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Chapter Nine: Bedtime story
"Alright, I am off." Dís said kissing her two boys before nodding her thanks to Thorin who had just walked in the door from a days work at the forge. "Kíli, Fíli, be good and don't give your uncle trouble. A friend of mine is sick so I am bringing her some supper, and I'll help her a little while I'm there. I won't be back until you two are in bed and asleep, so goodnight and please behave. I made some stew for your dinner. Good bye!"
Thorin barely caught a word of Dís' whirlwind of instructions before she whisked out the door, basket in hand. He shut the door and shook his head; sometimes his sister could be a little odd.
"We gonna eat now, Unca Thowin?" Kíli asked, glancing wistfully in the direction of the kitchen.
"As soon as we all wash up, yes." Thorin replied. Kíli gave a whoop and ran off to wash his hands.
Fíli and Thorin exchanged humorous glances before following Kíli's lead and making their way to the bathing room. "He's always hungry." Fíli said after a dark haired streak ran around them towards the kitchen.
"Both of your are. That's good, it means you are growing." Thorin had noticed lately how both of his nephews seemed to be growing up so fast. Wasn't it only yesterday Dís was carrying around newborn Kíli? Soon his little nephews would grow up, learn how to defend themselves and start families of their own. Thorin reined in his thoughts, he was thinking too far into the future, take one day at a time. A thought did strike him funny, his two grown nephews trying to handle little dwarflings. He smiled as the thought played out.
Fíli looked quizzically at a grinning Thorin, then shrugged; if Thorin was happy and smiling, Fíli wouldn't be the one to stop him.
Kíli was impatient to start eating, and as soon as Thorin put a bowl of stew in front of him, he began to eat with gusto. Fíli ate a little slower, but not with less enthusiasm.
Thorin was almost glad when they were done eating, and his nephews asked him to play with them. Soon he found himself chasing two giggling dwarflings around the house, and laughing once and awhile himself. His two innocent nephews could always brighten his day and make him laugh.
Finally, Kíli and Fíli wore themselves out and Thorin scooped them up and put them in their beds. Just when he was through the door, he heard Kíli's sleepy voice say, "Unca Thowin, you gonna read us bedtime story?"
Thorin sighed and reluctantly walked back into his nephews' room, "Yes, Kíli, pick out the book and I'll read it." Thorin didn't see the mischievous twinkle in his youngest nephew's dark eyes when he got up and handed him a large book.
"Great heroes and battles? Boys, are you sure you want to hear this before you go to bed?" Thorin asked. Two head nodded in unison, and Thorin began to read.
The description of the gore and battles made even Thorin grimace; Dís didn't read this to her sons, did she? Thorin stopped reading when Fíli and Kíli showed signs of fear. He bid them goodnight after tucking them in, and left to work on some projects he had to get done, hoping that his two nephews weren't too scared to sleep.
Thorin worked on his projects for an hour or so before he heard the patter of two little feet behind him.
"Unca, we can' sleep." Kíli stated, looking around Thorin's room fearfully.
Thorin hid a small smile before putting his nephews on his bed, as he sat beside them, humming softly. Whatever fear had caused his nephews to stay awake, was now dispelled as they slowly drifted off to sleep.
Thorin gazed fondly at his now sleeping nephews, Kíli's wild hair was all over, and Fíli's limbs were spread out in all directions also. Thorin shifted and was about to get up, but Kíli rolled over and reached out to stop him.
"Thank you, Unca Thowin." He said, his eyes closed and his brown hair wrapped around half of his head, "You always gonna protect me and Fíwi."
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