The Miracle of Love

Chapter 8

"… If we get together we can burn this place down."

Bofur spend the entire day in school with Bilbo. He had so many questions regarding Thorin and what happened that his friend ended up living with the Durin family, but he knew that his friend wasn't ready to answer all of his questions. Bilbo had such a great time with Bofur that he completely forgot that he doesn't live at home anymore. He was like on an autopilot.

After school he went to work and even if his mother was a little surprised to see him she didn't say a thing. They finished working after a few hours and they went home where Bilbo went through his normal routine of doing homework and helping with the dinner. Frodo was really happy to see him back in the house but he knew that his brother will probably leave in a few hours.

Bilbo joined his family for dinner and for a few short minutes everything appeared normal.

"Did you discuss the contract that we would have to sign," asked Bungo and interrupted the silence.

Bilbo stayed quiet for a minute before answering. "No. We didn't even talk. I only talked with Mrs. Durin. She is very nice and she offered to find me a new doctor because I'm not going back to that traitor. Fíli and Kíli were very nice to me, although I feel that Fíli doesn't like me too much."

"And Thorin?" asked Frodo. There was no point of hiding it. His parents now knew who the father of the baby was so it only seemed logical to ask about him too. "Did you tell him?"

Bilbo looked at Frodo with pain in his eyes before answering. "No, Mr. Durin did."

"How did he take it?"

"Like it doesn't concern him," answered Bilbo honestly. "Which is okay, I guess. His parents will take care of everything so there is no need for him to worry or to think about the baby. I wasn't expecting an apology from him, but I did expect some understanding." Bilbo sighed. "Like I said, he is not concerned because he will never have to do anything with this baby."

"He's an ass."

"Language, young man," warned Bungo. "Is he mean to you? Because if he is, I'll go and tell that spoiled brat a few things."

"No he is not," defended Bilbo. "He pretends that I don't exist, so me living there doesn't really present a problem to him."

Belladonna had enough of talking about the teenager who managed to impregnate her teenage son. "Enough of this for now. About the doctor, have you decided which doctor you'll go to?"

"No, not yet. Mrs. Durin will suggest a few good ones and I'll be able to decide. She said we can visit a few if I want."

"That's great. She sounds nice." Bilbo just shrugged. He didn't spend a lot of time with her so it was hard for him to comment. "Do you want me to go with you to the doctor," asked Bilbo's mother.

"If you want you can come with me. I don't mind."

Belladonna noticed her son's discomfort. He was only saying that to make her feel better when in reality he wanted to go alone. She trusted him, she needed to trust him otherwise this whole thing will end badly. "I was just asking if you wanted some company. I'll sign you the permission so you will be able to go alone, but if you ever need me there-"

"Or anyone of us," added Bungo.

"-You can ask us and we will be there for you."

"Thank you." Bilbo looked at the clock on the wall. "I should go back. I didn't tell anyone where I am."

Everyone stood up from the table. "Do you want me to go with you," asked his father. "It's quite dark outside."

"It's fine. It's not that far away. I can go alone." Bilbo went to the fridge and removed the magnet to get the ultrasound picture.

"Hey, that's mine," protested Frodo.

"I'll give it back to you, I promise. It's just, Kíli asked me to show it to him."

"Oh, okay. But bring it back the next time you come home."

"I will. I think the next time we see each other I'll be able to give you another one."

Frodo smiled with excitement and everyone said their goodbyes before Bilbo left.

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It wasn't that far away, but it still took Bilbo a good half an hour before he arrived at Durin's mansion. He didn't know any other entrances so he decided to enter at the front door. The moment he closed the doors behind him and turned around to go to his room, he saw visibly angry Thorin coming in his direction.

Thorin grabbed him by the arm and dragged into one of the many study rooms on the first floor. "Hey, let go of me. You are hurting me," protested Bilbo but that didn't stop Thorin. No, it only made him angrier and he tighten his grip on Bilbo's arm. Bilbo was sure that there will be bruises there tomorrow.

"Let go of me," protested Bilbo once again when Thorin pushed him to a room and closed the door behind them. He looked Bilbo directly in the eyes before speaking.

"Where were you the whole day," Thorin gritted through his teeth.

Bilbo, who was relieved that Thorin finally let go of him, gently rubbed his arm while speaking. "Why does it matter where I was," Bilbo answered back, annoyed by Thorin's tone.

Thorin took a step closer and once again grabbed his arm. "I will not calmly stand there and listen to my father yell at me because you disappeared!"

"I was at home. It's a few minutes ride from here, that really doesn't count as disappearing." Bilbo was slowly getting his courage back. He will not allow Thorin to treat him like that. He pushed him away with enough force so that Thorin let go of his arm. "You were hurting me," accused Bilbo and rubbed his arm.

Thorin apparently didn't even hear him because he continued like Bilbo didn't say a thing. "I don't care where you were," roared Thorin. "You accepted the deal that my father offered you and as far as I know you will live with us until that thing is born."

Bilbo flinched when Thorin called his baby a 'thing' but didn't want to show it. "I know that, that's why I am here! He didn't say that I'm not allowed to visit my parents."

"I don't care what you do, but I will not be so gentle with you the next time you will leave without telling anyone where you are!"

You call that gentle? You were hurting me and I did nothing to you, you ass.

"I tried calling you because my father went crazy after he didn't find you at home, but you didn't answer your phone," explained Thorin. Bilbo could still sense anger in his tone.

"You calling me would be really stupid since I don't have a cell phone."

Thorin stared at Bilbo for a couple of minutes, processing the information he just received. His face showing no emotions at all. It took Thorin a couple of minutes before he realized that he said something really stupid. He turned around and left the room without saying another word, closing the door behind him with so much force that Bilbo jumped.

Bilbo didn't know what to think. He stood in that room for a couple of minutes, thinking about what happened. He came to the conclusion that Thráin was paranoid and when he didn't find him he released his anger on the first person he found, and sadly that person was Thorin. This was one crazy family, Bilbo thought before heading upstairs to get ready for bed.

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The next morning the alarm clock woke him up an hour later. His classmates were having physical education and since he didn't have to attend he was allowed to sleep an hour more than everyone else. He got out of the bed and went to the bathroom. Once he prepared his bag and got dressed he headed downstairs. He expected to be alone at this hour and that everyone already left, so he was very surprised when he found the twins in the kitchen.

"Good morning," greeted Fíli and Kíli.

"Moring," said Bilbo and took a seat. The twins were occupied with something that Bilbo wasn't able to see from where he was sitting. "What are you still doing at home; don't you have class at this hour?"

"We could ask you the same question," smiled Fíli.

"Well I'm pregnant so I don't have to go to physical education," answered Bilbo. "What's your excuse?"

"We don't have class at this hour," explained Fíli.

"I don't believe that," said Bilbo. It only took him a second before he realized what was happening. "You two are skipping!"

"It's just history," whined Kíli.

"We are terrible at it," added Fíli. "That's why we decided not to go."

"Won't your parents be angry if you skip classes?"asked Bilbo.

"They don't even notice," explained Fíli. "When we are called to the principal's office we always find some excuse so we don't really get into trouble much."

Bilbo nodded. He never even thought about skipping class, let alone history which was his favorite subject and Mr. Elrond was his favorite teacher. He had a feeling he was his favorite student, but he will never know that for sure. "What have you got there," asked Bilbo when he once again lost Fíli's and Kíli's attention.

"It's your new Smartphone," simply answered Kíli.

"What?" Bilbo wasn't sure he heard right. "When did I get a Smartphone and how do you know it's for me?"

"Well there was a note on the box that said Bilbo and next to it was an envelope with your name on it. We didn't want to open the envelope, but we wanted to see the phone. I hope you don't mind," said Fíli.

"No, I guess I don't."

"You are very lucky, you know. This phone doesn't come out until next month," explained Fíli.

"I don't know how Thorin does it, but he really has to know a lot of people so that he was able to get you this phone. I wish he would give me one," added Kíli.

Bilbo was sure he heard wrong. "Thorin?" he questioned. "Thorin left this phone for me?"

"I really doubt that our father would charge the battery for you and put Thorin's number on speed dial," smiled Kíli. "We added our numbers too so you can call us."

Bilbo didn't know what to say, so he just stared at the twins. Thorin got him a new Smartphone that was just… And the phone doesn't come out until next month. That really won't make things more awkward between them. He stayed quiet for a couple of minutes before he reached for the envelope on the table that was left for him. He opened it and pulled out a list of probably good and really expensive doctors. He quickly scanned the list. There was one name that caught his eye. It was Mr. Elrond's daughter Arwen from his first marriage. The moment he saw the name it was decided who his new doctor will be. If Mr. Elrond raised her then she must be as nice and polite person as he is. Bilbo circled the name and put the list back into the envelope.

After a few minutes Fíli and Kíli finally gave him his phone. Bilbo didn't even know what to do with it. He didn't have a lot of friends he could text or call. The only time when this phone will be useful is when he will want to talk to his parents.

Fíli and Kíli quickly went through the fridge and put some food on the table. They ate quickly without saying much and before they knew it, it was time to go.

"You are going with us," said Kíli.

"That's not really necessary," answered Bilbo. He really didn't want to get Thorin angry again.

"I wasn't asking. It was an order. We have the car and the driver today and you are coming with us," Kíli took Bilbo's hand and started pulling him out of the kitchen. Bilbo just smiled and followed him. "There is no way I'm letting you go on the bus when we have the best transportation available."

The ride to school was fun. The twins were a bomb of energy and they made him laugh all the time. They were really nice to him and by the time they reached school he was able to say that he made two new friends.

They arrived to school a little late and the hallways were empty. Bilbo was never late for school in his life and he felt terrible about it. The things only got worse when they heard a familiar voice of the principal behind them. "Bilbo, Fíli and Kíli," called Gandalf. "You are late for class."

All three turned around to meet the principal's eyes. "Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

Before the twins could find some lame excuse that nobody would believe it Bilbo spoke. "It's my fault," he blurted out. Gandalf turned his attention to Bilbo and raised an eyebrow. "I wasn't feeling very well and they stayed with me. They didn't want to leave me alone when I was feeling sick," quickly lied Bilbo. Even he was a little surprised by his capability to invent a lie so fast.

"You were feeling sick," questioned Gandalf.

"Yes, you know that thing," Bilbo gestured to his stomach. "Morning sickness is really awful… Especially in the morning. That's why it's called the morning sickness." Bilbo was cursing in his head. What was he talking about? Everything that he said just sounded like the lamest excuse ever.

As strange as it sounded Gandalf obviously bought it. "Hmm, interesting," Gandalf said to himself. "You two can go to class." Fíli and Kíli let out a sigh. "You did well by helping poor Bilbo here when he was feeling sick. You can go now." Fíli and Kíli ran down the hall but not before Kíli mouthed 'sorry' to Bilbo.

"Bilbo," started Gandalf, "You and I will have a lovely chat in my office if you would please follow me." Bilbo swallowed before he followed the principal to his office. "Have a seat," offered Gandalf. He was quiet for a few seconds before speaking. "Don't think I bought your lie, Bilbo Baggins. It was a very good lie and it would have worked if someone else would try to sell it to me." There was a pause before Gandalf continued. "You don't know how to lie, which is a good thing, but you lied to me nonetheless."

Bilbo had a feeling he will be punished for his lying. Even though the principal liked him he knew that this type of behavior was not expected from him.

"I was recently informed of your condition and yesterday I got the call from Thráin Durin who explained to me that you will be living with them for the next few months. I will not ask you to explain to me the details of your living arrangements because I know it's not easy for you to talk about these things, but know that if you ever need anyone to talk to I'm always available to you."

Bilbo nodded.

"Now there is something else I would like to discuss with you. As you know Fíli and Kíli Durin are not the best students in this school. That doesn't mean that they are stupid, because they are not, but it means that they are extremely lazy. They are very bright and if they would focus their energy on something, like history for example, instead of causing mischief they would excel at it."

"I don't understand," said Bilbo.

"It's actually really simple. You are an excellent student and Mr. Elrond is extremely happy with you, but he is very unhappy with Fíli and Kíli. Your task is quite simple. Help them pass history this year without getting any negative grades and I will put it in your record. It would help you get to college."

Bilbo thought about it for a second. He knew that there was no chance that he would get a scholarship but it would still help if there was something nice in his record, besides his good grades. "I will try, but I can't promise you anything."

"Excellent," smiled Gandalf.

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After the talk Bilbo was allowed to return to class. Bofur was really happy to see him and he couldn't believe his eyes when Bilbo showed him his new phone.

"I cannot believe that Thorin would give you a phone like that," said Bofur when they were leaving the school.

"Me neither, but the boys did make a point. It would be kind of stupid from Thráin to put Thorin's number on speed dial."

"Bilbo!" called the twins and came running after him. They were out of breath when the caught him but Kíli was still able to speak. "Where are you going?"

"Home," answered Bilbo. "To your home," he quickly explained.

"You can come with us and we can give Bofur a ride home, Thorin has a car and he's waiting for us," offered Kíli.

"No, I don't think this is such a good idea. Thorin is waiting for you two, so you should go. I don't want to make him angry, once was quite enough, thank you very much."

"Oh, okay." Kíli sounded disappointed.

"How are you getting home?" asked Fíli.

"We are walking, it's not that far," answered Bofur.

"Can we go with you?"

"If you want," said Bilbo.

"Great, let me just text Thorin that he doesn't have to wait for us."

You can go. We are walking home. –F

Bilbo knew that Thorin won't be happy about this, but the boys wanted to go home with him and Bofur and he couldn't say no to them. After a few minutes they saw Thorin's car pass them by and the boys waved at the car. Bilbo knew that this will only make Thorin angrier and he feared what will happen when they will get home.

After school everyone left and Thorin was the last person standing by his car. He was angry. Of course he was angry. He waited almost half an hour for his brothers so that he could drive them home. But no… The spoiled brats decided that walking was more fun and decided to go with Bilbo. Now Thorin was left alone in the parking lot. He lost two of his companions and he wondered how many more he would lose in the next few months because of Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins just became his worst enemy.

Author's notes:

IMPORTANT POST - PLEASE READ

If you would please check out my tumblr (the name is b_blueberry) you'll find a note regarding this story. It was too long and I wanted everyone too see it, that's why I post it there.

I'm so sorry that it took me so long to update, but I have spent a few days writing something else and then yesterday when I started writing this I got a nice email for my school only to inform me that I start school three weeks earlier and it killed me. I was supposed to be on vacation for 12 weeks, now it will only be 9 -.-

I'll be writing this fiction for the next few days. I can't promise you anything but I hope I'll be able to give you few more chapters before I go back to the other fiction for a few days.

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