Thorin and Dwalin stayed with the children and played with them all evening. When it was time to go to bed they told them that Fili and Poppy would stay away all night because Daisy was going to have her baby. The children were really excited and the two dwarves soon realised that they probably wouldn't sleep all night. They continued to play with their wooden figures but suddenly Lili said that she had ideas for names for their cousin and asked Thorin if they could write them down.

Thorin agreed and took a piece of paper and a quill. Then the children started to suggest names. Their favourites were Iris and Azalea but they also liked Diamond, Sapphire, Rose, Primrose, Primula and Dili. Dwalin told them that these were great names although he was quite sure that Kili and Daisy had thought about a name already.

They continued to play but after a while baby Thorin started crying for his mother. Dwalin and Thorin changed his diaper and fed him tea and mashed potatoes but the little boy wouldn't stop crying.

At first Thorin stayed with the older children while Dwalin tried to comfort baby Thorin but nothing he tried made stop crying. After almost two hours he returned to the others and started laughing because the children had tied Thorin to a chair and tickled him. Even baby Thorin started to giggle but soon cried again. Dwalin begged the children to release Thorin because he needed his help. They children felt sorry for their little brother who didn't understand why his Mama didn't come home and tried to comfort him with their toys and tickles as well. But this didn't help either.

After some more hours the children grew tired and eventually fell asleep. Thorin and Dwalin sighed in relief because they could focus on baby Thorin now. They sang, danced,made funny faces and even did hand stands to make him smile but the little boy continued to cry. Eventually the older children woke up again as well but continued to play quietly with their toys.

It was already dawn and Thorin and Dwalin were tired and worn out and had no idea what else they might do, when Runa finally entered the room and told them that Daisy and the child were very well and that they waited for them. Thorn and Dwalin sighed in relief and thanked Runa. They handed baby Thorin to her and quickly left for Kili's rooms.

Runa looked at the little boy sadly and tried to cheer him up. But she was quite sure that the only thing that might calm him down was his mother. She bounced him in her arms while she talked to the older children who finally fell asleep again.

Kili looked at Poppy with wide eyes. "Are they both well?"

"Yes, they are! The baby seems to be perfectly healthy and Daisy is fine, too. She needs some rest but that's normal." Poppy said and yawned.

Kili started to smile brightly and threw his arms around his brother. "Fili, I'm a father! I still can't believe it but I'm so happy."

Fili hugged Kili. "Congratulations, Kili! You should go to meet your child."

"Aye!" Kili said and rushed towards the door of their bedroom.

Fili smiled at Poppy and they followed Kili. Inside the room he put his arms around her. "Are you tired, my flower? You shouldn't overexert yourself."

Poppy nodded and put her head against his chest. She smiled against him and enjoyed his tight embrace. Fili put a kiss on her curls and smiled at his brother.

Kili stood in front of Daisy, who held a small bundle in her arms, and didn't know what to do. Finally he approached her and sat down on the bed next to her.

Daisy smiled at him; she looked tired but happy. "Would you like to hold our daughter?"

In that moment Dwalin and Thorin entered the room since Runa had informed them and stayed with the children. They both smiled at Kili who looked a bit nervously.

"Aye, I would like to hold her but what if I hurt her?" Kili said.

Dis went to him and showed him how to hold the baby. Then she put the little girl into his arms.

Kili smiled down at his daughter and tears welled up in his eyes. "She's so beautiful! Just like her Mama!" Then his arms started shaking. "Would you hold her again, please?"

Dis nodded and took the baby from his arms again. Then Kili collapsed onto the bed next to Daisy and started crying and sobbing. "I never thought I would hold my own child in my arms one day."

Daisy pulled him into her arms and stroked his head. "Shh Kili, it's ok. I'm sure she will help you heal the wounds in your soul. You will be a wonderful father. Just remember all the things we wrote down earlier."

"Aye, I hope Peony will love me." Kili said and wiped his tears away.

"Peony? That's a beautiful name. It's a flower as well, isn't it?" Dis asked and the others looked surprised.

Daisy smiled and explained. "Yes, it is. They bloom around the time I found out that I'm with child. But most importantly the flower has many meanings, one of them is 'healing'."

"Aww, that's a wonderful idea!" Dis said with a smile and handed her youngest granddaughter back to Daisy. Everyone else in the room agreed and smiled happily at the new parents.

Kili sat down next to Daisy again and brushed his finger over his daughter's face and through her light brown curls. "She looks differently from Fili's and Poppy's children."

"Yes, she does. She looks more like a fauntling than a dwarfling." Daisy said and unwrapped Peony's feet from the blanket. They were slightly taller than the other dwobbits' and had some more hair on top of them.

Kili smiled at his wife and kissed his daughter's feet. Then he looked a bit worried. "But what if people continue to think that she isn't my daughter because she looks more like a fauntling?"

Dis put her hands on her son's shoulder. "Kili, she has your eyes and nose. Everyone will see that she's your daughter."

Poppy nodded and added. "Yes, and she's much sturdier than a fauntling."

Kili looked closer at his his daughter and started to smile. Then she opened her eyes for the first time to look at her father and Kili realised that they indeed had the same shade as his. "Aye, Peony is the perfect mixture of both of us." He put a kiss on the little girl's nose and suddenly she grabbed his hair and held it tightly in her tiny fist. He smiled at Daisy and was unsure about what to do.

Daisy smiled back at him. "Look, she already adores you that much that she doesn't even want to let you go away from her."

Kili smiled and kissed her again. He felt fresh tears welling up in his eyes and wrapped his arms around his wife and daughter. He could have stayed like that forever but suddenly the little girl started to cry a bit. Kili looked a bit scared. "Did I hurt her?"

"No Kili, I think she's just hungry." Daisy explained.

Everyone else in the room smiled at Kili and Daisy. There were all happy for them and found it really cute how Peony showed her love for her father. But then Poppy looked at her friend and was sure that she wanted to nurse Peony in privacy and so she suggested that they should leave her and Kili alone and try to get some sleep. Everyone agreed and left except for Dis who promised to help. At first Poppy had wanted to do that but she had to admit that she was pretty tired and needed some rest as well.

After everyone had left Dis told Kili that she'd be in the living room and that he could fetch her whenever they had a problem. Kili nodded and sat down on the bed next to Daisy again. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and watched her nurse their daughter for the first time. Once Peony was full, he tried to burp her and then she and Daisy fell asleep in his arms. Kili smiled happily because he had never expected to be that happy ever again in all his life.

Outside of Kili's rooms Fili and Poppy told Dwalin that Dwalis could stay with them for the rest of the night. Dwalin thanked them and told them that especially baby Thorin was looking forward to have his mother back. They thanked them again and bid Fjola goodnight and then everyone walked back to their rooms.

Fili held Poppy in his arms and suddenly frowned. When he had sat in front of the bedroom with Kili, he realised that he had never been there for Poppy when she had given birth to their children except for Tulip's birth which was quick and easy. "I want to be there for you when our next child is born, my love. I even want to stay in the room with you." He said and stroked Poppy's slightly extended belly.

"Fili, you don't have to do that. This is no place for men." She said and caressed his face.

"But I want to be there. Please? I want to help you." Fili said and smiled at her.

Poppy chuckled because she wondered what might happen if Fili truly stayed with her during the birth. "We'll see."

They finally went into their living room, where Runa was standing with a screaming Thorin in her arms. She turned around and when the little boy saw his mother he tried to reach her and cried even louder.

Poppy let go of Fili's hand and rushed towards her son to take him in her arms. Thorin burried his face in his mother's hair and touched her breasts. The hobbit put a kiss on his head and stroked his back. "Shh, shh, my love, it's ok. Mama is back and she won't leave you alone again."

Runa smiled at her. "Although Thorin and Dwalin won't admit it, I'm quite sure that Thorin has been crying all night and the others didn't sleep a lot either."

Poppy looked sadly and kissed her son again. She felt terrible for leaving him alone; she had worried about leaving him alone all night the most. He still woke at night and while he could drink tea and eat some mashed fruit, he preferred to be nursed especially during the night. "My dear, are you hungry? Let's eat." She whispered into her son's ear and sat down on one of the chairs. Thorin started to suckle immediately and his mother wiped his tears away. Soon Thorin was full and fell asleep contently in his mother's arms.

Fili smiled at them and wanted to go to bed as well but unfortunately Vili, Lili, Tulip and Ruby woke up. Their cheered when they saw their parents but Fili asked them to be quiet because he didn't want them to wake up Dwalis and Runor. The children nodded and rushed into their father's arm. They asked him loads of questions and wanted to meet their little cousin immediately. When Fili told them that the baby and Daisy needed some rest first, they were very disappointed. But then he suggested that they could cuddle with him and Poppy in their bed for a few hours and then they'd go to meet their little cousin. The children smiled and followed their parents to their bed where they all fell asleep after lots of cuddles.

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