Disclaimer: Chibi-Mo does NOT own Any familiar characters, places, phrases, or anything else in this fic! She does however own the story line, so please keep that in mind if you are writing your own RK/LOTR crossover! ^_^

A wanderer walked silently down the dirt path, trees looming over head, granting shade for weary travelers. The wanderer stopped to look at the tall trees, not knowing what kind or from what family, yet grateful all the same.

"Someone must have taken travelers like myself into careful consideration, to have planted trees in such convenient places, de gozaru."

He shook off his thoughts and almost continued walking, before he sensed a presence hidden in the trees. Before he could confront it however, it approached him, or rather spoke to him.

"The trees of Lothlorien grow where they will, but I can not say that for travelers. All must gain permission before entering into our realm, and wandering where they wish."

The source of the voice was a man who looked at first glance almost the same age as the wanderer, although starring into this one's eyes would assure you the opposite. Unlike the wanderer, he was tall and fair, with long blonde hair. The most distinguishing feature of this person was the pointed ears poking out from underneath his hair. The wanderer stepped backwards, not surprised by this new acquaintance's physical appearance, but rather by the power emanating from him.

"I was unaware," the wanderer said, but not before placing a hand on the hilt of his sword, he wasn't taking any chances. "and who are you to inform me of this? For all I know, you could be a wanderer like myself, trying to set me off my guard." He knew that this wasn't the truth. It was his way of gaining information. He knew this new person wasn't a traveler, simply by the look of him. He was unsure however, of exactly what kind of person he was dealing with. A soldier? A guard? A citizen of this realm? Who knew?

The strange, fair haired man stepped forward, slightly disgruntled. "And who are you to be asking this? I am Haldir, Guardian of Lothlorien. You are a wanderer on dangerous ground." he said, while looking over the wanderer. He was indeed strange, with clothes that were not of Lothlorien, or of any of the human inhabited places he had ever seen. He was not only strange, but foreign. He had long red hair, pulled back into a pony-tail behind his head, he was quite short, had a strange sword, for it was slender by the shape of the sheath, and the hilt was brocade. And to top it all off he had a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. "may I add a strange, foreign, wanderer." He reached for his own sword, located at his hip, while crying out in some foreign tongue. Five other of his kind appeared from out of, and behind trees.

He had done it now. This was obviously a high ranking officer of some sort, either that or 'guardian' meant of 'the plants". Probably not, the wanderer mused, for he and his group of friends were well armed. He tried to think of something to smooth it over with this 'Haldir of Lothlorien'. The truth might do it.

"Maa, Maa!" he said, raising his hands in a disarming posture. "I am Himura, Himura Kenshin. I am only a wanderer, as you said de gozaru yo. Unfortunately I got lost, and I just so happened to stumble upon this path. When I realized it wasn't the same one I had been following before, I just gave up and followed it instead. I have no real destination, de gozaru."

Well this was unexpected, Haldir thought, while exchanging glances with his companions. Most intruders into Lothlorien he expected would be servants of the enemy, which wasn't so unusual anymore. As much as his instincts screamed not to, Haldir trusted this wanderer's word. Somehow, he knew this, 'Himura Kenshin' was telling the truth.

"Your words have truth to them Wanderer, but it is not up to me to decide whether or not you may pass through our borders. You have entered, and can not leave until our Lord and Lady give you pardon." He stepped forward, and with a motion of his upraised hand the rest of his party surrounded Himura.

"Souka, I will give myself up. It is better to travel through another's land with permission, rather than fight ones' self through." One of the strange guards held out his hand, as if he wanted something.

"I am Orophin, you must relinquish your sword." He said in a demanding tone.

"Oro," (Get it? 'Orophin' and 'Oro'? It's a pun! Guess not)Kenshin whined under his breath, "But this is a Sakabatou." He took a step back, parting with his sword wasn't something he particularly liked to do.

"A what? I do not understand, speak in the common tongue at least, for I can understand that more easily than your speech."

"It's reverse-bladed, the blade is on the opposite side, it can not kill anyone." Orophin exchanged glances with his brother, who shook his head and said.

"Even if it is not lethal, it can still do harm in the hands of an experienced swordsman," he said, although from the look of him, Himura looked more like a vagabond to Orophin than an experienced swordsman, " hand it over."

Kenshin sighed, this just wasn't his day. "Alright, but you must promise to return it." He pulled his sword, sheath and all out from his belt, and gave it to Orophin. "Where to now?"

"You will come with us to Caras Galadhon," said Haldir, "where you will be questioned by our lord and lady. They will determine whether or not you shall pass through our lands." He began to turn, and signaled for his companions to place themselves strategically around the stranger. "Come, let us not tarry further, you must also go blindfold.

"Orooo..." Kenshin let out a slow, worried whine at the word 'blindfold'. "Is that absolutely necessary Haldir-donno?"

A/N: Good ending? Bad ending? Cut short? Please tell me! I have another work in progress, and I just started High-School, so updates will be inconsistent. Gomen ne Minna-san! Please, give your suggestions and criticism! Flames however, will NOT be tolerated, and will be fed to Ted the Balrog with Soy sauce if he so desires. Especially nasty flames will be fed to Momiji, the Rabbit with Big Pointy Teeth.