A/N: Hi! Welcome to my new readers, I hope you come to enjoy my writing and in waiting for updates, read my other fanfictions, and to readers who are already familiar with my work, I KNOW I've got three other stories I should be working on, but this idea has been loudly declaring itself inside my head for DAYS! Oddly, I got inspiration for this by reading a fic that made fun of Mary-Sues. I guess I have to prove to myself that I can write a self-insert and not go MS.

Legolas: Yeah, cause with your craze for damsel situations, that's a bulls-eye on Sueness.

Chibi: Wah! Legolas! You're not my muse!! How'd you get in here?!

Legolas: (hands Chibi letter)

Hi Chibi! Kara and I are taking a break from being your muses. Apparantly there's this Muse Beach Party thing. However, we found this really pretty guy with shiney hair. Hope he helps!

-BlueMouse

Chibi: What?! How can they back out on me now?! That's not cool!

Legolas: You're telling me. I don't even get to GO to the Beach Party.

Chibi: (glares)

Legolas: Er . . . Chibi owns nothing but her OC and she asks for feedback as this is her first LOTR story.

Prologue: In Which the Main Characters are Introduced

Ugh . . . I should not have stayed up so late reading fanfictions last night . . . thought a teen as she slumped forwards over her desk, brown hair spilling around her face. Her eyelids were drooping and it felt as though by forcing her eyes to stay open, she was lifting weights.

Katherine Stevens, or Kat, as she liked to be called tried to pay attention to her history teacher's droning lecture, but his monotone voice only served to try to sedate her more. Sleep had never seemed more enticing.

Okay, that's not true, there was that one time I stayed up all night and only had an hour of sleep before I had to go to school in the morning . . . the seventeen year old thought, sighing, warm air brushing against the back of her hand where it rested below her nose.

What I wouldn't give to be somewhere . . . anywhere else, as long as I can get some sleep . . .

No sooner had she thought this, than the teacher assigned homework and told the class they were free for the next fifteen minutes to do whatever they wanted as long as they remained mostly quiet.

Thank you God . . . Kat thought with a smile as she sent a glance upward. Quickly finding the most comfortable position to sleep in when sitting in a desk, the tired teen closed her eyes, surrendering herself to unconsciousness, however temporary it might be. She was fully prepared to wake at the sound of the bell that signaled the transition time between periods. For now, she was grateful for the rest she could get.

For now . . .

000

Legolas Greenleaf saddled his horse, preparing for the journey to Rivendell. It was one he had made often to see his human friend, Estel. The prince hadn't seen the Ranger very recently however. Apparently Mithrandir had some task he had asked the future king to do.

Legolas frowned a little as he pondered the reasons why Lord Elrond would suddenly call upon someone from Mirkwood to travel to the Last Homely House. Legolas hadn't even been asked for by name, he'd volunteered, much to his father's displeasure.

The princeling knew his ada did not wish to see his son leave the safety of the palace, especially in these ever more dangerous times, but Legolas was not going to pass up a chance to see his friends in Rivendell. Only with the promise of going with an escort did Tharanduil allow his son to leave.

"Besides . . ." Legolas murmured as he brushed his horse, knowing it was better for the steed to be well groomed before starting out. "It's only a two day trip. What could happen?"

Legolas would soon come to realize how foolish his words were . . .

To Be Continued . . .

A/N: Woot! I feel good about this story!

Legolas: Your name is Katherine Stevens?

Chibi: No.

Legolas: But I thought this was a-

Chibi: It is, but I have this paranoia about letting my real name out on the internet, so I tweaked the name. But people have called me 'Kat.' That's all I'm letting on.

Legolas: . . . I just realized that I'm the other main character . . .

Chibi: (grin) Yeah . . . aaaaand?

Legolas: This wouldn't happen to be a 'Legomance' story would it?

Chibi: REVIEW!

Legolas: HEY WAIT A-(screen goes dark and the elf is cut off)