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Chapter 17- Illusions and Reality

Beorn had been surprised when days after getting rid of the company, two more dwarves turned up on his doorstep. Never the less he welcomed them into his home. They spent a night there. Beorn smiled at them when they jumped apart after waking up tangled in each other's arms...again. He chuckled.

"You are a nice couple."

Daisy went bright red and Kili coughed nervously.

"Oh no we're not...I'm not..."

"Uh we're just friends...we're not together...I mean we're together but not TOGETHER."

The two avoided eye contact as they sat at the table. Bees buzzed over head and Beorn chuckled.

"My mistake...anyway back to the matter at hand. Your friends?"

Kili nodded and Daisy looked up.

"Yes have you seen them?"

The skinchanger nodded.

"Not three days ago I saw them enter the Mirkwood."

"Mirkwood?"

Daisy sighed.

"Great now we'll never catch up to them until they get out of there."

Kili looked at her, he smiled a little at her dishevelled braids and loose hair.

"Can't we just go in after them?"

Both the girl and Beorn looked at him.

"I would not advise it in any way."

Daisy put a hand on Kili's arm.

"If we went in there I don't think we'd ever come out. Beorn are you saying that we should circle the wood?"

The large man looked down at the pair. He smirked when he saw that the dwarf's hand was itching to take the girls.

"If you want to find your friends then yes I am telling you to go round the great wood. You may run into orcs though. Also there are a few small villages on the past round the east of the wood. As far I know it is the quickest round towards the River Running."

Daisy nodded and Kili hummed.

"Alright when do you wanna leave Flower?"

"As soon as we can."

Beorn placed the jug he'd been holding on the table.

"I can give you supplies. As for my ponies I am not letting them any closer to that foul place. It is not the Great Greenwood of old."

Kili huffed a little. Daisy looked sharply at him, then she turned to the man.

"That's alright. So long as we can get to the nearest town then I'm sure we'll be able to manage on foot."

…

Anne had lost track of how long they'd been under the cover of the trees. Her chest felt heavy and her brain tired. All she could think was follow the path, stay on the path, never leave the path. The path, the path. Anne shook her head and looked around. A voice from one of the dwarves echoed.

"Air I need air!"

Anne kicked a stone along the path. It appeared to whizz by her head and she looked after it and frowned.

"My head, it's spinning!"

Anne looked around and there was no one near her.

"What's happening?"

Then she walked into an invisible figure. Voices were around her and she jumped when she saw people. Fili looked down at her and stroked her cheek. His smile looked drunk and his eyes were glazed. Anne grinned back up at him and put a finger on his lips.

"Shhhhh and don't tell anyone. But I've always fancied yooooooou."

The dwarf chuckled.

"I knooooow. I think I lurrrrrrrrrrrrrrvvvvv you."

The pair giggled and then they snapped out of it when they heard Nori cry out. Anne looked at Fili. The prince looked absolutely mortified by what he'd said and Anne felt her heart sink. She moved away from the dwarf, not noticing the lingering gaze he was giving her. They all looked to the thief when Thorin marched up to him.

"Nori why have we stopped?"

"The path it's gone!"

Anne gawked and pushed forward. True enough there was no path in front of them. Ori yelled.

"What's going on?"

Anne turned to him.

"We've lost the path!"

"Find it all of you! LOOK!"

Anne felt her head start to spin and each voice echoed in her head. A person, she thought was Balin, spoke.

"I don't remember this place...none of it's familiar."

"It must be here somewhere."

"We have to find the path!"

Thorin looked around.

"What is the hour? Who knows what day it is?"

Anne walked behind Bilbo. The hobbit turned his head and gave her a stunned look. Anne smiled when she saw Daisy walking in front of her. She waved at her friend and then turned to the dwarf behind her. It was Kili. She smiled and waved. The brunette dwarf gave her a confused look.

"We keep travelling east."

"Which way IS east?!"

Anne cried out.

"How are we meant to know what is happening? We've lost the sun!"

Bilbo who was sat, flicked what looked like a spider web. The echo was loud and bounced off trees. Anne watched as her vision quaked. The sound lingered in her brain and the dwarves arguing was lost as she looked around. A yell brought her to her senses.

"We're being watched."

The dwarves silenced and huddled together. The trees creaked and rustled. Anne drew her blade nervously. The little light they had vanished and they cried out. Then whooshes and clicking came from all around. There was the occasional clashing of metal against something, shrieks of horror and dwarf battle cries. All warmth left Anne as she felt around for the company. No one was there. Suddenly Anne felt a hand slip into hers, she jumped, but the person squeezed her palm gently.

"Who's that?"

"It's Fili."

She felt herself warm and she edged closer to him. The dwarf heaved a sigh of relief as he pulled the girl into his arms. Anne hid her face in his chest and her heart skipped when she heard his own beating rapidly.

"We're gonna be okay right?

Fili looked down at her. She couldn't see his worried face in the dark. The dwarf kissed the top of her head. He opened his mouth to speak when he felt her being torn from him.

"FILI!"

"ANNE!"

He drew his blades and spun round.

"ANNE?! ANNE CAN YOU HEAR ME?"

It was silent

"No no no no no...not her anyone but her!"

He choked on a sob...then he felt a stab in his gut and everything went black.