I know, two in one day. but this is more of a after the part 1 story and before part 2.

Part II: 18 years later

Ch 16 A Prologue

After Râlia returned to Erebor, the Queen had been instantly kidnapped by her husband and wagers switched hands immediately if Fili would reappear with bruises. While no one knew exactly went on during her trip to the Shire, the princess hadn't reappeared with her mother thus leading others to assume she had been left behind. A fair amount of the population of the lonely mountain was disappointed though when they reappeared the next day with no visible bruises or scratches. Bofur made the off-hand comment they were used to covering up such things and a flush went to Râlia face.

On her way home, they stopped once again in Rivendell for two nights and Râlia immediately hunted down the twins who made to hide behind Mirari upon seeing the Queen. Their actions amused her and she beckoned them to sit down. In her speech to Elrohir and Elladan, Râlia went over their courting traditions and compared them to Elf ones, how Mirari would age until she accepted her Elf heritage like Lord Elrond, and ended with the fact they would have to speak to her parents at one point or another. The twins had shrugged, having already met Kili and seen him fight, but Mirari was more worried about her mother. She knew the former Captain could probably take one or both of her Ones down. Râlia didn't say much after that, only a threat of what she would do if they did anything before the designated age for marriage. Once again, Râlia knew exactly what the three had or hadn't done in her absence. It was a similar bond to Maliah and Frodo.

Telling Kili and Tauriel about Mirari was the second act she made, being Fili had dragged her to their apartment. Oddly enough, Kili didn't appear as upset as she thought he would've been; he looked more exasperated than anything. Tauriel looked astonished and then thoughtful. Fili was the most excited, it meant the sons of Lord Elrond no longer had their sights on his wife. Râlia recapped what she had told the twins, Kili and Tauriel agreeing with them. Together, the four parents created a contract with Gloin for Elrohir and Elladan to sign. Since Mirari was physically more Elf than dwarf, and having Elf Ones, the courtship rules were changed more to suit her needs. The only stipulation mostly related to dwarf rules was the age factor; this was because Mirari was aging as a dwarf for the first 70 years of her life. Once the contract was done, Râlia sent it off with Daemyn on his first trip to the Shire.

Daemyn made regular trips to Bag End as promised, every other month or so, and returning with a letter every single time. It was just over a year later, spring, when he returned with a more formal letter. An invitation. Frodo had completed his task and was inviting the mother and father of his intended to view his gift and give their blessing on the marriage. Dain had been notified and was more than happy to take charge in their leave of absence, although he too was upset about not knowing or able to attend Maliah's wedding. A sentence that was received with a glare by Fili. Kili and Tauriel would be traveling with them along with four guards; Dwalin and Kadin with two different dwarves by the names of Dirn and Orn who were brothers.

Being the end of spring, the party journeyed at a much faster pace than the one when Râlia had traveled in the winter. When they arrived at Rivendell, it was ahead of schedule and Lindir was the only one to greet them. Râlia assumed that was because of Lord Elrond. Mirari was not far behind, jumping into her startled mother's arms. Tauriel swung her daughter around before Kili grabbed her attention and Mirari knelt to the ground to hug her father. To say the two were surprise was light, they too had never seen their daughter with so much emotion. When Tauriel look to the top of the stairs, she saw the two brothers watching her and Kili closely; almost like they were calculating. She beckoned them down and as soon as they were on the platform, Tauriel captured the one on the left much to his surprise and forced him down to his knees before Râlia. The demand for the Queen to see if the twins had been untrue to their word was evident without her speaking a word. Thankfully, they had done nothing. At least nothing that would get them castrated, but by the look in her eyes the two knew that she knew.

Two days later when they were ready to leave, Mirari, Elrohir, and Elladan presented themselves in travel cloaks with horses on the other side of the bridge, announcing they were coming with them. This confirmed to Râlia that Frodo would pass inspection or Lord Elrond would have told them not to bother. The entire way to the Shire was filled with stories from either Râlia or the twins, fictional and real life. More was learned through the two male elves talking about the time since they had returned to Rivendell and met Mirari. Kili and Tauriel were beyond happy to have their daughter along and full of life rather than the ghost of a girl she had been at Erebor.

The arrival at Bag End was the same for Râlia as before, hugging her daughter and greeting Frodo. This time though, the Hobbit had to meet Fili along with Kili and Tauriel. Something they all could see was very nervous about, not that some would blame him. Basically, poor Frodo was surrounded by mostly warriors. Râlia was proud of him though as he greeted her husband with a steady voice and invited everyone inside to see what he had done to the home. As she entered behind Maliah and Frodo, Râlia could immediately see small changes and even Dwalin commented on the dwarvish touches. They were then led on a tour around the house, Frodo pointing out everywhere that had been changed and the could tell Maliah had a hand in the redecoration. The final destination was the room he had started working on when Râlia was here last and Maliah hadn't even been allowed in yet. Frodo opened the door and Maliah let out a small gasp and stepped inside, Râlia right behind her.

She had to hand it to him, Frodo did a very good job. He had created a hideaway, a room just for his intended, tastefully decorated in the style of dwarves with a hint of hobbit. There was a small couch with an arm chair, an added fireplace, a work table with a chair, shelves all around the room, natural light from the medium window, and display cabinets filled with the trinkets left behind from the guards who had come last time. It was warm and inviting with blue Durin colors splashed around the room. When Tauriel asked why there was such a large table and empty shelves, Frodo replied with 'a work table for whatever she wants and shelves to fill up with her new memories. Râlia couldn't have been more impressed and a look at Fili seeing his daughter's happiness was enough to tell her he was sold on the two getting married.

Therefore, in the summer of 3003, Frodo and Maliah were granted permission to marry and did so right away with their parents present. Frodo was 34 and Maliah was 44, both with their birthday's in the fall. The wedding may not have been what Fili had wanted or close to the grand scale of a dwarf wedding fit for royalty, but that wasn't Maliah. They all gathered with the Thain and soon found themselves going to the tavern to drink, minus Frodo and Maliah who disappeared back to Bag End with the door locked.