Reflections

The air felt thick inside locker 205. Teenagers passed by unaware of their fellow being who happened to be trapped inside the locker. The brace faced girl inside gave up pummeling her locker door and sighed. 'Could this day get any worse?' While she had been gathering her stuff out of her locker someone took the opportunity to shove her in and before that she tore a hole in her favorite shirt that she bought at a Linkin Park concert.

Today was not her day.

Legolas walked down the hall with Brittany, every now and then checking the watch Amara had given to make sure he would not be late.

"Are you sure you can hide this from Amara I mean you've got a job." Brittany hooted with hysterics.

"Brittany I am an elf, keeping secrets is what an elf does best and besides if we wish to pursue this plan for Amara I must do this."

Brittany nodded, "You're right, we can't go on with this plan on my salary alone."

An aggravated sigh reached Legolas' ears and he signaled for Brittany to stop talking about their plan. A curious look spread across Brittany's face as Legolas put in the combination to her friend's locker. When he opened the locker he gave Amara a hand and helped her out.

"Thanks. I say today is not my day," she blew a stray hair from her face.

Legolas shifted his blue eyes from Amara to Brittany who suddenly appeared tense and nervous. "Why is today not your day?" He ignored Brittany's look.

"Overload on work, got stuffed into my locker AGAIN and I tore a hole in my favorite shirt." Amara stretched out her shirt to show Legolas the wide rip.

The group of three walked out into the sun. Legolas checked his watch. "Well my friend I hope the day gets better for you. I must attend to something."

Questions formed in her mind. "Where are you going," she asked Legolas' retreating form. He did not answer, just kept walking.

Amara turned towards Brittany who was looking up to the sky. She was not at all worried about keeping her and Legolas' plan a secret from Amara, she was nervous about telling her best friend what stupid thing she had gotten the both of them in.

"Where is he going?" When no answer came from Brittany she tapped her.

'It's now or never,' Brittany thought. "Look you're going to really hate me for this but it's all Carie's fault."

Amara's head spun with confusion.

"Carie saw me looking at the 'Battle of the Bands' flyer and told me that I could never win against her. That really pissed me off so I say yeah is that right? And she goes yeah and bets me I wouldn't win. So I bet she wouldn't win and…"

Amara motioned for her to spit it out, "And what?!"

"I signed are names up for the contest." Brittany cringed; she looked at Amara's furious face and continued. "If we win Carie and her gang have to stand in front of the entire school in a purple dinosaur suit and admit they are losers."

Amara couldn't believe her luck today, "And if we lose?"

"We have to stand in front of the entire school in dinosaur suits and admit we're losers."

Amara sat cross legged and angry on the floor of Legolas' room. Today had to be thee worst day. She sat thinking about how angry Brittany had made her and if there was any possible way to get out of this predicament but all entries were final. Sighing she let the sound of Legolas' hum fill her ears.

Fate was not on her side today.

Sensing that there was something wrong with the teenage girl that sat on the floor of his room he stopped his tune and closed the book in which occupied his time. It seemed as if problems always surrounded this girl, the girl in which remained cloaked in mystery to him. 'She does not belong to this world.' It was now truth to him, both his heart and head told him so. The reason to why he was here he had figured out, lied within Amara.

"What troubles you so that you feel the need to distract me from my reading?"

Amara turned around, "It's nothing, sorry for distracting you." Legolas did not go back to reading but waited for her mouth to tumble out its worries. "Have you ever given up something you love because of someone?" Legolas thought for a moment to why she would be asking such a question. "No I have not. Why do you ask?"

Amara's mouth set about telling him all that Brittany told her after he secretively had to disappear. Legolas listened with all his attention on her, which was new to Amara, seeing as no one ever really showed an interest in neither her nor her problems. Only when she stopped talking did he speak.

"What does giving up something you love because of someone have to do with Brittany signing you up for this Battle of the Bands?

"Because the thing that I gave up was music." Amara hung her head in shame, not wanting to admit the last detail but said it so quietly only Legolas' elven hearing could pick it up.

"You let her intimidate you and you shouldn't."

Amara felt ashamed that she let Carie take away the only thing that kept herself sane. It was because of Carie that she gave up music. It was because she was better than Carie at the only thing Carie was good at...music. And it was why Carie loathed her.

"How can I not be intimidated by her? She's more popular than I am. She's prettier than I am. She has m-"

"Amara how could you think so lowly of yourself?" Concern filled Legolas' voice.

"Because it's true. I can't avoid the truth Legolas." Her voice was steady showing that she was not lying and that she believed every word that she said.

Legolas stood from his spot and grabbed Amara's arm. "What are you doing?" He dragged her from his room to hers and stood in front of the mirror that hung on her wall. Amara focused on Legolas' reflection more than her own. She almost got lost in his blue eyes had he not jerked her back to reality.

"Have you taken the time to really look at yourself Amara?" She remained silent. "I didn't think so. Look at yourself." Obeying, she just saw dark wavy locks that were set in a loosed ponytail, plain blue eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses and she dare not smile to show a metal filled mouth. "What's the big deal?" She asked shrugging her shoulders.

"The big deal is," he spoke quietly placing his hands on her shoulders. "You have the most unique eyes I have ever seen. Never have I observed such a blue before." Amara shivered as Legolas leaned closer to whisper in her ear. There was something there in his gentle voice though she couldn't detect it. Her heart could not help but thump wildly in her chest. "Your skin is fairer than any other girl I have seen here so far."

Legolas smirked feeling Amara's skin go warm from beneath his touch. "There is beauty within you that shines brighter than Carie's ever could."

Amara simply stared at her reflection this time seeing herself in a new light. Could it really be that Legolas saw her the way he described her or was he just being a friend? 'That's it he's just being friendly.' There is no way she was the girl he described. Swallowing the lump in her throat that prevented her from talking she managed to speak. "Mirrors lie."

Hearing the doubt in her voice he took his hands from her shoulders and gave her something to think about. "I was not looking at your reflection. I was looking at you." He walked from her room leaving Amara alone.

Amara spent a few minutes looking at herself in the mirror. Every time she needed a confidence boost there was that elf, there to give her one. Letting a smirk play on her face she went to her closet. Rummaging through mounds of clothes she found what she had buried long ago. She pulled her guitar out and happily sat down to see if she still remembered her chords.

Amara felt content now that she finally decided to stop thinking about Carie. Looking back on her actions she thought herself to be stupid, to let Carie have power over her, to even think that Carie was better than her. She played her guitar without a care in the world.

Running into Baker High and trying to get through the crowd of people Amara tried to catch up with her red haired pal to tell her the good news. People glared at her as she pushed passed them but she didn't care.

"Brittany," she yelled finally spotting her. Amara panted as she caught up to her.

"What is it?"

"I'm in."

Brittany smiled slapping her friend a high five. "So what brought out the change?" Amara smiled. "Let's just say a little elf gave me the confidence I needed." She spotted Carie and her goonies laughing it up down the hall.

"We are going to kick her ass. She'll wish she never entered this contest." She continued to glare at her arch enemy until the bell rang.