Kili shifted slighted on the wooden floor as the elven wagon jolted along the rough road. They were about halfway to Erebor, Kili had worked it out in the empty time he had had so far. Tauriel came in about every hour she said, sometimes with food others just to talk, Thranduil had allowed only her to enter because Kili tried to attack everyone else.
Kili hated being treated like an animal but he didn't trust the elves, how could he?
He reached for the cold soup that Tauriel had given him of dinner, it tasted of sawdust and clay. Cold sawdust and clay. The wagon went over another bump, coursing Kili to spill the soup down his arms, leaving sticky trails behind. Who would have thought that soup in a wagon would be a good idea? Kili growled under his breath, trying to scrap the soggy messy off his clothes, though there wasn't much point. He was still wearing the tunic that they first caught him in so it was now dyed red and brown with blood and dirt. It was starting to ware down on the only elbow that wasn't ripped off, fraying in to silver threads.
Suddenly they jolted to a stop, making Kili stumble to the floor. They couldn't be there yet, they had only been traveling a day. Picking himself up of the wooden floor, he peeked through the small gap he could make in the wagons lining. Outside he could see elves hurrying past, swords drawn, shouting to each other in their floaty language. Then there were cries and shouts, the clashing of metal against metal.
Tauriel appeared in his field of vision, her hair out of her neat plaits, her brow was creased in worry, "Kili, you stay in there. Don't move or make any noise and they might not notice you."
"Who? Whats happening?" he cried, more scared then he cared to admit.
"There was a road block. Goblins. Now stay in the wagon!" she turned away, her knives flashing.
"I can help!" he yelled but it was no use. Kili backed away from the cloth wall, spinning around as shouts could be heard from each side. A shadow fell against the canvas with a cry, staining the material with red blood. Kili nearly gagged when he saw the sword stuck straight through the elf's chest which cut a large tear in the side of the wagon. Clapping a hand over his mouth to prevent himself from yelping, Kili backed away from the hole as he saw goblins scramble over the body, snatching at the weapons and armor, not even glancing inside the wagon itself. The dwarf tried to breathe as quietly as possible as he backed away. Then his foot caught on a piece of splintered wood, he fell to the floor once again with a loud thud. Cursing every dwarven curse he knew under his breath, he looked up and became face to face with a leering goblin.
"Well, look what we have here!" he sneered, licking his greasy lips, "A runt elf? A child?"
More goblins filed in the wagon, forcing Kili to stand and back up as far as he could go.
"What's no elf!" one snarled, "It's to small!" they all laughed in their disgusting screechy way.
Kili drew himself up to his full height, trying to make himself look stokier as he had done all his life, "I no elf! Nor am I a man! I am a dwarf!" he said boldly, proud of his heritage.
That only made the goblins laugh harder, "You, a dwarf? Ha! Wheres your beard, little dwarf? Why are you with the elves?"
"It is not by choice!" Kili yelled, face burning with shame.
The mirth slowly died down among the ranks of filthy orc's in front of the captive dwarf. The first goblin turned to what must be their leader, he was the ugliest an the meanest looking, "He might have been with the Oakenshield scum. They past through the elven fortress, he might know them."
The leader grunted, which seemed to be the extent of his vocabulary. The goblin turned back to Kili, waving a knife in front of the princes face. "Do you know Oakenshield, scum?"
Kili blinked the fear from his eyes, shaking his head firmly. Surely one elf was alive, surely help was coming.
"Are you sure?" the goblin teased, "Cause we saw them only a few hours ago. One didn't look well, did he?" he called back to the others who all chuckled in agreement "He looked dead on his feet, didn't he?! The young blonde one with the many knives. He looked like he was going to faint at the first sign of trouble!"
Kili tensed, trying to hide the fear and worry behind a mask of indifference. But they noticed.
"So, you do know them! That blonde must be close, to young to be a father, too old to be a son. So. A friend? No, hes your brother isn't he?"
Kili felt himself flinch, face now red from angry. Oh, what he wouldn't give to snap this goblins neck with his bare hands, then kill every single one of them. Slowly. In every way he knew.
"But guess what that means, lads! He's an heir to that damned mountain!" the goblin yelled. "Yes we know about your brother." he said to Kili's look of shock, "We have our spies."
"You stay away from my uncle! And my brother! You touch them and you will wish that what ever horrid thing that made you didn't bother!" Kili spoke for the first time and attacked. He punched the first goblin straight in the face, crushing the pig-like nose in his fist, causing the others to roar in rage and surge forward. He swung round hitting everything that moved, avoiding the swords. One slashed his hand open and he howled, breaking the neck of the owner. The goblins had made a dreadful mistake. They had underestimated the power of a angry dwarf who wanted to see their brother.
Suddenly something cold touched his side, cutting through skin and muscle alike. He looked down, dreading what he would see. His tunic had turned scarlet around the orcish sword sticking out of his side. He could taste blood in his mouth, bubbling over his lips. The pain hadn't hit him yet but he knew when he did he would live through it. Black clouds were drifting over his vision, blurring his sight. In the dark corners, he could see a figure. A familiar figure with blonde hair who suddenly collapsed in a pool of crimson.
"F-f-f..." he almost said it. Almost. "Fee..."
*hides behind a table* Sorry! Sorry! That was mean but necessary. I am very thankful for all the useful reviews! It was very helpful! I wrote this with a friend whos idea it was (so blame her!) but I am going to mix up all the ideas in to one! So thank you so much!
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P.S. see what i did with the title? ;)