This chap is about 2,000 words. Thank you all reviewers, those that fav and follows. I will announce that this is the second last chapter to this story. The next will be an epilogue. This is so I can have the option for a sequel with two OC's. The other OC is introduced in this chapter. The sequel should be posted under LOTR for it will follow them both under the war ;) Whenever I get to writing it. For now I need a break, and I'm sorry for those that I might disappoint. Myself I love OCxThranduil stories and usually like them long, but for now I cannot go on with this one, and only a sequel makes sense to me, I'm sorry.

R&R! Enjoy!

Chapter 12:

It was almost too much. Living in Lórien had never been such pain, but in Thranduil's realm she had to act like a queen. Or at least learn how to act as one. She did not feel herself. She loved meeting the people of the realm too much, so when the "higher up" elves came to complain, all she wanted to do was cover her ears. There was more important matters out there.

She had to admit that Thranduil impressed her, he took it all with great patience and tried to calm the situation, however, his icy mask helped a lot in his favor. No one wanted to anger him.

She stood by his side, crowned as a princess for now until their consummation and marriage. Which the date had not even been set. They had not bonded yet, but she felt after spending more time with him, learning from him, seeing what he saw, that she understood a bit more of him, and hopefully him her.

Coming back to their chambers, he would complain about hearings and annoying elves. How did he even stand it? How indeed, she then wondered. Then again, she also knew he loved his subjects, even the annoying ones.

The evenings she usually told him about her previous world, the strange place and strange things, he could not even imagine. He seemed always so fascinated, but mainly hearing about her previous life. There was not that many years to tell from, so eventually she told him how she ended up with Galadriel and Celeborn and how she had to get used to her new life. Thranduil seemed so fascinated and she loved the feelings she received from him. They were more open now.

Though the road had not been the easiest one, they still tried and neither gave up, ever. That was what kept them true to each other. They knew they had such a strong bond and denying such love… who in their right minds could? Their souls belonged to each other.

Calithilel was so fascinated when she got to learn new things together with Thranduil, and her happiness shined through so brightly. She truly could not imagine a life without her mate. Past horrors almost seemed to fade far into the past.

Then the date of consummation had been set, as well as the crowning as queen of the Greenwood. Yes, indeed it was greener now. Though the guard was yet not as many as they once had been, at least most of them were posted in the woods, always on lookout. Somehow she felt lighter. After pulling through her depressed state, she felt she was more open for happiness, it could no longer get worse, for she knew, deep within, that one day she would truly be blessed.

It was a strange day it happened. She was out walking through the forest when she stumbled. Confused she looked around, there was no tree roots close. She looked down. Shocked she stared at the elleth on the ground. She was unconscious, but that was not the biggest concern, what did surprise her was her very light blue hair. It was long and messy to say the least; however, she also wondered where she came from. The only other elleth with different hair color that was not natural was herself. She felt concerned when she heard a voice in her head.

"This is Adeline from the human world. She was never a soul of this world, however, we saved her soul when she died there and created a body for her like we did yours. She has a role to play in the coming war."

"You must be kidding," she whispered and felt even more concerned now.

"She has a strong connection with the element of water, which explains her hair color. She will also be able to shift in the water to a creature belonging to it."

"For example a mermaid?" she asked, out of curiosity.

"If she so wishes. Help her gain her strength when she awakens, but then send her to Rivendell. Lord Elrond should know she's coming."

"Is that all?" No answer. "Great," she muttered.

Carefully she tried to summon some of the wind to help her lift up Adeline. Why not give her an elven name? she briefly wondered and started walking back. By the gates, the guards looked at her with curiosity and she hurriedly explained that she had found her in the woods. She barely seemed to breathe so she was quick to get to the healing wing. The wind lowered Adeline on a bed and then left her control. Concerned she watched as the healer fussed a bit, until she ushered her outside.

Calithilel ran to Thranduil with worry written clearly on her face, she briefly told him about the elleth from her previous world and he seemed more concerned when she told him about the next war to come, and that the elleth would have a role to play.

"You must go back to her then, and explain what has happened, she will with no doubt feel confused when she wakes up."

"I know," she answered, then kissed him softly on the cheek and left to sit by Adeline's side.

It took three days before the elleth awakened. Calithilel had taken a small nap in the chair beside the bed when she suddenly heard movement beside her. She opened her eyes and looked straight into purple irises. They both blinked. For a moment it seemed like Adeline was about to scream bloody murder so she held her hands up in surrender. "Please don't scream," she said with a calm voice.

Adeline took a deep breath.

Where the hell was she? One moment she remembered a car coming straight towards hers, and then everything went black. The next she was aware of was a lot of sounds. She also took notice that she could smell much better. What in the world had happened? She opened her eyes.

The woman in front of her was unbelievably beautiful. She had the strangest purple hair, but her pointed ears stood the mostly out, ok, that was not true. Her eyes did. They were the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen and she almost felt herself wanting those eyes. Then realization dawned. She was not in a normal hospital. The woman in front of her did not seem human. And her sight was much clearer than before.

The woman held her hands up. "Please don't scream," she said, reading her thoughts, or so she felt.

Adeline took a deep breath. "Where am I?" she then asked. Shocked she clamped a hand over her mouth. That was not her voice. Or it was, just more beautiful, if that made sense.

"You are currently in the Greenwood. Well, Thranduil's realm. My name is Calithilel and-"

"Wait! Thranduil… as in he is an elf, and he's king? Right?"

"You've seen the Hobbit, I assume." Calithilel tilted her head.

"You must be joking with me!"

"I assure you I am not. The Vala saved you when you died in your world. They created this body for you and saved your soul. You have been chosen," she explained calmly.

Adeline did not know what to think. How old was this elleth? Certainly older than her. Yet she seemed to know a lot about her own world. Even the Hobbit movie. "So… I'm in a movie?" she asked slowly.

Calithilel literally face palmed. "No. You have come to the period after the Hobbit, but before The Lord of The Rings."

"How do you even know this?" she then asked, highly suspicious.

"I was once a resident in your world as well. Although my soul originally belonged to this one. So the Vala brought be back here when I died there, kind of like with you. They even gifted you."

"Er, what do you mean by gifted?"

Calithilel seemed to lift her lip up into a half-smile. Her eyes sparkled. "Your hair is light blue, you have not noticed it yet because I have braided it so it is out of your way. Because you got the gift of water, that element took a hold in your hair; it was sort of the same with me." She giggled.

Adeline felt like her eyes were bugging out. "It's blue?!"

"What was your human irises like?" she asked, avoiding her outburst.

"Blue, why, are they like yours?" she lifted a brow.

"No, they are purple."

Of all the colors… she started to think.

It was hard to grasp, especially the situation she was in. Why in the world would she be sent to Middle Earth? Of all the places? It was just out of fanfiction, or so she thought. With an afterthought, she briefly wondered if she would be paired up with someone. She shook her head. Oh my god… This is not the right time to be thinking about this!

"I know this is a lot to take in. I will send in Taenil with some food. We can talk more tomorrow." Calithilel stood to leave.

"Wait, who are you?" Adeline asked.

"I am Thranduil's mate."

I am Thranduil's mate. The one short sentence seemed to ring in her head after Calithilel had left. How was she his mate? Because her soul had once come from here? Thranduil's wife? Legolas' mother. Wonder if I'll meet Legolas around here, she briefly wondered. Don't be such a stupid fangirl, she then corrected herself.

"Ok," she breathed. "I'm still 24 years old. I'm grown. I'm mature. I can handle this." I cannot handle this. "Maybe if I fall asleep I'll wake up in my own bed, right? Come on, what am I saying? I would have woken up ages ago." Her thoughts were more confusing than helpful. In a way she wanted to believe all of this, but at the same time, she could not. How? For how was this all possible? She had to admit she never believed in a god, she more liked the idea of a goddess, not that it was likely. She always liked to believe in magic. Magic. This was magic. So why could she not believe in it? Calithilel had explained that the Valar had saved her. So obviously some higher power existed. It was just all so strange.

Exhausted from all her thinking she quickly fell asleep.

Calithilel was true to her word. She came the next day and helped Adeline out of bed. She handed her clothing similar to the ones she wore, probably to make her feel comfortable.

"Where am I to stay?" she suddenly asked.

"Here. For now. When you are well and ready for travel, you will be escorted to Rivendell. Lord Elrond is awaiting you," Calithilel explained.

Adeline frowned. "Why can I not stay here?"

"You are needed in the future war, or so the Vala told me. You have to train. You have to get ready."

"What about you?" She lifted her eyebrows. Calithilel shrugged.

"I am to stay here. I will soon be queen of the Greenwood. My duty is here. To keep the forest healthy."

"You keep the forest healthy?" She was so very curious and she knew it.

"It's part of my gift. It is my strongest gift. Yet the wind element would not let go of my hair." She giggled.

It was one of the last conversations she had with the future queen. She felt strong quickly. And though she never had ridden a horse in her entire life, it seemed to come naturally to her when she mounted her first horse. She did not need tutoring. So the next day she was set to leave for Rivendell.

Sitting on her horse she looked one last time at the purple haired woman. She looked at her with worried eyes. It did not help her own feelings. Who knew what would meet her out there? And she had zero experience. Oh great… she thought and grimaced.

Calithilel watched Adeline leave. One day their paths would cross again, she was sure of it. But when, she could not know with certainty. She did not have many years to train and learn before the war came, which reminded her of her own duties to her kingdom. It was time she became queen and helped her own people. It was time.

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- Moonlight Starlove