A.N. HEY GUYS! :3 Never written a story for before so I'm bare excited:) This story's set after Thomas gets caught kissing Jimmy in Downton Abbey series three, only Alfred and Jimmy decided to report him to the police. Enjoy and please review, favourite or tell others about my fanfic! I'll love you forever :)
Chapter One: A Strange Turn Of Events
Thomas gasped as he stumbled around in the dark, trying to get as far away from Downton as he could. As soon as Carson had told him that Jimmy and Alfred had reported him to the police for being homosexual, he'd known that he had to escape. Still, he had no idea where he was going and he knew the police would catch up with him any second if he stopped to think.
Running onto the platform of the train station, he pushed his way through a group of surly men to find that a train was just about to set off. He jumped on board a second before it started moving, and turning to the ticket inspector quickly gasped:
"Single please." The ticket inspector raised an eyebrow and asked, "Where to?"
With pain in his eyes, Thomas answered, "As far as this train goes."
Once he'd paid, Thomas sat down at one of the tables and stared miserably out of the window, having already spent most of the money he'd stolen from Alfred, Jimmy and Carson's rooms on the first class ticket. He'd been rejected by the man he loved, lost his job, was being hunted by the police… things couldn't possibly get any worse. But just as he was thinking that, the train jolted to a halt.
Staring around with a scowl on his troubled face, Thomas saw that nobody else seemed to have reacted. In fact, they were all staying perfectly still, and there was absolute silence on the train.
That's when Thomas heard a voice in his head.
Do not be afraid, child, said the voice in a feminine yet otherworldly tone. There is much you do not yet understand… Just close your eyes, and you will awaken in a new world where none will judge.
Usually, Thomas wouldn't obey spooky voices, and he didn't believe in the supernatural. But in his current situation he had nothing at all, so there was nothing to lose when he shut his eyes.
When he opened them, he was staring into the elfin face of Galadriel.