"Dancing bears
Painted wings
Things I almost remember,
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
Someone holds me safe and warm,
Horses prance through a silver storm,
Figures dancing gracefully,
Across my memory."
Fili walked in as Ella was trying to sing Vili to sleep. He could look at her standing like that forever. This was the way it was supposed to be. This was they way he wanted his family to look like.
Ella was humming to the melody and Fili could just hear her smiling as her back was turned to him. Vili had grown a lot in the small seven months but the baby hadn't started to teeth yet and it caused him to worry a little. His mother had always told him that dwarflings were supposed to start teething around four months.
Shaking the thought out of his head he listened to Ella finishing the lullaby.
"Someone holds me safe and warm,
Horses prance through a silver storm,
Figures dancing gracefully,
Across my memory,
Far away, long ago
Things I yearn to remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December."
She placed the sleeping baby in the crib and nuzzled him before kissing Vili on the head. "Goodnight, my little lion cub."
"I still don't know how you do that."
Ella spun around at Fili's voice. "Jesus, Fili!" She whispered and placed a hand on her heart. "Don't scare me like that! How long have you been standing there? I thought you had work to do."
"I do." He said and walked up to her giving her a soft kiss. "Just thought I should come and check up on you because it's going to get late again… Figured I deserved a small break and was actually wondering if you would like to go for a walk with me. I could use some fresh air."
"Sounds like a good plan." She smiled. "Just let me tell your mother that she needs to keep an eye out for Vili while were gone and we can go. I want someone to be here incase he wakes up."
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"We should do this more often." Fili sighed happily as he had Ella in his arms and leaned back against a tree behind him. They were watching the evening sun disappear behind the mountain from a distance. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and birds were singing above them. I couldn't have been more peaceful.
"Too bad you have to leave tomorrow." Ella sighed. "Mirkwood is pretty far away… Couldn't the elves just come here? I mean they've been in the mountain before. What makes that time so different from this time? Dwarves got along with the Elves quite well since I last remember."
"They were drunk." Fili huffed. "There won't be any alcohol this time… Thorin should give that tree shagger a good smack in the head. If Thranduil even thinks about insulting the line of Durin then I am going to run him through."
"Speaking of running through." She smiled and looked up at him. "You still need to pick up your swords from the blacksmith before you leave tomorrow. I wanted to do that today but the living quarters aren't done yet and needed redesigning; we had been drawing new chambers and stuff all day. Oh, Kili needs to remember to pick up his arrows and George needs to remember his armor."
"Well be fine." He chuckled and kissed Ella's temple. "I don't thick those spiders are going to come after us this time. Thranduil knows were coming."
"I am so glad I wasn't there when that happened." Ella fake shivered. "Don't bring one home for Vili because I will kill it and then kick your ass. You should have seen him this morning; he was trying to catch a grasshopper. It was so cute! I really should have brought my camera with me."
"Do you miss your home?" Fili suddenly asked. "You've been here for about two years, don't you miss your family and friends? I don't hear you talking about them that often."
"I try not to think about it." She sighed leaned more against Fili's chest. "The more I think about it, the more I get homesick. I'm actually worried that George is starting to forget them because, well, he calls Dis mom and stuff- Not that I mind! I just don't want him to forget where he came from… I wish my dad could see Vili." Ella felt tears coming up and she tried to blink them away. "I wish that he could meet you. I wish my brother could meet you. You would get along so well…"
"What about that guy you were courting before me?" He asked. "What would he think?"
"Screw him!" She growled and turned around facing Fili. "From what I saw in my dreams he's fooling around with by best friend, MY best friend. He can go to hell for all I care… You're better anyways."
"But if you had to choose between here and there, what would you choose?" Fili asked. "If you got a chance to visit your home again, would you take it?"
"I don't know-"
"Time to figure out then."
Both Ella and Fili jumped up at the dark voice. Ella knew that voice. She hadn't heard it in years but she knew it. She looked at Fili with wide eyes. He had heard it to she could see it on his face.
"Missed me?"
Fili pulled Ella closer to his chest when twigs and branches started to encircle them. How he wished that he had his swords on him.
"Isn't this sweet!" The voice hissed. "The knight in shining armor protecting the princess. Too bad it's not you who I want, prince. You couldn't have brought the baby? Guess this will HAVE TO DO!"
The branches snapped around them and tightened painfully before they were dragged into darkness.
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They landed on grass with a loud thump.
"Fucking hell!" Ella groaned. "Shit… Ow. Next time I see that bastard shadow I am going to kill him! WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE WE?!" She pushed herself in sitting position and rubbed her eyes. "Fili, you alright love? Fili? Fili!"
"Over here." Fili groaned and lifted his arm so Ella could see him. "I can't get up."
Ella was about to push herself up but froze. She didn't feel any height on her shoulders and hips. She looked down and jumped up with a scare. She wasn't wearing her favorite dark green dress anymore but a pair of dark blue hot pants, cargo tank top and knee high boots. Ella didn't think twice and moved here hand through her hair.
"You have got to be joking!" She growled when she felt that it was her short and messy hair that she used to have. Then she remembered Fili and hurried to him. "Oh my God." She gasped when she saw him.
"What?" Fili asked. "Mahal, what happened to you?! What are you wearing?!"
Ella could only stand with her eyes wide. Fili wore ripped skater jeans, a simple V-neck white t-shirt, red Nike Air Jordan's and a couple of bracelets. But that wasn't what Ella was so shocked about. Fili's hair wasn't braided but had dreadlocks pulled up in a ponytail, he had a nicely cut goatee without his braided mustache and he had a lip piercing.
"Fuck!" Ella hissed snapping out of her head and helped Fili up. "This is the worst shit we have ever been in!"
"Where in Durin's name are we?" Fili asked while he looked his wife up and down. "What happened?! We have got to find you some new clothes."
"There is no time for that!" She snapped. "We have got to get back home!"
"How do we get home without knowing where we are?!" He snapped back.
"I know where we are!" she snarled. "This is where I used to live before I had the car accident. I remember this park! WE'RE IN GODDAMN FRANKLIN! Okay, fighting isn't going to solve anything…"
"Then what do we-" Fili froze mid sentence when he moved his hand through his hair. "WHAT IN DURIN'S NAME?! MAHAL, WHAT IS THIS?!"
"Fili, calm down." Ella said and cupped his face trying to lower his heart rate. She could tell he was freaking out. "It's just clothes… This is what I would look like in my world. These-" she pointed at his clothes. "Are your clothes… I'm guessing this is what you would look like over here. We are in so much bullshit."
"Wh-what do we do?" Fili asked between breaths. "What are we doing here? How do we get home? What about Vili and Kili and George and everybody else? Who was that voice?!"
"Remember those shadows I used to talk about during the quest and the once that told me I was pregnant during the Battle? The once you thought were hallucinations and completely made up?" She asked and he could only nod. "They are real… They send us here and I don't know why, probably another sick game or something."
"Then what do we do?" He asked. "That was just one of the many questions. What are we supposed to do?!"
"I don't know." Ella whispered and looked down. "Maybe-Maybe we should go to my old house and find something out. I want to go home, I'm scared."
"Hey, hey." Fili said and pulled her into his arms. "It's alright, we'll find a way back home. I'm sorry for panicking… There is nothing you have done about this. We will find a way, I promise." He kissed her head. "At least we still have each other, right? And mother is keeping an eye on Vili. We'll be home before we know it."
"You're right." Ella sniffed and wiped with her thumb, forcing tears back. "Let's see if I remember the way back to the house… Maybe we can find something on the internet."
"The what?"
"Oh right." She giggled softly. "You don't know what that is. It's like- I don't really know how to explain it. Guess I just have to show you. Come on." Ella grabbed Fili's and started to lead him away as their hands entwined.
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"What's that?" Fili asked as he pointed to the moving objects on the road they were supposed to cross. "Is it dangerous?"
"Depends on if you get hit by it." Ella giggled. "These are cars."
"Cars?" He repeated. "Like the thing you told me about in Rivendell? The thing that killed you or died in?"
"Yeah." She smiled. "We cross the road when that light-" She pointed at the traffic light. "-Turns green. You stand on the sidewalk if it's red… If you see one of these-" she pointed at the crosswalk. " I the street without a traffic light then you have to look to your left and your right and ONLY cross when there are no cars near you. But please don't go walking around with me? The last thing I want is to find you in a hospital."
The light turned green and they crossed the street. Fili looked around in curiosity as he let Ella lead the way. He didn't trust this place. He didn't like the cars or the weird looking people around him. He didn't trust for one bit.
They walked for about five minutes when Ella stopped in front of a house. It looked nice enough, in Fili's view. Green grass and path in the front yard, light brown walls, two levels, white front door and giant windows.
Fili jumped slightly when there was a bark from the house and Ella could help but to smile a little at that.
"Are you sure you wanted to meet my family?" She asked. "We can see if we can crash somewhere else if you don't want to."
"No, no." He said quickly. "It's just that I don't trust this place."
"You're not the only one." Ella sighed but grabbed Fili's hand again before dragging him to the front door."
Heeeeeeyyyy! I'm back! Bad news though, I failed AGAIN! Stupid test so I have to make it again but I don't know when yet. Anyway… Here is another chapter! I had no clue about what I wanted to do so I ended up doing this. If you don't like it then I will send them back to Middle Earth and if you like it and have any suggestions then I would love to heard them :3
Hope you enjoyed!
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