Chapter Fifteen
After taking the Arkenstone to Bard, Gandalf turned to DJ. "Are you sure you will be able to face Thorin, DJ? Because tomorrow Bard and Thranduil well set out to the Mountain to meet with Thorin." said Gandalf. "Gandalf, I have to face the music eventually. It's the only thing I can do." said DJ. "Its very brave of you, Lady DJ. You know the repercussions from this. But embrace yourself for what happens tomorrow. And if you need a place to come to, we will welcome you with open arms." said Thranduil. "Lord Thranduil, where's Ariella?" asked DJ.
Thranduil smiled. "Over here!" called out Ariella. "Can we talk?" asked DJ. "Sure." said Ariella. "I received your letter. On behalf of myself and the company, we forgive you. Fili's been asking about you." said DJ grinning. "Fili?! I thought he only liked me as a friend?" said Ariella. "Well, he's been thinking of you quite a lot lately, since Kili's been thinking of Tauriel. Apparently, Fili wants to copy Kili!" laughed DJ. Ariella chuckled. 'I never knew Kili had the hots for Tauriel." said Ariella. Thranduil rolled his eyes listening to the women's conversation.
"Ahem!" coughed Ariella, as she noticed her father looking at them.
"This is girl talk! No guys allowed!" said Ariella. Thranduil smiled and chuckled, and he went to continue talking with Bard and Gandalf. "Well, I must be heading back before Thorin worries. I know how overprotective he is." said DJ. "We all know that too well!" said Ariella grinning. The two girls hugged, and DJ returned to the Mountain. By the time DJ reached the Mountain, Dis came running to DJ. "DJ, its best not to go near Thorin or any of the dwarves right now. They are not themselves at all!" said Dis, tears sliding down her cheek. DJ noticed behind Dis, Fili, Kili, and Ori set up a small camp outside the Mountain.
"Come, sit with us dear." said Dis. "What's happening?!" exclaimed DJ, startled by the scene of Dis, Fili, Kili and Ori sitting outside the Mountain. "Thorin banished us." said Kili sadly. "WHAT?!" cried out DJ. "We lost him, DJ. And the others too, they are under the sickness as well." said Ori sadly, wiping a tear from his eye. "No, no! This is all wrong!" cried out DJ. DJ confessed to DJ, Fili, Kili and Ori of her and Bilbo's plan. "Deej, you done the right thing of taking the Arkenstone to Bard. It is the only way to snap all of them out of this." said Dis.
Fili, Kili and Ori all agreed. "But that's not what I'm worried about, Dis. Its how am I going to face Thorin tomorrow morning, when everything is out in the open." said DJ.
"DJ, you're going to let me deal with Thorin, and the others as well. I will not have my own family turn his own relatives and his loved one away from our home." said Dis. "This is too depressing. Go on and tell me what happened while I'm gone." said DJ. Dis nodded. "I told Thorin he isn't himself, and they all need to realize there is an army of orcs approaching, and Middle Earth needs all the races to team together to face the enemy, and there after, Thorin and I argued a lot. Even Fili, Kili and Ori spoke up, which just angered my brother more, and-well he banished us." said Dis sadly.
"Oh, Dis! This is horrible!" said Dis sadly. "Which means, you may not be able to go in there." said Fili. DJ had thought of trying to talk and get through to Thorin herself, but Dis highly advised DJ not to. "DJ, I'm just worried about your mental state, If you do face Thorin." said DJ. "DJ, I will be facing him tomorrow morning when finds out how the Arkenstone reached Bard. I might as well talk to him tonight." said DJ. "DJ, please, stay out here with us." said Ori. DJ sighed. "Okay." said DJ softly. DJ remained with Dis, her sons, and Ori for the remainder of the night. DJ tried to sleep, but couldn't.
All she could think about was what was to come tomorrow morning.
The next morning, Dis found DJ still awake. "DJ, you haven't slept?!" gasped Dis. "No. I just couldn't sleep." said DJ. "I wouldn't blame her. She's worried what's going to happen." said Ori. "Come, we'll go and see this." said Dis. DJ followed the others to the Front Gate. Dis, Fili, Kili and Ori remained out of sight so Thorin and the other dwarves wouldn't notice them. "DJ, where have you been?" asked Thorin, as they waited for Bard and Thranduil's arrival.
"I was talking to your sister last night. Thorin, don't get angry with me, but you have broken your sister's heart." said DJ. Thorin glared at DJ. "She turned on me, DJ! As well as my own nephews and Ori! They defied me!" barked Thorin. "NO! They didn't turn you! YOU turned on them!" screamed DJ angrily. The dwarves watched Thorin and DJ's feud. "Are you taking their side now, DJ?" snapped Thorin hotly. "Listen to you! You're not the same dwarf we know and love and look up to! You turned into a monster!" shouted DJ, tears sliding down her face.
"You're a traitorous little witch, I wished I never laid eyes on you! Go! You are banished with the others! Join them, and never return!" screamed Thorin. DJ screamed, and she bolted from Thorin, now running past Dis, Fili, Kili, and Ori. "DJ!" called out Fili. "DJ, come back!" cried out Ori. But DJ made her way down the mountain. Dis couldn't take it anymore.
She decided to face her brother once and for all. "I cannot believe you are doing this to your own flesh and blood Thorin! Its like I don't know you anymore! All of you!" screamed Dis, tears streaming down her face. Dwalin and Balin, were the first too to break from the spell they were under. Balin came forth to her. "Dis-!" said Balin softly, his own tears shedding. "It is I feared!" wept Dis. "Where's DJ?" asked Dwalin. Dis glared at Dwalin. "She's gone! Her heart is broken, she has left. Thorin has banned her." said Dis, shooting an angry glare at Thorin.
"Bring her back to us at once. Fili, go search for DJ." said Thorin. "Oh? Now you want her back? It's a little too late for that now, Thorin! She's gone." said Dis hotly. Suddenly, Bard and Thranduil approached the company, and everything went downhill from there. Bilbo bowed his head. Everything fell apart all at once, with Thorin already banning DJ, and without her there, things were getting worse and fast. Fili and Kili looked at each other. "We must go find DJ." said Fili. And they left the mountain, without being noticed by Thorin and the others.
DJ had made her way to Lake Town, entering a pub. She decided to drown herself in alcohol. And right now, she didn't care.
"Miss, if you keep that up, your liver will explode." stated the bartender gently. "I don't care. I have no reason to live." said DJ coldly. The bartender only shook his head sadly and went back to his work. Fili and Kili entered the bar They didn't realize that Tauriel and Ariella, followed behind. "Hey! What are you two doing going to a pub at a time like this?" asked Tauriel. "Finding DJ. She's not doing to well. Uncle Thorin isn't well either." said Kili, sadly. Ariella sighed. "Its just as I feared, he fell under the sickness." said Ariella sadly.
"He banished all of us, and our mother, and he banished DJ last. I have a feeling Bilbo will be next." said Fili sadly. "But you're related to him! How could he banish his own kin?!" asked Tauriel. "He's gone, Tauriel." said Ariella. "We need to find DJ and quick." said Fili. "She's the only way to get him out of it." said Kili. Suddenly, they found DJ sitting, guzzling down her mead, one by one. "DJ?! What are you doing? You'll get yourself sick doing that!" cried out Fili "I don't care." said DJ.
"DJ, stop this right now!" said Ariella, taking the mug from DJ. "Hey! You give that back! I wasn't-!" shouted DJ, and she collapsed to the floor. "DJ!" cried out Ariella, kneeling beside her friend. Tauriel knelt down next to DJ, examining her. "Alcohol poison." said Tauriel, sadly. "What are we going to do?" asked Ariella. "We're taking her back to the Mountain, regardless what Thorin or the other dwarves say." said Kili. Kili picked up DJ, and they made their way back to the Mountain. They entered the Mountain, and they saw already Dain and his dwarves arrived. Already they were involved in a meeting, Gandalf was there, as well as Bard and Thranduil. The meeting was already ended by the time Tauriel, Ariella, Fili and Kili arrived, with Kili carrying an unconscious DJ. It was Dis, who noticed their arrival. "DJ?!" cried out Dis. Gandalf even came forward. "What happened to DJ?" asked Gandalf.
Thorin shortly followed, although he didn't want to see DJ. Kili explained what he had witnessed in the pub. "We assumed she was trying to take her own life through alcohol." said Fili sadly. "We must find Oin, see if there is way to clean out the toxins from her." said Ariella. Gandalf nodded and he went to send for Oin. Thorin stood frozen, as he looked upon DJ's unconscious body. And the thoughts of her returned to him. His sister is right, he had turned away someone he loved deeply, and his heart ached. Suddenly, tears streaming down his face, as he looked upon DJ. What have I done? Thorin thought.
"Reality has come and bit you in the ass, hasn't it, lad?" asked a voice behind Thorin.
Thorin turned and saw his cousin Dain approaching him. "Dis told me everything, and I have to say, I am really disappointed in you, Thorin. I've warned you of this years ago, and you never listened to me." said Dain. "Dain, I am in no mood for lectures right now." said Thorin sadly. "Tell me this, cousin. Do you love her?" asked Dain. Thorin turned and looked at Dain. "How do you know of me and DJ?" asked Thorin. "Dis told me you proposed to her, before you fell under the sickness. And by the way congratulations." smiled Dain.
"Of course I love her, Dain! Why does everyone keep asking me that?" snapped Thorin hotly. "Because you are not even showing that you care for DJ, Thorin, unless its your sickness that is keeping you from her. You need to fight it, Thorin. You are much stronger than this." said Dain. Suddenly, Thranduil approached them. "They have sent me to heal DJ. She is doing fine." said the Elf King. "Who sent YOU to heal her?" asked Thorin, hotly. "Your sister." smiled Thranduil. "Of course." said Thorin. "Wait, Lord Thranduil!" called out Thorin. Thranduil turned. "How is she?" asked Thorin.
"She is awake. But right now, she needs her rest." said the Elf King. Thorin nodded.