The night had drawn over the forest, and you and Kili had yet to have had sociable discussion. It was extremely silent, and the other men marched along upfront.
"Do you feel that?" You whispered to Kili.
"…Feel what?" he responded, a bit surprised at your provoking of a conversation.
"The forest is filled with darkness."
He turned his head to you and raised an eyebrow.
"Yes. Mainly because it is night."
You hit him on the arm.
"No you fool, the forest is dark in aura. One can only imagine what is soon to come," you said, pulling your hood up and creeping your lips up to his ear. "as we delve deeper into the center of its villainy."
He swallowed his words in the way one does when they're nervous. Well, he didn't really feel nervous, but it is more likely that he did it because your breath was hitting against his throat. Silence returned within the group, and you felt it was time to play another trick. After all, they were quite easy to fool.
"Hey!" you called out.
Except, by the time they had turned towards you, you had already hurried your way up into the tree branches.
"Stop. Kili, where is (F/N)?" Thorin said, turning around the surrounding forest.
"I…don't know." he replied.
Fili grabbed his brother's shoulder.
"How do you not know, Kili? She was right next to you!" he said.
Oh fun. Cruel, but fun.
"Here." you cooed from the tree above, but by the time they had turned their attention to you, you had already found your way into another.
"Let's stop spending our time on this foolishness, move along men," someone called out from the crowd.
Oh well, the joke didn't follow through.
"Come down, (F/N)," Kili said up to the trees.
"Hmm?"
"Stop fooling."
You jumped down the branches and landed right behind him.
"You're calling out to the wrong direction; I'm over here," you whispered.
He turned to you as you both continued walking.
"Stop that," he said.
"Stop what?"
"Stop whispering in my ears."
You chuckled.
"What, are you uncomfortable?"
But before you could hear his response, Thorin spoke from the front.
"We will stop here."