First off I want to thank the people that followed and favorited the story. I didn't expect anyone to do so. Makes me really happy, thank you 3

Secondly, if anyone has ideas what might go on in Filis head as well or other scenes between Fili and Kili (solely on brotherly level), then you're welcome to tell me. There are still some scenes open, but Im running out of spontaneous ideas.

Have fun 3

This weird wizard tried to get the wargs away, in a simply stupid way. If Fili would have to say. He was going in circles around them, so it wasn't quite easy to get away. It were big circles, but still circles. And this place was … well quite open, with few rocks and even fewer trees. And now that Kili had killed the warg with his orc-rider, they were found really fast by the others.

Gandalf was nowhere to be seen and Kili was shooting arrow after arrow, but the wargs just seemed to be multiplying. He saw Ori trying to shoot one with his slingshot, but it wasn't quite as effective as one might think. It worked better against the trolls.

"This way, you fools!", he then heard Gandalfs voice. Appearing behind a small rock in front of a big rock. Thorin went to stay on the small one, making sure every single dwarf - and Hobbit for a matter of fact - got down there safely. Whatever 'down there' was.

Fili stopped next to Thorin and looked for Kili, who was still shooting at wargs and their orc-riders. He looked back to check on the dwarves jumping down.

'Oin, Gloin … 3, 4…', he counted in his head.

Thorin turned to him and nodded to the secret cave, but Fili only shaked his head before turning back to watch his younger brother.

He heard his uncle give a grumpy snort as an approval to stay. Not like he would have gotten Fili to move away with his brother still out there.

Fili guessed, that his uncle knew that, but had tried either way, because he doesn't want them hurt or in danger. Even this whole trip was a big danger to begin with. Like a one-way trip to hell. That's actually what Fili thought about it since the moment he heard Gandalf say to Bilbo he couldn't promise, that he'll come back at all.

Most of them hadn't even seen Smaug. Too young, on a trip somewhere else or being lucky for another reason. They only knew dragons from stories. And in them they seemed pretty scary and dangerous. The thing that got Kili's interest, while Fili knew it's no joking matter. Well if one of them could think rationally, the other could take it less serious.

If one of the company could return safely, it would be Bilbo. Fili was sure of it. The Hobbit doesn't seem like much, but those people are usually the ones making it out alive. Gandalf not counting, as a wizard he will survive either way.

"Kili!"

The voice of his uncle got him out of his thoughts and his head turned instantly towards his brother.

They were the last ones to go down there. Kili shot another arrow before starting to run towards them. He nodded to Fili, who then jumped into the cave, followed by his brother and uncle.

They moved through the cave and some long channel.

It actually surprised no one - maybe not even Thorin - that they ended up in Rivendell. The place Gandalf had tried to get Thorin to go to for help.

Still the dwarves and the Hobbit were amazed by the beauty of this place. The name 'the last homely house' wasn't as unfitting as it seemed.

While Gandalf and Thorin were arguing again, Fili turned to his brother, who came down the stone steps behind him.

"You okay?"

"M'fine."

He checked his baby brother up and down to make sure of it.

Just a bit later they stood in Rivendell and were surrounded by elves on horses. Fili would have to lie when saying he was not feeling intimidated by them at all. They were big, reaaally big after all.

He instinctly pushed Kili into the middle of the dwarf circle to protect him. Not that it was necessary though, because the elves only rode around and stared down at them.

Their leader was no one else but Elrond, well known even amongst the dwarves. Surprisingly he invited them to eat with him. Thorin didn't like it, but knew better than to reject the offer.

Fili was glad about that, because after running away from the trolls, losing their ponies and being hunted by the orc-riders, finally having some time to relax and sit down was really relaxing. No matter where it was.

It was hard to eat though, Ori pointed out quite accurate, than green food is nothing for dwarves. Dwalin searching for some meat in between lettuce leaves. Filie tried to get his brother to eat a bit of it, he himself wasn't that picky. Their uncle had teached him early on that he should take what he can get. You never know what might happen till the next time you can eat.

'So even if you don't like it, eat enough to keep yourself going.'

This sentence has always been stuck in Filis head since he was small. Their uncle had teached them a lot of things - Kili forgot most of it, due to a lack of interest - and was quite happy when they did something in a way he had showed them. Though you really can't use much he showed them, it was nothing for the ordinary life.

Fili chuckled upon that memory. If Thorin would find out how much Kili always forgot, not even Durin himself could save his baby brother from the fury of his uncle.

He returned his attention once more to the food around himself and started as well to get something down, he hadn't noticed how hungry he actually was.

He stood outside of a room, the elves gave Fili and Kili to sleep in. He saw Thorin, Bilbo and Gandalf going somewhere. Guess to talk about that map. So some time was left.

Fili went back into the room and closed the door. Kili was on his back on one of the beds, staring up to the ceiling. Fili simply watched his younger brother do nothing.

After some minutes it was the younger dwarf that broke the silence.

"You know, Fili... I've never said it out loud and might never act like it, kinda take it for granted, but I'm really happy and thankful to you for caring for me and taking care of me, saving my ass, staying with me and taking the blame when I did something stupid. Uncle and mother often said, that I'm depending way too much on you, but you never seemed bothered. I can't imagine there being a better big brother than you.

After today please forget I said that, because it's embarrassing.

But when I saw you standing at the rock today, while I was shooting at orc-riders, waiting for me and not going down before I was there, really reminded me how much you do for me.

So if you need help to, please ask me. I'm happy if I can help you with anything to pay you back!"

Fili smiled and walked over to the bed to sit down on it.

"You don't have to pay me back anything, you're my brother and I wanted to take care of you."

"That's what older siblings are supposed to do and yet a lot wouldn't go to that extent. We dwarves care deeply for the family, I know that. Even amongst the distant relatives, cousins and great-uncles. I also understand this whole loving only once, not that I can comprehend it yet though. But I know that there is no one more important to me than you."

Fili turned on the bed to face his brother and took a hand of his brother into his own.

"You shouldn't say that. What about mother and uncle?"

"They're family, so they are important, but you're like the other half of my life. I've been with you for so long, I can't imagine a life without you."

The older sighed and squeezed his brothers hand.

Kili continued: "It's like we're destined lovers - once in a lifetime. I can't even imagine someone else becoming more important than you, brother."

Fili looked thoughtfully at his baby brother before answering.

"You have many years to go, many dwarf women to meet, you shouldn't easily dismiss this once in a lifetime love like that. You'll never know whom you could meet."

Kili frowned and finally turned his look from the ceiling to his brother.

"You don't like me being the one in your life, more important than anyone else? You'd exchange me with any person out there?"

"I didn't mean it like that. But you can't compare family to that one love."

"I'm perfectly fine with you."

This made Fili chuckle.

"Yes, because you've been your whole life around me. If it had been some dwarf girl, you might want to be with her forever ... as lovers."

Kili sat up and moved a bit closer to his big brother, before staring at him.

"I wouldn't! It's like that because of you!", he shouted and hugged Fili around his stomach.

Fili started to caress the hair of Kili.

If someone would listen in on them, it could seem like the talk between two lovers and not brothers, let alone the heirs to the to-be dwarf king Thorin Oakenshield.

It was so comfortable and seemed so normal that the words slipped out, without him planning to.

"I could spend my whole life with you... or die fighting at your side."

Kilis grip on Fili tightened.

"...ve you.", he murmured.

Fili stopped caressing his brothers hair.

"What did you say?"

Kili was quiet for a moment. And Fili thought he wouldn't answer anymore.

"I love you. ... You're the best brother ever."

Fili smiled and continued caressing Kilis hair.

"Thanks, love you, too."

They sat in silence for an hour or two until it knocked on their door.

"Fili, Kili! We're going!"

Both were up in a second, Kili losing his footing for a moment, because he had been sitting awkwardly for so long.

Fili catched him with grabbing his arm.

They looked at each other and started laughing. It had been many years since they were cuddling like that and Kili's feet had also been falling asleep, making him fall down at that time.

They took their stuff and went out the door to find a waiting Thorin with raised eyebrow, looking his nephews up and down, before leading them to the others and out of Rivendell.

Thanks for reading? ahaha

Last thing to add: it kinda turned into a one-sided love thingy from Kili? Or it only seems so to me, was not intended btw xD