"Your what?" Kili's eyes widened in disbelief. "I'm pregnant." I placed a hand on my bump that could barely be seen. Kili placed a hand on his head and paced the room. My stomach sunk at his reaction, I began to play with my ring trying to hide my nerves.

"But when did we..." He questioned himself and when he remembered his brows furrowed together "But that was so long ago." This is not how it was supposed to go. "I'm so sorry," A pressure built behind my eyes "I didn't mean for this too happen." I spun around so he couldn't see me cry. I thought he would be happy. I grabbed onto the edge of my vanity and hung my head. I can't believe this is happening.

"I'm going to be a dad?" The tone of his question made me spin around, he was looking at me, waiting for an answer with his eyebrows drawn together. "Yes." Was all I said. He startled me as he strode over to me from across the room and pulled me toward him and placed a hard kiss on my lips. "I'm going to be a dad!" He smiled. He picked me up and spun me around, I clutched on tight before he gently placed me on the ground again. Happy tears fell down my face. This is the Kili I knew.

"So your saying our child is in you right now?" He placed his hand on my stomach. I prayed he wouldn't feel the butterflies fluttering around in my stomach. "I guess so. I'm so glad your happy." I smiled.

"I'm more than that, (Y/N). God, I love you so much," He placed a firm kiss on my lips "I'm going to love this child, with every bit of my heart," We both sat down on the bed as he continued to tell me about our child "I can teach it archery, we can teach it to read and write Oh! And we can't forget the name, there's so many options! Ash? Arrow? Nah that's a bit dumb." He patted his chin.

I couldn't help but laugh as I wrapped an arm around his torso, and placed my head on his shoulder. "First we need to find out the gender, then we can begin to think of names." "I can't wait that long!" He squeezed me tightly "The company are going to be ecstatic, when are we going to tell them?" He turned to me. "Right now, if you want?"

Kili was already halfway out the door, in a few seconds he had gotten up and gently closed the door behind him. "Everyone get up!" I could hear Kili's voice from outside the door "(Y/N) and I have something to tell you!" I could hear him trying to hide him excitement.

I slipped on a pair of trousers and a tunic and closed my chamber door behind me. Everyone was coming out their chambers, some in pairs, rubbing their eyes. They all groaned and yelled at Kili for waking them up. "What is it now?" Balin brushed a hand through his white curls. "Get some clothes on and meet downstairs in 10 minutes. Believe me, you don't want to go back to sleep." Kili said firmly. They all groaned and went back into their rooms to change.

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"We're all here, now why did we need to get up in the middle of the night?" Gloin asked with a bit of attitude."Alright, I know you aren't happy about this but I think (Y/N) might change your mind." Kili turned to me with an eyebrow raised. Everyone's heads turned to me. I looked at Bilbo, an ache forming in my heart, before taking a deep breath.

"I'm having a baby." I placed a hand on my bump. Knowing that there is life inside me it's already made it love him or her with every inch of my heart bursting with excitement. Everyone gasped. Bilbo jaw fell open and he didn't blink for a long time. "Your pregnant!?" Dwalin slowly uncrossed his arms. I nodded and turned to Kili with a smile. He wrapped an arm around me and pulled me close to him."Yep."

They all erupted into cheers. "Hey! Hey!" Gloin cheered. Bilbo was remained frozen, and still hasn't blinked, that's when you know you've broken Bilbo. Everyone ran over to me and Kili and threw me in their arms. I looked up at the ceiling as I was submerged. A tear fell down my face. This is exactly how I wanted it to be. "Congratulations!" They all cheered. Ive never seen them this happy.

Over everyone's shoulders I could see Bilbo. He mouth was open still open but he had seem to come out whatever trance he was in. "Father." I pushed past everyone to Bilbo. He looked from my stomach and up to my face. "I'm going to be a grandfather?" He remained shocked. "Yes."

As soon as I finished what I said I heard a sob come from Bilbo. He quickly put his head down to try and hide his face. He scratched his nose and sniffled before bringing his head back up. "I'm gonna be a grandfather?" He breathed "Oh my God." He smiled, the smiles that I saw so rarely. The last time I saw him smile like that was with Thorin when we thought the worst of our journey was over. "Your happy?" I asked. "Of course I'm happy! God, (Y/N) i'm so proud of you." He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed me tight and placed a kiss on my head. This is what I needed.

"We need to celebrate!" Bofur somehow had a mug of ale in his hand. Bofur sometimes is such a wonder. "Didn't we just have a huge party literally an hour ago?" Dori asked. "Well that," Bofur took a swing "Was for their wedding, this, is for the little one. A new member to our family!" He lifted his mug "To...unnamed baby!" "To unnamed baby!" Everyone cheered.

We all got straight too it. We all grabbed our drinks, we decided not to wake up everyone else so it was just the company, Kili and I and Dís. My family. So much has happened over the past year, so much i'm still trying to take it in. I experienced true love for the first time, learnt to fight, fulfilled my dreams to see the world, got married and I am now having a child.

I feel warm inside when I think about our kids future. The image of holding my baby for the first time ever, Kili will be sat next to me buzzing for his turn to hold them. The day it will say it's first word, walk for the first time and so much more and that is just in the time of being a baby. I will still have the rest of their life to make memories as one big family. I could go on forever listing the different parts that I am excited to experience as a mother but it would be too long.

I am going to be the role model to my child that I unfortunately didn't have growing up. Hazeal's right, I will make mistakes, that's part of the job, but I will learn from those mistakes until I get it right. I can't believe I can finally say this but...My life is complete.

As everyone was celebrating I excused myself and walked outside of the mountain to have some peace and take in everything. It was quiet outside, only the whispering of the wind that I hear so very often and the sound of dirt under my feet as I walked out out the mountain.

I smiled before looking up at the sky at the brightest star in the sky. "I did it, mum," I told the sky "I finally made it." I hugged myself and smiled at the comfort of the feeling my mum is up in the sky looking down at me, being so proud of me.

This whole journey has been long and draining of every emotion a young hobbit could feel but in the end it all worked out. And she was there. She was there the whole time looking down at me, guiding me. Those gentle whispers of the wind that speak to me in the moments where i'm alone, we're her, she was communicating to me. Well, that's what I like to think. I couldn't have done any of this without her or my father.

"(Y/N)." I heard Bilbo walk outside and eventually beside me. "Father." He wrapped an arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. He sniffled before also looking up at the sky and saying "Your mother would be so proud of you (Y/N). She loved more than anything, more than life."

The wind whispered again and danced around me and Bilbo before waltzing through our hair. Bilbo exhaled and smiled. "Your mother was gorgeous. Her beauty was beyond words, she was perfect in every way. I'm sorry you two didn't have the time." A single tear fell down from his eye, and another fell down from mine. "Some things we just can't control, I would know that by now." I gave a sad smile to Bilbo.

He let go of me and reached into a pocket inside the coat he's worn for months, in fact, years. He pulled out a gold plain gold ring and he held it out on his palm. "What's that?" I asked. "It's my wedding ring." He inhaled a shaky breath. "Why did you ever take it off?" I asked.

"I did keep it on, for a while actually, but it was too hard. Every time I looked down at that ring it was another reminder that she was no longer with me, the heartbreak was too much to bear...so I took it off. But I always made sure to keep it somewhere close to my heart." He put the ring back into his pocket and wiped away his tear.

I looked up at him. "I think Mum would be proud of you too." I said. He lightly chuckled and looked down at his feet. "She'd be mortified." "She'd be amazed," I told him "Not all hobbits could say that their husband went on a journey with a company of dwarves to slay a dragon and take back Erebore, and that's only the brief version of it." "I suppose your right." He said. "I know."

My father and I stayed there, looking up at the star in the sky for a while until the rest of the company came looking from us once they realized our absence from the celebration. But before I was about to leave to go back inside, I looked up and I swear I saw the star glow brighter, almost as if she was telling me that she heard me, she heard us. And she agreed.

I'll never forget this night, this week, this past year. Because it has been the best year ever. When I opened that green circular door to the company I was a young child who lived in a world of books, fairytales and flowers but now, I'm changed. I used books as a way to live a thousand lives, yet little I expect to be swept into my very own, a story that will be passed down for generations and I can't wait to see where the next chapters lands us.

I'm a warrior who survived one of the biggest battles in history, I'm someone who nearly became a Goblin Queen and nearly got eaten by wargs, multiple times. I saw death before me many times but I survived every single time, and I'm pretty damn proud to say that.

Fili and Thorin will always have a special place in all of our hearts, they shall never be forgotten. Without them, our family is incomplete, but we know they're together and watching us carry on their legacy and live our lives how they would want us to. Fili and Thorin, prince and king under the mountain, will go on to be legends. And this...

This was a journey I'll always remember.