Woods Chapter 1: Prologue - A New Path, a lord of the rings fanfic

Author's note: I do not own J.R.R Tolkien's magnificent world. I only own the characters created by myself.

Walking on the small path through the woods near my house was the beginning of a journey I would have imagined going differently. But destiny is something you cannot change. They say everyone chooses their own path, but with the path of destiny, change is something that is not possible. All roads lead there. Whether you like it or not.

Well, thinking about taking a new path and direction was exactly what I was doing. And my journey began by walking to my friend's house, just on the other side of the woods. Two suitcases, a large bag and of course my beloved guitar with me, I was ready for my trip. I had packed everything, my photo albums, favourite books, laptop, and of course my clothes and shoes. Very important! Destination: Australia. And because travelling always had been something special, and to be honest, easy to me, this new trip would not be that much of a deal. Meeting different people, seeing different countries, just being somewhere else for a while. My parents had taken me almost everywhere in the last 21 years. And when I started college, I choose a study that allowed me to go away for a whole year.

But this trip was different. My year abroad was the year I met Aiden, Australian born and bred. Some people call it soul mates, perfect matches, true love or whatever. For me it does not have a name. It is a special bond you share with someone else. And that is that. Why label something that is as diverse as love?

I met him one day when he walked in the coffee corner I was working at that time. We can still laugh about this day, because, well, it was not one of my best days. When we met, I was having one of "those days", which with me means, a day filled with headache, and grumpiness. Who would have thought that the guy (you thought) you were meant to be with would walk in and order your coffee. Not me... He had seen me struggling with an annoying customer, and when my grumpy mood could not get any worse, my colleague spilled coffee all over my shirt. And what was Aiden's reaction? He laughed, right in my face. And because I was so fed up with everyone, I could not be polite anymore. So I "asked" him what kind of coffee he wanted, and "kindly" asked him to leave after that. And yes, I am still ashamed about that.

But it ended well, obviously. He apologised and asked me if I would be keen for a drink after my shift, so he could apologise properly. And hey, who would say no when a extremely handsome guy with gorgeous blue eyes asked you out on a date?

After this it all went very fast. We dated, and became a couple. And yes, I know it sounds tacky, but I thought he was the one. But the year came to an end, and I had to go back to the Netherlands, where I had to finish my last year in college. And let me tell you this, a relationship via Skype, is hard. We only got to see each other when he flew over with Christmas. But we lasted, and now, after graduating, and working to get enough money, I could finally go back to him.

How will it go, after we haven't seen each other in 6 months? I thought to myself. We loved each other, sure, but long distance relationships are not very successful most of the time. I thought about my family. They all loved Aidan, but they were also worried I would move to Australia and never come back. The subject of moving in together, which meant moving to either Australia or the Netherlands, was something that Aidan and I have been avoiding since it got serious. My family and friends are two of the most important things in my life. Imagining seeing them only very often is to hard to even think about. Travelling is easy for me yes, but when you travel the return journey is also planned. It is decided that I will return, and when moving to another country to give your relationship a better change involves the risk of never returning. Which scared the death out of me. I needed to stop thinking about all this heavy stuff, and just see where these months would take me, and my relationship.

I changed my iPod to another song, which always lifted my spirit, and blocked away my thoughts (which is something that is not easily done).

It might seem crazy
What I'm about to say
Sunshine, she's here
You can take a break
I'm a hot air balloon
That could go to space
With the air
Like I don't care
Baby, by the way

Uh, because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do

Here come bad news
Talking this and that (Yeah)
Well, gimme all you got
And don't hold back (Yeah)
Well, I should probably warn you
I'll be just fine (Yeah)
No offense to you
Don't waste your time
Here's why

Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do

Happy
Bring me down
Can't noting (Happy)
Bring me down
My level's too high (Happy)
To bring me down
Can't noting (Happy)
Bring me down
I said (Happy happy)
Bring me down (Happy, happy)
Can't noting (Happy, happy)
Bring me down (Happy, happy)
My level's too high (Happy, happy)
To bring me down (Happy, happy)
Can't noting (Happy, happy)
Bring me down
I said

Happy, happy
Bring me down (Happy, happy)
Can't noting (Happy, happy)
Bring me down (Happy, happy)
My level's too high (Happy, happy)
To bring me down (Happy, happy)
Can't noting (Happy, happy)
Bring me down
I said

C'mon

I raised the volume and started singing along.

I did not notice the air changing. And did not notice my surroundings changing.

And then, everything went black.

Another note: I hope you guys enjoyed the prologue, it is just a start:) Please let me know what you think! X (The song in this chapter is: Happy by Pharrell Williams)