Dis soon returned to the rest of the family and told them what had happened. They were all sad and shocked but respected Daisy's decision to leave them alone for now. They continued to play with the children and eventually went back to Fili's rooms for dinner.

After a while Kili noticed the piece of paper and picked it up. He read it and sighed sadly. He had left because he hadn't wanted to hurt Daisy and the rest of his family but he had achieved the opposite instead. He wiped his tears away and quietly left the bedroom. He looked for Daisy everywhere in their rooms and finally found her crying silently and rubbing her belly in the rocking chair in the room that was supposed to be the nursery very soon.

He went to her and kneeled down in front of her. He took Daisy's hands in his and felt the baby kick and move inside her belly. "Shh, little one! Papa is here!" He whispered and put a kiss where he felt the baby kick.

Daisy smiled down at Kili through a curtain of tears. "You're back with me."

"Aye, my love! I'm so sorry for running away. I didn't mean to hurt you but when I saw the archers I realised once again what a useless cripple I am." Kili explained.

Daisy looked at Kili with wide eyes. "Please don't say that again! You're no cripple and you aren't useless! I- We love you and want to be with you! Please don't run away from me, Kili! We can talk about everything."

Kili looked up at his wife and caressed her belly. "I can never use my bow again. I used to be an archer and now I'm completely useless. I can't even protect you!" He exclaimed louder than he had wanted to.

Daisy groaned because the baby's kicks hurt her. "Kili, you may not be able to use your bow anymore but you can still protect me. And please don't throw your bow and arrows away. I would like to keep them."

Kili looked shocked and tried to calm the baby down again. Then he looked up at Daisy again. "Why do you want me to keep it? It's completely useless."

Daisy smiled. "I thought that you might teach out child how to use it one day!"

Kili first frowned but then nodded. "Aye, I could do that. Another archer might have to help me but that could work." He started smiling and felt a bit bette already.

Daisy stroked Kili's unruly curls and bit her lip. Somehow the child's movements felt different but she decided to ignore it for now. "Kili, I have an idea. One of the hobbits who couldn't use his arm anymore did this once and it really helped him."

Kili nodded and smiled at his wife, so she continued. "You could write all your fears and worries on one piece of paper and then we'll burn it together. And we can make a second piece of paper where you can write down what you can do for the child. Then we'll put that on the wall as a reminder that you're not useless."

Kili frowned but nodded. "Aye, we can try that." He didn't think that it would work but he wanted to make Daisy happy. He went to the desk in his study and took a quill and two pieces of paper. Daisy followed him and stood behind him with her hand on his shoulder.

The young dwarf stared at the paper for a long time until he finally started writing loads of things that he couldn't do anymore like: I'm a cripple, I can't protect my family anymore, I can't use my bow anymore, I can't care for my children without help, I can't eat with a fork and knife, it's difficult to put my clothes on in my own, I can't braid my wife's and children's hair.

Daisy still stood behind him with tears welling up in her eyes. She stroked his hair and then put a kiss on his temple. "Let's think about things you can do, my love!"

Kili shrugged and didn't know what to write. Then he turned around because he heard Daisy's sobs although she tried to be silent. He pulled her onto his lap and wiped her tears away. "Please don't cry. I don't want to upset you and the little one but I don't know what to write."

Daisy smiled and kissed him. "Kili, please, there are so many things you can do. You make me and your family really happy." She stood up to allow him to write.

Kili nodded and took the quill again: I can make my family happy.

Then he continued: I can play with our child, I can bath him or her, I can sing and talk to him or he to calm the baby down, I can support my brother, I can hold my wife in my arms and kiss her. He added and pulled Daisy into his arms to kiss her.

Daisy ran her fingers through his hair. "See? You can do so many things for your family. That's more important than fighting isn't it?"

Kili nodded and buried his face in Daisy's hair. The hobbit pulled him close and whispered into his ear. "Let's burn the negative paper."

Kili nodded again and they stood up. They went to their living room and put the piece of paper with the things he could still do on the wall. Then he and Daisy went to the fireplace and Kili threw the negative paper into the fire. They watched it burn and Kili felt relieved and better indeed.

The dwarf smiled at his wife who suddenly whimpered and squeezed Kili's arm. Then she pressed her other hand against her belly. "The baby!"

Kili looked at his wife with wide eyes. "Is the baby restless again? Maybe I can calm him down." He sad and caressed her belly.

Daisy shook her head. "No Kili, I think these are contractions. The baby wants to be born tonight."

Kili suddenly look alarmed and ran out of the room. He yelled at the closest guard to fetch his family, Fjola and Oin. Then he returned to Daisy and helped her to lay down on their bed. Daisy whimpered again and again and Kili prayed that his family would arrive soon. He had no idea what to do and simply held Daisy's hand.

Fili and his family were sitting in the King's rooms and chatted about Poppy's pregnancy. Especially Fjola was interested about it because she had promised Daisy to be her midwife. Fjola wished to have been able to talk or at least write a letter to the midwife Poppy had had in Hobbiton but the hobbit explained sadly that Pimpernel had died in the Orc attack.

Suddenly someone knocked and a guard entered. He bowed lowly and looked at Fili. "My King, Prince Kili has sent me to inform you that Princess Daisy is in labour."

"Thank you! Would you fetch Master Oin please?" Fili answered.

The guard nodded. "Of course, my King!"

Fili looked at Thorin and Dwalin. "Would you stay with the children? I want to be there for Kili."

"Of course! I'm sure he needs you." Thorin replied.

Poppy went towards her children who played in front of the fireplace. "Mama, Papa and Runa will spent the night with Daisy and Kili. Will you behave for Thorin and Dwalin?"

The children nodded and hugged their mother. Then Fili, Poppy, Dis, Runa and Fjola rushed towards Kili's rooms. There the guard informed them that Oin had to stay in the infirmary because there had been a fight in one of the inns.

Fjola frowned in worry but Poppy promised to help and assist her as good as she could. The dwarrowdam took a deep breath to calm down and then they entered the room.

Kili still sat on the bed next to Daisy and looked pale and panicked.

The hobbit smiled at her friends. "The baby wants to be born."

Poppy took her other hand and smiled at her. "We'll help you, my dear."

Kili wanted to stay with his wife but when the constructions happened more and more often and her whimpers turned into groans and screams Fili was finally able to pull him into the living room. Kili looked at Daisy again but she promised him that she would be fine.

Runa, Dis, Fjola and Poppy stayed with Daisy to help her while Fili stayed with Kili in the living room.

Kili paced the room and worried that something might happen to the child or Daisy. The baby wasn't supposed to be born yet and he worried that his earlier behaviour might have caused the labour.

Fili took Kili's hand and pulled him towards the couch to sit next to him. "Kili, you have to calm down. Fjola and Oin guessed Daisy's due date from how long Poppy's pregnancies lasted. Hobbits normally carry their children for only six months. So everything will be well."

"But what if the baby isn't ready to be born yet? Your children needed longer. Why should my child be different? What if something happens to Daisy? What if she dies? I can't care for the child on my own! What if they both die?" Kili asked close to tears.

Fili put his arms around his brother. "Kili, I understand how you feel. I wasn't there when Lili and Vili had been born but I would have probably felt the same. But you have to calm down. These what ifs won't help Daisy in any way."

Kili nodded and buried his face in his brother's hair. Fili stoked his hair and back and whispered soothing words into his ear. The brunette dwarf jumped and whimpered every time he heard Daisy's screams, which became louder and louder and sounded more and more painful as the hours passed.

It was close to dawn when they suddenly heard Daisy scream louder than ever before followed by the wailing of a baby.

Kili looked up at his brother and smiled nervously. "My child?"

Fili nodded. "Aye!"

Then the door opened and Poppy smiled at them. "Kili, would you like to come in to meet your child?"

Thanks again for the follows, favourites and reviews! You make me really happy :)

Dear Guest! I'm happy that you like my story. I thought about a fake arm for Kili a lot. But I can't imagine that he might move the fingers and hence use it properly. So this probably won't happen. But Fili will give him something to cheer him up soon ;)