Hi Everyone! Welcome! So for some of you, you know this story although you kind of don't at the same time. This is a rewrite of my original story. The plot is still the same however there are a few key differences in the events leading up to where I left off in my original. Those who want to read the original, it will be posted on wat pad dot com / user / samuraigrl89. (Sorry. It kept getting deleted if i put watt)

I hope you all enjoy this new version. Reviews are more than welcomed! ^_^

When I initially agreed to come with Danny to go camping, I was excited and nervous beyond words. It would be our first trip together. Just us, alone. Not that there was anything wrong with that. I've gone on trips with my friends many times, just not with Danny. Danny was more than just a friend. I have been in love with Danny for more that 3 years and things between us seemed to be better than ever. He became more attentive, more affectionate. Maybe…just maybe my affections will be reciprocated this time.

The 8 hours up to Tuolumne meadows was more fun than when I had went up the last 6 times with my parents. We talked about everything and anything. But mostly about the Hobbit. He had never read the book, so for most of the ride I was informing him the difference between the movie and the book. He would call me a nerd but I didn't care. He always told me he loved how geeky I was. It was like a dream. By the time we had reached our campsite in Tuolumne, we were reminiscing about our other hang outs, and making plans for when I would finally move closer to him in a few months. But just like any dream, one would have to wake up sooner or later. I just would have preferred later.

Not an hour after we had set up the tent, an old Honda Accord pulled up to our campsite. Looking at the car, I noticed three people inside the car. One person I recognized right away being Richard, Danny's friend who he had once introduced to me last year. Richard got out of the front passenger side and waved at me as he walked over to Danny. I nodded with a smile.

Ok, what the hell? Weird coincidence.

I watched Danny grab Richard's hand and pull him into a hug. I turned to see the other people getting out of the car. The driver was a young Mexican guy wearing baggy jeans and a green plaid shirt that was a size too big on him. He reminded me of the cholo wanna-be's I would often see when I was in high school. He popped the trunk as he got out of the car. Without looking at me or Danny, he walked over the back and began taking camping gear out. The right back passenger doors opened and my heart stopped.

No. Please not her. Anyone but her.

A young African American girl got out of the car with a smile on her face. After adjusting her very tight black top and faded skinny jeans, she turned to Danny.

"Hey sexy!" She walked over to him swaying her hips and a predatory look on her face. Danny laughed as he hugged her tight. I watched in shock as they held each other before Danny led her away from the camp. I suddenly felt sick and light headed.

Why is she here?

"Hey May." The deep voice shook me from my shock. I looked over at Richard who extended his hand with a smile. I gave a small smile back, taking his hand.

"Hey…how have you been?"

"Been good. You missed the cheesecake I made last week." He said laughing.

I couldn't help but chuckle. Richard was always baking or cooking something from what Danny had told me.

"Dang! Sorry I missed it. Maybe next time."

As we walked over to the car, I noticed that the driver had already pulled out the some duffle bags from his trunk and was trying to get out the bag that, I assumed, contained their tent. I walked over to him and grabbed the other end of the duffle. Feeling the rods in the bag, I knew my assumptions were right. Adjusting the position of the bag, we managed to take it out and laid it down next to the tent I brought for me and Danny.

"Thanks. I'm Leo." The young man said as he stood up.

"May. No problem. Anything else you need help taking out?" I replied with a small bow of my head.

"No seems like we got everything out. Just need to set up the tent."

I nodded and kneeled down to start taking out the tent supplies.

"Where did Danny go?" Richards voice drifted from the car.

I looked around. Danny still hadn't come back with her. The pain came back and I could feel a lump form in my throat. So I decided to ignore Richards question. Letting out a shaky breath and started to set up the tent. A few minutes in, I realized no one was going to help me. It didn't really matter to me, I had helped my dad set up our tent so many times, that I had no issues putting in the stakes and getting the poles situated in the tent loops. My confidence was short lived however, when it came time to actually putting the tent up.

Looking over at the fire, the words died before the past my lips. While Richard and Leo laughed together, Danny had his arms wrapped around the girl's waist. I didn't know what time they got back, but seeing them with identical smiles made my stomach drop. Slowly I got up and walked over.

The girl looked over at me and smiled.

"Hey! I'm Michelle…" I know who you are. "thanks for helping the guys." I bowed my head and smiled.

"No problem." I said softly as I looked at Danny who's eyes were gleaming with happiness. I took a breath and smiled "Hey Danny could you help me get stuff out of the car?"

Danny looked at me puzzled but soon enough understood what I wanted.

"Yeah. Be right back." He kissed her cheek as he followed me over to our car a few feet away.

"Seriously?! Danny what the hell is going on?" I hissed at him, my back to the others. Danny's smile faltered.

"What do you mean?" I shook my head in shock.

"Why are they here? Why is she here?!"

"I asked them to come."

My head spun. He what?! "Ok….why?"

"Look when you told me about this place, I thought it would be perfect to bring her here. So when I asked her she agreed!" Danny said smiling. My mouth dropped and I could feel my pulse race.

"So why did you ask me here if you just wanted to spend time with her?" Danny shrugged and looked down.

"She wouldn't come unless Richard and Leo came. Since you knew this place better, I thought that you know…You could show us around."

My head was spinning. This is a nightmare. This can't be happening.

"But you…You kissed me and we cuddled…" I said. My voice shaky at best.

"Come on May. We were just having fun. I thought you knew that?" I looked up at him in shock. Danny looked at me with concern. "I can't give up on her. She said she finally wants to give us a chance."

He gave me a hug and walked back to the group. I don't know for how long I stood there staring at the ground. We were just having fun. I thought you knew that? The words kept repeating in my head. I needed to get away. I needed to leave right then and there.

A tear slid down my cheek and I hastily wiped it away with the back of my hand. Don't let them see you cry. Can't let them see you cry. Taking a deep breath, I walked over to my car and opened the passager door. I grabbed my ipod and jean jacket before I walked back to the group.

"Danny I'm going for a walk I'll be back in about an hour." All eyes came on me and suddenly I wish I had just left. I try my best to swallow the lump in my throat and push the dizziness away.

"What?! By yourself?" Danny asked getting up. I put out a hand to stop him from coming closer.

"Yea. Don't worry. I just want to go explore. I know where I'm going." The tremor in my voice was less than convincing, but no one seemed to notice. Or if they did, they gave no sign of bringing it up. I pat his arm with a tight smile. The moment I turned and walked away, I choked down a sob as the tears fell down my cheeks.

I am finding it hard to breathe. Running, or walking up hill, while crying isn't a great idea but it was better than staying at that campsite. Images of him and her kissing, snuggling. I choke back a cry. New tears falling down my cheeks. I bring the back of my hand to my mouth to hold back the sounds of my sobs. Reaching the main road, I made sure no cars were coming before dashing across the street and made my way over to the trail that me and my parents had walked along so many times before.

I don't know how long I run for. I just kept running until I reached a place I hadn't seen in years. A large river flowing through a, now rocky, glacier. Panting and trying to get past the burning in my legs, I slowly make my way over to the river's edge. By now, I had no more tears to let out. So exhausted from everything, I plopped myself down near the rivers edge. It has always been a breath taking view. The water was so clear and blue against the white of the rock. The sound of the river flowing and the birds chirping. So peaceful and yet, I could only feel sorrow and heartbreak for the man I had fallen for had chosen another.

She's always used him, always taken advantage…why doesn't he see that I am here and that I love him… I scoffed. Of course you know why. Because you're...No! I just needed to get away. I pulled out my ipod and clicked on the app of the Hobbit.

If I can't physically escape, at least the Hobbit can let my mind escape reality for a while.

I lay on my back. The heat of the rock gave me goosebumps, I shivered a bit before letting out a sigh as my body relaxed. Holding up my ipod I began to read, but it wasn't long before I would succumb to exhaustion and drift to sleep.

I awoke to the soft breeze and smell of grass.

Grass?...Shit! How long have I been asleep? What time…

Sitting up right, my thoughts paused as I looked around. The rock I had been laying on was no long there, instead it was replaced by tall grass. And no river was to be heard anywhere. This is a dream…. I touched the ground which was cool. I looked up there was a light breeze, and the smell of fresh grass filled my nose.

"This has to be a dream!"

I shot up to my feet. The stiffness in my legs made me cringe. Looking down I noticed that I was still wearing my black high top converse. I sighed. Still wearing the same shoes I ran in... I rubbed my eyes before looking down at myself. Still wearing my short cropped jean jacket that I grabbed from my car. My black spaghetti strap top and jean shorts were the same as well. Taking a deep breath, I pinched my arm as hard as I could.

"Ow! What that hell?"

Looking up at the vast greenery, panic slowly began to set in. I pinched myself again and still nothing happened. Trying to keep myself calm, I quickly try to think.

My ipod! If this were a dream, it wouldn't be he… Laying a few inches where my head had been before i sat up, was my ipod touch. My mouth went dry. This isn't happening. This CAN'T be happening.

"Dou shiyou?" I whisper.

I closed my eyes and take three slow deep breaths. All the while praying to myself that when I opened my eyes I would be back on the glacier rock. Cracking an eye open, I cursed under my breath. My shoulders slumped and brows furrowed as I looked around.

"How did this happen? How did I even get here?!" I whispered. I had to admit, where ever I was. It was very beautiful. Green grass everywhere, tall trees, amazingly blue sky. While I would have loved to enjoy it more, the panic of not knowing where I even was or how to get back to the others was strong.

"Shit."

I frowned and looked around for any clue as to where I could go for help. But there was nothing. No sign of a trail. No sign of people anywhere. The only thing that stood out was the large group of trees. While not a forest to say there seemed to be nothing dangerous about it. Still, there was something about them that told me, this is the way I have to go. With one last look around, I chewed on my lower lip. I still wasn't convinced I wasn't dreaming, but at the same time my gut told me I didn't want to stay here and wait it out. With a deep sigh, I walked.

The trees were father away than I thought and it took, what felt like, 30 minutes to reach the gathering and when I looked up at the trees, I swore that I felt shorter than usual. I don't know, maybe I was more tired than I thought. I continued on and it wasn't long till I found what looked like a trail. It wasn't warn in like the trail I was just on in Tuolumne but it was still a trail.

"Ya~! AHA!" I shouted while doing my little happy dance. I'm a dork that is easily please. What more can I say? Without thinking anymore I head down the trail further into the trees. Things were starting to look up.

The more I walked, the more I felt myself relaxing. This place was definitely no where near Tuolumne and suddenly "where" didn't really matter. I felt calm here and smiled as I took in my surroundings. Still something wasn't right. While I knew that I had never been here before, there was a feeling tugging at the back of my mind. The feeling of familiarity. I couldn't help but feel like I knew this place.

I'm just being silly now.

Shaking off the feeling, I picked up my pace. Clearing a small hill I noticed a gray figure in the distance. My eyes widened as I stopped dead in my tracks. I blinked a few times thinking it was a hallucination but the person was still moving. The echo of the persons whistles only added to my believing he was real….Or as real as a dream could get.

Careful not to make too much noise, I quickly moved to catch up with the figure. Still a good 10 feet away, I slowed my pace. My heart was pounding so loud, I would have sworn the person ahead of me would hear it. But I still I help my breath. Dream or not, I wasn't stupid and wasn't going to take any chances that this person could be dangerous. Besides that I hated trying to run in dreams. I always felt like I was going no where fast.

My thoughts stopped and heart lurched when the tall figure stopped walking. Swallowing my fear, I looked around. There was no where to hide if they turned around.

Oh god. Don't turn around…

I took a breath and adjusted my stance. If this person was going to turn around they weren't going to see someone who was meek. No matter how petrified I was. But the figure didn't turn around. They merely let out some smoke rings which floated towards me. I watched the rings get closer before finally one turned into a butterfly and landed on my nose before it disappeared. My mouth dropped.

I know that butterfly…But that could only mean one thing….Gandalf?

Translation:

Dou Shiyou? = What am I going to do?