Meet the Cast

Summary: Two girls from our time are transported to Middle Earth right before the Council of Elrond.

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The two friends left church, each clutching a Legolas poster their friend bought them in London. The parents of the brunette advanced upon the duo, mother raising her eyebrow in inquiry as to what the tubular object in her daughter's hand was. The girls exchanged a look and spontaneously burst out laughing.

"Mom, don't freak out. Cleve gave both of us a poster. I promise I didn't ask for it, and I didn't buy it!" Laura tried to explain the situation to her two parents.

Her father mocked her, saying in a girly voice, "Oh Orlando! He's so dreamy!"

Laura retaliated, "That is so wrong, on so many levels."

Her mother instructed her, "Get in the car."

Suzanne and Laura embraced in a friendly hug before the taller girl got into the car with her parents. Suzanne's older sister pulled up beside the obnoxious red dodge caravan and Suzie jumped in the car.

"I'll talk to you online!"

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The drive home from church was 30 minutes long. Laura's parents incessantly asked questions regarding that night. Some creep had come up to the brunette at dinner after church and asked her to be his girlfriend without even knowing her. Suzanne and Stephany came to the rescue, leaving Anna defenseless against the guy. Anna had always been one to speak her mind, however, and rid herself of the problem within 5 minutes. Laura's parents had seen the entire incident and wanted to know every detail.

"So, who was he? Why was he talking to you girls? Do you like him?" her dad asked.

"Just another annoying guy. Who knows? And No." Laura replied, rolling her eyes in response to the onslaught.

As soon as the car pulled into the driveway, Laura jumped out and ran into the house. The annoying poodle began coughing again, excited to see the family of three return. Laura quickly rushed past the dog, grabbing the cordless phone and sitting down before the computer. She dialed the number of Lindsey, her best friend, and waited until someone finally picked up the phone.

"Hello, is Lindsey there?"

"Sure. Hold on just a minute. Lindsey!"

"Got it! Hello?"

"Hey! What's up?"

"Nothing much, what's up with you?"

"Just got home from church. I got this awesome Legolas poster!"

"Oh my gosh, Laura! You are so obsessed."

"What? Cleve gave it to me?"

"Wait, I thought Cleve liked Suzanne."

"He does, but we are friends." (A/N: inflection on the are there, I don't understand how to italicize)

"Oh, okay."

"So, what's the deal with you and Kevin?"

"Umm, well, he asked me out."

"And you said?"

"No."

Laura rolled her eyes, clearly not pleased with the answer.

"You've been in love with him for like, a year! And now, when he asks you on a date, you turn him down?"

"I just don't like him anymore."

Suzanne's screen name popped up on the screen.

"All right. It's you're life. I've got to go. I'll talk to you later. Bye!"

She hit the off button and quickly typed in a salutation to Suzanne. The two continued to chat for the next two hours, looking at pictures online, taking quizzes, and doing anything to pass the time. Both had on The Fellowship of the Ring extended version and were quoting along with the movie.

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At 12:00, a strange pop-up appeared on the computer screen. It was to meet the cast of The Lord of the Rings! Laura quickly sent the URL to Suzanne and they both clicked on it. The computers shut off immediately, both girls sitting in front of them in wonder of what happened. Lightning rumbled outside and suddenly the girls were falling into darkness.

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A/N: yeah, yeah.it's probably cliché. But, writing's better than playing spider solitaire. Please review.