Almost 40 views and we've only just had the first chapter. Hope everyone likes where this story goes. I was a bit unsure about publishing this one but decided to just go for it and see what happens. Big thanks to Tachi Tsuki un, wolfhound22 and drwatsonn for following the story.

Drwatsonn – I know what you mean about reading too much fanfiction! Glad you think my 1st person POV is okay (there will be bits that are in 3rd person from other characters perspectives just to add a balance) as for the name of the stone it was originally called Firestone then I changed it last minute. I have corrected the typo error so thanks for pointing it out. Hopefully the story will continue to wow.

SongHyeRii – Hopefully it will remain interesting.

The One with Two Worlds

Fortunately my weekend passed by completely uneventfully. My parents were spending the weekend in Cornwall with my grandparents. Mugged or not I'd politely declined their invitation. As bad as it sounds I didn't like my grandparents and they didn't like me much either. My mum might be slightly old fashioned about a few things but I think my grandparents landed straight out of the 19th Century – which means that everything I do earns more of their disapproval. Wearing jeans, working in a butchers, not wanting to get a boyfriend.

Like I said…very old fashioned.

My phone buzzed and I saw a text had come from my mum. I couldn't help but roll my eyes. Ever since I'd been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour she'd become incredibly protective over me. She'd wrap me in cotton wool if it made any difference. I shook my head sadly. I'd been told a few months ago that the tumour was inoperable. It could take months or it could take years but eventually…I would die. Sliding the phone on the table I turned my attention to more recent 'events'. I'd been attacked on Friday night which meant that I was able to hide away in the flat for the whole weekend. I lived in a huge tower block on the edge of town. From the outside it looks like a shit hole; but my parents have managed to make our flat look better than most people's houses on the inside. When Sunday afternoon came I was starting to wonder if I'd imagined the whole…incident, with the muggers. I was almost certain that I had been hallucinating when I saw Fili and Kili. They were fictional characters for god's sake! There was no way they could have been real.

Except…

Except the three muggers had seen them as well. Or at least they had seen two small people aiming weapons at them. My fingers traced the leaf shaped jewel on the end of my necklace absentmindedly and I shook my head in frustration and disbelief.

Fili and Kili were real. They had to be. Nothing else made sense.

Because fictional characters turning up in your world makes perfect sense Jinx.

Once my brain had muddled through the first problem I smirked slightly. The more I thought about the whole thing the more funny it suddenly seemed. I shook my head before bursting out into a giggling fit. Two dwarf princes who me and Jenna practically drooled over when we saw them on the big screen had just saved my life. I wiped my eyes as I thought about how jealous Jenna would be if she knew. She had always said Kili was the best looking out of the two. I was more controversial as Fili had always been my favourite.

And they were now somewhere in my world.

That thought quickly ended my giggling fit and just like that all the humour from the situation was gone. The dwarf princes were in my world and the more I thought about it, the more I was sure their reason had something to do with me.

"You must come with us. You aren't safe anymore." Fili's words rang round my head like an out of control yoyo. Pulling the Dragonstone from around my neck put it on the table and took a closer look at it. I'd gotten used to the fact that the jewel was warm when I touched it. It was still a bit weird but it no longer made me jump. The carved ruby shone in the afternoon sun and my eyes widened as I saw a faint red glow surround the jewel. Turning my back I shut my eyes and tried to piece together what I knew.

"A jewel – the Dragonstone – surrounded by myth and legend. It burnt that mugger but not me or Fili and Kili. Why? Two dwarf princes have landed in my world for some reason which is probably linked to me."

I stopped when I realised I was muttering it all to myself. Taking a deep breath I replayed Friday night in my mind. Fili and Kili had both known my name; which meant they knew about me somehow. They also knew about the jewel as well. A thought was beginning to bubble in my mind but I pushed it down. I had a tendency to get carried away with things. Right now the only idea I could come up with was so ridiculous there was no way it was true.

Which meant it probably was true? In stories it was always the most ridiculous ideas that ended up being the truth. Biting my lip I shrugged my dressing gown off – leaving me in a pair of pyjama shorts and top – and hung the Dragonstone back around my neck. I couldn't explain it, but I felt a strange connection to the jewel. Ever since I'd brought it I'd found it impossible to take it off. I wasn't exactly awed by the Dragonstone, but I couldn't help but feel as though it had been meant for me. My hand strayed to the necklace when I heard a low knocking sound on the door. Leaving my dressing gown where it was I got to my feet and moved towards the door. I wasn't that fussed about being seen like this. Most of our neighbours had already seen both me, Jenna and Kate running around the tower block in soaking wet pyjamas, shooting each other with water pistols. The knocking carried on and I rolled my eyes,

"Jeez I'm coming!" I snapped as I unlocked the door and swung it open. My eye's widened and my mouth dropped open,

"Holy shit," I whispered. Fili and Kili were looking up at me in confusion. I licked my dry lips as I carried on staring,

"How…how do you know where I live?"

"Can we come in?" without waiting for me to reply Kili, followed by Fili pushed past and strode into the flat. Slamming the door shut I spun round on my heel and glared at them,

"Look…as grateful as I am for that night you can't just walk in here like you own the place!"

Both dwarves stopped and looked at me guiltily. A horrible silence fell on me and I looked down at my feet awkwardly,

"Apologies Juliet," Fili said. My head snapped up,

"It's Jinx actually," I said. The two brothers shared a grin and I frowned. Fili looked over at me,

"Well that's a shame," he said, "Because I like Juliet,"

"Well tough because I like Jinx," I folded my arms, "It's my name…I should get to choose,"

Fili shrugged his shoulders and I was uncomfortably aware of his eyes landing on my face. I was totally unsure of what to do. Normally good looking guys never looked twice at me. Acne scars weren't a big help when trying to get a boyfriend. The exception being Liam Harris…who then cheated on my with some slut in my History class. I ran a hand through my hair and I could see Kili staring at it in wonder. I scowled at him before remembering that I'd only just dyed it and so it probably was a bit different to what he was used to seeing. My natural colour is dark brown but a few weeks ago I had dark red highlights added to it to give it a bit more colour. I bit my lip as the dwarf prince's stares were staring to make me feel incredibly self-conscious. It was only then that I realised my pyjamas were probably revealing far too much skin compared to how women in Middle Earth dressed. I shook my head. They were only legs. They could deal with having to look at them,

"That must hurt," Fili suddenly said. I frowned at him in confusion before remembering my face. I'd woken up on Saturday to find myself sporting a black eye and a split lip. I shrugged at Fili who moved towards me. Swallowing nervously I cleared my throat and took a step back,

"How did you even find me?" I asked as Fili stepped back. I was convinced I was blushing and so therefore desperate to change the topic of conversation. Both Fili and Kili looked at each other nervously,

"Well?" I glared at them. If they thought they could just waltz into my life without a decent explanation then they were in for a nasty shock. Kili looked at me,

"We could sense the Dragonstone's presence and we followed it," he attempted to give me a cheeky smile but in the end turned to Fili who was looking at me seriously,

"Juliet…" he began,

"Jinx," I corrected him. He sighed,

"Jinx…you're in danger here. You have to come with us and you have to come now!"

Although his words were staring to sink in I still shook my head,

"I don't just go off with strange guys you know. Either you tell me why I'm meant to be in danger or you get out and stay out,"

In truth I have no idea why I was the one calling the shots as they were the ones with the weapons. I had a rounder's bat hidden under my bed in case of emergencies but I didn't think it could do much against two swords. Fili and Kili both nodded at each other,

"I'm assuming you know about the Dragonstone?" Fili asked. I nodded,

"Yeah but…it's not true is it?" my mouth gaped open as he shrugged,

"Oh Jesus," I muttered, "I own a jewel from another world," I looked over at the brothers. They both knew about the Dragonstone…meaning it came from Middle Earth! Holding a hand to my head I shut my eyes and sank down on the sofa,

"Okay," I opened my eyes, "So everything that man said was real… but why am I in danger?"

"Because the void between your world and ours is breaking," Kili said quietly, "Cracks are starting to appear. It's how we were able to get through. Us and…" he trailed off and looked down at his feet. His sudden silence worried me and I sat up a little straighter,

"What else came through?" I asked softly. Kili opened his mouth but Fili cut him off with a wave of his hand,

"That's not the point,"

Oh isn't it? Well what is the bloody point then?

"The point is," Fili said hurriedly as though he'd read my mind, "Is that if these cracks get any bigger people won't need the Dragonstone to cross the void. They can come and go as they please. And Middle Earth is home to some…unsavoury characters,"

"You're telling me," I muttered as I thought about the Goblins, Azog the defiler, Saruman, trolls…Sauron! My heart stopped as I realised what Fili was trying to tell me,

"So…these unsavoury characters could just…walk into my world like they own it?"

They both nodded and I suddenly had an image of an orc pack slaughtering everyone I knew and loved. I made a strange choking sound and I could feel Fili and Kili watching me nervously.

"But…what does this have to do with me?" I had a horrible feeling in the back of my mind but I wanted to hear it from their mouths. Fili looked me in the eyes and I swallowed nervously,

"The Dragonstone cane be used to seal the cracks and close the void forever," he said, "But we need someone who can wield its power," before I realised what had happened he was sitting down next to me,

"You are the only person who can do that," his eyes flashed dangerously, "Which is why you are in danger."

I nodded. I might not be university material but I wasn't stupid. I turned to Kili,

"Those other things that came through the void. They're here for me aren't they?"

Kili paused and I could see him looking at his brother. I frowned,

"I'm not a baby guys. If I'm in danger I want to know what from,"

Kili nodded, "There here to kill you,"

I nodded slowly as my pulse began speeding up. My palms started getting clammy and I could feel my throat tightening. Taking several deep breaths I stared got to my feet and stared at Fili and Kili, shaking my head fiercely,

"You're wrong," I even managed a quick smile as I said this. It wasn't as though I was 100% sure I was right. In all honesty I wasn't even 10% sure I was right. But I just had to be,

"You're wrong. Even if the Dragonstone can do what you say it can. I'm not the person you're looking for,"

"You brought the necklace," Fili pointed out,

"Because it looked nice!" I snapped. He blinked at me and I shook my head,

"There's nothing special about me. I'm hardly worth killing at any rate," Without letting them throw any more arguments at me I turned and walked into my room. Running a hand through my hair I pushed open the door that led onto our balcony. It wasn't much; just a small balcony with a hammock on it but it was the one place in the flat I was entitled to have all to myself. Shutting my eyes I took several breaths.

I wasn't the one they were looking for. I was too…normal. I didn't even look like the sort of heroines that went on these dangerous quests. A small tear formed in my eye. As mad as it sounded…a part of me wanted Fili and Kili to be right. I wanted to be able to take part in an adventure like Bilbo had done. But I still refused to believe that they were right. My thoughts were suddenly interrupted when I heard a strange snarling sound coming from below me. I carefully leaned over the balcony as the snarling got louder. I screamed as a huge creature suddenly jumped over the edge of the balcony and landed a foot in front of me. I backed away into my room as it moved forward. Its dark brown skin was covered in warts and it swiped a clawed hand in my direction. I fell back and landed painfully on my backside. The creature licked its lips as it jumped forward,

"Must kill the girl," it hissed, "Must kill the pretty girl,"

Shit!

Kicking out furiously I turned round and reached under my bed. As my fingers closed about the rounder's bat I felt something grab hold of my ankle. I screamed as I was dragged out by the creature that began clawing at me. I kneed it in the stomach and threw it off me. Scrambling to my feet I clutched the bat viciously and as the creature bared its small knife like teeth I could feel my legs tremble.

"Kili!"

My head snapped round as I heard Fili's voice yelling from the living room. This small distraction was all the creature needed. With a single pounce it threw me against the wall and I cried out in pain as I felt a sharp pain in my arm. Looking down I saw one of the creatures fingers had managed to scratch me all the way down my arm – leaving a thin trail of blood. Shoving it away I grabbed the bat and swung it at the creatures head furiously,

"Juliet!" that was Fili's voice. I opened my mouth to correct him – more out of habit than anything – when the creature lunged again and I dived to the side.

Yeah, might want to pick a better time to talk about your name Jinx!

"Juliet run!" Fili shouted before yelling something in what I can only guess was his own language. The creature pinned me against the wall and I gagged on its foul breath,

"I'm a little busy!" I yelled as the creature held onto my hair whilst pulling a knife and pressing it into my neck. I could feel the blood running down my skin and I gritted my teeth before throwing my head forward and hitting the creature square in the face. It staggered backwards and I raised the bat again,

"Get. The hell. Out of here!" I shouted as I brought the bat down on its legs. It howled in pain and I ducked to avoid getting hit with its knife. I swung at the creature again but it rolled away and got onto its legs. Screeching at me it dodged a blow from the bat and kicked my legs out from underneath me. I barely had time to react as it threw me to the floor and grabbed the knife,

"The pretty girl has to die," it hissed, "She has to die,"

I tried to push it off me but the entire creature was practically sitting on me and I could barely breathe. I could feel the cold steel of the knife pressing into my neck and I fixed the creature with my fiercest glare,

"Got to hell," I hissed. It grinned at me and I could feel a sharp pain in my neck when the creature suddenly froze. I didn't say a word as the knife fell from its hand and it just fell to the side. Tears prickled in my eyes as I saw Fili standing over me and the dead creature with a sword in his hand. Without saying anything he sheathed his sword and pulled me to my knees, I turned around to see the dead body of the creature lying in the middle of my wrecked room,

"What…what was that?" I could barely get the words out. Fili gave me a cold stare,

"A goblin," he said quietly before fixing me with a glare,

"I thought I told you to run?" he snapped. Looking up at him I narrowed my eyes,

"Bit hard when pinned against a wall," I retorted. Fili shook his head and I frowned at his strange change in behaviour. Swallowing nervously I realised my whole body was shaking. I was aware of Fili pulling me to my feet and leading me into the living room. As I looked around at the mess I saw Kili standing over the bodies of two more goblins. I shuddered at the sight as tears began falling down my face. Fili sat me down on the floor and I curled into a ball. He gave me another cold stare,

"Now do you believe us?" he asked harshly. I could see his brother raising his eyes at Fili's tone but he kept quiet. I nodded silently and Fili knelt down beside me,

"Let me have a look at that," I looked down to see him holding my arm. A long, red scratch ran down almost my whole arm and as I looked at the dried blood I felt slightly sick. Pulling animal guts out is something I can cope with. But when it comes to my own blood I tend to get a bit squeamish. As Fili pressed a damp cloth on the wound my body carried on shaking,

"I don't get it," I said in a small voice, "Why do they want to kill me?"

"Because if things remain as they are the void will soon disappear completely," Kili said behind me,

"They'll be nothing to stop people from crossing into your world." He gestured to the space around him.

"And not just people. Goblins…Orcs."

I nodded shakily and Fili shot his brother a warning look. Kili sighed.

"You're the only person who can stop that from happening. There are plenty of people who will want you out of the way,"

"So what do I have to do?" I already knew the answer to the question so Fili's reply came as no big surprise,

"You need to come back to our world," he said as he finished cleaning my wound. Nodding I got to my feet and began walking back to my room. The two dwarves began following me and I rolled my eyes,

"I'm still coming with you. But I'm not going to Middle Earth in my pyjamas. I need to change," I winked at them, "Of course…if you need to be with me at all times then…"

I grinned as both brothers' faces went bright red. They stammered an apology and turned away – leaving me to get out of my bloodied pyjamas. It didn't take me long to get changed. Within a few minutes I was wearing a pair of denim shorts, tights, a black and red checked shirt and a dark blue hoodie. A smile appeared on my mouth as I dressed. I couldn't help it. I was going to Middle Earth! I was actually going to go to another world! I was just lacing up my black boots when a thought struck me. Grabbing my old school rucksack I began to shove things into it. I grabbed a hair brush and a spare top from my room before moving into the kitchen and shoving as much food and bottles of water as I could. I was aware of the dwarves watching me but I just shrugged as I dumped the bag next to my feet,

"What? You didn't think I was going to another world without packing first?" I couldn't help but smile at them although my insides were going up and down like a rollercoaster. The pair looked at each other and this time I noticed that only Kili returned the smile. Shaking my head I looked expectantly at them,

"So what now?" I gripped the Dragonstone tightly.

"Err…"Fili began. I frowned at them,

"You don't know?"

"Well…" Kili cut in, "I wouldn't say that. It's more that we…aren't completely sure,"

"Wonderful. So there's you telling me I need to come and you have no idea how we're going to get to Middle Earth!"

"Shush!" Fili hissed. I glowered at him. My temper was already on edge after the Goblin attack and this didn't help one bit,

"Don't tell me to shush!" I snapped. Fili rolled his eyes and held up a hand for silence. My blood froze as I heard a familiar snarl coming from my room. Drawing his sword Fili looked at both me and Kili,

"Stay here," he ordered before turning and cautiously entering my bedroom. I turned to see Kili gazing worriedly after his brother and I gave him a soft smile,

"I know you want to follow him," I said. He shrugged,

"We need to keep you safe,"

I rolled my eyes, "This isn't the dark ages!" I waved my arms around, "There's nothing here to hurt me,"

As we both heard Fili yelling I saw Kili grip his own sword. He bit his lip,

"Won't be long," he grinned before running off to help his brother. I shook my head in wonder. In the space of a few short days my life had changed – probably for ever. If I had never gone into that shop, if I had never brought that necklace…

No…something told me I was always going to have ended up owning the Dragonstone. If not now then later.

"I'm going on an adventure," I couldn't help but quote Bilbo at this point. As I stood there I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. They still hadn't come back,

"Fili?" my voice sounded lost in the flat, "Kili?"

I screamed as I felt hands grab me from behind. Kicking out I cried as one hand pulled hard on my hair whilst another held me round the waist. I could smell the foul breath of the goblin as it pulled me backwards. I turned my head round to face my attacker and I had to turn away as a bright white light shot out from nowhere. I squirmed in the goblins grip as it pulled me closer to the crack that was appearing in the air. The last thing I remembered was seeing the horrified faces of Fili and Kili running towards me.

And then I was swallowed by the light.

So then…cliff-hanger ending! For those who've read my other Hobbit fanfic you will know how much I love cliff-hangers but I didn't expect to have one so early on! Also…for any who are wondering about my chapter titles yes I am doing what 'Friends' did because I always liked how the episodes were titled and I think it just works so I take no credit for that idea. As ever please review and let me know what you think.