Thanks to everyone who has left me kind reviews and comments. I hope you enjoy this chapter. It's got a lot more of Kili and Tauriel. :)


"Uncle Kili! Aunt Tauriel!" Milly was jumping up and down in her excitement.

Fili breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally home.

Sigrid, Milly, Hrafn, and Dis were waiting to welcomed back Kili and his family. Fili and Kili embraced each other and held for a long time before letting go. They said no words. Words didn't have to be spoken between them. Sigrid and Tauriel hugged and hugs between aunts, uncles, mothers, sons, grandsons, niece and nephews went all around. There was lots of chatter of how the trip went, any troubles, glad you're home and the like.

They heard heavy boot-steps running their way. They turned around to see Thorin jogging to them. "Ridiculous meeting, keeping me away when I should have been here," he muttered as he ran up to them. Kili grinned and charged at his uncle.

Sigrid was glad dwarves were so thick and hearty. If her brother and Da crashed into each other the way Thorin and Kili did, they would have both ended up on the floor with many broken bones.

Thorin embraced Tauriel, much more gently and finally took Torsten from off the sling on her back and held him in his arms.

"You've grown, little one!" he chuckled. Torsten patted Thorin's beard. Thorin was visibly upset when Dis removed Torsten from his arms so she could hold him.

They all walked into the mountain together.

"Welcome home," Sigrid said to them all. "Did you have a nice stay?"

"It was lovely to go back and see everyone," Tauriel smiled fondly. "Torsten was loved by all. There hasn't been a baby in the Woodlands for almost a century, so as you can imagine, he was very popular and by the time we left, he had a hundred unofficial aunts and uncles."

Sigrid laughed, but Fili frowned. He didn't like the idea of a bunch of elves being Torsten's uncle. He was Torsten's uncle.

"It is good to be home, though," Tauriel said. "I love being in the forest again and among the people I grew up with, but it's not home anymore. Erebor is."

"I know what you mean," Sigrid nodded. "I feel the same way when I visit Da in Dale. It's lovely to be with him, Bain and Tilda, but it's not my home. My home is here, with my husband."

Fili and Kili looked at each other and grinned. Milly held Tauriel's hand as they walked.

"Well, we'll let you get settled in before we ask for stories and reports," Dis said, handing Torsten back to Kili when they had reached the family's living quarters. "See you at dinner." She kissed Kili, Tauriel, and Torsten on their cheeks. Tauriel had to lean way over for her kiss, but she was use to it. "So glad you're home safely," Dis said before leaving.

Thorin tickled Torsten's chin. "It's good to have you back. Kili, when can you report to the council about your trip?"

"Anytime, Uncle," Kili said, "although I would prefer it not be today."

"I'll see what I can arrange and let you know at dinner." Thorin gave them another grin before he too left to return to his duties.

Similar sentiments about being happy to have the family home again were given. Sigrid said bye to her husband, and she took their children back home. Tauriel took Torsten into their home, but Fili grabbed Kili by the arm before his brother could go inside.

"Kili, have I got some news for you," Fili was grinning.

Kili saw the mischievous look in his brother's eyes. He smiled back, "Oh? What about?"

"Not what, but who," he looked up and down the hall to make sure they were alone. "Uncle Thorin," Fili whispered.

"What about Uncle?" Kili asked.

"I can't tell you here, but we have to talk before dinner."

"Can you come back in an hour?" Kili asked.

Fili nodded. "See you then. It's great to have you back, Kee."

"It's good to be with you again, Fee."

Very few moments allowed them to use their old childhood nicknames for each other anymore and those times they did have were most precious to Fili. He gave his brother one more grin before he turned and left.

It was hard to get out of The Room of the Prince an hour later. One of the many teams of miners that reported to Fili had a long report to give today. Things were going well, and they had found a great new vein of gold they were inspecting to see if it was safe to mine. When he was finally able to get away, Fili all but ran to his brother's home.

When he was allowed into Kili's sitting room, he was practically bouncing in his excitement. Tauriel's hair was wet from her bath and she was wearing a long, flowing robe. She produced two cups of tea and passed them to the brothers, who thanked her. She leaned down to Kili's ear, "I'm going to go rest for a bit."

Kili nodded and was given a kiss on his ear before she left, shutting the door behind her. Kili's hair was wet too from his bath and looking as wild as ever.

"Feeling better?" Fili asked.

"It's so good to be home. I've missed Erebor." Kili leaned back in his chair, feeling it's familiar shape and texture. He leaned forward suddenly with a wide smile. "So, what's the news with Uncle?"

"A dwarrowdam named Fire arrived from the Iron Hills about a month ago. She knew Uncle and Mother back from when they were children and living here in Erebor."

"Before the dragon?" Kili asked.

"Yes. She lived in Ered Luin until about the time right after I was born, then she married some dwarf from the Iron Hills and moved out there with him. She and Uncle hadn't seen each other since."

"And now she's here?" Kili asked.

"Yes, and she's a widow and she and Uncle have been spending a lot of time together," Fili grinned.

The brother's laughed like two dwarflings who had just discovered a hidden jar of cookies.

"Tell me about her," Kili leaned in.

"She's just a few years younger than Thorin, although she and mother were good friends. Her name is Sapphire, but she goes by Fire. She had red hair and is very nice. From what I can gather, she and Thorin were good friends. I think they loved each other. Anyway, she married a dwarf from the Iron Hills and they never saw each other again. But her husband died a year ago and she decided to move back to Erebor. I met her about a week after she arrived and that night, she Mother and Thorin had dinner together. She and Thorin spend most evenings together and we've seen a lot less of him. He still comes around about twice a week to spend time with us, but the rest of the time, he's with Fire."

"This is great! So, are they courting?" "

No, but I think things are going to change soon. I believe Thorin's been waiting for you to come home," Fili said. "Speaking of which, how was your time with the elves?"

"It was fine," Kili said. He saw the appalled look on Fili's face and laughed. "It really was. They were polite, more to Tauriel than me, but that's alright. We had a nice place to stay. I was allowed access to just about everywhere in the kingdom, including the training areas, weapon's rooms, archery range and kitchens." Kili grinned. "I was given tours, attended a lot of dull elvish meetings, and participated in a number of feasts and celebrations. They had a couple of tournaments, which I got to take part in. They quickly learned not to underestimate our height difference or dwarven strength. More than a few elves got a number of nasty bruises."

Fili slapped Kili on the back in pride. "Good for you."

"Over all, it was a good stay, although I was done with it about halfway in. Tauriel was having such a wonderful time, I couldn't bring myself to ask her if we could leave early."

"Well, you're a good dwarf," Fili said. "I'm sure she appreciates it."

The door to the sitting room opened and Tauriel walked out. "What do I appreciate?" she asked.

"That we stayed the entire six months with your kin rather than having me drag you home after the first month," Kili smiled.

"Oh, I do appreciate it," Tauriel came up behind Kili, leaned over and ran her hands along the side of his body. "And I plan to show you my gratitude later." She kissed the back of his neck.

Kili shivered under Tauriel's touch and turned a light shade of pink.

Fili grinned. "I'll see you at dinner." He stood up and walked to the door, he turned around to see Tauriel slide into Kili's lap and give her husband a deep, passionate kiss.

"Do you need me to take Torsten with me?" Fili asked.

Kili looked up over Tauriel's shoulder, "If you wouldn't mind, brother, that would be great."

Fili went back to Torsten's room and found his nephew playing on the floor. The toddler was happy to see Fili and reached up to him as Fili bent down to pick him up. "Come on, let's go see what Hrafn's doing." Fili walked back into the sitting room to find Kili pushing Tauriel's robe down around her shoulders. "Wait a moment, Kili. I've got your son in my arms," Fili laughed.

"Better walk faster to the door then," Kili said, his lips hardly leaving Tauriel's face.

Fili just shook his head with a chuckle and left, making sure the door was locked as he pulled it closed behind him.