A/N: I don't own any of Tolkien's work.

Warning: AU, and maybe Mary-sue.

Summary: Cenire is capable of changing into another animal. But all her life she has stayed away from humans afraid they might hate her by who she is. But what happens when she ends up in Rohan?

IMPORTANT NOTE: My story is NOT about the animorphs. If any of you have read 'The Hobbit' there happened to be a character named Beorn. He was a skin changer and was able to turn into a bear. And my story does NOT take place after the War of the Ring is over; it's during the Two Towers and after that. I am just telling you this because the first time I made this story people thought my character was an Animorph. Cenire is not an animorph; I created this character from the idea of what Beorn is. In case you have not read the Hobbit and will read it in the future, then you'll understand whom the character Beorn really is and my character as well. And one more thing, if you are a reader who read my story the first time I made it, I changed my character a little.

Chapter 1

I felt the wind blow against my face as I walked down a hill. I stared up at the horizon watching the sun set behind the mountains up ahead. I sighed and jogged down the hill careful not to trip over some rocks.

I was about to step over a stone when I tripped and almost lost my balance. Luckily I managed not to fall and continued down the hill, more careful this time.

As I made it to the bottom I began to run feeling the suns last rays behind my back before it set behind the mountains. As I ran down the plains I felt the touch of grass on me legs. It had been a long time since I was ever able to run on land without rocks getting in my way from the mountains of Emyn Muil.

I loved to run because it makes me feel so free. I love the feeling of the wind brushing against my face and watching as the trees go by as I ran until they were small dots in the distance. Especially when I flew as an eagle high above the clouds watching the mountains from up high and the forests.

I stopped running as the thought about flying occurred to me. I hated my other form in many different ways. People from Dale used to be afraid of me, I didn't know why because I never even harmed them. They wouldn't tell me exactly that they feared me, but I could tell from there expressions. People rarely talked to me and I had no friends at all. I thought about leaving Dale, and went to find the lord of the eagles, Gwaihir. I never found him until one day I happened to travel along Emyn Muil and decided it was a good place for me to stay. I never wanted to go back to Dale and anywhere but there was better. It turned out I lived in Emyn Muil for nine years alone again.

Sometimes I wonder how I got my eagle form. I wonder who my parents are and what happened to them, but I have never gotten the answer. But after nine years of living alone, I have finally decided to travel middle-earth even if humans feared me like before.

I spotted a forest up ahead as I ran but I continued to run the plains. I noticed time had gone by fast for that it was dark already, but I continued to run.

Huge rocks appeared upon my way and I was about to go around them when I heard voices. I stopped running and walked over to the rocks careful not to make any noise.

I peered behind a rock seeing a group of… monsters? They were hideous for all I knew, their voices sounded harsh and rough so it was little hard to tell what they were saying.

I looked around the camp and spotted two children tied up at the edge of the group. I noticed some of the monsters stared at them hungrily as they ate their bread. I began to wonder why these monsters would treat children like that.

I would have liked to help save the children from the hideous beasts, but I carried no weapons. I didn't even carry a small dagger. But even if I did, I didn't know how to fight since no one trained me to do so.

I heard an argument begin from the monsters and it seemed as if they were wondering what to do with the children. I glanced back at the youngsters and saw them struggling with the bindings on their arms and legs. I couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

Suddenly I had an idea, if I changed to my eagle form I could help save the children. But I shook my head; I didn't know how to fight in my eagle form. Strength wouldn't matter anyway, the monsters could shoot arrows at me, if they had any, and I'd be dead.

I turned away from the rocks and slowly went around it trying to reach the children. As I arrived near some bushes, I crouched behind it and spotted them not too far from me and they were crawling away slowly from the monsters. I stepped out from behind the bushes and made a run for the children until a cry came from behind me. The monsters turned their heads and looked at my direction while I froze, silently begging for them not to attack me.

But I wasn't the one who captured the monsters attention as I saw to my left men riding horses heading my way. My eyes stood wide open in fright as I wondered if the horses were going to run over me.

I made a screeching noise as I saw the horses run pass me while they nearly stepped on me. I made a quick grab to the youngsters and pulled them towards a corner where no one would see us. They struggled under my grip but I managed to pull them across without hurting them. They yelled for a while until they looked at me and grew quiet.

I made it to the corner and quickly unbound their wrist while they stared at me wondering who I was. I flashed a small smile just to make sure everything was okay until I noticed they weren't children at all. Their faces appeared older, but their height was so short. I shook my head and continued unbinding them.

I undid a few knots on their wrists until I felt an arrow plunge into my shoulder. I gasped in pain and clutched my shoulder tightly. I felt the blood begin to pour out of the wound and I closed my eyes tight from the pain.

I re-opened my eyes slowly and saw the two people or whoever they were, escape from me while heading to the forest. They were obviously frightened someone might shoot an arrow at them too.

I saw them look back at me one last time with a worried expression wondering if I would follow. I shook my head and mouthed the words 'go.' They hesitated for a while and then took off leaving me in the middle of a battle.

I heard cries of pain close by and I watched as a man cut off one of the monsters heads. I shut my mouth tightly so I wouldn't throw up the last meal I had eaten a few hours ago.

One by one the monsters were killed until none remained. I stared astonished by how these men could fight so well. I had never seen any man fight like they had.

They looked around trying to find any other monster alive. I shook in fear, what if they killed me too? They appeared ruthless men after all.

I tried crawling away but I couldn't get too far, my shoulder was bleeding badly and I felt myself get drowsy. The pain started to get worse and I tried not to yell out as I felt a sudden sting in my shoulder.

I crawled a little farther until I couldn't go on anymore. Every time I moved I would feel a sting in my wounded shoulder. I made one last attempt to crawl forward, but I was too sleepy to move. I heard a cry behind me from one of the men and I wondered if they had spotted me. Footsteps were getting closer towards my direction and I felt a hand grab my bleeding shoulder. I cried out in pain causing the man who had grabbed me startled.

I heard swords being unsheathed and I closed my eyes wondering if this was going to be my end. I felt strong pair of hands turn me around and I moaned in pain as I felt another sting on my shoulder.

I saw a man who was wearing a metal helmet with brown eyes stare down at me confused wondering why a woman like me would be here. I noticed the sword in his hand and I gasped in fear. I stood up so quickly and ignored the pain in my shoulder. If I didn't get away from them now I would die here just like the monsters did.

I turned and ran while clutching my shoulder. I heard yells from behind telling me to stop and come back, but I kept on running. Tears blurred my vision as the pain on my shoulder seemed to be getting worse and I was getting sleepier from the blood loss. I knew I couldn't outrun the men so I had only one choice. Change into my eagle form.

I heard the sounds of hooves from behind and I started to morph. I felt my hands turn feathery and my mouth turning into a beak as well as my arms began to change. Morphing into an eagle didn't hurt at all, but my wounded shoulder did as it started to change. That was when I knew I couldn't finish my morph. The pain in my shoulder increased so rapidly I fell on the ground in a heap. I lay there on the soft grass breathing hard as I changed back to my human self.

I heard footsteps approach me and I looked up and saw a group of men stare at me in surprise as I changed back to my human form. I closed my eyes waiting for the sword to plunge deep inside my back. But it never did, instead I felt myself fall into darkness making me see no more.

A/N: I understand I have not explained much about my character, but I don't want to tell about her life in just one chapter. You'll soon find out more about my character in the later chapters. So please review! No flames please but constructive criticism is welcome.