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Chapter 19 – The Woodland Realm

They were shoved ungracefully into isolated cells. Fili groaned when the elf-guard took his last hidden dagger. That wasn't what him boiling though, what had him annoyed was that he didn't know where Anne was. He'd remembered what he'd said in the forest, about him loving her. It was true though. He did love Anne, at first he thought it may have just been the feelings he'd had when they were kids, but after the thought of losing her and her being taken from him by the elves, Fili had had plenty of time to realize that he cared for her beyond friendship. The dwarf kicked his cell door and growled when pain shot up his foot. He started shoving the bars and groaned when they didn't budge. He chuckled when he thought of what his brother might say.

"I've been defeated by bars Kili...separated from the one person who I love more than anything and trapped in this cell...not my day really."

A shot of sadness went through him as he thought of his fallen brother, but then he remembered what Anne had said. It wasn't his fault. He also remembered that she'd lost her friend, so she must know how he was feeling. He sat on the bench, within the cell, and shrugged of his filthy, furred-coat. He heard Gloin smack against the bars of his cell.

"ARGH!...Again!"

The prince spotted Balin across the way and the old dwarf leaned against his own cell door.

"Leave it! There is no way out. This is no orc dungeon. These are the Halls of the Woodland Realm. No one leaves here, but by the King's consent."

Fili huffed and sat on the floor, leaning heavily against the bars.

"Great...better start making myself at home."

Anne didn't like the way the elves watched her. She'd been kept with Thorin and was now stuck with two guards whilst he was "conversing" with Thranduil. She couldn't make out much of what was said until Thorin started shouting.

"I would not trust, Thranduil, the Great King, to only his word. Till the end of all days be upon us!"

Anne rolled her eyes. He was being such a drama queen.

"You, lack all honor! I have seen how you treat your friends! We came to you once, starving, homeless; seeking your help. But you turned your back! You, turned away
from the suffering of my people and the inferno that destroyed us!"

Then Anne frowned when she heard Thorin bark something in Khuzd Dhul. She made a mental note to ask Dwalin to teach her some of it. Whatever Thorin had said, he'd obviously riled up Thranduil as soon he'd also raised his voice.

"Do not talk to me of dragon fire! I know it's wrath and ruin. I have faced the great serpents of the North. I warned your grandfather of what his greed would summon, but he would not listen. You are just like him..."

Anne heard Thorin yell and then the scuffling of feet. She heard Thranduil's silky voice mock.

"Stay here if you will, and rot. A hundred years is a mere blink in the life of an elf. I'm patient. I can wait."

Suddenly Anne saw Thorin being dragged past her and down to the dungeons. He glared at the elves and sent her a worried look. Anne felt her heart sink. Then she heard Thranduil again.

"Bring in the female."

"Now Anne, don't panic, don't get annoyed and everything will be fine...won't it? Oh great I don't know...argh panicking!"

The brunette was led up the stairs and stopped at Thranduil's feet. Anne gawked. The elf was more graceful than any she'd seen. His crystal eyes studied her and his pale hair fell perfectly about him. His face contorted with concentration as he tilted his head and watched her. Anne lowered her eyes when he stood and approached her.

"So, you're travelling with these dwarves yes?"

"Uh...yeah."

"Hmmmmmm, strange for them to drag a woman along with them. I thought they of all races, who claim to covet their rare opposite gender, would have a little more sense."

Anne felt herself start to boil.

"They didn't drag me. I came of my own free will. Besides had I been with them to start with, I doubt that they'd let me tag along with them!"

Thranduil's eyes twinkled with amusement.

"Well I can't offer you the luxuries they can, but I do offer a room in my halls. I am a fair elf. I will not see a woman within my cells, but I do ask...where does their journey end?"

Anne looked around. Of course she knew where they were going...but she wasn't going to tell Thorin's arch nemesis.

"I..uh..don't know. They haven't told me."

The elf-king raised a dark eyebrow.

"So, you mean to tell me that you're 'tagging along' with these dwarves, without any knowledge as to where they're headed?"

"Uh...yes."

The elf smirked.

"Do you take me for a fool Miss...?"

"Anne."

"Well do you Anne?"

Anne shook her head.

"No..."

Thranduil walked round her.

"I thought not, so why Anne are you lying to me? Why do you defend them?"

"I'm not..."

His head snapped round and his glare was fierce. Anne felt fear flood inside her.

"I suggest that you do not tamper with my patience."

Anne glared a little.

"I defend them because they're my family!"

Thranduil tilted his head, then he spotted the necklace round her neck and the beads that she laced onto it. He smirked and chuckled melodiously.

"Ah...you're family?...Well if that is the case then I confine you to my halls. You may not leave nor may you see your friends again."

Anne's face fell.

"What?! NO!"

The king smiled and shook his head.

"I'm afraid that's my decision. You don't have much of a choice in this matter. Good day to you Miss Anne."

The the two elf guards, seized Anne's arms and led her away. Anne cried and struggled as they took her to a room. They practically chucked her into it and slammed the door. Anne heard the lock click and she banged her fists against the wood.

"LET ME OUT!"

There was not a sound from the other side. Anne screamed and threw herself at the door, but it was no use. She was trapped..stuck in this dolled-up prison. She smacked her fist against the door again and slid down onto the floor. Hugging her knees she sobbed. Now she'd never see Fili again..she'd never be able to tell how she felt...Anne sobbed harshly and curled up at the foot of the door.

Fili looked up when he saw his uncle being led into a cell near Balin. Balin raced to the bars and tried to glance at the dwarf-king.

"Did he offer you a deal?"

"He did. I told him he could ishkh khakfe andu null. Him and all his kin!"

Fili chuckled a little.

"Well that's that then. That deal was our only hope."

Balin turned away. Thorin leaned on the bars of his cell.

"Not our only hope."

Fili met his uncles eyes. He meant Bilbo. Somehow, some way the hobbit had to get them out. The prince looked at Thorin.

"Uncle what about Anne?"

Thorin sighed.

"I do not know where that tree-shagger has taken her. Last I saw she was being led to speak with him."

Fili felt his heart sink. She had been taken from him and hidden. He kicked his bars again, this time not caring about the pain. He trudged around the small space of his cell and slid down the bars. He sat on the floor and hugged his knees. He spoke quietly to himself.

"If I ever see her again, I'm gonna tell her."

…

Kili glanced back to where Daisy was catching up to him. He smiled as he admired the way her hair glowed in the sunlight. It had been a day since that episode and the pair of them decided not to dwell on it. The girl had fallen asleep in Kili's arms and woken up with him asleep on top of her...way of sleeping was becoming an awkward problem.

"Stop running ahead Kee!"

He laughed, took her hand, and helped her up the hill. She huffed and bumped his shoulder once she was next to him. He bumped her back and they surveyed their surroundings. Something was moving towards them. It was dark and travelling fast. Daisy squinted and Kili frowned.

"What is that?"

"Dunno."

A howl echoed through the area. Kili tightened his hold on Daisy's hand.

"Warg pack!"

Then Kili dragged Daisy down the hill. She had to double her pace to keep up with him. The trees, to there left, were a blur as they ran. Kili refused to lose his hold on the girl and heard her panting as he sped up. He felt the ground beneath their feet pound as the wargs drew nearer. Daisy took a glance backwards and saw that the wargs were becoming more and more focused. They were getting closer. There was a break in the trees and suddenly, Daisy felt herself being shoved into the gap. Kili's body landed on top of hers.

"Are you trying to break my leg?!"

The dwarf clapped a hand over her mouth. The pounding passed them and they heard the blurred growls and howling of the wargs as they ran past them. Daisy let out the heavy breath she'd been holding and Kili moved his hand from her mouth. It was then they realised HOW close they were. Kili's leg rested between Daisy's. Her hands lay on his chest and his arms trapped the rest of her body beneath him. His chest was also pressed heavily against hers and Daisy could feel the fast pace of both their hearts. Their noses were inches from each other and Kili looked down into her dark blue eyes. It was now he saw the small flecks of gold in her iris' and he felt her breath tickling his face. Daisy moved her hand along Kili's muscled chest and gasped when his hand ran along her back.

"Please lean and kiss me...oh just a little more. C'mon Kili! He's so damn sexy doesn't he realise this?! Oh god this'll be my first..wait no...second kiss..."

Suddenly Kili shot up and coughed nervously. He'd been so close to kissing her, but here wasn't the place. No matter how much he wanted to...no he NEEDED to. Daisy let out a long breath and lay on the floor. Kili popped his head out of the gap in the trees...the wargs were nowhere in sight. He turned back to Daisy and helped her off the ground.

"They're gone..."

"Why didn't you just kiss her you idiot?! STUPID!"

"Oh uh great...shall we move on then?"

Daisy walked out back into the open and Kili smacked his head off a tree before following her.

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