Hello! I've had fun writing this story so far. Feel free to R&R, but please be kind this is my first Fanfic :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Rings

Prologue

The brunette opened the passenger door of the old rusty car, looking back only to gaze momentarily at the old school building. She breathed in the air, smelling it for what would be her last time as a student. A huge sigh escaped her lips before she gracefully leaned under the roof of the car and positioned herself in the passenger seat, softly closing the door behind her. The driver's seat door slammed closed beside her, causing her to jump in non-expectance, but she continued to stare at the high school. She buckled her seatbelt, hearing the driver do the same. She watched the building slip away into the distance as the car sped along the large road.

Her friend laughed a smile as she watched the girl with the long, dark hair that tumbled down in soft curls down to her waist (very unlike her own short, choppy do that she had to straighten everyday)

"Missing it already, Ness?" the blonde laughed

Vanessa turned from the window to face her friend

"No Hayley, just thinking…" She said dreamily

"Come-on, Vanessa! We don't have to see that old High School again if we don't want to! And you're about to leave for medical school, and we can bunk together in Melbourne… The possibilities for our lives are endless." Hayley encouraged dramatically

"Don't you ever think there is something missing? As though life is just within your grasp, yet it's not enough?" Vanessa said sadly

Hayley shrugged "no."

Vanessa sighed and the car filled with a deafening silence. The car started to speed up, overtaking many of the cars in front of them.

"Hayley, watch out," Vanessa said, a slight murmur of fear in her voice "Slow down, you're going to get a speeding fine"

"No, I'm not!" Hayley said, puzzled by her friend's observation

"YES, you are" Vanessa said sternly "You are going 80km in a 60 zone and cars have been blinking their lights, warning you, my dear friend, of a police car up ahead."

Hayley started to slow down, just in time to pass the police car.

"How did I get such a smart friend?" She laughed

"You were assigned as my 'buddy' when I was skipped up two years in Primary School, I believe" Vanessa said smugly

"Oh, Don't rub it in, you're only sixteen…and I can drive so… ha!"

Both girls laughed, Hayley taking her eyes off the road for a split second, not looking back in time to see the large truck barrelling along the road. The last thing that either of the girls remembered was the large impact of the truck and the shattering of glass before their visions clouded over into darkness.