Everything that you recognize belongs to J.R.R Tolkien. Oriana belongs to me :)
"I won't be long." And "I'll be back soon." Were the two last things I said to my parents and the very two words that marked the beginning of my unexpected journey. Well, that and dozens of drinks. My name is Oriana Snow and this is the story of the biggest adventure I have ever crossed in my life.
I wasn't a big drinker but on the night of my friend's Clara 18th birthday, the night before everything got mixed up, I got wasted. I'm not saying it's not my fault but the majority of the blame goes to my friends who poured me every single drink they could think of. I remember gulping it all down and then I blacked out in a random bedroom. That is where my story begins…
"Are you alright my dear?" I heard a muffled deep voice above me ask. This must be Clara's dad.
Groaning I shuffled in the bed which, by the way, felt cold and hard as soil. It even smelt like it. My head was pounding like crazy and on top of all, Clara's parents must have found me passed out in their bedroom. That's just great. I slowly opened my eyes, not able to see anything in the pitch black. How long have I been knocked out?
"I'm sorry I passed out in your bedroom." I mumbled groggily, feeling my throat scratch and my head bang. Jesus I need an aspirin. Massaging the sides of my head I close my eyes for a moment.
"My dear, I believe you are misguided." The voice said with a silent chuckle. "We are surely not in a bedroom."
"Oh yeah, then where are we?" I mumbled. I can't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed.
"We, my dear, are in the Shire." Yeah, yeah we're in the… in the what?! I jumped right up, eyes wide open.
"What? We're in the Shire? Like, Lord of the rings Shire, Middle-Earth? What kind of joke is this?" I mumbled.
"You are familiar with the Shire?" the voice asked.
"Of course I'm familiar, I watched the movies like fifty times." I say as I look up at the person. I couldn't see clearly because of the darkness but I could see that he, an old man, was hovering over me. He was like a god damn tree, makes me look like a dwarf. He was sporting a dark gray cloak, a matching pointy hat and a long beard that could be made in to a sweater. He raised his bushy eyebrows at me. I know who he is…
"Oh my word, you're Gandalf." I said breathlessly. He smiled kindly at me and nodded.
"It seems you heard of me. May I ask what your name is?"
I blinked a couple of times staring at him dumb-found. Why was I sleeping on the ground? Or the better question, why the hell was I standing in front of Gandalf?!
"My dear?" Gandalf asked, his bright blue eyes twinkling in amusement. I shook my head and clear my troth.
"I, um, my name is Oriana Snow, sir Gandalf." I say quietly.
"I have to say lady Oriana; it's been a long time since I've seen a female dwarf, especially in these areas. What brings you here, if I might ask?"
I huff, glaring at him. Who is he calling a dwarf? I'm 5 feet 9! Well, for him I'm a dwarf because he's a giant!
"Whoa, whoa, whoa; lady dwarf? I'm not that short!" I huff, crossing my arms. Seriously, this is ridiculous. Hmm, this is ridiculous…
"Of course!" I exclaim loudly, spreading my arms. Startled, Gandalf moved slightly backward from me. Oops.
"This is all a dream! In a couple of moments I'll jolt awake so I can puke last night's drinks and everything's going to make sense." I mumbled frantically, closing my eyes. Yes, this is all a crazy dream. Any second now I'm going to open my eyes and-
"I'm afraid this isn't a dream, lady Oriana." Ganadalf said with a sad sigh. "Tell me my dear; what bothers you?" he asks, putting his giant hand on my shoulder. I sigh and put my face in my hands.
"This can't be real," I mumble in to my palms. "Just moments ago I was at a party getting wasted and blacking out. I was supposed to wake up, go home and have some breakfast with my family and then I would go to my crappy school…"
"Yes, I see. This world you speak of is far more different from this one." Gandalf says wisely. Gee, thanks for that information, Sherlock.
"Then how the heck am I a… female dwarf when I was a human girl?!" I whine.
"Hmm, reincarnation perhaps?" he muses to himself. I furrow my eyebrows. But, reincarnation would require dying and I couldn't possibly be dead… Could I?
"But let us not bother you with that. Do you know where you are heading next?" he asks, leaning on his big stick thing. I stare at him blankly. I woke up in the middle of nowhere, found out I am in J.R. R Tolkien's world and I am now talking to Gandalf the Gray, so obviously, I don't know where the heck I'm going! Of course, I didn't say that out loud. That would be awkward. Instead I said:
"No, I have no idea to where I'm heading. But, I do know one person from here; Mr. Baggins-"
"Master Baggins?!" Gandalf exclaimed cheerfully. " Then you are in luck, my dear. I was just going to pay him a visit. Would you care to join me?" he asks.
I pucker my lips and scrunch my nose, thinking. Actually, I didn't think about it. Of course I would care to join you Gandalf, where the heck could I possibly go?! Again, I didn't say that out loud.
"Yes! I'd be delighted!" I squeal a little too excitingly. Gandalf chuckles, leading the way, a wide grin plastered across my face. I know I should be worried at least a little bit, but I'm far too excited to think about anything else. A couple of minutes later we arrived at "The Hobbit hole". I was freaking out. This is like a dream come true.
Suddenly, Gandalf turned towards me, all serious.
"Lady Oriana," he says. "Master Baggins has… a few guests like ourselves. Play along and I highly suggest you leave the talking to me. Is that alright, my dear?" he asks, furrowing his bushy eyebrows. I look up at him and nod like an idiot. Gandalf smiles and knocks with his wooden stick thingy. A few seconds later the door opens revealing… a younger Bilbo Baggins. Oh, he looks like Martin Freeman. Wait… Oh my god, this is in "The Hobbit" universe. Well that's just peachy. I haven't read the book nor have I watched the movie, I've only seen the trailer… once.
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