thanks for the two reviews last chapter and the three follows! Please keep the review coming... Should I bring in Maglor next, or Fingon?

Chapter 2

"Umm, yes, Books... Listen, I'll explain that later, okay? For now, I have to figure out what to do with you!" I agonized, taking my hand out of his and starting to pace again.

"Okay..." I said slowly, an idea forming. "Hmm, I know! I'll take you home and tell mom, explaining everything, and hurry up and get back to school." I muttered, grabbing his hand and dragging him off- and paused.

"Nope, not working. No bus. Okay then, looks like you're gonna have to wait at school for me. There's just about an hour left, can you wait?" I asked, turning to him pleadingly. He blinked.

"Of course." He replied. I sighed in relief.

"Oh good." I said, immensely relieved. "Okay, don't talk, don't say a word unless absolutely necessary- and if any female comes up and starts asking you weird questions and acting funny, just tell them you're not interested but thank you anyway." I added, just in case. He nodded, although obviously confused.

"Thanks Maedhros! You know, no one ever really talks about your character so much." I added to his bewilderment as I dragged him into the principal's office and got permission for him to wait for me in the office until I was done.

The rest of the class went pretty well, since my exams were now over and I had a vacation. Ignoring my classmate's questions, I grabbed my bag and bolted for the door, sprinting through the halls for the office. I ran in, grabbed the red-haired elf's hand, thanked the principal, and dragged him off to the bus stop.

"Where are we going?" He asked me.

"Shh! Home, that's where, where you'll be relatively safe!" I retorted, making sure that we were at the front of the line for the bus. "You'll have to teach me some more Sindarian. I only know a few words." I added as the bus came up, as an excuse for conversation. He sat next to me at the front of the bus, while I inwardly cringed at how tall he was. I mean, I only barely came up to his shoulders!

"So Muindor is brother, right?" I asked. "Except that I would call you Gwador." I added. He nodded.

"Yes." He replied. I saw two sixteen year olds at the back of the bus whispering furiously to each other and glancing at us.

"Oh come on." I muttered, and decided what to do. I couldn't let them know where I lived! So I asked the bus driver to stop about a block away from home. He gave me a funny look but nodded.

"Good luck with making it home!" He called with a snort as the door closed behind me. I groaned and shook my head.

"Man, sum it up, will ya?" I growled, glaring at the back of the bus. Then I proceeded to pull along a very confused elf lord. We managed to make it home without any interruptions, but I was sweating by the time we finally got in the door.

I leaned against it, huffing. "I wish I were an elf." I said to Maedhros, who was barely breathing hard at all.

"Hon? You're home already? Exams must have gone well-" mom came around the corner and jumped.

I leaped in front of the elf, who was looking a little nervouss. "Mom, I've got a long story to tell you." I said uncomfortably, shifting.

"You certainly do! Who is-" she started, but I handed her the letter.

"I got this this morning and it happened at lunch break." I blurted the whole story while wringing my hands as she read the letter twice. I fell to my knees with a groan.

"Why me!?" I moaned. "Mom, I can't do anything about it! This is Mandos! The Valar!" I pleaded. She sighed.

"Well, I can't deny what's right in front of me, so we'll just have to make do, won't we now? They're your responsibility, as mentioned in the letter. I have nothing to do with it." She said, walking back into the kitchen, leaving me behind absolutely stunned.

"I've been reading way too many fan fictions." I finally managed to say. I turned back to the elf who looked vaguely amused.

"Well, looks like I'm stuck with you." I noted dryly, leading him to the kitchen. "Can we have a sandwich mom? One for Maedhros too." I added, pouring two glasses of juice into cups. "I'm guessing I'll have to give up my bed and instead sleep on the floor- and if more do come then the living room will have to do." I added morosely, handing the elf a glass of orange juice.

"Drink." I said absently. Just then there was a 'thunk' and a envelope landed on the table out of thin air. I picked it up and opened it to find another note.

Celine,

I forgot, here's the extra expenses for the elves. The envelope will refill if you need anymore.

Sincerely, Mandos

P.S. I almost forgot again, the next elves will appear tomorrow.

The envelope had about a hundred ten dollar bills in it. My face? 0_0

"Elves? Plural? Mandos, I swear you've been reading my fan fictions! You're exactly the way I imagined!" I groaned, sinking into a chair and melting down to the floor. Then I popped back up.

"Well, mom, at least we have grocery money, right? Speaking of which, we need to go out, Maedhros. Thank goodness I'm on vacation and music school will be ending soon. After lunch, I'm taking red head to the mall. Clothes issue." I added. She nodded, then smiled.

"I'm eager to see who's next." She laughed. I stared.

"I'm the only one freaking out about this?" I asked disbelievingly, then shook my head. "With my luck, Annatar the Fair will be next." I snorted, washing out my cup. There was a choke as Maedhros began to splutter.

"Oh, are you alright, Maedhros? I shouldn't have mentioned him, sorry." I said sheepishly, grinning at him. He waved a hand.

"You just startled me." He replied, voice a little strained from the choking. He turned back to his sandwich. "What is this made of?" He asked, biting into it. I giggled.

"Peanut butter and jelly. Basically ground nuts and fruits." I said, finishing my own off.

"Interesting. And you said you were taking me somewhere-?" He questioned, fixing me with those silvery eyes. I blinked.

"You have interesting eyes. Silver. Anyway, yes, I am. To the mall. A large place where people can buy their necessities for life." I explained. He nodded.

"As for my eyes, I find your far more uncommon than mine." He said dryly. I sniggered.

"Yes well mine has a scientific and plausible explanation, yours don't. I'll have to call them contacts." I decided.

"What are contacts?" He queried.

"Ummm, things people put in their eyes to change their eye color. Sometimes they use them as glasses- spectacles too." I said, unsure if he would get that. But he nodded.

"Hmmm. I see." He replied thoughtfully. "Strange things humans do." He said. I glared at him.

"Oh thank you very much, not-so-high elf anymore. I'll have you know that I'm an elf stuck in a mortal body. I'm quite sure that if you took me to Arda you'd see that." I retorted sourly.

"An elfling, then? Interesting." He said, studying me interestedly. I snorted.

"Look at yourself, Gwador." I replied with a smug grin. He just smiled amusedly in admitted defeat. "Anyway, I'll leave soon, mom. I guess I'll call Lark and let her in- I mean, we have been planning vacation together for a while, not to mention she's probably the only one who will believe me."

I whipped out my phone and texted her, inviting her over for a shopping spree. She texted back a few moments later, agreeing. We agreed to meet at the front of the mall in about thirty minutes. I took Maedhros to my room and set up a pallet on the floor, since that wouldn't hold him and thankfully my bed would. Like I said, he's tall.

"Okay, so you'll be sleeping here and I'll sleep on the floor." I said, moving to my dresser to grab my wallet.

"Are you quite sure? I don't want to-"

"Hush Maedhros, it's fine. If I didn't want to do it than I wouldn't have done it- besides, you wouldn't fit on the pallet." I said, laughing as I pulled him out the door again. Whelp, time to go to the mall!

Now, what should I say in answer to the inevitable questions of his clothes? His hair is fine, it can stay that way, so I'm not too concerned about that. Uh, right, say that he came back from cosplay and forgot all his clothes at another place by accident. Right. And I'm gonna need several hairbrushes. I grabbed all of the money and the letter for proof for Lark, and headed out the door.

This, is going to be the longest day ever. Maybe. Cross my fingers I won't pass out tonight, because I'm gonna need to make up some survival plans- Lark needs to stay with me for a whole two months, forget that she lives right next door.

Okay, going out- I opened the door to see a bunch of females on the street walking past. Oops. I slammed the door shut again in a hurry and made sure there was no one on the sidewalk before pushing Maedhros out. I'd better say that he's role playing to explain his speech and stuff too.

Like I said, maybe I've been reading way too many fanfics. There goes my sanity.