A Note: I do not own anything to do with Lord of the Rings---
they belong to those running the Tolkien estate, and anything to
do with New Line Cinema and anyone else affiliated with the
movie trilogy. Tari and Colin are my own creations, you want to
use them, just let me know, I'm pretty flexible. I am not making
any money from this (as is well shown by my bank account at the
moment, unfortunately), I'm just an obsessed fan who decided to
try my hand at it, after reading the works of many others. Hope
you like it, and review it for me please!
Chapter 2
"Ugh, I can't sleep!" Tari murmured to herself twenty minutes after her head hit the pillow. She pushed herself up off the bed with an annoyed huff and slid her feet into her most comfortable shoes. Deciding to put on an oversized sweatshirt, Tari decided to walk up to the grocery store via the path in the woods behind the university. She grabbed the keys and her favourite purse, making sure her bankcards were there, then locked the door and headed down the stairs and out of the house.
Tari paused outside for a minute out in the glorious sunshine and light fall breeze, breathing in the crispness of the air in delight. She let the sun wash over her face, nearly navy dusted blue eyes shut in contentment. * Ahhhhh! * she thought, * now THIS is relaxation! * Tari opened her eyes with a smile, pulling her sunglasses off the top of her champagne blonde covered head. She tossed a small piece of her long hair over her left shoulder and headed up the driveway, turning right at the end of it and walking the rest of the way up the hill toward the woods.
Tari stood silently on the edge of the mini forest, the path clearly showing in front of her. She was still for a moment, imagining she was in Middle Earth, on her way to meet the fellowship and to help ensure the destruction of the One Ring. * You're crazy! * Tari thought sadly to herself, shaking her head in the attempt to rid herself of her silly daydream. * You know that could never happen. As real as these people seem to you, they only exist in books and movies. Get over it already! * She sighed sadly, a few tears slipping unheeded from her huge, sad blue eyes. Tari realized, having seen 'Return of the King' in theatres four times so far, that the journey really was over, except for video and DVD releases later in the year. Tari felt like an important part of her had died—it was still hard to imagine not waiting another year for the next chapter of the trilogy to come out. When she did think about it, her lip always quivered as tears always built up a well in her eyes before pouring down in a salty waterfall. She wiped the threatening onslaught from her eyes quickly, not wanting to have red, puffy eyes when she made it out on the other side of her woodland trail. Tari stepped forward, beginning her journey on the short footpath to the other side.
A few minutes later, Tari emerged from the tiny forest with her eyes on the ground. She frowned in confusion, her light blonde, nearly invisible eyebrows furrowing together. Instead of the pavement she expected to see behind the Mormon church, there was more grass. Looking up slowly, she saw not the red brick church, but Lord Elrond's house in Imladris looming ahead of her. Eyes widening in shock and amazement, she turned her head as far as she could to either side, taking in the scenery all around her. She seemed to be in a garden, not a very long distance from where the Counsel of Elrond would be held. "Toto," she muttered to herself, quoting from one of her favourite movies, "looks like we're not in Kansas anymore!"
they belong to those running the Tolkien estate, and anything to
do with New Line Cinema and anyone else affiliated with the
movie trilogy. Tari and Colin are my own creations, you want to
use them, just let me know, I'm pretty flexible. I am not making
any money from this (as is well shown by my bank account at the
moment, unfortunately), I'm just an obsessed fan who decided to
try my hand at it, after reading the works of many others. Hope
you like it, and review it for me please!
Chapter 2
"Ugh, I can't sleep!" Tari murmured to herself twenty minutes after her head hit the pillow. She pushed herself up off the bed with an annoyed huff and slid her feet into her most comfortable shoes. Deciding to put on an oversized sweatshirt, Tari decided to walk up to the grocery store via the path in the woods behind the university. She grabbed the keys and her favourite purse, making sure her bankcards were there, then locked the door and headed down the stairs and out of the house.
Tari paused outside for a minute out in the glorious sunshine and light fall breeze, breathing in the crispness of the air in delight. She let the sun wash over her face, nearly navy dusted blue eyes shut in contentment. * Ahhhhh! * she thought, * now THIS is relaxation! * Tari opened her eyes with a smile, pulling her sunglasses off the top of her champagne blonde covered head. She tossed a small piece of her long hair over her left shoulder and headed up the driveway, turning right at the end of it and walking the rest of the way up the hill toward the woods.
Tari stood silently on the edge of the mini forest, the path clearly showing in front of her. She was still for a moment, imagining she was in Middle Earth, on her way to meet the fellowship and to help ensure the destruction of the One Ring. * You're crazy! * Tari thought sadly to herself, shaking her head in the attempt to rid herself of her silly daydream. * You know that could never happen. As real as these people seem to you, they only exist in books and movies. Get over it already! * She sighed sadly, a few tears slipping unheeded from her huge, sad blue eyes. Tari realized, having seen 'Return of the King' in theatres four times so far, that the journey really was over, except for video and DVD releases later in the year. Tari felt like an important part of her had died—it was still hard to imagine not waiting another year for the next chapter of the trilogy to come out. When she did think about it, her lip always quivered as tears always built up a well in her eyes before pouring down in a salty waterfall. She wiped the threatening onslaught from her eyes quickly, not wanting to have red, puffy eyes when she made it out on the other side of her woodland trail. Tari stepped forward, beginning her journey on the short footpath to the other side.
A few minutes later, Tari emerged from the tiny forest with her eyes on the ground. She frowned in confusion, her light blonde, nearly invisible eyebrows furrowing together. Instead of the pavement she expected to see behind the Mormon church, there was more grass. Looking up slowly, she saw not the red brick church, but Lord Elrond's house in Imladris looming ahead of her. Eyes widening in shock and amazement, she turned her head as far as she could to either side, taking in the scenery all around her. She seemed to be in a garden, not a very long distance from where the Counsel of Elrond would be held. "Toto," she muttered to herself, quoting from one of her favourite movies, "looks like we're not in Kansas anymore!"
