Author Note: This story is AU, an alternate universe so anything can happen, even males having the same body parts as females making them able to have babies.

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~~∞∞Ω∞∞~~ Chapter 2 ~~∞∞Ω∞∞~~

Thorin was recovering from his injuries quickly and had been moved to the mountain when the dwarves had cleaned out the living quarters and the company had cleaned up the upper living levels that housed royalty. Thorin had Bilbo moved to one of the rooms in the royal wing where he could be kept a close eye on and so Thorin could check in on him. He would spend hours in the evening sitting with Bilbo and holding his hand and pressing his other to Bilbo's stomach that had started to show a lot more quickly now.

It was one late morning when Oin was checking in on Bilbo when he saw movement from the bed and hurried over.

"Bilbo can you hear me?"

Bilbo frowned in his half sleep before opening his eyes and saw stone walls all around him and then looking towards the voice.

"Oh Bilbo it's so great to see you awake. We have all been so worried about you."

"My child! Is…"

"Fine Bilbo, the little one is fine and still growing." Oin said and lifted Bilbo's hand and placed it on his stomach and held Bilbo's hand.

"Where am I?"

"In Erebor."

"So I am a prisoner than? Why heal me if he is just going to try and kill me again." Bilbo said missing the horror on Oin face as he looked at his stomach where his child was growing.

"Oin!" A voice called from the door neither saw or heard open. "Leave us!"

Both looked up to see Thorin standing at the door, dressed in his Kingly robes and jewels. Bilbo paled and squeezed Oin's hand, who patted Bilbo's shoulder with his spare before pulling his hand free from Bilbo and walking to the door. Before leaving, he grabbed Thorin's arm and whispered to him.

"Try to not upset him too much. He only just woke up. Have him drink something and I'll have food sent up shortly."

Thorin nodded and Oin left closing the door causing Bilbo to flinch.

"Bilbo…"

"Why?"

"What?"

"You heard me speaking with Oin. So why, why heal me?"

"You really have to ask? Bilbo I am so sorry with what happened back at the gate and everything since we stepped foot in Erebor. I didn't even realise what was happening till I almost lost everything I hold dear."

"What changed your mind?"

"You."

"I'm sorry but find that hard to believe." Bilbo said before yelping at a hard kick that was delivered to his side.

"Bilbo!" Thorin moved next to the bed and when Bilbo looked up he flinched seeing Thorin reach out to him. "Are you ok?" Thorin said as he knelt beside the bed, not touching him but wanting to.

"Yeah."

"You and the child opened my eyes Bilbo. If it hadn't, I don't know if I could have broken the spell on my own."

"I don't understand. If you say me and our child did it, why didn't you do so earlier."

"You did almost every time we talked but it was too strong. Feeling the child back at the gate and hearing you were carrying my child did the last bit that you alone couldn't break."

Thorin watched as Bilbo's hands went to his stomach as another kick was thrown at him. He cried out and held his stomach waiting for the pain to lessen. Thorin put his hand on Bilbo's stomach and felt softer kicks hit his hand before they stopped and the baby settled. Bilbo slowly got in control of his breathing and relaxed on the bed. Thorin pulled his hand away and stood reaching for the glass beside the bed and sat on the bed.

"Here drink, you need to keep up your strength."

Thorin helped Bilbo sit up slightly and held the glass for him. Bilbo drank the liquid and made a face when he swallowed it. Thorin chuckled and made him finish the glass.

"It's a strengthening tonic. You have been asleep for a good three weeks and we have been feeding you that to keep your strength up. Now that you are awake you can eat but for the next few days you will still need that drink a lot. And for the rest of the pregnancy as well I think, I won't risk your health."

Bilbo looked to Thorin and saw concern in his features and he didn't understand why?

"What's wrong?" Bilbo asked.

"Bilbo you were so thin during the battle and then three weeks of being asleep doesn't help."

"So I'm a little underweight but that's not where all the worry is coming from."

"Do you want to know why the child helped with breaking the curse?" Bilbo nodded. "Dwarves cherish children. We have a high death rate of unborn infants and mothers. The strain of carrying children on the mothers sometimes means that we either lose the child or mother or both mother and child. It's bad enough on dwarves but for someone of a different race it will be even worse. I am worried for your life. Both of your lives."

"I don't understand. How is it Kili and Fili are here if children are rare?"

"They were the exception. Dís; my sister was put on bed rest as soon as we knew she was pregnant. I didn't think I would ever find someone to share my life with or have any heirs so I named Dís's first child to be my heir to the throne so we put her on bed rest. Her husband stayed with her the whole time since we knew Dís would try to leave the bed."

"So I stay on bed rest till the child is born." Bilbo said, not liking the idea one bit.

"It's not just that. We have a theory. You have noticed that the child kicks hard yes? Even for one barely grown."

"Yeah."

"Well we suspect that the amount of deaths are from the children's tendency to be too strong for the mothers and causes injuries to themselves and their mothers. Dís survived because her children didn't kick often or hard enough to cause injury. The way that happened was for the father to be with her the whole time so that when the child was awake it could feel its father's presence."

"What?"

"Well we have found that they send off a light kick for attention from both parents and if they don't get it from the father that's when they really start kicking."

"Oh."

"You noticed that the child calmed after my touch?"

"Yeah and I have found the first is always gentler than the rest."

"That's why or we suspect why."

"So what are you saying Thorin?"

"I want to make it up to you. Both of you. If you will let me."

"Thorin you really scared me. It won't be easy to forgive."

"I know. But at least let me take away your pain to start." Thorin said and Bilbo nodded feeling tired and wanting sleep. "None of that. You need food before you sleep."

Thorin stood and moved to the door asking for food to be sent up. Bilbo slid back under the covers wincing at the pain across the side of his chest before the child kicked again and hard causing him to cry out. Thorin was back by the bed in an instant and his hand on Bilbo's belly as he knelt beside him.

"Thorin stand up." Bilbo said making Thorin frown but do so. "Now get in here and lay down. You need your rest as well. You can't be healed already."

"I'm fine, Bilbo."

"Really? Then why do you look exhausted." Bilbo said and winced at another kick. "Just get those heavy robes off and lay beside me."

Thorin seeing the wince decided to not fight him and he carefully slid off the heavy thick robes and most jewellery and slid into bed beside Bilbo and placed his hand on his stomach and felt soft gently kicks in return before nothing. Bilbo sighed in relief and moved in closer to Thorin and relaxed against him. Thorin looked down at the curly hair of the hobbit before wrapping his arms around him, holding him close.

"I will fix this Bilbo. I will make it up to you, even if it takes me to the end of my days to do so." Thorin said and Bilbo went to reply but a knock on the door prevented him from doing so. "Come."

Bilbo looked to the door to see the whole company piling in through the doors, Kili and Fili in front carrying a couple of food trays. The others trailing behind carrying a food tray each.

"What is this?" Bilbo asked.

"They heard you were awake Bilbo." Oin said

"We wanted to come see you and hearing food being sent we thought we would eat together." Kili said.

"I said it may not be best, you need rest but they would not hear no for an answer." Oin said.

"I agree." Thorin said sending glares at the company.

"No it's fine Thorin." Bilbo said.

"You need rest."

"I will be laying here and eating. It's fine. I'll probably just fall asleep after eating and I doubt this lot would keep me awake."

Thorin helped Bilbo sit up and settle before Kili handed over two trays, one for Bilbo and one for Thorin.

"Thank you Kili." Bilbo smiled at Kili.

Kili moved back to his brother who was carrying his meal and took it from him and settle beside him on a chair. Bilbo looked at the food and started to eat slowly knowing he would need to having been asleep for a while. Oin came over to Bilbo's side of the bed and moved the sheet away from his side and had a look at the bandages to make sure he wasn't bleeding from moving around. His body was taking a while to heal now that he was pregnant since the child was causing pain at times.

Oin put his hand to Bilbo's belly and felt soft pushes there before settling. Bilbo looked to Oin who frowned slightly before nodding.

"Did you drink the drink I left?"

"I did. It was disgusting."

"Yes you would make faces in your sleep when we got you to drink it." Oin said with a chuckle.

Bilbo blushed and shoved more food in his mouth to distract himself. There was lots of talk and jokes as they ate the food. Bilbo finished and wished he had more but decided to not say anything. He could get something later and he didn't want to make himself sick either. They were all happily sitting, eating and joking as Bilbo started to drift off leaning against Thorin who had his arm wrapped back around him. But the peace didn't last.

"THORIN OAKENSHIELD! WHERE ARE YOU?"

This caused everyone to jump and Thorin was no exception as he stared at the door till Bilbo sat up and drew his attention to the hobbit beside him who was staring wide eyed at the door.

"THORIN! WHERE ARE YOU? I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU SILLY!"

Bilbo looked up at Thorin in shock and saw he had his head in his hand. He looked up at Kili and Fili when he heard them laughing.

"You best tell her where you are uncle." Fili said with a smile.

"Yeah or she may just do as she says." Kili laughed.

"You two would know better than I." Thorin said causing them both to just shrug their shoulders.

"THORIN WHERE ARE MY SONS?" Bilbo's eyes widened at that and looked at both boys to see wide smiles. "IF THEY ARE HARMED I WILL BEAT YOU TILL YOU ARE UNCONSCIOUSNESS."

"Would you boys mind going and getting her before she tears the mountain apart."

Both boys were about to get up when the door slammed open making Bilbo jump on the bed and hiss in pain. Thorin looked down and was concerned before looking to the door to see the one that was yelling standing in the room.

"Fili! Kili! My boys!" Fili and Kili hurried over and hugged the dwarf.

"Hello Mother." Kili said smiling.

"Oh my boys. Are you ok?"

"Yeah Ma we are fine." Fili said.

"You are both so thin."

"Ma we are fine." Both boys groaned before the dwarf turned to the bed.

"Thorin Oakenshield! What have you done to my boys! Oh my!" She said catching sight of Thorin sitting on the bed with a small creature wrapped in his arms.

"Dís my sister. How are you?"

"Thorin what have you done to that small creature?"

"Dís this Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo this is my sister Dís."

"Nice to meet you."

"What has he done to you?"

"Dís." Thorin growled.

"No it's alright Thorin. I am pregnant with Thorin's child."

"Oh my! How far along are you?"

"I… I don't know really." Bilbo said looking Thorin.

"When did you start throwing up?" Dís asked.

"He hasn't been Dís."

"Actually Thorin I have been." Bilbo said making Thorin looked down sharply at him in shock. "I just kept it from everyone. I seriously just thought I was sick."

"When did you start feeling sick?" Dís asked.

"Just after we got out of Mirkwood."

"You would have to be a few months along. How long are Hobbit pregnancies?" Thorin asked.

"About twelve months." Bilbo stated looking at his stomach.

"Dwarf pregnancies are six months." Thorin said looking worried now.

"So he could give birth anywhere between these two times." Dís said.

"I'm too far along for just a couple of months for a hobbit."

"Problem is that for a dwarf you aren't far along enough." Oin said from his spot. "Dwarves would be large by now."

"Yes I remember with Fili and Kili. I couldn't see my feet unless I leant over a little. Little buggers were huge by a couple of months." Dís said making Fili and Kili looked embarrassed.

Thorin nodded and looked to Bilbo who was trying to stay awake now and struggling. Dís spotted this and nodded knowing that he would need rest.

"Let us all go so he can rest. Thorin I would like to talk to you for a minute."

Thorin looked to Bilbo who nodded for him but Thorin was hesitant about leaving. Looking around he found his robes on the chair Fili was sitting on. Fili saw Thorin looking around for something before his gaze settled on something behind him and looked to see his robes. Fili quickly stood and gathered the robes and handed them to Thorin. Thorin nodded in thanks and found the inner robe and wrapped it over Bilbo and helped his lay down to rest.

"Hopefully this will help for a short time."

"The babe is already moving?" Dís asked shooing the others from the room.

"Yeah and really starting to hurt Bilbo just recently."

"It will help for small amounts of time to have something from you on him. But only short amounts of time."

Thorin nodded and looked to Bilbo who was slowly drifting off. Thorin leaned down and pressed his lips to Bilbo's forehead before climbing out of the bed and followed Dís out of the chamber. They walked next door to Thorin's chambers before Dís hit him in the face.

"You idiot."

~~∞∞Ω∞∞~~ End of Chapter 2 ~~∞∞Ω∞∞~~

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