"Gracias a Dios!" I shouted as I ran out of my school building. I threw my graduation hat up in the air and twirled around. I had just graduated from high school and after summer break, I was moving to New York, the big apple. It would certainly be a change from my small Texas town. My private school's graduating class was six. Need I say more?

My mom was right behind me, so I turned around.

"I can't believe it. My little girl...graduated!" my mom said through tears. I rolled my eyes.

"Mom, please. People are watching!" I took off my graduation robe to reveal a short white summer dress. My mom handed me my purse and I took out my car keys. "I'm off!" I started running towards my car, a Chevy Convertible.

"Be careful, Gen!" my mom shouted behind me. I waved my hand above my head to acknowledge her as I jumped into my car and started it. My car rumbled as I drove away.

I took the chopsticks out of my hair as I drove and let my waist-length hair fly in the wind. I sighed. No more school. Ah, it felt good. I drove out to the forest that was on the edge of town and parked my car. I put the hood and all of the windows up and took out my picnic dinner. I pushed the lock button on my keys as I walked into the forest.

I set my dinner out and started eating it. Chicken Express order #1 with extra chicken and fries and a large sweet tea. Hey, when you're in Texas, that's a really good dinner.

Anyways, I took a swig out of my tea and laid down on the table cloth. I sighed. Who was I kidding? My life was going no where. Not to New York, not to Podunk Town, Texas. I was doomed to stay in my hometown forever and either get pregnant or marry the world's worst under achiever... or both. Yeah me.

I finished my dinner and fell asleep.

----

A bird chirped and woke me up the next morning. I moaned and rubbed my eyes. Crap. I had stayed out all night. I planned out what I would tell my mom. I had run out of gas, and my cellphone's battery had gone dead, so I spent the night in my car in the Wal-Mart parking lot and found a friend in the store the next morning and they lent me some gas. I smiled. Yeah, that would work. I rubbed my eyes again and opened them.

"Ahhhhhhh!" I screamed. Lying beside me was a gorgeous man with blonde hair, and his blue eyes were staring intently at me.

He smiled. "Mae gavonnan, melamin. (Well met, my love)"

I screamed again and jumped up. "You scared the living daylights out of me!"

"I had no intention of frightening you." His voice was soft and soothing. I calmed down instantly.

I looked him over. He stood about six feet tall, he was wearing a green tunic with green leggings and had a blue shirt on underneath the tunic. I didn't need to see under his shirt to know that he was muscular. I had to put my hand up to block the sun because he was so tall. I'm about 5' 4", so he towered over me.

"Okay, what's the idea of sneaking up on me and sleeping next to me?"

"I have no idea. I went to sleep in my own bed and woke up here."

I gave him a look. "Likely story." I looked down and saw a quiver filled with very fine arrows lying next to a hand carved silver bow. "Do you have know how to use that thing?"

He looked down and smiled as he picked it up and slung the quiver over his shoulder.

"All of my people are expert bowsmen." He picked up two katanas that were under the quiver.

"Woah there!" I backed off. "Do you have a license for those things?"

"Do I need one?"

"Well yeah, unless you're planning to kill me...or...something..." I stopped talking as he stared at me. I picked up my picnic basket and brandished it like a sword. "Don't even think about killing me, mister! I'll report you!"

"I would never try to kill you. I hold all women in the highest regard."

I dropped the basket. "Oh. My bad." I started picking up my stuff. "Don't think me rude, but you look really familiar. What's your name?"

"Legolas Greenleaf."

What the crap? I dropped the picnic basket. "Say that again."

"I'm Legolas Greenleaf."

"That's what I thought you said." Legolas Greenleaf, all to myself! Take that, stupid ha ha fan girls! After my shock wore off, I picked up a piece of chicken and nibbled it. "Come on, let's go." I started walking towards my car.

"Wait, where are we going?"

I pressed a few buttons on my keys and automatically, my hood and windows went down, the doors unlocked themselves and the car started by itself. I love technology.

I put the picnic basket in the back seat. "To my house, goof ball."

"But, I need to get back home."

I jumped into the driver's seat. "And I need a shower." He didn't move. "Look, Legolas. I may not know alot about science and all that jazz, but I have no freakin' idea how to get you home. Until then, I need a shower, comprende?"

"Alright." He climbed in and fumbled with the seatbelt. I waited for a minute until I couldn't take it. I have the smallest level of patience on earth. I grabbed the seatbelt and clicked it, accidentally brushing his thigh. I withdrew my hand as my face threatened to turn red. I cleared my throat and put my car into gear.

----

A few minutes later, I pulled into my driveway. I got out and waited for Legolas to do the same. I clicked the roof and lock buttons and then walked to my front door. I unlocked it and walked in.

"Maaaaaaam!" I yelled. "I'm back!"

My mom came out of the kitchen and eyed Legolas.

"Who's he?"

"This is umm..." I quickly though up a name. "...Andrew." My mom gave me a look. "He's a friend, Mom. I bumped into him in the park."

"Did you sleep with him?"

I gagged. "Eww! No, Mom! That's disgusting!"

My mom had a knife in her hand and she pointed it at him. "Don't you even think about sleeping with my daughter."

"I can assure you, Madam, I would never do your daughter the dishonor."

My mom smiled. "I like this one, Gen. He needs to come over more often."

I rolled my eyes and led Legolas to my room. I shut the door and turned on the light.

Let me explain my room to you. When you walk in, on the right is my bathroom door. Next to that is my 50 gallon fish tank on its stand. Next to that is my closet, which has my dresser and all of my clothes in it. Then turn a corner and there's three shelves with my bedside table underneath them and they are next to my window, which in turn is above my full bed that has my TV at the end of it on a stand. Turn a corner and there's a wall filled with five six foot tall shelves that have my books, movies and collectibles on them. Turn the last corner and there's my desk with my laptop on it that's right next to my door. And that's my room.

I dumped my bag onto my bed and went into my closet. "Sorry about the whole, making up a name thing."

"It's alright. I understand." I didn't hear anything for a minute. "Your mother said that your name was Gen."

I pulled out underwear, boot cut jeans and a old fashioned farmer's shirt. "It is." I fumbled with my dresser drawers.

I heard Legolas sit on the bed. "Is that short for anything?"

"Genevieve." I walked back out and shut the closet door. I'm very particular when it comes to my doors. "Genevieve Ashley Cosec is my full name."

"It's a beautiful name."

I hid my smile as I set my clothes on my bed and handed Legolas my fish food. "Here, fill this measuring cup up and feed it to them." I have about 15 fish, 3 frogs and 5 snails in my tank. He nodded, so I went to my bathroom and started the shower. My clothes fell to the floor as I locked the door and stepped into my tub.

"Gracias, a Dios!" I shouted as I felt the hot water on me. I lathered up my bath pouf and washed my dirty skin. After I had washed my hair, I got out and wrapped my hair in a towel. "You sure are quiet," I said as I got dressed. He didn't answer. I left my fly open in my haste to check on him. "Are you still-" I stopped. His face appeared next to my fish tank. He had been watching them swim around. "You like fish, huh?"

He smiled. "Animals are a mystery that I always take time to observe." I smiled and by his gaze, realized that I still hadn't zipped up my fly. I did so, and covered up my underwear, which he know knew the colour of. This time, my face did turn red, so I went back into the bathroom to hide it. I took the towel off my hair.

"How many pets do you have at your house, Legolas?" I heard him get up and lean against my door.

"We don't have pets in my culture. The only animal I own is a horse, but I wouldn't call him my pet."

I clicked the bathroom light off and shut the door behind me. "Well, that sucks."

"How many pets do you have?" he said as I hastily put my hair up in two braids.

"Well, you already saw my fish. And besides them, I have three cats and three dogs. But all of them are at my grandparents' farm. I only get to see them once a month." I put on mascara and lipgloss, my usual round of make-up.

"So," he said as I threw my dirty clothes into my hamper. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Have you ever heard of someone falling into my world, or someone from my world falling into yours?"

"No," I said quickly. That was a lie.

Legolas saw through me. "Are you sure?"

"Look, I don't want to talk about it! Gosh!" I ran out of the room.

-----

Wow! That took forever! I've been working on this since May! Sheesh, am I a loser!