Prologue

Disclaimer: I do not own the Hobbit, or the wonderful, world of Middle Earth everything belongs to J.R.R Tolkien and Peter Jackson. I only own my OC. Anyway, this is my first ever fanfiction :D Hope you all enjoy it. Please feel free to leave comments and tell me what you think.

Prologue: Meet Ellie Vaughan

Have you ever felt like you don't belong?

Like no matter how hard you tried people only ever saw what you looked like on the outside, not the person within.

That is exactly how Ellie Vaughan felt. She was a quiet nineteen year old that liked to keep to herself. Ellie was comfortable around her family and the few close friends she had. That was all she needed. That and her books, movies and music. It wasn't exactly the most exciting life ever but Ellie always dreamed of something more, like the adventures in her books and the movies she watched. Full of magic, fantasy and mystery.

When Ellie was put into a situation with a group of people she did not know she was the quiet girl that everyone thought she was. It was only through time and trust that people could discover the real Ellie. Not the Ellie she had created.

As a child Ellie was never the popular kid. Her friends were popular or loud or both, so she never really had to do the talking. In any group of friends she had throughout her life she was the quiet one of the group. But at the same time she was the voice of reason. She was honest and trustworthy. The peace keeper. The type of person they would turn to in their time of need and she would happily help them. All the while hiding behind the quiet, sweet, persona she had created for herself.

However, as Ellie grew older, all she wanted to do was break out of the role she had created. She wanted people to be interested in her thoughts and ideas. She wanted people to listen to her for once. She didn't want to be the centre of attention but she thought it would be nice to know her opinion mattered. All Ellie wanted was to be known for who she really was not the person everyone else seen. But years spent in the role she had created made people blind to who she really was. They did not want to see past the little girl that they knew.

It was infuriating and exhausting, at times. Always having to put on an act to keep other people happy. Her family and close friends were the only ones to see the true Ellie. It was the only time Ellie didn't have to act, pretend to be something she was not any more. But Ellie always had the feeling that most people didn't want to make the effort to get to know the real her.

It was a horrible feeling. One that made her want to run and hide. It was like a heavy weight at the pit of her stomach that she couldn't get rid of. With some people it felt like (when she got the chance to talk) every word she said was being record and everyone around her was judging her. Almost like she was being put on trial for being herself.

Perhaps it was those feelings that made it easier for Ellie in the end.

When she was taken out of her world by a force greater than herself and thrown into another world unlike her own. A world she had only ever dreamed about. Full of magic, mystery and the one thing she had always craved. Adventure.

But, lets not get ahead of ourselves. To truly understand Ellie's story we should start at the beginning. The day she was taken from her world and her life was changed forever.

So that's the prologue of Set in Stone. I know it's not much but I wanted everyone to get to know the character first before I jumped into the story and how Ellie is going to get to Middle Earth. Hope you liked it and like I said at the top feel free to leave a comment. Until next time!