Chapter 14

*Kili*

Kili had felt restless before, but this was the first time he was frustrated the feeling was so strong. He stormed out the room and stomped to where he could find Thorin not even caring if he disturbed anything.

"Uncle, I've got to speak with you!" he said and Thorin raised an eyebrow.

"Do you? What is on your mind sister-son?"

Kili hesitated for a moment under Thorin's gaze, but quickly recovered his nerve.

"Fili and I want to go off by ourselves for a while, a very long while."

"How far do you wish to go, and how long a while?" Thorin questioned. Fili somehow must have known what Kili was thinking and answered, "To Hobbiton, and however long it takes us to get there."

"I see the two of you have set your minds on this trip. What will you do if I decline your request?"

"With all due respect sir," Kili said, "we'd go anyway. We have to!"

"When will you start?"

That caught Kili by surprise. He was expecting one huge argument, and Thorin had just agreed. Well, maybe not exactly, but he thought there would be an argument or a flat out "no". Fili must have been shocked too, because when they looked at each other, his expression was slightly confused.

"Um, well how soon will we be able to go?" Fili asked then.

"Tomorrow afternoon, Thranduil will be coming here. I cannot say why it is he wishes to come, but I would prefer it if you were here. After all, his son is accompanying him so it would be better if you were here as my heirs. At least, you, Fili, must be present." Thorin said and Kili made a face.

"Why on earth would he be coming! All he can do is slouch lazily in his throne or ride his elk."

"Ha, yeah and complain about something that happened over a hundred years ago." Fili said then added to Thorin, "Do you think we could leave this Saturday?"

"Perhaps. Have you spoken to your mother about this?"

Oops! I forgot about her. How would we even start to say anything to Mum? Kili thought, then found the answer to the major problem his uncle had just uncovered.

"Not yet, but Fili's going to."

"I am?! Kili, I think it's your turn to tell her we're going to disappear for half a year."

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"That went better than expected." Kili commented and Fili nodded. To say that Dis was worried would be a great understatement. In truth, Kili had almost thought they should not have told her and let Thorin explain it when they could not be found anywhere, then he realized that defiantly would not have been the best alternative in Middle Earth.

"It was almost as if she already knew we were going tell her that. Strange how she does that." Kili said and Fili replied, "It's not too surprising when you take in the fact that she has had to live with us and our ideas all our lives."

Kili laughed and threw his arm around Fili's shoulder declaring, "I can't believe we are really and truly doing this! We're gonna have the times of our lives!" Fili smirked and ruffled Kili's hair before giving him a small push which Kili returned harder until they were shoving each other across the hall and laughing like two Dwarves that had had too much ale to drink and Kili laughed harder when he give Fili an extra hard push that sent the elder on the floor. Fili rose to his feet looking every inch a future king, majesty flowing in every move he made as he slowing approached his little brother who suddenly sobered when he noticed the way Fili was coming towards him. Kili swallowed. The last time Fili had looked this way, Kili had ended up eating a piece of paper*.

"Um, Fee… I'm sorry? Could you stop that?! It's kind of scary." Kili said, but Fili paid him no heed still walking slowly until he was standing directly in front of Kili. Kili gulped visibly then, turned around and made of the nearest storeroom which was on the other end of the hallway. He could hear Fili right on his heels and he hoped Fili wouldn't catch him before he could reach safety, but it was too late when Fili gripped his shoulder and spun Kili around to meet his doom.

"Kili, youngest son of the daughter of Thrain, what have you to say for yourself?" Fili said giving Kili a glare that he seemed to have inherited from their uncle.

"I am so terribly sorry, my brother."

"Maybe we should wait until you are older before we go anywhere." Fili said and Kili eyes widened in horror.

"How much older are you thinking?" Kili asked almost in a panicked way.

"About a few hours older. We are going after Thranduil leaves, because if we don't, I fear for the safety of everyone in Erebor."

"After then? Tomorrow?! Fili, you have almost never made a better decision!" Kili exclaimed hugging Fili. Fili hugged him back and once again Kili felt the feeling he always got when Fili hugged him, the strange comfort that reminded him of Fili's promise that he had made so many years ago. Kili could feel his brother's heart beating against his chest and he almost sighed with the comforting closeness of Fili.

"I am dreading Thranduil. I hope his elk breaks its leg and he has to walk here, but it would be alright to see Legolas. After all, I was sleeping when he came here last." Fili said and Kili thought of that time, that seemed ages ago but was just over one year ago, when the Elf princeling had visited Kili after The Battle of The Five Armies. Yeah it would be okay to see him again, but his father, well…maybe not so much!

"So am I, come to think of it. I wish he wasn't so…so…"

"Stupid." Fili finished and Kili shrugged, "I was not going to say that, but oh well. We'll be taking the ponies, right?"

"Of course, unless you want to walk all the way across the map and before you ask, yes it will probably be winter by the time we get there." Fili replied.

"Okay, so we want to play it smart for once, and bring a little more than the clothes on our backs." Kili said, grinning at Fili with a fiendish delight shining in his eyes. They were going on an adventure, trekking across Middle Earth by themselves with no-one to bother them. Free as the winds that blow around the mountain and pull the clouds across the sky.

A/N I apologize for taking so long! This week was killer busy and this would have been done yesterday, but I had music lessons and the world needed to be saved and the list just goes on and on. Fili, Kili and I would like to thank: leggomygreggo2, Mira Meliandra, Syblime, jaymzNshed, Rebecca, and Apophis god of chaos for their wonderful reviews and support! And hey! All you people who favorite and follow! Thanks a million and I hope to see some reviews 'cause I really need them, and there should be a box down there somewhere…

*This is a hilarious story from when Fili and Kili where six and seven years old. Should I write it or not? Review to give your answer :)