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I have to tell all you guys that the two most important people who inspired this story are Dreamstrifer and Tolkien.

Dreamstrifer thanks for letting take the mysterious and powerful Fresca and turning into Fanta. Be sure to read her wonderful stories "The Fresca Files" and their sequels. Look in My favorites.

Thanks to everyone who reads this story and free geckos for everyone who R&R.

Okay so here it goes my second fanfic please be nice to me I just accidentally killed a gecko while taking a shower, don't ask for details.

For any one who started reading my first story, I am officially giving up on it, sorry. I lost it when the family computer died and have found too many plot holes to continue but I now have my own laptop and it so totally cool!!

Back to the story.

It was a warm sunny day and I was just getting onto the school bus with my best friend Oz, we sat in the middle of the bus being "normal" and thus unclassifiable. Oz or Ozzy, despite his name, was actually very normal standing at about 5' 7" with brown hair and cool blue eyes he was actually pretty good looking but confident enough that he did not need to show off so thus was not a cool kid. I am two inches shorter than he is with honey blonde hair and dark blue eyes and not bad looking myself but being the same as Oz, I did not stand out either.

We lived out in the boonies and only this year did the school acutely start sending a bus anywhere near our houses. So half an hour later we arrived at the bus stop with another half an hour of walking to go to get to Ozzy's house. Our houses are side by side with only a tall privacy fence and a couple of holly bushes separating the houses. My parents and my older brother (he is 21) were in Africa on a safari, my brother's very late graduation present.

The yellow bus pulled away and we started walking towards home it was three in the afternoon and the sun was going to set in a few hours. The seasons were changing from summer to fall and the days were becoming cooler and shorter. The smooth dirt pathway was lined with pine trees and oak trees that were starting to change into their fall colors.

"Hey, Natalie, correct me if I am wrong but is there something strange about today well this after noon to be exact?" He was looking around when said this.

"Nope, everything feels esta bien conmigo," I replied in spainglish.

"'Esta bien a mi'," he said correcting my Spanish, "I doubt everything is all right with you, your screws have seemed a little loose lately," he joked with me.

I just glared at him so what if he was a Spanish major and I still hadn't even figured out what I wanted to do he had no right to correct my bad Spanish. Well maybe I am overreacting just a little bit. Anyway I was hungry and I had no idea what he was talking about.

Oz and I are the very best of friends, ever since that first play date when we were five we have been in separable. We did everything together except for going to the bathroom. I stuck up for him he stuck up for me. We always knew what the other was thinking and could easily tell when there was something wrong with the other, today was no exception.

"Hey, can I come over and eat at your place?" I asked in a non-chalant tone. If Ozzy knew how desperate I was to get some real food he would tease me the entire way home and to tell you the truth I was way too hungry to play around.

"Yeah, sure, you know that mom loves you and would serve you the best food in the house and the rest of us pig slop if she had no other choice." He said this with a mock grudging tone and I just smiled smugly. It was a truer statement than anyone knew.

We walked in silence for a little bit longer.......and finally reached the two old Victorian style houses. The houses dated back before the civil war and both had tunnels and hiding places around and in them. Our families had lived in these houses for hundreds of years and had been notorious (after the fact) for smuggling slaves up to the north.

The path split and I went over towards my white house and Ozzy left for his pale pink house.

"I will come over once I have finished my home work." I yelled at Oz he waved acknowledging that he had heard me and I broke out into a semi run with a little bit of a skip. Spegetti!!!!!

I skipped up the stairs onto the porch pulling out my back pack a huge mass of fast food keychains, they ranged from furbies to finger skate boards. I carried this massive burden (it probably weighed ten pounds) around not only because it looked cool but because I had the horrible habit of loosing my keys.

After unlocking the door I walked over to the fridge and pulled out an orange Fanta. One would be amazed as what was inside my fridge, every flavor of pringle and fanta. Now you know why I was so desperate for real food. Next I ran upstairs to take a shower and change my clothes.

I only had a few math problems to do (you would be amazed at how much work you can do during Lunch and study hall). It was almost 5 so I gave the Bingham Residents a call.

"Bingham family who are you calling for?" a young voice said over the phone.

"Miss Anne Bingham you have just won the privilege and honor to talk to Natalie Suttle!!!" I said this like that old dude off "The Price is Right".

Anne was 12 years old and was going through an early stage of puberty. This meant bad moods, acne and excessive eating habits. If I did not know any better I would have thought that she was pregnant. Plus she was going through a black faze. I totally did not get herL.

"Hey! Oswald get down here your girlfriend is on the phone!!!" Anne yelled this upstairs and left phone by her mouth so that it came right over the line into my ear.

I threw the phone to the other side of the room in shock and by the time I got over there a male voice was coming over the line.

"Hello?....Hello?.....Natalie are you there?"

"I am here, sorry Anne just yelled into the phone and I freaked out. Is it okay for me to come over?"

"Yeah come on over. Mom has dinner ready and sorry about Anne."

"Thanks I'll be right over and no apoligies needed but you really need to stop lying to the poor girl, no matter how much you want me I'll never be your girlfriend we are just friends simple and as plains as that!'' I said the last part dripping with sarcasm and mock seriousness.

I hung up the phone immediately but before it clicked I heard a load "WHAT??!!"

I smiled and went down stairs then out the door into the setting sun.

A tall and handsome elf was walking through the Golden woods as the sun was setting. The Lady Galadriel had called him away from his post on the borders. He was not sure why but the Lady always knew what she was doing and even though none knew at the time it would eventually come into the light.

'Plus,' he thought, 'it will be really nice to have a good meal and sleep in a real bed'

A sudden feeling of dread passed over him, warning him that there would be a long and trying trail ahead of him.

This only made him walk all the faster.

'Wow,' I thought, 'I think I just gained ten pounds'

I slowly made my way up the stairs, not only had eaten 3 helpings of Mrs. B's spaghetti but Anne had gotten the idea into her head that it would be funny if she hid my keys.

Hah!

Well two hours later and here I am ten pounds heavier and tired, I know it is only seven but I had to be at the bus at 6 am which meant waking up at 5 am, what a drag.

Well I finaly got up the stairs and opened the door and started to turn on the lamp on the mail table that had been converted into a living death trap of half empty, half full if you're an optimist, Fanta bottles of various flavors.

Being full beyond compare plus dead tired equaled that I was extremely clumsy and I knocked over a Fanta bottle.

This as you would expect caused a domino effect and rainbow of Fanta drinks fell over the side of the table onto the light socket.

The power flickered off .

I stumbled around knowing that was a flashlight in the coat closet. Finding the smooth door knob I turned it and felt around for a flashlight. After about ten minutes of crashing and bumping, I finally found it.

I clicked it on and turned around to find standing in front of me a strangly dressed man, who despite is odd appearance was extremely fine!