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~~∞∞Ω∞∞~~ Chapter 10 ~~∞∞Ω∞∞~~

It was a little later when Thorin and Bilbo made it back to Bilbo's chambers after dinner. Thorin helped him undress before settling into bed. Thorin sat on the side of the bed for a few minutes before looking to Bilbo.

"I'm going to go get changed. I won't be long."

Bilbo nodded and watched Thorin leave the room. He figured Thorin might want a few minutes alone so he decided to let him have some time alone. Bilbo laid in bed for an hour or so drifting in and out of sleep when he realised that Thorin still hadn't turned up.

Bilbo stood from the bed and wandered out of the room into Thorin's chambers. Bilbo saw Thorin sitting on the bed with his head in his hands. He had changed into his night clothes but his night shirt was sitting beside him on the bed. Bilbo sighed and walked over and sat on the bed beside him.

"Thorin?" Bilbo wrapped his arm around Thorin's shoulder. "Thorin?"

"I nearly killed them."

"What?"

"I nearly killed them twice."

"Thorin what are you talking about?"

"Fili and Kili. The first time in the battle for Erebor and the second by asking them to take the stone to Mount Doom."

"Thorin both times weren't your fault. The battle would have happened regardless of what way anyone decided to go. As for the task you gave them I'm sure if you tried to give it to someone else they would have protested."

"I know they would have but it's still my fault."

"Thorin I don't believe that. If anything it's because of the Ring I asked them to take with them. It let that enemy Gandalf spoke of know that they were coming. If anything the death of the dwarves and Fili and Kili's injuries were my fault."

"No Bilbo no. It's not your fault. These things happen, don't blame yourself."

"I know so you can't either." Thorin smiled slightly seeing what Bilbo did.

"Let's get some sleep."

Bilbo smiled and let Thorin help him to his feet and they moved into Thorin's bed.

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The next couple of days passed and Bilbo spent some of his time with Fili while Kili was still asleep. Thorin would come in every couple of hours for a break and to spend some time with Fili and Dis would do the same. Bilbo was the one with Fili most of the time but the company would all stop by every day for a quick visit.

It was the day Bofur, Bifur and Gandalf were heading back to Ered Luin. Bofur and Bifur had said the goodbyes to Fili and for him to give their goodbyes to Kili and that they would see them soon.

Gandalf was saying goodbye to Fili when there was a groan from the other side of the bed. Bilbo who was sitting on a chair on Kili's side stood up quickly and put his hand on Kili's arm.

"Kili?" There was another groan. "Kili its Bilbo can you open your eyes for me?"

"Bilbo?"

"Yes Kili that's it open your eyes." Bilbo said before looking to Gandalf. "Get Thorin, Oin and Dis."

"What are you doing on the mountain Bilbo it's dangerous?" Kili said, pain lacing his voice.

"What are you talking about Kili? We are in Erebor. There is no danger. Try to not move much. Your back is badly damaged."

"Oh I thought we were still at Mount Doom. How did we get here? FILI!" Kili said in a panic.

"Easy Kili." Bilbo said as Fili laid on his side facing Kili, and put his arm on Kili's shoulder gently. "Look to your other side. Fili is there. Just don't move your body."

Kili turned his head away from Bilbo and looked at Fili who was smiling and tears were falling from his face. Fili put his hand on the side of Kili's face and leaned in close and kissed him gently.

"Thank Mahal you're awake. You had me worried."

"Sorry. Are you ok?"

"I'm alright. You are worse off than me."

"The others?"

"Only Gandalf and ourselves made it off the mountain. The dwarves that came with us are dead."

Kili closed his eyes in sorrow as the door opened and Thorin and Dis came rushing in, Oin not far behind with Gandalf. Kili looked up and saw Dis and Thorin walking around to his side of the bed and he turned his head to face them and Dis took his face in her hands and laid kisses over his face.

"Amad!" Kili whined.

"Don't 'amad' me. I have been so worried." Dis scowled him.

"I'm sorry amad."

"I'm so glad you are awake. You've been asleep since you got back."

"How long have we been back?" Kili asked.

"Two days and you were asleep for the journey back according to Gandalf." Thorin said.

"Uncle." Kili said smiling.

Dis moved aside and Thorin leant down and rested his forehead with Kili's.

"I'm so glad you are ok."

"Sorry for worrying you uncle. We didn't mean to."

"I know. We best let the company know you are awake and Bifur and Bofur can come say goodbye properly before they leave."

"They haven't left yet?"

"No they are leaving today with Gandalf. The eagles are going to fly them to Ered Luin."

"I would like to say goodbye before they leave."

"I will go get them." Gandalf said as he walked out.

"Now laddie let me look at you." Oin said moving in to where Thorin had been standing. "Don't groan at me. You had me working hard to fix those wounds on your back."

Oin carefully removed the bandage from Kili's back and grabbed the wet cloth nearby from the bowl of water and wiped the salve he had put on there away. Kili gave a small cry of pain and gritted his teeth at the pain. Fili winced and held Kili's hand as Oin removed it. Kili smiled at Fili as best he could and gripped his hand tightly.

"Almost done laddie." Oin removed the rest of the salve and looked at his back. "The infection is getting better. I'll put some more back on for the next few days and hopefully the infection will be gone."

Fili gently moved Kili's hair behind his ear when it fell down. Fili leaned in close and rested his forehead against Kili's on the pillow making Kili open his eyes and smile.

"Ok enough of that." Oin said and Thorin, Dis and Bilbo chuckled.

"Not doing anything other than distracting him from the pain, Oin."

"Yes well you both need rest."

"We will."

Fili pulled back slightly and looked at Oin who was looking down at Kili's injured leg. Fili knew the injury there wasn't as bad as his back was but would still be painful. Oin finished quickly with much less pain caused from the injury on his leg.

"Now I know you will want to move around but both of you can't. If you need to get up to use the bathroom than please ask for someone to help you. Someone not injured or pregnant." Oin said looking at Bilbo and Thorin. "Fili you can lay on your side like you are doing now but not your back. Kili for the next few days I want you to stay on your stomach. I really don't want you moving around much at all. Your injuries were much worse than Fili's so just stay on your stomach."

"Alright Oin. I will." Kili said having turned his head back to look at Oin.

"I will as well."

"Good otherwise I will separate you both and not just separate beds, I will put you in separate rooms. Understand?" Both nodded their heads quickly. "Good. Now I will be off to get some tonics for you both."

Oin left just as Bifur and Bofur came in with rest of the company behind them. Kili didn't seem them as he was looking at his mother who was fretting over him.

"Kili we heard you were awake." Bofur said loudly, Kili turned to look over at them and saw Bifur and Bofur ready to leave. "You gave us all a scare when you both returned in the condition you were both in."

"Well how else are we are meant to get any attention?" Kili said with a smirk.

Bofur laughed and made his way around the other side of the bed with Bifur as Kili turned to look at the two.

"We are heading off shortly so by the time we get back you both should be up and about again."

"Causing more trouble." Bifur added in Khuzdûl making everyone laugh and Bilbo look on in confusion.

"Bifur added 'causing more trouble' which is true." Thorin translated.

"He is right." Bilbo laughed.

"Hey!" Fili and Kili let out in disagreement.

"Don't deny it." Dís said.

Fili grumbled to himself making Kili nod hearing it. Bifur and Bofur spoke a little more with Kili and Fili before leaving. Thorin went as well with Dís and saw them off leaving Bilbo with Fili and Kili. Bilbo was still feeling a little guilty knowing that they were only hurt because he gave them the ring, if he hadn't the orcs would not have known they were going there.

"Fili, Kili I'm sorry this happened. None of it would have happened if I didn't give you the ring to destroy as well."

"No Bilbo that's not true." Kili said looking at him.

"That's right. You couldn't know it was going to happen."

"Gandalf said the only reason they knew you were coming was because I gave you the ring. They would never have been ready or gotten as close as they did if it weren't for the ring."

"Bilbo we would have taken the ring to destroy even knowing the danger. It was a dangerous item to have anywhere even Erebor and we would have taken it even with your protests."

"Don't blame yourself. We will heal and if you keep blaming yourself we will tell Thorin and he can sort it out. We know he blames himself and we will tell him the same thing. We would have taken the Arkenstone even if he wanted someone else to take it."

"Bilbo said the same thing to me the first night you both got back." Thorin said entering the room. "I know it is true but there is still a little bit of guilt regardless of what you both say. Now why is Bilbo blaming himself?"

"For our injuries. He believes because the enemy was able to sense the ring close that's the reason the orcs attacked. He thinks if he didn't give us the ring our injuries wouldn't have happened."

"What happened to what you told me the other night about it not being my fault?"

"Thorin…"

"No. If this here," He said waving at his nephews. "is not my fault that it isn't yours either. Things happen for a reason Bilbo. If the dragon never came I never would have led my people to the Blue Mountains and never would have travelled through the Shire and met you."

"Yeah. Bilbo we are fine. We are both alive. Don't worry about it. It would probably would have happened anyway or something else would have caused this injuries later." Fili said.

"But…"

"No! No buts." Thorin said and Bilbo sighed and nodded. "Well we should let you both get some rest. I'll have a guard posted outside in case you need some assistance. Your mother will be coming back to see you later."

Bilbo smiled and left with Thorin as Fili and Kili looked at each other. Kili smiled and looked towards the bandages on Fili's body.

"I'm alright just some wounds on my back but not as deep as yours."

"I think I remember after we left Mordor we landed somewhere and Gandalf tried to clean the wounds and wrap them."

"He did. You told us what happened to you and then passed out. You didn't wake till now. I've been worried."

"I'm sorry Fee."

"It's alright. Get some rest."

As Fili said it the door opened and Kili could see Oin walk in with containers in hand. Kili shuddered knowing what was in there and while they worked really well they tasted disgusting.

"Right now both of you need to drink this. It will help with the pain and help with healing."

Fili took a cup from him downed it quickly and shuddered at the taste before handing it back to Oin. Kili winced at the look on Fili's face and just looked at the cup held to him.

"Kili this is yours." Oin said and Kili shook his head.

"Kili drink it, it will help."

Kili slowly took it and he could smell it and it smelt bad as well. Kili quickly downed it and struggled to not throw it back up again. Kili shuddered violently after he swallowed it and winced as his injuries pulled when he shuddered. Kili handed the cup back and squeezed Fili's hand firmly.

"Now it will make you both drowsy so get some sleep. Remember to call to the guard for assistance."

Both nodded and Oin left the room. Fili looked at Kili and saw the pain radiating on his face and let go of his hand to brush some hair from his face. Fili leant in and brushed his lips across Kili's forehead making Kili let out a soft sigh. Kili reached up and wrapped his hand around Fili's upper arm and Fili's arm rested against his neck and around his neck keeping them in close together.

"Get some sleep Kili."

"I love you Fee."

"I love you too."

Fili watched as Kili slowly fell asleep and knew he wasn't far behind. Fili was able to shuffle a little closer without his back protesting before he fell asleep.

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After a few weeks Bilbo was getting larger but he wasn't overly big yet well he was by hobbit standards for how far along he was. Enough for it to be extremely noticeable under his clothes now as he was before able to wear clothes that were baggy on him and would hide his growing belly. Thorin was loving the fact that he was getting larger and he wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not but he hadn't made any comments yet in regards to his size.

Fili and Kili were able to leave bed now that their backs had healed over but they were not allowed to do anything overly strenuous like training. They spent their time divided between sitting with Bilbo and resuming their duties as Prince of Erebor but not their full duties yet under Oin's close watch.

Bilbo was sitting in the Company's lounge reading a book that Ori had let him take from the library. He had a few stacked on the bedside tables in his own and Thorin's chambers. Bilbo jumped hearing the door open and loud voices enter letting him know Fili and Kili had entered the lounge.

"Bilbo!"

"Fili, Kili what are you two getting up to?"

"Nothing we were actually coming to find you."

"Whatever you two are getting up to I want no part of it."

"You wound us Bilbo."

"Sure I do."

Kili and Fili chuckled as they sat down next to each other on a seat across from Bilbo. Both were smiling widely at him.

"So Bilbo we do actually have a serious question to ask you." Fili said making Bilbo frown at them.

"Ok what is it?"

"Well we know Thorin was courting you before everything happened with the Arkenstone but we were wondering if he asked would you end up courting him again?"

"What?"

"Would you court uncle again?"

"I was under the impression that we were still courting because he never said we weren't, and anything he said while under the influence of the gold wasn't true."

"Well the only reason we are saying anything is because you no longer have his courting bead and because it was removed during the struggle on the gate. Generally if a courting bead is lost one is replaced straight away by the courter and well Uncle has not. We along with everyone are under the impression that you are no longer courting and will not. Uncle well…" Fili nudged Kili to stop him from talking.

"Yes?"

"It's nothing."

"It's not nothing. Spill both of you."

"Well as you know dwarves are arriving every day and well, all the noble dwarrowdams that know Uncle is available are making passes at him. He's close to strangling some of them. If they knew he was courting than it would make him more pleasant."

"So that's why he's coming back to the room the last couple of days in a slightly bad mood."

"Yep. Thankfully none are allowed here so he can relax when in the royal wing."

"But to answer your question yes I would. Boys I love your uncle and while I am still fear he may lose himself again I do love him and I won't be leaving so don't worry."

Both smiled and then frowned along with Bilbo when they heard raised voices in the corridor. Bilbo stood up and headed for the door with Fili and Kili following. They exited the lounge and looked to where the guards were stationed to see a dwarrowdam trying to make her way past the guards who were holding her back. Fili and Kili groaned when they heard her speak.

"Let me past! I am the future Queen of Erebor and I demand to see my husband."

"You are not permitted to pass into the royal wing so I suggest you leave before we escort you."

"Did you not just hear me! I am the future queen."

"Where are your courting braids than? If you are courting King Thorin where are his beads?"

"He is making them obviously." She snapped back.

"That's enough." Kili growled and stormed over as Bilbo tried to pull him back.

"Kili!"

"I have heard enough." Kili growled as he got close making the guards and the dwarrowdam look to him. "You aren't being courted by King Thorin as we would know. Now kindly leave the royal wing and don't come back."

"Why you! How dare you! Who do you think you are!" She shrieked.

"Prince Kili." Fili said as he walked over with Bilbo beside him. "I'm Prince Fili. I suggest you watch what you say."

"What on earth is that thing!" She said looking at Bilbo.

"This is Bilbo Baggins."

"The Thief. How is it he is allowed passed being an enemy to Erebor?"

"Bilbo Baggins is no enemy I suggest you get your facts straight. Bilbo Baggins has permission to be here from King Thorin." Fili said.

"I highly doubt that. He's lied his way past the guards and more than likely is looking to steal from my husband." She said.

"Really? I did not realise I was married. Please enlighten me as to when that happened?" A deep voice sounded behind her.

The dwarrowdam tensed and slowly turned to find Thorin standing there with his arms crossed and a glare on his face.

"Thorin, dear I was just…"

"That is King Thorin to you, Lady Dovira, Daughter of Dovli."

"My apologies."

"I suggest you head back to your rooms Lady Dovira and remove any notion of being Queen of Erebor from your head as it will not happen." She bowed and quickly slipped past Thorin but stopped when he spoke again. "I suggest you watch what you say from now on Lady Dovira, Prince Fili and Kili are my heirs and Bilbo Baggins carries my other heir. Their station is above yours and disrespect is not taken lightly."

"Of course my King."

"Leave!"

Bilbo watched as the dwarrowdam fled the area and looked at Fili and Kili who were smirking after her. Thorin was walking to the two guards.

"I am glad to see you both didn't allow her past."

"She was not on the list allowed your majesty."

"Good. Only those that myself, Balin or Dwalin say may enter."

"What of the Princes?"

"They would check with me then I will tell you. The same goes for the rest of the company."

"Of course."

Thorin nodded and walked passed and over to Bilbo, Fili and Kili and wrapped his arms around Bilbo.

"How are you?"

"We are fine Thorin. You weren't gone that long."

"Felt like a long time." Fili and Kili made gagging noises behind them making Bilbo laugh and Thorin frown at them. "Get out of here."

Fili and Kili laughed as they disappeared into their chambers and Thorin led Bilbo to his own. Bilbo curled up on the chair by the fireplace and watched as Thorin removed his heavy robes and crown before moving to sit beside him.

"I do have a question for you though Bilbo."

"What's that?"

"Well after everything that happened on the gate I still feel responsible."

"Thorin…"

"Let me finish." Thorin pleaded and Bilbo nodded. "Everything I said even if it is not true is still held in account. I banished you and I have revoked that. But also in haste of the others trying to remove you from my grip, the courting bead I gave you was lost. I know you tried to grab it and if my mind was working I would have tried as well. I have been down by the gate for the last few days trying to find it. Others in the company have joined me as well and I have failed in that. The bead as I told you was the third I made on my own as the first two went to my father and mother. But as I cannot find the bead that I lost for you I have a new courting bead for you if you accept." Thorin said. "It is the first bead I have made since reclaiming the mountain."

Bilbo looked at Thorin's hand that had been clenched around the bead as he spoke. Sitting on his now open palm was a silver bead of similar design to the original but now had a couple of small gems resting in it.

"I know you aren't one for jewels but these were some of the first pulled from one of the mines."

"I know I have said I don't really like jewels and gems but it looks beautiful Thorin."

Thorin smiled and pulled Bilbo in close and kissed him gently. Bilbo wrapped his arms around Thorin's neck and kissed him back. When they pulled back Bilbo moved to Thorin's ear.

"Will you braid it in? I think my hair is just long enough now." Thorin shivered at the whisper.

"I would be glad to."

Thorin moved around and pulled Bilbo into his lap and placed the bead in Bilbo's hands before he started working on the braid. Bilbo sat quietly looking over the bead as Thorin intricately braid Bilbo's hair before sliding the bead into position on the braid and finished it off. Bilbo felt the braid sit down alongside his head as the bead brushed against his lower cheek.

Thorin smiled and pulled Bilbo back in close and kissed him again before they both heard cheers from the door. Thorin pulled away with a scowl on his face seeing every member of the company peeking through the door that must have been pushed open sometime during their talk. Bilbo blushed and looked away as Thorin glared darkly at his two nephews.

"Told you he would accept Uncle."

"Yeah took you long enough to ask him." Bilbo looked up hearing the two brothers say this.

"You two only asked me today and you haven't left my side since then. How did you know I would accept?"

"Because if you didn't love Uncle you would not have stayed so close with Uncle since the battle. You would have only allowed his presence to sooth the child and nothing more."

Bilbo frowned before looking to Thorin who said a harsh word in Khuzdûl causing everyone to disappear.

"So they only asked you today, did they?" Thorin asked once they were alone again.

"Yeah not long before you arrived."

"They had been bugging me for days asking if and when I was going to remake the bead, saying that you would accept."

"And I did. Thorin I love you and I'm not going anywhere."

Thorin smiled and kissed him again. Thorin stood after the kiss and walked over to the bed and placed Bilbo down before climbing in next to him and pulling him in close and kissing him again. Bilbo smiled slightly and wrapped his arms around Thorin's neck.

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