Training grounds,
"Where are those two I told them to meet us here at noon." Thorin grumbled as he paced the edge of the training grounds.
"It's not noon yet, they're probably almost here." Dwalin reasoned.
"You really should have more faith in them Thorin, their good-" Balin was interrupted by the sound of snapping twigs and hurried footsteps. The three of them turn to see who is coming, though they already suspect who it is.
"I beat you." Fili boasted, but he didn't notice that he had run straight into Thorin knocking him down.
"Did not." Kili all but yelled.
"Actually it was a tie, so let's move to why we're here." Thorin barely grounded out without yelling as his frustration grows with his nephews, while Dwalin helped him up.
"Why are we here anyway?" Kili genially asked looking to Thorin, as his uncle dust off the dirt from his hands.
"If you would be quiet we would know." Fili stated matter-of-factly, still embarrassed that he had knocked Thorin down and taking out on his little brother.
"You are here to prepare for the journey we are taking to reclaim Erebor," Thorin stated mildly "but I will be setting out before you to attend to a meeting. So you have until I leave to prove that you are responsible enough to join the company, but after that stunt you just pulled you'll have work to a lot harder." Nodding to Dwalin Thorin stepped back to let him and Balin talk, but he still look frustrated as he tried to get the rest of the dirt off his lower back.
"For you to be prepared for this little adventure we will refresh your memories of sword fighting by starting at the basics and work are way back up to where you are now and above, if you wish to join us." Dwalin said with the most enthusiasm Fili and Kili have ever heard him have, which was still not very much, and the look he gave them said that 'it will not be easy'.
"And you will be studying first aid, plants and herbs with me and Oin." Balin said with less enthusiasm than his brother.
"So what I'm hearing is that we're going to Erebor." Kili said with a little bounce.
"And we have to study." Fili stated without a hint of surprise.
"If you don't want to go that's fine you don't have to go." Thorin said with a shrug and Fili and Kili searched his eyes to see if he was joking, because they really wanted to go and Thorin knew it, but they could not tell especially after what came next "You can always stay here with Dis and miss out on a chance to bring honor and glory to your family name."
"No! We want to go." Fili and Kili shouted at the same time.
"Good, then training starts now." Dwalin said drawing his ax.
"That was_ the worst day_ of my live." Kili barely got out from breathing so hard.
"I think_ even Dwalin _ started to sweat." Fili breathed still winded and sore from the training.
"I think I won't ever feel my hands again." Kili said get his breathing under control, while looking his hands up and down.
"Just think will be sitting in Balin or Oin's study tomorrow, we won't have to move besides breathing." Fili said stifling a yawn "Good night little brother."
"Good night." Kili said curling up next to Fili, and laying his head on Fili's chest. Fili thought to himself 'will he ever grow up' as he put an arm around Kili and drifted off to sleep.