Hey guys, so I was originally just going to write a whole bunch of one shots and publish them separately, but then I realised it would be a lot easier to just publish them all in the one spot. So basically from here on, all the stories published here will be stories I have written that continue on from a moment or event that happened in the movies, but rewriting it to mend the relationship between our two favourite elves :) hope you enjoy! Feel free to comment or PM me with suggestions or feedback. Thanks!

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Her body shook with a mixture of anger, sadness and fear. All she could do was keep repeating his words in her head, "Do not give him hope where there is none." she needed to make it back to her room.

Thranduil summoned Legolas to him right after he spoke with Tauriel. "Father" the prince ducked his head respectfully as he entered. "You wanted to see me?" Thranduil nodded as his son came to stand before him. "Yes my son," he started, "You do realise that you have become a suitable age to wed, and as my only son you alone are responsible for producing an heir."

"Father, I know this and you know my stance on this matter" Legolas replied, remembering countless conversations about the implications of wedding a lowly silvan elf.

"Legolas, we have talked about this and I see you haven't payed a lot of attention to my warnings so I will have to take stronger action." Legolas felt a knot growing in his stomach, dreading his fathers next words, he had always assumed he would somehow be able to persuade his father to see his point of view but it was getting harder and harder. "Legolas, I am putting my foot down and forbiding you to marry Tauriel. I will ruin her, toss her out and banish her from my kingdom if your actions seem anything more than princely towards her. She is our inferior Legolas, you are a PRINCE, and she is merely the captain of the Guard." Thranduil saw the pain in his son's eyes but he knew he had to do this. Never had a Silvan elf sat on the throne and he was not about to let his son marry one. He admitted she was a good captain and a fair fighter but what would she know about ruling their Kingdom? How could she be a queen?

"Father, you have to know I love her, there can be no other," Legolas begged.

"You don't have to love to marry," Thranduil told him, eyes cold and emotionless.

His fathers words shocked him and he was suddenly furious. "So it should just be a business deal then? At the best a forced friendship? I can't live like that father. Don't you see? It would kill me." He didn't wait to hear his father's reply or see his shocked expression as he almost ran out of the room. His last statement had just slipped out but the minute he said it he realised his words were the truth, his life without her would bring him dangerously close to death and he couldn't stand it. So, he let his feet take him to her room, he knocked once and heard her voice miserably murmer "leave me alone please" deciding not to let her have her way this time, he burst in the room to find her sitting on the side of her bed.

She stood as she realised it was who she feared was at her door, because the minute she saw him she wanted to collapse into his arms. He walked towards her and she looked into his eyes and saw the wanting but hurt in his eyes that matched hers and she realised his father hadn't just talked to her. "Oh Legolas," she whispered before they ran into each others arms. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on hers. Despite Thranduil's warning she felt safe in his arms. "Tauriel," he whispered back. "I love you so much, do you trust me?" he asked her gently.

She nodded against his chest, "Legolas, I love you too, and of course I trust you, I always have. But why?" He reached down and took her hand and pulled her out of the door, a plan formulating in his head and as they ran along the corridors back to the throne room. They got a few strange looks from elves as Legolas pulled Tauriel along until she caught up a little and he explained what they were doing. She smirked as she realised just how smart his plan was and the little hope she still held on to started to grow inside of her.

They burst into the throne room, still holding hands and Legolas almost laughed at the look on his fathers face when he saw them. "Father," he said, and they both stood before him, holding hands. "Father, I told you before, I love Tauriel with all my heart and I can't live my life without her."

"And I love your son, Thranduil, I love him with all my heart and I always will." Tauriel cut in and Legolas looked down surprised but fondly at her.

"I'm giving you one more chance to just let us have this father, please?" Legolas asked his father. Thanduil looked down at them disdainfully and Legolas knew he would have to do this. "Very well father, I step down." he said. He felt Tauriel stiffen beside him. He had just given up his throne for her. She would give up anything for him but he gave up his title for her. He looked up at his father, whose already surprised expression had just risen to a whole new level of shock. Legolas continued, "Until you allow Tauriel to rule by my side I quit, you want to step down soon, you cannot continue ruling for too long, the law forbids it. I refuse to wed anyone but Tauriel, I refuse to make an heir with anyone but Tauriel. You want to continue your royal blood line, you have to permit this love." he said, looking up at his father, who was leaning forward, the shocked look still on his face. "You love her so much that you would give up your throne for her?" he asked. Legolas nodded. "I would give up anything for her father. Think of mother, wasn't it the same?" he implored him. His father was silent for a second.

Thranduil thought back to his wife, who had perished when Legolas was still very young. It had been so long since he allowed himself to conjure up memories of her face, of her laughter, her smile and her voice. He had been trying to forget, thinking that forgetting would ease the pain, but he realised in this moment that forgettin also meant forgetting the love, the connection they too had shared and he realised that it was the same connection the two elves in front of him shared. He had thought nothing could convince him to permit this love, he was wrong, his own love had persuaded him. He walked down the stairs of his thrown to stand before the two young elves.

"It was the same. I married for love and I realize I cannot allow you to marry for anything less. Come back to your throne and you can be with Tauriel." he told his son, a smile on his face. He watched as smiles crept onto the faces of both his son and his love. He turned to face Tauriel, "I am sorry Tauriel, for I doubted your love for my son, and your strength. I see now I was wrong to try and stop your happiness." Tauriel ducked her head but before she could say anything, Legolas had turned her around so she was facing him and his lips were on hers. Out of the corner of her eyes she could see Thranduil smiling slightly before she closed her eyes and focussed more on the gorgeous kiss she was now sharing with Legolas.