You sigh heavily as you sat down on the ground...everyone breaking for lunch. Its your birthday today and not one happy birthday had been uttered to you all day.Admittedly you hadnt told anyone..so it was your fault for this..but you realized you still wished to hear those words.Since the start of this journey you have never felt more alone as you did now. As the only female in this group , you were not fully accepted, unlike Bilbo, who was at least partially. You were always seperated from the guys...swimming alone while they all rough housed while laughing in the river. You never spoke to any of them about this or how you felt. Thorin would probaly make some comment about how you didnt belong..the wilds were no place for a woman. You sighed heavily once again.

"Whats wrong lass?" you look over and see Balin sitting down next to you with a kind concerned smile..like the ones your grandfather would give to you.

"Nothing Mr.Balin. Guess Im just a wee bit tired." you try to fix a smile upon your face..knowing you failed by the look on his face as he raised his eyebrow at you.

"Huh...really? Such a deep sound for nothing." he just kept staring at you...finally you gave in and told him.

"Its my birthday today sir. Im just feeling a mite down is all." he gives you a knowing smile.

"Why didnt yah tell us lass?We woulda at least wished you happy birthday." he handed you a cup of water that he had brought over earlier when he sat down.

"Well...I just didnt want to...to.."you didnt know what to say to him, but he understood.

"Be a bother?" you nod your head as you looked to the ground. "How could you be a bother (Y/N)?" he pointedly looked at you." Especially to us? Your one of us." he smiled warmly at you...you just shook your head back.

"But Im not sir. Im not accepted..especially by Thorin." you felt tears prickling at your eyes and quickly stood up to walk away before they fell...leaving Balin there , not noticing him going over to Thorin.

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It was later on in the evening and yall finally made camp for the night. Once more you were sitting all alone on a rock near the fire, when suddenly you hear your name being shouted out.

"(Y/N)...I hear its yer birthday!" you look over to Bofur who had shouted out to you then over to Balin...the narq...making his way to sit next to you smiling as he did so.

"Uh...yes sir master Bofur." his smile gets big as he looks over to Fili and Kili. "Oye..lads..hear that? Hows about it? Lets celebrate properly." suddenly..as if by magic...you see those two pull out a large cask of ale from out of nowhere and began to fill every ones mugs. After all had one the group raised thier mugs ups into the air, looking at you.

"To (Y/N)! Happy Birthday!" and with that toast they all start to guzzle thier drinks. As you lift yours to your lips, you realize that its not ale, but something different..far stronger than any ale youve ever had before... you sip it. The rest not so much...they guzzeled it down, refilling quickly to down some more. Before to long you see them all red cheeked and tipsy..and laughing loudly like youve never before seen them ...even Thorin was looking like he was three sheets to the wind plastered. As you sat there sipping at your drink..glowing with happiness that you were well wished, you see Fili and Kili standing up, looking at you with a smile...looking full of mischief.

"(Y/N)" Fili hiccupped briefly then tried to speak again as he put his arm around Kilis shoulders...drawing him in closer in with a conspiratorial grins..like foxes in a hen house..with a certain twinkle in thier eyes. "We have another gift for you...Our sweet lady of the evening." butterflies formed in your stomach...not knowing if this was a good thing or bad. "We will sing to our sweet.."

"Lovely..." kili chirped.

"gentle.."Fili again.

"Beautiful.." kili winked at you.

"Lady." fili finished. They then gestured to the other men who had set thier mugs down while the two were talking, and all stood up- some wobbled but stood- in a line..all looking at you smiling. The only ones who stayed down was Balin, Oin, and Bilbo...who smiled big at you...butterflies getting worse at each passing second.

They cleared thier throats and smiles became huge. Nori began..you didnt know he had such a descent voice till now and by the end of the evening you would find out they all did. You watched them all except for Nori turning thier backs to you...then he began.

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" Im too sexy for my love

Too sexy for my love

Loves going to leave me." He pointed at you...then the others swiveled around, grins on thier faces as they provided background beat -do, do, do,do- they sang out, as they snapped thier fingers and swayed to the tempo..setting up a good rythym. Thorin stepped to the front of the group.

"Im too sexy for my shirt

Too sexy for my shirt

So sexy it hurts" you watched with shock on your face as they all begun to strip off thier shirts, revealing hard muscled chests..most of them at least, as he stared into your eyes intensely. You felt your cheeks heat up and not because of your drink. He stepped back in line and this time it was Bombur who stepped forward...oh no..anything but that-you thought watching him wiggle about.

"Im too sexy for my beard

too sexy for my beard

So sexy Im feared."you bit your lip so not to laugh as you watched him twirling his braided beard thru the air, as if they were feather boas. He then stepped back..this time it was Gloin stepping forward.

"Im too sexy for your party

Too sexy for your party

No way Im strip dancing." he looked at you and smiled big..then stepped back in the dancing line as they all began to sing in unison...hands waving in the air as they danced..just for you.

"Im a warrior, you know what I mean

And I do my little turn on this log." they turned around at this point..full circle.

"Yeah on this log

On this log, yeah

I do my little turn on this log." spinning once more...then Fili and Kili stepped up.

"I'm too sexy for my horse

Too sexy for my horse

Too sexy of course" they ran their hands down their chests...peering seductively at you..half smiling, seeing you watching them so intensely. At this point Bofur stepped out wearing only his hat- and thankfully pants- thumbing his hat as he sang.

"And I'm too sexy for my hat

Too sexy for my hat

What you think about that?" He winked and gave you a provacative smile as the others joined in the chorus.

"I'm a warrior,you know what I mean

And I do my little turn on this log

Yeah, on this log

On this log, yeah

I shake my little tush on this log" they suddenly turn around with hands on their backsides shaking it at you. You fought so hard at watching them, to not laugh. Turning back around they danced, waving hands in the air, gyrating their hips in time with the tempo.

"I'm too sexy for my beard" bombur jiggled.

"I'm too sexy for my horse" fili and kili winked as they thrusted their hips.

"I'm too sexy for my hat" Bofur took off his hat, twirling it in the air, to land on the ground next to his shirt.

"Cause I'm a warrior, you know what I mean

And I do my little turn on this log

Yeah on this log

Yeah on this log

Yeah, I shake my little tush on this log."shaking their butts at you again..as they turn back around you noticed that all their pants were unlaced. Suddenly you realized somewhere along the way they had lost their shoes. At that moment Dwalin stepped up to the front...flexing his muscled arms.

"I'm too sexy for my axe

Too sexy for my axe

Oh my

Oh my axe" he threw up his hands in the air, pumping them up and down as he hunkered down, to pop back up. Nori stepped forward and the men turned their backs to you again.

"I'm too sexy for my love

Too sexy for my love

Loves going to leave me." His thumbs hooked on the top edge of his pants...as he wiggeled his eyebrows at you.

"And I'm too sexy for this song!" As they all finished the song together, they jerked their arms out...ripping their pants off ..revealing eleven naked rumps to your stunned eyes. You oggled at the sight of all that muscled rounded flesh...there was roaring laughter as they turned around ..seeing your wide eyes.

"See told yah she would love it!" Kili was grinning ear to ear at your expression. You looked over to Thorin meeting his gaze as he grinned just a widely as his nephews...waiting for a response from you.

"Uhhmm...oh...my..yumm." you finally found your voice. "Thank you all...very well done." This seemed to satisfy them and smacking each other on the backs for job well done, they went back to their drinks...forgetting in their drunken state about their lack of apparel. As you sat there you feel Balin, whom you had forgotten was there, lean over to whisper in your ear..chuckeling at how red your face was.

"Well lass..still think your not accepted?" You see him trying so hard not laugh at what he had witnessed. Smiling back at him you realized you did feel like one of them now...by durins beard...those insane, sweet , sweet dears did all of this just for you."Don't worry lass...I wont let them forget..ever."you both chuckle about the fun to be had.

It was the next morning when you got up...looking around the camp, seeing the men sprawled all around in varying states of undress...some had put clothes back on and some not so clothed. You stifled a laugh as you could see Fili and Kili snuggling...oh you couldn't wait to tease them about this. Over yonder was Thorin who was groggily sitting up, rubbing his head as if it ached miserably. You made your way over to him, noticing Bombur still naked- you shuddered- never going to get that image out of your head- sleeping loudly. As you tip toe through the comatose men you see Fili waking- horror upon his face at who his snuggle buddy was last night...definately not you it seemed. You snorted attempting on holding back your laughter...seeing you looking ,he went red in mortification.

"By Durins beard, what was that we drank? My head...agghhh...my mouth." Thorin finally noticed you there next to him, he groaned out at your smile and the laughter aparent in your eyes. You leaned down to look him in the eyes...his face was embarrassed..you softly spoke so to not further make his head pound worse.

"Thank you Thorin. That was the best present ever." You kissed his cheek and quickly dropped a gold coin in his bared lap...smiling cheekily you walk off...leaving a dumbfounded Thorin who just realized he was naked in your wake. You began to humm a song...that song...it was now one of your favorites..especially after last night.