When Vili woke up again, he immediately tried to grab his mother's hair to make sure that their reunion was not just a dream. Poppy told him that they were really there and that everything was fine and Fili stroked his head until the little Dwobbit relaxed.

After a few moments Poppy put her son in her husband's arms and ran to Bilbo and Gandalf to hug them and thank them once again for bringing Vili back.

Gandalf hugged her back and smiled at her still wondering how she should be able to change the mad king's fate and how these two would meet one day. On the one hand he was curious and wanted to know what might change and how. But on the other hand he didn't want to meddle their peaceful live too much. If the Valar wanted them to meet, they'd find their way to achieve that.

Bilbo also hugged his friend with tears in his eyes. The hobbit was happy and relieved that he was able to reunite Poppy and Fili with their son. It took a while but at least no one had been injured.

Meanwhile Vili had wrapped his arms tightly around Fili's neck and put his head in the crook of his neck and whispered 'Papa'.
Fili pulled him close with tears glistening in his eyes and played with the tiny braids in his hair. He was happy that Vili also sought comfort in his arms although he had always been closer to Poppy. While Vili was gone, Fili had sometimes wondered if Vili might forget his parents and especially him since he was still very young when he had been taken to Erebor and he had never spent that much time with him. Luckily Vili remembered them and wanted to be closer to them than ever. Fili vowed to himself to make sure that he'd spent more time with him and the rest of his family from now on.

A few minutes later Fili and Poppy finally went back home with Vili. The little boy walked in between his parents holding onto their hands tightly. Soon they arrived in their smial where Daisy was still playing with Lili and Tulip in the nursery. Lili heard her parents and ran towards the door. When she saw her brother standing there she stopped and looked at him with her big blue eyes. Then she looked at her parents who smiled at her happily. Finally she realised that Vili was truly back home and ran towards him shrieking his name in joy. She threw her little arms around him in excitement. Both of them would have fallen onto the ground if Poppy had not kneeled down behind them. So they landed in her arms instead. The twins hugged each other and babbled happily. Lili couldn't stop smiling and held her brother close.

Fili looked down at his children's happy reunion and smiled with new tears glistening in his eyes.

Just a few moments later Daisy and Tulip entered the hallway. The hobbit gasped in shock and then whispered. "He's back."

Tulip looked at her sister and parents curiously. She didn't understand what had happened. When Vili had disappeared she was only 7 months old and so she didn't have many memories of her brother. She clutched Daisy's dress and seemed to be slightly scared. She whispered Lili's name but her sister didn't react. So a few tears rolled down her cheeks.

Fili walked towards her and kneeled down. He took one of her hands and squeezed it gently. With his other hand he caressed her face. "Tulip, you don't have to be scared. Vili, your brother, is back. Do you remember him?"

Tulip bit her lower lip and seemed to think really hard. Then she nodded and sobbed. "A bit. Lili no like me anymore?"

Finally Fili understand that his youngest daughter was scared that her older sister didn't like her anymore. She knew how much Lili had missed Vili and probably thought that she didn't want her anymore now that he was back. Fili sighed and wiped her tears away. "Of course she still loves you. But at the moment Lili is so happy to have him back. But that doesn't mean that she likes you any less. From now on the three of you can play together, alright?"

Tulip nodded but didn't look convinced, so Fili added "From now on Mama, Papa and Lili won't be sad anymore. We can be happy, smile and play together. That's a great thing, isn't it?"

Finally the little girl's face lit up and she smiled. "All happy."

Fili nodded. "Aye, now we can be happy again."

"Also get baby now? I want sister!" Tulip suddenly exclaimed.

The young dwarf grinned at Poppy still who still sat behind the twins. Then he ruffled his daughter's hair. "We'll see. Maybe not immediately but I sure you'll het your baby sister or brother."

Poppy nodded although she was still scared to have another child. Then she whispered something into Vili's ear to change the topic. They could talked about a baby latter and Tulip wouldn't understand that anyways.

The little boy smiled "Tulip, come here. I missed you."

The youngest dwobbit smiled and ran towards her siblings who pulled her into a tight hug. They held each other close and giggled happily.

After a while Poppy suggested to go to the living room. The children sat down on a blanket and played while the couple told their friend about everything that had happened. Shortly before dinner Daisy finally went home. Poppy cooked the children's favourite dinner while Fili cuddled with them.

After dinner they sat together in front of the fireplace and talked. The twins and Tulip sat in Poppy's lap and Fili had wrapped his arms around all four of them. After about two hours the children yawned a lot and so Poppy decided that it was time for bed. They brought them to the nursery to dress them for bed. Poppy realised that she didn't have clothes for Vili except for a few trousers and tunics from Dis. For the night she dressed him in one of Lili's nightgowns. Tomorrow she'd go to the market to buy some clothes or some fabrics to sew clothes for him.

Poppy tucked Vili in in his old bed and kissed his forehead. But the little boy started to whimper right away. "Mama, Papa, no go away. Stay here. We all sleep together, please!"

The hobbit looked at her husband who nodded. She didn't have to say anything since he knew what she wanted. "Alright Vili, we can all sleep together in our bed."

Vili smiled and grabbed his mother's hands while his sisters agreed happily.

Soon they laid down together in the big bed. Vili was cuddled up against his mother's chest and clutched her nightgown. Tulip lay next to her father with one of his braids in her tiny fist. Lili lay between her siblings and grabbed one of their hands. Fili and Poppy intertwined their fingers above their children and smiled at each other. For the first time in two years all of them fell asleep peacefully and without any tears.

Thanks again for the follows, favourites and the lovely reviews :) The next two chapters will most likely be some peaceful family ones. I hope this won't be too boring for some of you. Then it's finally time for the events that will lead to Fili's reunion with Kili and Thorin. But first I want a few more happier family moments and the dwobbits to be a bit older...