She did her best to keep up to the dwarves and Gandalf and her uncle. She was a quick little hobbit, even with a pounding headache and nausea hitting her in waves. She was indeed quick. And even though she was in pain, she maintained a constant speed to keep up with Fili.
Fili. She glanced at him when she had a moment and felt s blush creeping up her nexk. It was not the time for this to happen, not the time or place, but she couldn't help it. The way he gripped her hand, the way he looked back at her every few moments to make sure she was still there; it spoke to her. It made her feel special and wanted. Safe and protected. .
"You okay? Eva? Are you okay?" His deep, rich voice hit her ears and snapped her out of her daze.
Was she okay? Her head was pounding and she felt like she could collapse at any moment, had it not been for the adrenaline pumping through her veins. Was Evangeline okay?
"I'm fine." She may not have felt okay but she wasn't going to tell Fili that. It would be Bofur's secret and herself. No one else had to know.
"We need to move again." His grip tightened on her hand and when he moved, she moved as well. She could hear the growls of the wargs as they chased the brown wizard. She could swear she heard their thick, ugly paws hitting the ground as they sought to kill.
They ran from rock covering to rock covering, trying to stay undetected. Radagast was doing them a favour by luring them away and they didn't want to screw up this opportunity to potentially escape.
When they had reached the top of a small hill, they had to stop suddenly. She couldn't exactly see what Thorin was doing or why he had stopped, but she knew to trust it.
"Stay together."
"Move!" Thorin turned and began running another direction. He had his axe in his hand ready to use it if need be, and Evangeline didn't think he'd change that decision anytime soon.
"Ori, no!" The youngest of the dwarves was pulled back as they clung to the rock there were hiding under, watching as the rabbits and the wargs passed, giving them a small opportunity to escape.
"All of you come on quick. Come on." Bifur, Bofur, Dwalin, Dori and Nori went ahead and then Kili. Fili turned to look at her, and she blushed. His gaze was intense in those few seconds, before he once again grabbed her hand and pulled her behind him.
"Where are you leading us?" Thorins question went unanswered. Or at least she thought it went unanswered.
"Eva!" She felt her shoulders being grabbed and then she felt something hard and begged against her back. She was pushed into the back of a boulder, Fili standing in front of her.
He had a determined look in his eyes and he wasn't watching her, but rather the area around them.
"Fili..." She flushed once more as she felt one of his fingers on her mouth silencing her.
"Later..." It had taken her by surprise. He hadn't touched her lips, until now. He was quickly becoming more affectionate and it was welcomed. She enjoyed the little touches he placed on her. She enjoyed the way he would push her behind him and want her to be safe and out of sight.
"This way! Quickly!" Just like before she was pulled up and pulled behind him as they ran to another rock covering, this time she was pulled to his chest, her head resting on the warm furs of his cloak.
"I know you're scared Eva. I've got you. Don't worry." Evangeline's eyes widened and she stood rigid as one hand was on the back of her head smoothing her hair and the other was on her back.
"Everyone stop." She felt her heart stop as Thorin motioned to the rock above them. She could hear a warg huffing and growling low in its throat. She looked over towards Thorin. He was motioning to Kili's now and then back at the warg.
Evangeline's eyes followed his movements as he grabbed an arrow and held it in place. He took a deep breath and then stepped out. He pulled back the string of his bow and let the arrow fly towards the warg.
A loud screeching was heard as both the warg and the Orc fell, but they were not dead. Evangeline was turned around and Fili's arms left hers as the company started attacking the Orc and the warg, trying to kill it.
"Move! Run!" She pushed herself off the rocks side and followed her uncle as they ran away from coverage. She had no idea where the hell they were going or what they were going to do it they happened to be caught.
"There they are!"
"Quickly!" Back they ran. They were being chased and hunted and Evangeline felt like a mouse before a cat caught it in its claws. She felt like they were being toyed with.
Soon enough they were surrounded. They were spread out amongst the clearing but still surrounded.
"Kili! Shoot them!" Evangeline stood near her uncle and took deep breaths. This was not the time for her feeling sick but she was. She felt nausea hit her and she had to close her eyes for a moment or else she was sure she'd be sick.
"This is not the time." She hissed to herself and opened her eyes. She made herself stand up straight, ignoring the wave of nausea. She ignored the way the light made her head pound and the little black spots that crossed her vision.
"Evangeline! This way!" Gandalf was standing behind her, motioning her to follow. She grunted and turned on her heel and ran towards him.
"Into the cave!" She looked down and bit her lip before sliding down the hagged slope, stopping st the bottom.
Once out of the sun, she felt little relief. Her uncle and Fili and Kili were out there. The dwarves she was slowly growing close to were out there.
"This way you fools!" She sat with her back against the rocks and shoved her head between her knees. Do not get sick. Do not get sick.
"Evangeline!" Her uncle was hugging her but she barely felt the weight of his hug. She felt dizzy and sick. She locked eyes with Bofur and clenched her jaw. She could feel the bike riding in her throat, burning.
"Eva, are you okay?" Her uncle looked at her with concern. She turned her head, leaned over, and emptied her stomach. Wave after waver. Nausea. It was hitting her like a ton of bricks.
"Eva!" A hand on her back and one holding her hair back. The hand on her back was soothing. It was rubbing circles into her tunic.
"What's wrong with the hobbit?" Thorin snapped at her. She could hear malice in his voice.
"Her name is Evangeline!" She couldn't hear who snapped back st him. Her ears were ringing loudly.
"She's been like this since the trolls. She didn't want anyone to worry."
"She hit her head when they dropped her."
"Dropped her? They threw her."
"...gentlefolke..." She could hear snippets of hushed conversation and whispering as around her.
"Elves." The conversation moved on, but Evangeline could barely make t out.
"...she needs rest, uncle. She's sick.."
"...if she got this hurt from one attack..." Slowlt she pushed herself to stand. She would not be stopped by this. She needed to be stronger. She had to be. She stood and swayed, back and forth. She thought she would be fine as she felt all eyes on her.
"I'm...fine..." She fell back against the wall, her eyes rolling back into her skull.
Fili knew his uncle wasn't pleased. He knew he considered her a distraction for the young prince. But he also knew what he would say about Evangeline, because he had muttered it before.
He called her a burden, he said she was more of a hindrance than a help. He said it wasn't right having a woman with them. He said she didn't know what she was doing.
Fili knew he was wrong.
She was brace snd courageous. She wasn't s burden and she wasn't a hindrance. She was one half of their thief and she had signed s contract; she was one of them. And she was the woman Fili fancied.
"I really don't think it's proper for you to be carrying.." Fili shot a glare towards her uncle. Propriety be damned. He was going to carry her until the end of the quest if he had to.
"Just drop it lad. Yer words are falling on deaf ears." Fili adjusted her in his arms once more and looked at her sleeping form.
Her blond, curly hair was falling out of the bun at the nape of her neck and Fili made a note about it. He would have to ask her if he could braid her hair. He'd have to tell her what that meant first, but he was sure.
He may not have known her long, but he was sure she was his One. He felt it.
"Where does this cave lead?" Her uncle turned away from the pair and dropped the subject, although Fili could feel his eyes on them every once in a while.
"Do ya want one of us to carry her, Fili? We don't mind." She saved Bofur's life. She pushed him out of the path of a warg. She saved his life. She was not cowardly; she was brave.
"Give her here." He looked hesitant to hand her over, especially to Dwalin. It wasn't that he didn't trust the big and mighty warrior, because he did. But Dwalin had shared the same thoughts as his uncle. He thought the two hobbits were gentlefolke that should not have come.
"There's s light here!" She was passed from him to Dwalin, but his eyes never left her form.
"Fili..." His uncle stood by him, disapproving. He knew the time had come to have a discussion about the pretty hobbit and himself.
"When we have a moment we will be talking about this." He nodded and allows his uncle to step before him. He watched his form walk ahead and then he sighed.
"You okay, Fee? She'll be fine. Oin will fix her up and she'll be like brand new. And don't worry about uncle. He's as stubborn as a mule, but he also has a big heart. We know that." He knew his uncle had a big heart. But he also knew that his uncle was focused on reclaiming Erebor and he wouldn't let a hobbit stand in his way.
"I believe she is my one, Kili." He spoke softly and looked at his brother, but didn't stay to see his reaction. He turned his head and followed his kin down the stone path.
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