Thorin pulled the harp close to him,placing his large fingers on the strings, and he started playing. Everyone watched in awe and amazement. Thorin's playing attracted many of the people in the mall, and everyone stopped to watch Thorin play. "There's a lot of people watching him." said Balin. "Balin, your leader is very good at the harp. I never heard anyone in my life time could play a beautiful instrument like that so well. He even plays a lot better than my grandmother, and she played the harp." said Christine. Balin chuckled. "His mother taught him at a very young age. Most of dwarves loved music as much as we love our treasure. I play the viol. Its been years since I laid hands on an instrument. However, I don't think this old hands of mine would allow me." sighed Bain. When Thorin finished, everyone applauded and praised Thorin fo rthe playing. And Thorin quickly walked back joining the others. Thorin smiled. "I haven't gotten this much attention since I was a Prince!" smiled Thorin. Everyone laughed. "Oh, Thorin." said Christine. They shortly arrived a store that sold men's clothing.It felt like hours they had spent in there to find clothes for thirteen dwarves and a hobbit. They had to go in the children's section just to get Bilbo some clothes. "Hey! This is a kids area." said Bilbo. "Bilbo, you were child size clothing, that's what we have to get you." said Christine. The dwarves laughed. "Ha, ha. Laugh all you want. At least I would fit in, in this world." said Bilbo.
After shopping, they stopped at the food court for lunch. "Your world is quite different than ours, Miss Bankston." said Thorin to Christine, as they ate. Suddenly a man approached the table looking at Christine and Thorin. "Hello, I'm Dr. Romance. I'm here to take photos of happy couples who enjoy good food. And you two seem to catch my attention!" said the man. "But we're not a couple!" Thorin and Christine protested together. All the dwarves, Bilbo, Felicity and Mary Anne laughed. "But you look like a couple. Come over here and stand by cupid and lets get your photo done!" said the man. "No, no! We're not doing this." snapped Thorin. "Thorin lets do this, so the man could leave us alone." said Christine. Thorin had never felt this humilated. Now he regretted for coming with them to the Mall. And he blamed Christine for this whole get up. After the photo was taken, they sat down. Thorin hardly spoken a word. "Now we can go home." said Christine. When they returned home, Thorin approached Chrisitne. "Christine a word with you please." growled Thorin. "Okay. Lets sit in the backyard. Its a nice night." said Christine.
They went outside in the backyard, sitting on the patio. "I blame you for the humiity at the Mall today. I never felt this humilated in all my life." growled Thorin. "How can it be my fault? That idiot just randomly picks people thinking that they are couples! The guy is frikken idiot! The person you should blame is him!" barked Christine. "I wished we never came here." growled Thorin. Christine's heart sank. She thought Thorin liked her. But apparently, she was wrong. Christine stood up and went inside, not showing the others that her feelings are hurt. "I'm going to my room." was all Christine had said, and she slammed the door as she entered her room. "What's up with your sister?" asked Fili. "I don't know--I'm going to find out." said Felicity. Thorin shortly entered the room, and he remained silent. "What's up with your Uncle?" asked Mary Anne. "You and Christine didn't have a row did you?" asked Balin. "Did you just seen what happened at the Mall, Balin? She humilated in me front of all of you!" barked Thorin. "Thorin, it wasn't her fault that man came up to our table assuming that you're a couple." said Balin.
"Balin's right. This man we seen before, Thorin. He just randomly picks people that he assumes are couples and start haggling them. He's done it to me and my friend Ted. Ted has passed away four years ago from an enlarged heart." said Mary Anne sadly. "So you're saying Christine did not plan this?" said Thorin. "No! Thorin, how may times do I have to tell you that?!" snapped Mary Anne, now get frustrated with this dwarf. He was not only moody, bur arrogant as well. He needed a good slap in the face. Meanwhile Felicity entered Christine's room and sat down. She saw Christine, laying on her stomach, her head on a pillow, weeping. "Christine? What did Thorin say to you outside on the patio?" asked Felicity. "He blamed me for the little incident at the Mall with Dr. Romance." said Christine."I cannot believe he got all worked up all because of that! Who does he think he is? Macho man?" said Felicity. "Apparently that's what he think he is." mumbled Christine. "Christine, don't pay no heed to him. He's an arrogant, selfish dwarf. You know how he is in the books and movies." said Felicity.
