Hi again, sorry for the long gap between these, but I have just come back from seeing Frozen Sing-a-long so yeah I don't regret it :) IT WAS AWESOME! Apart from all the adults there I think me, my older sis and my two cousies were the oldest people there! but hey we has serial style... :D Anyway hoped you like the Fili/Anne my friend sure did (LOL) and some Daisy/Kili is soon to come so be prepared!

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Chapter 21 – Hegaleith

Anne lay on the bed, in her room, and smiled dreamily. Her hand occasionally ran over her lips and she'd sigh contentedly. Fili loved her, and she him. The girl rolled onto her stomach and giggled. She so wished Daisy was there, so she could gossip with her, but space seemed to be an okay companion for now.

"Oh my god he loves me! Hahaha! I can't believe it.."

She tossed a pillow into the air and squealed.

"HE LOVES ME!"

Jumping off the bed, Anne started humming 'Love is an Open Door' from Frozen. She danced around the room and admired herself in the mirror. She pushed her fringe to the side and looked at her reflection. She pointed to it.

"Yeah girl, Fili loves you...Who me?...yes...yes you! He L.O.V.E.S you!...Oh...I need to see him again! Hahahaha! I hope Tauriel will let me...I wonder when, if, I'll get out of this room?"

"How about now?"

Anne shrieked and looked around. The door had swung open and there was Bilbo standing there. Her face went from surprised, to amazed, to positively thrilled.

"BILBO!"

She ran at him and hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms round her and chuckled.

"Shhh...all the elves are all at some feast or something."

Anne grinned.

"Oh you mean Mereth Nuin Giliath?"

Bilbo blinked.

"Yeah...I think...anyway we have to go!"

He jangled the keys and popped them in his pocket. Then he pulled out the Ring and Anne gasped.

"What?"

"Uh...nothing."

"Ok..take my hand."

She held the hobbit's hand and he slipped on the ring. Anne marvelled how everything went hazy. Bilbo tugged on her hand and they crept along the corridors. He led her down passages, stairs and corridors. They passed elves who'd left the feast, without notice, and went lower and lower through the woodland halls. Soon they'd reached the cells. Anne sighed when she heard Bofur.

"I'll wager the sun is on the rise. Must be nearly dawn."

"We're not gonna reach the mountain, are we?"

Bilbo slipped off the ring and Anne giggled quietly.

"Not stuck in here you're not."

"Boys what are you doing sitting around? We got a mountain to claim!"

The dwarves started cheering as Bilbo unlocked their cells. Anne saw Fili wink at her and she blushed. She ran down the stairs to his cell and smirked.

"Hello again handsome."

"What kept you beautiful?"

"Oh this and that."

"Uh if you two are quite finished I'll let him out."

Anne giggled and moved so Bilbo could unlock the cell. He quickly moved aside as Fili burst out and wrapped his arms round Anne's waist. He spun her round and kissed her gently. They stopped when they heard Dwalin growl. Balin chuckled and slapped his brother's chest lightly. The warrior looked at his elder, then to the couple, his frown remained and he folded his arms. Thorin chuckled amusingly. They went for the stairs when Bilbo whispered.

"Not that way! Down here. Follow me."

Anne took Fili's hand and followed the hobbit down the stairs. Fili squeezed her palm gently and then gasped when he saw where they were.

"We're in the cellars!"

Bofur went up to the hobbit and they all began to question them. Anne huffed.

"Guys pipe down! It'll be alright!"

"Right everyone into the barrels quickly."

Dwalin looked at the hobbit.

"I wanna hit you more now than 'im!"

He gestured to Fili. Bilbo flinched.

"Please, please just trust me."

Thorin rolled his eyes at the group.

"Do as he says!"

Everyone looked to Thorin, then to the large stacks of barrels, in the center of the room, before climbing into them. Anne climbed into one just above Fili's. Everyone poked their heads out and looked at the hobbit.

"Now what?"

"Hold your breath."

"Hold me breath?"

Bilbo pushed the lever.

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Kili cheered when he saw the small village.

"DAISY LOOK!"

The girl followed his hand and cheered when she also spotted the settlement.

"Great...where is that?"

"I have actually no idea. It's not on any map I've read."

Daisy looked to him, then to the village.

"Well let's go and check it out. They may have a tavern, warm beds, good food!"

Kili chuckled and followed her down the path.

"You're cooking isn't that bad."

"Oh no, I'm not talking about MY cooking..."

"HEY!"

Daisy giggled and ran when Kili started to chase her.

"You're gonna pay for that!"

"Eek! NO...hahahaha...Kili no!"

She ran all the way down the path and skidded to a halt when she saw houses towering above her. Kili, who hadn't seen her stop, crashed into her. The pair ended up in a tangled, giggling mess at the feet of an old woman. Daisy looked up at her and jumped up, Kili slipped off her back, with a cry, and landed on the floor. The woman chuckled. A few other villagers were watching them, whilst others completely ignored the disturbance.

"'allo there. Welcome to Hegaleith!"

"Hegaleith?"

The woman nodded and laughed as Kili stood and brushed himself off.

"What brings yourself and yer husband this far east?"

Daisy's face paled and Kili avoided eye contact.

"Oh we're...we're not married."

The woman laughed and waved her hand.

"Of course, no ring. Obviously ye must be courting, ah young love nothing like it!"

She nudged Kili's arm and whispered in his ear.

"So when are ye asking her? And why you bringing her to a dumpy town like this?"

Daisy giggled as Kili went tomato red. He glanced at her and smiled a little. The dwarf tried to talk to the old woman, but found himself burbling. The woman raised an eyebrow.

"Pardon lad? Yer gonna have to speak up. Old Annie cannae hear to well."

Kili huffed and Daisy pushed him playfully.

"I'm Daisy and this is my..."

"Yer partner!"

Daisy stuttered and blushed. Kili found it hard to not find it cute.

"This is Kili. We're travelling towards Esgaroth."

Annie's grey eyes widened.

"Oh the lake town? That's a fair bit away."

Daisy nodded.

"Mhm, and we were looking for a tavern or an inn where we could spend the night...is there one here?"

The grey-haired lady pondered. She looked down at the smaller people and shook her head.

"Nope. Hegaleith is far to small for anything like that. We 'ave a small pub, but it doesn't do rooms."

Daisy sighed and Kili looked at Annie.

"Great."

The woman grinned.

"But I can offer ye a bed in my house for the night! Most people round here aren't overly fond of dwarves as they've never seen them. We dinnae have many visitors here, hence why we're not on many maps."

"We noticed."

Annie ignored Kili's comment. Daisy smiled warmly.

"Well beds are beds no matter where they are. We'd be delighted Miss Annie."

The woman chuckled.

"Now don't be shy about it, I know what young couples are like these days."

Kili frowned and Daisy's eyebrows shot up. No more was said on the matter as Annie led them through the small village and into a battered wooden house.

Annie turned out to be a very nice woman. She liked to talk though. They found out that she had three sons. One had gone off to become a ranger, the other two had stayed to look after their mother. She said that they liked to fuss over her and that she didn't need fussed over, that she was perfectly healthy and sharp as a whip, but she did love seeing her grandchildren. The kindly woman had cooked them a nice stew and they talked to her about nothing extremely important.

"So yer from the Blue Mountains?"

Daisy nodded.

"Yes we're travelling to the Iron Hills."

Kili looked at his friend. She laughed as she talked to Annie and he smiled as he watched her. Annie didn't miss this and grinned to herself. She collected the plates, despite Daisy's protests. As she walked to her kitchen she turned.

"Master Kili would you be able to assist an old woman in drying the dishes."

"Of course."

They worked silently for a few minutes before the woman began to talk.

"So when are you telling the young lady?"

Kili looked at her.

"P..pardon?"

"Oh don't play dumb. It's as plain as the nose on this old crooked face of mine. Ye love her any idiot can see that."

Kili looked down and went red.

"I wasn't planning on...you know..telling..."

"But why son? She loves you too. Can't you tell? Or was I the only one who saw her glancing at you throughout that meal?"

Kili stared at the woman and Annie chuckled. She shook the water droplets from her hand and patted his arm.

"I'd tell her soon Master Kili, before ye lose her to another handsome stranger."

Kili nodded and they worked silently again. Soon they'd finished and they found Daisy snoozing on the table. Kili chuckled and brushed her cheek to wake her. She mumbled, lifted her head, and yawned. Annie laughed.

"I expect ye'll be wanting that bed then?"

They nodded and she led them up some stairs and into a room. Inside was a large double bed, well large by dwarf standards, a door into a small bathroom and a small bedside table. The woman left the candle on the table, plumped up the pillows and walked silently from the room before Kili had the chance to ask where he'd sleep. Daisy stared at the bed, then to Kili, and then to the door as everything clicked in her mind. Kili appeared to have figured it out as well.

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