Eternity Is You

A/N- Thanks for everyone's support. I hope I can keep everyone entertained and interested.

Disclaimer- I do not own the Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, but I do own my original ideas in this story and my lovely leading lady.

'Thoughts/inner self'

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Chapter 3:

Troll Trouble

For the next week of their journey Thorin made it a habit to go to Tansy's side every night to make sure she wasn't being plagued by nightmares or the like. If he found her in the thrall of one he'd sit with her and hum whatever tune he could recall his own mother used. Anything to keep her safe from her own mind. A misery he himself had suffered far too much.

This seemed to have a great effect on her when she was awake, something he'd been noticing a lot lately. He'd speak to the others or issue commands and her eyes would find him and follow him. He could feel it through every fiber of his being; it felt rather wonderful to be the center of her attention. But he wasn't sure why though.

His wolf would preen at the attention 'their' female was giving them; it was lapping it up like some sort of sweet just for him. Thorin couldn't begrudge his wolf for enjoying the attention, for he was as well. After all, he'd spent the last sixty years as a nothing but a humble blacksmith. Having lost his entire true claim to royalty when Erebor fell.

A low growl rumbled in his throat at his own thoughts as he felt the spattering start of a rainstorm. He heard Tansy's voice as she cried out in surprise from behind Bofur and he spared a glance in her direction. He felt his heart jerk roughly in his chest, even as his wolf yowled in pleasant surprise.

Tansy was holding her arms out at her sides and had tilted her head back. Her eyes were closed and the most content look was on her face. Bofur inquired after her and she just laughed, her voice dancing on the air. "I love the rain. Always have, it's so pretty and it has a way of washing the world anew."

Thorin felt a smile curl his lips and he hid it as best he could, but Gandalf had spied it and gave him a knowing look. Narrowing his eyes at the wizard he spurred his pony on to quicken the pace. Behind him the other's did the same and urged their mounts to catch up.

A few hours later he listened as his fellows complained about the rain while Tansy laughed at their complaints. He knew they were right though, even he was soaked to the skin. "Gandalf, can't you stop this deluge?" The whine came from one of the party but Thorin couldn't tell who exactly through the sound of the rain about them.

"Master dwarf the rain will continue until it's done." Gandalf even sounded miserable to Thorin, then came a loud sneeze. Everything seemed to have stopped for a moment as everyone turned to look at Tansy, she was shivering but there was still a broad smile upon her face. Looking around and sighting his nephew Fili, he gave him a pointed look.

The blonde blinked, looked over at the hobbit, before he inclined his head. Turning his pony around Fili rode upside Bofur's pony, Tansy opened her mouth to say something when Fili whipped off his cloak and secured it snugly around the still shaking hobbit's shoulders. She flushed red and chattered out a hesitant 'thanks' before Fili nodded and rode on, back to his place next to Kili.

Thorin was about to turn back around when Tansy's eyes met his and the world froze for a moment. Her eyes brightened and he could see the dimples on her cheeks. She knew, he was almost certain of it. She knew it was him who'd had Fili give her his cloak. Feeling a sudden rush of heat to his own cheeks, Thorin tore his eyes away from hers and focused upon the road before them.

He forced himself to ignore the fact that his wolf was practically purring happily in the back of their mind.

When night began to fall, Thorin sighted a ruin of buildings ahead and directed his pony towards it. He'd been looking for a place to bed down for the night and even though the rain had finally stopped, he knew the entire company was cold, tired, and hungry. He stopped his pony and slid off; before moving to look around, it seemed to be a good enough place to stop for the night.

"Thorin, I do not think this is a good place. Something happened here, something evil." Gandalf watched as Thorin strode past him into the wreckage of a cottage. "I recommend we move on." Thorin looked back at the wizard and caught sight of Tansy as Kili lifted her down from Bofur's pony. She looked frozen to the bone. His wolf growled at him and he agreed with its sentiment. She handed Fili's cloak back to him with that smile of hers still on her lips and Thorin decided.

"No Gandalf. We will bed down here for the night. Dwalin, take Dori and Bifur. Scout out the area; we will set up camp here. Bofur, get a fire going. Fili, Kili, take care of the ponies." Gandalf looked angered and turned away in a huff, he stomped right past Tansy who looked scared when Gandalf muttered, "I've had enough of dwarves for one day."

"Where are you going Gandalf?" The wizard barely heard her as he mounted his horse, "to seek better company." Tansy moved up to the side of the horse and looked downright tiny next to it, which had Thorin moving closer just in case. "Whose?" "My own mistress Baggins." He then spurred his horse onward, something that had Tansy leaping back and right into Ori.

He blushed and caught her by the shoulders, steadying her before he looked up at a noise nearby. That is when his eyes met Thorin's and he paled. The king in exile looked downright murderous; he took a solid step back from the hobbit and moved away as swiftly as his legs would take him. He'd never seen that look on Thorin's face before and couldn't help but wonder what had gotten him so wound up about their burglar.

Tansy looked after Ori in confusion before she sighted Thorin and with a small smile she made her way over to him. Unable to stop herself, especially after seeing the thunderous look upon his face, she touched his shoulder to gain his attention. "Thorin?"

Forcing down the sudden and raging desire to chase after Ori, Thorin looked down into the worried eyes of Tansy and felt an instant calm wash over him. "Hmm?" "Did Gandalf say when he was coming back?" Growling at her words, Thorin crossed his arms, "The wizard can take care of himself. Get yourself over near the fire and warm yourself. Bombur will have a meal ready soon."

He turned away at that, trying to deem that the end of the conversation before he did something he couldn't take back. His wolf was pushing his very limits to pull the cold female close, to share their body heat with her. Although Thorin desired to do nothing else in that moment, he knew it could turn dangerous for Tansy in a mere flash of the eye.

He felt a chilled hand stroke at his cheek and he jerked, looking down to see the warm look in those blue eyes. He could just loose himself in those eyes, forget the quest, and forget everything but how such a look made him feel as if he could do no wrong. "Thank you for the cloak, I know you asked Fili to give it to me."

Trembling and not because of the chill in the air or the dampness of his clothes, Thorin raised his hand to place it over the top of Tansy's. He took a deep breath, taking in her comforting scent and spoke softly, so only she could hear. "You're welcome." His wolf pushed again and Thorin felt his eyes changing, taking on their wolf attributes. He tried to pull back but it was too late for Tansy's eyes widened and a small gasp broke from her lips.

"Go, leave me." He stepped back and out of her touch, he turned to walk away when she gripped his hand. Turning he looked down at her and saw only confusion and worry in her eyes. "Do I not frighten you?" She blinked at that even as she shook her head. Giving in at that, Thorin quickly glanced around and saw that none were looking their way.

Only then did he pull the hobbit female into his arms. He held her as close as was possible without crushing her, he took the opportunity to bury his nose in the hair at the top of her head as well. He breathed in deeply of her scent and allowed himself a smile. Tansy felt as though she fit in his arms, as if she was a missing piece to the puzzle of his life.

Tansy's arms had wrapped about him as well and when he felt her breasts against him he knew that he'd better let her go. As much as he didn't wish to. Slowly he pulled back, nosing her hair once more before he finally released her completely. Stepping back he gave her a smoldering look, "you'd best get yourself by the fire."

The hobbit looked downright kissable in that moment, her wide innocent eyes gazing up at him with emotion brimming in them. Her cheeks were a bright red and she nodded her head in silence, a smile slowly crossing her lips as she turned to walk towards the makeshift camp. "Please don't be long."

At this he allowed a small smile to grace his lips and the delight in her eyes made it completely worth it, "I shall be there in a moment." Tansy laughed and practically skipped towards the others. Thorin watched her go with a longing gaze, while his wolf whined at her absence. He had it bad.

Tansy was almost in a daze as she walked up to Bombur, she'd spent the last half-hour sitting close to the fire. She had been contemplating what had happened mere minutes before with Thorin and knew she had it bad for their leader. Even the early glow of his eyes and the way they had changed so suddenly only served to draw her in further.

She barely knew him yet she found herself looking for him whenever she awoke, looking for him when he spoke. She couldn't stop herself from looking at him all the time and she knew the other dwarves had begun to notice this. Especially Fili and Kili.

Those two were like puppies lapping at her heels, especially about their uncle. Sighing she looked around and saw that Thorin had been true to his word that he'd joined them in the camp. He was currently speaking with a Dwalin and Balin. As if sensing her gaze he looked her way momentarily and she flushed red once more.

Whirling away she looked at Bombur once more, the large ginger dwarf had been busily making their supper and she could smell the delicious scent of stew from where she stood. He was whistling softly as he handed Bofur a bowl, she smiled when he waved her over. Gratefully she took the warm bowl he offered and moved to her former seat near the fire.

After practically inhaling the meal she got up to take the bowl back to Bombur when she heard him and Bofur speaking. "What about the lads?" Perking up at the thought of Fili and Kili Tansy jumped into the conversation. "I'll take them their share. I need something to keep me busy; I'm feeling rather useless right now."

Bofur chuckled heartily at her words while Bombur spooned out two fresh bowls of stew. Bofur took them then held them out to her with a smile, "well then lass, I won't deny the honest offer to help. The lads are watching the ponies just up there." He motioned towards the trees and Tansy nodded as she took the bowls.

With silent steps she made her way out of the clearing and towards where Bofur had directed her. Thorin had been too distracted to see her depart.

After almost twenty minutes of going over the maps and plans that Balin and Dwalin had presented to him, Thorin went to grab his supper. This was when he first noticed that Tansy was missing from the camp. His wolf whined while he looked about for her, he slowly ate his meal as he tried to pinpoint her scent. But the recent rain didn't help; it obscured the scents in the air as did the clear stench of sweat and grime. He mentally reminded himself to have the entire company bathe as soon as was possible.

He had just finished his meal and had gone to ask Bofur if he'd seen the hobbit when he heard a sudden crashing noise, moments later the noises increased to where the other's could hear it and soon everyone was reaching for their weapons. This was when Fili burst into the clearing his eyes wide, "Trolls! They took the ponies, the rain obscured their tracks. We didn't notice until it was too late."

Thorin was at his side instantly, "where's Kili? Where is your brother?" Fili shook his head as his eyes grew fearful, "he stayed behind, to watch over Tansy." Something snapped in Thorin at that and with a snarl he dug his nails deep into his nephew's shoulder as he gripped it roughly. "What?!"

Fili whimpered and tilted his head, exposing his throat and making himself vulnerable. Such was the way of their wolf attributes, he was submitting to the alpha. "She wanted to help get the ponies back, thought she would be able to free them. We tried to stop her but she insisted."

Closing his eyes and forcing down his rage at his nephew, he whirled to the rest of the company. "Arm yourselves, let's go slay some Trolls." A cry went up among the men and Thorin turned to glare at the forest as he released Fili. Tansy was out there and nothing or no one would stop him from finding her. It was with that thought in the forefront of his mind that he sprinted into the forest.

'Now what?' Tansy asked herself this multiple times as she looked down into the three pairs of eyes before her. This hadn't been what she'd planned when she had volunteered to release their mounts. But she hadn't been expecting the trolls to be as quick as they were.

"I think a little boil will do nicely." The smartest troll spoke with a rancid breath upon her face as he motioned to the pot they had nearby. "I want a piece though, why can't we just share her?" One of the others whined as he shoved his way forward. The third just shook his head, "barely a mouthful on her as is. Are you sure there are no more around here?"

Tansy stiffened at that, not wishing the other's to face this fate. "There isn't!" Seconds later a loud shout echoed through the clearing as Kili jumped out of the trees, his sword raised. "Drop her now!" The Trolls turned to look at him and Tansy felt her heart drop. "Run Kili! Get away!" He shook his head at her words and glared at the trolls once more.

This was when she saw his eyes flash and glow just as Thorin's had. Feeling a painful tightening of the fist around her, she pushed that thought to the back burner as Kili shouted once more. "I said Drop Her!" The troll holding her lifted his arm and Tansy bit back a scream as she was thrown at Kili. He caught her effortlessly before he set her down gently and suddenly out of the trees burst the entire company.

Thorin was at the head of their charge as they attacked the Trolls mercilessly. Tansy did her best to find a safe place to hide; she knew she would be more of a hindrance than a benefit. Then she felt a vice close about her once again and whimpered as the trolls held her up. "Stop or the female dies."

The dwarves immediately stopped their attack and Thorin's eyes went a pale iridescent blue as he growled, baring sharp fangs that looked far too big for his mouth. His eyes were focused upon her as he dropped his sword and she knew in that moment.

She loved him. Somehow, someway she needed to tell him. She would regret it if she didn't try.

Minutes later and several cursing and grumblings later, all the dwarves were stripped to their undergarments and while several were secured to the spit over a hastily built fire, Tansy and the remaining dwarves were placed in a pile in burlap bags. Tansy had felt her face heat as she'd been forced to remove her clothes, leaving her in only her night clothes. A thin shirt and even thinner leggings.

She'd shook in fear and embarrassment as one of the trolls stuffed her into a bag before tossing her at the others. She landed hard atop Bombur who shared a look of sympathy with her before he rolled. She slid off him and landed with a small squeak upon another dwarf. A low growl had her looking up and into the eyes of Thorin.

He looked downright furious, but his eyes softened just a tad when he saw her. He shifted, moving himself into a sitting like position. Her sack slid a bit until she was pretty much in his lap. He then bent his head and pressed his lips to her forehead. "Are you unharmed?" His voice shook with barely held anger but Tansy had never been happier to hear it than in this moment.

"Yes. I...I am sorry. I got you all into this mess." Tansy felt tears in her eyes and fought hard not to let them fall. A low chuckle had her looking up at him, he looked ready to explode. Something was fighting behind his eyes to get out, she could see it. "You may have, but you will get us out of it."

Blinking at that she tilted her head and he spoke again before she could utter a word. "Distract them, I have a plan." She looked to the trolls then back to Thorin and saw only confidence, he was sure she could do this. Bolstered by this, she nodded her head and shifted up so she could stand in the sack. "I will try."

She then leapt away from the others and began babbling about the first thing to pop in her mind, food.

Just as she was sure the others had finally caught onto her idea of them being infected, a sudden flash of grey and black blurred by her. She blinked and whatever it was disappeared. So when the trolls spoke of letting the dwarves go, she couldn't think of anything else to say.

Then a low menacing snarl filled the area and a large wolf suddenly appeared. It's grey and black fur reflecting against the fire nearby. It sprang in a blur of movement at the foremost troll and latched its sharp fangs over the troll's jugular. Eyes wide the troll let out a garbled scream, before the wolf ripped its throat clean out. Blood sprayed as the wolf landed before Tansy, it spit out the macerated flesh in its mouth and turned towards the other two.

The third troll collapsed into a pool of his own blood and within moments was no more. The other two trolls lifted their weapons as they glared at the wolf, which had remained firmly planted before the stunned hobbit. A sudden commotion above had then all turning to see Gandalf stepping out of the trees and onto a large boulder.

"The dawn will take you!" He then struck the rock and bright light flowed into the clearing. Once it struck the two remaining trolls they screamed in pain and fear as they turned slowly to stone. Tansy sank to her knees, all her strength flowing out of her as she gazed up at the pair of icy blue eyes before her.

The wolf had turned to face her as soon as Gandalf had shown, almost as if it knew the wizard would help them. She knew those eyes but even as this registered to her, the wolf took one sniff at her face before it turned and leapt from the clearing. Tansy looked after it in confusion, 'what was that? Why had that wolf helped them? How did she know those eyes?'

In the end all of this seemed too much for the little hobbit from the shire and before Gandalf could even reach her to untie her from her bag, her eyes rolled up into her head and she fainted dead away. The last thing she saw was blackness and a pair of glowing blue eyes.

A/N- If you can believe it I wrote this in less than an hour. I couldn't believe it myself. It was like this chapter was writing itself.

I do hope you all like my Thorin/Wolf appearance. Also, I felt I needed to change the troll scene a little. I hope I did alright.

Thank you all again for your continued support.

And as always...

May the Fluff Be With You!

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