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Chapter 5

When they climbed down the Carrock, Bilbo made very sure to stay as far away from Thorin as possible. He was just so embarrassed! He couldn't deny the heat in his belly though, but that just made him more embarrassed.

Ori and Bofur kept him company through the day and Bilbo calmed down a bit, but whenever he saw a glimpse of Thorin he would flush right to the tip of his ears.

"Do not worry Bilbo. That won't happen again!" Bofur said, though he added in his thoughts Not anytime soon.

"I know and I know that this is just a normal bodily reaction, but dear gods, I'm way too innocent for comfort!" Bilbo admitted and flushed again. Bofur just padded his back and said: "You don't have to worry. Tonight it is my time to cuddle, anyway!"

Bilbo grinned at that. He really liked to cuddle and since it is common for dwarves to cuddle for comfort and warmth he guessed it was okay. What Bilbo didn't know was that Fili and Kili hadn't told the whole truth. It was common to cuddle, but not in the open.

"Hey, I want to cuddle with Bilbo too! Everybody wants, except for Gloin." Ori said and when Bilbo shot him a questioning look he added: "Well, he has a wife, and dwarfs marry for eternity and aren't allowed to lay with another, when married."

"It must be nice to be married." Bilbo sighed and looked at Thorin's back. That didn't go unnoticed by Bofur and Ori.

"You will get married soon enough, Master Baggins!" Ori grinned and ruffled through Bilbo's hair. Bilbo grinned and said: "I don't think so."

"And why would that be?" Bofur asked curiously.

"Well, in the Shire there are a lot of beautiful ladies, no sense denying that, but I don't like any of them like that…" Bilbo said and scratched his cheek. He was blushing again.

"And of course there are a few lads who are good to the eye, but recently…" Bilbo trailed off and looked at Thorin again.

Thorin had to suppress a smile. He could hear the Hobbit perfectly well and could fell Bilbo's gaze upon him.

"We set up camp for tonight!" Thorin exclaimed and sent the dwarves away to find something to eat and maybe a bit water and firewood. Bilbo was standing at the other end of the clearing, clearly uncomfortable. Thorin made sure that this time Gandalf wasn't around and approached Bilbo.

"I need your help with my wrappings again, if you don't mind." Thorin asked softly, not to startle the Hobbit.

"O-o-of course Thorin." Bilbo mumbled and turned a bright red. When Bilbo put the ointment on the wound, which looked a lot better, Thorin spoke again: "I'm sorry."

"What are you sorry for?" Bilbo asked confused, while wrapping Thorin's shoulder again.
"For what happened in the morning."

Bilbo who was still in deep concentration merely nodded and said: "It was just a normal reaction. Nothing to worry about."

Thorin looked at him flabbergasted. In the morning and through the day Bilbo would flush deep red at any hint of the happenings, and now he was just shrugging it off? Maybe it was Fili's and Kili's fault for teasing him. He didn't know.

"Alright, I was just worried, you seemed rather on edge through the day." Thorin said and Bilbo flushed. Thorin grinned. There was his shy Hobbit again.

"Ah well, I was just thinking about stuff you know." Bilbo stuttered and helped Thorin redress, and if his hand lingered a bit longer than necessary on Thorin's chest, neither said anything about it.

"I have another favor to ask." Thorin said and went uncharacteristically shy. He scratched his cheek and asked: "Would you maybe braid my beard after supper?"

"Sure, I can do that!" Bilbo smiled and looked him in the eye. Thorin was a bit confused. He hadn't expect the Hobbit to accept his offer.

"Maybe you should start getting your hair braid too. I noticed how it is always dangling in your eyes." Thorin murmured and scratched his cheek again. He wouldn't say it out loud, but he was really desperate for an answer.

"Uhm… Maybe you're right… Could…Could you…uhm… do that for me?" Bilbo asked and looked at Thorin expectantally.

Thorin could just stare at Bilbo in wonder. This was working better than he thought! Thorin nodded and smiled gently.

"But it shouldn't be too late… Tonight it's Bofur's turn to cuddle." Bilbo said and sent Thorin's hopes flying into the sunset. Thorin cleared his throat awkwardly and fought down his jealousy. After all, Bilbo liked cuddling, and Thorin was sure that it was just cuddling. He would watch them though. If Bofur would try anything funny, Thorin would be very mad…

"Oi Thorin, everything alright?" Bilbo asked concerned. Thorin shook his head and smiled at the Hobbit.
"Everything is perfectly fine, don't worry." He said gentle and ruffled through Bilbo's locks. Bilbo blushed and grinned, but then he turned away and said: "I'll go look for some firewood too!"

"That would not be necessary!" Fili yelled as he walked into the clearing, together with Fili, arms full with dry firewood. However, as soon as they saw Bilbo, they sent the firewood flying and embraced him.

"He is back again! Oh how we missed you since the morning and the dagger incident!" Kili shouted and nuzzled his cheek against Bilbo's head.

"We thought, maybe uncle had already eaten you!" Kili then said and sent an evil grin to Thorin.
"I would have eaten you up. You look delicious!" Fili said and kissed Bilbo's cheek.

"Seduction on, I see." Kili chuckled. Fili chuckled too and Bilbo looked utterly lost between them. The look he was giving Thorin practically screamed "Help me out of here!

But before Thorin could do anything, they let go of Bilbo and said: "Yeah, but we can't eat Uncle Bilbo!"
"Excuse me?!" Bilbo asked flabbergasted and Thorin choked on his own breath.
"Bilbo, could you take care of the fire? I guess I have to hold a little chat with my nephews about manners." Thorin said and approached them.

"Uncle Bilbo would never allow that!" Kili said and sounded like a stubborn child. Fili nodded. Then, Bilbo surprised the three dwarves. He walked over to Thorin and stood at his right side and said: "Thorin is right. He better teaches you a good lesson. Rude behavior and picking on smaller ones isn't the behavior of two dwarves from the line of Durin!"

"Holy Orc, he just sounded like mother!" Kili said, utterly afraid and dumbfounded. When Bilbo put his hands down his waist and glared at them, Thorin couldn't help but laugh. The moment was idly… homely, perfect even.

Thorin laid a hand on Bilbo's shoulder and said: "He is right. Now come with me you two."

Half an hour later, Thorin returned with Kili and Fili, who looked like scolded children. Bilbo grinned an evil grin and continued helping Bombur with the food. The other dwarves had hunted a few rabbits and found a few spices on the way. It would be a delicious supper.

Bilbo stopped with the preparations when Kili and Fili approached him, with shoulders slumped and looking utterly miserable they said: "We are sorry Bilbo. We didn't mean to be rude, and we will try to behave like the adults that we are."

"It's alright you two. I'm not mad. I was just a bit embarrassed and your teasing only worsened that."
"We are sorry. We promise to never do it again."

"I didn't mean to stop you from being who you are. You might tease me, but not with such…embarrassing themes…" Bilbo said and smiled gently. Kili and Fili embraced him with childish grins and said: "Everything you say, Auntie!"

"What the- Auntie? And just when I thought you would stop…" Bilbo sighed, but smiled nonetheless. He ruffled through Fili and Kili's hair.

"But that was no teasing! We are serious!" Kili said and looked at Bilbo, confused.

"Well, calling me Uncle or Auntie can't be any serious. I'm not related to you." Bilbo said confused. Fili and Kili were just as confused as Bilbo.

"But you took uncles bracelet and even agreed to braid his beard… And he is allowed to braid your hair too!" Fili said a frown on his forehead.

"But that's hardly any reason to call me uncle or Auntie, you know. It's rather an act of gratitude." Bilbo said, more confused than before. Fili and Kili exchanged an incredulous gaze. Then they put their heads together, standing a bit away from Bilbo, who just shrugged and continued with supper.

"Don't tell me he has no idea."

"Uncle was rather obvious about it!"

"Maybe Hobbit's do this kind of things different!"

"No way! He must have realized that uncle is courting him and he just plays hard to get!"

"No, Bilbo wouldn't do that. He's not good at such things…"

"Then he really has no idea!"

"Life gets a thousand times more exciting now!"

"What do you think, when will Bilbo notice?"

"I don't know, but the question that is more important is, when will uncle notice that Bilbo is unaware of his courting!"

"Where the hell is Gandalf when we need him? He would certainly have his fun!"

"We tell him as soon as he returns!"

"And what about Uncle?"

"I don't know, just wait and see I guess!"

Both chuckled to themselves and walked back to Bilbo, to help him with supper.

"What were you two whispering about?" Bilbo asked curious.

"N-Nothing! Just planning a little scouting tour and… uhm… yeah." Kili grinned and disappeared together with his brother.

Bilbo just shook his head. The day he would understand the two of them, would be the day were Thorin would start courting him! Bilbo sighed. Now he managed to get himself all sad again. Thorin would certainly not court him. He was just a little Hobbit after all… Hardly worth a king.