ash." Bofur continues. Bilbo is silent for a minute then opens his mouth to speak. "Hmmm. Nope." and with that, he faints, and collapses onto the floor. He fell too suddenly for me to catch him. I look accusingly at Bofur. "Now look what you did!" I scold him, before bending down and trying to wake Bilbo up. "Ah, very helpful Bofur." Gandalf comments. I roll my eyes and continue trying to bring uncle Bilbo around.

After a few minutes of trying to bring him around, he finally woke up. I sat him on a chair, grabbed a nearby blanket, and wrapped it around him. Jaena went to the kitchen and got him a mug chamomile tea to help calm his nerves. I crouch down and look uncle Bilbo in the eyes. "Uncle, Jaena and I are both going to sign the contract. We want to help these dwarves reclaim their home." I look at him, and I could see he wanted to say something, so I continued before he could. "Uncle, it's our choice. We are both old enough to make our own decisions. And I feel that this is our destiny. To go on this quest." I say as I stand up. Uncle Bilbo said nothing. I sighed and walked back to the room connecting to the dinning room. I look at Jaena and nod. We both pick up a quill and sign the contract. "Welcome to the company of Thorin Oakenshield." Balin said as he walked over to collect our signed contracts. We smiled, nodded, and went back to the kitchen to finish cleaning.

Jaena and I had just finished cleaning the kitchen when we heard The dwarves humming and singing what sounded like a sad and sorrowful song. The first voice that started, I knew was Thorins.

"Far over the misty mountains cold" He sang, his voice surprisingly deep and calming.

"To dungeons deep and caverns old" He was soon joined by Balin.

"We must away ere break of day" The dwarves started standing up and joining in the song, one at a time.

"To find our long-forgotten gold"

The pines were roaring on the height"

"The winds were moaning in the night"

"The fire was red, it flaming spread"

"The trees like torches blazed with light."

I stood in the doorway as the song finished, a blank look on my face. I couldn't help but think, just how much these dwarves had been through, Thorin especially. I quietly turned away from the living room and went outside. I closed the door quietly behind me, and sat on the bench. The sky was getting dark fast, as I looked out over the green fields, and watched some straggling hobbits turn in for the night. I watched as the flowers closed up, I listened as the birds fell silent and the crickets came out, chirping their songs. I was so focused, that I didn't notice the soft closing of the door as someone came and stood beside me.

"You know, you should be getting some sleep. We leave early tomorrow morning." I snap my head up to look at the speaker, and I saw those eyes like melted chocolate. I slide down the bench to make room for him to sit with me. He sat down and we enjoyed the silence between us as we listened to the crickets chirp.

"This might sound weird," he said slowly, as if he was unsure of what to say. I look at him with curious eyes. I nod for him to continue. "But I had a dream about you." He said. My eyes widen a little bit. "What was the dream?" I asked in a small voice. He looked over at me before speaking. "I was standing a meadow with flowers. I looked around and saw you standing a ways away in a white dress that fell to your feet and hung off your shoulders." he said. My eyes widened even more. "I remember your long wavy dirty blonde hairs gently flowing in the breeze. I remember thinking you were the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, which is saying something, as I have seen many beautiful women before." He continued. "I remember the feeling that crashed over me like a tidal wave when I touched your cheek. I remember almost kissing you, when you suddenly disappeared. Then I woke up" He said.

I set my hand on his, trying to ignore the feeling of butterflies in my stomach at the contact, and causing him to look at me. "I had the same dream." I said. His eyes widened in shock. I really hoped I wasn't about to screw this up with what I was about to say. "And I too, felt something when you touched me. Like butterflies in my stomach. It was a feeling that I never wanted to go away. And ever since that dream, I kept wondering if you were real, and if so, who you were." I said, looking into those chocolate eyes. "And now I know. You are real." I said, as I unconsciously started to lean forward as he did too. "Very real." I whispered, barley an inch from his lips. Our lips were about to touch when we heard the door open, and we snapped apart and I slid down the bench away from him.

"Well, whats this?" I turn my head and see Dwalin standing in the door way with his arms crossed and a smirk tugging on his lips. "Don't let his charms work on you, lassie. Kili, here, is a heart breaker." Dwalin said fighting a laugh out of his voice before heading back inside. I looked down at my hands that were clasped in my lap. "Don't listen to Dwalin. That is just his way of teasing." Kili said as he slid down the bench next to me. "But it doesn't change that fact that it's true, does it?" I say, in almost a whisper. Kili looks at me with surprised eyes. "You said yourself, that you had seen many beautiful women, and you are very handsome so you must have left a trail of broken hearts behind you." I said with tears swarming my vision, but not falling. I sigh and wipe the tears away. "I'm going inside to pack and get some sleep." I said standing up. I look over at Kili. "Good night." I said.

I was almost to the door when I heard Kili stand up. "Wait!" he said, but I pretended that I didn't hear him. I walked into the house and closed the door. I took off running to Jaenna's and my room, ran through the door, slammed it shut, and collapsed on my bed. I Felt Jaenna sit on my bed and start rubbing my back. I sit up and tell her what happened. The tears I held back finally falling down my face and into my lap. I told Jaenna about the dream and how I felt when I was around him. Jaenna wrapped her arms around me and held me while I cried. I don't know how long I cried, but when I pulled away, there was a thin layer of frost on my blanket. Jaenna noticed it too. She stared at my blanket with wide eyes, her mouth open, ready to scream. I clasped my hand quickly over her mouth. I look at her with pleading eyes. "This is the curse I was born with. The curse I must bear. Please don't think less of me for this. I couldn't tell you because only one person knows, and that person is Gandalf. I have always managed to keep it hidden from Uncle Bilbo so please dont tell!" I begged. She nodded.

"Anywho we need to get some sleep for the journey tomorrow." I said. Jaenna nods. "I packed your bag for you. You were out there for a while and I knew you would most likely be too tired to pack your bag so I did it for you." Jaenna said as she walked over to her bed and tucked herself in. "Good night." she said. "Good night." I whispered back, as I crawled into bed and let sleep take me away.

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