Buffy/The Hobbit- Buffy/Kili 'An Unexpected Change'
Fandoms: Buffy: the Vampire Slayer, The Hobbit
Pairing: Buffy/Kili
Genre: Romance/Friendship
'An Unexpected Change':
If someone had told Buffy that when she sacrificed herself to save the world and those she cared about that she would end up in another reality full of elves, dwarves, humans, wizards as a dwarf- of all things- to join a quest to defeat a dragon, she would have called them insane. Which, considering the fact she was the Slayer and dealt with what by normal people would be considered insane, was saying something.
But that's exactly what happened- she landed in a place called Middle-Earth suddenly much shorter than she already was, only to find out that 'shortness' was because somewhere along her fall through the portal she had been turned into a dwarf. The only consolation she had was that she hadn't grown a lady beard- which, while dwarf woman may prefer it, she certainly did not- and that her Slayer abilities had remained.
She had wondered around, no idea what to do or where to go, for awhile, when suddenly these outrageously hideous creatures attacked her. Using a stake she always kept on her, she managed to take out the two of them. Looking at their dead bodies, she wondered what demon they were- if they even were demons.
"Orcs." A voice behind her said, causing her to spin around. Behind her stood an elderly man with gray hair, beard, and cloak, leaning on a wooden staff. "The creatures you just defeated." He elaborated.
"Really?" She asked, looking back at the creatures. She'd never heard of the name 'Orc' before, and wished furiously Giles was here with his books and extensive knowledge of different creatures.
"I take it you have never seen one before." The elderly man continued, a smile clear in his voice.
The blonde shook her head.
"Nonetheless, you took them out faster than I've ever seen a woman do- even a dwarf woman. No offense." He said.
"Who are you?" She asked, changing the subject.
"Gandalf the Grey. And I have a question to ask you…"
That was how she found herself joining a group of thirteen other dwarves- all men, she noted- a creature called a hobbit, and Gandalf on a quest to defeat a dragon and reclaim the other dwarves' homeland.
The leader of the dwarves- named Thorin- had slight objections to her joining, until Gandalf told him how Buffy had taken out two Orcs with just a 'sharp piece of wood'. She never heard another objection from him after that.
She had gotten along fairly well with the rest of the Company- most notably though, was Kili, one of the younger members. It was honestly more on his part than hers that they got along so well- when she first joined, he hardly left her alone- but she was glad to have a real friend here since it was clear she wasn't going back to her home dimension anytime soon.
He even began teaching her how to properly use a bow when they stopped at night for rest, something she was grateful for, despite her assumption the other dwarf had a crush on her.
She let herself take a good, long look at him as they rode side by side in silence towards the back. He was really good looking, she wouldn't lie- something she had noticed upon first meeting him, but as she was adjusting to Middle-Earth and life as a dwarf, she hadn't thought about it anymore past that point. But now that she allowed herself to ponder more about it, he was incredibly handsome- he didn't have a beard like the other dwarves in the group, only very noticeable stubble, something that she found as an added bonus.
"See something you like?" Kili asked, breaking her out of both her thoughts and staring.
"Maybe." She replied, smiling teasingly at him. Honestly, it's amazing how much Middle-Earth as changed me- for once, I feel totally and completely free. She thought as he sent her a small smirk in return.
Not too long afterwards, they broke camp as the sun had already set and the stars were shining above them like a million little diamonds.
Gandalf took the first watch, and while the others slowly fell into sleep, Buffy lay awake as she often did, staring at the stars. She imagined what was going on back in Sunnydale- did Giles move back to England? Did Spike keep his promise to protect Dawn or did he leave, deciding there was no point in staying now that she was… gone? Did they think she was dead?
Again, her thoughts were broken by a familiar voice. Damn it, how does he keep going that?! She wondered.
"Pretty, aren't they?" Kili said behind her, sitting down on the ground next to her. "Though, if you ask me, they seem sort of lonely." He continued.
"Why do you think that?"
"Because they never touch- they're always by themselves, never near another star." He explained. "What are you doing out here?" He asked, curious.
"Just… thinking." The blonde said, not letting anything about her true musings out. No one knew she was in fact from another dimension and really a petite human girl chosen to protect humanity from darkness instead of a beardless dwarf woman with no real family or ties. "What are you doing?" She asked, changing the subject.
"Sitting, talking." He replied cheekily. Buffy rolled her eyes. "I don't know, really. I saw you sitting out here by yourself away from everyone and figured I'd keep you company." He admitted.
She nodded, and silence descended.
"Well, I'm going to, uh, try to get some sleep." She said after a few minutes, the silence becoming a little too thick. She got up and attempted to head up the embankment to where they had made camp when she slipped on the wet grass (as it had rained earlier) and fell on top of Kili, causing them both to roll down the rest of the embankment.
"Oh, sorry. The grass, it's a little-" She began apologizing, but was cut off by Kili kissing her. Shock flooded her senses at first before she found herself returning it, her hearts inner desires winning over her brain.
Above them, Gandalf glanced down briefly at the two kissing and smiled faintly. "Took them long enough." He muttered before returning to standing watch.
-Kili/Buffy-Kili/Buffy-
So yes, I wrote a Kili/Buffy oneshot (I kind of have a mini obsession with both the Hobbit and Kili right now… and a little bit with Thorin and Fili). I'm sorry if I got Kili OOC, this is my first time writing for the Hobbit or any Tolkien fandom.
Next up… probably Thorin/Buffy or Thorin/Elena.
