At last, the party reached the edge of Mirkwood. The group stopped at an inn about half a mile from the forest. Tauriel and Dis dismounted from the wagon, and entered into the inn. The bottom floor of the inn was a sort of tavern, the upper floor where the rooms were. There were plenty of people there. Mostly Men, but there were a few Dwarves too. Two of them happened to be brothers. The brothers were sitting at a table, drinking tankards of ale when they noticed the door opening. Inside of the doorframe, there were two women who were very familiar with the brothers.
Tauriel and Dis stood illuminated in the doorframe. Kili and Fili were shocked. Kili looked at Tauriel with eyes that looked as though they had seen the world for the first time. Tauriel stared at Kili in loving disbelief. She could scarcely believe that he was here, alive, healthy and whole! She could not stop herself from running to him, just as he started running towards her. They met in an embrace, and their lips soon found each other. They whispered to each other words of longing, joy, and happiness.
Dis and Fili were shocked. None of them knew of Tauriel and Kili's relationship. They looked on the two lovers with eyes of understanding. Dis finally knew who Tauriel's husband was, and why she could not say his name in Mirkwood. Fili finally knew who the girl that his brother had been mooning over for months was. Tauriel and Kili finally knew that the other was alive.
"Mother, this is Tauriel." Kili said, his voice full of joy. "Although it seems you're already acquainted with each other."
"Yes, indeed we are." Dis said, with a voice that was mixed shock and wonder.
"Kili, you've found your lass!" Fili said, happy for his brother.
"Aye." Kili said. "Both of them!" Kili smiled at his family and then at his daughter in his arms.
"And I've found you." Tauriel said with a smile. The five, Elf, Dwarf, and both, sat down at the table, and recounted how they had found each other here. It was a night of joy, sorrow, weeping, and laughter—but it was wonderful.
Hi! It's a shorted chapter then usual this time, but I have good news! I'm going to be continuing the fic! This was the planned ending with the addition of a short epilogue, but plot bunnies had babies and I'm going to continue it. The bad news is that the next update is going to be a while. I have a lot of schoolwork because I've been sick, and need to get that done before I focus on fanfic. We'll be seeing the Dwarves reaction to an Elf princess and a half Elf heir. Please remember to review, favorite, and follow. Starship T.A.R.D.I.S. out!