March 21st 2001 - Elgin/Scotland
Lhuthien Keating was walking along the main street in Elgin, a village with no more than five thousend people living in it. At 3 pm no one was seen on the streets except for some car coming by every once and again. Lhuthien who grew up in Elgin didn't really notice that. She was thikning about what to do with the rest of the day, since her last two lessons of school were cancelled because her Math teacher was sick. Unfortunatly her best friend still had school right now and Lhuthien angrily threw her head back, her black hair flying in the mild wind and falling back down to below her waist. Her dark blue eyes were glistening with a silver sparkle in the low light of the sun which was almost set already. Living near the coast in the north of Scotland, Lhuthien was used to having shorter days in early spring.
While she was still walking along the street on her way home, a boy came towards her on his bike, stopping mere inches in front of her. "Casey!" Lhuthien half-screamed, half-laughed at her boyfriend. "Hello, beutilful lady", the blond-haired boy greeted her and jumped down his bike, letting it fall down in the process. The two embraced in a short but passionate kiss and when they parted, the sparkle in Lhuthien eyes had grown stronger but instead of showing anger they were full of love for Casey. Casey's greenish blue eyes returned that sparkle and he said: "Heard you have free now. We could start shopping for your birthday. `Cause it's not every day that my girlfriend turns 18." Lhuthien grinned at him and answered: "Yeah, you're right. Legally to vote and drive. By the way, where is that car of yours?" Casey rolled his eyes: "My mum took it to work because hers isn't working. But we could get the smaller stuff already."Lhuthien nodded and linked arms with Casey. "And, do you know what you're going to get from your parents for the big 18?" Lhuthien looked down for a moment, becoming serious. When she looked up at her two years older boyfriend, she said: "They said my real parents gave them some stuff I am supposed to get to my 18th birthday. So, I guess that and", she continued grinning, "my driver's licence." Casey knew his gilfriend by now - they were together for almost three years - and saw that she was just trying to overplay her feelings about bing adopted. Her foster parents had told her at her 16th birthday and she was pretty hurt back then. But thankfully things had become all right again with them. "Are you okay with that? I mean, do you really want to know something about them now, after all this time?" Lhuthien stopped and said: "I'm not quite sure. I mean sure it would be interesting to know my real parents. But I just think of mum and dad as my parents and not that two other people I have the genes of. But I don't think it is going to change much. I know I'm adopted already and it's just a nice extra to know something about my biological parents.
a/n: Lhuthien is pronounced like -Lushen- from everybody on Earth but like -Lúthien- in Middle-earth. And it means "Seducing one". I know it's not quite Middle-earthish right now but that's going to change in the next chapters. Promise!!!
Lhuthien Keating was walking along the main street in Elgin, a village with no more than five thousend people living in it. At 3 pm no one was seen on the streets except for some car coming by every once and again. Lhuthien who grew up in Elgin didn't really notice that. She was thikning about what to do with the rest of the day, since her last two lessons of school were cancelled because her Math teacher was sick. Unfortunatly her best friend still had school right now and Lhuthien angrily threw her head back, her black hair flying in the mild wind and falling back down to below her waist. Her dark blue eyes were glistening with a silver sparkle in the low light of the sun which was almost set already. Living near the coast in the north of Scotland, Lhuthien was used to having shorter days in early spring.
While she was still walking along the street on her way home, a boy came towards her on his bike, stopping mere inches in front of her. "Casey!" Lhuthien half-screamed, half-laughed at her boyfriend. "Hello, beutilful lady", the blond-haired boy greeted her and jumped down his bike, letting it fall down in the process. The two embraced in a short but passionate kiss and when they parted, the sparkle in Lhuthien eyes had grown stronger but instead of showing anger they were full of love for Casey. Casey's greenish blue eyes returned that sparkle and he said: "Heard you have free now. We could start shopping for your birthday. `Cause it's not every day that my girlfriend turns 18." Lhuthien grinned at him and answered: "Yeah, you're right. Legally to vote and drive. By the way, where is that car of yours?" Casey rolled his eyes: "My mum took it to work because hers isn't working. But we could get the smaller stuff already."Lhuthien nodded and linked arms with Casey. "And, do you know what you're going to get from your parents for the big 18?" Lhuthien looked down for a moment, becoming serious. When she looked up at her two years older boyfriend, she said: "They said my real parents gave them some stuff I am supposed to get to my 18th birthday. So, I guess that and", she continued grinning, "my driver's licence." Casey knew his gilfriend by now - they were together for almost three years - and saw that she was just trying to overplay her feelings about bing adopted. Her foster parents had told her at her 16th birthday and she was pretty hurt back then. But thankfully things had become all right again with them. "Are you okay with that? I mean, do you really want to know something about them now, after all this time?" Lhuthien stopped and said: "I'm not quite sure. I mean sure it would be interesting to know my real parents. But I just think of mum and dad as my parents and not that two other people I have the genes of. But I don't think it is going to change much. I know I'm adopted already and it's just a nice extra to know something about my biological parents.
a/n: Lhuthien is pronounced like -Lushen- from everybody on Earth but like -Lúthien- in Middle-earth. And it means "Seducing one". I know it's not quite Middle-earthish right now but that's going to change in the next chapters. Promise!!!