A/N: Hello everyone! Well a big day today O.o I officially finished my course at Uni today, 2 years has flown by and it still hasn't quite set in. I gained 50 Tumblr followers which is super exciting! I'm also currently watching the Extended Edition of Desolation of Smaug in preparation for the midnight screening of BOFA tonight... SO EXCITED! Also it was the LA premiere (I'm in NZ so wasn't there) and Deano finally got to go, but not with Aidan which was disappointing. Gah so much!

Anyway not really sure if people are into this but it's one that I've already published somewhere else so I'm just posting it up here to share the love.

A special welcome to AllAboutDwalin and DreamElm76 who are the new followers, and hope everyone else is enjoying it!

As much as it breaks my heart I do not own the writings or the characters of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, they are the wonderful and exclusive workings of J.R.R Tolkien

Fíli followed Yavanna out of a door that had been tucked away in the room they had been dining in, waving goodbye to his father, Uncle and other ancestors and laughing at some of the parting comments that followed him out. Despite his nervousness at the beginning he'd found himself swept up in the playful banter and songs that had taken place whilst they ate, his fear the Yavanna had found their behaviour questionable evaporating when she joined in with the singing.

But the part he had enjoyed the most was the chance to sit between his father and Uncle whilst stories were shared around the table of their or their children's' upbringings, and Fíli, to his delight, learnt much about the trouble maker Thorin once was. Eventually Yavanna had announced that it was time for her and Fíli to take their leave and after many hugs, several from Víli and Frerin, he finally made his way to her side.

Fíli felt his breath catch in his throat at the sight before him. They were in a large garden in what appeared to be outside, flowers and trees dotted the lush green grass and at the side of the garden, flowing down from a large rock wall was a waterfall that flowed into a pool at the base. What was most noticeable to Fíli however was the fact that the only noise to be heard in the garden was the birds that were flitting between the trees; everything else was silent from the gushing water to the wind in the leaves despite the fact he could feel it on his face.

Yavanna motioned for Fíli to follow her and she led him to the edge of the pool before stepping into it, her bare feet moving across the rock stairs that had been cut out of the side. Fíli followed slowly, watching her in awe as she moved gracefully through the water and the outer layer of her dress trailed behind her before she came to stop in front of the waterfall, her head tipped back and eyes closed as she enjoyed the feeling of the spray on her face.

Fíli came to a stop with his back to the waterfall, admiring the beautiful being in front of him.

"It is as though you are an elf" Fíli whispered before clapping a hand to his mouth in shock. He feared what her reaction would be; but seeing her pointy ears and the lack of any hair on her face Fíli couldn't help but see the similarities between her and the immortal race.

Yavanna opened her eyes at looked at Fíli with an amused smile. "Perhaps my elvish features come from the fact that I am indeed an elf." She said with a chuckle.

Sensing his confusion she elaborated. "Elves are immortal as you know, yet whilst we protected the forests and the animals there was no one to tend the earth and its riches. Because of this I decided that I wanted to create a race that did not fear the darkness of the mountains and that were skilled in their crafts. My husband Mahal did not believe I was serious, so I created my first dwarf in his image, and that dwarf is your first ancestor. Seeing I was determined he created a dwarrowdam in my image saying that we would never leave each other alone here, so why should we be separated in Arda?" She broke off with a faint smile, the love for her husband clear on her face.

"He said that he didn't want the dwarf to be alone and gifted the dwarrowdam to him, but that the birth of dwarrowdams would be a rare gift just like me."

"Did he not foresee the problems that would cause our people?" Fíli asked with a frown. "Surely he would know that a lack of dwarrowdams would cause conflict."

"He did, after all why do you think Ones exist? The splitting of one soul into two bodies? To find your One is a blessing and is something many of your people wish to find."

"So, what Kíli and I have, the fact that we are each other's Ones…" Fíli broke off and looked in her eyes for the truth "it is not wrong?"

"Oh my child…" Yavanna said with a sad smile. "The bond you and Kíli share is the most precious of all. Do not despair in the face of harassment, you and your brother are meant to be just as the sun and moon are meant to rise. It is normal, and it is blessed."

And Fíli, for the first time since discovering Kíli was his one, felt at peace.

"It is time for you to return home Fíli" Yavanna said quietly. "But before you do you must understand why you were brought here. Your grandfather, Thrain, was not present tonight with your ancestors because he still lives."

"What?" Fíli asked in shock. "But Thorin said he died, that madness took him when Thror died."

"Thrain is still alive and Thorin needs to go and search for him. I believe he is still somewhere near Dunland, but Thorin will not find him."

Fíli shook his head. "I don't understand. Why should Thorin go looking for him if he won't find him?"

"Because it is not about whom he sets out to find, but who will find him on his journey. There is a wizard, one known to your Uncle that will have information regarding Erebor." Yavanna replied.

Fíli frowned and mulled over the possible outcomes knowledge of Erebor might bring. Realising what she was suggesting he looked at her in shock.

"You mean for him to reclaim it, don't you?"

Yavanna nodded. "The lonely mountain needs to be reclaimed. Too long have your people been without a home and allowed Smaug to sit pretty on that which he does not own. War is coming to Middle Earth Fíli and the races of the free folk need as many strongholds as it can get. If Thorin can reclaim Erebor then he can reunite the seven kingdoms under his banner. It is you who must put your Uncle back on this path, for too long has he considered Erebor impossible to reclaim, and has hidden it away from his thoughts but no longer; if Erebor is not reclaimed Middle Earth could be lost."

She waved her hand in front of the waterfall and Fíli turned to see a map of Middle Earth form, symbols representing the different kingdoms and their positions, as well as the reach of their power and influence.

"The board needs to be set Fíli, in order for the pieces to move. The window of opportunity to right the wrongs done to your people will soon be upon you; Thorin needs this push so I had to use what I could in order to see it done."

"Meaning me" Fíli said turning back to look at her.

"Yes." Yavanna placed her hands on his shoulders and pressed a kiss to his forehead before pulling back to look at him.

"Now go." And with that she pushed him backwards into the waterfall.