Chapter two: The Chase

Disc: I do not own the LOTR characters.

A/N: This one is pretty short but I wanted to get it up. Don't worry about my new HP one taking time away from this one because its already finished, I just finally edited it enough to get it to the point of uploading, check it out if you can!

A cool breeze helped ease her mind; she couldn't help but smile at the way the water sparkled in the moonlight. It was one of the most romantic things Tricia had ever seen, and yet the man she loved could never be there to see it with her. Legolas had spoken of the sea, and how he had someday wished to see it himself, but Tricia as sure that Middle Earth's Ocean was much cleaner and more heavenly than this one.

"Tricia…" the girl turned quickly to see who had whispered her name. Yet only saw a retreating shadow and a faint but familiar smell loitered in the air. Of course she had to follow, something about it made her follow and forget the beautiful moonlit scene. The shadow led her through the boardwalk and down to another, more secluded beach.

Rachel smiled at the man who pulled the chain back and let her in to the bumper car ring. A green car with a faded six painted across it caught her attention and she climbed in with a grin. As the buzzer rang she automatically went for the older kids who had no clue what they were doing, it was more fun that way.

She was usually very good at not getting hit, but for some reason one car always got her when her back was turned. A flash of a dark green crossed her line of sight a few times but it was going too fast for her to see the driver. Finally the ride stopped and she stumbled out with a sigh. Suddenly a hand grasped hers and spun her round. Rachel saw a shadow pass out of the exit and towards the Ferris wheel.

She never found anything really fun about the fun house. It always had too many loud noises and unstable floors for her tastes, but it was something to get her mind off the nagging feeling in the back of her mind that something was wrong. It felt as if she was being watched, but not by some threatening force, but by someone who wanted to get her attention. Now the mirrors showed her a sad and tired girl, who just wanted to have both her life and her love.

"Follow me…" At first she thought it was just another trick of the fun house, but when the reflection passed a second time she couldn't ignore it. She began following it with as much speed as she could while staying sure that she wouldn't run head first into one of the mirrors. Had her eyes deceived her, or was it really…

Now she was in a round room of mirrors, behind one was a way out, but she wasn't interested in leaving any time soon, all that mattered to her at the moment was the person standing in the middle of the room.

"M-Mery?"