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It was a long and hurtful ride in those barrels and Bilbo knew he would catch a cold from that wet ride.
After the barrels had been taken to the shore in front of a city gate, and Bilbo made sure that no one was around he began to open the barrels and dwarf after dwarf crawled out of it.
„That was nasty!",Kili grumbled.
„Are you alright?", Fili asked Lindsey.
„Yes, though I think I can't smell or eat apples anymore...where's Kate?"
Balin gestured to Thorin who was sitting on the ground, holding Kate tight to his chest.
Lindsey ran up to him.
„What's wrong with her?"
„She's very tired...she needs food. Real food. And a lot of water. Maybe a healer. I don't know."
Kate slowly turned around and they all could see she was sick.
Lindsey knelt down.
„Kate, what's wrong? How do you feel?"
„I need...a bed", she simply replied before snuggling up to Thorin again.
He looked up at his men.
Bilbo was the first to speak. „Where do we go next?"
„To the city, of course", Thorin said and got up with Kate on his arms.
So the Company made their way up to the main city gate. Two guards stopped them.
„Who are you and what do you want?"
Thorin stepped to the front.
„Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror, King under the Mountain. We come to reclaim our homeland!"
The guards exchanged a look.
„What's with her?", one of them gestured at Kate.
„She's...she needs healing. She's sick."
The guards nodded. „Follow us"
The Company followed them into the city where a festival was held up. As they reached the festival ground a loud voice spoke up from the head of one of the tables.
„Who is that?", the Master of the city called.
„Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror, King under the Mountain. We come to reclaim our homeland!"
The whole crowd fell silent and all watched Thorin and his Company.
Suddenly an elf soldier jumped up from his chair. „These are captives of our King Thranduil! They escaped!"
The Master turned to look at Thorin again. „Is that true?"
„It is true that we were locked up for no reason and we escaped, yes. But now I am talking to the Master of this city and not the elfs. We need your help. My wife is sick and we all are exhausted and tired and feeling bad."
After several moments the Master got up from his chair and walked up to the Company.
„Come, follow me. I will provide a house to you. Bring her up to the bed and I will send a healer to take a look at her.", he said and Thorin bowed his head.
They followed the Master to a big house with a comfy living room, a small kitchen, a bath and upstairs were enough bedrooms for them to use in pairs.
While the healer took a look on Kate the rest of the Company went down into the dining room where they found a huge table with lots of food and drinks already prepared for them.
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After a two days rest Kate was recovered again. She had eaten a lot and catched much sleep.
She woke up early in the morning but Thorin was not with her. She frowned and sat up. She was hungry, she could eat a whole elephant and so she got up, dressed herself in a white tunic and black pants and went downstairs. The dining room was empty so she prepared herself a plate with lots of food and she took a bucket of milk and a bucket of water and went to the living room. There she sat down on the sofa and started to eat. It was a warm day and she enjoyed to be in a house again with comfy beds, warm rooms and lots of food.
Now she just needed someone to talk. It was by then that Lindsey entered the room. She must have been outside.
„Good morning, sis. How do you feel today?", the young one asked with a smile and dropped down next to Kate.
„Wonderful...It's so calm in here. Where's the rest of us?"
Lindsey chuckled.
„With rest do you mean Thorin?"
„Well...yes, but I miss all of them"
Lindsey smiled and watched her sister. „They are outside. Thorin and Balin are with the Master of this city and the rest is at the smithery because they need new weapons and Kili and Fili are down at the rivershore."
„And why are you not with them?", Kate asked after taking a sip from the milk.
„I wanted to talk with you...about something", the young one said slightly blushing.
Now Kate stopped her breakfast and looked at Lindsey, curiously.
„About?"
„Fili..and me"
A knowing smile curled Kates lips but she kept silent, waiting for her sister to go on.
Lindsey sighed.
„I think I'm in love with him..."
„That's not new to me. Did you tell him, yet?"
„No...not really. I said I like him very much."
„Oh...and he? What did he say?"
„That he likes me,too. But, you know...those braidings..."
„They mean more than just 'I like you'...I know that. So you both showed your love for each other with those braidings."
Lindsey nodded slowly before she whispered:"I'd like to...show him. How much I love him..."
Kate was slightly confused but one look into her sisters eyes and she knew what she was talking about.
„I guess you plan to show it while we're in this city? This house?"
„Hmm...yes. I'm just nervous you know...he'd be the first one"
Kate pulled her sister closer. „If you ask me, I'd say you'll his first one as well. That makes it...well, not easier at all, but you're both unaffected. No one has high expectations. It's just you and him. You can try what you like. What you don't like. And I'm certain he's gentle."
Lindsey smiled at her sister and embraced her.
„I'm so happy to have you as my sister!"
The girls sat like this for a while, enjoying their tight bonding.
They did not notice Thorin and Balin entering the house. While Balin walked into the kitchen, Thorin watched the two girls for a moment and walked up to his bedroom to take a rest.
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Kate decided to go up to the bedroom after Lindsey was gone to the boys again.
She entered the room and saw Thorin sitting on a chair looking out the window. She sneaked close to him and as she reached him she put her hands on his shoulders and started massaging his tight muscles.
He stiffened, then relaxed a little,exposing his neck to her so she could rub the stiffness away. He tilted is head to the left, but instead of rubbing his neck her hands moved down his chest and slipped under his tunic. She leaned towards him and whispered,"hello handsome" into his ear, and she could feel his body shivering slightly as her warm breath touched his sensitive skin. She started nibbling his ear while her hands continued to rub his chest under his tunic until she finally pulled it off.
He said nothing, his eyes just closed. Kate started kissing his neck, down the right side, let her tongue linger on his hot skin. He turned his head slightly towards her, breathing in her scent. He leaned towards her to meet her lips with his but she shifted out of his reach. She circled him slowly, locked her eyes with his and leaned in slowly, intently, with a small smile curling her lips. Her eyes closed at the last second and covered his lips with hers. Her tongue started playing over his lips, biting his lower lips softly and her heart bumped harder as she felt his breathing got heavier.
He tried to pull her close to him but she resisted. She broke the kiss, locked her eyes with his again, trailed the fingers of her right hand down his chest, down his belly, and hooked her finger in the band of his pants.
She got down on her knees, still holding his gaze and ran her hands slowly back up to his shoulders, trailing up the sides of his body and back over his chest, then slowly tracing back. He closed his eyes and his head dropped back, resting on the back of the chair.
„Oh Kate...", he breathed which caused a smile from her again.
Once her hands had found their way down past his belly she started to open his pants. She slowly pulled the trouser a bit down and his breath catched in his throat. He was hard already. She wrapped her hand around him, squeezing gently.
His eyes were still closed, his breath heavy, his hands gripping the armrest of the chair. She starts a gentle stroke until she added her tongue and mouth in a wonderful rhythm causing him to entwine his fingers in her hair.
She could feel that he started to lose control, he was close to the edge but she still had plans for him. She slowed down, he protested quietly but she stopped.
She rose up and pulled her tunic over her head and her trouser dropped down as well. She wrapped her hands around his wrists,then slided up the length of his body, skin to skin.
He opened his eyes and met her gaze. Her lips touched his jaw, wandered to his mouth and their lips locked as she straddled him. But she teased him just a little bit by moving her heat against his hardness. „Oh Mahal..Kate...please...", he begged under his heavy breath.
Finally he couldn't take it anymore. She felt him thrusting deep inside her. She could hear a guttural sound, deep in his throat and she moaned loud as he filled her. They were fused together and she started moving her hips, taking him deeper and deeper until she could even hardly breath anymore.
Suddenly he stood up, she wrapped her legs around him and he carried her over to the bed. He steadied the rhythm, both groaning in pleasure. Her chest is heaving, gasping for air. She closed her eyes, bitting her bottom lip while breathing his name over and over again.
He pulled out of her, making her beg for more but he started to ravage her with his lips. She called his name out loud, breathing it into him. She wanted him to touch her everywhere. He rose back up, his hands running over her breasts, down her sides, over her belly and down along the insides of her thighs. She shuddered, making him smile down at her.
Suddenly he slid his right arm under her and flipped her over on to her stomach. Then he leaned in and kissed her left shoulder, trailed kisses up her neck and into her hair.
„You're so...amazing...my love...", he breathed into her ear while slowly entering her again. She cried out his name in absolute pleasure while he thrusted into her, gently, in a slow rhythm. The pleasure was intense, almost too much. He was moaning, but it sounded more like a growl. Both near insanity. He flipped her over again to be able to look at her.
Looking into his blue eyes while still feeling him inside her was too much and the wave hit her hard as she came. He did not stop thrusting, for he was close to the edge as well. Kate reached down and gently pushed him into her, making him nearly crying out of pleasure. He thrusted into her one last time, then stayed tight against her. She could feel him releasing into her as he came. She could feel his heart beating against hers, as if they were starting a heart-dance. He buried his face into her neck, she felt his hot breath. Both trying to catch their breath.
Finally, after what seemed like long minutes he pulled out of her. She started to move around, both laying on their sides, hands trailing down their bodies. They looked into each others eyes, still trying to breath.
As they catched breath again he whispered:"I promised you there will be brighter days..."
„And I hope this was just the first act"
They chuckled and kissed passionately until they snuggled up close and both fell asleep.
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Phew^^