Hey everyone!

So sorry for the long wait, but I now have a wedding to plan! :D Therefore the updates might be a bit more sporadic than they used to, but I promise I will get at least one new chapter up every week!

Also, for those of you who haven't already, please check out my new story! It's called Iron and Flowers and can be found via my profile!

I've decided to just carry on with this one and leave the "Thorin in the modern world" one until later on in the summer :) Thank you so much to all of you who reviewed, favourited and followed! You guys are the best!

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Just4Me: I definitely agree with Fili's sexiness, also if you haven't seen the actor who portrays him in the films...hot damn you should do so asap! Although I take no responsibility if your ovaries burst XD

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It was so difficult – trying to gasp in as much air as humanly possible, but having to deny your lungs what they so desperately needed because it felt like swallowing mouthfuls of fire.

Vanya found herself with tears leaking out the corners of her eyes as she wheezed and hacked, trying to ignore her spinning head.

Each body wracking cough felt as though someone was punching the girl in the throat and she wondered what on Earth had happened to her.

The last thing the elf remembered was Thorin as he left her desperate for another kiss. His last words had made the girl's knees weak, and she had remained in the same spot, imagining exactly what the tall dwarf was going to do to her when he found the chance.

Then she heard a small voice in the distance, whispering her name. At first she thought it had been Bilbo, but then it called out to her again in a different tone. Vanya had taken a few steps to try and locate the person, but as she had taken one look into the dark trees just behind the Troll's lair, her mind went blank.

And now here she was, with a swollen throat trying to get as much air in as possible before her lungs burst. She could vaguely hear the excited and anxious voices that surrounded her and slightly opened her eyes to be greeted by the sight of Thorin's handsome face.

The elf's senses were still quite fuzzy but she could make out the look of relief painted over his features, his bright eyes glowing in a strange orange light that seemed to engulf his entire body. He smiled at her and she felt a single drop of moisture land on her cheek. She vaguely wondered if it had started raining but then something else caught her hazy attention.

She was sweating; the air was abnormally hot and she could distinctly indentify the scent of scorched earth as it entered her nostrils.

Vanya knew something was wrong, but she just couldn't get herself to think or even worry about what might be happening. All she knew was that Thorin would keep her safe.

And despite all her pain and discomfort, the girl's aching body relaxed and she closed her eyes again, idly wondering where Bilbo was before she nodded off into a dreamless sleep.

"Thorin!"

Vanya's eyes flew wide open and a soft white light nearly blinded her as she squinted to make it less uncomfortable.

The elf had no idea what had caused her to call out the tall dwarf's name, but thoughts of him were quickly shoved aside as she slowly began to absorb her foreign surroundings.

The first thing she noticed was that she was lying in a huge, soft bed with snow white linens and that the smell of burning earth was gone.

Then beginning to look around, she saw that she was in a spacious room littered with intricate wooden furniture carved from fine Oak. An empty chair was situated on either side of the girl's bed, both pulled in close so that she could see the bright green detailing on each arm rest without having to lift her head once.

The air was warm and filled with the scent of pine as a gentle breeze wafted in from the huge veranda to her left, blowing the slightly open door against its wooden frame. The elf could slightly detect the sound of a running river in the distance and she smiled, knowing exactly where she was.

Thorin had lived up to his promise.

Vanya wanted to kiss the dwarf, but he was nowhere to be found so the girl took a deep breath and then stopped suddenly- something was different.

Her throat.

It felt perfectly fine; the painful, burning sensation was gone and before the elf could reach up to feel her neck, an old wizard cloaked in grey appeared at the door.

"Gandalf!" Vanya was astoundingly happy to see him and sat upright, resting her head upon the cool wall behind her and noticing that she was wearing a shimmering white sleeping gown made of smooth silk.

She suddenly began to remember the events leading up to the old man's departure with Radagast, wondering where he had gone and what the strange Brown wizard had wanted to show his friend, but Gandalf smiled and began to speak, slowly making his way into the airy room.

"Welcome to the Valley of Imladris my dear girl - I hope that you are feeling well?" The wizard stopped halfway from her bed with his hands clasped in front of him, and she saw that the very tip of his long, scraggly beard was black – almost as though it had been singed.

The girl wondered what had happened to the company while she had been unconscious but then realized she hadn't replied to Gandalf's question.

"Oh- yes, I feel great- do you know where Thorin is?" Vanya was trying to be polite but she blushed at how she was simply unable to get the tall dwarf off her mind, and the wizard noticed it too – smiling as he looked over at the oak chair to her right.

"Master Thorin has gone to eat...for the first time in three days might I add." Gandalf said with mock surprise as his thin lips still held traces of a faint smile. But the elf's brown eyes widened in shock.

"Three days?" The girl asked incredulously. How long had she been sleeping for?

"He had refused to leave your side – as had Bilbo- until they nearly fainted with hunger this morning." The wizard chuckled then before continuing, "I must say, they did not quite enjoy each other's company."

Vanya forced a smile, but despite feeling better than she had in a long time, there was the growing sensation of restlessness and anxiety that kept gnawing away at her brain.

And it was all because of the dwarf and the Halfling.

The girl felt so at peace when she was with the Hobbit as he always brought a smile to her lips. Vanya knew that he would do anything to make her happy, and when she thought of him, her heart warmed.

But whatever Bilbo stirred within the elf, it simply paled in comparison to the way Thorin made her feel.

That dwarf left her breathless whenever his eyes found hers, her stomach tightened at the thought of his rough lips working against her own - even now, and she had to take a deep breath to settle her thoughts.

Thorin had been serious, brooding and strict when she had first met him, and remained that way towards all in his company; except for her.

The girl had somehow broken through his hard shell and it was almost like a gift each time she got to see him smile, or heard him chuckle under his breath. Each time he caressed her lovingly and held her in his arms, Vanya could feel Thorin melt into her, his bitter exterior crumbling into a million little pieces.

Yes, the elf did have feelings for Bilbo. But she was in love with Thorin.

The girl sighed now and knew that she must speak with the Halfling, as it was apparent that he felt as strongly for her as she felt for Thorin. It saddened her to think of, and above all she was worried of losing her Hobbit all together.

Perhaps Bilbo would become so cross with her, that he would never want to look upon her again. Maybe he would just leave and go back home...

Vanya felt the frown that had crept up on her dark features and had almost forgotten about Gandalf until he spoke, crashing the elf's concentration and sweeping a wave of devastating panic over her.

"You are worried of his reaction when he finds out that you are an elf." The wizard spoke this matter of factly, as though he had lifted the thought from her mind, but his words nearly made the girl's heart stop.

She looked at Gandalf blankly, unable to speak through the myriad of thoughts that were swirling around inside her mind and almost unable to hear him over the sound of her frantic heart beat.

"I think Thorin has changed, and I believe that he will..." The wizard stopped for a second and looked out the veranda at some unseen object in the distance before continuing, "Accept who and what you are."

Vanya's mind felt as though it were about to explode;

She had completely shoved aside the problem of her true nature and Thorin's hatred of elves, only now realizing the very real possibility of the dwarf rejecting her love because of something she had absolutely no control over.

It nearly made the girl sick.

"He may have saved you from danger before now, but you will save Thorin from himself before this journey is over." Gandalf's vivid blue eyes were unreadable as they stared intently at her and the elf had no idea what he meant, spending next to no time trying to decipher his words as she was still panicking over what the tall dwarf's reaction would be when he found out about her being an elf.

The wizard turned silently and walked out onto the veranda, but before Vanya could call after him, a loud holler was heard from the doorway and it shoved aside the girl's dark thoughts until a time when she was left alone with them again.

Kili and Fili bounded into the room with bright, happy faces as they made their way towards Vanya who forced another timid smile their way until she noticed the bandages wrapped around the straw haired dwarf's head.

"What have you done?" She said chidingly, in the same tone a mother would to her child, as Kili embraced her.

Fili smiled ruefully before bending over to take his brothers place in the girl's arms before letting go of her.

"I got attacked by a savage beast, didn't I brother?" The older dwarf looked to the younger and Kili tried to stifle a smile.

"Oh yes, Vanya you should have seen it! It was huge and hairy-"

"Not to mention down right ugly." Fili added in, cutting off the dark haired dwarf. The two began to laugh and the girl furrowed her brows, confused at why they seemed to be sharing some sort of private joke when she heard a familiar deep voice that made her break out in goose bumps.

"By Durin's beard..."

Fili and Kili froze and all traces of laughter were wiped clean from their faces as they both stepped back from the elf's bed.

Thorin stood in the doorway, his face was pale and there were dark circles beneath his pale blue eyes, but despite his haggard appearance, the girl felt her heart beat double at the sight of him.

He stood for a few more seconds, simply staring at Vanya until she began to wonder if he hadn't already found out about her secret. The girl was about to panic when the tall dwarf's handsome face broke out in a huge smile and he rushed towards her, abandoning all propriety as he dropped down on the side of the bed and grabbed her face in both his hands before he pulled the elf into a mind numbing kiss.

He was breathing hard, and she could taste the remnants of his breakfast on his tongue as it entered her slightly open mouth.

Vanya had forgotten all about Fili, Kili and Gandalf and could only focus on trying to breathe and the odd moisture that she felt between her thighs.

But despite the pleasure of his touch, there was a faint sensation of guilt that pooled deep within the girl's stomach and then she knew that even though she might lose him, Vanya had to tell Thorin the truth about herself.