-hey guys, i'm back! I just got done with a Billdip (Bill Cipher x Dipper Pines) fanfic, and, let's just say, I ship it very much. here's my next chapter!

Thorin's P.O.V.

Walking in a cursed forest? Sure, why not?! We had done a lot of crazier things in our pasts!

"Thorin, you do know that there are rumors of these woods?" Bofur asked, looking around in worry.

"Yeah, Master Boggins, they say those who have come into these woods never return." Fili said to Bilbo.

Bilbo rolled his eyes. "Now, are trying to scare me, Fili? Because it won't work. I know these woods like I know my own body. Now, yes, there are many creatures in these woods that you will do well to fear; but, as long as I'm here, you will be safe. I promise."

I couldn't help but roll my eyes. Bilbo was the weakest one here! What makes him so sure he could defend anyone?

"Bilbo, did you just say that you know these woods?" Balin asked.

I noticed that Bilbo flinched slightly. "Yes. My mother brought me here years ago...one of the only times before she died..." Bilbo took a deep breath. "There is a village only five days from where we are now. If the village is still there, that is..."

"How long ago was it when you went there, Master Baggins?" I asked him as he came to my side. Bilbo looked up at me with those honey-colored eyes.

"About twenty years ago, give or take. I am only fifty-two, after all." Bilbo added, staring straight ahead.

"So, for a Hobbit...how old would that...?"

"For Hobbits, I would only have 49 more years. Hobbits hardly make it far in their hundreds."

To be honest, I was completely shocked. 'He only has that few years left?!'

"However, I am no ordinarily Hobbit, so, who knows?" Bilbo added. Glancing up at me, he said with a smirk: "Is that all you wished to know, Master Dwarf? Or is there more that is burning in your mind?"

I quickly turned away from the Hobbit. for another two miles, we were silent, until Bilbo stopped.

"Bilbo? What's wrong?" Bofur asked, stepping closer to Bilbo.

Bilbo just stared into space, his eyes becoming a bright red. "...It...can't...be..." he whispered turning to a rock. On the rock, stood a giant cougar. And it was staring right at Bilbo Baggins.

"Bilbo, run!" I yelled, but I was too late as the cougar lunged at Bilbo. Bilbo dogged to the side, and ran his fingers along it's flank. He had scratched deeply, but not enough to take the beast down.

Growling deep in his throat, Bilbo lunged at the beast, taking them both down a small hill.

"Bilbo!" I yelled, running after them. 'Please, of please! Let Bilbo be alright. Let him be alive!'

By the time we were all down there, the cougar lay dead to Bilbo's feet, and Bilbo was covered in blood. Rushing over to him, I looked Bilbo all over, but there wasn't a scratch on him. "Burglar, if you do that again, I swear..."

Bilbo looked up at me slowly, and I saw that the red glow was still there for a moment, before it was gone. "...Thorin...? What happened? Why am I covered in blood?! What...how...?"

"Shush, calm down Bilbo. Everything's fine." I whispered to him, awkwardly patting his back to calm him down.

"Well, Frater, you play the helpless child very well." we all turned around to see a tall Man with jet black hair and red eyes. He was dressed n rich black, and his skin was as pale as the snow at the top of the Blue Mountains.

"Kiligreth, what are you doing here?!" Bilbo asked, quickly moving away from me and looking up at the stranger. The stranger, Kiligreth, smiled down at Bilbo, showing sharp, white teeth.

"Come now, Frater, is that any way to greet me? We all miss you back home. Won't you come back?"

"Kiligreth, I made it clear that I will never go back to that place. I can not stand the endless killing..."

Kiligreth looked Bilbo up and down. "You say that you hate killing, Frater, but it seems you had no problem killing that beast and drinking it's blood for your own. Tell me, is your thirst satisfied?"

"I only kill to survive, Kiligreth! I do it to defend those I car about. That is why I do this, because I am compelled to."

"We all are, Frater. It is in our nature. You can't escape it. And you know full well that you will outlive all these Dwarves for over thousands of years."

"Kiligreth, if all you want is to tease me, then please stop. I do not have time for your games."

"Frater, Mother has called us."

Bilbo froze. I didn't understand what was going on, but that news seemed to scare Bilbo.

"You know what will happen if you ignore the summons."

"I know!" Bilbo yelled. Then quietly, he added. "I know...but I can't lead these Dwarves there. They would be killed instantly."

"Their mission is going to get them killed, Frater. There is nothing you can do to change that. It would be best to let them be killed by us."

Before anyone of us could answer to that, Bilbo glared at him. "You take that back. I can kill you, Big Brother, and you know it. You take that back..."

"Alright, alright, Frater, don't let your fangs in a twist. I'll help you protect them from Mother." Kiligreth explained. "Now, go get cleaned up. You smell Frater, and not in the good way."

Bilbo nodded and turned to me. "You don't mind if we stop by and deal with my Mother, do you? It shouldn't take too long." he asked me.

I sighed. "It better not be long, Master Burglar." I answered.

"oh, thank you, Thorin!" Bilbo exclaimed, wrapping his arms around me in a hug. Then he was gone.

Kiligreth smiled. "Well, it seems you stole my dear Frater. Just so you know, if you hurt him in any way, I will have to kill you."

I wasn't really listening to him, though. My mind was on Bilbo.

For when he hugged me, he was cold like ice. And instead of a heartbeat, there was only silence.

-Hey, guys! I know it only has thorin's P.O.V. but I think it's okay. How many of you realized that Kiligreth combines the names Kili and Greth? I'm curious. I hope you guys like this one. Happy Labor Day (even though it's Sunday) bye!