Later that very evening Bilbo and Eleanor settled down for supper, Bilbo had cooked two fish he had bought earlier that day from the market, along with homemade bread baked by his sister.

"This looks wonderful Bilbo" Eleanor beamed at her younger brother, earning a huge smile from Bilbo.

"Thank you El" He replied, both sibling picked up their forks ready to dig in when a sudden knock on the door paused their actions.

The sibling shared a look, neither of them were expecting company. Bilbo left the table and headed to the door. It was only then did Eleanor think back to what the wizard had told her, before she could warn her brother about the guests they were about to receive her brother had opened the door.

Bilbo looked on in confusion at the sight of a dwarf on his door step "Dwalin" the unexpected dwarf said and bowed "At your service."

"Hm. Uh. . . Bilbo Baggins. . . At yours," Bilbo said awkwardly.

The dwarf looked at the hobbit skeptically before stepping in side without asking Bilbo, Dwalin looks around the room to see he was the first on to arrive.

"Do we know each other?" Bilbo asked, following behind the rude dwarf.

"No" Dwalin simple answered, taking off his coat the dwarf looks to the hobbit "Which way, laddie?" Dwalin questions before pointing in the direction of the dining room "Is it down here?" Dwalin asked.

"Is. . . Is what down where?" Bilbo stuttered.

"Supper" Dwalin answered and gave the cloak to Bilbo. "He said there would be food, and lots of it."

"He. . . he said? Who said?" Bilbo asked, even more confused. He hadn't a clue what was going on. Bilbo panicked as the dwarf headed to the same room his sister was. He quickly rushed in time to see the dwarf sitting down and dig into his and Eleanor's supper.

"El" he whispered, looking around the room.

"Did you say something laddie?" The dwarf questioned with his eyebrow raised.

"N-o" He stuttered out.

"I am certain you said El" He paused a moment looking down at the plates "Is someone else here?" Bilbo was about to speak of his sister when she jumped upon the table in her cat form.

Eleanor stared the dwarf down and the Dwarf stared back. In the matter of moments El felt a connection towards the dwarf. She wanted to be close to him, to hug and kiss him even to protect him. . . He was her mate.

She remembers Belladonna talking to her about finding her mate; her parents were mates. It was such a wonderful thing. However it only ever happened between the race of shifters and an outsider mate was very rare. El had read up on dwarves and other races, it was to be said that their have mates as well but they called them; Their One.

That too was rare outside the race of dwarves and unlikely as female dwarves are rarely born. Most dwarves tend to live for battle, weapons and gold.

She wondered if her mate had a family already, it would deeply hurt her if he had but she would not get in the way of his happiness.

Bilbo looks to his sister and Dwalin, he frowns at the pair they have been staring at one other for a couple of minute now and neither have broken contact.

Dwalin on the other hand was amazed by the creature in front of him; there was something about it, her eyes almost looked human with the amount of emotion swimming in them. He too had felt a connection but shook it off due to her being an animal.

The pair broke contact at the sound of another knock on the door. Eleanor looks to her brother and jumps from the table and walks to the door, Bilbo opens the door; there stood on the other side was a much older looking dwarf.

"Balin. At your service." The white dwarf introduced himself.

"Good evening" Bilbo said.

"Yes. Yes, it is" He pauses and looks to the sky "Although I think it might rain later" He enters the house and smiles at the hobbit in front of him "Am I late?"

"Late. . . for what?" Bilbo asked confused, nothing was making sense to him tonight, he looks down to his sister to see her watching the older dwarf with interest.

However Balin ignored him as his attention turned to his brother behind the hobbit lad "Oh, ha ha!" Balin said gaining the attention of Dwalin. He looks at Balin as Balin walks towards him. "Evening, brother, Hehe, hehe."

Eleanor watched in amusement as her mate and his brother interacted "By my beard! You are shorter and wider than last we met" Dwalin chuckled.

"Wider, not shorter. Sharp enough for both of us," Balin said before butting their heads together, she wondered what it would be like to greet her brother in that manner.

Bilbo was less amused "You are never greeting me in that way Eleanor Baggins so get that thought out of your head" Eleanor shot him a innocent look "Oh, don't give me that look, I know what you were thinking" He rubs her head with his hand earning a slight purr "I did grow up with you after all dear sister"

Eleanor rolled her eyes at her brother "I know" She breathed out, a sudden crash caught the Baggins sibling attention "Lets see what these dwarves are up to brother"

"Uh. . . Excuse me. Sorry. I hate to interrupt." Bilbo started as the brothers began searching through the food "Uh... but the thing is I'm not entirely sure you're in the right house" Eleanor let out a breath of frustration as they ignored her brother. "It's not that we don't like visitors" He says looking toward his sister "I mean we like visitors as much as the next hobbit. But we do like to know them before they come visiting" He once again paused in sentence to see no reaction from the dwarves "The thing is, um. . . The thing is, we don't. . . We don't know either of you, not in the slightest. I don't mean to be blunt, but we uh. . . But I had to speak my mind. I'm sorry." Bilbo took a deep breath waiting for an answers, he smiled a little as the brothers turned to look at another before looking at him.

Eleanor held her breath waiting for an answer, she knew they weren't leaving anytime soon and felt kind of guilty in staying in animal form, leaving her brother to deal with the company of dwarves. But it is what Gandalf wanted and she was not about to question his demands; no matter how curious she was in knowing the reason why.

Balin was the one that answered "Apology accepted" Eleanor sighed and shook her head, she looks her mate over once more, her head tiles to a side as she studies him; he was warrior build, she guessed he had seen many battles, he did not look family material. She had to admit he did look handsome even if he was bald on top of his head which was covered up in tattoo's.

Balin looks towards the cat "She's looking at you brother" Dwalin turns his head, indeed the cat from earlier was staring at him "She's a weird looking creature don't you think?" Balin asked his brother but gained no reply. He looks up to see Dwalin staring at the cat in a way a dwarf would look at his one. . . But that would be impossible, she was an animal. He turns his attention to the cat once more, this time her eyes locked with his. . . There was something about those eyes that made him think she was not what she seems 'only time will tell' He thought to himself he would imagine the cat would follow her owner as she seemed awfully protective of him.

Eleanor ears twitch at the sound of her brother protest, giving once last look to the brothers, she ran to Bilbo. In front of her were two young and handsome dwarves, one was blonde haired and the other was brown haired. However, Eleanor couldn't help but notice that the brown dwarf did not have a beard. She had never heard or seem of such thing, even dwarf women were born with a little hair around there faces.

"That is Fili and Kili" Bilbo says to her as the pair went to help the brothers. Bilbo ran his hand over his face "I don't know how much more I can take El"

"I'm sorry" Eleanor says rubbing up against her brother leg "I have a feeling this has got something to do with that wizard" She says to him.

"Hm" Bilbo says looking in the direction the dwarves where in.

"Go on Bilbo" Eleanor says nudging him a little "I'm going to sit outside for a bit" Bilbo nods and opens the door for his sister.

"Don't wander to far" He warns her.

"I won't" Eleanor leaves the house and wanders towards the woods, she looks around before shifting back into her human form. She sighed in relief at been out in the fresh air, it was getting too much in that house with the four dwarves her and Bilbo. She did feel a little guilty leaving her brother with them but he understands her wild side and how crowds were a bit of a problem.

Eleanor sits down and leans against an apple tree and looks to the stars. When she was young her mama told her stories; it was said when a shifter dies his or hers soul goes up to the stars, it was they pathway to shifter heaven.

She slowly closed her eyes and listened to the forest around her, she open her mouth and began to sing a song her mother sung to her when she would have trouble sleeping.

"Little child, be not afraid
The rain pounds harsh against the glass
Like an unwanted stranger
There is no danger
I am here tonight"

"Little child
Be not afraid
Though thunder explodes
And lightning flash
Illuminates your tear stained face
I am here tonight"

"And someday you'll know
That nature is so
This same rain that draws you near me
Falls on rivers and land
And forests and sand
Makes the beautiful world that you see
In the morning"

She heard a branch snap before she could continue the next verse, jumping up from her spot. Eleanor turns on the spot and comes face to face with another dwarf "A young women like yourself shouldn't be out here at night on her own"

Eleanor stared stunned at the dwarf's comment "I can protect myself just fine thank you very much"

"I'm sure" The dwarf looks at the young girl in disbelief, he could not imagine the girl lifting a sword up "Never the less, let me take you back home"

Eleanor raised her eyebrow at the dwarf "How can I know you won't do anything?" She held back a laugh at the expression on the dwarves face at her comment "I also do not know your name master dwarf"

"Thorin" He bowed "Thorin Oakenshield at your service"