A/N. Hello this is Maddie the creator *Dun Dun Dun* I am so sorry it took so long, our beta was away where wifi did not exist. We have added a little extra bit of bonus material at the beginning ;) hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Sadly we do not own anyone or anything from LOTR. We do however own Seph, Fin, Di and Kels and Thor (you will meet him in this chapter). If you use them for your own creative purposes I will chase you to the end of the world and back again in my TARDIS and my pet Sherlock Holmes will put you in jail. You have been warned ;) enjoy!

Chapter Five - Horsing Around

Di's POV

Gone. Vanished. Disappeared. I struggled to find synonyms to convey the full horror of what had happened. Persephone and Kelly had departed, and the only sign that nothing was wrong with them (apart from the usual) was a note written in Seph's hand:

Finna O'Callaghan and Diana Asimova,

Her use of our full names made the message all the more formal and final.

Sorry for leaving you like that! It's for the best though. Despite everything that's happened I truly believed that we could work this out and have a great time here in Middle Earth. I know you Fin. You've always wanted to come to this place just as much as I have... I don't understand - why don't you trust me anymore? So that is why I am leaving with Kelly to go and find the hobbits. I am sure we'll meet again. Good luck, but I'm sorry I cannot stay with you guys. You've got Di, so you're sure to find a way out of this beautiful place. If that's what you really want.

Your friend,

Persephone Matthias

P.S. This is Kelly. I'm so sorry 'bout this. We are still best friends but you know Seph, she's so stubborn. I had to go with her to make sure she didn't hurt herself or do something stupid. Love you guys! Oh Eru, I'm being so emotional...

Finna stood by my side, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"It's my fault," she whispered so quietly that, had I been human rather than elf, the sounds would have been inaudible.
"It is not your fault - we all contributed to this disaster's occurrence. Don't blame yourself."
I find myself comforting other people very infrequently, as that is usually Kelly's department in our little quartet. This meant that I was quite unprepared for Fin's subsequent reaction, as I had been sure that my involvement would just make the current situation worse. However, to my surprise (let us be clear that I am not surprised often, and that these last few extraordinarily odd days had been anomalies); she nodded and calmly began to carry on the walk to Rivendell.

Seph's POV

We had ran all through the night and due to our very fast pace we reached the edge of the forest a couple of hours after sunrise. Surely they would have found that we were missing by now.

"So, the plan?" asked Kels who had stayed in a rather optimistic mood despite the events of the previous night.

"It took approximately 35 days for the hobbits to get to Rivendell from Hobbiton." seeing her worried face I sighed and smiled at her. "however they had to go the long way through the forests because of the black riders. There are no black riders now so we can take the road. Also, they stopped with Tom Bombadil for two nights. So, I would say that it will take us about 2 weeks, maybe less to reach the Shire if we keep up this pace."

"Seph?" Kels inquired.
"Yes" I replied hurdling a rock as we began to cross the river Bruinen.
"Don't elves not have to sleep? I know they can sleep but Legolas slept while walking in the two towers!"
"Good point Kels! If we keep up a good pace and don't stop I say we could be there by the end of the week!" we exchanged grins and began to wade through the river (which was in no way deep) and hurried on towards Bree. As we walked I took out some food and we quickly shared it before storing the rest in my bag. I had a sudden pang of guilt as I recalled that I had left our friends with no provisions. Kelly noticed my distress and pulled my iPod out of my bag. I had actually brought all our iPod as I kept them (and a solar charger, courtesy of Di) with me at all times. She began to play one of my Taylor Swift albums and I felt all of my troubles fade away with the music. Soon I was laughing again with Kelly; her happiness is infectious, as we skipped along the path to Bree.

We didn't pass many people. Anyone we did pass stared at us in astonishment. Well wouldn't you if two elves skipped down the street wearing unearthly clothes and singing 'Call me maybe' as loud as possible. Yeah, I would too.

The day was rather uneventful actually. I picked some berries to add to our provisions and I consulted my map multiple times to check that we were indeed travelling in the direction. I missed Fin. I missed her horrible comments about Arwen and the way she would annoy me just for the hell of it. I miss Di too. I miss the Sherlock jokes, the endless, useless, and sometimes useful, information that she was constantly pouring out. I wondered if they missed me to. If Di was right and this was before the war then I would go with Frodo to Rivendell when the time came. Then I would meet my companions again and we would go with the fellowship and help them on their quest. That is of course, if the others don't leave first. No matter, I will train to prove myself worthy to join the quest of the ring and whatever happens wherever we all are. I will reunite us again.

"People are going to ask us where we are from!" said a worried looking Kelly "What do we say? The elves of Cardiff? The elves of Wales? The elves of-"

"Hush." I said cutting her off "There are different races of elf. The Teleri, the Noldor and the Sindar are the main ones. We are a whole new breed of elf. And we speak languages unknown to this world. We speak Welsh, French, Irish, Greek, and Russian. We all come from different backgrounds. I will give the iPod a new name in Greek, our world a name in Irish, our weapons in Russian and our race in French. You are the French one, you choose a name."
"Beni" was the reply "blessed."
"My iPod shall be known as... IPod... I can't be bothered to think of a Greek word when iPod is so catchy."
We both laughed as we continued to walk into the night.

"I would very much like to meet some more elves!" announced Kelly suddenly.
"As would I." I replied. Looking around at the scenery. It was no way as beautiful and perfect as that of Rivendell but it felt somehow more natural than the overly quiet forests around the elven sanctuary. This forest was teeming with life. The birds and day creatures had gone to rest a few hours ago but the creatures of the night had come out to play. With my enhanced night vision I could make out various creatures and hear the sounds of even more.

"I miss them." Kelly whispered looking up at me with sad eyes and shoving her hands in her pockets.

"I know... I miss our sisters too." Kels smiled at the word sisters and seemed instantly comforted.

"What if the hobbits don't like us?"
"They will. Everyone likes you." I gave her a wink and continued to travel down the dark road. "Anyway, I think we shall stay in Bree for the night when we reach there in a couple of days time. I have a strange feeling that someone who understands our situation will be there."

"Gandalf?"
"Perhaps. Who knows?"
"Gandalf." replied Kels who had always been unable to understand what a rhetorical question was.

'If you don't want people to answer the question. Don't ask it!'
That was her view on the matter.
Rolling my eyes I grabbed her hand and sped up slightly. There was someone behind us.

The pace of our followers footsteps sped up also and my heart began to pound in my chest. I could hear two sets of feet making a lot of noise. Whoever they were they were large and they were hot on our heels. They were slowly gaining ground and just as I was about to scream Kels' voice broke the silence.

"Look! A horse!" A horse. How could I have been so blind as to think it was men following us? I must be paranoid.
"Where is its rider?" continued Kels. I couldn't help but laugh.
"It's a wild horse silly. It has no reigns and no saddle which implies that it has no rider and that it is following us on its own free will." The horse gave a whinny as if it was agreeing with me before kneeling down to give us easy access to its back.

"It wants us to climb on!" exclaimed a rather excited companion of mine. Her face suddenly fell.
"But I don't know how to ride a horse! Especially a big one like this!" I briefly thanked my riding lessons from a few years ago and hopped up onto the beautiful stallion's back. After hauling up Kels I took hold of the creature's mane and we began to trot leisurely along the path.

"Why did it come to us?" Kels inquired, stroking the horses silky smooth chestnut fur.
"A perk of being elves I guess. A strange connection with nature and a love of animals." smiling I tapped the horse's side with my foot, encouraging it to speed up a bit.

"Thor." muttered the hungry elf behind me.
"What?" she smiled.
"It looks like a Norse horse so I have called him Thor." I let a smile dance on my lips as I desperately hoped that our new companion did not have the same attitude as the famed God of Thunder.

Kelly coughed and smiled.
"There was a mighty God called Thor who came from the realm of Asgard; he controlled the thunder and the storms and bent them to his will..."
Kels continued to sing and I smiled as she made up the whole song. I slowly drifted into a peaceful state and all that could be heard was Kelly's singing and the soft clip clop of hooves.

A/N. Thanks for reading! I feel sorry for Seph... None stop horse riding for the next two days, poor girl. I hope you liked the little bonus at the start. So, just a reminder, review! Please :D It would mean the world to us! A pet Thor for anyone who reviews!

Also, there is going to be a surprise character in the next chapter. Our first book character! 10 brownie points for whoever guesses right! Review and tell us your guess.

Maddie x