"It will never get easier, and it will never stop hurting." The taking of a life is a wound, a hurt that will never heal, but the lessening of that hurt is what creates a man. A bit of a character study; two stories intertwined teach young Aragorn a lesson he will carry with him for the rest of his days. Action, friendship, a bit of humour and a pinch of unpleasantness. Enjoy.

The early stages of Aragorn's search for Gollum take him through Mirkwood, seventeen years before the Fellowship forms. Amidst an orcish plot to lash out on the elven hold there, he meets Legolas Thranduilion for the first time. Legolas' own family suffers recent tragedy, but darker forces are stirring yet. Can a budding friendship overcome inescapable odds?

AU of season 4. COMPLETE. "Look, I've got no idea who your brother is, but uh, I think I might be him. Just, y'know, alive."

"Gimli!" ...The dwarf stopped his rage, noticing that he was now receiving a hard look from the man beside him, and that the hobbits now stared wide eyed at what appeared to be above his head... "And pray tell me, dwarf. What else of the Mirkwood elves?" The Fellowship having a conversation in which the hobbits are curious and full of questions.

In the mines of Moria, new understanding grows, and the foundations for friendship and change are laid. Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Aragorn. Fellowship present. Very slightly altered from the version at Teitho.

Carmine Achenza - head of the Mafia Family Tony infiltrated nine years ago- shows up at NCIS to make a deal with them. When you enter the Famiglia, you can't just decide to leave it. Sometimes you don't even want to. - Tony-centric, team very involved too

A covert and dangerous assignment tests the bond between Tony and McGee and forces Gibbs to face some unpleasant truths. Can he hold his team together or is it too late? Spoiler for Season 6 episode Cloak. Tony & McGee - Tony & Gibbs Friendship/Angst

Freundschaft ::: Aragorn traf Legolas zuvor nur selten, aber diesmal erkannte er ihn fast nicht wieder. Seinen Spuren weiter folgend findet er anfangs nur Ablehnung und gerät mit ihm in höchste Gefahr ::: III 2952 vor HdR ::: Gewinner FF-Oscar08

Tony doesn't become team leader overnight. First, they have all have to watch movies, develop new neuroses, and make flowcharts.

A different take on how Aragorn and Legolas met. Wood-elves arrive in Imladris and quickly turn Aragorn's life upside-down. Completed.

Pippin converses with Legolas and Boromir concerning edible dishes and personal grooming.