Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings that's all Peter Jackson and J.R.R. Tolkien. I do however own anything added and my two OCs Lucy and Tony.
This is really short sorry but I did post a chapter earlier today.
The dwarves' eyes widened and Bofur took off his hat. Gandalf rushed over and knelt beside the two siblings.
"Is… is he?" Bilbo asked quietly.
"The boy's alive." Gandalf said but he didn't sound relieved. "Oin!" He shouted. Oin nodded and went into the woods to look for herbs. Gandalf waved his hand indicating he wanted someone to come over. Fili and Kili rushed over. Gandalf looked at Fili before nodding at Lucy. Fili nodded and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Luv, you have to let them work." He said to her quietly. She shook her head and held onto her brother. "Lucy." She stood slowly and shakily. Fili pulled her to him and put a hand on the back of her head as she sobbed into his chest. Thorin frowned deeply as he watched the scene. He had to clear his throat before he spoke.
"We camp here tonight." He said to the others. He walked up to Lucy and Fili. "Lucy." He said softly. She peeked out at him still gripping Fili's shirt. Thorin's heart ached when he saw the despair on her face. "I want to show you something." Lucy looked down at Tony and started to shake her head. "They'll take care of him. It'll only take a minute." Fili stroked the back of her head. After a moment of looking down at Tony, she nodded.
"I'll stay here to watch over him for you." Fili said before kissing Lucy's cheek softly with a quick hug. Thorin started walking back to the Carrock. Lucy followed behind him silently as they walked back up to the top.
The sun was higher in the sky and illuminated the Lonely Mountain in just the right way to make Lucy gasp the moment she saw it.
"That…" She trailed off.
"Erebor." Thorin said nodding.
"The Lonely Mountain." Lucy's voice came out in a whisper. She frowned. "I wish Tony could see this…"
"I'm sorry." Lucy turned to look at Thorin.
"It's not your fault you don't have to be sorry." She said before looking back at the mountain.
"I told you both before we left, this was no quest for children." Thorin said. "I wish the boy… I wish Tony hadn't tried to fight. I feel partly responsible." Lucy frowned. "I constantly put the lad down. I didn't believe he could be of any use in a fight; I feel he was trying to prove me wrong…"
"I put him down a lot more than you did, I always yell at him."
"Do not blame yourself for the result of his actions."
"But if he dies…I've been so… we used to be so close. I don't know what happened between us. I love him I really do…" Thorin put his hand on her shoulder. She turned her head to look at him. "He hates me now and I don't want him to d-die thinking I hate him…"
"The boy doesn't hate you." Thorin said with a frown shaking his head. "I'm sure he loves you just as much. Siblings fight; Fili and Kili used to be the same way when they were younger… and me with my siblings." He gestured for her to sit before doing so himself. They sat close to the edge and looked out at the Lonely Mountain. "You said you used to be close, when did this change?"
"Well… he started to ignore me a month or two after I turned 18 then he just started bugging me and taking and breaking my stuff."
"He was looking for your attention." Thorin said. Lucy frowned.
"He had my attention before, I mean sure I was sometimes busy with work or I… wasn't home all the time." Lucy sighed. "I didn't mean to be so busy though… it's what comes with being an adult."
"And he, being a child, doesn't understand that." Thorin said. Lucy let out another sigh.
"I'm supposed to be there for him. I'm supposed to look out for him. I really suck at this don't I?" Thorin frowned in confusion. "I fail, I'm horrible, etc." Thorin understood.
"We all have our ups and downs at being the older sibling."
"How many you got?"
"One… Dis, Fili and Kili's mother." He hesitated. "Our brother Frerin… he perished at a young age when he joined in the Battle of Azanulbizar."
"I'm sorry." Lucy said with a sympathetic frown. "…We should have never come here." Thorin looked at her. "Whatever brought me and Tony here chose the wrong people."
"If you'd not come along you would have never met Fili." Thorin smirked when he saw the red come to Lucy's cheeks. "And you've gotten pretty handy with that sword; my nephews have taught you two well. The others have definitely enjoyed your company, your singing, and your stories. The journey has been more enjoyable than I would've thought. For that, I thank you." Lucy smiled.
"I'm sure you would've made your own fun." Thorin chuckled and smiled back. His smile faded after a moment and the two continued to look out at the Lonely Mountain. "Is it as great as it looks from here?" Lucy asked in a whisper.
"Better." Thorin said, the smile returning to his face.
"Thorin?"
"Hm?"
"That night in Rivendell," Thorin started frowning again. "Elrond was talking to Gandalf about a sickness… what was he talking about?" Lucy looked at him but his gaze remained locked on the mountain. After a long tense moment he spoke.
"My grandfather, Thror, I saw him become obsessed with the gold of Erebor." Thorin started slowly. "The dragon sickness…" He let out a sigh. "It's what drew Smaug to Erebor." He closed his eyes.
"You don't have it." Thorin looked to see Lucy smiling at him. "You can't." She shook her head. "You're not doing this for the gold you're doing this for your people. You're taking back your home. It wouldn't matter if it didn't have all that gold, right?" Thorin blinked. "Right?" Thorin nodded.
"Of course." He said.
"I can see you're worried about it." Lucy said. Thorin looked back at the mountain. "If you promise to watch out for Tony I'll promise to help you." He looked at her. "I don't know how I can help but I'll do what I can. Cause when we take back Erebor, your people will need you as their king but they'll need you with a clear head." Thorin nodded.
"I promise to look out for you and Tony, to the best of my abilities."
"You don't have to look out for me." Lucy said shaking her head with a small smile.
"I promise to look out for you and Tony." He repeated. Lucy nodded.
"And I promise to help you not succumb to the dragon sickness, to the best of my abilities." Lucy said. "So do we shake on it or…?" Thorin chuckled and held out his hand. Lucy smiled and they shook firmly, his large hand encompassing hers.
"Let's get back down to the others. I'm sure Fili is worried about you." Thorin said with a teasing smirk.
"You're okay with us, right? I really like him." Thorin stood and offered a hand to her. He pulled her up and put a hand on her shoulder.
"I can tell you make him happy." Thorin said with a smile making Lucy's face turn red. "If he ever gives you trouble, which I doubt but if he does, tell me. He may be my sister-son but that doesn't mean I'll tolerate any mistreatment towards you." Lucy couldn't even attempt to hide the smile growing on her face.
"Thank you, Thorin." He smiled at her and they started to walk back down the rock. "I always thought you hated me and Tony." She mused.
"I've never hated you." He said with a frown. "In the beginning I didn't want you on this journey," He noticed her frown. "But for your own protection. You have to understand we, dwarfs, cherish our women. To let one come on such a dangerous journey…" He shook his head. "It's not that they can't hold there own," He chuckled. "they can. I remember one time Dis…" He trailed off clearing his throat. "Getting off track." He said but he saw Lucy smiling with curiosity. "Dwarven woman are rare, and when dwarves fall in love, they rarely fall out of it." He noticed Lucy blushing again. "We just want to protect them, they're held with the utmost respect." Lucy nodded.
"So what did Dis do?" Lucy asked.
"Another time." Thorin said and chuckled when Lucy looked disappointed. "We can swap sibling stories once we're safe in Erebor."
"Promise?" Lucy asked as she stopped walking and held up a pinky. Thorin stopped and blinked at it. "Pinky promise." She said. He still looked confused. "You hook your pinky with mine. It's a bit childish I guess…" She started to lower her hand when he hooked his large pinky with her much smaller one, and smiled.
"Pinky promise."
I originally wasn't going to have this as its own chapter but I thought I should just to quickly clarify that Tony's alive. Plus the whole Lucy Thorin bit.
