Chapter Eight

I was lying on my bed, reading. "Look, it's our good friend the bitchy bookworm," Niphredil sneered.

I rolled my eyes, just my luck, Arwen brought her friends. "I'm not afraid to hurt you, I'm just running out of room to hide the bodies," I said back. "Besides, you're just upset that you lost Legolas to me." I shut my book and sprang up. "How long are you going to be here? I need to know how long I have to lock myself in the bathroom for."

"Not longer than we have to," Arwen snapped. Things were getting more and more tense between us.

"Oh good, then I don't have to take refuge from all the perfume after all," I said, and plopped back down next to my book.

They left, leaving me, thankfully, to my book. Carmen, Denera and Katherine liked Arwen, not that I could see how. I swear she was stealing my friends, whenever Arwen and I got in a fight, most of the time, they would take her side, always, never fail. She was in my wilderness survival camp. Which meant that we would be going on the same trip the next day, staying in the same camp.

I was already packed, I wanted to be ready. I took a shower and then went to eat dinner. Going to bed after that. The point of the camp was we all went to some sort of remote area with enough supplies, barely, we were also left with a senior who was supposed to make sure we didn't kill each other. Camp was already set up, according Glorfindel, and we would just unpack.

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It turned out that four hobbits, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin, Éomer, Éowyn, Denera, Legolas, Carmen, Arwen, Estel, Niphredil, Boromir, Faramir, and me were on the trip. "How are we supposed to do the tents?" I asked. We had four large tents, and two small tents.

"I dunno. Six tents, six girls, why not one girl to a tent? Legolas can go with Amriell if it makes him happy…" Éomer joked.

"Excuse my brother, he has a very sick mind," Éowyn said and glared.

"Don't worry, Éowyn," Arwen reassured her. "It's perfectly normal for a guy to have a sick mind."

"Hey! That's not funny!" Faramir said.

"How 'bout this," Denera said. "Normally it's three people to a large tent, but since hobbits are small, we can put four of them into a large tent. Carmen, Amriell and I can go into another large tent; Amriell and Arwen would kill each other if they had to share a tent. Éowyn, Niphredil and Arwen in another large tent. Two boys in the other small tent, the other three in the large one."

"I think that's the best idea yet," Carmen said, enthusiastically. "A lot better than one girl to a tent. One to a tent indeed…" she eventually trailed off but continued muttering under her breath.

We all agreed with Carmen, and soon camp was established. We were sitting around, waiting for our senior to arrive, he was late. "Sorry I'm late," someone called, sprinting into camp. "I needed to see to last minute arrangements."

"Haldir?" I squealed, delighted. He was still my friend and we didn't get to spend much time together. Legolas' head shot up and he immediately scooted closer to me, a bit to protective.

"Hi," he said. "I'm Haldir, would you care to tell me your names?" Everyone went around the circle, saying their name. Estel and Éomer, being popular liked him. Haldir was well liked, by everyone. Later that evening I caught Niphredil eyeing him. ~You really shouldn't worry~ I told myself. ~He knows better than to get mixed up with someone like her. ~

Haldir and I talked for quite awhile, catching up. When I was done, ready to go and get ready for bed, Legolas tapped my shoulder. "Can I talk to you?"

"You are right now," I replied, giggling, a little too much sugar on my part, I had brought quite a bit of my twenty pound supply of candy, I thought it might be appreciated.

"I meant in private," he said and sighed.

"Okay," I said and grabbed his hand, dragging him deeper into the woods behind me.

"Do you like Haldir?" he asked when we were a good ways away from camp.

"Of course I do," I replied, just a bit punchy, I really should have eased up on the caffeine. "He's my friend."

"I don't mean that way," Legolas replied.

"Then what way to you mean?" I asked, a little clueless on my part for that matter.

"As in a little more than friendship," he said. "Amriell, you aren't stupid or clueless."

"No," I replied. "I used to, but it was just a childhood crush. Why? Don't tell me you were jealous of him."

Legolas sighed and looked away. "I just don't want to lose you," he said.

"I don't think you are in danger of losing me," I said and kissed him. "You're cute when you're jealous. Did you know that?"

"No idea," he replied and kissed me. "It's reassuring though."

"Really?"

"Really," he said, pulling me closer.

"Really?"

"You're annoying, did you know that?"

"Didn't have the faintest idea. But, really?"

"Shut up."

"Make me."

"Fine," he said and kissed me again.

I broke the kiss and grinned evilly, "I don't think that worked for the shutting up idea."

"Good lord! We'd better get back to camp," he said and let go of me.

A/N: That's all I have time for tonight! Review! I believe you and the little button are acquainted. Get to know it better.

~*Sky Magic*~