Disclaimer: I do not own the Lord of the Rings, only my OC, Freya.

I used Italic for Elvish conversations.

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Mira

Chapter two

Pain. Pain in my head. That's the first thing I notice when I open my eyes, which makes me remember the weird guy and our conversation. I curse under my breath as I try to sit. Did he really have to hit me?

Where am I? Oh God. What did he do to me? Okay, deep breaths Freya. Don't freak out.

I'm in a bed, a very comfortable one. The room looks like it came right out of a fantasy movie. I've never seen furniture like this in my life. It's all very beautiful, but very different just like that guy in the woods. There's a balcony attached to the room and that's where the light is coming from. It seems to be late in the afternoon but the sun has not set yet. The scenery outside is very otherworldly though. Have I died and come to heaven? I won't be surprised, really cause it's unbelievably beautiful in here. I spot my backpack in the corner of the room and jump out of the bed to get it. Well, let's say I try to jump out of the bed, which I fail at, miserably, since my head starts to spin and I have to sit back down. Then I see my clothes. I'm wearing some long white dress at the moment. And my own clothes are nowhere around the room. Okay I can't really do anything for that in this situation so I decide to change into some of my spare clothes I have in my backpack. I put on my blue jeans and a simple black tank top. It's not exactly cold in here but I feel too exposed and feel the need to cover my arms so I pull out my red checkered shirt and wear it on top of my tank top. I find my boots beside the bed. As I'm tying my shoes getting ready to slip away before anyone notices me, someone coughs from behind me. I immediately turn around, expecting to find the rude blondie who hit me in the head but I see an old man instead. He's wearing a grey robe and has long grey hair and beard. He seems like a Halloween character. Where the hell am I? He smiles at me as I keep staring at him.

"I see you're awake. You must be shocked. Why don't you sit so we can talk?" He says moving to the chair beside the bed and waits for me to sit on the bed. I don't know what should I do but it feels a bit rude not to do as he says so I sit down, keeping my eyes on him. He smiles again.

"Who are you? Where am I? What do you want from me?" I ask him right away since he seems to be waiting for the questions to come.

"I am Gandalf the Grey my child. You do not need to fear me for I will do you no harm. I assure you. As to where you are, you are in Rivendell my dear, in the house of Lord Elrond." The old guy says in a comforting voice.

"Lord Elrond? He said something about this Lord Elrond..." I mutter to myself, trying to remember his exact words. Then I look at this Gandalf the Grey guy and ask hesitantly. "Rivendell you said? I've never heard of Rivendell before."

He smiles at me but doesn't answer my question. He turns toward the door instead. I look that way too and see another elegant looking man with long black hair enters the room. What is it with long hair here? Did I possibly go back to the medieval ages? I hope not. He's slightly older than the blond guy I met in the woods and wears a kind expression. Following right behind him is blondie himself. My eyes go wide when I see him. I raise my hand accusingly and point at him. "You. You hit me."

"I apologize for my action. I thought you might be a spy." He seems a bit uncomfortable.

"Legolas is not at fault my child. He only did what he thought was necessary." Gandalf says from beside me.

Legolas? What a weird name, not that Gandalf and Elrond are normal names either, or anything else here for that matter.

"Welcome to Rivendell. We have been waiting for you young one. I am Elrond Half-elven. What is your name?" The guy with dark hair asks me, walking further into the room.

I go with my honesty policy and decide to tell the truth, besides these guys really don't give me a bad vibe. I can usually feel people's vibes and I've never been once wrong about anyone. It's kind of a gut feeling. If I don't get good vibes from a person at first meeting, I never trust them. This helped me a lot in my past. Thanks to this I always ended up with the good people. My granny used to say it's a gift and only comes to those who have a pure heart. She said God is showing you the way my girl. "Um... Hello sir. I'm Freya. Freya Ellis. Excuse me but what do you mean you were waiting for me?"

"I was informed of your arrival a few days ago Lady Freya, though I am not exactly sure of the purpose. All I was told was that you play an important role in the events of the future."

I'm a bit lost for words. What would you say in this kind of situation? "Um, Mr. Elrond, I have no idea what you're talking about. I just wanna go back to the group and finish my trip, then go back home to my old life. Can you please show me the way out of here?" I ask him, hoping he would understand.

"I am sorry my child, but I do not know how to send you back to your world." Elrond answers my question slowly, as if he's waiting for me to throw a tantrum.

My world? He just said that right? I'm frowning, trying to figure out if he's messing with me. Then the guy in grey robes, Gandalf I think, starts speaking again. "Legolas said you fell out of the sky, am I correct Freya?"

I'm scared. Something obviously happened to me. I can feel it in my gut. I'm lost somewhere far away from home. I try to bite back the terror and answer in a low voice. "I don't know what happened. I was hiking with my group. Then the rain started and I saw this shiny thing. And the next thing I know it swallowed me and..." Each word that comes out of my mouth makes me realize the surreality of the situation.

"Go on child." Gandalf urges me to speak again.

"There was this wind and everything started spinning around me. I felt sick, thought it would never stop. Then I fell." I finish, expecting them to laugh at me but they didn't.

Gandalf sighs. "Well then, that clears my suspicion. You have definitely travelled here by that portal my dear. Although I never heard a human doing so, or any other un-magical being." He turns and gives a meaningful look to Lord Elrond.

"Here? Where is Here? I am surely still in The United States, right?" I ask worried about the answer I'm gonna get.

"United States? No my child. You are in Middle Earth. I am afraid this is a whole new world to you." Gandalf answers me calmly.

I take a deep breath. My premonition was right. I'm no longer in my world. I trust this guy is telling me the truth, instinct I guess. "Why am I here?"

"I was hoping you could tell us that. But it is alright, the Lady of Light will help you find your way Freya. Do not worry." Gandalf smiles kindly at me. "Enough of this talk for now. It is almost time for supper. Why don't you give yourself some time to get used to your surrounding first? There is plenty of time to discover this mystery." He offers as he gets up.

I don't answer. I just sit there motionless. Then the other guy starts talking. Lord Elrond. "You will stay in Rivendell for now Freya. Do not worry, for you are welcome here. I will send someone to lead you to the dining hall in a few minutes." With that he turns and leaves the room, Gandalf following him out the door. I expect the handsome guy to follow them too but he just stands there watching me curiously. I instantly get nervous, not knowing what else to do, I stand up and look at him expectantly. He wants something, right?

"I hope you have forgiven me for my rude behavior earlier my Lady. I did not know if you were a threat or not. Are you alright now?" He asks me with worry in his voice.

I don't know why but I can't stay mad at him any longer. "I'm alright now, thank you. Um... It's ok, no big deal. I understand you had to, I guess." I stutter nervously as he keeps his undivided attention on me.

He comes forward then, smiling. "I believe we have not been properly introduced. I am Legolas Greenleaf from the Woodland Realm. It is nice to make your acquaintance Lady Freya." He reaches his right hand toward me and I do the same, for a handshake of course.

"Um ... Nice to meet you." I say nervously. His eyes don't leave me alone and it makes me super nervous. Ughh I feel like a teenager.

Then he brings my hand to his lips and kisses my knuckles softly. I turn red immediately. I wasn't expecting that. Damn me and my body reaction. Boys always teased me for this. I blush really obviously. And of course Legolas doesn't miss my change of color. The corners of his mouth go up in an amused smile as he lets go of my hand. "Lady Freya." I'm pretty sure there's a twinkle in his eyes as he lowers his head.

"Just Freya is fine. I'm no Lady and it feels weird being called one." I tell him before he walks out of the room. He nods his head in understanding. "Hmm. Only if you would call me Legolas too My Lady." He's teasing me now. I nod my agreement.

And then just when he turns to go I see it. I wonder why I haven't noticed before. His ear. It's pointed. What? I've never seen people with pointy ears. I mean besides in movies and at Halloween. "Oh..." Comes my voice, shocked. Legolas looks at me, raising an eyebrow in my direction in question. I point my hand at his head. "What's that? Um..."

He chuckles at my shocked face, clearly amused. "That would be my ear Freya."

I close my mouth and glare at him a little. "I can see that. I mean why is it... pointed?... Sorry, I don't mean to be rude." I continue a bit embarrassed.

He doesn't seem to mind at all. "I am an Elf Freya. And Elven ears look like this. Did you not know that?"

I frown. Elves. ELVES? He sees my confusion and asks. "Have you never seen an Elf before?"

I open my mouth and then close it again. "ELF...? You're joking, right? ELVES are not real." I choke out the words, still looking at him with wide eyes.

"I see. You must not have Elves in your world then. But I assure you we are very real." He says, coming toward me again and taking my hand, he puts it on his chest as he grins at me. "Do I not feel real to you?"

He does, too real, and I'm suddenly very aware of him. I can feel the vibration in his chest as he chuckles at me. I'm blushing again. Shit.

"Do not over think it. I'm sure you will feel better once Gandalf explains things to you." He lets go of me and with a nod of his head finally leaves the room.

I automatically walk back to the bed and sit down. Portal, traveling to a whole new world, Magic, and now Elves? What else is gonna happen today? Dragons and trolls are real too? It all seems like a fantasy book to me. I always thought myself to be an open-minded person. Damn I was practically waiting for my invitation letter to Hogwarts till I was 14 and I always had this possibility in my mind that all the supernatural things could be real, people just didn't want to accept it since it seemed dangerous, but who knew what could be out there, right? But now that I was faced with it...

My brain Hurts from thinking about all these things. I sigh and lay on the bed, trying to calm down. On the bright side, I was in a friendly environment, not some medieval dungeon. I nod my head to myself. You always wanted an adventure Freya. So here it is. Your very own weird fantastical adventure. You might as well go along with it for now. It's not like there's anything else you can do. I decide that's probably the best approach.