Hello to all of my lovely readers. Here is Chapter 5. I've been really busy this week with school and so I couldn't post any sooner. Please enjoy this chapter, and thank you again to all those who have Followed, Faved, and Reviewed they really inspire me to write. A special thanks to MutteringsofMadness for all of the kind and helpful reviews. They make me so happy when I read them.

Eliza gave a yawn as she opened her eyes. Confused as to why Leia's ceiling had become curved overnight, she realised with a start that she was still in Bilbo's hobbit hole.

"So you finally decided to wake up," said Fili from the doorway. "I would hurry up if I were you; Thorin said that we will be leaving soon. Gandalf also told me to give you these more, er, more appropriate clothes," He said handing her a dark green bundle then he quickly disappeared down the hallway.

With a sigh Eliza got changed out of the only things she had left of her world, and into a green tunic and hard-wearing pants. She also braided her hair in a french braid, so that it wouldn't get in the way.

She then decided to go find where Fili and Kili were. "Morning lass," said Bofur as she passed by some of the dwarfs. "Morning," she replied.

Spotting Fili and Kili packing the last of their things onto ponies outside, she made her way over to them. "Please don't tell me that I have to ride one of those." She pleaded. She had ridden only once but she hated it. Her thighs and bottom had been sore the next day, plus she didn't like the pony that she had ridden. The fat chestnut pony that looked grumpy all the time, it actually reminded her a lot of Thorin.

"I would be lying if I said you didn't have to," answered Kili giving her a smirk.

"And just when I thought things couldn't get any worse," Eliza grumbled.

"Why's that lass" asked Gloin. The dwarves, it appeared, had joined them. Most of which were mounting their ponies.

"I hate ponies; they have teeth which they just love to use,"

"I'm not sure what kind of ponies you had from where you came from, but these ones don't do that sort of thing." Said Dwalin.

"We'll just see about that," muttered Eliza.

At that moment Thorin appeared, looking as grumpy as ever. Eliza thought that he could at least try to appear happy, but this was Thorin.

"We move out," he said before mounting a brown pony. "You," he said nodding to me, "Will ride with Kili,"

"I have a name you know," Eliza said crossing her arms over her chest. She knew that she should just keep her big mouth shut, but she couldn't help it.

Thorin merely urged his pony to the front of the group, bluntly ignoring her.

"You know you should just leave uncle alone," said Kili helping her mount a chestnut pony which looked half asleep. "He's very serious about this quest, he would do anything to see it succeed."

"I gathered as much" Eliza trailed off before gasping and turning to look at Kili she exclaimed, "Thorin's your uncle?!"

"Well yes, he's our mother's eldest brother," said Fili joining in on the conversation. The ponies had started to make their way down the dirt road. Many of the hobbits looked up from their gardening to see the dwarves riding ponies past them. Each hobbit gave the dwarves looks of disapproval, but the dwarves just ignored them.

"What?" Eliza said trying to imagine life being related to Thorin, that would be terrible.

"It's not as bad as you think," said Kili, "Thorin is a great uncle. He looked after me and Fili when our Adad did."

Realizing what Kili had just said, she felt sorry for the two young dwarves. She knew what it was like.

"I'm sorry to hear that," she said quietly.

Fili and Kili each gave her a small nod in understanding.

"Do you think Bilbo will come?" she asked a few minutes later.

"I think that Bilbo will come," said a confident Kili.

"You want to bet on that laddie?" asked Dwalin from in front of the trio.

"Ten silver that Mr. Boggins will come," said Kili.

"Same for me Nori," added Fili. Soon most the dwarves were betting on whether or not Bilbo would turn up. Thorin and Eliza were the only ones not to bet. Eliza's reason was that she didn't have any money. For Thorin, he was probably one of those people who didn't bet.

Once the dwarves had finished betting they started to sing songs of mountains and gold similar to the one they sung the night before. Eliza had never heard of such songs before they just sounded so, magical.

"Wait!" shouted a voice. Distant at first but then soon coming closer the company stopped to see who it was. "Wait!" Shouted an exhausted looking Bilbo who stopped in front of the company. He was wearing a maroon overcoat and brown pants. His hair was a mess from all the running he had just done. "I signed it!" he said looking very pleased with himself as he handed the contract to Balin.

"Everything appears to be in order," said Balin once he had finished checking it, "Welcome Master Baggins to the company of Thorin Oakanshield."

Eliza cheered along with all the other dwarve, she for one was happy to see the hobbit. Though Thorin was the only one to not look pleased to see the hobbit. "Give him a pony," he ordered urging his pony forward to a walk.

"No, no, no, no, that won't be necessary. Thank you. I'm sure I can keep up on foot. Yeah, I...I've done my fair share of walking holidays you know? Even got as far as Frog Morten once." said Bilbo. He then gave a sudden yelp of surprise when Fili lifted him onto a pony called Myrtle.

"Don't worry Bilbo. Your in the same boat as me." said Eliza trying to make the poor hobbit feel better.

"Come on, Nori, pay up!" shouted Oin, eager to get his winnings. He was one of the few that had bet that Bilbo would show up.

Eliza had to duck to avoid the many bags of coins being tossed among the dwarves. Fili and Kili looked very please with their new winnings. She noticed up ahead that Bilbo was asking Gandalf about the betting.

Eliza saw Bilbo sneeze and start to look for what she assumed was a tissue. "Stop! Stop! We have to turn around!" exclaimed Bilbo and for the second time that day the dwarves stopped for Bilbo.

"What on earth is the matter?" asked Gandalf.

"I forgot my handkerchief," answered Bilbo.

"Here use this!" said Bofur ripping a bit of clothe from his shirt and throwing it to Bilbo, who looked disgusted. Eliza gave a chuckle at Bilbo, even she wasn't that proper.

"Move on!" said Thorin continuing down the road threw the forest.

"You'll have to manage without pocket handkerchiefs, and a good many other things, Bilbo Baggins, before we reach our journey's end. You were born to the rolling hills and little rivers of the Shire. But home is now behind you. The world is ahead." said Gandalf to Bilbo.

Eliza then contented herself with looking at the views around her. The rolling hills of the Shire were now long gone. Instead, it was replaced with trees, the sun's rays dancing on the green leaves making them appear gold, and the occasional small sparkling river. Eliza had to admit that Middle Earth was truly beautiful.

She soon became bored, however, and so was Kili it appeared, for he started to ask her questions regarding her home. "What was your home like Eliza?" he asked gaining the other dwarves' attentions.

"Um, it's very different from here, I lived on the coast," she replied.

"You lived near the sea?" asked Fili, "Were there any mountains there?"

"No though most of the mountains were only about forty miles away,"

"Only forty?!" said Gloin, "That seems pretty far to me lass."

"Not really," she said, "Where I come from we have these machines called cars that can travel forty miles easily within an hour."

"How does a car work?" asked Fili interested. And with that she started to explain how cars worked, which led to batteries and electricity, which then led to technology. Eliza had never had to explain what technology was, everyone just knew. She found it really hard to explain how the internet worked.

"So this Wi-Fi is like magic?" asked an amazed Kili.

"Um, yeah, sort of," she replied her bottom had started to become sore. She was really hoping that they will stop at some place for the night pretty soon. "Hey Kili, when do you think we will stop for the night?" she asked.

Kili just snickered at her question before replying, "Not for another few hours at least. Were you really thinking that we would stop so soon?"

Yep. Things totally couldn't get any worse.