"So you're really suggesting what I think you're suggesting?" Nori the most assertive of the wolves asked.
"It would be much easier." Frerin noticed curtly not losing his cool.
"So you mean we could take night shifts and sleep in an actual bed?" Borin, the only black haired son of Bombur, asked.
"A night shift would mean you would have to be alert, so no sleeping." Farin his red haired younger brother noticed.
"I'm suggesting we set weekly shifts. Two wolves will be there at night and two during the day watching over the vampire." Frerin proposed.
"What if the other vampires come to visit?" Gimli asked with a sly grin.
"We volunteer for nights!" Borin quickly glanced at his brother and yelled.
"I bet you would." Frerin commented. The fact that Bombur's house was very small was well known in the village. Everyone always wondered how they could squeeze in eight kids.
"I volunteer for days!" Ori quickly added, both of his brothers glared at him surprised.
"If Ori is going I'm going with him." Nori quickly made the call, Dori should be working to keep their bills paid.
"I can also take day shifts." Gimli added seeing that most wolves were very reserved to the idea.
"Fine we'll keep the old schedule till the end of the week, so first night shifts start Monday – Borin and Farin you'll be there from eight in the evening till eight in the morning. No sleeping." Frerin told them coldly. "Ori and Nori, you get to be there from eight in the morning till eight in the evening." Frerin kept instructing. "The next week it will be Gimli and Narvi for days and Telchar and Flori for nights."
"But I have to work!" Telchar began complaining. He was the village blacksmith, and he made artistic decorations which sold very well online.
"You can work in the afternoons." Frerin was impassionate. "It's only for two weeks a month."
"Can we switch among each other if we need to get something done?" Flori asked with a shy glare, he was a tall man with dark brown hair and dark eyes. His skin clearly indicated he was a native American because of that he worked in a shop in Dale selling the craft work and art work from the reservation.
Narvi was the only one not complaining, he didn't like working much anyway, he didn't like his cousin Gimli or the vampire idea either. But this was still better than spending the day in the woods without food bound to wolf form.
"Fine, but keep at least two wolves always around, and report to me daily." Frerin was firm. "You may eat meals if they propose it to you, you may help them with the renovation if you feel like it. But you are there to observe and make sure nothing dangerous is going on."
"What the hell were you thinking?" Nori grabbed Ori by the neck when they finally got home.
"It's either we chose or we get forced." Ori noticed in a meek voice. "It's not like I have anything better to do, and this way Dori can work without taking shifts at all."
Nori glanced at the oldest brother and back to Ori. "Let's pray nothing bad happens then." He spoke in a bitter tone, this whole vampire thing was really irritating him. And spending even a minute there was more than he was willing.
Bofur and Dwalin arrived on Saturday morning in a truck loaded with things they though necessary. Kili helped them unload the building materials into the garage and later went to get some breakfast ready for Fili. He loved spoiling Fili with food, and since Fili was well fed his blood tasted even better. So he concluded keeping Fili on a healthy diet also worked for his benefit.
"So what are we starting with?" Fili asked still sleepy, as he was eating in the living room.
"Upstairs bathroom, and then downstairs." Dwalin told him.
"So I guess what means using the shower at my mum's house?" Fili blinked.
"Maybe once or twice, we should be done quickly." Bofur joked. "It's not like we get paid by the hour or need any sleep."
"After the bathrooms we're painting the house." Dwalin informed him.
"Did you buy the tiles I wanted?" Kili demanded firmly.
"Yeah… We also got the fancy bathtub you wanted…" Bofur sighed.
"Fancy bathtub?" Fili's eyes narrowed. "Why don't I know anything about it?"
"Surprise?" Kili gently whispered.
"Surprise?" Fili glared at him. "I'm a soothsayer I hate surprises…"
"We better get to work then, and you two talk it over…" Bofur pushed Dwalin out of the living room and into the yard.
Fili glanced at Kili. "So tell me more about this surprise?" Kili immediately recognized the flirtatious tone and in a blink was in Fili's lap.
"It's magnificent…" Kili licked Fili's neck.
"Really?" Fili taunted him.
"It's huge…" Kili kept nibbling on his neck and rubbing against him. "It has four brass legs shaped as paws…"
"Paws?" Fili gasped feeling Kili trust against him.
"Like wolf paws…" Kili reached down to his trousers and stroked him through the fabric.
"Will it fit?" Fili gently asked not really thinking about the bathtub anymore.
"Dwalin said he'll move the wall…" Kili kept rubbing and nibbling.
"Move the wall?" Fili grabbed Kili to hold him still.
"Don't worry I thought of everything… You'll love it…" Kili wrestled out of the grasp and pressed against him firmly.
"You're very certain about that…" Fili mocked.
"You love me… so you'll love everything I do…" Kili mocked back.
"Dream on!" Fili laughed at him.
"I do… All the time…" Kili slid off his trousers and undid Fili's.
"You're going to be the death of me…" Fili gasped as Kili mounted him right there on the sofa, when he friends could come back any moment. They won't even peak in… Kili told him telepathically. They are jealous enough as it is…
I fucking love you so much! Fili told him grabbing his hips and bringing him down harder against him. I know! Kili replied setting a rapid pace. They were both worked up pretty badly, and they knew how to push each other's buttons. But the true thrill was the connection they had, the double feeling of pleasure, the seeing trough each other's eyes. They knew the depth of their love, and they could feel the crazy sexual attraction rise with every passing week. Fili just showed his neck, and Kili with a huge grin bit in to have his breakfast as Fili was riding out his completion.
"It's funny, I don't seem to faint anymore." Fili noticed after they both calmed down. "It's either I'm getting stronger, or your drinking less." He added and glanced at his vampire with worry.
"Both." Kili noticed. "Somehow I don't need as much as before, and you got used to it…"
"Or the shift is slowly coming…" Fili noticed in a grim voice.
"We knew it would come anyway." Kili slowly got up and rushed to the bathroom to get cleaned. I'm going to love you even if you change… He told him telepathically.
I hope the wolf in me will know that as well… Fili replied really worried.
"Why do I get the feeling by talking it over they ended up having sex in the living room?" Bofur noticed with a huge grin as they were moving the bathtub into the garage. The thing was absurdly huge and heavy, but for two vampires it was like a feather.
"I prefer not to know." Dwalin dryly commented. "Keep your head out of their sex life, that's the only advice you'll get from me."
"What's the fun in that?" Bofur pulled out a packet of cigarettes and offered one to Dwalin.
"It's actually nice here…" Bofur told him as they sat on the porch and looked around at the forest and far away houses.
"If you manage to forget about the wolf stench…" Dwalin grimly noticed.
"I wonder how Kili got used to it…" Bofur gazed back at the house, but decided to wait a bit longer. "This place is never going to be boring with wolves breathing down our necks."
"I'm not so sure…" Dwalin smirked at him.
Ori glanced at the two smoking vampires, clearly they were resting a bit before getting to work. He noticed them unpack the truck, and carry building materials into the garage. Just two more days and he would actually meet them. He didn't know if that was good or bad, but he wasn't planning to hide behind his brothers any longer.