Chapter 2
Party at Bag End
"Lass. You live here? Does Bilbo Baggins live here as well?" Dwalin asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I do and yes. He's my father. Why don't you come in." I said. Dwalin smiled and entered the house as Bilbo came towards the door. Dwalin turned.
"Dwalin. At your service." Dwalin said, with a bow towards my father.
"Bilbo Baggins, at yours. This is..." Bilbo began but Dwalin held up his hand to stop him as he took off his cloak and tossed it by the hooks.
"I met her already at the Green Dragon. Fine young lass you got here." Dwalin said. Bilbo gave me an odd look and I gave a nod.
"I served him and his friends." I said.
"Which way, lass, laddie? Is it this way?" Dwalin asked.
"Is what down where?" Bilbo asked. Dwalin tosses his stuff at Bilbo, who catches it.
"Supper. He said there'd be food, and lots of it." Dwalin said.
"He said? Who said?" Bilbo asked as Dwalin heads to our dining room and sits down.
"What are you not telling me, father?" I ask.
"Gandalf showed up at our doorstep asking me to go on an adventure, which I said no. Now I got a dwarf showing up on my doorstep." Bilbo said, heading to join Dwalin.
'That might explain why there were dwarves in the Shire.' I thought. I went to the door to see Dwalin eating Bilbo's food. I held back a laugh at Bilbo's face. He was not happy.
"Mmm. Very good, this. Any more?" Dwalin asked.
"What? Uh, oh, yes, yes." Bilbo said, getting up and grabbing a plate of biscuits. He grabs one and hides it behind his back as he hands the plate over to Dwalin. "Help yourself." Dwalin grabs some and starts eating them one by one. I shook my head. "Mmm. It's just that, um, I wasn't expecting company." The doorbell rang and I looked over my shoulder.
"That'll be the door." Dwalin said. I head to the door and open it.
"Balin." I said.
"Hi lassie." Balin said with a smile. Bilbo hurried over and shoved me away from the door. "Balin, at your service." He said it with a bow.
"Good evening." Balin said.
"Yes, yes it is." Balin said. He stepped into the house and gave me a smile and looked at Bilbo. "Though. I think it might rain later. Am I late?"
"Late for what?" Bilbo asked. Balin saw Dwalin who was trying to get more biscuits from the jar.
"Oh, ha, ha! Evening, brother. Heh, heh." Balin said, walking over towards Balin.
"Their related?" Bilbo asked.
"Yes. Balin is nice." I said.
"How many do you know?" Bilbo asked.
"Two more but they aren't here." I said as Balin and Dwalin hit heads together and head to the pantry. I closed the door as Bilbo started talking to them as they stood looking at the food. I start to head to the dining room when the doorbell rang. I sighed and went to open the door. I nearly stumbled back seeing Fili and Kili in the door now.
"Well. Bell. Surprise to see you here." Kili said with a grin, elbowing his brother. I blushed.
"Are you Master Baggins wife?" Fili asked. I happened to notice the disappointment in his eyes.
"No. I'm his daughter." I said.
"That's a relief." Kili said, giving a wink earning an elbow in the ribs from Fili and I blushed as Bilbo came.
"Fili." Fili said.
"And Kili." Kili said.
"At your service." Both said, bowing as they talked.
"You must be Mr. Boggins." Kili said, earning a laugh from me and Fili gave me a smile with a wink. Major flirt.
"Nope, you can't come in, you've come to the wrong house." Bilbo said, beginning to shut the door on the brothers.
"Father!" I exclaimed. Kili stuck his foot out to stop the door from closing, pushing it open more, but Bilbo still had it shut a bit.
"What? Has it been cancelled?" Kili asked.
"No one told us." Fili said. Both looked worried.
"No nothing has been cancelled. Father is over reacting. Dwalin and Balin are here." I said, pushing Bilbo out of the way and opening the door for them. "Come in." I said.
"Well that's a relief." Kili said, coming in. Fili walked in like he owned the place. Bilbo still didn't look happy.
"Careful with these, I just had 'em sharpened." Fili said, starting to hand his weapons over to Bilbo.
"It's nice, this place. D' you it yourself?" Kili asked as he scrapes the mud off his boots on my grandmothers glory box. I rolled my eyes.
"Its wonderful to see you again, Bell." Fili said, after he finished giving Bilbo his weapons and comes to kiss my hand, making me blush.
"Same here, Fili. I wasn't expecting to see you here." I said. Bilbo was not happy as he scolded Kili.
"Neither was I. Guess fate brought us together." Fili said. Dwalin came over and grabbed Kili.
"Fili, Kili, come on, give us a hand. Lass, can you help as well?" Dwalin asked as he lead the two away and I quickly follow.
"Mister Dwalin." Kili said with a smile, making the dwarves laugh.
"Let's shove this in the hallway, otherwise we'll never get everyone in." Balin said. I raised an eyebrow .
"Everyone? How many more are there?" Bilbo asked as I helped the dwarves move the table in the hall as the doorbell rang again and Bilbo started yelling as he moved to the door.
"Excuse me." I said after helping and realizing there were more dwarves. I went to change into a good dress since mine was dirty and I wanted to look good for the guests. I changed into a forest green dress that came to my ankles. I came out to see the house in chaos and the dwarves moving chairs and food to the table. I saw Fili and Kili carrying a barrel of ale. I saw a familiar face with a pointy hat. He was mentioned a lot with the Hobbits. He hasn't been to the Shire in a long time.
"Gandalf?" I ask.
"Bell. You are a beauty. Just like your mother. I knew her well." Gandalf said.
"Its nice to finally meet you." I said with a smile.
"Bell. Come and help me hand out ale." Fili said, pulling me away from Gandalf. Fili put a bunch of mugs of ale in my hands and I saw Bilbo not having any of what the dwarves were doing. I heard dwarves cheer as we stepped in . Fili gets on top of the table and goes around the food. I just walk along the table handing mugs that were needed to dwarves.
"Who wants an ale? There you go." Fili said.
"Let him have another drink!" Dwalin called.
"Here you go!" I said, handing Dwalin a mug. Dwalin dumps a mug of ale down a dwarf's ear horn. I laugh as the dwarf sputters in anger and puts the horn in his mouth, blowing the ale out. Fili pulled me down in a seat next to him and Kili. I watched with a smile as one of the dwarves counted down to three and they drank the ale at the same time. When they finished, the burping began. The youngest of them all by the looks of it had the longest burp of them all. I joined the laughing and saw that Bilbo didn't look happy.
I was introduced to all the dwarves and knew it was gonna take awhile to get use to them, but I knew the names weren't going to be hard. I piled the plates up as I listened to Bilbo go at it. I sighed and went to put a pot of tea on the fire, knowing he might need it later. I saw that there was stew left and wondered why, but didn't question. I had a feeling we were waiting on someone.
"Need help?" Fili's voice came and I saw him leaning against the door frame as I put the kettle on the fire.
"No. I'm good, but thank you for asking." I said, coming up to him.
"Sorry if we upset your father. This is usually how we are." Fili said.
"It's fine. I had fun." I said. Fili grinned and kissed my hand, making me blush even more. I heard him chuckle and walk off.
"Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what should I do with my plate?" The youngest that I remembered introduced as Ori asked. Fili came up to him.
"Here you go, Ori, give it to me." Fili said. Ori handed the plate over and Fili tossed it to Kili, who throws it behind his back to the dwarf with the axe in his head which I think was Bifur, who stood at the sink. Bifur caught it. Plates were beginning to be thrown to the two brothers from the dwarves, who tossed them to Bifur. Gandalf ducked from the flying dishes.
"Excuse me, that's my mother's West Farthing crockery , it's over a hundred years old." Bilbo said.
"Oh father. Let them have fun." I said. Bilbo gave me a look to shut up as the dwarves at the table begin to drum rhythmically on the table with utensils and their fists.
"And can-can you not do that? You'll blunt them!" Bilbo called out.
"Ooh. Did you hear that, lads and lass? He says we'll blunt the knives." The funny hat dwarf that I remembered as Bofur said, giving me a wink as he sees me enjoying every minute of this as Fili and Kili continued to toss the plates and stuff.
"Blunt the knives, bend the forks." Kili sang, motioning for Fili to toss him more.
"Smash the bottles and burn the corks." Fili sang as he danced a bowl on both his arms giving me a grin as I shook my head at him being a show off.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plates that's what Bilbo Baggin's hates." The dwarves sang. The dwarves began to toss plates and utensils and the fat dwarf that I think was Bombur ate the left overs. Some of the dwarves played instruments. "Cut the cloth and thread the fat, leave the bones on the bedroom mat. Pour the milk on the pantry floor. Splash the wine on every door. Dump the crocks in a boiling bow Pound them up with a thumping pole when you're finished, if any are whole. Send them down the hall to roll." I laughed as Fili looked like he was dancing, but still having fun. He grinned at me when he caught me watching and gave me a wink. He joined Ori and the starfish hairdo dwarf that I Think was Nori. I came over and stood next to them and Fili put a hand on my shoulder. "That's what Bilbo Baggins hates." The dwarves laugh as Bilbo pushed his way through and saw all the plates and stuff on the table without being chipped or broken.
"Come on, father. They were just having fun." I said.
"Giving me more of a heart attack." Bilbo said as Gandalf sat down. Three loud knocks came and everyone went silent as we looked at the door.
"He is here." Gandalf said. I was right. There was one last dwarf that hadn't arrived.
AN: That was a long one. There's a reason why there is an attraction already and it will be in next chapter. Wow. I can't believe how popular this story was after I posted it. Love the reviews and Follows and favorites. I look forward to writing this. Till next time.