"It must be some sort of witchery!" "Boromir" yelled. He threw my iPod on the ground and proceeded to smash it but I stopped him.

"That was expensive! If you touch it I will kill you!" I snapped.

He took my threat very seriously. He backed up quickly. "Thank you." I said. I grabbed my iPod and cell phone from "Aragorn".

"What….happened….?" I heard Serena groan. She opened her eyes and looked around. She seemed to recover quickly though because she screamed at the top of her lungs: "WHY THE HELL AM I TIED UP?!?!?!?!?!"

"Calm down." I tried to soothe her.

"YOU HIT ME!! OH MY GOD YOU ARE SO FUCKING DEAD!!!!" she yelled at "Boromir". She tried desperately to move. She growled in frustration. All nine of them had a terrified expression on their face. I couldn't help it so I started laughing.

"Calm down. The tied you up because you gave Boromir a black eye." I said still laughing.

She rolled her eyes. "I could have done worse." She snarled. "Aragorn" shook his head and put my things back into my backpack and grabbed Serena's shoulder bag. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"Making sure you are not orc spies." He replied pulling a script out of her bag. He pulled out our drama textbook, a book, and her pocket knife.

Serena's jaw tightened but she didn't say anything. She wanted this stupid act to be over so we could get out of this damn forest. "You are a strange looking woman." "Gandalf" said to Serena.

"How did you grow blue hair?" "Legolas" asked her.

"I got it highlighted. Same with the red hair, no one can grow blue hair." She snapped. Legolas" still looked confused.

"What are your names?" one of the "hobbits" asked.

"Like we would tell you." Serena spat. I wasn't going to say anything if she wasn't, she knew how to deal with creepers. I remained silent.

"We will untie you when we learn to trust you, and knowing your names are apart of trusting you." "Gandalf" said.

"Her name is Serena and her name is Nicole." Aragorn answered for us. Serena glared at Aragorn her best death glare.

She gave me a look, though I don't know why, and stared into the fire. I think I was more accepting of the fact that we were in Middle-earth than she was. I knew it, I just didn't want to admit it.

Aragorn sat down next to me. "Does your arm hurt?" He asked.

I shook my head. It did, but not too much. I could handle it. "It's not that bad. I can tough it out."

Serena was still fuming, so I was sure she was tuning everyone out. No one dared go near her; it was amusing to see the hobbits stay a safe ten feet away from her. "Are you the only one who can make her quiet?" Aragorn asked.

I giggled. "It takes many years of practice to come up with a come-back to silence her. You have to have known her for an extremely long time. So out of you guys, yes I am the only one who can make her shut up. Sorry about that we are just really confused right now."

He nodded his head. The sunset in the west and made the sky turn into a bright pink and orange as the sun cast it's final rays on the earth. "As soon as night falls we will begin to move." Gandalf said.

"How am I supposed to move if my feet are tied?" Serena snapped back into reality. Sort of.

"Some one cut the rope on her feet."

Boromir didn't budge. He looked at Gandalf like he was insane. Legolas swiftly walked over to her and cut the rope. "Thank you." She said.

The hobbits quickly moved about the camp packing food, stamping out the fire and placing supplies on the pony. The sun disappeared behind a hill and everyone started to move deeper into the forest. Aragorn helped Serena and I up and we followed the company.

We were behind the entire company and Aragorn was a safe distance behind us. "Do you really think that we are in Middle-earth?" I heard Serena whisper.

I looked at her and saw her icy blue eyes fill with tears. "Yes, I know it sounds ridiculous, but we fell from the sky. I don't think that anybody can pull that prank off. I also don't think anybody sane would run around in medieval costumes with weapons claiming they were from Lord of the Rings." I whispered back.

I saw a tear slide down her cheek. "They are convincing. Well, how do you think we are going to get back home?"

"No clue."

"Oh joy….I wonder what everyone's going to think happened to us?"

"They probably think we went missing during that little drive by today."

"Yeah, you're right. They probably think we got killed."

I felt a tear slide down my cheek. I could see our families mourning for our deaths; they wouldn't know where our bodies went of course. They probably thought our bodies were in a sewer somewhere under the city. Serena and I were both silently despairing over the thought of our families when I felt someone's presence next to me. "Are you alright, milady?" Aragorn asked.

"I'm fine." I lied.

"Are you joking Nicole? No, she's not. I'm not either." Serena spoke up. She literally had no filter between her brain and her mouth. She needed to wear a warning label saying so.

Aragorn frowned. "What is the matter?" He asked concerned.

"I don't want to talk about it." I said.

"As you wish milady." He replied shrinking to the back again. Once he was out of earshot I started talking to Serena again.

"Please think before you say anything again Serena. I don't think that any of them think very highly of you because of the bad habit."

She nodded her head. "You're probably right."

We walked the rest of the night until dawn broke. "We shall rest here." Gandalf spoke. I fell onto my knees exhausted, Serena made her way over to me and collapsed right next to me. "Sleep…." She said softly closing her eyes leaning her head on my shoulder. "Too…..much…..walking….."

As tired as I was, I don't think I could have fallen asleep. I was too scared, I had accepted we were in Middle-earth, but seeing as we were in a fictional place, with lots of evil things, I was on red alert. "We shall rest here today and tonight." Gandalf said taking a seat next to a tree.

"Sweet…." Serena said nodding off to sleep. The hobbits made themselves comfortable as did everyone else.

"I will take first watch." Aragorn said sitting next to Serena and I. I yawned and opened my backpack with my good arm. "What are you doing milady?"

"I want to listen to my iPod." I said putting in my earbuds.

"How does it work?"

"No clue. I buy music, upload it on here and it plays." He looked even more confused. I smiled. "Here," I said offering an earbud, "Listen to it."

He took it and looked at my ear to see how to put it in. I couldn't help but giggle. Once he put it in I played "Going Away" by Meg & Dia. I had to make sure it was appropriate otherwise I am sure he would think I was a whore.

Please don't forget me, I'm going away.
I'm taking a taxi to Kentucky, where they don't even know
all about me; I just need to feel safe.
I've got a thousand sweaters, and shoes, and paintings to hide;
the skeletons in my way, (don't ask where) I'm going't forget what I said; don't forget my letter.
Every night I pray for you.
I don't got a religion. Isn't that something? I miss those days.

I'm going away, I'm going my way.
Finally, it's my time, to be lonely enough. Unloved and I can't wait.
Don

I see that bottle; it's now ten years aged.
I've got the marbles I could sell for money;
got a pair of fresh shaved legs.
Won't you baby come with me?
I've got a extra space
in my car, in my heart, in my mind
Look there's the passenger seat by the boat that you gave
Don't know where I'm going...

I'm going away, I'm going my way.
Finally it's my time, to be lonely enough. Unloved and I can't wait.
Don't forget what I said; don't forget my letter.
Every night I pray for you,
I don't got a religion. Isn't that something? I miss those days.

Well he said, slow down; slow down;
Think it over; we've all got wretched closets.
A silly girl pride kills more than AIDS
lately I say come on, I've thought it over,
I don't wanna die here; I've no desire to get married.

I can't read the others anymore.
Alone; I must learn to race myself

I'm going away, I'm going my way
finally it's my time, to be lonely enough. Unloved and I can't wait
please forget what I said, please forget my letter.
Every night I pray for you;
I don't got a religion to think that something will make those days.

I, I'm not going halfway
I'll find my way
I, I, Every night I pray for you,
Don't believe in Heaven or that it could be a happy place
I, I'm going away

"How does it play music?" He asked looking at it.

"Like I said, I don't have a clue. It's nice to have though." I replied.

"Your music is very different."

"I can only imagine. That is probably the closest thing to your kind of music I have."

"Where is New York? We may be able to escort you back there."

"Uh, well…." Here it came, the moment of truth.

***

"Why did you tell them?!" Serena hissed.

"Child," Gandalf began, "You mean to tell me you are from a different world?"

I opened my mouth to say yes but Serena back handed me (she would have bitch-slapped me if her hands weren't tied). "OW!" I shrieked. I kicked her shin and she fell over. She slipped her foot around my ankle and pulled me down next to her. "Eek!" I squeaked falling over. I maneuvered myself so I wouldn't fall on my broken arm. She tried to punch me but I scrambled behind Aragorn. She chased me around him and finally Gandalf did something.

"Stop this madness!" He yelled at Serena and I. We both flinched. "Now, are you from a different world?"

I nodded my head. "This is all just an old story where we are from." Serena was glaring at me. "Serena they were going to find out anyway!" I exclaimed turning towards her.

"I don't care! Better later!" She yelled back.

I growled in frustration. "I am so sick of you!"

"Me too! Ugh! I swear you are so full of yourself!"

"Look whose talking! Your stupid scene haircut is just away to get attention!"

She lunged at me. Legolas and Boromir grabbed her and she flailed desperately trying to get to me. "At least I don't suck up to our acting teacher!"

"Really!? This past year she has hated me because I have brought you to my acting class! You are the reason I am currently on her hit-list! YOU are the reason I didn't get the lead in 'Funny Girl'!"

She suddenly stopped flailing and Legolas and Boromir let her go. "That's it! I am out of here!" She turned and stormed off the other direction.

"Wait, wait Serena. I didn't mean that!" I called running after her.

"Don't try and bring me back."

"Yes I am."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"No."

"Yes. Wait, dammit!"

"Ha, you said yes. Now get your skinny ass back over here." She growled and walked back towards the camp. "Sit down." I said and she did. "Good, that wasn't so hard now was it?"

She mumbled something under her breath. "Are you two finished?" Boromir said.

"If we pause for more than three seconds that normally means we are finished. Don't feel bad about your black eye anymore she attacks anyone who makes her mad. As shown. Even if the person she attacks has a broken arm and saved her life." I said.

Serena rolled her eyes. "It was hard trying to attack you with tied hands."

"Just shut up would you?" I snapped.

She growled and turned away from me. "Okay, we're done." I said.

"Child—" Gandalf began.

"Would you stop calling Nicole that?! For the love of all that is holy! She is an ADULT! As am I." Serena snapped.

Gandalf ignored Serena. "Child, how do you think you got here if you are from a different world."

"Well, I don't know. If there are more wizards like you then they may have just made like a portal or something. That sort of thing escapes me, all I know is in New York we don't have orcs, wizards, dwarves, hobbits or elves so…"

Gandalf looked very deep in thought as did everyone else. "I believe you." Aragorn said.

"As do I." Gandalf added. After Gandalf agreed everyone else did.

I was extremely bored within an hour, Serena refused to talk to me and everyone else was avoiding me. So I resorted to listening to my iPod and seeing if my cell phone had service. Of course it didn't. I sighed. "What is troubling you milady?" Aragorn sat next to me.

"First of all you calling me milady, it needs to stop, my name is Nicole." I replied and he laughed. "Second I'm in a different fantasy world, third my best friend is ignoring me and fourth my family probably thinks I'm dead." Then I burst into tears. "AND my arm is broken!"

"It will be okay Nicole. Gandalf is trying to understand how you came here so he can send you back. Your arm will be healed soon you did not break it too bad." He replied. "I cannot help you with Lady Serena though she frightens me."

I stopped crying instantly and began laughing. "That made my day." I said through my laughter.

I saw him smile and he chuckled a bit. "I'm glad I could help Nicole." As soon as I stopped laughing he decided to get to know me a little better. "So what was this New York place like?" He asked.

I smiled. "It's beautiful. Not like here, there isn't hardly any grass and it's all concrete. It's extremely crowded but at night, wow. You have never seen so many lights. It's like you're in a dream world. I go to acting school there for Broadway."

"What's Broadway?"

"It's like a play but with a lot more singing and dancing involved. It's fun. I want to become famous and so does Serena for Broadway, it's extremely difficult, dancing, singing and acting. It's a lot to memorize."

He nodded his head. "I assume you lived with your parents in New York."

"Nope! I lived with Serena, we shared an apartment. It's a really bad one though it has very scary people that live in the complex."

He looked concerned. "Why are they scary?"

"They are druggies, which basically means they are never in their right mind and they own weapons that aren't used for defense like Serena's are."

"Why do you live there?"

"Because it's the only thing we can afford. New York is not a very easy place to live it's expensive, but once Serena and I get famous on Broadway we will move out of that ghetto place." He nodded his head again. "What about you? Where are you—" I was cut off by Gandalf telling us that we needed to move again. Aragorn got up and held out his hand and helped me up. I thanked him and grabbed my backpack.

"Would you like me carry that for you?" Aragorn asked.

"It's fine. It's not that heavy." I said and walked towards Serena. "Talk to me woman." I ordered.

She giggled a little bit and smiled. "Sorry." Was all she said.

I smiled knowing for her to say sorry it was a big deal. "It's okay this isn't exactly the most happy making situation is it?"

"No not really." We were in the back and she looked behind us to make sure no one was there and then said in a low voice "But at least we're surrounded by hotties."

I giggled. "Good point. Too bad they think we're insane."

"Yeah, too bad otherwise I could have had a chance with Prince Legolas."

Now we were both laughing hysterically. The company turned to look at us. We just continued laughing. Aragorn just shook his head, turned and continued walking. Everyone else followed. As soon as we were done laughing we concentrated on catching up with them. It took a while before we spotted the hobbits in the back of the group.

A/N: Yay! Second chapter! We originally wrote chapter one and two together but that was like thirteen pages long so we decided that was WAY too long for all you people to read in one chapter. Not to mention the FIRST chapter. I've got some shout outs for the lovely people who did review!

Stella: Love the name! Anyway thanks, I made Gandalf like that because the quest is a huge deal and their safety is important to him therefore when two strange girls are found wandering in the forest, he ain't gonna trust 'em. And by modern language do you mean more cursing? Because I can tell you there will be a TON more haha, or do you mean figures of speech like the retract the claws thing? Thanks again for your review!!

Rikoxriko: I find it pointless to reply to this review because you WROTE this thing anyway. YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!

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