Returning to Middle Earth

Chapter 2

Meeting Amarië's father

Serenity came walking out of the portal to see her home, Middle Earth, she missed and longed to see since she left. She smiles happily looking around the area.

"It has not changed at all." She said to herself looking around her surroundings a smile on her face.

"Neither have you Princess Serenity." Came a familiar voice. Serenity whirled to her left to see a white horse slowly coming out of the woods that were to her left. Serenity sighed heavily relief to see it was her old friend.

"Pegasus what are you doing here?" She asked her friend walking over to the white horse smiling to see him.

"Sailor Pluto told me what is going on and asked me to come along with you and Hotaru." He explained to the blond Princess. Serenity smile nodding her head in understanding while she stroke his white mane.

"Well, I'm glad you came and what happened to your wings?" Serenity asked surprised noticing that his wings were no longer there.

"I just had them not appear, so as not to raise any questions." He stated to her nuzzling her neck, earning giggles from Serenity. Just then Amarië came walking out of the portal then it shut. She turns to see Serenity standing next to Pegasus without his wings.

"Pegasus, what are you doing here?" The young elf maiden asked him walking towards the two.

"He is coming with us to make sure we stay out of trouble." Serenity said explaining to her why Pegasus was there. Amarië nodded her head signaling that she understood what Serenity was saying while looking around the area they were in. The young elf princess look around her surrounds with a smile graced on her lips and her violet eyes sparkling in the moon with happiness in them. Serenity smiles watching her friend take in her surroundings for a minute or two before saying anything to her.

"How far is Rivendell from where we are at Amarië?" Serenity asked her friend curiously.

"We are just a few hours from my home. Pluto must have been able to get us closer to the borders. I say we ride now, my father will expect us once we make it across the borders towards my home. Serenity nodded her head.

"Then we should make your way there. When we get to Rivendell I would like to keep who I am quiet till I find my brother or until I must reveal who I truly am till then would you please call me Serena for now?" Serenity asked her elf friend. Amarië smile understanding Serenity wishes.

"I understand Serenity and I can easily do that." The elf maiden stated walking over towards Serenity and Pegasus.

"Thank you. Now let get to Rivendell." Serenity said happily. Amirë nodded her head and put her hood up. Serenity did the same and put her hood up so if anyone came along they could not tell they were women riding together. Then the two set off on Pegasus towards Amarië's home.

~*~

Hours later after riding for a while Serenity and Amarië made it to Amarië's home and were walking up the stairs to meet the lord of Rivendell who was Amarië's father as well. Serenity looks at him as she was making her way towards the end of the stairs. From afar he looks like an ordinary man with long black hair but once you got close to him you could tell by his pointed ears and ageless face that he was an elf. Serenity and Amrië had not taking off their hoods yet so the Lord of Rivendell did not know who had come to his place.

"Welcome fellow travelers. I am Elrond and you are in Rivendell. You are safe here in our borders and may take rest till you are ready to move on with your journey once more." He greeted the two. Amarië smile to herself, even though he couldn't see her she could tell he had not change one bit and was happy to see him. Knowing it was time to reveal herself she took her hands up and took off her hood away to reveal her face. Serenity followed Amarië's actions.

"It is good to see you again father." Amarië stated to him smiling at him. Elrond stood there for a moment looking at the woman that was in front of him. He was shock to see his daughter come back. He look at her, in her eyes making sure what he could see in the moon light was true. She had violet eyes, dark black hair like his. She looks so much like him. Then finally he smiles back at her.

"Amarië I'm so glad to see you home. I didn't think you were going to ever come back." He told her while hugging her. Amarië smile while hugging her father who was tall then her. She never thought she would see him or her other family members again.

"I'm glad to be back too father." She whispered back before pulling away. Serenity stood there smiling, happy to see that Amairë was home and able to see her family again after being away so many years. Now it would be Serenity's turn to find her brother and see her mother when she got the chance but till then she would keep her real name a secret and help Middle Earth out and save it from whatever evil it is. Her friend's voice brought her back from her thoughts.

"Father I would like you to meet a very good and loyal friend of mine. This is Serena. Serena this is my father Elrond." Amarië introduced the two now. Serenity smile curtsying at the Lord of Rivendell.

"I am honored to meet you Lord Elrond and great full for letting me stay here." Serenity said to him smiling at him. Elrond smile back at the young blond, happy to have his daughter home.

"You are a friend of my daughter and are welcome here." He said to her. "Now please why don't you both come in so you may rest and recover from your long journey. Tomorrow we shall speak in my chambers after you have awoken." He told the two young ladies.

Lord Elrond had an elf show Serenity where she would be staying and he walk with Amarië to her room. Elrond and Amarië talk very little but when they did it was a pleasant talk. Elrond smile at his daughter and told her good night. She walks into her room and shut the door. She walks a further into her room and bow and quills off laying them by the end of the bed. Her bed was to her right and was big with a light purple quilt on the top. Straight a head of her was a small table for her to write letters or put things there. She spun around looking around her room and nothing had been moved since she left.

Amarië was happy to be home. She let her hair fall from its place on top of her head letting her black curly hair fall behind her then got ready for bed.

~*~

Serenity was shown to a room just down the hall from Amarië's room. She walks in once the door was shut and took a look around her surroundings. She put her bow, quills, and sword down by a table to her left that was against the wall. Straight behind the table was a bed for her the quilt was white. Serenity turn around to see a place to hang her cloths that was to the right of the bed and a few steps further was a door. Serenity walks over to it and peeked in it. There was a place for her to bath. She shut the door smiling. She was happy to be back in Middle Earth, she missed her home so much. She wonders how her brother was doing as well as her mother. It has been many years since she been here.

Serenity yawned tiredly. Knowing that she was in Middle Earth again and her elf friend was home and happy she decided it was time for bed and that she would look forward to the day when she would see her brother again and his reaction at seeing her alive and back.

~*~

The sun had just risen from behind the horizon when Serenity awoke the next morning. The young blond girl got up from her bed and took a quick bath. She realized that she needed something to wear since she was no longer in Tokyo. Serenity sat there wondering what she would wear now that she was in Middle Earth when there was a knock on the door followed by an all too familiar voice.

"Serenity it is I Amarië." Came the voice from the other side of the door. Serenity sigh happy to know it was not Lord Elrond or anyone else at the door since she was wearing cloths from Tokyo since she had nothing else to wear to bed.

"Come in." Serenity called her friend. Amarië came wearing a plain light purple dress that matched her eyes perfectly showing the curves on her body in the right places and her hair that was let lose and fell behind her back beautifully. Amarië smile, chuckling to herself, seeing that Serenity was wearing her nightgown when they were in Tokyo to bed.

"I knew you wouldn't have any cloths and since you and I are about the same I thought I'd let you wear some of my dresses till we can get Trista to get you some cloths." Amarië stated to her friend. Serenity then noticed the white dress in her arms Amarië was carrying.

"Thank you Amarië. You didn't have to do this you know." Serenity said smiling at the elf taking the dress from her holding it up to look at it. The dress was just as white as her princess gown from the Moon and it was sleeveless with a v-neck.

"It was nothing Serenity. Now hurry and get ready my father will most likely up and will want to have breakfast with us and want to talk to us." Amarië told her friend. "I'll be outside waiting for you." She stated to her friend before leaving. Serenity nodded at her, once out of the room Serenity got ready to see Lord Elrond.