Fili was one his way back to the royal wing and to his chambers. It had been along day and he was tired. He had to listen to peoples complains and advises during council together with Thorin, Kili and Balin, he had to check up on the mines and had spent half the day working on his paper work and reading letters. Being Crown Prince had its up and downs and today was more down then up, he hadn't seen Ella and Vili since this morning and he was pretty sure that they would be asleep by now. Sometimes he wished he was back in Ered Luin but when he thought about his wife and son he wished they were back at the cabin. It had only been a week or so since they came back but apparently the kingdom couldn't wait a little longer and Fili had to get back to work.
With and exhausted sighed he opened the door to his chambers; he stepped in and softly closed the door behind him. When Fili looked up he couldn't help but smile. Ella was laying in one of the armchairs in front of the fireplace with Vili, rapped in a blanket, in her arms. They had obviously tried to stay up but had fallen asleep, as they had waited for him to get home.
Fili took off his cloak, placed it on the other armchair and walked up to the two in in the chair. He kissed Ella's head and took Vili out of her arms without waking her. Vili on the other hand started to stir and whimper a little.
"Hey, hey… Shhh… Shhh…" Fili said with a soothing voice and rocked his son. "It's alright. Its just daddy…" This caused the baby to quiet down and open his eyes for a quick second before closing them again. "There's a good boy. We wouldn't want to wake mommy, now do we?"
Vili just yawned in response.
"Goodnight, my little lion cub." Fili whispered, kissing his son's tiny head and nuzzling into his dark curls. He put Vili in his crib and tugged him in, placed his stuffed dragon next to him and watched him fall back asleep before walking over to Ella. He picked her up and carried her to the bed. He pulled off her boots and placed a blanket over her.
"You're late." She mumbled still half asleep.
"I'm sorry, love." Fili said as he changed into his nightclothes. "I came as soon as I could."
"Hmm mm…"
Carefully Fili crawled under the blanket too and scooted next to his wife. He put his arms around her waist and lightly kissed her on the lips. Ella took a deep breath and leaned in, deepening the kiss before pulling back.
"I've been wanting to do that all day." She said opening her eyes. "How did it go?"
"I thought the paperwork was bad but after open council I was happy to do it." He sighed. "I didn't know people could complain that much. A kingdom isn't rebuilt in a year. Not after what happened… They're still digging out the mines for Mahal's sake."
Ella just shook her head and smiled. "People will stop complaining in the end and I'm sure the kingdom is doing fine. Give it time and it will all get easier."
"How do you know?"
"It's a guess." She gave him another kiss. "Just to change the subject, did you eat today?"
"A little." He shrugged. "I know you send Bombur with some food."
"Because if I don't then you won't eat." She said serious but with a teasing voice. "At least your not as bad as your uncle yet. I basically had to shove it down the king's throat when I came back. You Durin's are all the same."
"How did your day go?" Fili asked changing the subject.
"It was actually fun." Ella answered. "We when to one of the schools in Dale. We stayed there until lunch. George had so much fun that he ended up staying longer. Bard knew that we were coming and we were invited over for dinner."
"You brought Vili?"
"Of course I did." She frowned. "Don't look at me like that… Nothing went wrong it was perfectly safe, I brought Dwalin with me and the kids just adored the baby."
"Everyone adores him." He smiled and tightened his grip on her.
"Yeah right." Ella snorted. "Not everyone and only because he was born before marriage. There was this one woman in Dale that even doubted that he was your son, the little bitch. She was lucky Dwalin hadn't heard her, he would have run her through for even thinking the thought."
"He is mine, isn't he?"
"Not funny." Ella hit him lightly in the chest.
"You're right, I'm sorry." Fili said and brushed their noses together. "Maybe we should get some sleep while we can. I have this feeling it's going to be another long day tomorrow."
"Hmm mm…" Ella hummed and snuggled into the pillows. Fili smiled and kissed her one last time before falling asleep himself.
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Fili was the first one to wake as usual, though when he looked at Vili's crib he saw that his son had beaten him to it. Carefully slipping out of bed, Fili leaned against the crib on his knees and ran his finger over Vili's chubby cheeks. Fili carefully picked the boy out of his crib and kissed his tummy before stepping out on the balcony.
"And how did the baby sleep tonight?" Fili asked and laid the baby in his lap and he sat down on the small bench.
Vili yawned and smiled when Fili did the same.
"I agree with you there." Fili smiled. "It's still too early in the morning. Maybe we should get out later today, just the three of us, how does that sound? A picnic in the forest or a walk around the mountain or maybe we should ask your grandfather, grandmother and uncles to come with or maybe the old company? Or I could take you with when I have to check on the mines again with your grandfather? Yes that is what we are going to do! Time for our little lion to see how our kingdom is doing."
"Fili!" Ella grumbled from inside. "Either get back in bed or close the goddamn door. It's not winter anymore but it is still fucking freezing!"
"Just remember that if your first word is a curse word then it's not my fault." Fili chuckled and lifted Vili against his chest. "And don't annoy your mother in the morning she can be a little grumpy… Has a bit of a morning mood."
"I heard that… Now shut the damn door! Not every dwarf is a freaking furnace like you!"
"See what I mean?" He whispered and walked back inside, closing the balcony doors behind him.
XxX
Thorin and Fili, with Vili in his arms, were walking their usual check up route. Both the king and his heir smiled when Vili's blue eyes looked at the different colors of the gems and gold in the mines. When a dwarf held up a piece of gold the baby laughed and reached for it.
"Looks like the boy has got a love for gold already, your highnesses." The dwarf turned around and handed Vili the piece of gold. The baby grabbed it and tightened his little fingers around it. "The Royal family is lucky with a strong heir like him."
They nodded their thanks and walked further down. The dwarf had been right, Vili was strong. He had been developing faster then a normal dwarfling his age even if he was premature. Oin maybe thought that it was because Ella was an earthling but no one knew for sure. But Vili was almost three months maybe he was just a quick learner.
"Oy!" A voice came from above them. "Will you look at that."
Fili looked up and smiled as Thorin continued. "Afternoon to you too, Bofur." He said. "How it everything going down here?"
"Could have gone better." The hatted dwarf sighed and planted his feet on the floor before loosening his lifeline. "We are still working on the cave that collapse last week and we have to work careful and slow not to let it happen again. The outer layer is very fragile so we're still not working at the speed we should."
"Alright, Bofur." Fili sighed. "Keep up the good work. I know mining isn't the easiest work in the world. I remember my father coming home from the mines. He always looked like he could fall asleep where he stood."
"That was because your father was the best of the best." Bofur smiled. "I wouldn't mind having his help right now. How is your little one?"
"Alright… He beat me this morning. He was already up before me."
"Another morning person." Bofur laughed. "I'll bet the princess is going to love that."
"Don't remind her." Fili smiled. "I think he also found a love for the mines too."
"Ay that he did." Bofur agreed with a smile when he saw little Vili still holding the piece of gold. "If you're not careful then he might end up with a pickaxe instead of a swo-"
"WATCH OUT!" A dwarf from above shouted and pieces of rock came tumbling down. Fili and Bofur looked to the sides and saw both sides of the tunnel collapsing. The ground shook and both dwarves fell to the ground while the others held on to their lifeline with everything they had. Vili started crying and Fili covered with his body. He coughed and looked up when everything stopped falling.
"Well that could have been-"
"Do not say it!" Fili snapped and groaned at Bofur. "Remember last time?"
He picked up Vili and tried to hush the screaming baby as he helped his friend up.
"Everyone alright?!" Bofur called to his fellow miners. They heard a couple of shouts and grunts but everyone was fine beside a couple of scratches maybe. They were trapped. Two stonewalls had covered the exits and there was no way out. "We're stuck…"
XxX
"Heya Dis." Ella smiled when she walked into Kili's, George's and Dis's chambers. Their chamber were larger then hers. They had a kitchen, living room, separated bedrooms and a bathroom. It was like a little home.
"Good afternoon, Ella." Dis said with a smile on her face. "Where is that grandson of mine? You never go anywhere without him."
"Fili decided to spend some time with him." She said taking a cookie from the plate Dis had handed her as she sat down on the couch. "He's been working a lot since we came back so he took Vili with him. Said something about wanting to show Vili the kingdom. He decided to take Vili with to the mines."
"It will be very good for them both." Dis said taking a seat across Ella and sipping from her tea. "It's very important for a baby to be with his father at a young age. Dwarflings are very sensitive to that sort of things. When Fili was a dwarfling, we literally had to pull Fili off of my husbands neck everytimw he went to work."
"They were that close, huh?"
"They were." Dis sighed. "If it wasn't for Kili then I don't think Fili would have turned out the way he is. He didn't speak for months when the found Vili's body out side the mines, but when Kili was born he started to turn back into the boy I remembered."
"I sort of had the same thing when my parents split up." Ella said. "I was uncontrollable. I didn't want to do anything. I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, I was angry and confused. It only got worse when my dad started to date Sandra, George's mom. Jim and I did everything we could think of to get her out of the house but she didn't give in. Eventually we got used to her, and my father and her got married, but when Sandra got pregnant all hell broke loose again. I though that the baby was going to be a substitute for my younger brothers who lived at my mom's but when I saw George for the first time I melted and swore to always to protect him. Then I did the total opposite and we woke up in Middle Earth."
"Please don't tell me you still blame yourself for that." The older woman whined. "It wasn't your fault."
"I should have been more careful!" The younger snapped back. "I was supposed to take care of him!"
"And you did." Dis said calm. "You kept him in one piece during the quest and that tiny scar on his face is nothing compared to the scars on your back. As far as I can tell, George couldn't be any happier. He's been TRACKING MUD THROUGH THE ROOM EVER SINCE HE MOVED IN!" She said a little louder when she saw George sneaking in through the door in the corner of her eyes.
The little boy froze where he stood. He was covered in mud from playing around in the forest. He hung his head and sighed. He never got away from Dis, not even in his dreams.
"I KNOW YOU'RE THERE TOO KILI!"
The dark haired dwarf came shuffling in with his eyes staring at the floor. Even the young prince was covered in mud from head to toe. Ella shook her head in amusement and giggled. They both looked so guilty and innocent at the same time.
Dis was about to scold them both but Gloin crashed through the door. He gave the boys a strange look but his eyes quickly shot at the two females on the couch.
"A part of the mines collapsed." He said worried. "Fili and Bofur are stuck along with other dwarves-"
It was all Dis and Ella needed before rushing out the door with Kili and George on their heels.
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