Lord Of The Rings Fan Fiction ❯ The Healer[Thorin Oakenshield] ❯ Chapter Two - Bad Impressions ( Chapter 2 )

The hobbit finally got up and walked over to the door to find out who was on the other side of it. He unlocked the latch and turned the handle and the door swung open to reveal not a hobbit but a Dwarf. " Dwalin, at your service." Bilbo turned to look at the woman who was giving him a confused look from the table and then he turned back to his visitor.

" Uh, Bilbo, at yours." The hobbit replied with a awkward whimper. The dwarf pushed his way into the home. Bilbo was quite stunned by this sudden rude action. " I'm sorry do I know you?" The rude Dwarf stopped and looked at like he had just asked a crazy question.

" No." The Dwarf took off his cloak and eyed the place. " Which way, laddie? Is it down here?" 

"I-is what down where?" Bilbo protested, looking at the Dwarf confused.

"Supper." Dwalin simply said, tossing his cloak at the hobbit. He said there'd be food, and lots of it."

" He-he...said? Who said?"

The Dwarf had wandered down the hall, towards the kitchen. Maura's eyes widen as the stranger came and sat in front of her in Bilbo's spot and began eating his food. " Excuse me." Maura said bluntly, causing the dwarf to look up at her." Who are you?" 

"Dwalin, lass. And who are you?" He introduce, shoving another piece of fish into his mouth and she was disgusted with his manners so far. 

" Maura. Who sent you here?" She questioned as she notice Bilbo quietly snuck in and sat beside the hearth, glaring at the Dwarf for eating his dinner.

" Didn't the wizard inform you about us?" Dwalin asked looking up at the woman. 

" No... I can't say I was..." Maura replied, raising an eyebrow at the hobbit and he bit his lip and looked at the ground. 

" Well don't you worry yourself lass, there's still more of us still to come." 

" M-mm-more of you." Maura stuttered. The half-breed had always wanted to meet and surround herself with Dwarves but this one looked like a warrior and their was more coming. 

" Mmm...Mmm, mmm. Very good, this. Any more?"  Maura looked at Bilbo, who stuttered but found he had an extra plate of buns sitting on the counter and he went to grab them and place them in front of their starving guest. 

"Help yourself." Bilbo offered. The dwarf stuffed his face with a bun and even reached over and took Maura's fish off her plate. " Mm. It's just that, um...we weren't expecting company." Bilbo stated, hoping to not upset their visitor when the doorbell rang again and both their heads snapped in the direction of the door.

"That'll be the door." Dwalin informed the frozen hobbit. The hobbit went to go answer the door, feeling a little more prepared this time and opened the door, to reveal an older dwarf with white hair this time.

" Balin, at your service." The cheerful dwarf introduced, giving a bow.

" Good evening." Bilbo muttered, not moving. 

" Yes, yes, it is." Balin agreed as checkout the evening sky that was covered in dark clouds and he stepped into the house uninvited like the first one. " Though I think it might rain later. Am I late?" 

" Late for what?" Bilbo wondered, feeling more confused then ever. The elder Dwarf turned to his side and let out a chuckle to see his brother trying to grab the last few cookies from the jar.

" Oh! Ha ha! Evening, brother." Maura took the cookie jar from the Dwarf and placed it back in its spot. 

"By my beard, you're shorter and wider than last we met." Dwalin teased his older brother.

" Wider not shorter." Balin corrected him as the two of them approached each other. Bilbo looked out his door to see if more were coming. Maura watched these two, wondering what they were going to do. " Sharp enough for both of us." The two brothers placed both  hands on each others shoulders as they both laughed and knocked their heads together, and Maura flinched.

"Uh, excuse me?" Bilbo kindly tried to interrupt the brothers reunion. " Sorry, I hate to interrupt, but the thing is, I'm not entirely sure you're in the right house." 

Balin looked to his side, completely ignoring the hobbit and saw the woman and he gave her a friendly smile. " Good evening lass, it's a pleasure to meet you..?" The elder dwarf started and took Maura's hand and kissed it and she smiled at him.

" Maura." She introduced.

"Easy brother." Dwalin insisted to his brother and the two Dwarves marched over to the hobbit's pantry and the began raiding it. They had managed to find Bilbo's mugs and poured each other some ale and began discussing things. While the hobbit began arguing with them, wondering why they were here and explain to them that they had to be in the wrong house.

Maura accidentally let a giggle slip out when she saw the hobbit getting frustrated and he gave her a tiring look. " What. Their not too bad, once you get used to them" She confessed

" well....Just as long no more show up." Bilbo pressed and he gritted his teeth when the doorbell rang once again. He opened the door and didn't find one but two Dwarves this time and he was not impressed.

"Fili"

"And Kili." 

"At your service." They both said together.

" You must be Mr. Boggins" Kili announced. Maura joined the hobbit's side and smiled at the two young lads.


" Nope. Your mistaken, you've come to wrong house." Bilbo informed and with that said he went to shut his door when a boot jammed it.

" Has it been canceled?" Fili asked.

" No one told us." Kili pressed. Bilbo stood their once again trying to figure out what they thought was canceled.

" C-canceled. No nothings been canceled." Bilbo insisted.

" Well that's a relief." The blonde one stated and two brother's pushed their way in like the first two. Bilbo let out a huff and the woman didn't say anything. The Dwarves began rearranging the furniture. Bilbo heard the doorbell again and this time he was not pleasant at all, he was infuriated. He tossed the weapons the two young brother had piled in his arms and began cursing. Maura had never seen him like this and wrenched open the door and a pile of Dwarves fell into the house. 

"Gandalf." Bilbo said annoyed. Maura made her way through the Dwarves looking for the hobbit who was getting irritated with the wizard for bringing them here. 

"So lass. What is it you do? Were you asked on this journey as well?" Balin asked.

" I'm a healer. And no I live in the Shire." She admitted to them.

" A healer eh? We have a healer with us as well. Oin!" Balin shouted. An older Dwarf approached them, holding some sort of listening device to his ear. "Young miss Maura here is a healer as well." Oin looked at her up and down and narrowed his eyes.

" Are you now lass. It's not common to find a woman with that skill." Oin pointed out. Oin began questioning her, not believing she was a healer as well. A few of the dwarves gathered around to listen as Oin asked difficult question and she answered them with accuracy and even giving examples what she would do for certain things he does differently. 

"So. Did she pass Oin?" Dwalin joked. 

" I'll admit she has a lot of knowledge but I do not agree with some of her ways." Oin pressed, and the woman just smiled, not taking it personally. They were interrupted when the other Dwarves in the kitchen had begun singing. Dishes were being thrown through the air and into the other room. Bilbo looked as if he might collapse the way the Dwarves were treating his family heirlooms. 

One thing Maura noticed about these Dwarves they had no regard for others belongings. The Dwarves had moved into the other room, with Maura and Bilbo coming in last and they were astonished that none of the dishes had been broken and they were cleaned stacked nicely ready to be put away. 

Maura laughed with the other Dwarves. She hadn't had this much fun in a long time. Suddenly their was three loud distinctive knocks, causing the room to go silent. Maura looked around wondering who this was, that was waiting on the other side of the door that could make these dwarves become quiet.

" He's here." Gandalf informed.