Here's the next chapter. Enjoy. :)
Balin knocked on the door and looked back me as I was worrying the string around my wrist again. "It will be fine Katniss, you'll see." he smiled kindly at me and be quickly reacted to the round green door being opened and a 'hobbit' as Ori had told me, popped his head around it. "Ah, Balin.." he bowed dramatically and i didn't try to hold back the smile on my face. "at your service." The hobbit looked to me expectantly.
"I'm Katniss." I bowed, as i found out fairly recently, was courtesy in dwarven greetings.
"Good evening." he said, seemingly beqildered that we were here in the first place. I thought that Gandalf had told him we were coming? He should have known.
"Yes, it is, though, I think it might rain later." Balin said, to break the awkward silence that had fallen over us and walked over the threshold of the dwelling to embrace the hobbit before turning and exclaiming over his brother being here.
"May I enter?" I asked, not content to enter someones house uninvited like the dwarves were so fond of.
"Of course." the hobbit smiled graciously, probably happy that I actually asked unlike some people I could mention.
I gave him a small smile and walked past him towards the two brothers who now stood with their arms on each others shoulders. I removed the bow Thorin had given me, from my back and placed it down to the side of the door alongside the quiver that went with it and turned back to the two brothers. As I approached, they both smiled at each other and smashed their heads together. I shook my head at the two of them.
"Doesn't that hurt?" I laughed and saw them both turn to me smirking.
"Dwarves have hard heads Katniss. You should know that by now." Dwalin said, clapping his hand on my shoulder in recognition of me actually being there. I looked at the mantle above the roaring fire and found a cookie jar open. I smiled and grabbed it, easily slipping my head inside and grabbing one. Just before I was about to eat the cookie, I looked up to find Dwalin looking at the cookie longingly. Sighing I handed the cookie over and grabbed another one out of the jar, just as Bilbo came into the room jabbering on about us being in the wrong house. We knew we weren't and ignored him, following Dwalin through the rooms that lead to the dining hall. Dwalin and Balin immediately entered the room and tried to move the bookcase that was just inside the door. I stood back with Bilbo and, when a knock came from the door, I followed him to it.
Opening the round green door, I looked and found Fili and Kili, smiling confidently as they introduced themselves. Peeta stood to the side of Kili staring at me, anger clear on his face as he introduced himself stiffly. Kili immediately made a fool of himself calling Bilbo 'Mr Boggins'. My hand flew to my face as I stifled my laughter at his incompetence and kept a straight face.
"Nope sorry, you've come to the wrong house." Bilbo tried to shut the door on them only to have Kili stop him, looking distraught at the thought they'd got it wrong.
"Has it been cancelled?"
Bilbo shook his head slightly and responded quickly. "Wha? No, nothings been cancelled." He stumbled over his words and i fought the urge to laugh at his reaction.
"Mr Baggins. They are with us. I warn you, there will be more." I watched as Bilbo resigned and allowed Fili, Kili and Peeta to enter the hobbits dwelling. "Weapons guys." I told the three of them as they walked through the doorway. Kili grumbled a little but after a nudge from his brother, removed his bow and quiver from his back and leaned them up against the wall neatly. Peeta dropped his large warhammer by the door and placed the sword he was now learning to use, on a large box. Fili, harboring the most weapons between them, removed each one and placed them all in Bilbo's arms, whom mumbled under his breath and complained when Kili wiped his feet on a box. "Come on, Balin and Dwalin may need your help." I turned to make my way to the dining hall but was stopped by a hand on my arm, pulling me back.
"Fili and Kili can help them. Me and you need to talk." Peeta's voice resonated through the hall and Fili and Kili began walking, following the disgruntled Hobbit as he grumbled to himself. Peetas hand tightened around my arm and he pulled me into a room to the side. He let go of my arm to close the door behind us and turned back to me.
"I know. I shouldn't have come alone..." I was interrupted by Peeta talking again.
"You shouldn't have come at all Katniss. You know it will put you in danger. I don't want you at risk." he put his hands on my arms and sighed as the crashing noises from outside the room indicated that the rest of the company had arrived. He turned and opened the door again. "We'll talk later Katniss." he left me alone in, what I found to be a bedroom. I sat down and pressed my head into my hands, angry at myself for upsetting him.
Standing up, I made my way to the door, knowing I no longer shared the same beliefs as Peeta.
Hope you liked it. Took me a while to write. I had a little writers block for a minute. :L
Let me know if i'm going wrong somewhere or whatever guys!
A.x