A lil info: Hey this is an au fic, so deal. Lord of the rings is definitely not mine, *sniff*. I'm just gonna say, read it, you might be pleasantly surprised…..or not. Anyways enjoy, and please review!

A World Away

Medea

Kyra woke up early the next morning, and as soon as she had fully woken up, she realized the sense of foreboding that she had felt last night was even stronger this morning. She hopped out of bed and went straight to her shower. As she washed away her sleepiness and took a moment to think about her premonition before she stepped out of the shower and dried herself off.

After getting dressed, she decided that since it was her last day of school she would put on some make up. She dusted on some silver shadow, and lined her eyes with grey liner, then she put on a bit of pale pink blush, and as a final touch red lip gloss. She let her silky hair hang lose, which she normally wouldn't do due to the length of it. She wore a pair of black pants, and a black sleeveless turtle neck, over which she donned a calve length black leather jacket. When she looked in the mirror, she was startled at her transformation, "too matrix for me," she decided, until she saw the time. She ran out of the house, it just wasn't good form to be late on your last day of school.

She arrived in time for the bell. School was short, only about an hour and fourty five minutes. During that time, she said good bye to all her teachers, got her year book, and talked with all her friends. They didn't say good bye because they had decided that they would still be friends out of high school, so what use was it to say bye.

After school ended Kyra went home to get ready for her graduation. She didn't really want to go. After all it was just a formality, she was already a high school graduate. Everyone would be there with their families, and it would just remind Kyra how alone she was. She wouldn't have even thought of going had it not been for Lei, begging her for 2 weeks straight. Lei had taken it upon herself to make sure that Kyra would not miss this momentous occasion, so she was going to take her. Lei was as much an anxious parent as Kyra could hope for. She had cancelled her work for the day, to come to the graduation, and she would be there supporting her, and rooting as loud as all the other parents, maybe even louder. She had even purchased a camcorder to record the event. Kyra did not want to disappoint her, so she had given in.

Lei had decided to take her out to lunch today, and take her shopping in celebration, before her graduation, so Kyra grabbed her violin, makeup, and graduation gown. She brought her schoolbag with her, which contained her journal, her cd player, her cd collection book, a small lap top and her violin music. She made sure not to forget her wallet, which held sufficient funds, for a day of frivolous shopping. She went to her garage and got into her car, which she normally didn't drive because she liked to walk, and hated to park.

She met Lei, at her work place, and they went to a nearby shopping mall. After eating a light lunch, they dove straight into shopping. It was rare for Kyra to have the time to really shop, so when she did she went all out. By the end of their shopping expedition, they were both loaded down with bags. Out of the corner of her eye, Kyra saw a little stand, she went over to investigate. She saw lots of pretty necklaces and rings, but then she saw one that caught her eye. It was a silver necklace, with a green gem pendet in the center, and once in a while the gem seemed to flash different colors. She exclaimed her delight over such a find.

" Pretty isn't it?" she whirled around, and saw an old lady looking at her with a kindly expression on her face.

"Yes it's quite beautiful, how much is it."

"Take it, no one else seems to want it, even though it's very lovely. Besides I think it suits you."

"Thank you, I don't know what to say," Kyra replied, wanting to thank the kind old lady, but she just waved her off with a smile. Kyra realized that Lei hadn't that she had stopped and was now 20 yards ahead of her. Kyra gathered up her bags, and caught up with Lei, who was looking at her with an exasperated expression.

"If I didn't know better I'd think that you are purposely trying to be late to your own graduation."

"Who me?" she replied with an innocent smile. "Never."

"That's what I thought." Lei continued to walk towards the parking lot.

Kyra tossed her bags into the back seat of her car and got into the drivers seat. She then realized that she was clutching the pendant tightly in her hand. She admired it for a while. Lei noticing it said, "Hey that's pretty, where did you get it?"

"A little stand at the mall, an nice old lady gave it to me," she answered still staring at the deep green of the pendant. Slowly as if in a trance she lifted it up and settled it around her neck. As soon as it touched her skin she felt a pure feeling radiating throughout her body, emitting like waves from the pendant. All of a sudden it glowed, the gem becoming a brighter green, there was a flash of light, and for a minute a disconcerting feeling of nothingness. Then the car lurched as if having been set down and there was calm.

Kyra had closed her eyes to block out the bright lights and now opened them slowly. A gust of fresh air blew through the car window, carrying the fresh scent of trees and unpolluted air. Her expression became unbelieving, as she took in a sight straight out of a fairy tale. The first thing she saw was what looked to be a city, but it was like no city she's ever seen, it was much too beautiful. Whereas the cities that she had seen had always been cold, steely, and entirely manmade, this place was invitingly warm, with buildings jutting out of the sides of rocks, and waterfalls cascading down the very same rocks. It seemed a wonderful balance between manmade and nature.

She then looked around herself to see where she had landed. Lei was still looking around in wonder. Kyra realized that her car had landed at the edge of a forest. They almost at the gates of the magnificent city. She decided to drive up to the gates and find out where they had been transported to. Luckily the car still worked, so drove up and parked by the gate. Lei looked over at Kyra and gasped.

"Kyra, what happened to you?!"

Kyra looked into the mirror and was startled to find that she had changed, quite drastically. The most noticeable changed was that the points of her ears had become much more distinct. Her hair was also longer and sleeker. The green of her eyes had deepened to a jade-emerald green, and it seemed that she had become more slender and a little taller. Her cheekbones were more defined, and the whole effect almost ethereal. Lei looked slightly dazed, not being sure whether she was dreaming or awake.

Suddenly the gates opened and out came some people who had long blond hair, and to her surprise pointed ears much like hers. They were carrying bows and arrows, and before she could react, they had the car surrounded and their bows poised to shoot.

"Stop!" a commanding voice boomed. The beings that surrounded her car glanced at each other and uneasily lowered their bows. A man suddenly appeared and broke into the circle of people around her car.

"My pardons, welcome to Rivendale your Highness, I am Lord Elrond."



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