Previously

The company set off, and Eve kept a distance, staying at the back. She saw Kili stop to wait for her, and felt a pain in her chest as she met his gaze. He was frowning at her, as if trying to figure out what he had done wrong. She glanced at his brother, and then looked down at her feet, as she walked up to them. Kili opened his mouth to speak, but Fili shook his head. They walked on in silence, and as she crossed the bridge over the River Bruinen, she glanced back. A figure was standing at the top of the staircase to the Last Homely House, dressed in white, her dark hair falling over her shoulders. Arwen Undomiel raised a hand in farewell and Eve waved back, as she followed after the rest of the company, leaving the safety of the valley.

Chapter 7. Where It All Goes Wrong

Eve was rather quiet as they walked. She kept thinking of the gifts from Lady Arwen, and of the reason behind giving them. What was so special about her that the elves gave her gifts of such value? She was just Eve McKinnon, from Darley Moor. Running her hand through her hair, her mind wandered to the other matter. Her eyes followed her train of thought, resting on the problem. Kili. Why did she have to fall for someone, who she wasn't allowed to be with? Fili had made it quite clear that Thorin didn't want her to have anything to do with his nephew. She sighed, and Kili turned to look at her. He had being giving her strange looks all day, and so had Fili. It was starting to get annoying.

"Are you alright?" he asked, stopping next to her. She gazed into his eyes, a big mistake, and found herself getting lost in them. After a moment, he tilted his head, looking quizzically at her.

Blushing, she quickly replied, "I'm fine."

"Are you?" That reply caught her off-guard. "You've been acting strange all day…" he trailed off, a curious expression capturing his features.

"It's nothing." She said, hoping to dispel of his worries, but to no avail.

"Did I do something wrong?" he asked, fiddling with his knife. She ran her hand through her hair again; she did this whenever she was stressed or worried, and shook her head.

"It's... it's nothing you did." He glanced at her in surprise.

"Who then? What did they do?" he demanded, sounding a bit like his uncle.

"Kili, please, not now." She begged, trying to end the conversation. Fili was watching them nervously, and his gaze met Eve's for a second before turning away. Kili noticed this, and turned to his brother angrily.

"What did you do?!" He shouted, making the rest of the company, who were now a slight distance away, stop and turn around. Thorin glared at the trio, and began marching back to them.

"Kili, please, drop the matter!" Eve whispered, fearing his uncle's reaction. She started walking towards the group, but Kili grabbed her wrist, pulling her round to face him.

"I need to know." He whispered, looking into her eyes. She didn't realise how close they were standing, until Thorin reached them, and pulled his nephew away.

"What is going on?" He growled, glaring at the three of them in turn. His gaze rested on Eve, and his eyes narrowed. Fili stepped in front of her, quickly answering his question.

"It was my fault; I was teasing Kili about his beard. Eve was trying to stop me." Thorin sighed, though he didn't seem wholly convinced.

"Leave your brother alone Fili. I thought you had grown out of this childish behaviour. You are on watch first tonight, now hurry up and stop slowing us down!"

He stormed off, leaving the trio silent. Without looking at each other, they hurried to catch up with the rest of the dwarves.

The path started to go up through the mountains. It had started raining, and the rocks were slippery and hard to walk on. There was a cry from the back as Bilbo lost his footing, and nearly fell off the side of the cliff, but was grabbed by the collar by Gloin, who was walking behind him. The ginger dwarf started muttering, pulling Bilbo back onto the rocks. The hobbit held onto the cliff-face so tightly, his knuckles were white. Eve was in the middle of the group, with Kili in front of her, and Fili watching her carefully from behind. The brothers had to help her a couple of times, she was finding it difficult to get a good grip.

The higher they climbed, the worse the storm got. The road was quickly becoming even more perilous. The rain was almost blinding, and the narrowing path on the mountain was most definitely not calming any nerves among the company.

"Thorin! We have to move!" Dori yelled, stating the obvious, but it was true; if the company didn't find shelter soon, there may not be any company left. Thorin himself knew that this was growing more dangerous, when suddenly, the rock began to move.

"Bless me! The legends are true! Giants! Stone giants!" Bofur gasped, marvelling at the thunder battle before him. One stone giant threw a massive rock at the other, the impact shaking the ground. A boulder collided into the cliff above them, making rocks tumble down, destroying the path and nearly knocking the company off as they fell.

Suddenly, the rock beneath Eve started to move, splitting between her feet.

Fili grabbed her hand, pulling her to one side of the gap, and turned to help his brother, but he was too far away, standing with half of the group on the other knee of the giant. He watched his brother move away from him in horror, as Kili shared the exact same expression. The giant they were standing on started moving towards the others, and the knee Kili, Thorin and some of the company was on, landed next to the path. They quickly jumped onto it, before turning to watch their comrades.

Fili held Eve's hand tightly, as the giant continued to move. One of the other giants hit their one, and it staggered backwards. Fili's eyes widened with shock as they moved towards the cliff-face. He heard his brother and uncle crying out as they crashed head-on into the cliff. He felt Eve's hand slip from his own on the impact, and clung to the rock around him as the giant moved away. Moments later, the rest of the company appeared round a corner, and Kili pulled him into a crushing hug. He saw his uncle sigh with relief as they checked if anyone was missing. They were two members short, both Bilbo and Eve were absent. They looked around for them, before noticing the little burglar, was in fact, dangling over the edge of the path.

"Bilbo!"

Bofur reached down for the Hobbit, but found he was unable to reach him. Dori tried as well, but none could reach him. Thorin jumped down onto a ledge to save the hobbit, but nearly fell himself in the process. He heaved Bilbo up, only to be saved by Dwalin.

"I thought we'd lost out Hobbit!" Bofur exclaimed, pulling Bilbo close to him.

"He's been lost ever since he left home!" Thorin declared, angrily.

They found a cave nearby, and half of the company went to check it out whilst the rest searched for Eve. Fili kept glancing at his brother, whose face was filled with worry. Looking into his eyes, Fili could see how much his brother cared for her. There was a shout from Ori, and the two turned to see him holding Eve's cloak, his eyes brimming with tears.

"It-it was caught on the side; she-she must have fallen." Kili went white, and Thorin demanded to see where Ori had found it. After a moment, he turned to them and shook his head. Kili stood, as rigid as a statue, looking into the darkness. Fili put his arm around him, and led him to the cave with the others.

The dwarfs wanted to start a fire, but were swiftly warned by Thorin that the cave was only for sleeping, as caves were seldom unoccupied in the mountains. They regretfully agreed; their moods dampened not only by the rain, but by the loss of the girl they had all grown so fond of. Kili sat staring at the wall, lost in thought. He hadn't got to tell her he loved her, and now he would never get the chance. She had been taken from him, and would never return. He put his head in his hands, wishing he could push all the pain away. He felt someone sit down next to him, and put an arm round his shoulder. Fili had always been there to comfort him, and the brothers sat together, lost in thought and misery.

Ugh. Eve raised a hand to her head and gave a small moan. There was a trickle of blood running down it, and she gently wiped it off, before sitting up slowly. Her whole body ached, and her head was spinning. She looked around, trying to see where she was. She had landed on a ledge; her pack was just a few feet away from her. Pushing her wet hair away from her face, Eve carefully got up, groaning as her body ached in indignation. She was only 8 metres from where the dwarves had thought she had fallen, but the rain and darkness had made it impossible to see her. She had rolled down the cliff, and landed on her side, hitting her head on a rock before losing consciousness. However, she didn't know the dwarves were so close, and began to panic. The ledge went a little way along the cliff, and, picking up her bag, she staggered along, holding onto the side for support. All of a sudden, the wall disappeared next to her, and opened into a passageway. Well, she thought, it's this or falling off the cliff. I'll probably die either way. She sat just inside the opening, her legs refusing to carry her any further. Her mind wandered to her companions, were they alright? The last she could remember was them crashing into the mountain, and the look on Kili's face. Oh god, she thought. Kili! Tears formed in her eyes at the thought of him. Whenever he had looked at her, or spoken to her, she had felt as though there were butterflies in her stomach. I probably won't see him again, she told herself. Resting her head on her knees, she let the tears roll down her face.

All of a sudden, there was a noise from inside the tunnel. She looked up, trying to see what it was, but the tunnel was too dark. She could hear someone, or something coming towards her, and two goblins appeared, their swords drawn. They noticed her, and ran towards her. She gasped in horror, trying to move away, but one of them grabbed her, the other getting her pack, and she was dragged into the depths of the dark tunnel. She struggled for a moment, but in vain. Something hit her over the head, and she lost consciousness.

A/N Just a short update, I've had a bit of writers block, but hopefully this worked out. I have written and re-written this chapter 5 times, so I thought I might as well just post it! My friend gave me an idea for this, so with any luck I have done her ideas justice!

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