Chapter 1

It was one of the coldest winters in history and the school was over for the day as Anna was walking home with her friends. The moon was already high in the sky and the stars was shining bright, the sunlight was rare these days.

Her friends were talking excitedly about the boys plans on climbing up on the mountain tonight to see the northern lights dance in the sky. Their excitement was evident in every movement and their giggling brought Anna back to reality. Their laughter was higher than normal and she found them slightly irritating at the moment, she never understood their extreme interest in boys. Many times she had wondered whats wrong with her not being interested like the other girls. When they spent their time swaying their eyelashes to the boys she had her nose deep down in books.

The woods were the place she spent her time when the girls in her class was shopping makeup they clearly was to young to be smothering on their faces. Her strict parents would never let her spend time with things that would take the focus away from school, she was glad they allowed her the freedom to study in the forest behind their house. Always in sight so her parents could see what she was doing, but still it was freedom enough for her.

"Marcus was asking if you would come tonight Anna. I think he likes you, maybe he might kiss you tonight."

Anna sighed and knew they would not let her live this through "I don't know, I kind of need to study for the test on monday."

Jenny frowned at her answer "You need to stop being such a good girl Anna, no one likes a prude. Loosen up a little!"

Jenny was Anna's best friend and her intentions was good but still her words annoyed Anna and she glared at her and crossed her arms to show her disagreement. Of course she wanted to go and see the northern lights with the boys and the thought of being kissed was not all appealing to her.

But she knew her parents would never allow her to join her friends, they are to occupied with their strict plan to form her to become the perfect candidate for the best collage there is. They had never asked her what she want to do with her life and they had told her even from when she was just a little child that she would become something great. Their pressure on her to study to become a lawyer was tiering her and the feeling of failure was always nagging on her. She had many times watched her friends with jealousy as their parents would applaud them after school musicals or dance performances. But she had to hide it all from her parents, telling them that she had to spend time in the library studying for a test. But she could not simply stay away from the art because when she danced she felt free and happy which was a strange feeling for her. But she found herself becoming addicted to the feeling. A fear was lingering in her every move for being caught by her parents but as a decease she could not stay away.

The dance was a step in the wrong direction and she knew her parents would never forgive her if they ever found out about her disobedience. Now she felt a strange urge to push it further and she knew she was starting to become addicted to the feeling of breaking free from the chains of her parents.

She took a shaky breath, scared that only her breathing would revile to her parents what she was about to do. The word left her mouth in a whisper and she closed her eyes scared that if she looked she would be caught with her hands in the cookie jar "Fine I will come."

The girls became even more excited and they were talking about how she would do to make Marcus kiss her. Anna on the other hand was barely listening, she was nervous and she knew she might be doing an mistake, but the thought of an adventure made her smile nervously. She always wanted an adventure like she had read so many times in her books and she felt a slight thrill of the thought of sneaking out at night climbing mountains.

At home she was ordered to her room by her parents to study and she didn't object, how could she? They never listen to her anyway so she simply walked up to her room but instead of studying like she was ordered to she sat down and picked up her favorite book. The words soothed her stress of the thought of her parents finding out and her friends eager to kiss Marcus tonight. The possible kiss was making her excited and nervous, she had never seen Marcus in another way than a friend but if he would kiss her tonight it would be her first. She had dreamt of being kissed but she had always dreamt of the elves in the stories and she would never admit her desire to her friends. She knew they would never understand her obsession with middle earth and the elves.

She closed her eyes trying to picture an elven warrior taking a strong hold around her and kissing her passionately. Her whole body tingled by the thought of it and she let out a sigh and open her eyes to her reality. She knew the thought of Marcus kissing her did not bring her as much pleasure but she pushed the thought aside and got dressed.

As the sun was slowly gifting her room with a dim light the nerves was making her skin tingle. Her heart was trumping in her chest and she felt sweat prickling down her temples, as anxiety was scratching her mind. She knew that she was crossing a line, her thoughts was ripping inside of her like a hurricane. She played with the pages of her book nervously and her eyes was casting glimpses on the door in fear of it suddenly burst open and her secret to be out in the open. What would she do if they found out, what would she do if something would happen and she would have to call them for help.

The darkness was claiming the room as the last lights was gracing the last surface and she laid down waiting for the quiet sounds of the night. Her parents was never affectionate with her so she knew they would only open her door to check if she was studying. Tonight they did not enter to inspect if she was dedicated to her work knowing there was no important test left for this semester.

It felt like years in her mind as she laid in her bed waiting until it was safe enough to move. Luckily for her, her parents was not only strict with her routines but with their own too. So she knew exactly when they would go to bed but it would not settle her fear, only a small sound would wake them up and she held her breath scared it would cause them to wake from their slumber.

She slowly got dress as quietly as she could, she looked in to the mirror and frown at what she looked back at. Her long blond wavy hair was always all over the place. She had always had problems taming her mane, she hated that she had so much hair and it always took her long time to look presentable. She brushed it quickly but gave up knowing it would never look good and simply braided it and opened her window quietly. She let out a shaky breath when it got stuck and let out a squeak in the quiet night, she sat still waiting to hear her parents stir in the room beside her. But there was no sound and she tried to calm herself down but her hands was sweaty and her pulse was high. This was it she thought as she leaned out and took a hold of a branch of the tree outside her window. She had always liked climbing and she had no problem to climb down easily without making a sound, she started to run and did not stop until she knew her parents would not see her. A shaky and nervous laugh escaped her lips and she smiled embarrassed about her nervous outburst.

The feeling of betrayal was making her nervous and she imagine seeing her parents standing in every shadow. She jumped at any sound and she probably looked extremely guilty.

Marcus and his friends picked them up and she was soon seated in the backseat of the car driving out of town up to the mountains. She let out a sigh knowing her parents would kill her if they would ever found out she was in the car with older guys driving up to the mountains.

She rested her head on the window as she looked up to the stars taking in the beauty of their lights.

The mountains were rising in the distance and it reminded her of her grandmother and a single tear ran down her chin and she longed for the day she would be able to see her again. She had always been happy in the north with her grandmother, it felt more like home than with her parents. They had forbidden her to see her grandmother after she told them her wish for her to take over the farm. She knew she belonged in the North where she could run free and sing and dance with her people. The memory of her mother scolding her for explaining her love for the North and that she wished to live there was tugging at her heart. She remembered clearly how her mother held her sternly as she viciously told her that they do not belong to that culture and she would not let her only daughter to live like a nomad.

Fresh tears rolled down her cheeks at the memory and it broke her heart, because how could she ever leave her mother. Even how much she hated her for what she made her become, she also loved her. It was like an unwilling power, she longed for her to hug her closely and say that she loved her. Sometimes she would dream that her parents would love her like her friends parents loved them. The only love she had ever experienced was her grandmothers, and she treasured those moments deep down in her heart. When her days was hard and tiring she would pick up the moments her grandmother held her closely and sang for her in the night. She would sometimes sing their songs under the northern lights and her heart longed for the North. She pushed her tears away and let the voices of her friends invade her mind instead of her memories.

Their exciting blabbering was a good distraction from her dark memories and she found herself liking the conversations. The boys were discussing the girls performance they had done the other week and she blushed slightly when one of them directed his compliment for her and she stifled a laughter as Marcus hit him with a warning. They drove up on a lonely road and after an hour on the bumpy ride they finally arrived. She had never been there before and when the car stopped she looked up to the mountain with disappointment. It didn't look like much when she glanced over the hill, she imagined it too be a grand mountain, but she had to mentally punch herself for thinking they would be able to climb it in one night if it was so grand. She was waken from her thoughts when the car door opened and she stepped out and smiled shyly when she noticed it was indeed Marcus who had opened the door for her. Her friends excited whispering was making her glare in their direction which only made them laugh in response.

She shivered slightly when she felt him taking her hand in his and she felt nervous all the sudden.

The girls were laughing and joking with the boys and it was flying sparks in the night but Anna was lost in the sight of the colors dancing on the sky. The place was breathtaking, it was like the lights touched the mountains and it almost sounded as the light was singing to the nature.

"I thought you might like this." Anna heard Marcus smooth voice and she felt him standing close behind her which caused her mind to race

Its time to start live in this world, how good can it be for me to live in my imagination? Marcus is one of the most popular guys in school, I should be happy damn it.

"It's the most beautiful sight I've ever seen. Thank you." Anna turned around greeting him with a smile and he walked closer to her and she held a breath waiting for him to make his move.

Her emotions were conflicted and one part of her wanted to run away but one part of her was curious of being kissed. When he was pressed up against her she changed her mind, she didn't want him close. Everything seemed wrong and she took a step back to distance herself from him, she could see a smirk forming on his lips and the once beautiful night changed to something grim.

She felt her body react before her brain and she turned around climbing higher up and she could hear him following her. She stopped as she was on the next platform and it felt like she could almost touch the lights from here and it was like she forgot all about him.

It was like the sky was singing to her now, it sang soothing words to her and she reached up forgetting all about Marcus walking closer to her. At the moment she felt his hand taking a grip on her arm the northern light looked like it reached out to her. She was frozen in her place as the light embraced all around her and Marcus hand was gone from her arm and she was blinded by a flash of light and she felt herself surrounded by water.

The water was cold on her skin and she felt disoriented not knowing what was up and down and she tried desperately reach the surface. Anna gasped for air when she finally broke through, she screamed out in panic not knowing how she ended up in the water. In her panic she tried to stay above the surface, but felt it became harder as she grew tired. Strong arms clasped around her and she panicked more and tried to escape the strangers hold of her. She screamed and kicked in a effort to break free but it only caused her to be unable to stay over the surface and the water came gushing down her throat and everything went dark.

A hand was slowly stroking her face and the breeze was warm on her skin, as Anna was waking up it was all confusing for her. The sun burned her eyes as she opened them and she tried to hide her face away from the sun. She could hear a smooth voice next to her but she was feeling dizzy from waking up so she could not understand him. Her mind was spinning and she tried to get a grasp of what had happened.

What happened? Did Marcus try to drown me, I did not know there was any water around here, and why is it so warm?

"Were am I? Marcus?" She coughed out the words and her throat felt sore after breathing in water.

"You are safe young one, do not be afraid. I do not know any Marcus, you were alone when I found you struggling in the water."

"So were am I? The hospital?" She knew it was a stupid question because she clearly knew they were outside but maybe she has been in a coma and her parents placed her in a luxury hospital with a garden.

"You're in Imladris or in common tongue Rivendell, child. I believe I've never heard of a place called hospital before, is it were you came from?"

"Ehm what? No I'm not from a hospit.. Wait what? I can't be in Rivendell it doesn't even exist, that's a freaking joke."

"I only speak the truth, little girl. I had to save you from drowning and I would very much like to know why you dare swimming in the river."

"This can't be true, I need to wake up right now! Please take me away from here."

She was panicking again and she looked up at the person she's been talking to for the first time and she was met by confused and curious blue orbs, his face was delicate and his long blond hair almost made him look feminine and she knew she had seen that face before. She could see his lips move but she was lost in her thought trying to place his face and when she remembered she gasped out loud.

Glorfindel? This must be a bizarre dream. I need to wake up right now!

She started to hyperventilating which caused Glorfindel to look at her with a concerned expression as he moved closer trying to sooth her but it simply made it worse. She felt him cup her cheek to make her look at him and it was the final straw for her and she fainted.

Glorfindel caught her head before it hit the ground, he graced away strands of her blonde hair from her milky skin. He lifted up her up and brought her back to the houses. He explained everything to Elrond and he looked down on her with concern, unsure what trouble she might bring to his realm. But as a healer and the sight of the fragile girl in Glorfindels arm made him cringe. He followed Glorfindel to the healing chambers and ordered the maidens to inform him when she wakes up.

…

When Anna open her eyes she was met by the sight of Glorfindel pacing at the side of her bed. She closed her eyes again so he wouldn't find out she was awake, she took the moment to try make sense of this bizarre situation.

This can't be true. Did I die up on that mountain?

Her mind was racing and then she went stiff when she remembered a story her grandmother had told her, she was around eight when she spent a week at her grandmother. One night her grandmother took her out to see the northern lights, her young eyes were mesmerized by the lights of green, pink and yellow dancing over the sky. She skipped over the fields trying to jump up to touch it and her grandmother called her back and she stilled down in her embrace. She told Anna the story of the old magic of the northern lights, the story she was told when she was the same age as Anna and now Anna could hear her voice like she was in the room with her.

~ At the beginning of time there lived a girl in these woods her name was Lávra, she bore a love for all living and she cared deeply for the the woods she called home. She was known to dance under the stars and sing to them about their beauty, she was the purest that had ever walked this earth. But the land was growing darker and the trees whispered about an evil passing through the lands, but Lávra did not listen to she did not know evil. She danced and sang to the sky as they came and they took her life, the tales speak of how it sounded like the trees and wind was singing out their grief and how the stars hide behind the clouds ashamed of what they had witnessed. Since that day it was told that the dancing lights in the sky was her spirit looking over the lands, protecting them and cherish their beauty. The legend is told that lost and grieving souls have been claimed by the lights to never be seen again, still people are mesmerized by the beauty like the forest was over Lávra. - Beauty is a dangerous thing and you should be careful because the lights can either deceive you or save you. - No one have lived to tell the tale of what happened when the light claimed them. - But if your soul is pure the light will always protect you and cherish you, so when you feel lonely sing our songs to the sky and she will listen. ~

Anna opened her eyes and her chest was heaving after remembering the story she had long forgotten and she did not think of Glorfindel who was still presence in the room. She was not scared when she felt his hand on her shoulder she simply looked up at him and his eyes were filled with concern. He wiped away her tears she did not know she had shed, it was an innocent gesture still she felt her cheeks heat up by his touch.

She decided to live at the fullest while being here not knowing when she will wake up or if it had something to do with the story, she did not know what will come. Now she has the time to live out who she really is and being in her dream world is not such a bad thing. She wondered what Lávras plan was for her but she had to trust the lights and wondered why she was sent to this fictional world. This can't be true but still she had dreamed of this for a long time and she would not dwell on why she was here or if it was really. She did not care, the only thing she knew was that she was both thrilled and scared to be here.

"Are you hungry young one?"

"Call me Anna, and yes I would love some food."

"Anna, it sounds strange on my tongue, I believe I've never heard of such a strange name before."

"Well I hope you approve of it because I have no intentions in changing it to something elvish. I mean Glorfindel is a strange name too."

His eyes went wide and Anna discovered her mistake to late as she clasped her mouth and cursed herself for not thinking before speaking. She was thinking fast of how she would save this situation, she need to be more careful of how she spoke again because she do not know the consequences of her blabbering mouth.

"How have you come by my name if I may ask?"

"I woke up to you pacing and I did not want to disturb your thoughts and I heard one of the healers say your name."

She knew it was a horrible lie and she held her breath hoping he would be pleased with her answer. She finally was able to breath again when he simply nodded and told her he would be back with food for her but she could see his brows furrowed. She knew this would be more hard than she imagined.