Chapter 2:

I open my eyes and find myself where I should not be. I must still be asleep. But the slight flutter of wind feels so real. I stand up too fast and my head spins and my legs start to give way. Something grabs me before I fall to the ground. A soft growl enters my mind, 'Do not struggle, answer my questions and we will not hurt you.' That was about the biggest lie I had ever received.

'Who are you?' I look to my left and see a tall man with piercing blue eyes looking intently at me with his arrow pointing at me. While the other man held me up.

'Why would I tell you?' I reply, as I shook my head thinking maybe I have died and this is the afterlife.

The man, who I still did not know the name to, tightened his grip on my wrists. I wince in pain.

'Answer the question.' His voice growled in my ear, I wanted to shiver but I hold my ground well I tried to at least.

'Am I dead?' I ask, hoping it to be true because this was not normal.

'I can assure you, we are as real as you and you are most certainly not dead. If you wish to remain breathing I suggest you start answering our questions.'

'My name is Mia, Mia Matthews, where am I? Who are you? And what do you want from me?' I lied.

'We are currently in the middle of nowhere, who we are is none of your concern. You will travel with us until we deicide your fate.' Those blue eyes held distrust and threats.

"Where do you hail from?" I assumed he meant where I was born.

'Australia'. With the confused looks I continue, 'I live in Sydney'.

'I have travelled across the lands of Middle Earth and I have never heard of Sydney before. Who are you really?' Growled the voice behind me.

'I have told you, it is not my problem if you choose not to believe me.' How could they have not heard of Sydney? Before I could protest I felt my hands being tied behind my back.

'Attempt to escape I will not hesitate to kill you. Understand?' All I could do was nod dumbly.

He walked in front of me his piercing grey eyes stared right into my soul as if he were trying to extract the devil himself from me. Blue eyes handed grey eyes a black cloth and soon I was blinded.

'How do you expect me to walk if I cannot see where it is I am going?' I snapped.

I felt one of them pull at the rope, I was being led like a dog. Great I thought as we walked. I tripped a few times. I was not in a comfortable or forgiving position. Flashes of my brother haunted my mind as I was dragged to who knows where. It soon came to my realisation that there were more people around. Soon I was pulled to a stop and was being forced to sit down.

'Now my dear girl. I must know, how it is you ended up in the middle of nowhere? But first perhaps you should inform us of your true identity', the voice sounded much older and yet kinder but still firm. I kept silent, not knowing what I should say.

'I see you are injured and I do not see you as a threat. I am Gandalf, and you my dear have somehow managed to find your way into our group. We are resting here for the night, it would serve you well not to antagonize us. Aragorn will care for your wounds if you allow him to.'

'Will you let me walk free?' I asked hoping this simple request would be granted.

'Well now that will depend on your answers.' Suddenly I was able to see again.

I looked around the group, it was the strangest looking group I had seen. If it were not for the fact that each of them carried a weapon I would have laughed myself to my grave.

Grey eyes who I now knew as Aragorn sat down in front of me, 'Will you allow me to heal your wounds?' He asked his eyes unblinking and searching mine as if to say I will not harm you. I gave a slight nod and his hands went to my head and I flinched a little and feeling his warm hands on my head. He made sure the cut on my head from the fall was tended to. Blue eyes who was still unnamed came up holding food. He whispered something to Aragorn, then left. Aragorn handed me what looked like chicken, I took it without the intension of eating it. I had stopped eating a long time ago I was not about to start.

'What is your intension?' Aragorn asked as he continued working on the cuts on my arms. I laughed I had none, I looked down only then having noticed I was still wearing my school uniform. I was grateful I had worn my jumper, for the knee length, summer dress did not offer much warmth I sent a thanks up to the gods that my school also insisted we wear long socks in summer.

'I have none. Let me tell you something, I woke up this morning I found something which I will never be able to run from. I went to school, and then before I knew it I was being tied up and blind folded. I do not know where I am or who you people are, blue eyes looks different from any human I have seen. You have what I assume to be children out in the middle of nowhere. Are you kidnapping me, and taking me to some sex trade place so I can produce children? Is that what this is?' Aragorn looked shocked as did Gandalf.

'Indeed you have mistaken us. We do not intend to perform such a horrid deed. I have finished cleaning your cuts. Eat now, I must speak to Gandalf.'

Blue eyes came up to me, 'I am Legolas, you will travel with us, but we mean you no harm. Stand up turn around.'

Oh yes because I was going to do that, 'I am not stupid, I do not believe your words.' But Legolas quickly undid the rope binding my hands together.

Gandalf came up to us, 'You do not have a choice for some unexplained reason it seems you are meant to join our adventure for now. I believe you are not from this world, and I can only offer my word that no harm will come to you. However if there is no trust on your side you will remain tied up. Now eat girl you look like you are fading away.' I threw the plate away and almost at once Legolas had tied me up again. The rope dug sharply into my skin.

'Sleep, tomorrow we walk.' Gandalf had left us to it, and it became a stare down. Which I lost and soon I closed my eyes but not my mind. I felt his eyes watching me, I could not run I had no strength to run.