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Jessi (Krillball6 on this site) : This is my fic written with another author (Eleniel). I hope you all enjoy it.

Elle(me): This fic is writtern purely for fun and bag of laughs but in a way this will also be reflecting the lives of the writers. Jessi and I would appreciate reviews and constructive criticism. However, I ask you not to be too cruel on that. I hope you enjoy this.

We're in middle earth, at least we're not Mary sues- chapter one

Let's just start with a brief introduction. I am Shruti. My name can mean two different things: according to my mother, it means 'A sweet voice.' According to everyone else, it means 'Wisdom that is passed down.' But I will be using my nickname, Eleniel or Elle through most of this story. At the time this story starts, I am fourteen years old and my summer holidays are just about to end. What did I look like at the time? My skin was dark, medium dark, not too dark. I had and still have really big, chocolate colored eyes; seriously, people told me that I had the headlamps of a car instead of eyes. My hair was long, it went a couple inches below my shoulders, it was not really black; it was more of a very dark brown, with streaks of dark purple, which turned red in the sun. See, I wasn't 'strikingly beautiful' therefore, I wasn't a Mary sue, I am still not a Mary sue and I never will be! Happy now? I am!

While most of these fanfics start in countries of the western hemisphere, my part of the story doesn't. I really don't want to spoil the effectiveness of this story by changing the names, places and languages. So, I don't care if loads of you are unfamiliar with the language that I have used here at some points, translations are given alongside. These pages contain my thoughts and my friend Jessi's thoughts on what really happened.

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Hello all, my name is Jessica. I hate that name though; it's so normal and popular. My mom originally intended my name to be Jessi and I honor that (I like it better anyways) so that's what I'll be called throughout this fic. When this fic takes place I'm 15 years old and I have about a month left in my summer holidays. I'm medium height with vibrant blue eyes and natural red lips. I'm not over weight but I'm not skinny or in great shape or anything…I'm still learning to love my body and I've been working out lately to "tone up". My hair is weird and I totally hate it (doesn't every girl?), its fuzzy and puffy although I usually keep it up in a ponytail and that keeps my hair nice and neat at the front but it goes curly and crazy at the back. It's bleach blonde at the front and turns brown in the middle and then red at the back…and this is all natural, I'm an all-natural girl, no make-up or anything. This is me…I'm not a very interesting person or anything…I'm ok looking, although many guys have said I'm beautiful… I think they're lying (yet again…don't most girls?)

I live in the southern part of Canada (go Canada eh?). I speak English and a tiny bit of Japanese.

New Delhi, India. 7th August 2005.

It was half and hour past midnight and was working on my fanfic 'Darkness has come' along with that I was also talking to a fellow writer and friend, Jessi on MSN. I was lost in my world of writing, drama and romance…until….

"Shruti didi! I can't sleep! Will you sing for me, please?" asked my five-year-old cousin sister, Mili who was staying with me. ('Didi' is a term of respect used for an older sister…in my culture.) Those little innocent eyes, I just couldn't resist. So much for being a tough older cousin! What can I say? Kids like me and I like them. So, I shut down my laptop and carried Mili to my very large bed.

"Now, which song would you like, Mili?" I asked, putting her down and tucking her in.

"That song which you always sing. The one about colorful masks." She said

"You mean 'Masquerade' from 'The phantom of the opera'"

"Yes."

I smiled, glanced at my silver ring and began to sing for my innocent little cousin

"Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade . . .
Masquerade!
Hide your face,
so the world will
never find you!
Masquerade!
Every face a different shade . . .
Masquerade!
Look around -
there's another
mask behind you!
Flash of mauve . . .
Splash of puce . . .
Fool and king . . .
Ghoul and goose . . .
Green and black . . .
Queen and priest . . .
Trace of rouge . . .
Face of beast . . .
Faces . . .
Take your turn, take a ride
on the merry-go-round . . .
in an inhuman race . . .
Eye of gold . . .
Thigh of blue . . .
True is false . . .
Who is who . . .?
Curl of lip . . .
Swirl of gown . . .
Ace of hearts . . .
Face of clown . . .
Faces . . ."

I sang, finding Mili asleep at the end. The song always worked on the child.

"Sleep my sweet angel." I whispered to Mili, lightly kissing her forehead and then climbing into my half of the bed.

"A masquerade indeed, my dear. I wonder what mask you shall wear? Happiness or fear? Or perhaps…love" a female voice said to me, a voice that I had grown accustomed to hearing, though I knew not it's owner. Seep came to me at long last, a dreamless slumber.

Orangeville, Canada 6th August 2005

I was talking to my penfriend Elle on MSN when she had to leave for a bit. It was around 1:00 pm here, I don't really know for sure cause I was too lazy to look at the clock. I decided to go for a walk in my backyard. Since I lived in the country my backyard was huge with trees and bushes everywhere. I went to my room to change into some real clothes (I was just wearing my pj's…yet again I was too lazy to change). I put on my baggy black jeans with the snake on the back pocket and a tight light blue shirt. I went to my closet and put on my heavy black hooded sweater; even though it was summer here it got quiet cold in the mini forest I was going to. I put my hair back in a ponytail and grabbed some packs of gum and threw them in my pocket (I went no where without a few days supply of gum, I am totally addicted to gum). I was just about to leave my room when I remember I forgot to put on my ring, I never went anywhere without it. It's a sterling silver ring with a simple design on it. It had a little section with leaves and curling wire everywhere. It was small and plain ring, that's part of why I got it; the other reason was because it looked elf like.

Anyways, I headed out the door popping a piece of gum into my mouth. I headed for the back of the forest where our mini lake was. I loved to just sit and watch the clam water. As I walked through the trees I started to get worried.

"Where is the Lake? I never thought it was this far..."

After about 10 minutes I knew something was wrong, there was no way the lake was this far away from my house. I started to panic and I broke into a run. I looked for any sign of daylight to get me out of the forest. I tripped and landed flat on my face.

"Ow," I sighed as I got up. "Ok Jessi, you need to clam down and think. You will get out of the forest eventually; you just need to find some way out,"

I looked around and saw a little circle of light to the right of me. I panted as I jogged to the opening. It got bigger and bigger until I saw an open grassland.

"Oh thank god!" I screamed in an annoyed voice. "I'm never going for a walk again,"

Once I got out of the forest I looked around. I started to panic once again; this was no where near my house. I had explored the whole area around my house and I had never seen anything like this.

"What in god's given name going on!"

I started to walk along the forest edge wondering what was going on. I was nowhere near my house, I was totally lost and confused. I walked for a bit more and I was freaking out the whole way.

Unexpectedly, I saw someone lying on the ground. It was obvious that they were sleeping and I felt bad that I was going to wake them up but I needed to know where I was. I walked over the person to face them.

"Elle? What is she doing here?"

I was in a daze, first I got lost then I found my friend who should be half the way around the world!

I started to shake her, "Elle wake up!" That did not seem to be working, she just continued sleeping. I yelled in her ear, "ELLE WAKE UP!"

She moaned and rolled over saying, "Later, mom. Let me sleep!"

I got up and walked over to face her once again "Sorry Elle but I gotta wake you up,"

I cringed as I my hand made contact with her face. She barely moved.

"Oh come on" Then I saw movement, her eyes opened and…

-Elle's P.O.V.-

How would you like to be woken up be someone that you don't think you know? Guess what? My only reaction was to scream. Well, I was in a sort of tense situation but I might have known her. Something about her was vaguely familiar.

"Who are you?" I asked, sitting up and looking around. Strange, very strange, I was in the middle of a forest. What happened to my blood red and black bedroom? "Get away from me!" I said, moving away. The stranger who woke me up seemed to be slightly confused and yet frightened

"Hi, I'm Jessi." She said, extending a hand. Wait…how was I in Canada? Or was she in India? What was going on?

"Nice to finally have met you." I said surprising myself and taking her hand and letting her help me up from the ground. "Where are we?" I asked

"I'm not sure but I did start out walking from my house."

"Well then, let's start walking back." I suggested

"That's the catch, Elle. I'm lost. We're lost. I can't find my house." She said. She started to whimper and I could tell she was hold back the tears. She started to rock back and forth holding her head in her hands. I shifted uncomfortably not knowing what to do. I could see her shoulders moving and I knew she was crying.

"Please," She started, "Please I just wanna go home" She sniffed and she looked up, still rocking back and forth. "Elle, I'm sorry, I'm so weak..." She wiped away her tears as she looked at me.

"It's fine!" I said trying to sound cheerful "Hey, wouldn't it be funny if we landed up in Middle Earth?"

She smiled a little, "I guess. But that would be the joke of the year. How're we gonna get home, Elle?"

"Quoting you: 'I'm not sure'. Come on, it can't get worse than this, can it?" I said, just before I saw, a wide-eyed surprised look on her face.

"Erm…Elle…look behind you." She said, trembling with fear.

"What? It there a wild animal behind me? Seriously Jessi, it's not all that bad and it can't get any worse than this" Well, that's what I thought until I turned around to see two identical people, if you could call them people…damn the Elves

"They are only women, brother. Put down your bow. I very much doubt that two women can do much harm." Said one to the other. Jessi was staring…just standing there and staring.

"Jessi, snap out of it!" I said to her and then turned to the other two, "Now wait just a minute there, we are not insipid! We can do enough harm if we intend to!" one of them began to walk towards me with a rope…oh no…time to undo damage "I meant we can do harm to evil (silly giggle) not the forces of light and you're good people aren't you?"

"Come gwador (brother), adar awaits us." Said the one with the bow. Impatient elves! The other nodded and they turned from us and began to leave the clearing. I looked back to Jessi who started to rock back and forth again looking dead ahead. Silent tears were running down her face, I didn't know what to do.

"Now we'll never get home," she said silently "We'll be here forever and I'll never see my family again"

"Nonsense! We'll get home soon. It'll be alright." I said, trying to reassure her. I sat on the ground beside her and looked at my bandaged wrist which I had hurt the previous day while playing badminton, which happens to be the only sport that I like playing, other then touch rugby. Well, guess what? My wrist HURT and it hurt BAD!

"Jessi, I guess we're lost together. Nope, no hope for us now."

"Lost? Did you say lost, my lady?" asked the most beautiful male voice. I looked up to our pointy-eared friend again but now three of them not only two. I opened my mouth to say no but I looked at Jessi and thought of myself too only to realize that there was really nothing that we could do. "Could you help?" I asked, looking hopeful. One of the identical dark haired ones offered me a hand up while a blond one helped Jessi up…blond one! No! Legolas! Ich hasse Legolas! I hate Legolas…in whatever other language. Oh, 'Ich hasse Legolas' is German.

Anyways, while Jessi was 'captivated' by Legolas…eeeew! I stood up without the help of the dark haired elf. No thanks…I didn't need help. I was just about to question the dark haired that helped me (let's call him Elf A) about our location when I heard Legolas say "We need to get this young girl to Imladris. She will not stop weeping. Something is wrong, Elrohir and I am certain of it."

Duh! Something was wrong. The whole idea of being in Middle Earth was beginning to dawn upon Jessi. Oh no…she was freaking out and not in the good way.

"My lord, may I have a talk my friend?" I asked "Please"

The elves nodded and moved away from us. Okay…what now? My memory sucks! So I'll leave Jessi to explain the rest.

Jessi's Pov

I was freaking out! First I get lost and run into my internet pal Elle who I have dreamed of meeting. Then elves show up….ELVES! And Legolas too! I was very tempted to run up to him and hug him like there was no tomorrow. Although I keep all my thoughts in my head, I didn't want to make an ass out of myself. Right now, I was extremely confused and I didn't feel like talking to anyone but of course Elle wanted to talk.

"Jessi are you ok?" You were like totally freaking out there," Elle asked, aw she was so sweet.

"I'm ok Elle…well no I'm not. I'm just shuting down right now. I have no clue whats going on. I'm really confused," I sighed and peeked around to steal a look at Legolas.

"I saw that!" Elle grumbled.

I smiled as I looked at her, "Sorry, he's just hot, what can I say? I wanna jump the man right now!" I laughed. Elle just looked at me.

"Your moods change fast"

"Ya, I know. I just feel so comfortable with you… you know that. I don't really wanna talk around anyone else. So if people ask us questions can you just answer them?"

Elle looked at me concerned, "Jessi, its not good to close up to everyone,"

"I'm not, I'm talking to you,"

"You know what I mean," She sighed rubbing her forehead. "Well as long as you don't close up completely I guess its ok. But Jessi what are we going to do?"

"I guess follow them. We need to find out when this is…I mean what if the one Ring hasn't been destroyed. Do we inform Elrond and tell him we know everything?" I looked down at the ground, gotta love this mess we're in.

Elle kicked at the ground. I could tell she was just as confused as I was. I wondered how she was dealing with all this; she looked so clam and collected. I hoped she would be able to help me through this. From that moment on I knew I needed her, I would be lost without her. She looked at me and said, "I think we should go with the elves to their home or wherever they'll take us. Then ask to go and see Lord Elrond and tell him everything. We can trust Lord Elrond can't we?"

"I hope so, if we can't trust Lord Elrond we can't trust anyone," I looked at Legolas and the other elves again. They were talking within themselves looking in our direction. "I think we should get back to the elves."

Elle nodded and took a breath. I walked ahead of Elle to meet up with the elves. I looked at the ground. Why the hell did this happen to me? I'm just that lucky, I couldn't help but snort. I looked up into the eyes of Legolas, god this man was beautiful. He looked like an angel; his eyes were haunted but compassionate. I wish I could see those eyes filled with love, love for me. Ah! Jess, don't think like that! I'm mortal, he's not, and besides I have to get back to my own world, I don't belong here. Damn I really do change moods quickly note to self, get that checked out in the future, which I still need to do, sigh

"Ladies, we must bring you back to Imladris. I do not want to leave you out here if you are defenseless and lost." Legolas said. He's so kind!

I stepped back behind Elle. Why had I felt like such a loser? I'm usually the social butterfly, I guess throwing someone into a different world changes people.

"Whatever you think is best my Lord," Elle said.

Twin Elf A (Not Legolas's brother but we find later that he's Elrohir) walked over to his horse and told us to come. He held his hand out to Elle and helped her on his horse. Legolas can over to me and helped me onto his horse. Legolas got up on the horse and we started to trot. I looked over at Elle with a sad look on my face. I was never going to survive this, Legolas was right behind me! I could feel him breathing on me!

Elle smiled and stuck out her tongue. "How long is this ride going to take?"

"Not very long, around and hour or so," Legolas responded.

This is going to be one long horse ride. I curled up a little bit pulling my sweater closer to my body to keep me warm. Lovely, this is going to be hell.

-Back to Elle-

Wow! Simply wow! An hour of Jessi and Legolas on a single horse! Now, that's called fun! Well the elf dude behind me was hot. Fine, I'll admit it! Super hot! But I did not swoon over men or even Elves for that matter.

Jessi and Legolas looked amazingly cute together plus, Jessi was so elflike then! Now…she's still elflike…

Anyways, getting back to events.

"My lady, may I have the pleasure of knowing your name?" asked elf A. Wow, flowery language.

"Eleniel. I am Eleniel and yourself, my lord." I asked using the same manner of speech. I used to be in my school's drama club. Fun.

"I am Elrohir, son of Elrond." He said. Crap, so I was talking to a living Elrohir! "You have an elvish name, my lady. Do you know what it means?"

"No" I was totally clueless. I knew a tiny bit of elvish but I wasn't any good. Plus, I didn't name myself 'Eleniel' my childhood friend did…Madhav did…on my 12th birthday; he was 14 years old at the time. I had known him since I was 4 years old. He was so sweet!

"Eleniel, Daughter of the stars…a beautiful name. How you acquired it, I know not. Your parents…are they elf-friends?" he asked.

"I would rather not talk about my parents, my lord." I replied, thinking of home and my mom and dad and all the people that I had little chance of seeing again. A tear slipped out of my eye and rolled down my cheek but I wiped it away quickly. I did not want Elrohir to see it. The last thing I needed was anyone's pity. I despised pity. Plus, I had never been used to showing emotion. Having hidden what I felt for most of my life, there was no way that I was suddenly going to start to reveal my feelings. I usually remain calm and emotionless or wear a mask of happiness and laughter.

"As you wish, my lady." He said politely. I cringed as I had twisted my wrist again to a strange angle, hurting it again. Once more, I tried not to let Elrohir see. I looked to Jessi again. She was asleep… sleeping in Legolas' arms! I really needed to fix them up! I could lock them in a room for a while but that would be evil of me. So, I would somehow get them together. Seriously, if one of you readers had seen them together you'd say they were meant to be! Soon enough I realized that none of the elves had commented on my 'strange' attire. I looked to see that I was wearing my long white satin skirt and a black off shoulder top. Strange choice of clothing…I know but I tend to wear long skirts on days that I don't leave home.

"Elrohir! Legolas!" called elf B, Elladan who was Elrohir's twin. The horses all stopped and Elladan caught up but there was someone else with him, a child of about 4 or 5 years of age. She was crying, I could hear her but I was yet to see who she was.

"I found this lost child, brother." He said to Elrohir, bringing the child closer to us. Jessi started to wake up too. I saw the little girl's face…oh no!

"Mili!" I squealed, jumping off Elrohir's horse and hugging my little cousin. "It's okay, sweetie. I'm here now." I said, trying to calm her.

"I'm scared." She said.

"There is nothing to be scared of. Come, ride with the nice person who brought you to me and soon we'll reach a beautiful, fairytale place. Go on now."

Mili nodded and grabbed Elladan's hand. He smiled and took her to his horse. We resumed our journey again.

"How much further is Rivendell?" I heard Jessi ask Legolas.

"Not much further, my lady." He said with one of his serene smiles. Soon, we rode through an elven arch from where we could see a waterfall behind us. It was all too beautiful. Flawless natural beauty of our surroundings left Jessi and me staring. Point blank.

"Welcome, my ladies, to Imladris."

Guess what? Imladris, here comes change.

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