A/N: sorry for the late update! I literally have no excuse :3 I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who reads and follows this story! Thanks to the new person who favourited this story Ruby Pen. And thanks to my guest reviewer Aranel Mereneth.

Aranel Mereneth: I'm so glad you like this story and the way I've portrayed the characters! This chapters for you.

Quick note before I start, I've used information from thesimarillion in the little history lesson Balin gives them. I've also taken info from the middle earth wiki page from her lesson with Oin about the different plants but their actual properties are what I have made up. Hope this c!ears any confusion. If you're confused about any part of it just message me and I'll explain.

Enjoy!

-AngelsandDouchebags

I turned the golden knob to the door and pushed the green wooden door open. But before I could close it my legs were attacked my hands.

"Lu!" My little brother Frerin came running towards me and wrapped his arms around my legs as tight as he could.

"Hey Frerin!" I laughed. He just giggled as I walked with him on my legs.

"Did you have a good day?"

"I was learning about dragons with Balin!" He giggled.

"Oh did you? Did you ever hear of the Luna dragon?" I said pulling him off my legs and moving closer to him.

"Which ones that?" My brother looked up at me with his green eyes.

"The one that's coming to get you! Rawr!" I shouted chasing him around the room.

"AAAHHHHH!" He screamed and laughed knocking over objects on the table.

"Got you!" Frerin poked me from behind.

"Whats my prize?"

"Hmm."

I reached into my bag and unwrapped the wooden toy from Bofur.

"A mighty dragon!"

My brother gasped and looked completely enthralled with the gift.

"You're my favourite sister!" He hugged me. I chuckled sitting on the sofa by the table.

"I'm your only sister."

"Hey Luna." My parents made themselves known from the kitchen.

I walked over to them and embraced them both, giving my mother a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey ma, da. How was your day?"

"Well being Royal advisor to the King is not an easy job." My dad chuckled.

"But that Fili is certainly shaping up to be a good one." He replied thoughtfully.

"There's been some Orc trouble on the edge of Mirkwood. They've been attacking some trade caravans." My dad said seriously.

"King Thranduil is offering all the help he can, Thorin has gone to go investigate so he'll be gone a good few more days."

Haha. Poor Fili. Although I doubt King Thranduil is exhausting all his resources. He has a certain opinion of dwarves.

"We should place our trust in Thorin, he knows what he's doing." My mother added.

"What about you Ma?"

"Oh I had a lot of fun with the other dwarrowdams! They sure like to gossip though." She exclaimed trying to flatten down her red curls.

"And they told me about you running around with the Durin prince today." She smiled.

"Oh Kili was just showing me around Ma."

"First name basis eh?" My Da eyed me.

"Well hopefully we'll be friends."

"Or more?" My mother wondered curiously.

"No ma."

"No Nina."

My da and I replied at the same time.

"Enough of that later my lovelies, who wants to eat?"

After eating my father retired to him room to entertain Frerin with more story time. My mother and I were washing up when my mother turned to me suddenly.

"So! Dinner with the Durins?"

I sighed and picked up a plate to dry.

"It was pleasant."

There was silence for a moment before my mother spoke again.

"Come on Luna, I want to know the details." My mother pleaded with me. I put the plate down before recounting the whole tale. Ma listened wholeheartedly with gasps and squeals of delight as I told her how the King told their journey to Erebor to the compromising position Kili and I woke up in.

"What did he say?"

"Nothing, I got up before he could say or do anything."

"Anyways Fili and Bofur were watching us it was too embarrassing!"

"He's a good man." My mother observed.

"I think he likes you."

"Don't be silly Ma, we're just friends."

Kili would definitely say something if he felt more. We were getting along well as friends and I felt we would become close. I went to my room and sprawled out on my bed, opening my book to continue reading.

"Rise and shine!" I groaned as the curtains in my room were being undone.

"Come on Luna, first day of lessons for you. You love learning remember?"

"Mother," I started sitting up and rubbing my eyes.

"I said learning is a necessity not that I enjoy it."

"There is a distinction you know." I pointed out. But she was already out of the room and in the kitchen.

I got up and washed my face at the sink before sitting down and brushing my hair. I pulled it up into a high pony tail and shrugged a simple grey dress over my head with leggings. Pulled my book and writing quills into a bag before leaving the room. There were eggs on the table which I completely gulped down before leaving the house.

"I'll see you later mother!"

"Bye Luna!"

I shut the door behind me as I made my way to level four of the mountain. After getting lost a good few times and getting directions from other dwarves I finally found the room. The bracelet. I reached down into my bag and pulled it out before securing it around my wrist. I made a mental note to ask Balin about it today. I walked into the room where no one was there and sat on the table as I pulled out my things.

I tapped my quill at the desk waiting for people to come in. Am I too late? Right on cue I heard loud laughing outside the door as it was pushed open.

"Mahal Fili! I am never ever drinking again!" Kili groaned entering the room.

Fili was laughing at his brother's expense as he clapped him on the back.

"Oh brother you always say that!"

"Luna!" Kili perked up smiling at me. I waved back at the boys as they sat next to me.

"Good morning boys."

"Busy night?" I smirked staring at Kili with his head on the table.

"Fili took me drinking again!"

"I swear on Durins name I did no such thing!" Fili exclaimed. His braids swaying slightly.

"I believe you Fee, if anyone's the bad influence it's Kili here." I giggled.

Kili feigned offence.

"You would take his side over mine? I who gave you that beautiful bracelet that is now permanently attached to your wrist?!"

"Yes." I said simply. Fili spared no sympathy to his brother as he began pulling out his books. I looked at Kili's messy hair which was annoying me slightly. So I acting impulsively and began untangling it not that the Durin prince would mind

In his disheveled state he shot up and looked at me wide eyes in alarm. He took my hands and moved them away from his messy braided hair.

"Did I do something wrong?" Someone was a bit touchy today.

"Kili here is extremely sensitive about his hair." Fili answered shaking his head at his younger brother.

"I just don't like people playing with my hair." The brother in question huffed.

"Sorry." I sniggered at him. He was staring at my wrist, specifically the blue jewelled bracelet which was strapped comfortably around my arm.

"How is your wrist?" He asked with all seriousness.

"It's fine now, but I'll talk to Balin afterwards and let him

A few minutes later Master Balin entered the room and walked to the front of the learning room collecting a few books from the shelf.

"Sorry I'm late my young princes and Lady Luna."

I politely smiled at Balin as I prepared to write.

"Aww so prepared on her first day." Kili smirked teasing me.

"At least I look a right side better than you Kee." I glared playfully at him. At this point he shut his mouth as Fili clapped me on the back.

"Okay so today we are going to divert from our normal studying subject and look at the geography of Middle Earth, specifically how it has changed over the ages." Balin stated.

"Anyone?" He asked us.

"There used to be a region called Beleriand on the west side of Ered Luin." I answered him.

"Very good Luna," He smiled at me.

"But what was the fate of that subcontinent?"

"It was engulfed by the ocean at the end of the first age." Kili replied.

"Are there any changes?"

"The Undying lands?" I offered.

"What specifically about them?" Balin enquired.

"Originally the Island of Aman or Valinor where the Valar, powers of the world abided was connected to middle earth by a long strait of ice called the Helcaraxe."

"So the elves made their way to middle earth using this passage or by the seas." Balin looked at me impressed by my knowledge and continued on.

"And what happened to this connection?"

He looked towards one of the Durin princes to answer and it was the green eyed blonde haired one who replied.

"It was taken out of our realm so it can't be accessed by anyone. Only elves or people granted special permission can sail there now."

Balin then moved on to the modern ages of the the world and talked about the geography of the land.

"You have Angband lying to the North west of us near the misty mountains, Mordor is in the far south of us. The forests of Lorien and Mirkwood also lie south west of Erebor."

"Can anyone tell me of the other major locations?"

"Well beyond the Misty Mountains, you have the Shire, Rivendell and Ered Luin to the Far West. Fangorn forest lies below the misty mountains on the doorstep of Isengard." The brown-haired dwarf replied thoughtfully.

Smart and good-looking. These Durin princes had a lot going for them. We continued discussing the geography of various places and I was fully immersed in Balin's teachings. Save for a few times when the younger prince would start flicking my ear before Balin and I would both glare at him. He would smile cheekily at us and go back to paying attention.

"Balin I have something I wish to discuss with you." The princes stayed and listened as I recounted the story of my bracelet and the two incidents I had. The older dwarf looked solemn as he nodded his head through my tale.

"Well my dear, it sounds like a memory stone." Balin turned the bracelet over in his hand before inspecting the craftsmanship on the Jewel.

"Few of them were ever made in existence."

"Yes but what is their purpose?" I asked him, the question burning in my mind for a while.

"And why does it hurt her?" Kili asked concern in his voice.

"It is said these stones capture important memories of the previous wearer. The first memory that you encountered was a painful one, hence the burning you felt." He replied gravely.

Kili and Fili nodded their heads in slight disbelief as I looked at Balin slightly shocked.

"The second memory however was an important one for the wearer in this case Gandalf which is why the Jewel captured. If used correctly they can serve as a reminder."

"But how did it come to me? I mean Kili bought it in Dale from the shopkeeper."

Balin smiled slightly before answering.

"By complete chance my dear Luna."

Before I knew it the class was over and the three of us piled out of the room silently.

"So that explains the burning sensation you felt." Kili finally said.

"What are you going to do about it?" Fili queried.

"Keep it of course." I caught Kili's relieved sigh and soft smile.

"They're just memories so they can't really hurt me. I do need to talk to your uncle about the first incident though." I said. Fili nodded.

"He'll be back in a few days."

After walking for some time the elder prince began another conversation.

"So Luna, what do you want to do now?" Fili asked me.

"Well I have lessons with Oin now. " I smiled excitedly.

"Brother we also have duties today." Kili groaned at the prospect.

"Mahal you're right. Today you have to sit in with me in the throne room." Fili told his brother seriously.

"I refuse to do that again by myself for 5 hours."

"As you wish Fee."

"Enjoy your lessons Luna!" Kili shouted over before both brothers made their way down the hall to go attend to their royal duties.

I walked cautiously down a darkened hallway to not disturb the other lessons as I knocked on an old wooden door.

"Come in lassie, I've been expecting you."

I closed the door behind me as I took in the room. Oin was standing at a work bench with a collection of vials and mortars in front of him. Behind him were towering shelves filled with vials of liquids, herbs, linens, bowls, pestles and stretchers. The work bench was large towards the centre of the room with a few separate tables around it for patients. There were sinks on one side of the room with windows on the other side.

I peered out of the window and saw a training courtyard where Dwalin was shouting at dwarves. I chuckled at him then moved away.

The walls were held with less grandeur as they were a royal blue colour with a lower ceiling.

"Good morning lassie." The old dwarf smiled and beckoned me towards him.

"I'm ready for my lesson master Oin!" I said excitedly.

"Let's not be too hasty Miss Luna," He chuckled.

I joined Oin on the work bench as he opened an old book.

"I'm going to teach you about the common plants and flowers found for healing and how to prepare them."

I nodded and waited for him to go on. He opened the book to the beginning to the first set of herbs.

"The first set is Aeglos, Athelas and Alfirin." My eyes focused on the Athelas plant, also known as kingsfoil.

"Aeglos is also known as Snowthorn and has white flowers. Alfirin is a golden coloured flower known as simbelmynë which is famous for growing over the burial mounds of Rohan. The Atheleas plant-"

"-is a weed." I finished for Oin. He looked at me gesturing for me to continue.

"All I know about it is that it's also called Kingsfoil and is a weed."

"What all these plants have is common is that prepared correctly they are used as an excellent poultice for slowing down poisons and drawing them out of deep wounds." I studied the book whilst Oin spoke to me.

"The one wound they are not so effective at curing is that from a mogul shaft ."

"So how is it prepared?"

Oin showed me as he plucked two of the different flowers along with the wood and crushed it in a pestle and mortar. He then filled a small bowl of water passed it to me.

"I then boil the water over a flame."

I picked up the bowl and put it over the small flame on the side of the workbench. A few minutes later the water was boiling.

"That'll do lassie." Oin indicated for me to remove the bowl from the flame. I passed the bowl over to him as he continued.

"I mix the crushed plants into the hot water until the colour turns a light gold colour." He began stirring the mixture in the bowl until a soft golden colour appeared and smoke rised.

"This golden pigment is from the simbelmynë." Which is Aeglos. I made a mental note.

"Miss Luna, hand me some clean linens from the shelf over there."

"Please Master Oin, just call me Luna." I smiled at him.

"In that case let's drop the formalities altogether. You can call me Oin, Luna." The old dwarf grinned at me. I handed the white linens to him as he smeared the mix over the linens.

"Then you apply this to the wound?"

"Yes Luna. The combination of all three plants makes a powerful poultice but if it is not possible to do this, you as a healer should have some mixtures ready to apply. In dire situations you can use dry Athelas in the wound." Oin explained.

"Now you try."

I mimicked his actions as best as I could and managed to make a best poultice as I could.

"Don't worry you'll get the hang of it." He clapped me on the back.

"Now let us move on." He turned a few pages for more mixtures.

"The Brambles of Mordor grow all over that forsaken land and are not for healing. In fact they do the opposite."

"Celandine and Elanor are other common plants found. The first is a yellow flower which was used to honour the elf Glorfindel. Elanor is of a similar shape and colour but is much smaller and is used for adornment."

"At first glance these plants do not seem useful, but crushed up and dried together, they make powerful sedatives."

Oin went to the shelf and pulled out two vials of the crushed flowers and placed them in front of me along with the 5 small bags of the precious poultice.

"Should you run out, they are stocked plenty on the shelf and found in the courtyard in abundance."

He pulled out the petals from the vials and gave to me. I used the pestle to crush the petals into the mortar and created more bags.

"Good. Luna, you're learning." He smiled at me.

"On to the next herbs."

It was a few hours before I had finished my session with Oin, despite being exhausted with all the learning I had done I was excited to study all the plants and learn all the healing methods.

"Next few days lassie, I'll finish the herbs and talk about how to heal wounds as well as treat them."

"Thank you Oin, I enjoyed our session." I gave him a hug before I left. He blushed and gave me a chuckle.

"Aye off with ye now!"

I heard swords clashing in the training courtyard as I made my way down to see what was going on. I entered the grounds as I saw the two princes engaged in a friendly duel. Fili was the better sword fighter but Kili was quick on his feet.

Fili lunged forward with his sword as Kili defended his blow and knocked the sword out of his brother's hand. Fili put his hands up in surrender and mockingly bowed to his brother. Kili grinned at him and out his head to his temple. Both brothers made their way to their trainer who was looking at them proudly. Dwalin gave the brothers a pat on the back and smiled at them.

"Luna!" The blonde prince grinned at me as he made his way over to me.

He put his arms around my shoulders and mussed my hair.

"So what did you think?"

"I think hungover Kili fights better than sober Fili." I snarked cheekily at him.

"Very funny my lady, don't let my brother hear you say that." Fili winked at me. I looked over to the brown haired prince who was now practising his archery skills. Each flying arrow meeting his target.

I wish I could fight like them. But I would only embarrass myself.

"Oin taught me a lot today." I stated as Fili led me over to the benches, his face sweating.

"Oh did he? You must've had so much fun studying plants." He snickered. I hit him.

"Do not mock, I know how to treat poisoned wounds now."

"Oh dear there's no hope for us now." Fili feigned dying. I shoved him harder this time.

"Lassie! Why don't you give any of this a go?" Dwalin called out to me.

"I could give you a lesson Luna. You should learn from the best." Kili grinned from his position.

"Please cousin of mine, I can shoot much better than you." I looked behind me and saw Alyssa standing with her hands on her hips.

"Good day Luna." She smiled at me. I grinned at her.

"I had my first healing lesson today!"

"Oh dear there's no hope for us all." Alyssa joked. Fili laughed at his cousin's antics and gave her a high five.

"If anyone should teach Luna it should be me." The gruff warrior replied.

"Who do you think trained your sorry arses! What do you say Luna, care for lessons? A dwarf lass should be able to defend herself if need be."

I thought about this for a moment, then the embarrassment that would come with the training. It has to be done.

"I'll do it Dwalin."

"We'll start tomorrow then lassie, I need to get something to eat!"

"I think we should all get something to eat." Alyssa stated.

Dwalin, the two princes, Alyssa and I made our way to the feasting hall for dinner.

Today was just lessons, lessons and most lessons.

A/N: so Luna's mother is a Kili/Luna shipper eh ;) what do you think their ship name should be? Let me know if you have any ideas! Smart and good looking is a lethal combination Luna! Also what did you think of my bracelet explanation? Its not a central part of the story but I might use it later on for romantic purposes, I guess you'll have to see ;) review?