Here's the next chapter. Thanks to everyone who bothered reviewing. This will consist Elena and Gandalf arriving at Bag End and Kili and Elena's first meeting.

Chapter 2:

Before Elena knew it, she had been in Middle Earth for at least two months. In that time, she had learned a lot about the different cultures of the races that inhabited it. She hadn't been able to hide her shock when Gandalf told her elves, dwarves, and dragons were real, along with a creature called a hobbit.

"Hobbit?" She had asked.

"Hobbits are shorter than dwarves, though not by much, and much… thinner, I suppose you could say. They prefer a life of comfort within a place called The Shire- at least, most do." Gandalf replied while re-lighting his pipe.

She had also learned how to properly use a sword. Gandalf had insisted she learn to use at least one type of weapon for her own safety, should the other side find out and sent people to find her.

The brunette eventually came to see Gandalf as a friend- if not slightly like a father. Or grandfather. He just had that vibe, at least to her.

That made her miss everyone back in Mystic Falls more than she already did. She had found herself often wondering what they were doing, if they were looking for her or if they had given up and assumed she was dead. Or they could think Klaus kidnapped me. She mused, and couldn't stop the shiver. The idea of seeing him again… she may pretend it didn't bother her, but it did- it caused fear to creep up and slowly take over. She believed it was a side effect of him being the one to cause her dying.

Gandalf had caught her one day reminiscing on Mystic Falls and asked her what was bothering her. Slowly, she told him everything about her life- her deceased parents, her friends, the supernatural drama that made up her life.

He had taken quite a bit of interest in vampires when she mentioned them, and she explained everything she could about them. It helped get her mind off of everyone, something she was grateful for.

"That is quite interesting. I must say, though, I am sorry for the pain it's caused you my dear." He said, and Elena smiled at him in thanks.

The brunette had grown comfortable with the routine- as much as one could in a world completely different from the one they were used to- so it was a shock to her when Gandalf told her she was going to accompany him on a quest.

She was practicing basic sword movements when he first revealed this to her.

"Elena!" He called, halting her in mid swing. She turned around smiled at him.

"Yes?" She asked, sheathing her sword and bridging the distance between them.

"I came to inform you're accompanying me on a quest." He said. "This is to continue to insure your safety, and it would be good for you to personally get to know some natives."

That caught her attention. "What do you mean? Who all is on this quest?"

"We will be accompanying Thorin Oakenshield and twelve other dwarves on their quest to reclaim their kingdom Erebor. Possibly even Bilbo Baggins- a hobbit- if things turn out the way I believe they will." The wizard replied.

"When do we leave?"

-E&K-

Elena's first impression of the Shire was that it was the oddest place she'd seen- the hobbits lived, literally, in holes in the ground! That wasn't the odd part, it was the fact the holes they lived in looked like your typical Middle Earth home, only underground.

Gandalf was right, the hobbits are fairly short. She thought after seeing a few of them. She had thought she was short- she was the shortest her age in Mystic Falls, standing at what she imagined was average dwarf height. I suppose I will find out soon.

She followed Gandalf up to one of the hobbit holes- and was greeted with the sight of an open door and a bunch of people piled on top of each other. The scene would've been laughable if it wasn't for her curiosity over exactly who- and what- those people were.

"Gandalf. I should've known." A voice said. Elena glanced towards the source to see it was another hobbit. This one had short, curly gold-blonde hair and brown eyes. "Who's this?" He continued, turning his gaze on Elena.

"Bilbo, I'd like you to meet Elena Gilbert. She'll be joining us. Elena, I'd like you to meet Bilbo Baggins." The wizard introduced.

"Pleasure meeting you." She said.

"The pleasure's mine." He replied. "You're not a dwarf, are you? Because no offense, but I already have enough raiding my kitchen already." Bilbo asked.

The brunette felt her mouth twitch slightly in amusement at his statement. "No, I'm not a dwarf. Just… really short." She assured him.

Bilbo stepped aside to let them in and Elena saw Gandalf's words about hobbit holes was true- Bilbo's home did look quite cozy for being located underground.

She also saw what the hobbit meant about having enough dwarves in his house- it seemed like whenever she turned she had to avoid running into one of them. Another thing she realized was she was about their height. So that's why Bilbo asked me if I was a dwarf.

"Gandalf, what do I do?" She asked. She remembered what he'd taught her about dwarf culture, but had idea how to act when faced with it.

"Just go along. I think you'll find this enjoyable." He replied with a small smile.

I hope so. She turned to make her way to the dining room- where everyone seemed to be heading- when she finally reached the inevitable and bumped into one of the dwarves. The impact seemed to effect her more than the dwarf, and she found herself stumbling until someone reached out and helped her.

She looked towards whoever it was that stopped her from falling and saw it was the same dwarf she had run into. She got a good look at him.

He had shoulder length wavy black hair and brown eyes, similar to hers. Unlike the other dwarves she'd seen, he didn't have a long beard- just very noticeable stubble. She would've been lying if she said she didn't find him at least a little bit good looking.

"Do you often run into people?" The dwarf asked, humor evident in his voice.

"No, not usually." She managed to get out.

"Kili! Give me a hand here!" A voice shouted.

The dwarf- who's name must be Kili- let go and went to help whatever it was the person needed help with.

Elena continued on her way to the dining room, hardly paying attention to the lingering tingles from where Kili had caught her- or at least trying not to.

Exactly what does the universe have in store for me now? She wondered, knowing this just complicated things further for her.

-E&K-

Next chapter will (hopefully) contain the remaining scenes at Bag End, more Kili/Elena scenes, and Thorin's arrival. And possibly something from Kili's POV.

Oh, and FYI, I might be starting a Thorin/Elena crossover soon, and possibly a Being Human (UK)/Vampire Diaries one if I ever get around to watching that show. But then I will update at least Soulmates, Lurking Dangers, and possibly Born To Die and Hearts Under Fire as well. Then it's probably updating those, and then possibly starting another Angel/Vampire Diaries crossover, depending upon how far I get into Angel by that point (I'm still on season 2). You could say I have a bit of a crossover-fanfic problem…