Chapter two:

The next time he saw Tauriel was, 30 moons later when she was escorting Thranduil to the mountain for business matters.

There in her hair still sat the bead, but the braid was pulled up under her hair almost not noticeable, which is probably what she had intended.

She walked with the same grace that she always had, and barely even looked at him. Only talking to him when it was need. Something had changed between them.

"she still wears the bead, perhaps she is putting on a good performance." He thought to himself when she had excused herself for his presents when he had asked to speech to her in private.

The day after brought him no such luck in talking to her either, for when he sought her out he found her talking to Legolas in the mountain garden. She was crying, crying into his shoulder.

It pained Kili to see her hurting, he want so much to go to her and comfort her but he know he could not. Rather he find comfort in HIM then himself.

That night at dinner, Kili turned his attention to Tauriel, "So my lady, your king has been telling me that you have been training his men to the bone."

Tauriel gave him a stern look then nodded, "That is correct your highness."

He then turned to look at Thranduil, "My soldiers could really use that discipline, what say you lend me you captain for a few moons."

Legolas jumped to his feet, "Absolutely not."

"Legolas..." Tauriel trailed off, as Thranduil gave his son a death glare.

"Farea, Legolas. Mana orna tul nia tye ?" he asked his son.

"Tauriel dorth as nin." Legolas spoke to his father.

"If it is a problem..." Kili inturupted.

Thranduil turned back to Kili, "No it is not a problem, my son just needs to learn his place. I will allow Tauriel to come train you soldiers."

"Of course i would compensate you for her time my lord." Kili replied.

Thranduil nodded and they went back to eating their food in quiet.

After dinner, Kili was on his way to retire for the night, when he got pulled into the shadows of the corridor outside his room.

"What do you think you are doing." came Tauriel's voice in a growl.

"Well you were ignoring me, so i had to find someway to get you to talk to me meleth." he replied straightening his cloak.

"You left without saying goodbye, i have every right to ignore you."

"Not enouph to take my bead out of your hair, i see." Kili replied touching the braid with his thumb and index finger.

Tauriel swatted his hand away, making Kili grin.

"So all that was just to get me to talk to you."

"That and i really do, need someone with you expertise to train my men. They are severally lacking in experience, and skill." he replied with a shrug. "er inye mithrel nin."

"You words in your letter we very clear Kili. We can not be together so long as the wounds between out two people still exist."

Kili looked at her with disbelief, this could not be the Tauriel he had seen not that long ago, something had changed.

"Tauriel." came Legolas's voice from down the hall.

"I must go." she said turning to follow Legolas's voice, before turning back, "I can not train your army, for i am not going to be training My Lords much longer either." then she continued walking down the hall until she disappeared into the darkness.

Kili's gut told him to go after her and to find out what was wrong, and why she was now not wanting any part of being captain to Thranduil's army, or training his soldiers but told himself not to. In do time she would come around.

"Soon i hope." He thought before opening the door to his room and disappearing inside.

Farea, Legolas. Mana orna tul nia tye? - Enouph Legolas. What has come over you?

Tauriel dorth as nin. - Tauriel stays with me.

meleth. - love

er inye mithrel nin. - and i also missed you.