A Hobbit and A Dwarf

II: Second Meeting

Spring is almost over, which means it's almost summer. I sit on a tree and try to read a book while little hobbits keep on calling my name. Eventually i give up. I climb down the tree and shout, "Nili's here kids!" and climb back up. They all run to the tree, looking for me. I'm not really good with kids and I don't really like kids, but somehow these kids like me. I jump down, surprising them. I sit down and start to tell them a story from one of my journeys. They all sit quietly, they really like stories very much.

After finishing the last sentence my mum calls me from the fences. I walk to her leaving the kids, she tells me that my cousin wants me to accompany him to Ered-Luin. I jump in excitement. It's been two and a half decades since the first time i met Fìli. Maybe he won't go to the dwarf city, but we can still meet up somewhere near the city.

As i walk home with mum, my cousin appears in front of us. I greet him with a hug, an elf hug.

"Lain, it's so good to see you. I thought you said you were going back to Mirkwood." I say after the hug.

"Good to see you too Nili. Indeed I have. But my mind wonders about Ered-Luin, not the dwarf city i suppose." He answers back.

Typical Lain, he hates dwarfs. We walk together to my hobbit hole. Lain tells me about his new research. He talks to fast i don't understand. I finish packing and we are already on our way to Ered-Luin.

In Ered-Luin

The trees protect us from the hot sun. We've been walking for hours and Lain is gone now. Great, i lost him. I sit down on a tree root. The wind is warm, it's peaceful. So quiet. I close my eyes and inhale slowly. The air is fresher here. I sit down for what feels like ages. Maybe an hour or more have passed. Where is he?

I start to search for him, maybe he's writing in his journal and stop somewhere. I walk back to where we came, looking everywhere for a track he left behind. Up the trees, on the ground, on trees. Nothing. He didn't left any trace. I sit down again and look up. Exhaling a depressed air.

Then i hear twigs breaking and leaves stomped. Dwarfs? I hide behind a tree, a big one. Then i hear heavy breaths, yup, dwarfs. They're close, the sound starts to fade. Finally they're gone. Crack. I speak to soon. It comes closer. I take a peek to see how far it is and if they're the friendly one. I can't see his face, he's looking to his back. When my brain decides it's the time to run he looks straight at me. He looks surprised. His long gold-blonde hair braided and in a half pony tail. So is his mustache are braided. His blue eyes are familiar. Could this really be him, Fìli. He didn't move, i didn't move either. At the same time there's a dwarf shouts, "Fìli!" And Lain shouts my name. A smirk forms on his face and he joins his group again.

I see Lain is already behind me.
"Who is he?" He asks.

"A dwarf prince."

"Let's go before they come back. I've done my writings."

"I always wonder how you write so fast." I change the topic.

On the way home he tells me everything he founds and what happened when we separated. Not to mention how panicked he is when i'm not in front of him.

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Yeah, chap two. I don't know what to name Nili's cous. Haha, it's weird to read his name if your Indonesian.
I went Christmas shopping yesterday and i found this cute skirt >\\< and i found some more novels to read. Okay, back to this chap. I was about to add where Lain found Nili in the dwarf city but then i've imagine this ff for months so i'm sticking to what i've imagined. Hope you all like it. See ya on the next chap ^^
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