Audrey Makayla Foster sighed as she pressed her apartement's elevator button. Today has been a long day, there was a biology test and her band practiced for the upcoming battle of the bands. Her band consists of six person Kesia and Elsa as the singers, Ben the drummer, Noel the bassist, Marie the keyboardist and herself as the guitarist.
A loud ting was heard and she pushed her ray ban glasses' frame before entering the elevator. The elevator was empty and the elevator music was heard. She pressed the 28th floor, her family lives on the top floor. She waited for the doors slowly closing. What she didn't expect was someone to put his hand between the doors to prevent from closing.
The tall man with windshield jacket entered the elevator. She glanced to the man suspiciously, the man didn't press the floor button! She tried to think rationally and not to worry about that man as the lift slowly elevated up.
Audrey checked her watch, it was 10.54 pm. She has told her parents that she was going to practice with her band mates until evening.
Audrey glanced to her side to see the man staring at her intensely. Her palms are sweating nervously, her heartbeat quickens.
"ehm excuse me sir-" Before she finished her sentence the man tried to pin her to the mirror behind her. But instead of feeling the solid wall behind her, she felt some kind of cold fluid pulling her.
The man was aghast at the sight in front of him. The girl he tried to harm fell into the mirror and vanished.
"AAAH!" Audrey fell from one half meters above the ground with a loud thump.
She felt the wet grass below her. The sunlight was shaded by tall trees. She remembered correctly it was night. Then she remembered the whole process of being pushed to the mirror at the elevator.
"What in the world…" She muttered while rubbing her painful head.
Audrey groggily stood up and took out her iPhone from the front pocket of her jeans. Her lock screen showed that it was still 10.55 pm. But the sun is shining high, she thought. There was no signal bars though her phone was fully charged.
"Where the fuck am i," She whispered studying her surrounding. She was in a forest full of tall trees. There was no forest this big in Washington and the trees are not as tall as these trees.
She picked her fallen bag and guitar case. She settled to follow the path heading west. She followed the sun judging it was around two in afternoon.
It had been two hours since Audrey started to follow the path. Her legs are growing tired carrying all her books in her bag and her guitar. She considered leaving her bag but she would need it later if she found her way home. Though she was 70% sure she won't make it home. She kept the books because she loved studying. She hadn't read all the pages in her physics and biology books.
Sure she admitted herself as a nerd, the one who studies a week before the test, the one who reads the material before being thought by her teacher. She was smart and she liked being smart rather than being beautiful.
Audrey started humming to one of her favorite songs. At least I'm still alive, at least i still got my guitar, at least i still-
Audrey stopped counting the positive things when she noticed a woman riding a horse. Her happiness was immeasureable to see another living person. But who the hell rides horses bareback in the 21st century?
She pushed her glasses again to notice the woman's long golden hair. Her body was tall and slender though Audrey noticed that her chest was very she repeats very flat. But she decided not to bring that up.
"Excuse me ma'am! Yes you the one who's riding the horse"
The rider must have heard her from the distance. However she noticed a hint of discomfort from what she have said.
As the horse got closer Audrey noticed that the rider was not a woman. It's a man! How foolish of her. She mentally face-palmed herself. His long silky hair deluded her. Or maybe she hadn't checked her eyes this month. He's also wearing clothes that existed in the medieval age. But one thing that caught her eyes the most were his handsome face. She couldn't help but feel the slight tingle inside her stomach.
"Milady have you lost your way?"
She could hear a faint british accent, the mirror must have brought her to England.
"Where am I? England?"
"I'm afraid not milady, you are in the forest of Eryn Lasgalen"
The word felt foreign coming out of Legolas's mouth. Since he was born, the place had always called as Mirkwood. But it was when the darkness remained on his woods. Now that it has been brought back to light his father renamed his kingdom as Eryn Lasgalen.
"That can't be, I've never heard such strange name," Audrey said quietly though still audible for Legolas to hear.
Legolas eyed her clothes. Such strange materials she was wearing. He also noticed that she was wearing breeches. How odd for a maiden to wear men's clothes. Not to mention that she was wearing strange glass in front of her eyes.
"Which continent is Eryn Lesgalend in?" She mumbled the few last words.
"Continent?" Legolas furrowed his brows. He felt so stupid for not knowing words. Especially when he's over 3000 summers old and she's a young mortal woman only around 20 years old.
How can someone does not know what continent is? Audrey thought. That was elementary!
"Continent is a large land consisting of nations. Just tell me, is it Europe? Asia? Australia?"
"Milady, I do not think that Eryn Lasgalen is a part of any that you have mentioned. Though Eryn Lasgalen is located in Middle Earth."
The two last words hit Audrey right to her memory. Of course! She's in one of Tolkien's work. She had not read about it nor watched the movie but she had known little things about them from a friend of hers.
Audrey just stood there for a moment and Legolas was not sure on what to do. He was very tired from his journey destroying a certain ring. He traveled from Gondor a few days ago after his mate's Aragorn's wedding. He smiled remembering the good times he spent with that man and Gimli the dwarf.
"I'm sorry I must have been very rude. Please forgive me."
"No need to apologize milady. I notice that I was also being rude, I am Legolas of Eryn Lasgalen son of King Thranduil."
A prince? That explains the whole handsome fair face, Audrey spoke in her mind.
"I'm Audrey Foster daughter of Lisa, from a place I'm pretty sure you do not know."
Audrey mentally slapped her face. She didn't mean to insult his knowledge.
"I'm so sorry Prince Legolas I didn't mean to say that. I just can't hold my tongue. I apologize."
"No worry, I personally agree with you. You are more brilliant Lady Audrey."
"I'm not that brilliant. But thanks!" She smiled at him hoping her smile was friendly enough. Legolas smiled back at her and offered his hands.
She looked at his hand for a moment a hint of confusion across her face before shaking his hands.
Legolas couldn't help but find this funny. He tried to hold his laugh but ended up laughing out loud.
Audrey's cheek reddened at this. She must have looked stupid shaking his hands when she was pretty sure she meant something else.
"I am so sorry for my behavior milady, I was offering my hand so I can pull you onto my horse," still smiling trying to contain his small laughs.
"Wait where are we going?"
"To my father's kingdom of course," Legolas stated obviously.
Audrey never knew of this man before! She also noticed that he was bringing weapons on his back like a bow, some arrows in his quiver and two knifes. What if he was lying?!
"If you were considering me as a liar, then you are wrong. Believe me milady all the words I have spoken were nothing but truth."
Audrey finally took his hands and mounted to the horse's back. She placed her guitar on her lap and gave enough space between her and Legolas.
"We'll arrive tomorrow morning I calculated. So make yourself comfortable Lady Audrey."
Tomorrow morning?! She must admit that she doesn't really like riding horses without pedal.
"Just call me Audrey, I'm not used to such titles. In my place people don't use titles except the england's royal family."
"Then just call me Legolas if you insist to be called without your title."
"Of course."
She sighed looking at the trees they passed. Today sure was the longest day.
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