Chapter Twenty-One
"I'll wait in the chambers, love. Go ahead and speak to your visitor." said Thorin. Tabitha nodded as she left the chambers. She had a bad feeling about this, and she should have had Thorin to go with her, but she didn't. By the time she reached the main entrance of the Mountain, she seen that her fears came true. There stood Alex in front of her. "My dearest sister! You don't mind joining me for a stroll? Much preferably out of the Mountain?" asked Alex, unkindly.
"No. I'm not going anywhere!" shouted Tabitha. "You filthy little bitch! You're coming with me!" bellowed Alex, as he lunged at her, and he picked her up, carrying her bridal style out of the mountain, as Tabitha screamed. Several of the guards who were nearby had seen it. "Go find the King, Our future Queen has been kidnapped!" demanded the head guard. And the second guard, bolted. The second guard arrived at the King's chamber, and banged on the door. Thorin opened it.
"Your Majesty, I have some bad news! Tabitha Silver Star has been kidnapped by the visitor!" panted the guard. "WHAT?! Where did you see them go?" demanded Thorin, hotly.
"They left the Mountain, your Majesty." the Guard replied. "Thank you for informing me. I will handle this, return to your duties." said Thorin. "Yes, Your Majesty." said the guard and he left. Thorin reached for his weapon, and after that he tracked down Dwalin. "Dwalin, find Fili and Kili. We have a kidnapper to track down." said Thorin. Dwalin nodded. Later, everyone met up with Thorin outside on the Front Gate. "What in Durin's name is going on here, Thorin?" asked Dwalin.
Thorin explained the situation. "I cannot believe they actually fell for this asshole's words!" shouted Dwalin. "I know, and I will deal with the guards after we deal with Alex. Come lets go. I like to get my hands on this scum and kill him." snapped Thorin, as he led Dwalin, Fili and Kili from the Mountain.
Tabitha's POV:
I was tied to a tree, as Alex set up camp, and lit a fire. He made sure I wasn't going to escape. "How in the hell did you find me, you ass hole?" I snapped angrily at Alex. "Oh, I had my sources, Tabby. And its not my say to tell you who helped me." said Alex. "Tell me, you bastard! Tell me who helped you find me?!" I demanded, much louder. "Lets just say an old friend of yours, a warlock friend of yours." said Alex. "JAMES?!" I shouted, and my heart sank.
James had always been my friend, and I thought he would never, ever do such a thing as betraying my trust, and when Alex told me that, it broken my heart and it angered me. "You bastard! You tricked him! I know you well, you worthless piece of crap! You tricked James into finding me, did you?!" I shouted. "Wow, you seem to catch on rather quickly!" said Alex, sarcastically as he began sharpening his sword.
"And what do you expect to do with that sword, Alex? There aren't no orcs or monsters about." I snapped. "I'm actually going to use this sword on you, and your precious short shit, dwarf king, woman!" snarled Alex. "Don't you even dare go near Thorin, you effing bastard!" I screamed. "So, you really do care for the old harp playing pansy of a dwarf, do you?" sneered Alex. "THAT DOES IT!" I screamed, as I struggled to escape the ropes tied around me. I wanted to kill this man myself for saying that.
"Nice try, Tabby, my love. You cannot escape, I tied the ropes so tightly, you can't even move! Now before I do any killing, its time for me to say my final goodbyes to you!" purred Alex, as he moved closer to me. "I swear if you lay your hands on me-!" I began yelling at Alex. "Oh gee, does it look I'm scared of your threats, Tabitha? In fact, I find your little threats rather amusing." snarled Alex.
And he pushed me to the ground, and climbed on top of me. "Alex, GET OFF OF ME!" I screamed. Suddenly I could feel a hand striking my face. "SHUT UP! Not one word out of you, you understand me, dwarf slut?!" Alex barked at me. "Why don't you make me, you bastard?!" I screamed right back. "You have pushed me far, woman-you leave me no other choice, but to kill you off now!" barked Alex, and he turned to reach for his sword.
No One's POV:
Thorin, Dwalin, Fili and Kili entered a forest. "They shouldn't be far. If my instincts are correctly, they have made camp nearby." said Thorin. "How in the world did Alex find her?" asked Fili. "That we don't know, lad. I'm already angry enough at the guards for allowing that bastard inside the Mountain." Thorin replied. Suddenly, they could hear a loud cry coming from the distance. And they recognized the voice, which belonged to Tabitha. "TABITHA!" cried out Thorin. "I see a light in the distance. We found the campsite." said Fili.
And they ran towards the light. Thorin peered through the trees, and Thorin could see Alex preparing to plunge his sword into Tabitha's heart. Thorin could not contain himself much longer as he leapt out from the trees, and attacked Alex from behind.
Dwalin, Fili and Kili also jumped out, standing in between Alex and Tabitha. After knocking Alex on the ground, Alex unfortunately stood back up and glared at the dwarves. "I'm glad you joined this little party, because I was planning on killing you anyway!" snarled Alex. "Its over, Alex. This is going to stop NOW!" barked Thorin. "Oh, what are you going to do? Kill me with your axes or swords? I hate to say this, I have a weapon that is no match to swords and axes!" yelled Alex. "ALEX NO!" Tabitha screamed.
This time, Alex took out his hunting rifle. And the dwarves froze, as they knew how powerful the weapon is, especially Thorin, as he remembered Alex had shot him when they were in California with Tabitha. I'm not going to allow Alex shoot them, not this time, Tabitha thought. "Fili! Fili come here!" Tabitha whispered when she saw Fili, standing nearby. Fili walked over to Tabitha. "Untie me." said Tabitha. Fili nodded, and he untied Tabitha, and now she is free. Tabitha whispered in Fili's ear on a plan to distract Alex, so she can take Alex's weapon away from him.
"Listen Alex, your combat technology doesn't work here in Middle Earth, I'm afraid. Instead of you using that weapon, take up your sword and fight like a real man. Dwarves love a good fight." said Dwalin.
"Fine, if that's what you want, you'll get!" snapped Alex, as he dropped his weapon. Tabitha approached Dwalin. "Thank you, Dwalin!" Tabitha whispered, as she reached for Alex's weapon, while Thorin and Fili now engaged in a battle with Alex. Tabitha stood and watched, when suddenly, Alex tackled Thorin, pinning him down to the ground, as he was about to plunge his sword into Thorin. Suddenly, before that happen, a loud click was heard nearby. "Get off of him now!" Tabitha demanded, as she aimed the gun at Alex.
Alex stood up, as Thorin backed away standing next to Fili as they watched Tabitha. "Tabitha, drop the gun." demanded Alex. "No. I'm sick and tired of your bull shit, Alex. Its time for you to go straight to HELL!" yelled Tabitha, as she pulled the trigger, and the bullet hitting Alex straight in the chest. The dwarves jumped at the sound and watched in amazement as well as she killed the man with that one shot. Dwalin knelt before Alex's body. "He's dead." Dwalin confirmed. "That was amazing Tabitha! I didn't know you knew how to use one of those-what are they called?" asked Kili. "Gun-this is a hunting rifle that Alex had stolen from me, because it was originally mine anyway." Tabitha replied.
Thorin smiled. "Well job, done love!" said Thorin, as he pulled Tabitha into his arms, and hugged her. "Now we can go on home." said Dwalin.
And they did. By the time they arrived home, Dis ran towards them. "Is everyone alright?" asked Dis quickly. "Yes, dear sister. Everyone is fine, and we got rid of Alex." said Thorin. "Who is this Alex?" asked Dis. "I will tell you more of it later. In the meantime, everyone needs their rest." said Thorin, as he and Tabitha made way to their chambers, as they retired for the night.
Three weeks later.
Seven days prior of Wedding/Coronation
Part of the lessons Tabitha had learned about the dwarven culture, especially when it came to weddings, is that the groom isn't allowed to see his bride seven days before the wedding. Which pretty much the only time Tabitha would see Thorin is at Dinner, and Thorin had to sleep in another room. And during the beginning of those seven days, Dis had kept Tabitha busy with dress fittings and etiquette lessons. Thorin had kept himself busy with the plans of the big event.
On the third day however, Tabitha needed to go to town to get more material for some gowns that her and Dis had been making.
After she finished her shopping, Tabitha stopped by a nearby pub for dinner and something to drink, as it was already evening by the time she finished her shopping. She entered the pub, and she could see a large group of dwarves inside, and she recognized some of them. She could see Bofur, Bifur and Bombur in there. Tabitha decided to remain hidden, because she had a feeling Thorin was there as well.
When Tabitha went to order a drink at the bar, she couldn't help but look at the dwarves, and indeed, she saw Thorin, whom appeared already very drank, and singing merrily with the dwarves, while Bofur stood on a table playing his flute and dancing. But that wasn't what had bothered her though of what she saw next. She saw a very scantily clad human woman approach them. "Did anyone call for a dancer?" asked the woman cheerfully. "Yes, yes. You're the one we've been asking for, Annabelle! Lets get the music started, and show us your moves!" beamed Dwalin.
Bofur begin playing his flute again, and the woman danced. Thorin took up his harp and joined in, and the woman danced around Thorin. "My, you are handsome, My King, playing those harp strings. You don't deserve to have an elf to be your bride-You should have someone who's more adventurous and wild just like myself-!" The woman purred. Thorin slowly smiled, as he continued playing.
Thorin kept staring at the woman as she danced, and soon she asked him to stop playing his harp. Thorin nodded, as he placed the harp aside, when suddenly she sat down on his lap. "Your lips are very-luscious-and plump-and I have this desire-to kiss you!" spoke Thorin, his speech slurred from alcohol consumption. "Well don't just sit there, dwarf. Kiss me." purred Annabelle the Dancer, and pretty soon their lips locked in a passionate kiss. But the kiss ended briefly when several mugs came flying at the two of them.
And then out leapt Tabitha, as she lunged at the woman throwing a fist at her, and knocking her to the ground. "BITCH! You stay away from my husband!" Tabitha screamed, soon she was about to jump on the woman, when Dwalin, Bofur and Bombur pulled her back. "Get off of me!" Tabitha screamed, shoving the dwarves away from her. "Tabitha, its not what you think!" called out Thorin. Suddenly, Tabitha took her fist and struck Thorin in the nose. "And this was how you were raised, Thorin? I thought I known you, but apparently I don't know you well enough!" Tabitha screamed, and she bolted.
Tabitha continued running until she reached Erebor, and she ran to her chambers. She quickly packed her belongings, tears running down her face as she was doing so.
While she was packing, she could hear Dis calling out for her. "Tabitha? Are you okay?" called out Dis. "No, I'm not okay! I need to be alone!" cried out Tabitha. But Dis didn't back away, and she entered the chambers. "Tabitha, what is going on? Why are you upset?" asked Dis. Tabitha didn't know what to say to Dis, especially after what she had just witnessed at the pub. After calming down, Tabitha went ahead and told Dis about her trip to town, and what she had witnessed at the pub.
Dis's eyes widened in shock, and then anger clouded over her. "It doesn't matter now, Dis. I'm leaving. I'm going to live with Bilbo. The wedding is off." said Tabitha. "No, you're not going anywhere. I'm going to have a little chat with my brother when he returns." said Dis gently. Dis shortly left, as she allowed Tabitha to rest. Thorin and the others returned to the Mountain, and soon as they entered the Great Hall, Dis angrily approached Thorin, and she punched him, in the same place where Tabitha had struck him.
"Thorin, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. I was told what you were doing at the pub! Tabitha is about to call of the wedding, and if I were you, if you still want a wedding, you go and talk to Tabitha!" said Dis.
Thorin stood, his head bowed. He didn't expect Tabitha to go to the pub.
"I will have a word with her." said Thorin, quietly and walked away.