Hello again! I am less annoyed with my computer after smacking it a couple of times :D I think it got the message! Anyway I hope everybody enjoyed the last couple of chapters! I thought it'd be nice of Beorn to point out how cute Daisy and Kili look together :) Also it won't be long now till Anne and Fili ger serious about each others feelings! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I am soooooooooo looking forward to writing the next few chapters! Right let us carry on then, shall we?

DISCLAIMER-PETER JACKSON AND J.R.R TOLKIEN WOULD HATE ME IF I SAID I OWNED ANY OF THERE STUFF SO I'M JUST SAYING I DON'T APART FROM MY OC'S AND THIS STORYLINE!

Chapter 18 – It would be My Pleasure

Anne felt extremely woozy when she opened her eyes. She froze when she realised that she couldn't move. White stickiness was all around her and a sharp hissing echoed in her ears. Through her white imprisonment she saw large, dark figures climbing all around. She figured out that she was hanging upside down when one climbed right over her feet. The blood was swimming round her head and she felt nauseous. Her body stiffened when a dark shape encased it's legs around her and clicked and hissed. She wriggled and kicked out at it. It hissed sharply and soon the other shapes were around here. They screeched and hissed, Anne felt her heart race. Then a clatter came from below and the shapes ran off. Anne whispered to herself.

"What was that?"

A large black figure crawled past her and hissed. Then she heard the sound of clashing metal and the thing hissed loudly, a crash came and something hit the floor below. She heard a muffled voice.

"Sting. That's a good name. Sting."

Then the tension was relieved from her feet and she felt the air brush past her as she fell. She landed on something soft before rolling onto the mossy ground. She wriggled violently, trying to break the sticky prison. Hands burst through the webbing and ripped it from her.

"DWALIN!"

The dwarf gasped and she launched herself at him in a tight hug. He held her tightly and nuzzled his nose in her hair.

"Ye alright lass?"

"Mhm...what are those things?"

"Spiders...huge spiders...oh I'm just so glad yer safe."

He kissed her head and hugged her in a bone-crushing embrace. Then Anne spotted the one person she'd been desperate to see safe.

"FILI!"

She wriggled out of Dwalin's hold and ran into the prince's arms. Tears filled her eyes as she felt him hide his face in her neck. She felt safe in his hold, a warmth filled her heart...it was soon extinguished as the memory of his face when they were in the forest flooded back into her head. Anne left Fili's arms and looked down. Fili looked at her confused.

"'M glad you're..uh...you're ok."

"Anne..."

She didn't wait to hear him and walked back over to Dwalin and Thorin. She cried out when she saw Bilbo fall from the tree.

"BILBO?!"

The hobbit yelled as he and a large, hideous, hairy spider fell and were lost from sight. Anne stared, but then felt Dwalin tugging on her arm. Thorin yelled.

"RUN!"

She slipped her hand into Dwalin's and everyone ran through the dark. Anne saw the rushing forms of the spiders chasing after them. They hissed and spat at the dwarves. Anne whipped out her sword and slashed at them, everyone else was doing the same. A spider tackled her as she ran and she heard Dwalin yell something in Khuzd Dhul as the beast drooled murderously above her. She sliced at it's legs and would've laughed, if they hadn't been so close to dying, when Dwalin started punching the beast in the eyes. Thorin sliced off one of the legs and grabbed her arm. He dragged her out from under it, just in time to see everyone else pull all the legs off another than was on top of Bombur. Anne saw Fili being chased by a spider. Her heart momentarily froze and she threw her sword at it. It cried out as she pierced it's middle and Fili sent a her a thankful look. There was something else in his eyes, but she had no time to dwell on it.

"ANNE!"

She turned to see another spider charging for her, but an arrow stopped it in it's tracks. She looked up and gasped when she saw Legolas swinging down the webbing of a spider before killing it as it touched the ground. He slid down it's body and sliced the underbelly of another before drawing his bow and pointing an arrow at Thorin.

"Do not think I won't kill you dwarf! It would be my pleasure."

More elves appeared around the dead bodies of the spiders, their bows drawn. Anne felt a point in her back and looked up to see an elf glaring down at her. He shoved her into the group and she stumbled into Dwalin's arms. The dwarf barked something rude at him as he spoke to Legolas in elvish. The elf prince walked up to her and studied her.

"A woman? Amongst dwarves?...Tauriel!"

Anne looked over to where the she-elf had slaughtered a spider, the spider that was meant to attack Kili had he not fallen, and was cleaning her dagger. Anne frowned at the thought of Kili, but was thankful that he wasn't here to fall for Tauriel and that Daisy wasn't here to strangle him for liking an elf. Tauriel looked up to Legolas and he nodded to Anne. She too nodded and walked up to the girl.

"Search them!"

Anne froze as Tauriel ran her hands gently over her. She already had retrieved Anne's sword from one of the spiders and proceeded to take her dagger from her boot. Legolas was looking at Gloin's pictures.

"Who is this? Your brother?"

"That is my wife!"

"And what of this horrid creature? Goblin mutant."

"That's ma wee lad Gimli!"

Tauriel took Anne's arm and pulled her away from the group. Anne was too scared to speak and looked back as she heard the rest yelling. Legolas shouted loudly in elvish and they all piped down. Anne's eyes met Fili's and she smiled a little. His eyes hardened when he looked up at Tauriel. Legolas glared down at Thorin after taking Orcrist from him. Then they were all pushed by the group of elves. Anne was kept at the back with Tauriel and Legolas. It was awkward as neither of them spoke...Anne faintly heard Bofur whisper to Thorin.

"Where's Bilbo?"

They walked for a long time. The elves neither looked at them or spoke. It was really unnerving. Anne gasped when she saw the gates of the Woodland Realm. Tauriel glanced down at the girl and smirked at her amazement. The group was hurried through the barrier and Anne managed to get once last glance to the outside and then the doors were closed.

…

Daisy stopped and looked up at the dark forest. She felt Kili stop next to her and the pair stared at the vast amount of gloomy woodland.

"We could just go in after them."

Daisy looked sharply at the dwarf.

"It took us a day and a half to walk here. They'll not be in there."

"How do you know?"

"I just know Kili. It's in the stories from my world."

"Daisy you said that this..."

He gestured to himself and to her.

"Wasn't meant to happen. So maybe something has changed and they'll be okay."

"Kili honestly us falling is the only change I've seen. Please, what happens in that god forsaken place won't have changed. They'll still lose the path, get caught by spiders and then caught by elves..."

She covered her mouth. Kili's head snapped to look at her.

"What?!"

Daisy shook her head. The dwarf grabbed her shoulders.

"What do you mean get caught by elves?!"

Daisy snorted.

"I'm surprised you're not more annoyed about the blood-thirsty freaking spiders!"

He shook her and she flinched.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?!"

"BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW ALL THIS!"

"DAISY THEY'RE MY FAMILY! YOU THINK I'D LET THEM GO INTO THAT PLACE KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS?! YOU THINK I WOULD NOT GO IN AFTER THEM?!"

"NO I KNOW YOU'D GO IN AFTER THEM AND GET YOURSELF KILLED! I DON'T WANT THAT HAPPENING! USE YOUR HEAD KILI! YOU COULDN'T TAKE ON THRANDUIL'S ELVES!"

Daisy mentally slapped herself again. Kili looked positively horrified.

"THRANDUIL'S ELVE?! DAISY YOU KNOW ABOUT THORIN AND THRANDUIL! THAT TREE-SHAGGER BETRAYED US! DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT THEM?!"

His hold on her arms tightened and Daisy refused to let him see how much his rage was scaring her. Kili glared at her and she winced. This wasn't the look she wanted from him. She hadn't told him anything because she didn't want him to go off to his death. Daisy wouldn't have been able to live with herself knowing that she'd killed the person she cared about more than anything in the world. Kili took a deep breath and studied her distant eyes.

"How could she NOT have told me? Does she not care for them?! Did she want them to get caught?!"

Daisy shoved his vice-like grip off her and walked a few paces away. She hugged herself and felt tears spring into her eyes. A solitary tear rolled down her cheek and she rubbed her arms and lowered her head. She glanced back at him and she walked in front of him. They did not speak, nor stop until the moon had risen far into the sky. The forest was still to their left and was still as vast as ever.

Daisy didn't look at him as she lay down that night to sleep. She turned away from him and cried silently. He'd calmed down long ago and Kili relaxed his shoulders and felt all his anger disappear. He instantly began to hate himself for hurting her. Of course she cared...Daisy cared about everyone. He glanced to the dark forest and sighed. She'd only been thinking about him when she didn't say anything...he knew he would die if he went after them. He walked up to her, crouched down, and hesitantly stretched out a hand. As it rested on her shoulder, she flinched. Kili didn't like the way that made him feel. His voice was soft.

"I..Daisy I'm sorry...I know you care...and..."

He couldn't think of what else to say when she looked at him. He lay down next to her and watched as tears pooled over and ran down her face. He moved his hands gently to cup her cheeks and brushed them away.

"I'd never hurt you...from now on I'll try to understand when...you know...It's just that Fili is in there and Thorin too...and."

Daisy looked at him. She knew she'd hurt him by not telling him, but couldn't find anything to say to him. Her eyes drifted to his mouth, then back to his face. She then moved into his chest and lay her head on his shoulder. Kili wrapped his arms round her and leaned his head atop of hers.

"I know...I should've told you Kee...but I didn't want you running in there and..."

"Shhh...you don't have to explain...it's me who overreacted...please just let me feel guilty..."

"...I'm still sorry though."

He squeezed her and she smiled a little. They lay snugly by the fire and every so often Kili would kiss the top of her head. Daisy just kept her face in his shoulder, his arms were tight round her, but not the way they'd been before. This time she felt safe.

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