**Disclaimer I do not own Faking It**
Karma woke up realizing her arm was around Amy's waist. She blushed slightly. It was a different feeling. They had woken up like this previously, drool on Amy's shirt, but still. Since it changed, well everything changed. She smiled to herself and watched as Amy's eyes fluttered open.
"Good morning." Amy smiled.
She saw Karma staring at her, getting lost in the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen and all she was doing was staring at her profile. They were brown and some may say ordinary but not to Amy. To Amy they were perfect.
Amy squirmed like an ant under a magnifying glass burning under the light rays of the sun that concentrated to a point for too long.
"What are you looking at? With such a goofy smile?"
Amy looked around the room.
Karma realized then that Amy did not even come close to understanding how beautiful she was. Then her heart dropped once more, much like when Amy first kissed her, because she would end up getting a secret boyfriend and… Karma did not know how she would deal with it.
She shook her head and decided to change the subject.
"So I was thinking why don't we go shopping for our outfits?"
"Outfits?"
"For when we are king and- well queen and queen."
"Ugh does that mean I have to wear a suit?"
Karma's eyes got wide.
"Not if you are uncomfortable. I didn't think you liked dresses anyway and well, it doesn't matter."
"Well, I like to feel pretty sometimes." Amy laughed.
Karma nodded. She knew what Amy meant.
"If you make me carry your things one more time though, I'm never going shopping with you again. You remember how last time went! You took hours."
"Can I get the tiara?" Karma nudged Amy, still lying on the bed. They could be like this for hours, staring at the ceiling getting lost in conversation.
"I'm more of a crown girl anyway."
She turned to look at Karma's face to find utter excitement and joy, Amy was proud she could do that for her best friend.
"I can't believe you dragged me into this!"
"You didn't have to come you know" Karma responds.
"It's you, obviously I did."
It was true, Amy could never say no.
Amy takes her by the hand as they enter the mall.
"For the show right? Just in case anybody sees." Amy sadly says.
"Come on Amy. After we get the perfect dress we can stop by the ice cream shop in the food court."
"That sounds perfect."
It was because it did. Everything seemed right in that moment.
Karma thought remembered how they tried every single group out there, every single club. They bounced around in classes and social groups trying to find their place. Drama always had been Karma's best class; she was a drama queen in every sense of the word. She figured that's all they were doing, playing dress up, playing a role, acting. That's what it was. It was like on Halloween when one dressed up like a pirate. That's all nothing more. They were faking it.
"Amy?"
"Yeah Karma?"
"Do you think we are doing something wrong? Is it wrong to…pretend?"
She called from across the dressing room. It was tiny store with only a few dressing rooms but they could still talk to one another from separate rooms.
"Karma stop, just stop, you dragged me into this so WE ARE going through with it." It wasn't angry, just mainly frustrated.
"Fine fine." They both open their doors and walk out at the same time.
"Wow." Amy says.
She gave Karma a once over in her dress and Karma could not help but do the same.
Was she really about to pull this move…
"Can you, you know. Zip up my dress?"
The words left Karma's mouth without a filter. She would have brought her hand up comically with bugged eyes had it not been for the fact her hand was holding up her dress from her chest.
Did she really ask that? Amy wondered to herself. Wow.
She was then brought back to the locker room. To Karma in nothing but a towel, after kissing her friend, well, it seemed more alluring. Until she remembered, what Karma was talking about in that moment, Liam, the popular boy, the hunk, and the boy with perfect lips. She thought if Karma had felt anything from her she would be gushing over their kiss. She would feel how she feels…
"Amy?" Karma's voice grounded her once more.
"Yeah I can. What are friends for right?"
"Right!"
After the dress was on properly Karma once more took Amy in. "You look beautiful."
Amy looked down embarrassed. "Really? You are not just saying that right?"
"Have I ever lied to you?"
Amy smiled. "You ate peanut butter. That's one thing."
Karma's eyes now bugged out and she put her hand over her mouth. "How did…?"
"Come on Karma. I'm not as dumb as I look, you should know that by now. Besides, lips felt tingly for hours."
Karma felt brave for a second and winked and said "You sure that was the peanut butter sweetie?"
Amy furiously blushed. "I SAID IT ONCE I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. DO NOT FLATTER YOUR SELF!" She emphasized her words with hand motions. Something Karma said she did all the time, she never really noticed.
There was a shared laugh, and then seriousness filled in the atmosphere.
"He gave it to you didn't he? I saw you two going at it. I mean- I looked like a fool Karma. You are supposed to play my girlfriend."
Karma felt bad that Amy had seen all that. She didn't mean to hurt her and she saw the betrayal in her eyes. This was not how this conversation was supposed to go.
"I didn't mean to embarrass you. I swear- look I'm sorry."
"I want you to be happy- I don't want to see you hurt."
And there she was again- her best friend always trying to help her, protect her, and make sure she was not used or abused. The friend she ran to, the friend that hid her. The friend who left on the night light when she stayed over because the dark was scary and it made her feel alone and isolated. Like she was the only person left on earth. Still, she was not, because Amy was always there. Amy made her feel like she was he only girl on earth, but in a completely different way,a nice way.
They were never too deep; they discussed the important things without words.
"I know, but I never will be hurt as long as you are my friend."
"Okay then. Well we should buy-"
Just then the person who was helping them came in the back.
"Oh my god if you don't get these dresses I don't know what I will do!"
"Hear that Amy? It seems like we found the ones! Our dresses, so… do you think this is how royalty feels?"
Amy viewed herself in the mirror and finally saw herself as more, as someone who was confident in the future and who they were.
"Actually I don't think I'll hold a candle to you but it is good."
"Oh my gosh are you two together? Wait a minute…" He studied them "You are the girls from Hester High, campaigning! That is so brave, you both are so cute, and you are helping a lot of people I hear!" The salesperson said. Neither girl had ever thought of it like that. "Well whenever you are ready I will ring you up in the front."
Karma looked and whispered in Amy's ear when the person looked away. "Do we just have an aura around us? A force?"
They were lost in their own world, they chuckled.