A/N: back with another chapter for you all! I have been literally stumbling with ideas for this story and I'm actually only a few chapters away from finishing it sadly! But I hope you're enjoying what's going on. The last time we left Luna she was in a bit of a dark place, I hope you guys like the development althoigh there is a slight time lapse. Also I'm going to be updating on Sundays and Wednesdays/Thursdays because I'm a few chapters in advance so double treat!

More of our beautiful Bard and a twist!

MissCallaLilly: if you think that was bad you're going to hate me after this chapter...

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Disclaimer: I do not own Tolkien's works or any of Peter Jackson's movie lines, only my OC and plot line.

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- Angels and Douchebags

Two years later…

"Luna! Are you almost ready?" I could hear my mother shouting from outside of the room.

"I'm just getting dressed!" I yelled back to her.

"Kili's already here!"

"Okay!"

I stared at the white undershirt on the bed and slipped it over my head. The purple tunic was neatly folded on the chair and has silver embellishments running down the long sleeves and the length of the cloth. The black loose trousers were ready for me to wear. I attached the wooden leg Oin had developed and strapped it onto my stump.

It wasn't the best solution but he worked so hard to make it to the size of my leg and so it would be comfortable. It actually made it much easier to walk but I also relied on the crutch that way I could keep up a normal walking pace. I pulled up the trousers over my legs as it got stuck on the wooden leg.

"Curses." I muttered.

"Mahal you're really testing me." I glared up at the ceiling.

"Come on." I yanked on the trousers until they fitted over the wooden stump.

"Aha." I looked pleased with my effort as I laced up my boot on the left leg. Looking at my messy hair I decided to brush it down and keep it open. I assembled my bag with books, medicinal pouches I had made and swung my quiver and bow across my back. I left my room to entire the kitchen where my family plus Kili were eating breakfast.

"Ah nice of you to join us dear," Da said pointedly. I narrowed my eyes at him slightly.

"One leg remember?" I defended.

"Of course darling." Ma smiled at me before giving me a peck on the cheek.

"Hello Kili." I smiled at him.

"Lu." He waved mouth full of food.

"How is it that he's been eating breakfast here every morning?" I said astonished to my parents.

"Because he has been very pleasant and helpful around the house and has been a gentleman to you." My mother defended Kili and brushed his hair back who looked at me and grinned.

I took the empty seat next to him and began piling scrambled eggs onto my plate sneaking a glance at him. He was wearing a dark blue tunic which was formfitting and half of his hair was pinned back into a braid whilst the other half remained unruly and untamed around his shoulders.

I looked at him affectionately. Two years had passed since the incident. Since we had almost committed ourselves to each other, then I made a stupid mistake by telling him we should've just been friends. When I wanted him beside me every night I had nightmares, especially that night I almost jumped. What stopped me was the thought of Kili, I couldn't imagine what it would've done to him. After all I love him and I think he liked me too once. But I ruined it and I don't think he feels the same.

"You're lucky you came out Lu, otherwise Kili wouldn't have left any eggs for you." Frerin smirked slightly as I glared at him. He was older now and as tall as me, getting more witty and teasing every day but I still saw him as my little brother.

"Maybe you guys should adopt Kili instead." I stabbed the eggs with my fork before plopping them into my mouth.

"What a wonderful idea, don't you think Adrian?" Ma said to Da.

"Oh yes Nina, I would love to have another son." He said just as enthusiastically as they both joked at me.

"Ha ha." I deadpanned.

Kili looked thrilled by the idea and nudged me smiling and I smiled back. How can I not smile when he looks at me like that?!

"We should get to our lessons." Kili said mouthful of food.

"Kili," I tapped his arm and he looked at me cheeks bulging.

"Swallow." I giggled as he turned a light shade of pink.

"Let's go then." Frerin hurried us as we walked towards the door.

"It was a pleasure as always, Adrian, Nina." He smiled at my parents who gave him their thanks. We closed the doors behind us before I spoke.

"Since when are you on a first name basis with Ma and Da?"I rounded on him.

"Since I've been escorting you." He said.

"Why? Jealous?" He smirked.

"Absolutely not." I scoffed. I held the crutch under my right arm although I didn't really need it, it helped me keep up with Kili and Frerin who were discussing training.

"I'm getting quite used to the short sword." Frerin commented to Kili.

"I prefer bow and arrows myself."

"We all know how great of an archer you are Kee." I rolled my eyes behind him.

"Fili's advice really worked that day in training, but I still need to improve my footwork." Frerin chatted with Kili.

"Don't worry I'll help you with that, maybe you should get Dwalin's help as well?" He suggested.

"Maybe, I've heard he's a brutal trainer." Frerin shuddered.

"Oh he is, remember when he was training me Kili." I grinned and fell into step beside him.

"Oh I remember, that was quite a day." He chuckled.

"Remember our archery lessons?" Kili asked, dark eyes searching my own. I remember you standing very very close.

"Uhh yes that's a very uhm contact weapon." I said to Kili seeing if he got the hint. He caught my gaze and winked.

"Oh Mahal." Frerin groaned.

"What?" Our heads snapped to him almost forgetting he was there.

"Listening to you two flirt is psychologically disturbing, just kiss and get it over with already." Frerin said in frustration.

I couldn't bear to look at Kili but I was sure his cheeks were as red as mine. I couldn't even hide my blushing as we began walking up the stairs in utter silence.

"Guys I was joking." Frerin began choking on his own laughter looking at our faces.

"Haha yeah." Kili chuckled weakly remembering the incident. It seemed like a lifetime ago wow. The amount of times I just wanted to grab him and kiss him was disturbing and Frerin saying it only made it worse. I decided to avoid looking at Kili at all costs and focussed on the stairs.

We finally reached the teaching rooms and left Frerin as he went to his lessons. Kili and I walked in a comfortable silence until we reached Balin's room where Fili was already waiting.

"There you both are!" He threw his hands up.

"You can't leave me here by myself." He pouted.

"What were you both up to anyways?" He questioned looking at the distance between us.

"Nothing."

"Nothing." We replied at the same time. I took my seat besides Fili and Kili took his seat on the other side next to his brother. I snuck a glance at Kili and notes his head was done and he was actually working, listening to Balin's teachings. He caught me staring a few times and then it was my turn to duck away and avoid his gaze.

"You're acting weird." Fili whispered.

"You both are." He said looking confused.

"Have no idea what you mean Fee." I smiled brightly at him.

"If you say so," he muttered. A few hours later our lessons with Balin concluded and I shot out of the room before Kili had a chance to talk to me.

I made my way down to the healing room to work with Oin. I was now fully trained as a healer but I was still inexperienced so I worked under his supervision.

"Mama it hurts," a small dwarrow was looking at her mother as I inspected her wound.

The laceration was deep into her finger and it would need stitches as the bandages I wrapped around it were getting soaked in blood.

"It's going to need stitches," I said quietly to the mother who nodded. I have them a minute to talk.

"Darling this nice young healer here is going to stitch up your finger so it's all better." She tried to reason with the girl who had tears in her eyes.

"Mama it's going to hurt!"

"Actually you know what it doesn't hurt ." I whispered to the girl who looked at me with wide eyes.

"It doesn't." I shook my head furiously at her.

"I have this magic root that you chew on and all the pain goes away!" I exclaimed to her and glanced to her mother who smiled encouragingly.

I picked the young dwarrow up and put her on the table handing her the root.

"Here quickly start chewing!" She gasped and put it in her mouth wincing slightly at the taste.

"It doesn't taste very good." She complained.

I sprinkles some lavender on the root and she put it in her mouth.

"Mhmm!" She said happily and I grinned at her.

"Feel a bit better?" I asked her preparing the needle and thread.

"Well it doesn't hurt anymore."

"That's good," I smiled at her.

She happily chewed on the root and I began sewing her wound shut on the finger, she took no notice and just sat there happily. Phew the pain medicine is working! I finished stitching up and wrapped the linens around her finger.

"You were very brave sweetie."

"What's your name?"

"Freida." She said politely.

"Well Freida I have a treat for you for being so brave." I picked out the pastry treat behind me.

"This is for you, my friend Bombur made these." I smiled at her handing her package. She grinned at me then looked at her mother for permission who nodded.

She took the package and skipped out of the healing room.

"Thank you Lady Luna we are most grateful." The mother said sincerely as I clasped her hands.

"It's no problem." I beamed at her as she left the room.

"Phew!" I sat down tired on the chair and slightly sweaty from patching up the wounds, making more herb poultices for poisoning and studying the books.

"You've done well today Luna." Oin patted me on the shoulder as I nodded.

The doors swung open and I groaned. What now?

I tiredly picked up my feet and turned around to the door only to see a sweaty Frerin holding his shoulder in pain with Kili by his side.

"What happened?" I rushed over to him.

"Kili?!" I demanded.

"Training with Dwalin." Frerin grinned.

"I was sparring with Kili and Fili who decided it was a good idea to push me to the ground." I glared at Kili who looked at me sheepishly scratching his neck.

"Bring him over to the table." I said.

"Kili help me remove his shirt." I ordered the dwarf switching to healer mode.

I sat him down on the table and looked around for large linens. I began heating up the pain root mixed with Alfirin in hot water until they melted and it gave off a smell. I waited for it to cool down then spread it over the linens and brought it over to where Kili and Frerin was. I looked over Frerin and noticed the cuts and bruises on his body.

I inspected his shoulder and ran my hands over where the bone was sticking and winced looking at Frerin.

"Owww," he moaned.

"What?"

"Your hands are cold." He whined. I rolled my eyes at him before searching for where to push the bone back.

"Okay Kili you need to hold him back on the count of three." Kili came by my side and put his hands on Frerin's front and back.

"One, two, three!" I shouted and pushed his shoulder until it clicked back into place. Frerin's face contorted as he cried out in pain.

"It's okay Frerin." I stroked his hair looking him in the eyes.

"Kili help me with this." He took the other side of the long linen with the poultice and began wrapping it around his shoulder passing it back to me. I studied him, the way he methodically wrapped it and how he concentrated.

He caught my glance as I looked away and focussed on securing the bandage.

"Your shoulder was dislocated, so we pushed it back in place."

"Now the pain will hurt for a couple of hours but the bandage has a herb poultice I mixed which you should soon start to feel." I said to Frerin who nodded.

"I feel something warm in my muscles. It feels nice," he nodded as the colour returned to his face.

"You'll live little brother." I patted him on his back.

"Hey Lu, we don't need to tell Ma and Da about this do we?" He asked me hopefully.

"No we don't I guess." I sighed.

"As long as you be careful!" I warned him.

My stump was feeling sore so I sat down and removed the wooden leg. I touched it and it felt tender.

I looked for the pain root and began chewing on it as Frerin started getting dressed and left the room. Kili came over to me as I began wiping the dirt from my face.

"You okay Lu?" Kili asked concerned.

"Hey Kee, I'm fine." I smiled lopsided at him.

He looked at me not believing me and took the seat in front of me.

"My legs been bothering me these days." I sighed running a hand through my hair. It was a mess as I took the band and tied it.

"Have you told Oin?"

"Weelll,"

He glared at me with those soulful eyes.

"I've been taking pain medicine it helps." I shrugged.

"It's no big deal Kee."

"Your safety is always a big deal for me." He searched my face for a reaction as I gulped slightly. I looked away from him stopping the redness from developing in my face. I glanced at him from the corner of my eye and saw him smiling.

"Kili,"

"Yes Luna." He looked up from his dark eyelashes. from his dark from his dark

"There's something I-"

"I wanted to talk about-"

But we were interrupted by the doors bursting open. And in came Bard clutching his arm where blood was spilling out of.

"Oh my." I exclaimed.

"Quickly sit him down here!" Kili jumped into action and sat the Master of Laketown down. I threw him a cloth.

"Apply pressure to his wound." I instructed him hastily trying to reattach the wooden leg to my stump. I walked over to Bard carefully and inspected his wound.

"What happened?" I asked him.

"Lady Luna honestly it's not that big," he brushed me off but I could see him paling slightly.

"I was merely sparring with one of my guards when he thrusted his sword quite sharply." He said admittedly.

"I have to remember to promote him." He said impressed before groaning in pain.

"It will need stitches, let me prepare a pain concoction so you won't feel it." I said to him before he placed an arm on wrist.

"Lady Luna its fine you may just stitch it up as it is." Kili and I looked at him like he had just grown 3 heads.

"I know you look extremely tired my lady so I just want to make sure you have the minimal to do." He smiled.

"That's very sweet Bard but are you sure?"

"Yes," he said.

"Okay bite down on this," I gave him a roll of linen to put in his mouth before preparing the needle and thread once more.

"Ready." He nodded quickly and Kili stood by my side ready to assist.

I began sewing up his wound glancing at Bars who's face would contort in pain every few minutes. Once he job was done I gave him the raw pain root to chew in.

"It'll help." I told him as he took it and began chewing. I started wrapping linens around his arm fully aware of Bard watching me work.

"You're very talented Lady Luna." He smiled.

I beamed at him not used to hearing compliments from my patients. I glanced at Kili and noted his reaction, he was seething quietly by my side but kept his emotions in check.

"There!" I said to the man who was moving his arm around.

"Take it easy." I warned him and he chuckled.

"I will try but I have to go help King Thorin."

Me and Kili looked at each other confused.

"You haven't heard?" Bard seemed shocked before he continued.

"A dwarf convoy has been travelling from Ered Luin and they had just arrived when I injured myself." Bard explained to us.

A dwarf convoy? Why on earth would Thorin call for a dwarf convoy?

"Truly you didn't know?"

"No but thank you Bard for that information." We said to him as he nodded and excused himself.

"Lets go check it out." Kili said as I took my crutch and walked alongside him down to the reception where the council were greeting some dwarves.

"Ah Kili, Luna glad you could join us!" Thorin beamed happily. I glanced at Kili suspiciously who was also wearing the same look. We met the gaze of Fili who walked over to us wearing a serious look on his face.

"What's this about?" I asked him and noted he shifted nervously on his feet.

"I'll let uncle explain." He said simply before looking forwards. It must be serious. Thorin gathered the attention of the council before he spoke.

"These are noble dwarves from Ered Luin."

"This is Jojen an old friend of mine and this is his niece the lovely Lady Meera." I looked at the dwarrowdam who had joined us. Mahal she's pretty. She had long curly locks of brown hair neatly braided with piercing blue eyes. She had a heart shaped face and full lips. Hmm all of a sudden I feel very insecure.

And I wasn't the only one who had her attention. Next to me Kili gawked at her and was openly looking at her up and down. My insides felt like they were clenching all of a sudden and I felt angry. You pushed him away remember.

"The purpose of this visit, beside seeing an old friend of mine," Thorin chuckled to the crowd who returned his response.

"- is a betrothal!" The council erupted in cheers and I could see Balin and Dwalin grinning in our direction.

"Your betrothal?!" I whispered harshly to Fili but he said nothing.

"To my nephew Prince Kili!"

A/N: TWIST. I just won't let these two get together will i? I'm sorry but not really that sorry. Review?