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Deflecting (Bilbo x Reader)

"(Y/n), pardon me for minding your business. But I need to get this out of my system, I still fail to see how could you lay eyes on a dwarf. Especially Thorin!" whispered Bilbo while on another of those infamous long walks that seemed endless.

The lot of you have been walking in circles for hours and it seemed you were headed nowhere. Thorin stopped for a moment, which gave you all a few minutes of rest. He had trouble concentrating. Constantly he shook his head to shoo away THOSE thoughts from his mind. He was preoccupied with map in hand, trying to figure it out. But he would not admit to it or even hand it over.

"Please, don't tell me we are lost again!" Protested Kili, still resentful about the whole hooting business of a few days ago.

"Most probably!" Reaffirmed Fili. 

"We are never going to meet with Gandalf, are we?" asked Ori with eyes cast down and tired.

"I know what I am doing. All I ask is to be given just a moment." Said Thorin stubbornly, refusing to admit they were lost, "AHA! we are going this way, follow me!" 

Everybody groaned in unison, following him with annoyed faces through yet another path. Bilbo kept talking to you...

"See? His sense of orientation is the worse I have ever met, (Y/n). He is also stubborn, temperamental, thick skull.. among other things. Not to mention he misjudges anyone that is not a dwarf until he is proven wrong." Although all of Bilbo's allegations were real, you could not understand why he was bringing them now.

"Bilbo, there is more to him than just his flaws. Everybody has them. Stubbornness is a very dwarf trait. Besides, were you not there when Balin listed all of his merits?" You asked a little uncomfortable because it was your betrothed he spoke of.

"Well yes, but you cannot deny he has excluded us from each and every training, making us feel with it that our being in the company is a mere accident. At least that's how I feel. Is not like I mind their exhaustive training, but are we not capable, or do they think us weaklings?" He said.

"I wish I had the answer to your doubts. Even I must admit I was annoyed at first. It has costed me a lot to get accepted. You know how I have struggled. However, I don't have that feeling with Thorin." You let out a sigh as soon as you mentioned his name, followed up by a curling smile with recent fond memories.

"Very well, then can you explain to me why Gandalf has abandoned us to our fate? Not to make waves but, have you noticed how every time they argue, Gandalf leaves for days? The last argue they had was strong. It would not surprise me at all if he is avoiding us, (Y/n)!" He said.

"I have no idea about Gandalf. His arguments with Thorin are theirs to have. I do not intervene there. He might appear anytime, whenever it is he pleases. I can assure you he will find us." You said to appease the hobbit.

"What if he doesn't want to? What if we are made to walk for days? Look, this is the fifth time we get past this same bush. We are back to where we started hours ago!" Bilbo rolled his eyes, dropping his bag and refusing to walk furthermore. Everybody stopped, all the peers were on Thorin. 

"Uncle, how many more paths do we have to explore, before we return to the same place?" said Fili.

"Can we rest? My feet are killing me!" said Kili.

"I'm hungry!" Said Bombur. Everybody turned to him because it was the first time he has said something at all, ever since the journey started.

During the commotion, Bilbo looked at you while crossing his arms on his chest. "And we make another stop!" He said indignantly. The more he spoke, the more you realized this was not about the dwarves and their ways, this was about you. You smiled at him and his annoyance eased for a moment.

"Bilbo, I appreciate your concerns. You have been a friend through all this journey and I thank you for it. I like you a lot. But I fail to realize how is my relationship with Thorin so relevant all of a sudden. Is there something you wish to tell me?" You said gently.

"Um.. what you do mean? Have I not spoken my mind out already?" He said.

"I am under the impression there is something you have not told me. Am I to understand you are jealous of Thorin?" You said with a sympathetic smile.

Bilbo stuttered for a moment, eyes wide open and gulping... "I.. I um.. um.. No! definitely not!"

"Are you sure?" You said with inquisitive jest.

He opened his mouth to protest, with his index finger pointing up. That's when he decided to help Thorin with directions, "Hand me that map! AHA! Just like I suspected! It was upside down! We are supposed to go this way and then west!" Bilbo returned the map to Thorin, grabbed his bags and walked away from you to avoid questions. Balin and Dwalin gave the 'you were saying' stare to Thorin, making him blush with embarrassment. 

"Um.. yes I knew that. What are we waiting for? Let's follow Master Hobbit!" He said, moving ahead of the rest. They all stared at each other, grabbed their bags, and followed the hobbit.

That day you learned males in general do not appreciate being busted.

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