One Hell of a Birthday
by SplendiferGoddess
for Crimson Starlight. Happy 16th! [blows one of those birthday kazoo-thingies]
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Chapter One: It's happened before?
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Once apon a time there was a girl named Diane. She was going to turn sixteen soon. She was pretty excited, and was even going to make a birthday comic for her and her best friend's online sprite comic.
Once apon the same time there was a girl named Ayla. She was Diane's best friend. She really wanted to hang out with Diane on Diane's birthday, but Ayla and her family had just moved four provinces away to the coast, and obviously she couldn't.
On the night before Diane's birthday, the two girls went to sleep peacefully.The next morning they woke up with sunlight blaring in their eyes. They groaned and rolled over. Their eyes snapped open. They had distinctively heard *two* groans - not just their own. They jumped up and looked around, finding themselves face to face.
Diane gaped. Ayla shrieked. Then they both squeeled and hugged.
When they were done squeeling and hugging and generally disturbing the peace, they looked around and found that they were in the middle of the woods. Diane raised an eyebrow at Ayla, who just shrugged. Then they noticed their clothing.
They were both wearing plain green dresses and brown cloth corset-like vests.
"What the...?" Diane said, touching her dress. It seemed almost cottoney, but not quite. Maybe a thin wool. It was difficult to tell. Diane made a face - she wasn't exactly partial to dresses. Ayla was grinning. She loved clothes like that.
"This is so *cool*!" she squeaked. "Woods, and weird clothes, and you, and eee! This is awesome!" She twirled around and laughed. Diane shook her head at her, grinning.
"You're bonkers, Ayla," she said with a laugh. "I think we need to figure out where we are and how we got here." Suddenly, Ayla's eyes got wide, and her mouth opened in a little 'o'. She was staring at something behind Diane. Diane turned around and her face took on the same expression.
Standing before her, was a tall, blonde man, holding a bow with the arrow pointed straight at her head. Diane did a double-take. No, not man... Elf? She did a triple-take.
"Haldir?" she squeaked. The elf raised an eyebrow.
"You are correct," he stated, not shifting his position. "Since you seem to know my name, I think it only fair that you shall divulge yours." He shifted his gaze to Ayla, who was grinning widely now. "Your friend," he said, turning back to Diane. "Is she not sane?" Diane snorted and Ayla scowled.
"Perfectly sane, thank you very much," Ayla huffed, crossing her arms. Haldir smirked.
"Indeed," he commented. "Now, your names."
"My name is Diane," said Diane. "And this," she motioned towards Ayla, who was once again grinning, "is my close friend, Ayla."
Haldir slowly lowered his bow, since the two girls seemed to pose no threat. They carried no weapons - in fact, all they seemed to have was the clothing on their backs.
"What are you doing in the Realm of the Lady of the Wood?" he asked.
"Oooooh," said Ayla. "We're in Lothlorien?" Haldir nodded, surprised at her words. "Cool!" she squealed, and jumped up and down for a moment.
"You are certain she is completely sane?" Haldir asked Diane. Diane grinned.
"Sometimes even I wonder myself, but I'm pretty certain she is sane," she answered, poking Ayla in the ribs. Ayla stopped jumping up and down.
"How is it that you came into Lothlorien without knowing it?" Haldir asked the two girls. Diane shrugged.
"That's what I'd like to know," Ayla said. "Especially considering that last night, Diane and I weren't even in the same parts of the country. We just woke up here." Suddenly, something occurred to Ayla. She turned to Diane with a grin on her face. "Dude!" she cried. "Happy birthday!" Diane smiled, remembering.
"It is your birthday?" Haldir asked. Diane nodded.
"I'm sixteen," she explained. Haldir smiled.
"You are but a child," he said. Diane stuck her tongue out at him.
"Gee, thanks," she mumbled. "I feel grown-up enough." Haldir smiled again.
"You must forgive me my rudeness," he apologised. "But I am many years old, and you are but children compared to me."
"Yeah, I guess," Diane said, smiling a bit. 'Zat mean he's an old geezer?' she mouthed to Ayla, who giggled. Haldir rolled his eyes.
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A while later, Diane and Ayla had follwoed Haldir and they soon found themselves fed and watered. They hadn't realised until they began eating that they were hungry - they hadn't, after all, had breakfast.
When they finished eating, Haldir asked if they knew where they were going and how to get there. Diane and Ayla both shook their heads 'no'.
"Although," Diane said slowly. "I would like to know how to get to Rivendell... I mean, Lothlorien's beautiful, but I mean, if we're here in Middle-Earth, then I wanna see Rivendell, too..." Ayla nodded.
Haldir gave them a confused look. "I am, in fact, leaving for Rivendell today," he announced. Diane and Ayla sat up straighter. "If you would like to accompany me, you are welcome to." Ayla grinned. Diane opened her mouth, and then closed it again.
"Yes! Of course we will accompany you!" Ayla said, speaking for both herself and Diane. Diane nodded in agreement.
"Very well," said Haldir. "Come with me, we will need to find steeds for you both, as I myself will be riding." He stopped. "I assume you both know how to ride a horse?" he asked.
"Yes, we can both ride," Ayla said. "Although Diane can ride better than I - she's had more practice. But I can ride well enough." Haldir nodded.
"Good," he said. "Now follow me."
Diane and Ayla stood up and followed Haldir away from the table that they had eaten at. As they left, a few Elves scurried by, picking up their dishes and whisking them away. Ayla and Diane shot each other looks, and both fought to hide smiles.
A few hours later, they were both paired up with some very beautiful horses. Diane's was a not-too-tall, silvery white stallion, with one smokey stocking on his left hind leg. Ayla's was a very tall, smokey-grey mare with a thin strip of white down the middle of her face.
Within an hour of being paired with their horses, the three of them, Diane, Ayla, and Haldir, were off. Ayla and Diane couldn't believe that they were going to see Rivendell. Heck, they couldn't believe that they had eaten breakfast in Lothlorien, and Diane was certain that she had caught a glimpse of Galadriel through some trees.
This was turning out to be a rather interesting birthday.
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They traveled for many days - Diane lost count after a while, and Ayla hadn't even bothered to start - and within the first little while, the two formed a friendship with Haldir. He had some very interesting tales to tell, what with his being thousands of years old and all, and he was very interested in the girls' story.
The first night that they were camped out, Diane and Ayla had had a discussion. They both knew that the question of where they were from would soon arise, and they both knew what might happen if they told the truth - that they were from another world, another dimension, if you will - what might happen. But they also knew that it would be rather difficult to lie blatantly to Haldir - he was rather difficult to lie to.
They ended up agreeing to tell him the truth. After all, from all the stories they had read - and written - Haldir always seemed to figure it out in the end anyways, so why bother even trying to hide it?
At first, he did not believe them, but as they went on to explain Earth as they knew it, with details galore, he found it harder and harder to not believe them.
They finally reached Rivendell, and Ayla and Diane were in complete awe. Haldir seemed to find their facial expressions as they rode up to the courtyard rather amusing, and couldn't help but laugh. They dismounted in the courtyard and some Elves led their horses away to the stables.
As they walked through the House of Elrond, they craned their necks in as many directions as possible, sometimes, trying to look everywhere at once. They were soon led to the rooms they would be staying in while in Rivendell, and they wre pleased to find them right next to each other. Haldir announced that he would be in the Hall of Fire later on. At the moment, he had matters to discuss with Lord Elrond.
When Haldir had left, Diane and Ayla plopped onto Ayla's bed. They looked at each other and burst into a fit of giggles that lasted a good fifteen minutes.
When they had stopped, and caught their breath, they laid down on their backs on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
"This is *so* cool," Ayla said.
"Yeah, I know," Diane agreed. "I think this is before the Ring started to cause problems," she said after a moment.
"Do you think it's even before Bilbo found it?" Ayla asked. Diane shrugged.
"Could be," she replied. Then she screwed her face up thoughtfully.
"What?" Ayla asked.
"I wonder how old Frodo is right now," she said. Ayla giggled. "What?" Diane asked.
"I just got a picture of baby!Frodo, circa Elijah Wood," Ayla explained, still giggling. Diane chuckled.
"Heh," she said. "That's definately an image for the memory banks," she joked. Ayla nodded, grinning.
After a little while they began to feel hungry, and left the room in search of the dinner hall. They stopped a passing Elf and asked for directions, and having them, set off and promptly got lost.
"How come everyone seems to get lost in Rivendell?" Diane grumbled, feeling irritabley hungry. Ayla shrugged. Suddebly though, they found themselves at the dining hall.
"Yay!" Ayla said, clapping.
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After eating, the two wandered around until they found the Hall of Fire. They were overwhelmed by the sounds that caressed their ears as they entered. Singing and laughing and talking and general merry-making - all in Elvish. It was beautiful.
Haldir soon spotted them, standing at the entrance of the hall, staring about them, wide eyed and open mouthed. He made his way over to them, grinning.
"Diane! Ayla!" he said, as he neared them. They looked over at him and smiled.
"This is beautiful!" Diane exclaimed when he had reached them. Ayla nodded. Haldir grinned.
"It is indeed," he agreed. "Please, come, Lord Elrond would like to meet you." Ayla dn Diane looked at each other, their eyes wide.
"Seriously?" Ayla asked. Haldir nodded. Ayla squeaked and the two girls followed Haldir to the other side of the room, where Lord Elrond was speaking with his daughter, Arwen.
"Lord Elrond, Lady Arwen," Haldir announced when they reached him. "These are the ladies I spoke to you of. Diane, and Ayla," he introduced, motioning to the girls, respectively as he announced their names. Diane and I curtsied, rather clumsily, and both fought back squeaks of excitement.
"Diane, Ayla," Arwen said, nodding to each girl. Elrond followed suit.
"You do not have titles?" he asked. Diane and Ayla shook their heads, afraid to speak, lest they say something stupid. "Haldir has given me a recount of how you came to be here in our Middle-Earth. I have to say, it is a rather fantastic tale." Diane and Ayla nodded. Haldir nudged Diane in the foot with his own. Diane coughed.
"Uh, yes. It, uh, is, uh, isn't it?" she said, stumbling over the words. Elrond raised an eyebrow at her. Diane grinned sheepishly.
"I assure you, my Lord, that it is all completely true," Ayla said, finally overcoming her speechlessness. Diane gave her a grateful look. "It may sound unbelievable," Ayla went on, "but it is true, to the last detail." Elrond laughed.
"Oh, I believe you," he said. "In fact, it has happened before. Why, not two years ago, a girl from your world fell through the ceiling of this very hall."
Diane and Ayla gaped at him. "Wow," Diane mumbled.
"Indeed," Ayla agreed.
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Well... heh. Happy Birthday, CS... wouldn't it be cool if this actually happened?
Hope you all enjoyed this. I've never written a LotR fic before, so don't be alarmed [if i fall head over feet - er, sorry]...
it might be a little weird, lol, but it should be amusing. Crimson Starlight seems to think it is, lol.
If im a little bit slow on updating, thats because my female parental unit has decreased my ammount of time spent on the computer to an hour a day. so bleh. ive got more chapters written, just might take me a little longer to get them up.
but it shouldn't be too bad. im writing them by hand, so all i have to do is type them up. anyways, thats enough for Author's Notes! enjoy the fic,
-SplendiferGoddess
by SplendiferGoddess
for Crimson Starlight. Happy 16th! [blows one of those birthday kazoo-thingies]
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Chapter One: It's happened before?
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Once apon a time there was a girl named Diane. She was going to turn sixteen soon. She was pretty excited, and was even going to make a birthday comic for her and her best friend's online sprite comic.
Once apon the same time there was a girl named Ayla. She was Diane's best friend. She really wanted to hang out with Diane on Diane's birthday, but Ayla and her family had just moved four provinces away to the coast, and obviously she couldn't.
On the night before Diane's birthday, the two girls went to sleep peacefully.The next morning they woke up with sunlight blaring in their eyes. They groaned and rolled over. Their eyes snapped open. They had distinctively heard *two* groans - not just their own. They jumped up and looked around, finding themselves face to face.
Diane gaped. Ayla shrieked. Then they both squeeled and hugged.
When they were done squeeling and hugging and generally disturbing the peace, they looked around and found that they were in the middle of the woods. Diane raised an eyebrow at Ayla, who just shrugged. Then they noticed their clothing.
They were both wearing plain green dresses and brown cloth corset-like vests.
"What the...?" Diane said, touching her dress. It seemed almost cottoney, but not quite. Maybe a thin wool. It was difficult to tell. Diane made a face - she wasn't exactly partial to dresses. Ayla was grinning. She loved clothes like that.
"This is so *cool*!" she squeaked. "Woods, and weird clothes, and you, and eee! This is awesome!" She twirled around and laughed. Diane shook her head at her, grinning.
"You're bonkers, Ayla," she said with a laugh. "I think we need to figure out where we are and how we got here." Suddenly, Ayla's eyes got wide, and her mouth opened in a little 'o'. She was staring at something behind Diane. Diane turned around and her face took on the same expression.
Standing before her, was a tall, blonde man, holding a bow with the arrow pointed straight at her head. Diane did a double-take. No, not man... Elf? She did a triple-take.
"Haldir?" she squeaked. The elf raised an eyebrow.
"You are correct," he stated, not shifting his position. "Since you seem to know my name, I think it only fair that you shall divulge yours." He shifted his gaze to Ayla, who was grinning widely now. "Your friend," he said, turning back to Diane. "Is she not sane?" Diane snorted and Ayla scowled.
"Perfectly sane, thank you very much," Ayla huffed, crossing her arms. Haldir smirked.
"Indeed," he commented. "Now, your names."
"My name is Diane," said Diane. "And this," she motioned towards Ayla, who was once again grinning, "is my close friend, Ayla."
Haldir slowly lowered his bow, since the two girls seemed to pose no threat. They carried no weapons - in fact, all they seemed to have was the clothing on their backs.
"What are you doing in the Realm of the Lady of the Wood?" he asked.
"Oooooh," said Ayla. "We're in Lothlorien?" Haldir nodded, surprised at her words. "Cool!" she squealed, and jumped up and down for a moment.
"You are certain she is completely sane?" Haldir asked Diane. Diane grinned.
"Sometimes even I wonder myself, but I'm pretty certain she is sane," she answered, poking Ayla in the ribs. Ayla stopped jumping up and down.
"How is it that you came into Lothlorien without knowing it?" Haldir asked the two girls. Diane shrugged.
"That's what I'd like to know," Ayla said. "Especially considering that last night, Diane and I weren't even in the same parts of the country. We just woke up here." Suddenly, something occurred to Ayla. She turned to Diane with a grin on her face. "Dude!" she cried. "Happy birthday!" Diane smiled, remembering.
"It is your birthday?" Haldir asked. Diane nodded.
"I'm sixteen," she explained. Haldir smiled.
"You are but a child," he said. Diane stuck her tongue out at him.
"Gee, thanks," she mumbled. "I feel grown-up enough." Haldir smiled again.
"You must forgive me my rudeness," he apologised. "But I am many years old, and you are but children compared to me."
"Yeah, I guess," Diane said, smiling a bit. 'Zat mean he's an old geezer?' she mouthed to Ayla, who giggled. Haldir rolled his eyes.
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A while later, Diane and Ayla had follwoed Haldir and they soon found themselves fed and watered. They hadn't realised until they began eating that they were hungry - they hadn't, after all, had breakfast.
When they finished eating, Haldir asked if they knew where they were going and how to get there. Diane and Ayla both shook their heads 'no'.
"Although," Diane said slowly. "I would like to know how to get to Rivendell... I mean, Lothlorien's beautiful, but I mean, if we're here in Middle-Earth, then I wanna see Rivendell, too..." Ayla nodded.
Haldir gave them a confused look. "I am, in fact, leaving for Rivendell today," he announced. Diane and Ayla sat up straighter. "If you would like to accompany me, you are welcome to." Ayla grinned. Diane opened her mouth, and then closed it again.
"Yes! Of course we will accompany you!" Ayla said, speaking for both herself and Diane. Diane nodded in agreement.
"Very well," said Haldir. "Come with me, we will need to find steeds for you both, as I myself will be riding." He stopped. "I assume you both know how to ride a horse?" he asked.
"Yes, we can both ride," Ayla said. "Although Diane can ride better than I - she's had more practice. But I can ride well enough." Haldir nodded.
"Good," he said. "Now follow me."
Diane and Ayla stood up and followed Haldir away from the table that they had eaten at. As they left, a few Elves scurried by, picking up their dishes and whisking them away. Ayla and Diane shot each other looks, and both fought to hide smiles.
A few hours later, they were both paired up with some very beautiful horses. Diane's was a not-too-tall, silvery white stallion, with one smokey stocking on his left hind leg. Ayla's was a very tall, smokey-grey mare with a thin strip of white down the middle of her face.
Within an hour of being paired with their horses, the three of them, Diane, Ayla, and Haldir, were off. Ayla and Diane couldn't believe that they were going to see Rivendell. Heck, they couldn't believe that they had eaten breakfast in Lothlorien, and Diane was certain that she had caught a glimpse of Galadriel through some trees.
This was turning out to be a rather interesting birthday.
---
They traveled for many days - Diane lost count after a while, and Ayla hadn't even bothered to start - and within the first little while, the two formed a friendship with Haldir. He had some very interesting tales to tell, what with his being thousands of years old and all, and he was very interested in the girls' story.
The first night that they were camped out, Diane and Ayla had had a discussion. They both knew that the question of where they were from would soon arise, and they both knew what might happen if they told the truth - that they were from another world, another dimension, if you will - what might happen. But they also knew that it would be rather difficult to lie blatantly to Haldir - he was rather difficult to lie to.
They ended up agreeing to tell him the truth. After all, from all the stories they had read - and written - Haldir always seemed to figure it out in the end anyways, so why bother even trying to hide it?
At first, he did not believe them, but as they went on to explain Earth as they knew it, with details galore, he found it harder and harder to not believe them.
They finally reached Rivendell, and Ayla and Diane were in complete awe. Haldir seemed to find their facial expressions as they rode up to the courtyard rather amusing, and couldn't help but laugh. They dismounted in the courtyard and some Elves led their horses away to the stables.
As they walked through the House of Elrond, they craned their necks in as many directions as possible, sometimes, trying to look everywhere at once. They were soon led to the rooms they would be staying in while in Rivendell, and they wre pleased to find them right next to each other. Haldir announced that he would be in the Hall of Fire later on. At the moment, he had matters to discuss with Lord Elrond.
When Haldir had left, Diane and Ayla plopped onto Ayla's bed. They looked at each other and burst into a fit of giggles that lasted a good fifteen minutes.
When they had stopped, and caught their breath, they laid down on their backs on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
"This is *so* cool," Ayla said.
"Yeah, I know," Diane agreed. "I think this is before the Ring started to cause problems," she said after a moment.
"Do you think it's even before Bilbo found it?" Ayla asked. Diane shrugged.
"Could be," she replied. Then she screwed her face up thoughtfully.
"What?" Ayla asked.
"I wonder how old Frodo is right now," she said. Ayla giggled. "What?" Diane asked.
"I just got a picture of baby!Frodo, circa Elijah Wood," Ayla explained, still giggling. Diane chuckled.
"Heh," she said. "That's definately an image for the memory banks," she joked. Ayla nodded, grinning.
After a little while they began to feel hungry, and left the room in search of the dinner hall. They stopped a passing Elf and asked for directions, and having them, set off and promptly got lost.
"How come everyone seems to get lost in Rivendell?" Diane grumbled, feeling irritabley hungry. Ayla shrugged. Suddebly though, they found themselves at the dining hall.
"Yay!" Ayla said, clapping.
---
After eating, the two wandered around until they found the Hall of Fire. They were overwhelmed by the sounds that caressed their ears as they entered. Singing and laughing and talking and general merry-making - all in Elvish. It was beautiful.
Haldir soon spotted them, standing at the entrance of the hall, staring about them, wide eyed and open mouthed. He made his way over to them, grinning.
"Diane! Ayla!" he said, as he neared them. They looked over at him and smiled.
"This is beautiful!" Diane exclaimed when he had reached them. Ayla nodded. Haldir grinned.
"It is indeed," he agreed. "Please, come, Lord Elrond would like to meet you." Ayla dn Diane looked at each other, their eyes wide.
"Seriously?" Ayla asked. Haldir nodded. Ayla squeaked and the two girls followed Haldir to the other side of the room, where Lord Elrond was speaking with his daughter, Arwen.
"Lord Elrond, Lady Arwen," Haldir announced when they reached him. "These are the ladies I spoke to you of. Diane, and Ayla," he introduced, motioning to the girls, respectively as he announced their names. Diane and I curtsied, rather clumsily, and both fought back squeaks of excitement.
"Diane, Ayla," Arwen said, nodding to each girl. Elrond followed suit.
"You do not have titles?" he asked. Diane and Ayla shook their heads, afraid to speak, lest they say something stupid. "Haldir has given me a recount of how you came to be here in our Middle-Earth. I have to say, it is a rather fantastic tale." Diane and Ayla nodded. Haldir nudged Diane in the foot with his own. Diane coughed.
"Uh, yes. It, uh, is, uh, isn't it?" she said, stumbling over the words. Elrond raised an eyebrow at her. Diane grinned sheepishly.
"I assure you, my Lord, that it is all completely true," Ayla said, finally overcoming her speechlessness. Diane gave her a grateful look. "It may sound unbelievable," Ayla went on, "but it is true, to the last detail." Elrond laughed.
"Oh, I believe you," he said. "In fact, it has happened before. Why, not two years ago, a girl from your world fell through the ceiling of this very hall."
Diane and Ayla gaped at him. "Wow," Diane mumbled.
"Indeed," Ayla agreed.
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Well... heh. Happy Birthday, CS... wouldn't it be cool if this actually happened?
Hope you all enjoyed this. I've never written a LotR fic before, so don't be alarmed [if i fall head over feet - er, sorry]...
it might be a little weird, lol, but it should be amusing. Crimson Starlight seems to think it is, lol.
If im a little bit slow on updating, thats because my female parental unit has decreased my ammount of time spent on the computer to an hour a day. so bleh. ive got more chapters written, just might take me a little longer to get them up.
but it shouldn't be too bad. im writing them by hand, so all i have to do is type them up. anyways, thats enough for Author's Notes! enjoy the fic,
-SplendiferGoddess