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I awake to Fili and Kili making kissy noises in my face. That is definitely a new one.
I play along and play asleep still. I then start to moan their names.
"Oh Fili, yes! Right there, Kili. Oooooo!" Their noises stop immediately. I snap open my eyes and smile big. Their faces are something I will remember for the rest of my life.
"Morning." I say slyly and their faces both fall.
"…" Fili and Kili speechles? I must have magic powers! I fall into a fit of laughter that they soon join in on. This is going to be a great day. They pull me to my feet and each wrap an arm around my shoulders.
"You are a cheeky lass." Fili finally finds words.
"Cheeky indeed." Kili agrees.
"What can I say?" I shrug and we all grin as we make our way to the ponies.
"To my new favorite member of the company." Fili says as he grabs one of my hands and places a kiss on it.
"Leave her alone. She is all mine." Kili says as he takes my other hand and places a kiss on it. I smirk down at them and yank my hands from them.
"Sorry fellas. Someone beat you to all of this." I motion to my body. I grab Bofur, who was walking to his pony that is near us, and pull him right next to me.
They both just stare between me and Bofur while the silly hatted dwarf looks at the three of us with confusion.
"I miss something?" He asks. I laugh and place my head on his shoulder.
"Nothing much, Boo." I give him a nickname. I can't see his face but Fili and Kili's are enough to get me to crack a broad grin and start laughing again. I release Bofur and hug the brothers.
"Just kidding guys. No worries. Y'all are still my fav." I say so Bofur can't hear.
"Onto the ponies!" The moment is broken by Thorin commanding us to get a move on. I wink at the trio before getting on the pony Balin and I ride.
"Morning lass." He won't meet my eyes.
"Morning, Balin. Everything alright?" I ask. He swallows hard.
"I heard the boys trying to wake you. You have some interesting dreams from the sound of things." He tells me and I can't help but burst into laughter. I turn so I can see his face and it is a bit pink in color.
"I wasn't dreaming about them, trust me. I just wanted to see their reactions and it was spectacular." I tell him and now his blush is gone. He is all smiles.
"You are a genius my girl. What did they do?" He asks, now wanting details about this fantastic story.
"They were speechless! Couldn't get out a word." I brag and we both go into giggles.
"Fili and Kili speechless. Never thought I would see the day. We may need to keep you around after the journey. I am sure their mother would like to meet you, I don't doubt it." He tells me and I nod.
"I would love to meet her." I say. We spend the morning teasing Fili and Kili whenever they get up close enough to hear us. They always immediately back away. It is great.
My cheeks hurt from smiling so much and my stomach is a bit upset from the laughter but the feelings of soreness soon fade. I can't help but focus on this journey and all the fun things that have happened so far. I can't wait to see how the rest of the journey goes. I hope I am able to change things because the boys are too special to not be in this world. And Thorin is a born leader. He will do so much good, I am just sure of it.
When we stop for lunch we can see cliffs ahead. So I guess this is the night we sleep on the edge and Thorin chastises his nephews for talking of orcs. The first time Azog is mentioned.
And just like I thought, we travel until nightfall. We end up on the cliff's edge so we can see any enemies who try to come at us.
Gloin makes the fire and Bombur gets the food to cook. I go up to him.
"May I learn? Try to help?" I ask with a begging smile. Bombur nods and starts to teach me how to make his 'on-the-road stew'. It is actually quite easy and I can't help but think of other things that would go really good in it.
"Have you ever thought about adding in potatoes? I know they would be a bitch to carry but it would add so much to it, don't you think?" I ask as I get the first bowl for helping him. He just looks at me. Did I offend?
And then suddenly air is nonexistent. I am being squeezed by the round dwarf. He must hear a gasp for air come from me because I am released shortly after.
"Like the idea?" I question as air begins to fill my lungs again. He nods quickly and goes to Thorin. What?
"Next town we come across we will be stopping in. Bombur needs to pick up some things. So start thinking about what you might need to pick up as well." Thorin says before going to look out into the night. I watch him stand on the ledge. He really is majestic looking. He seems to deem it safe and goes to sit with his back on a rock. Him, along with quite a few dwarves, start to dose off.
A scream in the distance. Orcs.
"What was that?" Bilbo questions, fear clear in his voice.
"Orcs." Kili answers. Another scream rings out. Thorin jerks awake. Either from hearing the word 'orc' or because of the scream.
"Orcs?" Bilbo can't believe his ears.
"Throat-cutters. There'll be dozens of them out there. The lowlands are crawling with them." Fili is trying to scare Bilbo. I frown at him but don't want to interrupt. This is kind of an important part in the series, or at least in the movies.
"They strike in the wee small hours, when everyone's asleep. Quick and quiet; no screams. Just lots of blood." Kili adds. Bilbo is thoroughly frightened now. He searchs the night for any signs of them.
Fili and Kili begin to laugh at the expense of Bilbo.
"You think that's funny? You think a night raid by orcs is a joke?" Thorin raises his voice on his nephews. They shy away from him a bit.
"We didn't mean anything by it." Kili tries to defend.
"No, you didn't. You know nothing of the world." Thorin says and goes back to his perch on the edge of the cliff. Balin goes up to the nephews and I go up to the monarch.
"You don't want to hear the story?" Thorin looks to me then back out over the valley.
"I know the story. Are you okay?" I ask as I place a hand lightly on his shoulder. He looks at it then to my face. I take it off because he seems to not like it. I just stand there.
"I am fine. They just do not know the dangers of the world. They are still so young. I often wonder if I should have brought them at all." He confides in me. I move a step closer to him.
"You made the right decision." I tell him. He just stares at me.
"You have seen this?" He asks.
"I have a feeling. Perhaps a vision will come later but my feeling says you made the right call." I stare into his beautiful blue eyes. I smile. He starts to but it falls.
"He slunk back into the hole whence he came. That filth died of his wounds long ago." Thorin says as he turns to look at Balin, Bilbo and the boys.
"Hey Thorin?" I question and his gaze starts to soften as he looks at me.
"Think we could get in a quick lesson?" I ask as I eye the bow resting near Kili. He smirks and nods once. I run to the bow and grab it. I dismiss the 'hey!' from Kili and go back to their uncle.
"Take the stance." He commands and I do. He is silent and walks around me in a circle, once, twice. He stops in front of me.
"Not bad. But what do you always need to keep taut?" He asks and his hand lightly smacks my stomach. I tighten the muscles and sheepishly smile at him.
"Sorry." I apologize. He waves it off.
"Now nock and arrow." He says as he hands it to me. I set it up and wait. He walks around me again.
"Only one elbow dropped this time. That is an improvement." He says as he lifts my right elbow up a bit.
"Seems you may be soon firing the arrows Miss Luna." He uses my name and I can't help but like the way it rumbles from his mouth. Guy has a sexy voice, sue me.
Some hair blows in the breeze and goes into my face. I seriously need to bind that. Before I can drop my stance and brush it out of my face, Thorin does it. His finger lightly touches my skin as he pushes the offending piece of hair to behind my ear. He is staring into my eyes and I into his.
He shakes his head and disconnects.
"Good." He says as he walks a step away from me.
"Get some sleep." He says to everyone in the camp. Well okay then.
Everyone lays down. I put the bow and arrow I borrowed next to Kili and go back to my spot I had picked out earlier. There, I see a bedroll. I have no bedroll. I look around the camp to see who doesn't have one and see Thorin leaning back against the same rock as before. I go up to him.
"Your bedroll." I say. He peeks one eye open at me and smirks.
"I do not need it like this. Use it." He says as both his eyes close again. I smile though he can't see it.
"Thank you, Thorin." I say using just his name. I go back to spot and lay upon the cushiony goodness. I give out a tiny moan of satisfaction and quickly fall asleep.