Anna awoke slowly, and a small frown crossed her face. Why was her pillow moving, and why was it warm? Anna slowly opened her eyes and realized her head was in fact laying on Thorin's chest.

"Good morning Sunshine." Thorin said quietly, Anna could feel his deep baritone voice echoing around in his body. Anna let out a small groan, and rolled over so she was looking up at Thorin's face. Anna frowned.

"Who are you and what have you done to my grumpy dwarf? And why am I now sunshine..?" Anna muttered quietly, a small smirk on her face. Thorin chuckled silently, his chest shaking under her head. Anna smirked, and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "Did you sleep well? Y'know.. With my boney head on your chest?" Anna asked quietly with a laugh.

"I slept well." Thorin replied, beginning to run his fingers through Anna's hair. Anna let out a small moan of pleasure, and relaxed as Thorin's fingers combed through her pale blond hair. Anna frowned as she noticed a large scab over a gash on Thorin's arm as he moved to run his fingers through her hair again.

Anna took a gentle, but firm hold on Thorin's arm and inspected the gash. "How bad were your injuries..?" Anna asked with a frown. Thorin didn't reply. Anna frowned, and clutched Thorin's arm close to her body.

"I should've just ran up and burnt that white monstrosity till it was little more than a crisp!" Anna hissed angrily, her grip on Thorin's arm tightening.

"Anna, you have nothing to be sorry for, without you I would've died." Thorin replied quietly, and Anna's grip on his arm loosened slightly. Anna looked up at Thorin sadly, before she sat up and moved so she was leaning against him.

"I guess I can't really complain about you being hurt huh?" Anna asked quietly with a small laugh, examining the scars and bandages that still littered her body. Anna noticed one particular scab on her arm and frowned. "Hell, I didn't even know I had this one.." Anna muttered as she ran her fingers down along the scab.

Thorin watched silently as Anna examined the gashes and scars she had collected. Anna sighed, and slowly lowered her arm. Anna's eyes flickered up as she heard a small hum from Willow across the room. Anna frowned, and strained her ears trying to recognize the tune.

Anna's face fell when she realized Willow was humming 'Mad World' by Gary Jules.

"Went to school and I was very nervous.. No one knew me, no one knew meEEe.. Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson? Look right through me, look right through meEee.." Anna sang softly as Willow reached that point in her humming. Willow's head snapped up and she looked at Anna and Thorin with wide eyes.

Anna smiled sadly at Willow, before Willow put her head back down on her pillow and looked away. Thorin looked over at Anna with an expression of slight curiosity. Anna looked back over at Thorin with a sad smile, before looking forwards again and letting her head rest on his shoulder.

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"There are guest rooms?!" Willow asked angrily, glaring at Kale as she moved her sore neck side to side. Kale nodded.

"But, you'll have to compete for them." Kale replied with an evil grin. A chorus of groans and excited murmurs erupted from the company. "I was thinking a race." Kale added, and Anna's eyes lit up.

"You are all going down!" Anna cried as she jumped up, a fierce determination in her eyes. Willow and Sebastian groaned.

"No fair! Anna is as fast as lightening!" Willow cried unhappily.

"There are 3 guest rooms." Kale pointed out. Willow huffed angrily and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Alright! Who wants to compete?!" Kale yelled, clapping her hands together. Anna, Thorin, Fili and Kili, Sebastian, Bilbo, Bofur, Willow, and Dwalin jumped to their feet.

Kale led them outside. "Alright, one lap around the house. First place gets the Master Guestroom, second and third get the two smaller guest rooms. There will be no foul play, if you do you are immediately disqualified. Alliances are allowed, and you can assist the person who you have made that alliance with." Kale stated. Kale made the competitors line up, and put her hands up in the air.

"On your marks!"

"Get set!"

"GO!" Kale cried, and the competitors lurched forward at lightning speed. Willow wasn't kidding, Anna was extremely fast, and was immediately at the head of the pack. A stray chicken burst out from behind a shrub in front of Bofur and Bilbo, and the two stopped, tumbling to the ground and to their utter disqualification from the race.

Anna smirked and leapt nimbly over a bench that stood in her path, hardly stumbling when landing. Anna scowled as Sebastian began to gain on her. A sheep walked in front of the path and Sebastian stopped quickly and tumbled to the ground. Anna looked back at Sebastian in concern, but her focus soon turned back to the race.

Dwalin lurched ahead of Fili and Kili, but was soon stopped by a tree root that ended in him falling flat on his face. Fili reached back and grabbed Willow's wrist, pulling her forwards. Thorin lurched up beside Anna and the two grinned at each other, taking each other's hands.

Anna and Thorin crossed the finish line first, followed by Fili and Willow, then Kili. Sebastian unfortunately came last out of the remaining competitors, and took ragged breaths as he hunched over, placing his hands on his knees. Anna squeaked as she and Thorin were placed on Beorn's shoulders.

"You run quite fast on those stumpy little legs of yours!" Beorn stated with a chuckle. Anna laughed, wiping sweat off of her forehead.

"It was for a good reason!" Anna retorted, smirking at Beorn. Beorn chuckled heartily, before he set the two back down onto the ground. Anna grinned at Beorn, before she walked over and promptly dragged Kale inside by her ear. Kale writhed and squirmed, muttering protests as Anna dragged her along.

"Why didn't you tell us there were Guest Rooms?" Anna hissed sternly, looking over at Kale. Kale squirmed around but said nothing. "You do realize that me and Thorin, as well as other members of the company were seriously injured, and that it could've helped our healing process?" Anna added coldly, glaring at Kale.

"OKAY YOU WIN!" Kale finally yelled, breaking free of Anna's grip and stumbling backwards clutching her ear. Anna crossed her arms in front of her chest and raised an eyebrow at Kale.

"You haven't said it."

"Fine! Uncle." Kale hissed angrily. Anna grinned.

"Now, guest rooms?" Anna asked. Kale huffed and led Anna towards the Master Guest room reluctantly.

When Kale opened the door to the Master Guestroom, Anna's eyes widened in delight. There was a massive bed along one wall, and a lovely fur rug in the middle of the floor. Anna ran and fell face first onto the bed. Kale snickered as Anna rolled around on the bed.

"Don't you laugh, you don't know how long it has been since I've slept in an ACTUAL bed!" Anna retorted, stretching her limbs out across the bed.

"Well there was that bed the Goblin King was using as his throne." Thorin pointed out as he met Kale at the door. Anna glared daggers at Thorin.

"That was an atrocity, and I never slept on it." Anna retorted angrily, before she buried her face into the pillows. "I just burned his finger." Anna added, her voice muffled by the pillows. Kale snickered, and Thorin stifled a chuckle. Anna grinned and rolled over onto her back so she was looking up at the ceiling.

"I think I could get used to this."