THIS FLIPPING CHAPTER DECIDED TO DELETE ITSELF :/ SO I HAD TO REWRITE THE ENTIRE THING! YESH IM ANNOYED WITH TECHNOLOGY!

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Chapter 16 -Mirkwood Borders

It wasn't until the next day when Daisy woke up Kili. She'd been admiring him as he slept, her gaze drifting to his lips every so often. She had accepted that she was crushing over her friend, but refused to admit anything. The dwarf was horrified when he found that he'd slept an entire day away.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME?!"

"Well you looked so peaceful...besides don't even try to deny the fact that you needed the sleep."

"But so did you, you're injured."

Daisy gestured to the small scab on her head.

"Hardly...I'm well on the mend thanks to you."

She patted his cheek and picked up her pack. The dwarf leaned back and groaned, he chuckled lightly when he heard Daisy humming to herself. Then his pack landed on his stomach.

"Come on lazybones! We got some ground to make up...the others will be leaving for Mirkwood soon."

Kili sat up.

"Right can we agree that if we've missed we don't go into that place?"

Daisy paused in what she was doing. To not go into the wood meant no spiders, no elves, no romance between him and Tauriel. Daisy jerked when she felt a large stab of jealously heat inside of her. Kili frowned, he didn't like seeing his friend look uneasy. He stood and went up to her. Her eyes seemed vacant. The dwarf reached out his hand to touch her cheek, his gaze drifting to her mouth, and then hesitated. His mind drifted back to their kiss and his heart lurched...he coughed awkwardly and the two looked up at each other and took a step back.

"So..uh yeah if we don't see them we don't go into Mirkwood."

"Uh..um sure sounds cool...good...right...I'll...uh...make us some breakfast."

The blonde bent down to her pack and began to search for stuff to eat. Kili opened his mouth, then closed it...he turned and went over to his own pack. He pretended to look for something, all the while he was casting glances back to the girl. It suddenly dawned on him that he was starting to fancy...no had been fancying for a while...well since he'd seen her again...Kili blinked and looked at Daisy. She was singing quietly.

"How do you like your eggs in the morning? I like mine with a kiss. Boiled or fried? I'm satisfied so long as I get my kiss..."

She looked up and the dark-haired prince quickly turned his head and felt his heart jump. Yes he was definitely falling for her. He muttered under his breath.

"Great and as if things couldn't get more awkward enough."

...

They'd only stayed with the skinchanger briefly. He'd been wary at first to help them, but after hearing of who was chasing them and the fact that he'd warmed to Anne and Bilbo, he agreed. Beorn had lent them his ponies, given them plenty of supplies to last them through the wood and given them advice on the elves that lived within the trees. Anne didn't mention of what may happen to them, considering Kili was gone, she wasn't sure how everything would unfold. Pain seared through her as she thought of her lost friends. Her pony tossed it's head and whinnied at her.

"Sorry...I'm just lost in thought."

The beast snorted and bobbed a little. Anne smoothed the skewbald fur and looked ahead. The company had left very early in the morning, so that they could avoid the orcs. She glanced over everyone's heads and looked at the back of the blonde that was Fili. Her heart fluttered a little and then sunk. She'd never found out what had happened between Daisy and Kili before...before they...Tears sprang into her eyes and she quickly caught them. Fili had turned his head and spotted her slowing down. He moved back until his pony walked beside hers. The dwarf stretched his hand across and took hers.

"You alright Anne?"

She sniffed and looked at him.

"Yeah..I'm...I'm okay."

He smiled gently.

"Hey you told me not to blame myself. Now can you do the same for me?"

Her heart skipped a little and she smiled weakly.

"Okay..."

"Good."

He then did something that surprised them both. Fili lifted Anne's hand and kissed the back of it gently. Anne stiffened a little as her heart froze. She liked the way his beard tickled her hand. Fili lowered her hand and then released it. Then he coughed nervously and sped closer to the front. Anne let out the breath she'd been holding and looked up. Bofur, who was just in front of her, smirked and wiggled his eyebrows. Anne blushed furiously and rolled her eyes as the hatted-dwarf chuckled. Then they all stopped suddenly and looked up. In front of them stood a gloomy, vast looking forest. The leaves near the sun were discoloured and miserable, the dark under the canopy looked grim and unhealthy. Anne jumped off her pony and walked towards the wood.

"I don't wanna go in there."

Fili stood next to her and hummed his agreement. Gandalf hopped off his horse. The wizard glanced back towards a cliff where he saw the skinchanger watching them.

"Set the ponies loose. Let them return to their master."

Anne followed after him as he walked the first few paces into the woods. Gandalf looked around and patted Anne's hair gently when he felt her grab the edge of his cloak when the bushes rustled. With his staff, he moved some leaves from the front of a statue. Anne was marvelling the work put into it, but jumped back when they both saw the flaming eye engraved upon it. Anne yelped when the image of Sauron's flaming form flickered in her head. Dwalin shouted and ran a few paces in.

"Ye alright?!"

"I'm fine...we're ok...just..uh something moved and scared us both!"

She heard Dwalin retreat from the trees and looked to Gandalf. The wizard's face was grim and he marched from the trees. The girl chased after him. Nori was busy loosing Gandalf's horse and the wizard bellowed.

"Not my horse I need it!"

"You're not leaving us?"

The dwarves started protesting when the hobbit voiced his worry. Gandalf sighed.

"I would not do this unless I had to."

Anne watched him talk to Bilbo. Her eyes drifted and she watched the hobbit put his hand in his pocket. She held her breath, knowing that he was holding the One Ring. Then he jumped and looked up at the wizard.

"My courage."

"Well then that's good. You'll need it...Don't stray off the path. If you do you'll never find it again."

Anne ran up to him.

"Gandalf, be careful where you're going!"

The wizard nodded and then galloped off.

"STAY ON THE PATH!"

His voice echoed and then he was gone. Rain started to pour down and Anne looked up at the clouds. A hand placed on her shoulder and she looked to Dwalin.

"We're going in now lass."

Anne nodded and walked with him towards the gloom. They looked down at the path, watching it intently. Anne huddled ever closer to Dwalin's back.

…

"Daisy what are you doing?"

Kili chuckled as he looked at his friend. She had her ear pressed against the ground and her eyes were screwed shut.

"I'm trying to see if I can hear any movement. Like what Aragorn does in Lord of the Rings."

"Who?"

Daisy shook her head.

"Doesn't matter Kee. Actually forget I said that you've got 60 years before you need to remember that."

"Okay I'm really confused now."

Daisy laughed and jumped off the ground. Picking up her pack she looked at the rocky plains around them. The pair had been walking for a day and a bit and yet there was still no sign of the skinchanger's house, nor any sign of the company. Kili walked up to his friend, he felt that little more at ease the closer he was to her.

"So hear anything?"

Daisy beamed.

"Actually yeah...it's was weird like this annoying voice nagging. It went "Daisy daisy daisy what are you doing? Who's Aragorn? I'm so confused! Bla bla bla!" I wonder what it could be!"

Kili chuckled and pushed her playfully.

"Oi!"

She pushed him back and then ran down the hill they were standing on. Kili ran after her and they skidded to a halt at the bottom. Daisy looked around wildly.

"Wait...this looks familiar!"

Kili leaned on his knees and puffed.

"Daisy seriously no more jokes I be somewhere in cover before the sun sets."

Daisy sent him a small glare.

"I'm being serious!"

She looked around a bit and cried out triumphantly when she spotted something. She ran over to it, then back to her friend. She grabbed his hand and dragged him over to her discovery. Pushing him to his knees, she forced him to look at the heavy boot prints embedded in the ground.

"LOOK! DWARF PRINTS!"

Kili chuckled and clamped a hand over her mouth.

"Yes yes I can see them! Well done!"

The blonde girl blushed and sat back on Kili's back. The dwarf smiled and tried not to linger on the fact that he liked having Daisy exactly where she was. The girl jumped up and looked ahead.

"Kili I can see smoke!"

"What?"

The dwarf shot up and followed her gaze. Through the branches of the small wood they were in, faint smoke rose up. Kili beamed and grabbed Daisy's shoulders. She giggled when he lifted her up and spun her round.

"You're fantastic! I could kiss you!"

The two friends froze. Kili nearly dropped her when he edged away. Daisy tucked her braids behind her ear and looked around nervously. It was a while later before either moved or spoke.

"So uh yeah...the house."

Kili coughed.

"Um yeah let's go."

The pair walked in silence and Kili begun mentally hitting himself.

"No no no no no no! You can't fall for her, or like her in THAT way...stop staring...but she's gorgeous. NO! Friend you've known her since she was little. It would be weird for her...being kissed by the guy who used to babysit her and has seen her in the bath...wonder what she'd look like now?...I am so doomed..."

Daisy squealed excitedly when she saw a distant house.

"LOOK!"

Kili was still mentally arguing with himself so he wasn't paying attention. Daisy pouted and threw a rock at him.

"OW!"

"Look Kee! It's a house! Beorn's house! We made it!"

"Oh yay!"

She sighed.

"Act more happier will you!"

Kili chuckled and shook himself.

"YAY!"

Daisy smiled. Then she grabbed his hand and dragged him down to the skinchanger's house.

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