Chapter 2

"it's father!" and she grew paler than fresh snow. "please don't let him get us!" she begged as he got on her knees and looked imploringly at the company, "I didn't mean to be so slow, I really didn't! I couldn't do the chores and father doesn't like it when leon or luca helps and I was preparing the dinner when he came in and he was so angry, leon managed to stop him hitting me but he hurt leon instead and I screamed I begged him…" she was sobbing so hard as she bought her hands to her head and began hyperventilating.

"let me in bilbo!" hollered a gruff, drunken voice and luca jumped up and leon was right behind him. they stood right by the door and spoke.

"listen to me old man, you come anywhere near me or mine and I'll make you regret even looking at our mother." and he opened the door. outside was a well dressed hobbit dressed in a warm green and light brown, the only thing that ruined his homely hobbit look was his blood shot eyes, ale stains on his vest, his odious smell and swaying. he looked enraged and lunged at luca who just stood there as his father swung at him.

"no!" yelled luna and she jumped in front of luca and fell to the floor as the punch landed on her. everyone stood there shocked at what happened and the father just smirked and proceeded to beat luna. he didn't get very far as luca let out a shout of rage and he hit his father with a strong upper cut.

"don't even think about us or I'll kill you." luca hissed coldly and he threw the old hobbit down to the gate, slammed the door shut and rushed to his sister. "luna! luna, look at me. where are you hurt? is anything broken?" he looked around the room with wide panicky eyes that were filled with fright. "please; do you have anything to help her? anything at all?" he almost begged the dwarves and they jumped into action pulling out balms and salves for the tiny hobbit.

"luca… it hurts." luna whimpered as she held her stomach. leon grew pale and held her hand and stroked her hair as luca held her in his arms as if she was made of the finest china. ori and bifur walked up to the three hobbits and gave them the medicine. "um… bilbo? do you mind if I use one of your rooms? I don't really think your guests want to see me undressing." she smiled slightly and the dwarves grew very flustered and blushed. bilbo nodded and luca turned to his brother.

"help her with the bruises; she won't know what to do." leon nodded and took his sister to one of the spare bed rooms. luca smiled and turned very serious as he looked at thorin."I need your help."