Notice: all we know that Legolas and Tauriel are best friends but I think that Tauriel may have a girl best friend. She's a girl, after all. So meet Tauriel's best friend.
CHAPTER 2. The truth
So tell me when you hear my heart stop,
You're the only one that knows
Tell me when you hear my silence,
There's a possibility I wouldn't know
So tell me when my silence's over,
You're the reason why I'm closed
Tell me when you hear me falling,
There's a possibility it wouldn't show
Nevertheless, the life was going on no matter how difficult it might be. Being friends like in the old times Legolas spoke about never worked. Legolas' eyes were faded but when he looked at Tauriel, they were fading even more. The gulf that grown between two people who used to be the closest friends was almost visible.
Every evening Legolas came to her door and raised his hand to knock but he never did. Just stood there staring at a fixed point and he could swore that sometimes it seemed to him that he heard a quiet weeping from the other side of the door.
"What is going on with you, Tauriel?" an eleth with brown hair, Tauriel's best friend was as always attentive to her, "I see you are unhappy."
"Nothing for you to worry about."
"I cannot fail worry about you. I am your friend. You know you can tell me. Maybe I can help you?"
Tauriel sighed. "No one can help me," a very sad smile appeared on her lips, "never lie about what you feel, Eärwen."
Eärwen (Ay-are-wehn)
"You did."
"Yes. I liedto someone".
Like any other night, Legolas came to her door. He knew he will never knock but kept coming here wondering why she was crying. However, today he heard voices. He was aware of inappropriateness of eavesdropping but couldn't force himself to leave. "I lied to someone I don't love him."
"You mean you lied to Legolas."
Legolas leaned powerless against the cold stone of wall. "Of course she lied. She wouldn't cry every night if she didn't feel anything for me," he thought.
"How do you know?"
"I see it. The way you two acting… Both suffering…" She thought for a moment, "but why? Why you did it?"
"Because I cannot go against the will of the King."
She managed to make a weak smile, but very soon, the grimace of pain contorted her face. The eyes filled with tears and not the words but convulsive sobbing were heard from her mouth. She hugged herself and feeling that she began to choke. It was happening every time Tauriel thought about the despair of situation. Being without air. Eärwen hugged her friendly trying to comfort.
Legolas heard every single word she spoke. It was like a knife in the back. The betrayal. He slid down the wall on the floor and dropped the head on his hands. He could not believe his father did this to him.
And Legolas was still sitting there, he heard Tauriel's polite request to leave her. Eärwen did not expect to see him here and was about to say something but he put a finger to his lips gesturing for silence. Then she bowed to him and left.
Tauriel was lying motionless allowing the tears to roll down from her eyes; she had no strength to fight it. What was wrong with her? When she could turn into a vulnerable girl?
She heard as someone knocked on the door quietly. "Please, Eärwen I need some time alone," she said without turning around.
"No, this is actually me," Legolas said.
Tauriel jumped out of bed wiping the tears with the back of her hand. "Why are you here?"
"I know you lied to me."
"What are you…" Legolas interrupted her. "I heard. Everything."
Taking advantage of her confusion, he went over and held her close. Tauriel tried to push him away but he only hugged her stronger.
"I know you love me. I love you the most in the world. Why are you pushing me away?"
Her eyes filled with tears. Tauriel didn't fight any more only clung to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I still shouldn't give you hope," she said.
"My father does not have the other choice but to accept you. No more fighting?" Legolas smiled.
"Cannot promise." She traced the contour of his ear with her pinky from what he froze for a moment with half-rolled eyes from pleasure. Legolas caught her hand pulling her into a long kiss.
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