A/N:
I know,it has taken me forever to update but I've had a lot on my mind. Here's this!
-Eleniel Iluvtariel

Standing there, in front of me was not just another Elleth. Standing there in front of me was almost a mirror image of…me! The only difference was that, I had much darker hair.

"Princess Ithilwen" the Elleth curtsied.

"Lady Aiyana, there is no need for the title. Just 'Ithilwen' will be fine. Truly I am no more a princess." I said

"You can never stop being who you are meant to be, even if you are in exile, Ithilwen. Nonetheless, you are meant to fulfill your life's purpose."

"You do speak words of wisdom and comfort, Aiyana. But tell me what is to be done now?" I asked, still shocked at Aiyana's words.

Estel cleared his throat and stepped forward a little. "If I may speak, Ladies" so they did have a plan. "Well, I thought that we ought to use what we have here, to our advantage." He said

"What exactly do we have here?" I asked, still quite puzzled.

"You and Aiyana look almost alike. Save for your dark hair, Ithilwen. My plan was to have you take Aiyana's place in Mirkwood while I and her petition Lord Celeborn for your return." He said.

"What if a message is sent to Mirkwood about your and Aiyana's petitions. We will be discovered!" I said. The plan seemed completely full of flaws to me. Nothing, except the thought of seeing Legolas again would make me go to Mirkwood and live someone else's life. I simply wouldn't be able to lie to Legolas. Then again, I would never feel complete until I would be safe in Legolas's arms, within his warm embrace.

"Have you not heard, Ithilwen? No person, except me has traveled from Mirkwood to Lothlorien since you were exiled. It is simply not to be done anymore." Said Aiyana.

"How will you go to Lothlorien?" I asked

"I will go as you." She said somewhat calmly.

"But, they will surely kill you! I cannot let you give your life for me." I said, shocked.

"I care not, Ithilwen. I have nothing to live for, nobody left to live for. If I can help you, I will be glad of my deeds. Perhaps, the purpose of my life is to help you. When, love is lost, life is lost. I do not want you to suffer the same fate as I have. If this is to be the last thing I do in my life, so be it," said Aiyana, in tears. Obviously, mine hadn't been the worst life.

"I will do it." I said. "Let us carry out this plan."

"All right then, time for you to lose your dark hair, Ithilwen." Said Estel "Being a healer has a lot more advantages than you know of." He handed me a vial and he handed Aiyana another "Drink these"

"To friendship?" proposed Aiyana, raising her vial

"To love, friendship and life!" I said and put my vial to my lips. Aiyana and I both drained our respective vials. To tell the truth, mine tasted awful. I suppose Aiyana's did too, for she clearly showed it on her face.

Estel was chuckling, "You did not expect that to be wine, did you?"

Strangely enough, I was feeling slightly dizzy and well, things seemed to be spinning a little. The last thing I remember is Estel saying, "It has begun to do its work."

I awoke early the next morning, before sunrise but not before Estel. "Estel?" I called as I got up and walked to the fire, only to find Estel cooking. He looked up at me and smiled

"Quel amrun, Aiyana." He greeted (good morning)

"Lle lakwenien, Estel?" I asked, seeing that he had called my by another's name. (Are you joking?)

"Ah! But you are Aiyana now. Come, you must get used to being called that." He said. I only nodded, unable to speak.

"W-where is Aiyana? I mean, Ithilwen" It felt odd to use my own name for another.

"You will find her by the stream."

I walked up to the nearby stream, it reminded me of my secret place back in Lothlorien, where I used to spend hours, just painting. I walked along the water for a while until I spotted a dark haired maiden, just gazing into the waters of the stream.

"Ithilwen?" she asked, looking up at me.

"A-aiyana? Is this you?" I asked.

"Aye, it is I. Come here." She beckoned to me "Look into the water"

I gasped at what I saw. My eyes saw me, with much lighter hair and clearer blue eyes rather than my usual deep blue orbs. I looked exactly like Aiyana had looked the previous night and Aiyana looked as I had. I wanted to touch the water and feel it's coolness.

"Do not touch the water!" said Estel, from behind us. "It is rainwater. Even the slightest touch of rainwater will wear off the potion. The herbs are not strong enough for this effect to be permanent. Both of you please refrain yourselves from going out in the rain." He gave us two more vials, each. "These are just incase you do get wet in the rain. Our plan must not fail!"

"Now" he addressed me, "Our new Aiyana must ride off to Mirkwood while our new Ithilwen and I ride to Lothlorien and we all should adjust to our new lives as fast as possible."

I put my supply bags on my horse and was ready to leave. "Namarie Estel! Namarie Aiyana!" I called

"We will meet again, Ithilwen, in life." Said Aiyana "Namarie and May the Valar watch over you" she called as I rode into the distance.

Shout outs:

IwishChan: Estel is here to save the day and cone up with something. Hehehe...Aragorn Rulz!

PrincessofRain: Ithilwen is so darn shocked at the fact that Aiyana is a blonde haired version of her! Well, this is getting fun to write...prepare for loads of Legolas in the next chapter!

Lady Anck-su-namun: Gald you liked the previous chapter! Tell me what you think of this one!

stoneflwr1: Aw! Thanks. I'm not nearly good enough to even be on here or to derserve all these compliments from all the nice people here. Celeborn was soooo harsh. He will regret it before the end.

Crecy: Sorry about the slow update but here you go!

IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN A PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LORD OF THE RINGS CROSSOVER?

If so, review and let me know.

I am on holiday, therefore I will not be updating for a while. Yes, I am staying away from my laptop! See you!

Namarie

Eleniel Iluvtariel