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Summary: A seventeen year-old girl runs away one night after she and her mother have a fight about her mom's addiction to alcohol. She takes her sister with her. What she didn't expect was to end up in Middle Earth

Prologue

It must have been about three o'clock in the morning when my mom got in. I had been up on my computer studying for a report due in two days. I heard her boyfriend- Michael, yell something to her then gun his engine and leave. I shook my head in disgust, the guy was a sleaze-ball I tried to keep my little sister Anna away from him at all costs whenever he was over at the house, which was not often since mom mostly spent the night at his apartment leaving me with Anna to make sure she got to school on time, take her to practices and of course forge parental consent papers for her to join teams and crap. Whenever mom was home she was probably sleeping off her hangover from the night before. And if she wasn't sleeping or drinking we would fight, mostly about her drinking problems, tonight was one of those times. I ran downstairs, mom was staggering to the sofa where she collapsed. "You realize you missed Anna's ballet practice," I said quietly, my mom acted as if she didn't hear me, she was singing some old 80's song and hiccupping. I rolled my eyes; I had seen her like this many times. I walked over to her and guided her to the bathroom so she could start throwing up, she didn't have long to wait. She almost instantly started throwing up once I led her to the toilet. She muttered some sort of thanks in between her puking. I sighed and went to the kitchen to make something to calm her stomach. "Sissy?" I heard Anna's sleepy voice behind me. She sat on the stairs rubbing her eyes with the edge of her fuzzy Barbie shirt.

"Not now Anna Banana, go back to bed," I said as sweetly as I could muster.

"But I want you to tuck me in," She said pouting slightly.

"In a little bit, I have to make mom some tea," I said smiling at her dependency on me.

"Mommy's home?" Anna said expectantly.

"Yes but leave her alone for now, she's very tired and need's her rest; tomorrow you can go see her," I said

Anna sighed but didn't argue, she knew it wasn't exhaustion that kept her from seeing mom. She turned and walked up the stairs. I filled the kettle with water from the tap and turned on the oven top. I heard a groan behind me,

"Good morning sunshine," I said sarcastically.

"Don't sass me Nicolette Dupont! I don't have the strength to argue with you tonight," She snapped,

"Since when do you have the strength to do anything but give mouth to mouth resuscitation to a bottle of beer?" I snapped back

"Since when was that your business?"

"Since I have to pay the bills! And for Anna's school supplies, clothes, and our food! Maybe since you became a low-life bum!" I screamed,

Mom smacked me across the cheek, "Don't you ever say that about me!"

I smiled sarcastically, "What's a matter mom? Can't face the fact that your kids are the ones who pay the bills and all you do is lie around and get stoned, or drunk or laid…" I trailed off.

"Oh shut up you ungrateful little brat! This is MY roof your under and while your under it you will not disrespect me!" She yelled

"Then maybe I shouldn't be here! In fact Anna shouldn't be here!" Mom was about to retort but we were stopped by a small voice, "Mommy? Why do you and sissy fight?" Anna said brokenly. That hit home. I walked over to Anna and scooped her up in my arms, "We just have our differences," I said softly. Anna rubbed her eyes, "A bunch of differences." Anna said. "C'mon Anna Banana, time for bed. If you're late again Ms. Bartlett will kill me," I said and carried her upstairs and tucked her in. I went to my room and pretended to go to sleep. After a few minutes I heard mom go to the bathroom to throw up some more. I leapt out of bed and dressed in slacks and a t-shirt, I threw some stuff into my backpack; some money, my cell phone I bought in case Anna needed to call me in class, a credit card (mine of course, I was beneath stealing.) I tiptoed into Anna's bedroom; I shook her gently,

"Anna? Anna honey wake up!" I whispered,

She moaned softly and opened her eyes, "What is it?"

"Were going on a trip, get up and get dressed, and hurry!" I said,

"Why?" She asked as she got out of bed and dressed in the darkness,

"It's hard to explain just get dressed fast!" I said hurried tone.

Anna didn't ask anything else as she quickly threw on a sweatshirt and fleece pants. I picked up her school backpack and grabbed her hand. "Be very, very quiet," I whispered. She nodded; we quietly crept downstairs and opened the door and left the house. I vowed never to come back.

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I made a little bed in the back of my car for Anna to sleep in. She gratefully curled up in the back and went to sleep. I smiled at her peaceful place. I climbed into the driver's seat and quietly started the engine. I left the headlights off as I drove out of the parking space. When I was off the small little driveway that led to their house she turned on the headlights and speeded up a little bit. I turned on the radio; there was some oldies song playing by the Eagles. I tapped the wheel as I hummed along. I saw a car up in the distance; it was a Cadillac Deville, I didn't notice how fast it was going or that it was headed straight at me because I was looking behind me at Anna to make sure she was all right. I turned just in time to see it hit my car. Then all went dark.

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I woke up at the base of a tree, a tree? How the hell did I end up at a tree? And where is Anna? I thought. I looked around, and saw Anna sitting right beside me. I looked around to see I was in a forest, I saw a light up ahead; it was a fire. I picked myself up and was about to walk when I saw a man in front of me pinning me to an oak, I cursed and I quickly kicked my attacker in the groin, he doubled over, and I grabbed Anna and began to run away from the man; Anna screamed and stumbled, I picked her up and began to run again. But someone landed me a blow to the back of the head, but I didn't pass out, I landed my attacker a blow to the nose, but he grabbed me and held me tight enough I couldn't escape, Oh God why me? I thought, "I caught the spy!" My attacker yelled; several men and what seemed like five children came running, "ANNA!" I screamed looking around for my sister, she was being held by my first attacker. I desperately began to try and writhe free of my attacker. "It would not be wise to fight lest you want an arrow in your stomach spy," My attacker said, "Spy? I'm not a spy!" I protested. "You could think up a more original saying," Anna's attacker said, "Listen buddy you can kiss my a-," I cut myself off; I didn't want Anna to hear. "Oh he's a feisty one lads, make sure he doesn't escape," A burly voice said, I couldn't see who because my attacker had just blindfolded me. "I'm a woman not a man!" I shouted. My attacker dropped me (he had been holding me a few inches off the ground) I collapsed on the forest floor. I tore my blindfold off, my attacker stooped down to me. I shied away from him and grabbed Anna who had also been let go, "You need not fear us lady, we did not know you were a woman, I am Aragorn, that is Legolas," Aragorn said pointing to Anna's captor, "And the other man is Boromir, the dwarf's name is Gimli and the hobbits are Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry." Merry? Boromir? Frodo? This was all too much for me, I passed out.

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This is my first LOTR fan fic so please some criticism would be welcomed! I need pointers! You would make a writer very happy if you pressed that little review button!