A/N: Wow. Ten on the second day. I should feel really special.

~*Sky Magic*~

Chapter Four

Katherine, Denera, Carmen and I stood in a corner, the one we had designated "ours." "I don't see why we have to come to these," I grumbled.

"Because they make us dear," Katherine said.

"I'm not 'dear,'" I said. "It's too stuffy and hot in here. I think I'm going to either barf or suffocate."

"We'd fail history, language, and survival class without you," Carmen said. "It wouldn't be that nice of you to die on us now. Besides, you never mentioned claustrophobia before."

"Well, I just did now," I muttered, fidgeting. I stood there, sipping water constantly until I snapped.

"Toodles," I said, turning around.

"Wait a sec!" Denera called after me. "Where did 'toodles' come from?"

"Don't know," I said and sprinted off.

I ran past Legolas, he was sitting with Estel and Boromir, talking. They had become friends that was my guess at least. "Hold on," I heard him toll them and then he got up and started to run after me. "What's up?" he asked.

"The ceiling," I replied. "The roof, some dust, the sky, probably some clouds-"

"You can stop now," he said. "I meant, where are you going."

"Out," I said simply. "Claustrophobia," I added in explanation.

"Mind if I join you? It was getting to hot in there."

"Not at all," I replied, I stopped running only long enough to rip the uncomfortable shoes Denera had gotten me to wear, throwing them on the ground. I bounded down a grass-covered hill, taken by the joy of being free. I loved the springy green feeling of the grass under my feet. I tripped on a rock and tumbled down part of the hill.

Legolas, running just behind me, tripped on me and fell down. "Ouchy," he muttered and got up, offering a hand to me.

"'Ouchy?' Where did that come from?" I said, taking his hand and pulling myself.

"I don't know," he admitted. "What do you intend on doing?"

"Climbing a tree," I replied, walking into the woods.

"In a skirt?" he demanded.

"Why not?"

"No idea, what do you plan to do in the tree?"

"Sit around and look at the stars, maybe talk with you if you join me."

"What makes you think I want to climb a tree?"

"Don't know. You ask a lot of questions. Did you know that?"

"Yes, how else would I learn anything?"

"Stop asking so many questions," I growled, finding a large oak and pulling myself up onto the first branch.

"Why should I?"

"Because if you don't, I'll find a way to make sure that you're my fencing partner in gym tomorrow and kick your ass, in front of all the boys and girls," I replied, climbing higher into the tree. "Are you coming?"

"Yes," Legolas replied and hoisted himself up into the tree. "Wouldn't want that, it'd be worse than the normal beating I receive from you."

"You bet," I mumbled. We were both silent until we reached the top of the tree. I found a comfortable branch and sat down. I stared up at the dark night sky, peering through the canopy to see white stars glittering brightly. "The star's are pretty tonight," I murmered.

"Mmm," he replied. "They're not the only thing that's pretty."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I demanded, sitting up suddenly.

"This," he said and kissed me. Not the thing I expected, not that I would ever expect someone to willingly kiss me.

"What was that?" I demanded, blinking.

"A kiss, you should know that. You aren't that stupid," Legolas replied smiling. I sat and blinked, like a thunderstruck deer. This is so strange; I thought when he kissed me again.

"You know," I said, just realizing that I had kissed him back. "Making out in a tree isn't the wisest thing I've ever done. It's almost as bad as playing with a sword in a tree."

"Really? Do you have a better place, this is quiet, and besides… it's quiet," he replied, kissing me again.

"Ummmmm, I know of a nice ridge, it over looks a small lake, facing east, we could wait for sunrise there," I said.

"Sounds good, do you think anyone would come by?" he asked as I started to climb out of the tree.

"No," I replied. "It's a place where I go when I want to be alone."

"Well then," he replied and started down after me.

***

I had, luckily, found the shoes and was quietly tiptoeing back into my room, it was well after sunrise. I opened the door and gently shut it behind me. "Mmm, so, Amriell's back, and look her hair is messed up. Wonder what she was doing that kept her away so long," I heard Denera's voice say, clearly holding back laughter,

"What she and Legolas were doing is more like it," Carmen added.

I put my fingers to my temple and turned around to face Denera, Carmen, and Katherine, all of them were grinning ear to ear, and looked ready to burst out into fits of laughter.

"Smeared lip gloss?" Katherine demanded. "Do you think they were **gasp** kissing?"

With that all of them burst out into fits of giggles. "That is so not funny," I muttered. "I don't ask what happened to you, Katherine, when you and Boromir disappeared. Or you Denera, when you sneak in around midnight." They both turned red, I was the only one who saw them, no one else stayed up that late normally.

"So, Amriell, does this mean that you and Legolas are a couple?" Carmen asked.

"No comment," I replied and grabbed new clothing. "I need to take a shower."

As I washed my hair, I thought, Legolas is mine! No one, not even Niphredil can take him away.

A/N: For those of you who were hoping that this wasn't such a Legolas romance story, just watch and see, things will happen (hint hint.)

~*Sky Magic*~