Thank you all sooooooo much for all those wonderful and sweet reviews!
This will be just a little filling chapter until we go on to Mirkwood :)
Oh and btw I forgot to write it in the previous chapter. While writing the Thorin&Kate scene in the end I was listening to this song. It's just so romantic though it's 'only' instrumental. It fits also in here so... enjoy
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„So? Could you hear anything?" Lindsey shoved Kili who was hiding behind the entrance to the veranda.
„Yes...not much but..." Kili turned around and walked back to the Company with a broad smile on his face.
„But? Come on, tell us" Gloin grumbled.
Kili dropped down next to Fili. "Something about falling, I couldn't quite hear it. But most importantly, she said that she loves him"
Balin cheered quietly.
„And what did he say?" Lindsey asked curiously though she already knew the answer.
Kili chuckled. „He said 'Oh Kate, I can't tell you how much I love you..."
Lindsey squeeled and swung her arms around Fili.
The group fell silent, hiding their smirks as the couple entered the hall again for it was getting dark outside now and Gandalf had warned them not to go outside when it's night.
Thorin could see the glance Balin gave him and they smiled at each other before Kate and he dropped down near the fire.
The hall was lit up by the warm flames and the group just enjoyed the silence. Some of them smoke their pipes, while the rest was cleaning their weapons. Lindsey, Fili and Kili sat together in a corner of the room chatting.
Kate leaned her back against Thorins chest while he wrapped his arms around her and placed a soft kiss on her hair.
„Have you ever been in love before?", she suddenly whispered so no one else could hear them.
„No...I guess that's why it took me so long to understand..."
„Why now? I mean...what made you confess?"
He shifted slighty and sighed.
„I thought about Erebor...what could happen when we reclaimed and rebuild it"
Kate sat up and turned around now, looking into his eyes.
„And what..."
„Let's not talk about it now...", he whispered and pulled her closer again.
She fell silent and just enjoyed the warmth of his body.
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„I'm so tired but somehow I cannot sleep...", Kili said yawning and sitting with his back against the wall.
„Maybe Lindsey could sing us a song", Fili replied.
„Oh no, I already told you I cannot sing as well as Kate..."
„Come on, you have a lovely voice as well, sis", Kate said from the other side of the room while Thorin was playing with her hair.
Lindsey never really liked to sing so she thought about an easy song.
„Oh, I know a good lullaby...", she suddenly said with a smile and cleared her throat.
May all your dreams bloom
like daisies in the sun
May you always have stars in your eyes
may you not stop running on
until your race is won
May you always have blue skies.
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A dream is something all your own
to keep within your heart
to build on when you're glad
or when your world's been torn apart.
A dream is something all your own
that no one else can steal
a dream is something you can make come real.
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Now you can share a laugh
with any stranger on the street.
And you can share your money
with a beggar on the street.
But you can only share your dream
when love has set it free.
So please, won't you share yours with me?
/
She stopped as she was aware of Kili already laying on the floor, breathing softly. Fili chuckled quietly and pulled Lindsey into his arms.
„That was wonderful", he whispered and placed a kiss on her neck.
Her eyes found Kates and the sisters shared a happy smile.
Soon after that Thorin and Kate laid down on the floor as well. He embraced her from behind and pulled her close to him. He placed a soft kiss on her nape causing her to shiver slightly.
The whole Company was asleep for they had no worries in here.
He brought his mouth close to her ear and whispered:"Menu gamut khed. Men lananubukhs. Lomil ghelekh"
Then he started nibbling her neck and a wave of adrenaline rushed through her stomach.
„What does that mean?", she whispered.
He stopped kissing her neck and whispered:"You are wonderful. I love you. Good night"
She slowly turned around still embraced by him. They got lost in each others eyes like every so often and she kissed him deeply.
„You're wonderful as well, Thorin..."
A smile curled his lips and with one last kiss they snuggled up and drifted off to sleep.
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Like I said just a filling chapter :)
Next one will be longer again cause we're off to Mirkwood!