Cast Out

Disclaimer- I do not own any of the "Lord of the Rings" characters from the book trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien or the movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. I do, however, own Thalyin and Lady Jenece and others you don't recognize. Based on both the books and the movies, so you'll see things from both.

Summary- Thalyin is the daughter Lord Denethor never knew he had. When she is pulled into the destruction of the One Ring, she meets interesting people who can answer the questions to her past... and her future. LegolasOC, ÉomerOC, OCOC

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Lady Anck-su-namun- I'm glad that you thought the faeries were cute. I was hoping that I wouldn't be tracked down and burned at the stake for putting them in... Fans can get really unhappy about things like that... Something I learned a long time ago the hard way. I'm also very sad that I am almost done, I hope that the way that I finish this story is a way that everyone likes. Thanks for the review!

LOTRlover1066- I figured that you didn't just mean Lord of the Rings stories, but what I said before I apply to everything. Whatever I write, I don't wanted to write something that everyone else and their mother's sisters cousin twice removed best friend has written. I'm glad that you like the cute ending, I was hoping that people wouldn't mind it.

stfu n00b- Um... I appreciate you taking your time to review, but I do have several questions. First, is this constructive criticism or are you just saying that my OC is a Sue and that I have grammatical errors? Secondly, do you always copy and paste your profile to reviews and ask this same question to everyone you review? Just curious.

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Jumping silently from his horse, Legolas took a deep breath. He had just ridden from Minas Tirith to Edoras and he was hoping that the reason he had done so would not be in vain. It was dusk and Legolas knew that he couldn't stay for long, having to get back to Mirkwood without having to worry about serious repercussions from his father. He had been warned before setting out with the Fellowship that King Thranduil would not be please with his decision. Legolas, however, had told the others that he didn't care and he was glad that he had refused to listen.

Legolas crept along silently past the houses where families were sitting down to eat dinner. He could smell the different foods as he passed the houses and it gave him more memories to associate with this adventure that was finally over. He stopped at a small hut and raised his hand to knock, but he was stopped when the door opened out of nowhere and a small figure with a tight grip latched around his waist.

"She was wondering when you would be coming back." Tarí said as she leaned against the doorway, her beautiful blonde hair cascading down like a golden waterfall.

"Just her?" Legolas asked with a hint of a smirk on his face.

Tarí shook her head, "No, not just her."

"I was hoping you would say so." Legolas replied, walking up to Tarí and kissing her gently. Tarí would have done everything to give in to him, but she couldn't. Pulling away, she held tears back and left Legolas very confused, "What's wrong?"

Tarí shook her head, "We can't." She whispered.

"Why not?" Legolas asked, "What's wrong?"

Sighing heavily, Tarí turned to Táranis, "Sweetheart, could you go inside?" Táranis pouted, but Tarí kept her 'mother face' on and she reluctantly left, "I know what you want to ask me. I can't."

Legolas' face dropped, "What?"

"I know that you wanted to ask me to pack up everything that I have, which isn't much, and take Táranis to Mirkwood to come stay with you... But I can't." It was obvious by the look on his face that Legolas couldn't understand why she had turned him down without even hearing his offer... Or how she had known about his offer before he offered it, "You and I both know that your father and the other elves would never accept me, and Táranis even less. I have been with another... A human. I can't have everyone scrutinizing me again. I went through that far too much when I was a child."

"But mama..." Táranis whined as she raced out of the hut, having been listening to the conversation between her mother and Legolas, and clinging to Legolas' waist again, "I want to go with Legolas."

"I'm sorry to both of you." Tarí said, "We can't." Táranis' eyes filled with tears as she shook her head, clinging ever tightly to Legolas, "Darling, let him go." Tarí knew that what she said sounded terribly like she was letting him go as well, but she couldn't think of anything else to say. All she cared about was a good childhood for her daughter and she if this was the way that she needed to get it then this was what she was going to do.

It hurt Legolas deeply to hear those words and he didn't want to leave, but he had no choice. Peeling Táranis from his lower body and handing her back to her mother, he sighed, "I'll never forget you."

"That would be impossible." Tarí replied, trying to keep herself from crying. She would always remember Legolas, he was special. Looking on as he rode away, Tarí let tears flow silently from her eyes until he was out of the gate, then she allowed herself to fall to the ground and sob uncontrollably.

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"But Father..." Legolas persisted angrily.

"There is nothing to discuss, my son." King Thranduil replied bitterly, "This is an outrage... A she-elf who conceived a child by a human? You were raised with more sense then to fall into the trap of the first she-elf that wanted to use you for your title of Prince of Mirkwood."

"Tarí does not want to use me, Father." Legolas said, shocked by his father's insinuation, "I know this."

"Are you sure, my son?" The King asked, "Are you absolutely positive? You have always been one with a soft spot for women. They can sense this and use it to their advantage."

"She's not trying to take advantage of me!" Legolas repeated loudly. He really thought that this part of the conversation had been covered hours ago.

Thranduil was taken aback for a moment, then his emotion turned to outrage, "How dare you speak to me that way?" He yelled, slapping Legolas across that face with the back of his hand, "Who do you think you are? First you take it upon yourself to ally with hobbits and dwarfs. Now you want to bring a traitorous she-elf and her half-breed brat to Mirkwood. What next? Refusing to take over the throne when I am ready to release it to you?" He chuckled at his own little joke.

"Yes." Legolas replied.

Thranduil stopped chuckling, "What?" He asked dangerously.

Legolas smirked, "If I am not allowed to bring Tarí and Táranis here to Mirkwood to live, then I will take my leave and live with them and you will be allowed to give the throne to another."

"That's preposterous." King Thranduil spat out.

Legolas shook his head, amused at his father's reaction, knowing that the King would rather burn down all of Mirkwood then give his throne to an elf not of royal blood, "I think not." Thranduil was trapped in a corner and both he and Legolas knew it. It was either lose his son and give the throne to another, or give into his son's wishes and possibly appear weak.

"I forbid it."

"You have made your choice." Legolas said, "And now I have made mine. I will be gone before the day is over." Thranduil watched in silence as his son left him for a life that could never make him truly happy. A life that would destroy him... At least, the elder elf thought it might...

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For what seemed like the longest days of his life, Legolas rode. He could not wait to get back to Edoras and she her again. As the days passed all that occupied his mind was Tarí and Táranis. Nothing else mattered.

As the light of the sun cast over the landscape one early morning, Legolas felt ecstasy run through his body as Edoras appeared in the horizon. Willing his horse faster, Legolas noticed that said horse seemed to be as excited as he was to get back to the mother and daughter that they both missed so much.

Finally reaching Edoras, Legolas raced through the gate without a second thought to the fact that the space between the two doors of the gate had barely enough space for him to get through. Looking around for Tarí, who was always up at the crack of dawn, Legolas noticed that only a few people were out at this time of morning and the majority of them looked sleepy, as if the had stayed up all night on watch and were ready to get some well deserved sleep. His horse turned, as if he was looking himself, but neither saw the ones that they were looking for.

"I thought you'd be back." A sweet female voice said, "Although I think you will not like what you find in Edoras."

Legolas jumped off of his horse and walked over the where the voice had come from, "Hello, your majesty."

Ireth chuckled, "I haven't gotten used to being called that yet."

"You say that I will not like what I find in Edoras?" Ireth nodded, "Why is that, you majesty."

Sighing, Ireth walked over to Legolas' horse and pat him on the nose and head, "Tarí took Táranis a short while ago." Legolas froze, was he too late? "Thal was visting from Minas Tirith and Tarí said that she couldn't stay in Edoras any longer, it held too many memories." Legolas lowered his head in shame, "So, Thal offered to take them back to Minas Tirith. Tarí accepted because she claimed that Táranis missed Anwanir." Ireth smirked, "You will find them there."

"Thank you." Legolas replied as he ran back to his horse and jumped on it's back with ease in one fluid motion. He turned the horse around and gave one final wave and rode off again.

"If Thal hadn't told me that he was going to come here, I wouldn't have been able to tell him that Tarí and Táranis left." Ireth mumbled to herself, "But she will love Tarí's reaction..." She added, remembering the jolting vision that had awoken her the night before.

As Ireth mumbled to herself, Legolas sighed deeply as the sound of hoof beats reached his ears. He ignored the hoof beats as his thoughts consumed him. He couldn't believe that he had missed them. He never expected them to leave Edoras, but hearing Ireth say what she did made sense of Tarí's decision. It was his fault and he was going to do what ever it took to make everything right.

"I just hope that it's not too late again." He whispered. That was the last sound that he made the rest of his trip from Edoras to Minas Tirith, save his deep breathing. It was going to take what would seem like years to get to Minas Tirith, even if it was only three days... He wasn't sure that he could wait that long, he had waited so long already... But he had to.

Sleep was not important, nor had it been for the past three days. Legolas had raced towards Minas Tirith without any sleep, so it was no surprise that he was exhausted and that his eyes were drooping. His posture was very non elvish, his shoulders were hunched and his back was uncomfortably curved. However, when he looked up, Legolas shot back up perfectly straight. Not so far into the distance was Minas Tirith and the sight was like a shot of adrenaline, urging him forward. The need for sleep that Legolas felt vanished as he raced toward the city.

Once he reached Minas Tirith, Legolas rode through the different levels, looking around like a maniac, turning every which way. He reached the courtyard with no luck and he sighed in defeat, "I have never known an elf to give up that easily." A voice said.

Turning, Legolas sighed, "Aragorn, perhaps it is time that I do."

"And return to your father with an excuse for him to control you even more?" Anwanir said, walking up behind Aragorn, "That is the last thing that you, and everyone else, wants or needs."

"I must agree." Aragorn said.

"Does she even want to see me?" Legolas asked, more to himself then his two friends, "I don't know what to think."

"Maybe Tarí should be the one to answer that question." Another voice, this one a female, said.

"Arwen." Aragorn said, turning and taking Arwen's hand in his and kissing her gently on the lips. Legolas' eyes widened slightly and and he smiled as he noticed the small, yet still noticeable bump that had replaced Arwen's thin stomach.

Legolas sighed, "Where is she?"

"With Thal." Anwanir replied, "Follow me."

"Thank you." Legolas replied, "Congratulations." He said quickly to Arwen as he passed. Following Anwanir, Legolas sighed deeply.

"You need to relax." Anwanir said, "She cares for you very much."

"Let us hope that it is more." Legolas replied, "I doubt that I will ever be able to return back to Mirkwood after what I said to my father."

"Then, perhaps, it was best for you to come." Anwanir said. Legolas smiled and nodded in agreement, for the first time he felt as if he was not under criticism for anybody and everybody, "Here." Anwanir added, "She is inside. I must leave, but I hope that we have time to talk later."

"Of course." Legolas replied as Anwanir left. He knocked gently on the door and waited for a response, but nothing came. He knocked a little harder and sighed in relief when he heard tiny footsteps racing to the door. As the door opened he looked down and smiled, "Hello."

"Legolas?" Táranis asked. Legolas nodded and she smiled, lunging forward and hugging him tightly, "I missed you."

"I missed you too." Legolas replied, hugging Táranis back, "Can you tell me where your mother is?"

"Inside." Táranis said innocently.

"Can I go see her?"

"But I want to talk to you."

"You can still talk to me." Legolas insisted, "But I want to talk to both you and your mother."

"Okay." Táranis said, "Mommy!" She called, running back inside. Legolas followed her inside and looked around, he could see how Tarí would like it where she was.

"Legolas?" Tarí asked, causing Legolas to turn quickly and almost fall over, "What are you doing here?"

Legolas wasted no time in explaining with words. He walked over to Tarí and stroked her cheek before catching her off guard by kissing her passionately. After a moment, Legolas pulled back and smiled, "I told my father that if you and Táranis were not allowed to come to Mirkwood, then I would leave. He made his choice and I have made mine. I want to stay with you, if you so wish."

Tarí smiled and took Legolas' hand in hers, "I so wish." She replied before kissing as passionately as he had her.

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20 years later...

For the past twenty years, Tarí and Legolas lived happily together in Minas Tirith with Aragorn, Arwen, Thal, and Anwanir. As Táranis aged, she turned from an cute and adorable little girl into a beautiful and well mannered young women with the all the ability with a bow and arrow as the man she called her father. She had also caught the eye of Arwen and Aragorn's son, Eldarion, when she was 20 and they had recently married.

Legolas and Tarí had twins, a daughter and a son, Gailrin and Tathar, respectively. Meanwhile, Anwanir and Thal had two sons and a daughter, Hisael, Norín, and Gaerlín. Together all of the families were more like one big family, rather then friends.

Recently, Legolas' father sent elves from Mirkwood to ask him back to rule. Legolas refused until the elves said that King Thranduil had promised that he could bring both Tarí and Táranis, not knowing about the twins. Táranis said that she was going to stay in Minas Tirith with her husband, but she hoped that they could come back and see each other again. To the surprise of King Thranduil, the elves of Mirkwood fell in love with Tarí as quickly as his son had and they treated her like a queen the moment she stepped foot into Mirkwood. And more so to his surprise, none of them judged her at all, even after they heard her story... Did that make him a bad elf? Hopefully no one saw him that way...

It's over... I think I'm going to cry!