Title: I hold in my hands
Author: Sapphira-isilme
Summary: A young lady of our world awakens to find herself in Imladris yet she soon learns that she was not the first person from our world to find themselves there. And the book of a trilogy in her bag that came with her?... Was it all a coincidence? Non-Canon *No tenth walker!*
Author's Note: Yes, i am writing a self insert for my first fic but this only because for my first fic uploaded on here i wanted to write something that would be easy enough. There will be no Mary-Sues, not in my life time, no tenth walker, just a good old fic to lose yourself in!...with a bit of humour and ridiculousness thrown in ;p
Disclaimer: I own nothing, no characters or places or names or anything in this story except for Kylie!
Chapter 7.
Lastariel had led Kylie to a large set of doors and without even looking back to see if she was behind her she pushed each door open with both hands and gestured for Kylie to enter.
With a deep settling intake of breath Kylie walked through the doors with her hands clasped together in front of her, her larges sleeves falling to cover her hands to try and stop her nervous fidgeting.
The room was open and rectangular with only very small windows, Kylie had noticed that specific rooms were used for specific seasons which would explain why every room she had been in lately had been closed off or covered in curtains, Maybe it was Autumn...'I really should ask' Kylie thought to herself.
Around the walls of the room hung tapestries, what looked like wall reliefs, and musical instruments, some of which she had never seen the like. 'Not too surprising' She thought with a giggle. Each corner of the room housed a giant candelabra, the flames of the uppermost candle almost licking the ceiling and in the center of the room was a large oval shaped table made out of what looked like a solid chunk of marble. At the table sat 4 Elves. Every single one of them looking straight at her. A blush immediately stole over her cheeks and she looked to Elrond desperately, seeing her unease he stood and gestured to the seat at his side which had just been vacated by a slender dark haired elf.
"Ah! Our clothing looks most becoming on you, My dear. Come, take a seat and sate your hunger with us" He said merrily.
Kylie hurried over to the proffered chair, her eyes on the ground. As excited as she was to finally be meeting these creatures of legend she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by their majesty. Tolkien had said that they lit the air around them merely with their presence but Kylie couldn't even begin to describe their presence, they thrummed with an unseen energy, like a bag bursting at the seams and yet all the same they oozed a sereneness that encompassed all.
Finally taking her seat Elrond lay an empty plate in front of her and gestured to the multiple dishes on the tabletop.
"Please, take your fill, whatever you fancy. Allow me introduce to you our guest." This last he addressed to the table. "Friends, this is Kylie-Ann, she has come from a far off land as you well know and i ask you to make her stay here a pleasant one." With this Kylie received welcomes and a couple of polite inclines of the head from the gathered Elves.
"A pleasure to meet your acquaintance once more, My Lady" Kylie's head shot up at being addressed directly and she focused on Glorfindel at Elrond's other side. With a smile she bowed her head "Thank you so much and likewise to you, My Lord."
"Oh, please, no formalities, that was an age ago! Call me Glorfindel" The golden beauty said with a dashing smile Kylie grinned back at him, a blush once again creeping across her cheeks, she hadn't missed the reference to his previous life in Gondolin as Lord of the House of the Golden Flower "Then i ask you to call me Kylie with no more of this 'My Lady' stuff" she said as she scrunched up her face and with that the table burst out into joyous laughter, the sound of it warmed her heart and she found herself relaxing into her chair almost immediately.
"Ah yes, Glorfindel you have already had the pleasure of meeting. At the far end we have my chief advisor Erestor," Elrond motioned towards the slender dark haired, dark eyed elf clad in dark browns and greys who had moved to let her take his seat, he could be described more as beautiful than handsome, so soft yet angular and stern were his features. "Greetings, to you and may you find peace in this, our home" He said, his voice scholarly and even.
"Next we have Lindir, My house minstrel and old friend" Lindir, a lithe brunette elf with an ageless innocence and hazel eyes turned to Kylie with a bright smile. "It is truly a pleasure to meet you!" he said jovially which caused Kylie to smile in turn. "And you!" She said happily.
"My sons were supposed to be joining us as they were scheduled to return from the their hunt in the early afternoon yet have failed to do so." Elrond continued. Kylie knew what he meant by 'hunt'. The twin sons of Elrond Half-Elven had dedicated themselves to hunting down and destroying every orc in their reach after their mother, Celebrian, had been tortured and broken by their hands. The consequences of which had been her leaving their shores for the Undying Lands to seek the healing of spirit which even Elrond, her beloved husband had not managed to give her in Arda.
Kylie couldn't help but feel overly excited at the prospect of meeting the twin Peredhel of which she had read up on quite avidly for...research purposes.
"But please, eat!" He urged and without hesitation Kylie complied, she grabbed her plate and placed on it some pastries, fruit, cheese and meat.
"What kind of meat is this?" She asked curiously.
"Venison" Elrond answered.
Kylie tried to school her features, she had never had venison before and even though she hadn't said anything she could tell that Elrond had noticed her apprehension. With a start she noticed that they were all looking at her again so she cautiously picked up a piece of venison and sniffed it suspiciously which brought forth a slight chuckle from Lindir.
"It's really quite good" Encouraged Glorfindel, he was leaning over to watch her, his long golden locks dangerously close to trailing into his honeyed pastries.
Bravely Kylie bit into the meat, her eyelids closing impulsively over her emerald gaze so as to protect herself from seeing what she was putting into her mouth. A satisfied noise erupted from her throat and Glorfindel and Lindir cheered at her approval, She opened her eyes to see Erestor smiling at her before he returned to his own meal.
Elrond was about to say something else but was interrupted as the doors from which Kylie had entered burst open with such a force that they bounced off their opposing walls. A male elf in light metal armour came into view breathing heavily. Elrond stood abruptly, a frown developing on his forehead.
"My Lord!" The warrior elf breathed out "Your sons! They have returned!" A look of confusion had crossed Elrond's face only to be replaced almost immediately by one of incredulous understanding.
"They ride together on one horse"
Elrond, joined by Glorfindel pushed their chairs out from beneath them so hurriedly that they clattered to the ground with a loud crash and dashed out of the room followed by the startled warrior.
Kylie looked to Erestor hurriedly who only shook his head. "I would advise you to stay here with Lindir." He said solemnly and tried to exit the room in an orderly fashion yet his haste was lost on neither of them.
"Uhm...is everything okay?" Kylie asked Lindir quietly
Lindir shrugged "The twins often come back with scrapes and bruises, granted it is uncommon for them to ride together which probably means that one of them is badly injured but I'm sure they can handle the situation. Elrond is an excellent healer."
"So i've heard" Kylie muttered. Lindir only looked at her, his expression unreadable.
TBC
A/N:I am so pleased that you guys like this story! I must confess that i have no idea where this is heading, random snippets of its future pop into my head from day to day so your input is more than welcome ;p
Borys68: Thank you! I'm hoping to work on developing skills, Kylie would hate to sit back and relax whilst she knows what's going on =p
Morwen80: All will be revealed! =D
Vivstar: Thank you! Hope you liked it! ^.^