Chapter 3

Reunited with Friends

I was over at Bilbo's house helping him out with dinner. Apparently we were having guests over, but he wasn't telling me who was coming. Elli was playing with her friends and Fili was in the forge.

"Father. Whose coming?" I ask as my father hummed happily as we prepared food.

"You will find out soon, my daughter. They should be here soon." Bilbo said. I didn't question him more as I chopped up vegetables.

Kili's POV. I walked with Dwalin, Bofur, and Nori through the Shire. We had met with Elrond for some things Thorin needed to have done. We decided to visit Bilbo before we head back to Erebor. It didn't feel like home since Fili disappeared during the battle with Bell. I let out a sigh. I saw flauntings running around playing. One girl had golden hair and I found it weird that she wore shoes unlike the others

"We are almost there." Dwalin said. I looked and saw the green door to Bilbo's house. We came up the path to the door. Dwalin rang the doorbell. The door opened to show a smiling Bilbo.

"Come in. Come in." Bilbo said, holding it wide to let us in.

"It hasn't changed. Your home." Bofur said.

"It changed in some ways, but not..." Glass shattering stopped him from talking and we turned to see a familiar face starring at us in shock.

"Bell." I whispered in shock.

"Lass. Your alive." Dwalin said with surprise.

"Your the visitors. Father." Bell said in a near whisper.

"Bell. Where's my brother? Is he alive?" I ask. She nodded.

"He's down at his forge down the road." Bell said. I ran out of the house heading down the road till I hear banging of medal. I arrived at the forge and step in. Fili stood with his back to me.

"Fili." I breathed. He was alive after the many years that Uncle and I thought he was dead along with Bell and all along they were here in the Shire. He stopped hammering and turned with a surprise look on his face. He hasn't changed except a new braid in his hair that was a marriage braid.

"Kili." Fili said. I ran to him and we embraced. I was in tears and I could feel the dampness on my shirt that told me he was in tears. We pull apart.

"You've been here all along and you didn't want to let your family know. Mother has been mourning you and you were missed." I said.

"I had my reasons and it will be all explained. There is someone you should meet before we head to Bilbo's." Fili said with a smile on his face. We walk out of the forge and head towards the area where the flauntings were playing. The little girl with golden hair and shoes saw us and came running.

"Daddy." The little girl said, jumping in Fili's arms.

"Daddy?" I said. The little girl looked at me and Bell's emerald eyes look back at me.

"Kili. This is Bell 's and my daughter, Elli." Fili said. Elli smiled at me.

"Uncle Kili." Elli said. I stood there in shock.

Back to Bag End. Nighttime. Bell's POV. Elli was asleep in Dwalin's arms after supper and all the excitement of meeting the Company. Everyone loved her and Dwalin's heart had seemed to melt and he didn't have that tough warrior. We decided to wait to talk till she was asleep.

"If you want, I can take her and put her to bed." I said.

"It's fine, lass. I don't want this young one to wake up." Dwalin said.

"Dwalin being nice to a kid. That's a first." Nori said.

"Don't get use to it." Dwalin growled. Fili chuckled as he sat next to me and rested a hand on my leg."Now we all want to know how you survived and why you didn't try and get ahold of us." Bofur said. I sigh and felt Fili squeeze m"y leg.

"Before the battle and Thorin banished us. I found out I was with child. Oin knew but he promised to not say anything till I told Fili." I said.

"That's why you left. If Azog would have found out..." Kili wouldn't finish.

"He would have killed our child or both and I couldn't loose them. I had a promise to keep." Fili said.

"And you honored it horabally. Your uncle and mother will be proud." Dwalin said. I smile at Fili, who returned the smile.

"Now you have a decision, Fili. Do you wish to stay here in the Shire or return to Erebor?" Bilbo asked. Fili and I looked at each other and I gave him a smile. Fili knew my answer right away and looked at our friends.

"I've been gone long enough. It's time for us to return to Erebor." Fili said. We all smiled. We were heading home to Erbor.

AN: I'm sorry for the wait. Been stressing with work and over the weekend a good friend lost her mother that I knew well. I'm back. Sorry if it's short but they are heading to Erebor and reunited with their friends.