Come to Life

Chapter X

"So what's up?!" Riley demanded as we piled into the car. Serena joined our van and sat in the middle. Christian had volunteered to sit in the back with Legolas and me.

"Nothing is up!" Samzin protested, his ears turning red.

"You had a girl straddling your lap and kissing you passionately!" Riley snapped.

The whole van fell silent and then Christian said, in a somewhat seductive voice, "I'm always available... Riley."

"I'll think about it," Riley said sarcastically. "Samzin, we've been together for two years now and just because we're driving to return Legolas back home, that doesn't mean you can be a cheating skank."

Samzin looked thoroughly embarrassed now and he just twiddled his thumbs in this lap. Parker sighed and turned on the radio which broke the awkward silence that had settled in the van again.

...
Head in the clouds
Got no weight on my shoulders
I should be wiser
And realize that I've got

One less problem without ya!
...

"Be with Serena," Riley said, sighing heavily. "Because Samzin, I got one less problem without you."

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"Potty break," Christian sang loudly.

I covered my ears and grimaced towards Legolas. He was looking out the window now.

"Legolas?" I asked, wondering why he's been so silent.

"I'll tell you when we stop," Legolas murmured, almost inaudibly.

We pulled up at a gas station which was near a wooded area. The air was clean and fresh and I inhaled it greedily.

"I cannot believe you ate this whole bag of chips!" Melody exclaimed, glaring at Kris.

"I helped," Blake quipped. He brushed some chip crumbs off his shirt as if to emphasize that he ate the chips too.

"Have they got any chips?" Shannon wondered out loud. Liv glared at her because that was her favourite line from 'The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey.'

"I need to talk to you," Legolas breathed behind me. I turned around to see him walking casually towards the woods.

I did a quick 360 to make sure no one was paying attention to me. Thankfully, they were all laughing except for Samzin, Riley and Serena. They stood in a tense group speaking harshly to each other. Rolling my eyes, I subtly started to walk towards the woods and Legolas.

"Katherine." Legolas pinned me gently against a tree. "You do realise that once we find this portal, I'll be gone forever." He lowered his face to my level and stared into my eyes with great intensity.

I felt uncomfortable, trapped between Legolas' arms but I controlled my emotions so he couldn't tell. "Yes," I responded, my voice cracking slightly. "But even though that moment is drawing near, we still have this time together," I added, more boldly.

Legolas' mouth twitched upwards into my favourite smile. "Yes, we do."

And with that, he leaned forward, eyes closed and kissed me softly on the mouth. His arms wrapped around my waist gently and pulled me closer.

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Back at the gas station: 3rd person POV

"Why are you leaving me Riley?" Samzin whined. He put on his puppy face and pouted a bit.

"Because you like, cheated on her," Parker said frankly, walking up behind him.

"Stay out of this Parker!" Samzin snapped, elbowing him in the chest. Parker mouthed 'ow' and then distanced himself from Samzin.

"Because I can't take any of your crap," Riley remarked sassily. She put her hands on her hips and said, "if you don't want to be serious about our relationship, it needs to end."