(A/N: I'm back again. For those of you that haven't read the warnings or the tags before, I will state them again. This fic contains mpreg, Fili/Kili, and Bard/Thranduil. Just so we're clear on that. Also, I don't own the Hobbit.)

Written in my Soul

Part 11

"How is the design for the new bow coming along Kili?" Thorin asked conversationally as they all sat gathered at the dinner table. They knew that he had come close to the mark with his first few tries, but recently he had become secretive about his plans. This much caused Bilbo to suspect that he had either succeeded, or gone off in the wrong direction, either was likely to cause the younger Dwarf some measure of embarrassment.

"It's nearly finished, actually. I should be able to test it by next week," Kili said after making sure to chew and swallow his food properly, lest his mother chastise him for his poor table manners. Dis had gotten better about how critical she was over her boy's behavior ever since she had learned of Fili's condition, but that didn't mean that she was completely lax in her Mothering duties.

"That's wonderful news, the Elves are eager to see what you come up with, based on its success they may wish to commission some from you," Bilbo said and Kili looked positively pleased at the information. He grinned brightly and looked to his brother with enthusiasm. Fili smiled indulgently and patted his soul mate on the back in congratulations.

"I'm honored that they would look to me for an innovation in archery," Kili said rather diplomatically and Dis grinned at her son's newfound maturity. Now that Fili was 7 months along, the younger of the two siblings had really stepped up and become an adult. Even though the Elven healers had decided that it would be 14 months rather than 10 for the babe to be born, Kili had not wanted to wait to be the person he suspected their child would need him to be.

"I'm very proud of you for working so diligently Kili. Fili, you as well," Dis said pleasantly, her eyes bright as she spoke. It was clear to Bilbo that she was proud of her sons and for his part he was pleased that she had grown to be so. He looked to Thorin to see that his soul mate was smiling brilliantly at his family. It was at that moment that Bilbo saw them as a family at last. Until then he had felt like they were still divided and it made him more than happy to know that they were in fact, united. It made him especially happy considering the news that he and Thorin had to share.

"Thank you Mother," the boys said together, both of them blushing slightly at the praise.

After that dinner continued in silence as they all enjoyed the food that had been laid out for them. Fili was on his second helping already, his body craving the extra nutrients to help the baby grow properly. It was only once they had finished and stood to make for their own rooms that Thorin spoke up.

"Before you go, I would like to make an announcement. It's one that's been a long time coming and I wish to make it with my family around me," Thorin smiled at each of them in turn and reached out to grasp Bilbo's hand. "We're expecting a child, Bilbo and I," he said after a brief pause. There was silence in the room following his statement as everyone stared in surprise at the Dwarven King.

"When did you find out Uncle?" Fili asked his joy obvious on his face as he held his own stomach.

"It was just this morning, actually," Thorin said with a grin and pulled Bilbo against his side in a tight embrace. It was true, they had noticed that Thorin's moods had been fluctuating over the last several weeks but had waited to be sure that it wasn't simply stress having an effect on him. Once they were confident that it had to be something else, they'd gone to see the Elven healer in charge of Fili's care.

"How far along are you?" Dis asked, toying with the beads in her beard as she did when she was nervous.

"About a month and a half at this point," Thorin said happily but his smile faded when Dis frowned at him, and it was a fierce frown.

"You realize that this means you can't be a part of Court anymore. You won't be able to make decisions with a clear head," she said softly and Thorin's smile returned full force.

"Of course dear sister, I realized that almost at once. But fear not, you'll not be alone. Bilbo has agreed to continue to attend Court in my stead," the Dwarven King said, and kissed the top of Bilbo's head.

The Hobbit smiled brilliantly and leaned into Thorin's half-embrace. He and Thorin had already had the discussion about what to do when it came to Thorin's fluctuating emotions. The conclusion was that Thorin would no longer handle things of diplomatic importance, instead sticking to paperwork about ordinances and the like. Bilbo would continue to field requests from the Elves and Laketown while Dis would take over the rest of the Dwarven communications. In the meantime, Thorin would be spending more time with little Frodo, giving the nursemaids a break ahead of having so many children to take care of in the near future.

"Good, I was afraid that I would have to restrain you somehow, I'm glad to see that you'll be reasonable about it," Dis said, smiling in obvious relief. Bilbo breathed a sigh of relief; he had been worried that Dis would be angry at them for leaving her to deal with matters of Court. But it seemed that they were all on the same page in the matter. So with a round of congratulations all around, they departed the room, each making for their own destinations.

Bilbo followed Thorin back to their quarters where the night's paperwork was waiting for them in the study. Briefly they detoured to look into the nursery where Frodo was asleep in the overlarge bed that he had been given. The boy continued to sleep about 15 hours of the day, waking and sleeping sporadically as his stomach dictated. The women in charge of taking care of him had gotten accustomed to his sleeping habits and came and went with them so as not to disturb the boy overmuch.

(A/N: Well there it is, sorry it was so short. But I wanted to get something out to you guys. I hope you enjoyed it enough to leave me a review.)