AN: And here's another chapter for those of you that have been waiting since yesterday. It's long and it might be a little boring, but at least I finally got her to Middle Earth. I hope you like and more to come.

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Chapter Two

"So let me get this straight," Aria said as Nathan and her continued to walk down the white hall. She had to make sure that she heard everything that he just told her and hoped that she heard it right, "It wasn't my time yet to die, so you're sending me some place else so that I can basically have a new life until my body down on Earth is healed enough for me to go back to it."

"Yes!" Nathan said, as the two of them came to a white door. He turned the knob and opened the door and Aria walked through with Nathan behind her and he closed the door behind him.

Aria kept on walking but stopped a few feet away and then turned around to look up at him, "Are you serious?"

"Yes!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!" Nathan laughed.

"You're absolutely positively sure? You're not just telling this to me to make me feel better are you?" She asked him, looking at him curiously, praying that he wasn't just pulling her chain to make her feel better.

"Yes and no," He told her, and raised his right hand, "I swear on my undead life that I'm not just saying this to make you feel better."

Aria smiled, "So when do I leave?"

"Don't you want to know where you're going?" He asked, as he walked up and stood next to her.

"Nope."

He laughed again, "Such an eager beaver aren't you?" She nodded her head agreeing with him. She was eager to leave, get out of this place. It didn't sit well with her. It was too white and very spooky, almost like a haunted house that was still scary after going through it ten times. "Well, I have to tell you where you are going anyway. It's one of the rules for taking this job."

"Okay, where am I going?"

Nathan walked over to one of the white walls and with a wave of his right hand, a picture appeared on the wall. "This is Middle Earth, the place where you will be going."

Aria raised her eyebrows in surprised and amusement as she walked up to him and looked at the picture on the wall. "Wow, it's beautiful," She said.

"Isn't it?" He said, as the picture had disappeared and another one appeared. "Middle Earth is a rather large country, as you may call it. There are different types of people...races of people that live there, dwarves, hobbits, elves, orcs, wizards, evil things and you have your humans."

"Almost like a fairy tale," She said.

"Yeah, almost like that," He told her, "All races have their own lands as well, like the dwarves live in the mountains; very grumpy dwarves at that, the hobbits live in The Shire," He started, as the picture disappeared and yet another one took its place.

Aria stared at the picture before her eyes. The houses were built in the hills of the lands and there were a few of the hobbits also. Everything that she saw was smaller then usual and quite different. She smiled, "They are so small."

"Yes, and if you ever see one, which I think you will, they would look no more then a child in your eyes. But don't let that fool you. Hobbits are very smart," He said and continued to tell her about the races of Middle Earth, "The elves live in the forest and are very agile and quick and the humans live in cities or small towns, almost like the human down on Earth, though they are quite different from us."

"Cool. How do you know about this land Nathan? I mean, I've never heard of Middle Earth before. I also know that it's not part of our history."

"I'm an Angel, I know all things," He said and smiled, "Middle Earth is on a different plane of existence then us. It's a whole different universe. A whole new world."

"That explains it." She shocked her head understandingly, "So then you knew what happened to me, being an Angel and all?"

"Yes," Nathan said. The picture on the wall had disappeared and Nathan sighed. There was one other thing that he had to tell her, but how was he going to say it. He was hoping that he wouldn't have to just yet, why he was sending her there, but he knew he had too as long as he was talking about the land and come clean with her. "But it won't be much longer if the fate of the world lands in the wrong hands."

"What do you mean it won't be much longer?" She asked him, "Is something supposed to happen that you haven't told me yet?"

Nathan nodded.

"I knew it! I knew this was too good to be true," She said, as she turned to walk away but stopped and turned back around. She took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, "What's the catch Nathan? What haven't you told me?" She demanded to know.

He ran his fingers through his hair before he turned to face her, "I wanted to make sure that you wanted to go before I told you. I wasn't just sending you to Middle Earth to have a second chance at life, but also to send you cause I know in my heart that you could do this, but someone down on Middle Earth needs help and I know that you are the right person to do this."

"What do you mean someone down there needs my help?" She asked, more confused then ever.

He walked over to the opposite wall and again with a wave of his right hand a picture appeared of a man with really long blond hair. Aria slowly walked over to the picture and looked at it, but as she looked at the picture, this wasn't like the others he had shown her. It was as if it could move and it did.

She stared at the unknown man as he got up and started to walk, where he was going, she did not know. But there was something about him, the look on his face, the feeling of sadness that ran through her body as she watched him, that had brought tears to her eyes. "Nate..." She whispered.

"His name is Legolas and is Prince of his land, Mirkwood. He is of the Elven kind. A few weeks ago he lost his wife, Alassiel, and he hasn't been the same," Nathan said softly.

Aria looked up at him, tears falling from her eyes, "What happened to her?"

"She was killed in an Orc attack when they were together. He tried protecting her and tried to save her, but there were too many for him to fight. By the time help came and he got to her, it was already too late. She was dead," Nathan told her looking down at her, "And I'm afraid that if he stays like this for to long, he too will die." She looked at him questionably, Nathan smiled slightly, "There are two ways that an elf could die. One; they could die in battle and Two; they could die of a broken heart. And that is what's going to happen to him. He'll die of a broken heart and then he won't be able to fulfill his destiny. In a few weeks he's going to be called to a secret council to help decide the fate of a powerful ring. A ring that must be destroyed if the people of Middle Earth are going to be free of the darkness that has began to fill the lands. If he does not take place in this battle, they will lose. Many lives depend on him and his companions, but if he does not show up, blood will be spilled and Middle Earth will be no more then just...darkness and the evil would win."

"How can I help?" She asked him, "I'm nothing more then your average teenager."

"You could be a friend. Someone that he could talk to. Make him see that there is more to life after a loved one has died. Help him find his courage again, his courage to live again."

"How do I do that?"

"That would be up to you Aria to find a way to help the fallen prince," He said, "I have complete faith in you that you could help him."

Aria walked closer to the picture of Legolas and watched him for a few minutes. His every movement, the way he looked. She could see the deep sadness in his eyes when he would look up at the sky. She could feel her own heart break as she watched him. She brought a shaky hand up and lightly as she could, she touched the picture and at that moment she knew she wanted to help him, make him see that there is life after you lose someone very important to you, that it is all right to be sad and grieve but to live on and know that no matter what they'll always be in your heart. She turned and looked up at Nathan, "I want to help him Nate."

Nathan smiled and nodded. "You would go to Mirkwood and from there you will be on your own. I won't be able to help you but I will be there to listen any time you need to talk. You will be portraying an elf, but you will still be human. You will still look like yourself, except that you will have the elven look. This way you will blend in."

"I can deal with that," She said, "When do I leave?"

"Right now," He said, walking towards the door, Aria followed him. He opened the door and Aria went first and Nathan followed her closing the door behind him and it had disappeared. They walked a little ways down the hall and came to another white door that was open and Aria and Nathan entered the room.

"Any last questions before you leave?" Nathan asked as he walked over to the other door that was at the other end of the room.

"No, not that I can think of," She said, following him. "But you'll let me know when I can come back right?"

"Of course," Nathan turned the knob on the door and pushed open the door. A bright light filled the room and Aria had to cover her eyes again. "You take care of your self okay?"

Aria looked up at Nathan and smiled, "I will. You don't have too much fun up here and watch out for the girls that like to scream. We don't need your ears to bleed."

He laughed. "I will. Remember if you need someone to talk to, I'm here. I wish you the best of luck. Be careful and watch out for that last step, it's a little steep."

"Thanks for the advice."

"You're welcome and remember I'll be watching you."

"Like a Guardian Angel."

Nathan held out his hand towards the door. Aria stared at it for a few seconds. Butterflies fluttered in the bottom of her stomach and her heart started to beat fast as she stepped into the white fluffiness of the room. She took a few steps before she stopped and turned to face Nathan one last time. She waved to him before she turned back around and continued her way down the hall.

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"May god be with you," Nathan whispered and watched her walk down the hall until he could no longer see her and then he closed the door and like the other, it had disappeared.

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Aria walked down the hallway and almost like the room that she was in when she first had arrived, it seemed to go on for miles. But as she went to take the next step, the floor beneath her feet gave out and she began to fall down the dark hole.

She started gasping for air as it became harder for her to breathe. Her mind clouded over with fog. Pain rumbled through her body as she felt her self being ripped in two, as though she had just been hit by another car. She felt the darkness claim her body again as she slipped unconscious.

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Aria started to come around. Her mind was still cloudy and an unbelievable pain still settled in her body as she could feel her insides being put back together.

She slowly opened her eyes. Dazed and confused as she started to get to her feet as her eyes wander around her surroundings, trying to remember where she was at.

All she saw was trees, nothing but trees. A small river flowed down next to her feet and as she listened, she could hear soft sounds coming from up ahead. She wondered what the noise could be and being curious as she was, she started walking towards the sounds.

The closer that she got, the louder the sounds became to her ears. She tried making as little noise as possible but it didn't help when she had small twigs beneath her feet breaking with each step she took. When she had reached the patch of trees and bushes surrounding the area, Aria pushed the leaves of the bushes out of her way and poked her head through and gasped as she saw what was in front of her very own eyes. What she saw was unbelievable, never had she seen anything more beautiful then what she saw. She knelt down to get a better look of the open area that had water falls and flowers, bridges that lead over sparkling, clear blue water. More trees that looked perfectly healthy and full bloomed, then the ones that were behind her. And when she looked up more towards the back, the building she saw was almost like a castle she had seen in one of the fairy tale books she had read when she was a little girl. Smaller ones were next to it and more were off to the side. She could see children playing out front of a few of the buildings and saw people all around walking, going on about their business in the finest clothing that she has ever saw. Beautiful to her eyes.

She was lost in her thoughts as she watched what she had thought been a city of people that lived deep in the forest. Strange to her why they would live in the forest, but then, she didn't care. They looked happy and proud of being there.

She had not realized that she was no longer alone. Two elven warriors stood behind her, with their weapons in hand. Aria pushed back the bushes and stood to her feet. She had stared long enough and knew she should try to find someone that could help her, tell her where she was at because she knew she was lost. As she turned around, she came face to face with the two blond haired elven warriors. Her eyes grew rather large as she saw the weapons they carried in their hands. She froze up, her heart started to beat faster then normal and her breath was caught in her throat by the now large lump that rose to the top of her throat, forbidding her to say a single word. "Oh shit, you're in trouble now," She thought to herself and closed her eyes, nervously waited for them to end her life for prying into their home.