"Oi.....anyone get the #'s of the truck that hit me?" Lirin said while sitting up & groaning. "& when did The World feel so damn real? Thought it was real fer a sec- GAH! WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!?!" She screamed.

"You are no longer in The World young lady," said a kind, yet slightly subdued voice. When she looked up she saw an old man in gray robes. He had a staff some-what like her's, except it was brown wood, not blue crystal, & it was gnarled at the top, not the detached green ball hovering about 2.5 inches above the end of it, seemingly defying gravity. He had a kind weather-worn face that made her relax a little.

"So, if I'm not in The World....where the frick am I?" She asked shyly, she may be loud & obnoxious in The World, but that's because she knows they won't laugh, or if they DO they don't know who it is, so she's freer to open up.

"Middle-Earth, Ai'er," stated a calm melodic voice from the door(which lay about....8 ft. behind her). As she glanced over she couldn't help but burst out laughing. "What is so humorous, Lady Lirin?" He sounded a bit confused & even more annoyed.

"N'nothing....pfffft! Agent Smith!!" Another burst of giggles.

"Pardon me?" Aw'right, heres the point where she suddenly realizes, he's got 'POINTED EARS?!'

"Erufu!" She nearly shouted, blushing like mad.

"What?" -blink blink- Now he looked totally confused.

"Elf...the ears gave ya'way dude."

"'Dude'? There is no one called Dude here. I am Lord Elrond, of Rivendell," he stated calmly. 'Great. Just great! I HAD to go and laugh at a Lord!!' She thought guiltily.

"'Dude' is just a term used to refer to someone...I think..." She said, looking down at his feet...'Nice sandal-shoe thingies...' she thought absently.

"There is no need to lower your gaze Ai'er," he said thinking her to be ashamed.

"Ai'er? Oh, sorry....it's a bad habbit I picked up, see, I don't wanna seem rude by staring at anything or anyone, so I look down at the ground. Picked it up cuz I take the bus & my stop is one of the last...so I look down so as not to be rude." She said, nervously.

"I see....'Ai'er' means little one. I believed it suited you." He stated.

--------------------- Well here ye are....oh yea...nobody seems to be reading this....ah well^^ I don' care^^.....^^......

Well, anyways....I know it's not much, but I've already got some ideas! & I shouldn't take so long...but I get writer's block really, REALLY easily...&.....I wish to apologize in advance if it takes forever to update.....