Second Chances

Billa, Thorin, Fili and Kili wake up three months before they to start the quest. All remembering what had happened, and knowing that they had been give a second chance to get things right, but there is more to it than that. The blessing of the ancients of the is upon them, and all their kin. But who are these two new Istari and what is their connection to the two blue Istari and Gandalf?

Pairing~Shipping Fili & Fem. Kili Thorin & Fem. Bilbo Dwalin & Fem. Ori Dori & Fem. Balin Bofur & Fem. Nori Bilbo & Dis Elrohir & Fem. Elladan Estel & Arwen Gimli & Tauriel (Yes, there two Bilbos and they are twins)

Warning : Mention of Cannibalism and Rape

Disclaimer: I have no rights to any of J. R. R. Tolkien works and am making no money from this.

AN: Respectful reviews most welcome. May all who read be blessed, strengthened and encouraged by it. Lord be will you.

Chapter 25

Unexpected and Expected visitors part 3

Bard sighs as Bain glares at him. "Father you knew that I had an older brother and never told me, what else are you hiding. If you think I am such a child..."

Theoden places his hand on Bain's shoulder and smiles. "Peace, Bain son of Bard. He was not told of Theodred. If Theodred would not have desired to tell you himself. It would not have been said at all, because I see clearly that there is more to this anger at knowing than not knowing of a brother. Speak your heart, son of my heart."

Bain's eyes widen as he look between his da and Theoden, avoiding looking at Theodred. "You are right, but I am unwilling to share my heart at the loss of what little I may yet have, if you will pardon me step father, brother, father, auntie, grandfather I must tend to me new duties."

Theodred looks at his father and the others deeply pained. "What have I said or done, I only longed to know more of him and I thought sharing our kinship would help. Would it interfere with his duties if I go and speak to him."

Alfred smiles ruefully. "His only duties at this time of the day are check over the days accounts and he already did that. He is more concerned with scaring you off. He has foresight you see and well he has often dreamed of you, and to find that you are his half sibling has made him unsure of himself. You could try and talk with him, but he may try to push you away because of his fears. Do not give up, and let things go as Eru wills. I think if you are willing to take my counsel. It would be best for the both you if your father is willing and understands why, that you should remain here with us until these things are completely resolved."

Theoden looks to his father who nods smiling a wide knowing smile and then to Theodred who for the first time sents childhood is on the verge of tears. "I would say that is very good counsel indeed, but I will also add and forgive my forwardness my lad but do not let the fact that you are half sibling interfere with what your heart tells you. I will not be pleased at all if you do fight your heart, or be the fool I was an play games with the heart of others, now."

Theodred blushes at looking at his feet and then shyly looks around seeing no scorn takes a deep breath standing tall. "Then, Lord Bard, father in heart may I ask to woo and court Bain, and if he is full willing to have me I ask hand for his hand in marriage. I know we are young in the age of our kin, and it will be some time before either mine of Bain's dominant gender is clear, but I am unwilling to waste a day."

Bard and Alfred smile as Bard speak. "Yes, you have our blessing, but be warned if you're hurt Bain the axes of the Dwarves, Bows the of Elves and the Swords of men, and the fury of Hobbits will be upon you, not to mention dragon fire."

Thengel laughs deeply at this. "What a worthy mate for you. Now go." Theodred nods blushing to the roots heading quickly in direction Bain had gone.

Bain stands in the empty pavilion looking at the lists he checked this morning trying to keep his mind and heart off the fact that Alfred should have been his mother, and on the fact that his da and auntie are to wed and start their week tonight. "If only that monster had never touched Alfred. They would have been wed, and would not need to face fact that my one is my beautiful older half brother..."

"You think that I am beautiful little brother, if I may please call you that."

Bain looks up at the beaming Theodred, looking at him in anything but disgust. "I I I ..." Theodred chuckles and look away shyly. "You You You, what my handsome and lovely little brother."

Bain blushes and stares at Theodred. "I dared not hope you would think me of any worth, much less think me beautiful. Tell me Prince Theodred is it common for an older or younger brother in Rohan to think that their sibling... Prince Fili, Prince Kili am I needed."

Theodred look to see the who has broken his intended's thought, and very surprised to see two regional and tallish looking Dwarrows to his eye coming with buckets of juice and hand size pies and the dark haired one looking quite fearsome. "Yes and no cousin. I do not yet know if we will need them, but you know what they are for, but your friend."

"Brother!" "Mate!" Bain and Theodred look at each other in correcting them blushing as bright as a coal.

Fili lays the truce and quill on the table. "Well which is it, and Theodred prince this is for you to read and hopefully sign?"

Bain and Theodred look into each other's eyes, and Theodred looks down at his feet. "Forgive me my presumptions, little brother I had hoped, but I have not yet made my intention and heart clear unto to you. I desire to know if ..."

Bain steps nearer and with a slightly trembling hand lifts Theodred chin so that their eyes now meet. "I will speak my heart once you tell me brother mine, why you called me your mate."

Theodred can not stop the tears. "Because that is what I hope we may some day be. My heart has not failed to quicken every time your eyes fall on me from the first moment you looked my way from the barge, and I knew from the moment you had spoken that for certain you are my one whom I have oft dreamed of swollen with my child..."

Bain takes a deep shaky breath smiling lovingly at Theodred. "I am indeed brother mine, and look forward to when that day comes, but we have no need to run ahead of Eru plans. I would enjoy wooing and courting you first Theodred son Theoden, my longed for soul's mate, and brother most welcome, but if you have not been as forthcoming as I feel you have been you need to run quick because the pie and juice on that table are not for eating and drinking, but for throwing and being drenched with."

Theodred eyes widen and remembers Fili and Kili watching and waiting turns to them. "And why would that happen, and what is this paper?"

Theodren picks it up reading it and rereading in shock and grabs the quill signing quick and then shocking, Fili, Kili and Bain by kissing Bain with passion, longing and deep tenderness and love pulling back look deep into Bain's eyes trying not to smirk. "I did not tell you I have inherited my father disposition to flirt with all my mates no matter the order but I mean nothing by it other than to show that I know they are there and I love them even if I can not have them then or not at all, so I ask you forbearance in this, and I am not quite as shy as I seem. It is just have no desire to chase you off."

Bain sighs. "Yes, I remember something about it from a few dreams, but be warned I can be very jealous ... Aaah Cold ... That juice is cold... Kili what did I with hold?"

Fili smirks and quirked his brow. "You act jealous and angry but that is not how you really feel now tell him what your jealousy and anger really are. He will need to know or you will end up hurting both of you badly. We will hold the pies until we give you a chance to tell him."

Theodred looks at the way Bain's wet clothes cling to the once hidden curves and smiles wagging his eyebrows. "Yes do, tell very lovely little brother, I like what I see."

Bain start to get red in the face with anger and then looks to the stacks of pies taking a deep breath. "I get jealous when I feel unwanted, and angry when I do not yet know what to do with what I feel, because I am unsure of myself at times. Like right now with I became angry because I do not yet know how to take your flirting. I am unaccustomed to being noticed to such a way by any one. You are the first."

Theodred smiles widely and almost speaks. Fili growls and Kili laughs as she pies both her brother and herself. "I am pretty sure that a applies to the both of us Fi. um ... I think ... I think we will see you this evening. No Fili, not more pies."

Theodred watches them in shock. "Unheard of Dwarves showing open emotion and affection and Royals at that."

Bain smirks. "They take dwarves as an insult by the way unless you are speaking of Dwarrow kind. It is dwarrow, dwarrowdame and dwarrows, but even though they are the heirs of the right line of Durin, they are part elf and holbytla. I think it comes more from their elven kin. What were you going to say before they pied each other and cousin Fili pinned Kili the post."

Theodren blushes. "The post indeed, ahem sorry. I was going to tell you I am glad that I get to be your first in so many things but anyone who does not see your loveliness is a fool, but anyone that is not one of our future or then current mates that does speak to you in my manner will find himself at the point of my sword, for I truly am jealous. Many may speak of your beauty and loveliness, but I and our mates alone may flirt with you. I will not have you mistreated or worst. That said, as much as I love seeing you like this, shall we go to your quarters where you may get into something dry maybe take a bath first."

Bain blushes as Theodred's lips get closer and closer her ear and then. "Or I can just walk you there to make sure no one tries anything you choice.. Oww.."

Bain lightly hit his arm. "Sorry, I can not have the choice I want, so I have to settle for you just walking beside me not behind me. You are my one but I will teach you my likes and dislikes."

Theodred smirks and purrs. "Oh yes sir, little brother, please teach oww. I think you like my flirting..."

Bain growls and pulls Theodred to him by his tunic. "I do, but you need to learn when and where to do it, so unless you want to truly hurt and anger me. Make sure only people we truly trust are around, because you will have unwanted eyes looking at me with lust, and could cause some monster of a so called man like Bartmond rape me like like like..."

Theodred held Bain close as he sobs, and rubs back in a brotherly way, and just lets him let it out. "Auntie, she would have been at the least Sigrid and Tilda mother if and da would already be wed to her, if it were not for him. He raped her not just once, but every time she did anything he did not want her to. I am only thankful that he did not know that Auntie Alfred's full gender. It took days for her to heal, and that was Elvish and Istari healing. I think of all the times she suffered alone and hated by so many of the townspeople. No one but Eru was there for her, and I saw her sport bruises under the edge of her collar and she has one now, it is in the shape of his fat hand, and she was not the first there are others that he mistreated and used and worse. I am thankful his fate is not in my hand but Eru and hers and Nori's... Auntie, Da, Thengel kin Theodred let me go, I need to ..."

Theodred turns to face them and part of the counsel with them, but continue to hold Bain. "No I will not allow you to go off and berate yourself it is bad enough to hear you doing it to yourself in thought, because I am hearing nothing but lies. Look at me and look at them Bain, little brother please stop..."

Theodred kisses his temple and breathes out as Bain stops trying to run and just clings to him burying his wet face in Theodred neck. Alfred sighs as Bain jumps at her touch. "Tell them Bain, I was not always alone now was I. I will keep your secret no longer, my son in heart. His fate is in your hands as well. All he ever told us were lies."

Bain beings to shake as Bard kneel in front of Theodred and hold him like a child. "My son, what horrors have you kept to yourself?"

Bain shook his head. "No, Theodred will never want me if he knows. The beautiful dreams that have kept me sane will become a lie, and he will reject me, as unclean.." Theoden and Thengel both had to keep Theodred running off, sword drawn as he could obviously hear and seeing Bain's memories. "He will die for touching you... No NOOOOOO... a child.. it is too much to be borne... he not only cause you to be with child but causes you to miscarry and ties you down, eats the little one in front of you... He is no man at all... How could great grandfather had called him friend... Bain I love you... I will prove to you that all he said was a lie.. no one will ever touch you not even myself unless you say yes with love and joy in your face. I will never ever do those things to you... Father please I will not run I need to hold my mate..."

Bain looks at him as Theodred takes him back from his Da and walk back towards the house, not caring about anything but Bain at the moment. "No I will not let you kill yourself with my sword. What nonsense little brother. All that that rightly named monster said to you was a lie but one thing."

Bain looks at him with wide questioning eyes as he walks into the lords' common. "He told you if anyone ever claim you as theirs truly, that they would be willing to kill to keep anyone else from touching you. He was almost right. If you want our mates they can if they ask you, but I will kill even them if you need me to if they hurt you and are unwilling to stop hurting you in anyway."

Bain relaxes at these word but does not smile. "I beg before Eru, his Valar and his Valier that it will never come to that. But knowing and feeling and seeing and hearing the truth in your words is a true comfort. But it is not what I wish for you. That door goes to my quarters, and our sisters', will you come with me, and stay without lusting after me."

Theodred nods but is blocked by Nori glaring. "Look, I don't know you are and why Bain has not knocked you out cold yet, but if you think I am going to trust you to be in there with him and not lust after him. I don't buy it, why are you smirking. Bain why are you laughing at me and thinking I'm cute."

Theodred allows Bain to stand now that he is no longer shaking. "Theodred brother mine, this is Nori daughter Ri auntie in heart. Auntie Nori this is Theodred, my older half brother and my ze. The only man I trust other than my father, his and our grandfather. He can be trusted just as well as uncle Bofur can."

Nori continues to glare. "Maybe so but he is not going in there with you until I see beads in your hair and he is willing to prove himself trustworthy in all senses of the both words to every last one of your close Dwarven and Elven kin, not to mention the Istari and Hobbits. Brother and soulmate or not, you're worth more than that. He is a man, and I have yet to meet any other than your father and Beorn that I would trust with my kin young or old."

"I am very sorry to hear that Nori sister in heart." Bard speaks with pain and grief. Bard, Alfred, Thengel, Theoden and now Ori, Balin, and Dori stood near them. "Bain, I know you need him near, but I agree with Nori to a point. If one of our close and proved kin, no insult meant, would be with you, he may be present and comfort you at need, but not in the way of mates, until he has proven himself and is trusted by all you trust them and then alone will you be allowed to wed, and yes he will need to make beads worthy of being worn in the hair of a Dwarf friend."

Bain nods and huffs smiling rueful until, she sees the utter determination shining in Theodred eyes and face. "Indeed I will and you, my nadith, is it. I will do all and above what is needed, even if I must find a way to the halls of Mandos and learn to make your beads from Durin and Fingolfin themselves."

"You have no need to go to Mandos about finding me, but I will not teach you anything until I trust you with Bain." All look Legolas but most were not shocked, only the men.

Theoden the most and he half laughs and half sobs. "My friend you are Fingolfin reborn."

Legolas sighs and shake his head. "Reborn, we are never reborn, our souls do not die unless they are cut off from Iluvatar and thrown into the outer void to never return. I came back yes but I never died, just my body, and this one is the same in all ways but my hair and eye color. Rebirth in the since you speak is a lie of Morgoth. Beren and Luthien's bodies were remade not reborn. There is only one birth and that is the first one, all other times we are sent back and take up our form as Eru forms it in the womb of one Eru and our soul trusts."

All nods and Ori quickly writes it all down. "Well, there is nearly a whole room of books in the library of Erebor that will need to be either thrown out or rewritten."

Theoden speak with pain in his voice as Theodred continues to share in shock at Legolas and slowly pulls a smirking Bain into his arm without thinking and just hold Bain close combing his fingers through short hair. "But my friend you have known Theodred since he was a tot. Why would you not trust him?"

Legolas smiles. "If my Durin were with me now I would not trust myself, if she were before me now with me at my age which is much younger than their equivalent and she was before me in her uncovered beauty and gave me the word. I could not completely trust myself not to give into her. But also Bain must heal in many ways first, but there one problem. Bain's needs. I know this is a very touchy subject that need to be spoken of by Bain, and those that will understand best, Nori, Kili and Alfred and Theodred I believe need to be there if you can be objective, and it will need to be soon. Perhap, now would be best if Kili can be found. Alfred my lady cousin maybe you could go now with Bain for him to wash and put on clean clothes."

Nori growls but nods. "I do not, like it one bit, but I know that both Alfred and Kili are better off for having their mates to help them overcome and heal. I have deeper wounds and scars than they do because I with..."

Bain hides his face Theodred's chest. "Nori auntie please wait and we will talk about this just the five of us. I do not think I can bare doing this in front of so many."

Nori pales and rub Bain back in a motherly fashion. "I am sorry, Bain. I was thoughtless and heedless. I think now that I can finally talk about what happened. I is hard to know how to stop, thank you for telling me. It helped, but would you mind if Ori and Bofur were there, because they stood by me when I had been going through the worst, but It your choice who you talk your needs about period, but it need to be more than Theodred okay."

Bain nods and looks up at with tear filled eyes. "I would like that but auntie Alfred, I will understand if you are not up to doing this, but I would like you and Da both to be there, with Theodred, Kili, Fili, Nori, Bofur, Ori, Dwalin, Maglor and Maedhros, and could we do it in the royal common in the Greenwood Halls, and I would also, whether Sigrid and Tilda ever do, like to call you ma, because you are just as much my Ma as the one that birthed me."

Alfred tears up and nods hugging him. "Of course you can. I believe I can do it and it may help me to be able to talk about it as well. Now come and get washed and changed, your one will be here."

Nori smirk. "I round 'em up and meet ya, your ze, and yer parents over there in an hour if'n you don't mind."

Bain quirk an eyebrow and nods slowly doing her best not to laugh. As Nori quickly head off. Ori growls. "She is hiding something. Nori only talk that thickly when she is hurting and pieing her will not help. I think she tell us that gather. See all of you in a bit, I need to ready myself and get things clear with Thranduil and Thrain about what does and does not need to be put off until tomorrow."

Nori went to Bofur first. "Bofur I'm needin ta ..."

Bofur pales quickly putting aside to toy he had been working on. "What wrong my dove? I know yer not playin. Talk, I'm listen. Take yer time, just slow down."

Bofur holds Nori as she began to tremble. "I'm needin needing things that I am not get getting. But I will need to talk about it to you and Ori and Dwalin tonight at the latest, or I am going to snap and end up killing myself one of these days, but I don't know how..."

Bofur growls. "It's our vows, ya need our mates to be mates and they do not understand but we can't push it. I'll think of way to put it, would it help a good bit if Ori went back to treatin you the way she had before Dwalin and Ori had started courtin."

Nori nods severely. "But Ori and I need your help get together some others with us before that. Bartmond was not only raping and useing Alfred, but our Bain as well, and now on top of it. Bain's one has show up, and he is a Prince of Rohan, and has no idea about the sex trade his great grandfather had going, and I'm going to have to spill more than I want to."

Bofur nods. "I think it's time, but we will deal with it at counsel unless it comes up before then so no fretin okay. I will go talk to Dwalin, I will deal with Dwalin, but who else do you need me to get?"

"Fili and Kili and lay all bare to them they will need to know."

Bofur nods. "How much time do I have and where are we meetin?" Nori take deep breath trying to get it together. "55 minutes, royal common, Greenwood halls. I will go and talk Maglor and Maedhros and bring them with me. Now kiss me senseless before..."

Bofur did kiss, but not senseless. It was slow, warm, tender, breath taking kiss that calmed her mind. Nori slowly open her eyes and sighs as Bofur slowly pulls his lips away. "Yeah, that was what was needed. You caught all I sighted you as my mind started clearing?"

Bofur give and quick hug and kiss on the neck. "Yep, Now let me go tackle Dwalin and No Nori not like that. Go now and put that out of your head for a decade or two I am go need time ta prepare fer that."