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Author Notes: English is not my mother language, sorry for the mistakes. After reading Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, I start wondering what would have happened if Bilbo had met Legolas in his adventure in Mirkwood and then he saw him again in the council of Elrond. And how have Gloin have acted after recognizing the Mirkwood Prince in the same council. Tolkien never writes anything of this, and so I'm trying to figure it out. Of course I changed some things ^_^
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Chapter I
People from all races were arriving to Rivendell. A council was taking place in two days, but nobody knew about what's going on. But some things were clear, the elves didn't talked with men or dwarfs and the last two every time they saw each other a fight started.
Elrond sighed heavily. This was going to be harder than he had thought.
"My lord, he have not arrived yet" Glorfindel said uncomfortable, he didn't like to make the Lord of Imladris more worry
"I just hope he haven't had any troubles coming here. The last thing I need now is a furious Tharanduil. And my sons?"
"They left this morning. I'm sure they'll find him"
"I hope so. The council is in two days, and I'll like very much if Mirkwood is represented"
*****
Meanwhile not so far from Rivendell, a group of Mirkwood elves were trying to avoid one of the Nazgul who were chasing them since three days ago, with two more.
"My prince, we are not going to make it" Misthat said
"We don't have other choice, we must defeat him as we did with his companions" Legolas said while running
"But we don't have any more arrows"
"We still have our blades"
"Prince Legolas, please listen to me. We cannot get rid of it, we don't know even why he is chasing us, the only solution is..." he was cut out. Shouting could be heard
"It's coming" And suddenly, the nazgul was in front of them. He was caring a mashed dead elf. Legolas was witnessing how his guard was been killed by that monster and as the prince of his people he couldn't stand just looking at it. With a cry and his twin blades in his hands he attacked the nazgul. The remaining elves looking at his prince did the same, but there were only three more elves, and they couldn't manage it. Legolas got a cut in his right arm.
"My prince, please go. You need to reach Rivendell."
"I can not leave you"
"Legolas it's your duty" Legolas turned to see Misthat. He was one of his father's counselors, he was one of his own tutors and he was right. He said a farewell in elvish and he left.
He ran as fast as he could, trying hard not to listen to the screams and courses, but failing. And he knew that he will remember this, that he will dream with this, for a long long time. He started to feel a little dizzy for the loss blood, but he kept running. Nothing matters, he thought, I just have to reach Rivendell for them, all of them who gave their live for him, their prince.
Elladand and Elrohir were looking for the Mirkwood group when they heard the shouts. Looking at each other, they took out their swords and headed where the sound was. They were running so fast that they almost missed Legolas, who at the same time was too perturbed for realize the elven twins.
"Legolas" Elladan shouted, the prince turned to looked at them
"We must go, if we remain here it will kill us and their sacrifice will be in vain" Legolas grabbed the twins by the shoulders. The lords of Rivendell didn't know about what Legolas was talking, but they knew that the Prince was right, they trust him above anything.
The three elves ran as fast as the wind, and when Legolas knew they were just a few miles from the entrance of Rivendell, he collapsed, breathing hard and trembling. Elladan and Elrohir knelt next to him and embraced him.
"What's happened?"
"Nazgul" was all the silvan elf could say. The twins exchanged surprised and worried glances. They had never been in front of one of the living dead, few were the ones who had, but they knew the stories, terrible stories about them
" Are you alright?" Elrohir asked
"Yes, just give time" Elladan nodded, he and his brother sat next to him. After a while Legolas told them what had happened
"You did the right thing." Elladan assured him
"I know, but I feel guilty anyway"
"Don't be. They wouldn't want it" Elrohir said. Legolas smile at him. They had always managed to calm him, after all they were his best friends
"Let's go. I'll feel better if we are in our fathers' territory" Elladan stood up and offered his hand to Legolas. When he was going to take it, Elrohir shouted
"You are hurt!" Legolas had jumped and took out his blades, when he realize the cause of the shout he sighed deeply.
"Elrohir you scared him at dead!" his brother scowled him "And me too, by the way. Don't shout like that in a time like this"
"But he is hurt" Elrohir said again in a whisper. Elladan and Legolas sweardroped
"It's nothing, really" Legolas said. Elladan ripped a piece of his tunic and dress the wound
"There, it will be fine until we go with our father" Legolas smile again thankfully
*****
When they arrived, Rivendell was full of noise. Not the laughing and singings for it was famous, but angry shouts or harsh comments. Legolas noticed the annoyance of the twins.
"It won't take long." He said "The council is in two days, after that all are going to get out of here"
"If we don't killed them first" Elladan said joking
"And you?" Elrohir asked
"No, I have much more self control than you" Legolas teased
"I'm not talking about that! And we can discuss that, or have you forgotten the time you bounded Estel to a tree for being too noisy and active? What I meant was if you are going to leave as well?"
"I don't know if I can stay here more than the indispensable time, although I will like it" The three elves looked sad
"And the first question?" Elladan said to cheer them and himself up
"The brat was pulling to my hair and shouting in my ears!"
"Oh, yes he was shouting something like..." Elrohir never finished the sentence, for the prince put his hand on his friend's mouth and whispered "Don't say it, just don't" and the three princes laughed together.
Three dwarfs were passing in that instant and one of them, looking at the three laughing elves, took out his ax and shouting, he ran towards them. The friends looked at the dwarf, and after a while Legolas whispered an elvish curse.
"Do you know him?" Elladan asked, but the prince didn't have time to answered, for the dwarf was shouting coherent words now
"I remember you, damn elf, I will never forget you and your damn father! You Legolas prince of Mirkwood " And saying this he attacked Legolas.
TBC...
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A/N: Maybe you think that Legolas has already forgot about his warriors who died for him, or that he doesn't care about it anymore. But NOOOO... You'll see, he is a Prince and a warrior, he is over three millennia or more and he had been ( I suppose) in many battles, so he had learned how to go on with that kind of circumstances. But he haven't forgot it and if you keep reading (I hope so) you will find out what consequences are the result of this ( maybe you are already guessing)
