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Legolas thought silently to himself, this was a hard dissension. Then he heard someone speak to him.

"My lord?" It was an elf maiden. He did not look up to see who it is. He saw only her feet on the floor, almost hidden beneath a light red dress. She had on white shoes hugging her feet. He still did not look up.

"Are you ok my prince?" she asked. Her voice was fair, he still had no idea who this maiden was. He chose not to talk or look at her.

She bent down next to him and grasped his hands. She looked at him then bent down and kissed his forehead. He jumped back suddenly looking up now to her face. Inaya, an elf he had courted because of his father, was so emotional that she annoyed him.

She was an elf, she was fair as any elf would be. She looked the same as most elven maidens by far. Her hair was blonde and her eyes were blue, nothing was different about her that was different from the rest. He sighed and walked away from the stables. She looked after him and followed.

"Legolas, I am the maiden, that at one time, you loved. You and I were to be married, and to live a life together in fair Mirkwood." She said.

"This is dead now Inaya, you and I are no longer one." He looked back towards her and saw her tears.

"This one you will betray as well then. You are a prince Legolas, not only are you that, but you are fair, there is something about you that is different from the rest. She is different to our lands, though most likely the same in her own. You will tier of her and find a new comer to be joyous of." She scolded him. She turned away from him, tears still in her eyes. He looked at her, he did not need to hear this again.

"Please do not talk of things that happened so long ago. And, do not attach them to things that are present! You know nothing of this, or of maiden Arownen. But do not cry, though you and I are not lovers, we could be friends."

"Never! You hurt me too much, Prince Legolas. Forgive my words but you have no honor. You told me you loved me." She said to him.

He became impatient, she was not listening to him. That made him anger, and she knew as well as he did that they were only together because of his father's wishes. He decided to remind her of that.

" How dare you speak of me as your prince and though not being honorable! You never loved me at any extent! And though my father bid my to, I never loved you!" He all but yelled. He did tell her he loved her once or twice but only to the extent again to make his father happy.

"Yes I have come to understand. Your words mean NOTHING!" she yelled and ran slowly out the door.

"'Twas my father that made us be together, do you not remember that I had no choice!" he yelled after her.

He ran after her, he did not want her to cry. He did not see why he could not just send her away from the kingdom, alas that would be unprince-like. He saw her crying on the bench that him and Arownen were kissing at just the other night.

"Do not cry, I did not mean to upset you, I love Arownen you must understand." He said softly.

"Why? What do you think is in her that makes her so fair that is not in me? What does she contain that I do not?" She sobbed.

He sighed and sat down. He hugged her and she suddenly felt better. She could feel him close to her again and she decided to make with him what she could.

She looked up at his face and he looked into hers. She kissed him on the lips and tried to move her body closer to his. He gasped and pushed her back but she held his hair. He tried to stop his lips from touching hers but he had always been taught to not offend a lady so he has, at present, unable to do anything about her.

Then a presence walked into the glade. Inaya looked up and Legolas pulled away from her and wiped his face. He almost fell trying to get away but his natural grace led him to his feet.

"Prince Legolas." Tearith shuddered. He looked to Legolas then to Inaya. He took a deep long gaze at her. He did not look too happy but he continued.

"Fair lady Arownen wishes you to join her for conversation. She is awaiting you as we speak and waste time." He addressed this to Legolas, but he gravely stared at Inaya. His expression of her wretchedness was all too obvious.

Legolas walked away with Tearith, leaving the maiden there on the bench staring after him in awe. Tearith looked down at the road in anger and Legolas could see it. He decided to consult his friend about what was in his thoughts.

"Tearith, my friend, what is on your mind. I did not mean to kiss Inaya, I was forced by her." He said softly.

"Legolas, you are a Prince. My prince, if I may add. And I serve you humbly and I see no wrongs or faults in you. But how could you be so blind to lady Inaya, or unless you speak untrue." Tearith said looking at Legolas.

"You call me dishonest? Tearith I bid you to mind your tongue. I told you I did not mean anything ill like that to happen!" Legolas said.

"But what of lady Arownen? Are you to tell her? Will you truly leave such a fair beauty such as Arownen to kiss someone as, let me say, exhausted as Inaya. Arownen loves you, she knows you must depart to Helms Deep tomorrow. You know you have no choice to stay here. Alas, for you are a prince and of royal command you are to go where the king bids you. Unless you forfeit your life for Arownen, though her people will thus not except you and neither will your or her father."

Legolas knew Tearith spoke true. He would be killed if he does not go where the king bids. Unless he hides out from his people, though that way he could not marry Arownen. He had an even worse matter now to decide. He must go to Helms deep, though he must also let Arownen know about kissing Inaya, even against his will.

They arrived at the palace and Tearith gave the prince one last look of disappointment and departed. The prince stared at the floor as he walked to Arownen's room. There, however, the king stopped him.

"Legolas what are you doing?" the king said softly. "You can not go with Arownen, I am sorry to say such things that break your heart. I cannot allow you, however, to bring shame into this family. You know as well as I, that we have no heir to take your place if you leave. And I shan't want to kill my own son."

Legolas only nodded still looking at the ground to a reply. He held up his hand to knock on Arownen's door but the king took his hand before he could do so and put it to his side.

"Are you going to tell her?" he asked.

"Ask her what?" He said softly raising his head.

"About Inaya, I know you had no choice and you must tell her." The king said.

"Why must everyone know!" he said as he pounded his hand in the door. The king went away and into his study, then he shut his door.

"Come in." That was all that was said from the other end of Arownen's bedroom door.

Legolas took a deep sigh and followed her voice into the room. She had heard what him and his king were talking of. He knew the ears of elves, she would question him he was sure. He went into the doorway and saw her in a dress of bright blue. She walked to the door from her chair at the table and hugged him. Her dress made her eyes of gold luminous. He did not know how he would tell her everything he came here to tell her. Though he knew, she had already known it.

"What is wrong Legolas." She asked seeming coy.

"Arownen, I have several things to tell you, though I don't know how to." Her eyes were beautiful to him and he did not take his own off them. He held her hands tight and her warmth made him brave.

"Start by what you think is easiest, then end with what you think is worst." She said smiling.

He took a deep breath. "I have first kissed a maiden I used to court. Her name is Inaya, though it meant nothing." He said hastily.

"I know." She said softly leaning into his ear. "I trust you my love." And she leaned away from him letting go his hands and went over to her bed to sit.

"But come, tell me of your other news." She said, she did not seem as happy as one might have thought.

"Of my choice you mean." He said coldly. She nodded her head and her eyes urged him to go on. After he did not speak for a long while she noticed what his answer would be.

"You will go to Helms Deep then." She said with grief.

"Yes." His words were not to be heard, he almost faltered to the floor but he kept himself strong and looked to her now.

"Arownen, you must understand I do love you. I am a prince, If you love me, then you yourself, being a princess, will understand the difficulties of royalty and let me leave in peace then find you again back in my country were you should await me." He looked fair but his words made him seem bitter.

Tears filled her eyes though she bent her head as to hide it. He was upset at what he had just done. "What is the matter with me?" he thought solemnly to himself. He sat next to her and took her hand.

"I, I." He faltered. She put her fingers up to his lips.

"Shh." She whispered. "Be still with your words and thoughts my dear Legolas. For they will hurt me more than any orc or dark lord could. I know you love me. I love you too dearest Legolas." She almost seemed to faint at the last of her words. She fell upon the bed and did not move. Her tears spread down her cheeks and onto the silver sheets.

His eyes now filled with tears. He took her hands and led them around to his neck and she hugged him tightly. It seemed the first time in ages they had been close together like this.

"All the ages in this world, nothing, nothing will keep me away from you. You will leave tomorrow for your lands and elves will be sent with you. Later you shall return when the dark lord has been killed and we shall be wed. I will spend my forthcoming ages with you and you alone my love, my star, my Arownen.

They held each other, then she rose and picked up a ring from her silver make up table he did not notice before. It was silver but had diamonds of leaves around the silver band. It glowed in the moonlight, as if it were a star. She took her charm of the silver fairy around her neck and took it off the silver chain. She put the ring around the chain and put it to Legolas's neck. The necklace's silver was warm from her body and the ring from the table gave him courage and strength.

"Whenever you need light, call out Melda eel quende. That star will guide you, as the beloved star elf. Look to her when all is not well and you fear most shadow around you."

He kissed her palm, then her lips. "You are my Melda eel quende." He whispered. "My beloved star elf. Isilme quende, moonlight elf, Melda Arownen." He said sadly and stared into her eyes softly.

He looked up at the sky through the windows of her room. He held up the ring from his silver chain and a star shown out of the sky close to the moon.

"That star has no name, at least not in our tongue." He said softly.

"Nor in our own." She said as she looked out into the night.

"Alas, I was wrong. It has a name indeed!" Legolas cried softly. He hugged her tight and a long while before he spoke again.

"The star is called Arownen, most beautiful and fair of all the stars. Melda eel Arownen." He whispered.

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I'd like to say this was an interesting chapter to write, if they stay together or not. I don't even know yet. I'm writing it like a movie playing in my head. I don't know what they're then going to do!!! You'll just have to read and find out... though reviews make things go a little faster! So review! Tell me what you think so far... and ask questions or comments or whatever e- mail or review!



Melda- Beloved Eel- Star Isilme- Moonlight Quende-Elf (If him repeating the words in the natural tongue didn't et through to you)