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It was time for dinner. Elrond had invited Nel to join him for dinner, she guessed it was to make her feel comfortable here. Laurien had escorted her to the dining area. When there, she saw that Elrond sons had already arrived. Arathorn was there too. Arathorn and the sons had came together earlier. Her presence had silenced the conversation they were having. Nel shifted a bit, feeling out of place, after all she was the only child in a group of well, adults who were also strangers. What could she say, she felt so small and suddenly frightened at the fact that this is some kind of illusion. An illusion that caused to wonder if this people, who might not be who they claimed to be, would attack her or maybe something worse. Maybe the man she had met was playing some kind of trick. Her head was starting to work now.

Would you trust someone you just met? Imagine waking up in a country, even one that is well known, like Australia, Africa or even Singapore. Then imagine someone coming to you and telling you that they foresaw your coming and will help you. One would probably think that he or she has been kidnapped. And yes Nel's thoughts go along that line now. She had started seeing the reality of the situation and that this is not some kind of camping trip where she could look forward to going home. She could not go on thinking everything would be alright and that at the end of all this she would see her home, her parents, the ones she loved. Even if Arathorn looks familiar, she cannot confirm that he is one of her dreams. Everyday the dream was different. Everyday excluding the days in Middle-Earth. One would consider themselves lucky when they wake up in areas inhabited with good looking peoples, but isn't that all in dreams, wishes and fiction books. They would still feel scared and trust would be minimal. That was how Nel felt.

"Nel, come and join us, standing there would do you no good." Elrond had said trying to lighten the mood a bit. Nel looked at each one of them .Seeing their encouraging smiles she headed towards the spot that had been shown to her. Elrond introduced the three at the table. They smiled and bowed their heads a little when their names were mentioned. At least she knew which twin is which. For now at least.

The place shown to her was beside Arathorn and opposite the twins. Elrond was seated at the head of the table. The dining table was small as it was meant for the family only. There were five empty seats which could be used if Elrond had more guests. Nel suddenly felt like disappearing. She wanted to be with her friends where could be herself. It felt weird, in a sense as she did not know what to say to them. They were all so different from her world. For this reason she was quiet. Elves however had their way of making anyone feel at home.

Nel looked at the twins, her hazelnut coloured eyes trying to differentiate them. She suddenly felt shorter, which she was. Her head was slightly above the back of the chair that she was seated on. She furrowed her brows, frustrated that she could find no difference. Elladan had a glimpse of her expression and knew what the problem was.

"It would be difficult for we do not do anything to differentiate ourselves." Elladan said, saving her the trouble of trying to tell them apart. Nel blushed a little when she realized that she had been staring at them. She looked down to her plate which had been laid by one of the servant. Many different dishes were being placed on the table though not a lot as there was only five seated. Nel who had never seen these dishes before was reluctant to try. Arathorn however had seen the look on her face and offered to fill her plate assuring that the foods were normal here. Her plate had small amount of food placed on it compared to the others simply because of her age. She was thankful that Arathorn had put little as she knew she could not consume so much.

"You seem to be unhappy, little one. May I know why?" This was from Elrohir. He was sitting beside Elladan who was directly opposite her. Nel had yet to touch her food. She only seemed to be poking through her food, deciding whether or not to eat it.

"I don't know, I just feel..." she paused deciding," ...I don't know!" She cried in frustration. She felt rude as they were trying to make her feel comfortable and yet she showed her sourish face to them even though they had done nothing to make her feel otherwise. She did not want them to feel that she was uncomfortable here and so had said nothing. Yet she still felt out of place but she knew that it was just her. She smiled a little at Elrohir. It was after all, not their fault. She could try to be more cheerful as Laurien had said. She cast her head down, letting out a sigh. "I am sorry; I guess I was not sure what I was feeling. I mean I do not know any of you guys. How was I suppose to tell you anything about me?" this was directed to Elrond. "I had sometime to think about it and well, I hope you could forgive my behaviour towards you all." she said, her face slightly colouring. Nel could not believe she actually said that. Suddenly it sounded stupid.

"There is nothing to forgive. I guess I would have behaved the same in your world if I too suddenly awoke there." Arathorn said. Nel had to smile at this because she could imagine him with his weapon and clothes walking down the streets of her world. If it was the elves, she guessed they would have to expect females coming up asking for their numbers or perhaps stalking them. She could imagine their reaction to the things of their world. She pictured Arathorn whipping out his bow and arrow and pointing it towards a ringing hand phone in the middle of a crowded place. Well, he certainly would be in trouble there, most probably sent to a mental institute or something but she said nothing of it.

"You are from another world?" Elrohir cried, surprised.

"Yes, I am" Nel wondered at why Elrond never told them about her.

"What is it like, in your world?" He wanted to know more.

"For one there are no elves, only humans. My world is...more advanced than this." She said, searching for the right words. Elrohir waited for more but none came.

"Is that all? How about you?" Nel realized that they trusted her enough to let her stay here. Perhaps she should tell them about her. After all was she not a stranger to them too.

"My name is Donella Marie Whitmore. You can call me Nel and I would prefer it so. I am ten years of age. I have an older sister and a younger brother. Where I come from we do things differently and explaining it will take time but I do not have much of it. So if I am reminded of anything perhaps then, I shall explain it to you." She said, stopping to recall anything that she had left out. "Also, in my world all of you guys are just a fictional character of a book that I have yet to read." She could have told them of the movie but she did not feel that it was necessary as she did not want to explain what a movie was. The dreams she felt, was for another time. She had her wish for a normal sleep come true. She often told herself that the dream was only her imagination and that it would go away, yet it never did. Only in this world was it so and she did not wish to speak of it.

"What was the book about?" It was Arathorn.

"Oh they had stories on the history of middle-earth, on the people of middle-earth, the hobbit and stuff like that" She was not sure if she should mention the Lord of the rings or not.

"What was the hobbit about?" It was Elrohir. He seemed to be asking a lot of question.

"I don't know! I told you, I never read any of it." This was true. She had seen the books in huge numbers in bookstores after the movies came out but she did not really care about it.

"Then how do you know that we were part of a book." It was Elrohir. Again.

"I do not know if any of you all were in the book, just that I have heard about it from my friend who has read it. She did mention something about middle-earth and you." She lied, looking at Elrond. She was not going to let her obsession get to her here.

"You seem to be asking a lot of questions. " She said to Elrohir.

" I apologize if we are making you feel uncomfortable with questions but the years in Middle Earth have darkened and you, a child may be a pawn of Sauron. We are not implying that you are but we needed to know. " This came from Elladan. " However to even suggest the books of your world might be related to us, I would guess you would mean no harm but we cannot overlook the fact that Sauron might have a part in your presence here." Even though he had this doubt in his mind, he found it difficult to believe as she was after all, only ten years old. Nel saw some light in that possibilities as since Sauron existed, this might be before the war and a lot of things might be happening for them to have such a doubt. The only thing is she did not know how long before the war would happen. She hoped not soon, for she did not want to be living during that time. Though she have heard of wars and battles, she had not seen one in her young life and did not wish to witness one. "I hope you understand as any future problems that happens might be blamed on you."

The girl could only nod her head to this. To harm them was not in her interest right now but it certainly could be in Sauron's or Saruman's interest. She felt chills run down her spine upon the realization that she might indeed a pawn of evil. Throughout the meal this suspicion was reflected upon by all. Since it was quiet for the rest of dinner, everyone had eaten their meals faster than usual.

When dinner was over, Nel had retreated to her room. Arathorn and the twins however had decided that Nel would be their topic for discussion today. Elrond was also part of it.

-In Elvish-

" Father, how long has she been here ?" Elrohir asked as soon they were sure that Nel was out of hearing range.

"Today is her second day here. Why do you ask? " He looked at Elrohir.

" Do you not suspect the reason for her being here ?"

" I had that doubt for awhile but I think her purpose here is not for evil. "

" How can you be sure ? This could be part of Sauron's plan. We cannot ignore that either." This was from Elladan who would say nothing more.

" I am sure. " Was all Elrond could say. Arathorn who was silent throughout, felt something more.

-Back to English/Westron - (A/N I know it is not the same it will be explained later)

Donnella sauntered around the halls for awhile. She was bored. Her mouth had started to feel the need to speak but her mind told it to wait. In school when she was with her friends, she usually can be very chatty. Leaving her alone for too long would certainly shut her up but she was going crazy. Never in her life had she spoke as little as she did today.

There was one person to whom she could talk to. Spotting an elf, Nel walked up to him.

" Umm...excuse me, but do you know where I might find Laurien ?" Nel blushed. She had always been afraid to ask strangers, even for ketchup's in MacDonald.

"Yes, but I think it will be her off duty soon and she might be leaving for home. If you hurry, you might find her in the kitchen." The unknown elf said. Nel thanked him and headed for the question. It was only when she turned, did she realize that she has no idea how to head there from here. Turning back to the elf she asked:

"How do I get there ?"

When Nel received her directions, she headed to the kitchen. There Laurien was having her meal. Upon hearing the footsteps of Nel, Laurien raised her head. Seeing her smile, Nel headed to a very long table which she guessed, was for the servants.

"Nel, What are you doing ?" she asked a little surprised.

" I don't know, just felt bored. That's all."

" I would love to keep you company, but I have to go soon. Oh, I have left a sleeping dress in your room. I have time to escort you there if you wish. " Nel agreed. Laurien left after leaving Nel in her room. Nel changed and headed to sleep. That night Arathorn had a dream.

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