Chapter 3

Gandalf, Sarenia and Frodo rode up on the on the tiny village only to see the quaintest little cluster of homes that Sarenia had ever seen. The hobbits had built little cottages all perfectly lined up along the road. Every one who greeted Gandalf or Frodo threw Saren a strange look before returning to their work.

By now the word had gotten out that Gandalf was in town and the village's children were chasing behind the wagon yelling for something that she didn't understand. They stopped after a few moments and looked extremely let down. Then all of the sudden a huge explosion came from the back of the wagon. It was so loud and so unexpected that Sarenia toppled right out her seat with sharp cry of surprise. Frodo was out of his seat in a flash and at her side.

"My lady, are you alright? It was only a little bit of the fireworks. Nothing to get upset over." He had an expression of concern on his face but she could see a hint of laughter in the deep blue depths of his eyes. Gandalf had stopped the wagon and climbed down to her side. He was looking at curiously. Then without saying a word he offered her his hand helped back into her seat in the wagon. Frodo climbed up after she did and they were once again on their way.

Everyone seemed to be staring at her and it made Saren extremely uncomfortable. So she knew that she had to ask the stupid question.

"Gandalf, why is everyone staring at me? I mean they have to have seen a human before, right?" She said this carefully, hoping to god that he didn't bust out laughing at her.

Gandalf didn't even hesitate "Well, dear though I am sure they have seen a human before I doubt that they have seen on as strangely dressed as you." He said this quietly as though he didn't want anybody to hear but her. Sarenia looked down at her corduroys, black high tops and plain black tee shirt. There was nothing out of the ordinary about her outfit. Then it struck that where ever she whether it was a hallucination or she really was in middle earth, that they had never seen clothes like hers.

To them she must seem improperly dressed. 'Oh well she didn't have any dresses with her. In fact she didn't have any money or anything of value with her. She only had a couple of pair of pants, some tee shirts and a lot of underwear and socks and her boots. She really had nothing, and if she was going to be here for a while she would have to find a way to support herself.

He was jarred from her musings when the wagon came from and abrupt stop. They had arrived at Bilbo Begging's house. She allowed Gandalf to help her down and waited, not really sure of what to do next. Frodo and Gandalf went inside and when she didn't follow Frodo stuck his back outside and waved her in. it was the biggest cottage they had seen so far. But it seemed that the Hobbits didn't believe in right angle because everything was circular. It was very quaint. Bilbo gave a strange look form Gandalf to Frodo. Gandalf only smiled, but Frodo came to her rescue.

"Uncle this is Sarenia, we met while waiting for Gandalf to come up the road. She has the foresight; she predicted the words that Gandalf was going to say before he said them. And she got them right, down to the last word. Didn't she Gandalf?" Frodo turned from his uncle to look pleadingly up at Gandalf.

"Yes, she did my boy right down to the very last word. Foresight is very rare my dear, I hope you use it wisely." Then he smiled warmly and turned the conversation back to the party that was to be held that night. Sarenia just sat down in a chair by the fire and watched it burn.

Saren made her way through the familiar halls of her high school. It was already 3:15 she hoped that she wasn't too late to meet Jay. The little abandoned janitor's office where they met after school for a quick make-out session was where Jay had told her to meet him. But he had told her to be there at 2:30. She hoped he was still there.

It wasn't her fault that Mrs.Applebaum had needed her help with the computer system. But it was her fault that she had allowed herself to become so engrossed in the whole process, that what should taken an entirety of 5 minutes had taken 45. Oh well. She climbed the last flight of stairs and came up on the all too familiar landing. She crossed it and was just about to open the door, when she heard muffled whispers and giggles coming from inside.

So, someone else had discovered her and Jay's little hide out. Well good for them. Jay was probably long gone now any way. She turned and started back for the stairs and heard the worst thing ever.

"OH, Jay stop, that tickles."

Jay was in there, in their secret hides out with a girl that wasn't her? How could that be? Jay would never cheat on her. He loved her; he would never do anything to hurt her. Sarenia was close to tears, but she fought them down and marched up to the door and flung it open. Two shocked faces looked back at her as she stood there with tears pouring down her face.

Jay stood there with a look of shocked recognition on his face but his hands still remained on the girl's butt. She couldn't believe it he had betrayed her. She started back for the stairs but was restrained in once more again by Jay. He whirled her around to face him.

"Listen to me! She's nothing, you're everything. Why can't you see that?" He was looking into her eyes the way he had the way that used to make her weak in the knees, but not any longer.

"How can you say that to me when I just found you in the broom closet with your hands on another girl's butt?" She screamed at him. She darted her gaze to the broom closet and found the girl was long gone. She looked him the eye and turned to go but he held on. He looked her in the eyes searching for a sign but all he saw was hatred.

"Sarenia, Julia cornered me in there and used all of her massive amounts of persuasion. And let me tell you she can be very persuasive………"

"And let guess the next the next thing you knew I was throwing open the door and you coming to your senses?" Sarenia snarled.

"Nia I love you can't you see that? Julia is just another whore but you are worth ten of her."

"Good to know that I'm worth ten whores. Jay this is over! I never want to see or hear from you again." He looked like she had slapped him in the face. She walked down the stairs calmly but as soon as she was out of his line of sight she ran as fast as she could home and curled up crying for the rest of the rest of the day. The next day her mother left for her trip never bothering to ask her daughter if she was alright.

"My lady, are you alright?" Frodo asked as he shook her out of her memories, for a moment she had no idea of who he was, and then it all came back to her. She smiled and nodded her head and looked around at Gandalf and Bilbo who were also staring at her as well.

"We were just asking you, my lady if you would like to attend my birthday party. Seeing as it is tonight and it seems that you have no better place to go I would be honored if would attend." Bilbo finished eloquently. Saren knew it would be very impolite to refuse. So she no other choice but to accept.

"I would like nothing better thank you for inviting me." With that Sarenia talked to Frodo for the rest of the afternoon and after she changed into a pair a kakis and one of her nicer tops she let Frodo escort her to the party.

She had never had so much fun in her life. Frodo introduced her to Samwise Gamgee, one of his oldest ad most trusted friends. Then he was looking for Merry and Pippin, but she told them that they would turn up soon and not to worry about them. They did turn up indeed they had gotten into Gandalf's fireworks let loose one that looked like a dragon and scared all of the hobbits to death.

But in the end they all just laughed kept having a good time until Bilbo disappeared into thin air and scared everybody again. At this Gandalf took off and sent Sarenia and Frodo home to Bag's End to wait for him to return.

A/n: Sorry for the long wait but here it is Please Review Criticism is welcome!

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