Chapter Ten
A/N: At the end I have a long authors note for you guys. You don't have to read it if you don't want to. It just kind of explains why I have been lacking in this story.
Mariah woke to the sound of people talking. Her eyes were closed and her body felt so weak and heavy. Her voice didn't want to come out; her throat was too parched.
"Look, Uncle…" Kili began to say.
"It has been four days, Kili. We must leave tomorrow and no later than that. I am sorry…" Thorin spoke.
By the sound of it, Kili moved away from Thorin. There was another pair of footsteps on her other side.
"Uncle please…Mariah helped save you." Fili said.
"I know this and I am saving her. If we take her with us she will die. I will not allow that. I owe her this much at least."
"I will take care of her…" A deep unknown voice said.
"Thank you, Beorn." Thorin said. "Kili and Fili…you two must get rest. I will watch her."
"Uncle, I can't leave her side." Kili said and she felt a hand grip hers.
"I will call for you if I see or hear her wake." Thorin said. "Mariah would not want to see you without rest. Please…"
Kili sighed and Mariah felt the warm hand leave hers. There was silence and she could tell that it was only Thorin and her in this unfamiliar place. She still had not opened her eyes; they felt as if they were stitched shut.
"Mariah…" Thorin whispered.
She felt his hand on her forehead. Having no idea why he was doing this or why this was happening, she just waited for him to continue.
"Please, for the love of…" He seemed to be frustrated. "Don't die…"
"What is going on?" Mariah thought. She felt a warm drop land on her cold hand. Thorin Oakenshield, the king of Erebor, was crying.
"I know I was harsh on you. I know that you must think of me as a heartless dwarf." Thorin whispered in his husky deep voice. "I only did so because I needed to make you strong. I care for you like one would care for a daughter. Seeing Kili like this, not sleeping or eating, it's hard to witness. If he's like this when you're like this, I don't want to imagine what he would be like with you gone."
Mariah's heart felt like it was melting. "He cares for me!" She thought. A tear rolled down her cold face.
"Mariah?" Thorin said and wiped away the tear. "Are…you…"
Mariah found the strength to open her eyes. She went to say something but couldn't. Her voice was gone and dried out.
"Let me go get-…"
Mariah grabbed his arm and shook her head. Her look made it show that Kili and everyone else needed to sleep. She pointed to her throat and acted like she was drinking.
"I'll go get you some water." Thorin said and put a hand on her head. "I'll be back."
Mariah nodded and smiled up at him. She glanced around and saw she was in a barn or was is a house? There were animals on one side of the house and the other was just a normal house.
Thorin came back with a glass of water. He gave it to her and she noticed that the cup was huge. She drank from the huge cup and pulled it away when she was done.
"That was refreshing." She said and looked over at Thorin. "You don't have to hide your feelings around me, Thorin." Her voice was a bit raspy.
"…I wasn't really meaning for you to hear." He mumbled out.
"King, are you blushing?" She teased and nudged his arm.
He chuckled a bit and put a hand over her forehead. "Your fever is gone. How is your wound?"
She lifted up her shirt that she was wearing; it was someone else's shirt. She had on a wrap that was around her torso.
"It doesn't hurt…but I am scared to move too much." She looked at Thorin who seemed to be sad. "What's wrong?"
"You were hurt because of me. You shouldn't have saved me like that." Thorin closed his eyes and sighed. "I am grateful, however."
"I felt like I had to save you, Thorin. If you would have died I would have never forgiven myself, fully knowing that I could have done something to save you."
"And if you would have died saving me?" Thorin asked. "What do you think it would have done to Kili?"
"He would understand."
"It doesn't mean he would ever heal."
"True…but none of that matters now because I am alive and so are you." Mariah looked into Thorin's eyes.
"…You've changed."
"If I told you what happened; you wouldn't believe me. I guess I can say I've grown up." She replied and looked towards the group that slept on the floor. "Thorin…I do not know what the future has in store for us." She looked to Thorin. "Don't make rash decisions. They are all counting on you and so am I."
Thorin nodded and sat down on the chair that was next to the bed. "Would you mind answering a question that I have had for some time?"
"Sure."
"Do you honestly love Kili?"
"Of course…there is no one else I want to be with. There is no one else I would ever want." She looked down. "Do you doubt that my feelings are true? Do you think that I only want him because he is a prince?"
"There is a little doubt, I will not lie. Humans are greedy and weak towards power and wealth." He admitted. "But since you are speaking with honesty, I will not doubt you anymore."
Mariah looked up and smiled. "Thank you." She bowed her head and sighed. "You should sleep as well. Don't worry; I don't plan on sleeping for four days again." Mariah joked.
"What about Kili? I told him I would watch you."
"I'll tell him that I told you to sleep." She smiled. "Don't worry about anything."
Thorin sighed and got up. He turned to her and bowed a bit. "Sleep well, Mariah." He said and walked to where he was laying the previous nights.
The morning came and Mariah opened her eyes. She was the last to wake and she saw that Bilbo and everyone else were at this huge table. It made it look like they were kids.
Now that there was light she could tell how big everything was. Even the plates, spoons, and random things around the house were big. The honey bees were big too. They flew around the house but didn't bother anyone.
Mariah stood up and walked over to the table. She wore black leggings and that big shirt. Everyone turned and saw Mariah standing.
"Mariah?!" Bilbo said. "You're awake? You're….walking?"
Kili sat there, stunned. Alexis and Fili stood up and ran over to her. They all hugged her tightly but were careful of her wound.
"You are an idiot! You tell me not to do anything reckless then you go off and do that!" She slapped her younger sister's arm. "I had to put up with smelly dwarves for like four days!"
"Smelly?" Fili mumbled out. "Look who's talking…"
"What was that?" She glared over to Fili.
Fili shook his head and looked around. "I didn't say anything. You're probably just hearing things."
Mariah laughed. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry…" Mariah looked over and saw Kili standing by the table. She smiled and waved at him. "Hi."
Kili made his way over to Mariah, moving around the chairs and dwarves. He stood there before hugging her tightly. Mariah felt pain shoot through her because of her wound, but right now she didn't care.
"Mariah…" He whispered.
"I'm here, Kili." She smiled and kissed his chin.
Kili pulled her away to look at her face. "Please…don't ever do that again." He placed his right hand on top of her head, caressing her hair.
"Maybe we should leave these two alone." Gandalf said as he started to walk away, dragging Alexis with him.
Once they were alone, Mariah looked up at Kili and saw a water droplet fall to the floor. Kili was crying.
"Hey…no, Kili." She wiped away his tears and smiled up at him. "Don't cry."
"Mariah I thought I lost you. I thought I watched you die. I thought…again I wasn't there!" He gripped tightly to her shoulders. "Maybe…I'm not good for you." His words hurt her deeply.
"Kili, you are…it's me who is reckless." She winced at the tightness of his grip.
"I wish you would just stay behind me and not fight. I wish you would let me protect you better." Kili released her slightly and sighed. "I watched you sleep. You looked so peaceful."
"I was dreaming of a peaceful place." She smiled and looked down. "I missed you…"
Kili pulled her face up and put his forehead on hers. He closed his eyes. "I missed you as well, Mariah."
Mariah's heart started to beat fast. She brought her head back and looked away.
"What's wrong?" Kili asked and looked down at her wound. "Does it hurt you?"
"It's not that…" She sighed and looked up at him. "Why haven't you kissed me yet?"
"…Kissed you? I kiss you all the time." Kili said with a confused look.
"You have never kissed my lips, Kili." She said as if it were obvious what she was saying.
Kili thought for a moment and then realized that she was right. "Oh…right I haven't."
"…Why haven't you?"
"I…just want to make sure that moment is right. I don't want to force you into anything. I don't want to kiss you without knowing you are ready." He admitted.
"I've been ready since we became sweethearts."
Kili smiled and poked her nose. "If you say so." He said and grabbed her waist, pulling her flush against his own body. "So, you're ready?" He had this playful flirty look in his eyes.
Mariah started to get all bashful. "You suck…"
"How so?" He asked.
"Now I am too flustered and shy to kiss you."
Kili chuckled and kissed her forehead. "Then we shall wait another time."
There was a knock on the door and Beorn stepped inside.
"I hope you two have finished." The tall and rather hairy man said.
Mariah gazed up at him. He was so freaking tall!
"You better close your mouth, Mariah. Don't want a bee flyin' into yer mouth now." Bofur said as he walked past the two lovers.
"Ugh, bees…" Mariah thought and looked around.
The bee's looked so furry and harmless, but that didn't stop Mariah from freaking out a bit. She hated bugs. This whole journey pushed Mariah's bug fear button too much. Alexis was not having it either.
After they all had their breakfast, Beorn let Mariah use the bath tub. The water was nice and warm. She washed away all the dried blood and winced when she felt her wound sting. Her wound was healed enough to let her go the rest of this journey.
Beorn was even nice enough to make Mariah clothes. He's a very nice and gentle man when you're on his good side. He made her the clothes when she was asleep.
They weren't the best but they did fit her. They were probably a size too big. The shirt was an emerald green and hung off her shoulders. It was long sleeved and had a golden sash below the bust. The shirt stopped below her bum. The pants she had were a dark brown, almost like leggings. Her black pants from before had holes in it and were all bloody. The cloak was black and had a hood on it. The cloak draped down a bit past the end of her shirt. Mariah's bag was all torn up. The stuff she had in it was ruined and some things were missing, due to the holes in the bag.
Once she was dressed and ready it was time to leave. She walked outside and noticed Kili wasn't with the company. She turned her head to look for him.
Finally she spotted him in a tree. He was just sitting there, swinging his legs back and forth. He looked to be in thought.
Mariah walked away from the company over to Kili. He didn't notice her until she started to talk. He turned her head and gave her a questioning look.
"Back in my world I saw a quote saying 'Stop waiting for prince charming. Get up and find him. The poor idiot may be stuck in a tree or something'." She trailed off and smiled up at him. "I never thought it would be true though."
"So, I'm the poor idiot prince charming?" Kili asked as he hopped down from the tree. He made his way over to her and ran a hand down her arm.
"Hmm, I don't know about the charming part." Mariah bit her bottom lip, trying to not smile.
"I'm not charming?" He raised an eyebrow and then picked her up. He spun her around in a circle a couple of times before placing her down on the ground.
As he spun her, Mariah giggled as she felt her insides turn. When she was on the ground, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"You wound me with such words." He spoke softly, a hint of a smile on his lips.
She could tell he was still playing along. "Well, there are moments I guess." She shrugged. "Moment that I looked at you and think, 'Wow, I hit the jackpot'."
He chuckled and ran a hand through her hair. "I don't know what I did to deserve you."
"Serious Kili is back." She thought. "You're a great man, Kili. You deserve all the happiness in the world."
Kili placed his forehead on hers. "I love you."
His words echoed in her mind. Her stomach fluttered and she couldn't help but smile like a goof ball.
"You love me?" She bit her bottom lip as tears appeared in her eyes.
Kili nodded and wiped away a tear that rolled down her cheek.
"Kili…" She closed her eyes and took a deep breathe. "I want you to know that I have never said this to any other man before. Well, not one that is family. My heart, my body, and everything about me are yours. I know I'm not much and I know I can be embarrassing, but know this…" She opened her eyes and looked up into his. She could see there were wonder, awe, and pure love in his eyes. "I love you. They are three words that belong to you. Come what may, I will love you always and forever."
There was a long pause between the two. She felt her mouth open slightly, her breathing became audible. Her heart pounded in her ears as their mouth came closer. Mariah's eyes closed the moment before their lips touched.
She had no idea what to do. She had no idea what to expect. Everything that happened in that moment was taken over by her love for him.
The kiss was soft and gentle, like he was afraid that he was going to hurt her. She wanted more though. Mariah grabbed his head, tangling her hands in his hair, and brought him even closer.
Kissing him was one of the best things to have happened in her life. The feeling of his stubble was a bit stabby but it didn't bother her. All too soon they were interrupted by a throat clearing. Mariah instantly knew who it was. They broke the kiss slowly and she turned to find Thorin standing there, arms crossed but not looking at them.
Behind him was the rest of the company. They all had big grins on their faces. Bofur gave Mariah and Kili a cheer. Fili winked at Mariah and looked over to Gloin who was sighing. Gloin pulled out a pouch of money and threw it to Fili. Fili caught it and tossed it in the air before catching it again.
"We need to be leaving now." Thorin said. "I suggest you two should get ready to leave." He looked over to Kili and gave him a small smile before turning around and walking to the horses.
Mariah noticed that his voice wasn't that harsh leader one he always had. It was a proud and happy tone. She looked over to Alexis who was walking over to the couple.
Alexis held up a hand and gave Mariah a high five. She turned to Kili and then thought for a moment. "I would give you a high five but…" She placed her hand on top of his head, pointing out how short he was.
"Alexis…be nice." Mariah said with a small laugh, slapping her sister on the arm.
"Oh great, I touched it." She started to wipe her hand, the one she touched Kili with, on her pant leg.
Kili rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Sorry, I didn't know you had a problem with touching awesomeness."
Mariah laughed and stepped in between the two. "Whoa, the vinegar is strong between you two. Let's calm down on the insults and teasing. I'm sure Thorin would want us to leave now."
Beorn let the company burrow his horses so they could get to this place called Mirkwood. Gandalf described it to Mariah as a forest with dark magic.
The company arrived at the entrance of Mirkwood forest. Gandalf stepped off his horse first and the rest followed. While everyone was getting off their horses, Gandalf stepped through the entrance of Mirkwood.
"The Elven Gate…" Murmured Gandalf. He turned to the rest of the group. "Here lies our path through Mirkwood."
"No sign of the Orcs. We have luck on our side." Dwalin said.
"Set the ponies loose. Let them return to their master." Gandalf ordered.
Mariah got off her horse but lost her balance and fell onto the ground. She hurried up and stood on her feet before the dwarves could have seen anything. Alexis, however, saw the whole thing and was laughing her ass off.
"Are you okay?" Kili asked as he strode over to her.
"Yeah! I'm fine!" Mariah answered.
"Did you fall off your horse?" Fili asked as he looked to the horse and then back to Mariah.
"Nah…" She shook her head, obviously lying.
Fili couldn't help but take the chance to tease her. "No? Then what was that noise?"
"Noise? Oh, yeah that was my…bag! My bag fell to the ground." Mariah lied more.
"Oh, and that's why you have dirt and grass on your arse?" Fili bit back his laughter. "Not to mention the noise sounded a lot heavier than a bag falling to the ground."
"Well, I mean…I kind of…sort of…" She trailed off and scratched her head. "…had the bag on me."
Fili couldn't hold it in anymore. He burst out laughing and Kili nudged his arm, trying to not laugh.
"Oh, screw you both!" Mariah huffed out and walked over to Bilbo. "Since you aren't the only one making fun of me, I'll be sticking with you today."
"Alright…" Bilbo cleared his throat. "Try to not fall." He teased and looked up at her.
Mariah couldn't help but smile. "Oh, great…"
Bilbo walked up to Gandalf along with Mariah. She touched the gate and felt sick. She could easily tell it was Elvish, even if Gandalf had not said so.
"This forest feels sick." Mariah said.
"Like a disease lies upon it. Is there no way around?" Bilbo asked Gandalf.
"Not unless we go two hundred miles north or twice that distance…south." Gandalf answered as he seemed to have noticed something.
Mariah watched as Gandalf walked through the entrance of the forest, like his mind was elsewhere. She saw Gandalf turn and walk towards the company in a fast pace.
"Not my horse, I need it!" Gandalf ordered.
"You're not leaving us…" Bilbo said with a disappointed tone.
"Gandalf stopped and looked at Bilbo. "I would not do this unless I had to." He paused for a moment. "You have changed, Bilbo Baggins. You're not the same hobbit as the one who left the Shire."
"I was going to tell you…" He paused before he continued to make his confession.
Mariah stood there, watching everything. She paid no attention to the dwarves. Concern etched on her face as she watched Bilbo hesitate.
"I found something in the Goblin tunnels." Bilbo continued.
Mariah looked at Bilbo's hands as they played with something in his pocket.
"Found what?" Gandalf asked. "What did you find?"
Bilbo paused more before answering and removing his hand from his pocket. "My courage."
"Good. Well, that's good." Gandalf said and stood straight up. "You'll need it." Gandalf walked towards his horse and got onto it. "I'll be waiting for you at the overlook, before the slopes of Erebor." He looked to Thorin. "Keep the map and key safe. Do not enter that mountain without me." He looked at the company and then Mariah. "This is not the Greenwood of Old, the very air of the forest is heavy with illusion that will seek to enter your mind and lead you astray."
"Lead us astray?" Bilbo asked, confused.
Mariah was just as confused. "What does that mean?"
"You must stay on the path, do not leave it. If you do, you'll never find it again." Gandalf turned his horse to the direction he was going to go to. "No matter what may come, stay on the path!" He looked over at Mariah and smiled. "Do not let these dwarves tell you what to do. They will get lost, I am sure of it. Lead them." And like that he was gone.
"Lead them? Me?" Mariah frowned. "Like that'll happen. They barely listen to anything I say!" She touched her side where her wound was. "They trust me at least…"
"Come on, we must reach the mountain before the sun sets on Durin's Day. Let's go, we've but one chance to find the hidden door." Thorin said as he and the company walked into the forest.
The company walked through Mirkwood forest, following the path. The forest still made Mariah and Bilbo nauseous. This forest was unnatural. The bark and branches on the black and dark grey trees proved it. The branches twisted and turned in odd ways. The trees were tall, very tall. The ground was littered with leaves that fell from the black twisted trees.
"Air…I need air…" Bofur said.
They had to have been walking in that forest for hours. Nothing changed except that the company grew more tired and irritated towards everything. Even Kili and Mariah fought a bit but they would end up bumping their hands together and immediately forgave each other. His hand was so callused and big unlike hers. Her hand was so pale, small, and weak.
Alexis was either beside Mariah or Bilbo. She became too irritated with the dwarves to even bother speaking or looking at them.
"My head, it's spinning! What's happening?" Oin spoke.
"Keep moving." Thorin commanded.
"We found the bridge!" Kili called out.
As the group walked closer to the bridge they all stopped and examined the bridge. It had collapsed and there was no way to reach the other side if they used the bridge.
"We could try and swim it." Bofur suggested.
"Didn't you hear what Gandalf said?" Thorin asked. "A dark magic lies upon this forest. The waters of this stream are enchanted."
"Doesn't look very enchanting to me." Bofur said with confusion.
"We must find another way across." Thorin spoke and turned around to find a way.
Mariah looked towards Bilbo. He was just staring at the water. She walked up to him and patted his shoulder.
"You coming?" She asked.
Bilbo turned and nodded.
"These vines are strong enough!" Kili called out, holding onto a vine. He turned to Thorin to see if he was paying attention to him.
"Kili!" Thorin called out when he saw his nephew start to go onto the vine. "We send the lightest first."
Everyone looked over to Bilbo and Mariah, but mainly towards Bilbo.
"You're sending him out first?" Alexis asked with disapproval.
"Yes." Thorin answered.
Bilbo frowned with an annoyed look. Shrugging it off, he walked over to the vines and stepped onto a branch. When his foot made contact with the wood, it made this hallow sound. The vines he grabbed onto were making creaking noises.
"It's alright." Bilbo said as he got his balance. "I can't see any problem." He spoke as he reached for a branch to hold onto.
The moment he reached he lost his footing. Yelling as he fell, he gripped onto the branch he stood on with his legs. He hung upside down.
"Everything's fine…." Bilbo trailed off.
He grunted as he made his way to another branch so he could continue. Nearly almost falling into the water, he caught himself again. He held onto the vine, facing the water.
Finally he got back up and made his way across, jumping onto land. He breathed heavily as he made it across. He gave himself a moment before he spoke back to the group.
Stay where you are!" He called out. "Oh…"
Everyone was already on the vines, making their way across. All the dwarves, mostly the bigger ones, were stuck in some parts.
Bofur jumped to one vine from a branch, almost falling in. Nori followed after Bofur. Bombur was sitting on a branch and started to yawn.
Mariah was up on a branch, Kili behind her and Fili in front. She turned and saw Bombur fall asleep. Thorin finally made it across, with a grunting noise; he jumped and landed beside Bilbo.
Fili caught Alexis and then Mariah to help them onto the ground. Mariah looked towards Thorin and saw him shoot an arrow to a beautiful white deer, or possibly an elk. She couldn't tell because her vision was a bit blurry.
"You shouldn't have done that. It's bad luck." Bilbo said.
"I don't believe in luck. We make our own luck." Thorin said harshly.
Finally the sleeping Bombur fell out and into the enchanted water, making a loud splashing noise. Everyone turned and rolled their eyes or shook their head. Now they would have to carry the poor bastard.
Nori, who was leading the group, stopped walking.
"Nori, why have you stopped?" Thorin asked as he looked around to see if there were any enemies near them.
"The path, it's disappeared!" Nori said.
"What's going on?" Oin asked.
"We've lost the path!" Bofur said.
"Find it. All of you look." Thorin turned to Mariah. "Gandalf told you to lead us if we became lost; maybe he knows something he's not telling us about you. Will you help find the path?"
"Yeah, of course." Mariah said.
As they all looked for the path they start to become dizzy. Mariah held onto Kili's hand but found out it wasn't Kili, it was Fili. Fili looked over at her with a questionable look. Mariah blushed and took her hand away, apologizing to him.
Kili came up behind her and took her arm into his. Judging by his face, he saw what she did. It made her feel guilty and hoped he wasn't angry.
"I didn't mean to. I thought it was you. You're always by my side…" Mariah whispered to him.
"Sorry, I had to take a piss…" Kili grumbled out, still looking irritated.
"Is there no end to this accursed forest?" Thorin shouted which made his voice echo through the trees.
They all stopped when Ori picked up something. After examining it he held it up. It was a pouch. Dori took it from him, examining it as well.
"Look, a tobacco pouch. There's dwarves in these woods." Dori said.
Bofur took the pouch from him and examined it as well. "Dwarves from the Blue Mountains, no less. This is exactly the same as mine."
"Because it is yours, do you understand? We're going around in circles, we are lost!" Bilbo added.
"We are not lost. We keep heading east." Thorin said.
"But which was is the east? We've lost the sun!" Ori said with irritation.
"I thought you were the expert." Dwalin spoke.
Everyone started to argue, pushing and shoving. Kili and Fili were fighting with Dori, Nori, and Ori. Dwalin tried to break them apart. Nori guarded his little brother Ori from Kili.
Alexis sat on a branch, annoyed and fed up with the dwarves. "You all need to shut up. You're so annoying."
"Oh, quit your yappin'!" Dwalin shouted.
Mariah looked up and thought for a moment. "One of us could climb up to see which way the sun is and maybe see Erebor…." She thought and then turned to Thorin.
"What is it?" Thorin looked at her expectantly.
"What about climbing the trees and going to the top?" Mariah asked. "You could see which way to go and get out of here."
"That's a brilliant idea!" Bilbo said and started to climb the tree.
"You know…I'm not going to be happy if he falls and dies." Alexis said and looked over to Mariah.
"Yeah, you would need to find a new cuddle buddy." Mariah teased. "Unless you want to take Bilbo's place and climb?"
Alexis shook her head. "Nah, I'm not too fond of heights."
"I'm not either. I get all queasy and lightheaded when I-…" Mariah was interrupted by Thorin who yelled at the arguing group.
"Enough! Quiet!" Thorin shouted and looked towards the group. "We're being watched…" He whispered as he went to take his sword out.
Mariah felt funny all of a sudden. The world became all wobbly. As her vision started to fade she saw one by one a dwarf fall to the ground and behind that dwarf would be a huge spider.
"I don't feel…" She heard Dori say as he fell to the ground with a thud.
Mariah soon fell to the ground along with Kili, who had been holding her hand this whole time. Did the spiders bite them and poison them? She felt no pain if they bit her. Her eyes felt heavy as she tried to fight the blackness that was coming. If was too much for her to fight off and she fell into a heavy sleep.
A/N: Here is my reply to SortingHat: I'm not going to let your rude words affect me anymore. I shouldn't have even allowed it to affect me at all. You and your rude review(s) are not worth my time.
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Thank you to all of the people who have supported me. Since I received that rude review I lost my muse to write this story. Now I am slowly getting it back thanks to you guys! Thank you very much. I hope you enjoyed my chapter! Let me know what you think. I am always open to opinions or ideas! I have been writing a Poldark (Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark) story, and that has been helping me get my interest in writing back too. Anyway have a nice day or night!