Diamond Heart

Hello Everyone,

I am very happy to be posting my second Lord of the Rings Fiction. This one is much different from my other one, the Second Heir (but you should read that one too if you already haven't!).

I hope that now with one finished story under my belt, this one will be just as good if not better, but who knows haha.

Summary:

Evangelina finds herself leaving her troubled life on Earth for a second chance in a new world she believed to be fantasy. Will she except it or wallow in her sorrows? Not the typical girl ends up in ME! Major twists planned. Pre-Trilogy but will run thru. Not 10th Walker. Pairing to be decided; as I get further in, I will ask my readers who they wish the romance to be between.

I am dedicating this story to a very close friend, who recently took her own life. I love you and miss you Kali.

-B

Warning, this first chapter does contain suicide.

Prologue: A Life Not Worth Missing.

"Evangelina get down here! You're going to be late for class!" I rolled my eyes as I finished putting my laptop into my bag with my books. It was the end of the semester and I honestly didn't care, not that I cared at the beginning either but still.

"I'll be down in a moment; you don't need to be Hitler today!" I yelled back, honestly annoyed. The Jones' let me stay here even after I turned eighteen, and in some ways, they were almost like real parents. Too bad, my actual ones were dead. Dead and left me only a stupid sapphire set band. I just shook my head at the thoughts before swinging my bag over my shoulder and reaching for my keys.

Once on campus, I slowly walked to classroom where I most likely would sleep in. Anymore, I didn't even want to finish school. It was a waste of time and money. I saw the other students file in to their seats and I just looked down at my notebook. It was full of doodles and notes to self, hardly appropriate for a four hundred level business course. The professor, some quack with a Ph.D. after their name, walked in and decided we were going to have a quiz today on the readings up to this point.

"I knew there was reason I didn't want to come today." I said under my breath and the boy next to me laughed, obviously hearing it.

"Twenty points, multiple choice, you know the drill." he said passing out the quiz. I looked down at the paper and just rolled my eyes before beginning. It was a rather easy quiz, even for me. I simply got up and handed him the quiz before leaving the room.

"Miss Williams, we are still having class." he stated.

"I have better things to do" With that, I walked out and into the bathroom down the hall.

As I washed my hands, I saw the scars from the years I actually cared. I had let myself feel the hurt and abandonment. I cut myself hoping, to block the pain from rejection and hatred of others. I was weak then.

Not anymore. If I didn't care, I couldn't get hurt. In the words of my most recent foster family, I turned off my emotions. I had no soul. But when you were as lost as I was, I had nothing to lose.

"I don't have anything to lose" I said getting into my car and driving off.

After driving for almost three hours, I found myself at a place I swore I would never go again. I walked through the grass, stopping half way down the row just before a marble slab. I looked down at the tombstone in front of me.

Joseph and Rebecca Williams, beloved parents

"Ha" I said sitting down beside the stone.

"Beloved parents, who abandoned their daughter" I said letting a tear fall down my face for the first time in three years. I let my emotions flood back over me if only for a moment. Pain was most prevalent. I had no friends, no family, no support. No one cared. No one loved me and never will. As if the weather could mock me, it started to sprinkle, soon turning into a steady down pour of rain soaking me through.

I reached into my purse and pulled out the razor blade, I always carried with me.

"No one to miss me. I had a life not worth missing" Slowly I reached up to my neck and with a quick motion, I felt blood trickle down my neck and everything went black.

Chapter 1: Second Chance

I felt nothing. Not the nothingness of blocking out everything, no, this was truly peace. No pain, no love, pure emptiness. I felt like I was just floating in midair without any recollection of what was happening. It felt nice.
It seemed like this darkness streamed on forever and I enjoyed it. No light entered my mind for what seemed like years. Then I heard a voice that broke my relieving trance. It was a soft female voice.
"Evangelina, welcome to Middle Earth, may your presence here be blessed." As quickly as it appeared, it was gone. I heard a beat, then another followed by a constant rhythm and I felt weight. I could sense my body returning to my focus. My lungs burned with lack of oxygen and I took a large deep breath obliging them. I tried to open my eyes but met a blinding light. I covered my eyes shielding them. I tried again and realized I was in a bed. Cotton and silk sheets covered me. I sat up slowly and it felt as though I never moved before. I let my eyes focus. I saw a dark haired women sitting in a chair not far from me. I couldn't see her face but she looked to be sleeping. I tried to speak but my throat was drier than sandpaper. I saw a glass on the end table next to a lit candle. I slowly shifted to reach for the glass. I took in the water with great enthusiasm, feeling its coolness sooth my parched throat. As I sat the glass down, I looked towards where the woman was sleeping and met a pair or piercing blue eyes. They soften immediately as they focused on me.
"You are awake!" she said happily leaning forward.
"Obviously." I said trying to shift again but failing as I felt a sharp pain in my neck at the quick movement.
"You must not move quickly. Your wound is still healing" she said putting a hand on my shoulder.
"What wound?" I asked. As I thought about it, I felt my neck wrapped completely in cotton like material.
"You had a deep wound on your neck. My father was scared he could not save you. When my brothers found you, you had lost much blood already."
"Who are you? And Where am I exactly?"
"I am Arwen Evenstar and we are in Imladris"
"Where?" I asked completely unfamiliar with the city.

"My apologies some aren't familiar with that name, Rivendell in the common tongue. In the house of my father, Lord Elrond" Rivendell…Elrond… something about those names is vaguely familiar.

"I still have no clue where that is or who your father is."

"The elvish realm west of the Misty Mountains and surely you've at least heard of my father!" she said almost shocked.

"ELVES? There are no such things as elves!" I asked wide-eyed and in complete shock.

"I believe you need to talk to my father" she said rising and leaving the room quickly.

"Great, I left that peaceful state for this mad house? Where the hell am I really?" I thought aloud as I stood up slowly and walked to the balcony before me. I looked outside and about fell backwards. It was truthfully beautiful. There was a mountain range on the opposite side of the city with many waterfalls about. The architecture was amazing, as the city seemed to flow with the surrounding forest. I could not help the calmness that came over me as I watched the falls closest to me, but it didn't last long.

I heard a knock on my door and turned to see a man in the doorway. He had long brown hair and grey eyes. But his whole persona vibes this dude was important. I slowly turned to fully face him.

"You should not be out of bed, putting too much strain on that wound may have unnecessary complications. Please sit" he said pulling up a chair to sit beside my bed.

"I am Lord Elrond, and this is my home of Rivendell."

"That much has been established."

"Since you are a guest, I like to know what I can about those staying in my home."

"What would you like to know, Lord."

"A name is a place to start"

"Evangelina Williams"

"Such a foreign name even to my ears, where do you hail from Evangelina?" Hail? What time are we in the middle ages?

"I was born in Pittsburgh, but I was raised mainly in Philadelphia"

"Philadelphia, is that a dwarven city or perhaps Far East? I have not heard of such a place"

"You know, the city of brotherly love, where the declaration was signed, home of the liberty bell…" I could have rambled on and on, but nothing seemed to be helping.

"None of these things are familiar to me and I have been to a lot of places in Middle Earth and read of many more"

"Middle Earth?"

"This confirms my suspicion. My lady when my sons found you, you had interesting clothes on, very peculiar for maiden of our times. I have come to believe you are not from our world"

"Not from your world? I'm from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is May 17th 2013, Obama is president and…"

"My lady it is the year 2960 of the Third Age"

And that is when I passed out.

When I woke up, the sun was either rising or setting. I'm praying for rising because, I could not even think about sleeping for hours. I stood slowly and reached to my neck to feel the cotton material gone and a smooth line where I believed my cut was. I walked to the balcony and heard birds singing and people moving about.

"Good morning, my lady." I jumped about two feet in the air as I turned to see a girl, maybe twelve at the most standing with a tray of foot. She was kind of cute. Her blond hair fell in loose curls and she had green eyes.

"Lord Elrond said you would awake this morning, so I brought you breakfast."

"Do you know how long I was asleep?"

"A week, my lady, but you needed it. Your wound was very serious from what I am told"

I looked down at the food to see some bread and fruit. I took a bite of the bread and was content.

"Soo, what's next for me? I mean, I'm thankful for everything you guys did for me but…"

"Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you as soon as you are able to meet him"

"Let me get cleaned up and then I can"

"Shall I draw you up a bath?" she asked.

"A bath sounds amazing!" I said very enthusiastically. Even though, it's obvious someone has cared for me, a bath sounds great.

As I slid into the hot steaming water, I felt all my muscles relax. I let my thoughts wander, to my situation. What exactly is my situation? I tried to commit suicide and end up in this place. Where is this place exactly? I believe Lord Elrond called it Middle Earth. Why does that sound familiar? Lord Elrond, Arwen, Middle Earth, Elves… it all seems…like a book…

"OH MY GOD! I'M IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS!" I said jumping from the water. I am an idiot for not realizing it.

"It has to be a dream. Middle Earth is just a fictional place created by a very talented man." I said calming down and sitting back down.

"But some things are too real to be a dream. It is insane but hell you never know." I said rubbing my temples. I quickly washed my hair with what I assumed was shampoo because it smelled like roses.

I rose from the water and dried off before pulling on a dress that the girl left on the bed. It was red with a gold cord around the waist. My light brown hair fell in its natural waves and my tanned skin shined with new life from the water. My sight found the light scar on my neck showing my weakness and attempt to end my own life. I shook my head before looking again. My grey eyes looked troubled as they always did but there was something else there I didn't even recognize. I slowly left my room then realized I have no clue where I am going so I just decided left sounded pretty good.

I was walking through the halls, I saw no one. I found my way to the gardens and just sat down on a bench, near a fountain. It was rather peaceful despite the whole 'I'm in a completely strange place and have no real clue where I am thing'. Even though I was to meet Lord Elrond, just sitting here was nice.

After some time, I looked up at the sound of footsteps.

"I figured I'd find you here. Most visitors find their way here"

"It's so beautiful"

"This is the garden that my wife spent centuries growing and molding into the beauty it is today. It sometimes is the only thing I have left of her." Something happened to his wife, because she wasn't in the trilogy. I remember reading later on that she sailed to Valinor.

"How long ago did she sail?"

"Over four centuries ago, how did you know she sailed?"

"Actually…I think I know where I am, but it doesn't make sense to me. I actually am questioning my own sanity right now."

"Perhaps, I could listen and see if we could make sense of it together."

"I would rather discuss this in your study, without prying ears. I'd prefer only one person thinks I'm insane instead of the whole place."

So what do you guys think? Good or bad? Be honest!

I know it's not Maethriel but give her a chance. First chapters are always the hardest for me to get right…then it seems like everything flows.

A lot happened in this first chapter and I hope you like her personality. Right now, she's honestly still in shock, so you'll have to stick around to see what happens next.

Here's a little sneak peak from next chapter, when my favorite twins come into the picture.

"Sister?" I looked up to see twin men standing in the doorway. They had dark hair like Arwen but grey eyes. They were tall and each dressed in maroon tunics.
"Elrohir and Elladan this is..." she paused allowing me the opportunity to introduce myself.
"Evangelina" I said looking between the twins.
"These are my older brothers, Elladan and Elrohir. Elladan is older and on the left" I know I will get them mixed up for sure. They look more alike than most identical twins I've ever seen.
"Pleasure to meet you my lady and it brings us joy to have another lady in the house besides our annoying little sister." The one on the right, Elrohir, said as they both bowed their heads before smirking towards their sister.
"The pleasure is all mine." I said nodding my head as well.
Though I was not a huge Lord of the Rings fanatic, I know a lot about it from the movies and reading the books. This is unreal to be here, even if it's just in a dream.

"Father sent us to relieve you but he will wants to speak with you as soon as you are able" Elladan said looking at Arwen.
"His study is on the way to my chambers," she said rising and walking towards the door. She paused as she passed them.
"And try not to scare her. She did just wake up a few hours ago" she said with a stern look at both of them.
"It makes us wonder who the older siblings really are" Elrohir said sarcastically as she closed the door. But if my memory serves me right, the twins were known for their mischief. Perhaps this dream may be more fun than I thought.

There it is and I am excited for next chapter as Evangelina and Elrond speak about her theory… wonder how that will go haha.

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Unit Next Time!

-B