Through my Eyes

Chapter 2

A Good Lessen to Learn

I heard a knock on my door but I was too up set at Laura to see her now. I pulled my teddy bear up close around my chest and held him tightly.

"Go away Laura, you of all people should know that I don't want to talk to anyone right now" I said quietly, from my bed, but loud enough for the person at the door to hear me well enough. I rolled over and allowed my back at face the door as I heard the lock click and the door open and then faintly close. I look back and was about to tell Laura to take a hint and leave, only it wasn't her, it was one of the elves. I thought the word with distaste. Couldnt they just leave me the well enough alone, they just come in here and think that they can just change lives. Well at least it's the hot one. He was the one that I had seen earlier with the long blonde hair slightly blonder then mine, and the crystal blue eyes rather then my green forest ones. The teniosn and uncomfortable silence between us grew to the point at which it could be cut with a knife.

"Yes?" I said breaking the staring contest between us. He looked down as if he almost forgot why he was there. It took him just a few seconds to remember in which then he looked back up at me.

"Laura was wondering if you were hungry" he said indicating to the tray of cookies he had brought up. I always loved Sarah's cookies, they were always warm and fresh, but today I just wasn't in the mood for them.

"No thank you im fine for now" I said sitting up. I was expecting him to leave since our conversation was over, but surprisingly he stayed. "Is there anything else?" I questioned him, my voice becoming bitter.

"Why are you so upset?" he finally asked me slightly tilting his head, with a curious look in his eyes. Out of all the questions I was expecting this was not one of them. I had no idea how to respond to it.

"Well . . .I guess mainly because my best friend I have known for like fifteen years has been lying to me from the beginning of our friendship, Im leaving behind the people I know, well except Laura, and really the only place I have ever been able to call home, and oh yeah how could it have slipped my mind im changing into a different species that I never even know existed until this morning! Im just so stressed out right now, I just cant handle it all." I said almost on the verge of tears again. He came and sat on the bed next to me and put his arm around me and rested his hand on my shoulder to comfort me. I used my thumb to wipe away the tears that had finally come to my eyes. I suddenly hear him gasp. I looked up and was going to ask "what the . . ?" but he told me before I could ask.

"Do you have any archery ranges near your village?" he asked with the look of excitement in his eyes.

"Uhh . . I can check . . .Why?" I responded, and began to search through my desk area until I found my dusty old yellow pages book. I was flipping through "Archery . . . . Archery ahh here we go. Hummm not to far, but why do you want to know if we have archery ranges" I asked as I looked up at him to see he was looking over my shoulder, which he was. His breath on the back of my neck made it almost impossible to focus. 'Come on Sam, you can do this, Its not like he's drop dead gorgeous. Yeah, yeah that's it.' I tried to convince myself although it wasn't working, so I just pulled my mind off theat topic completely.

"It happens to be very soothing for the soul and it helps to clear you thoughts" he stated simply.

"Ok fair enough. I have to tell you though we had an archery unit in gym class in high school and I stunk at it, so don't get your hopes up." I admitted to him.

"Well then I shall just have to help you then, milady" he said with a smile that made me just want to melt on the spot.

"I would like that and you, my lord, can just call me Sam," I replied with a smile hoping it had the same effect on him as his had on me. I think it did because he not only smiled but looked deep into my eyes making me blush furiously and I had to look away.

"And you Sam can call me Legolas" he stated.

"Alright Legolas lets go" I replied grabbing my jacket and letting it hang over my forearm. I looked back and noticed the clothes he was wearing. "humm . . . . ." I thought looking him up and down on what I could find to fit him. Legolas looked down at his clothes as if wondering what was wrong with them. "Yes that would do" I started rummaging thought the back of my closet. "Ah ha" I said out loud.

"What?" Legolas said coming to my side and kneeled down to see what I was talking about.

"Here put these on, they were my dads old things. They might be out of date but you wont be seen out in public looking like that!" I said indicating the mid-evil ware. I handed him a pair of faded jeans and a t-shirt from Barbados. He looked at the shirt and pants in confusion and then back at me. I sighed and I pulled him out of my room and shoved him into the bathroom before he could argue with me.

I was waiting for him just out side of the door. When he came out I was surprised to she that they actually fit him. I gabbed his hand to lead him down the hall to the from door. I unexpectantly felt him close his hand around mine. I was glad he was behind me so he couldn't see me starting to blush. I mentally went through a check list of everything I needed "Legolas, number one, wallet, don't need car keys, need house keys."

"Since its not too far I thought we could just walk is that ok?" I asked him.

"Yes, that's fine with me." he responded.

"Ok lets go." I said as he followed me and closed the door behind him.

It was quite a bit father then I imagined, but the time quickly passed. Legolas kept a conversation going by telling me about his homeland and what the people were like. From what he told me Mirkwood sounds like a dodgy place once you step out side of the palace grounds. He seemed to understand that I didn't want to talk about my home, since I would be leaving it soon, so he continued to talk about his. I was happy just listening to him, his voice was soothing and was like water that calmed my soul. We walked hand in hand down the street until we came upon the archery range. A look of glee crossed his face when he saw it. We went in and I let him pick out our bows and arrows since I know nothing of archery. We got our things and headed out onto the range.

"Umm . . . .what do I do now?" I asked him, turning the bow over and looking at it, trying to figure out how to hold it.

"Here let me help you." he said taking the bow from me and picking up one of the arrows form the ground. "Here hold your bow like this" he said taking my left hand in his left hand and my right in his right. His hands were soft and warm to the touch. He put the bow in the correct position showing me how to hold it correctly. "Your feet should be here." he said looking down and tapping the places that they should be with his foot. He stepped right behind me and closed in. His chest was up against my back and I could feel every muscle in his abdomen. His face was next to mine so I could feel his breath against my neck. He began to tell me how to hold it and keep your aim perfect, but I was to focused on his constant breath on my neck and the soft voice he spoke into my ear. I just listened to the sound of his voice but not the words he spoke so I just nodded in response, until he said "Ok here you go." handing me the bow.

"Whoa. What? I cant do this by myself" I said turning around and looking into his eyes just a foot from mine.

"Ok here ill help you the first few times until you get the hang of it." he said stepping back into the stance he use to be in. "Now you want to let go when you breath out or your aim will be off ever so slightly ," he explained to me. I tried to do everything he told me but it was hard to stay focused when he was just so close. I let go and it hit the target just not the bull's-eye. I was proud to get it that close since I was never even able to hit anything close to it, but Legolas looked disappointed. "Here I'll show you." he said picking up his own bow and a couple of arrows. He fired one after the other hitting the bull's-eye every time. I just stood and watched in awe as well as some of the other people around us. "See all you have to do is just get into a rythem," he told me, hand me back the bow. He stepped back behind me again and slowly wrapped his hands around mine. I began to blush madly but I was lucky he didn't notice because he was behind me. "You ready?" he asked, I replied with a nod. "Ok, breath in, breath out breath in and–" he pulled my hand away and the arrow flew straight an hit the bull's-eye. I turned around smiling ear to ear. I hugged him and gave him a small kiss on the cheek.

"Oh thank you so much I have never been able to do that before," I said gleefully, and gave him another hug which this time he returned, but he suddenly withdrew. He looked as thought I had hurt him, something deep inside was confusing him making him question what he was doing.

"Lets go" he said not sounding like himself at all. I took a step back when he said this. He looked at the ground at though he wanted to say something but changed his mind before he spoke a word. He turned away and didn't even look back to see if I was following him. He just kept walking so that I had to run to catch up with him and we just walked back home side by side in silence. I rummaged thought my pockets looking for my house keys and when I opened the door I found that Laura was not there as well as the other elves, big surprise. After I closed the door Legolas just walked down the hall towards the family room while I headed towards my room. I closed my door but not before I turned the sign that said I was sleeping so no one would bother me. I went to my bed, grabbed my teddy bear and pulled a blanket to cover my shoulders and sat down on my bed and drifted of into space, not thinking, not wanting to feel anything.

Laura told me this would happen. I should have listened to her. Why did I have to take Sam to the archery range? Now how can I get close to her again when she wont let me anywhere near her. I just had to show off. I should have told her right then and there instead of walking way. Now I've lost her forever.

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"Legolas don't get to close to her. Just be her friend thought this tough transition." said Laura staring Legolas in the face, her face stern and emotionless. "You know who is waiting for her at home and what she has to do. If you tow get to close it could affect the future of Middle Earth. If you break her heart it might mean the end of Middle Earth. Just don't get close what ever you do. For she has been though enough pain here to last her the rest of her life on middle earth. Just pleas promise me you wont get close enough for this to happen. Promise me." Laura said with a pleading look on her face.

"I promise" Legolas replied.

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