Kay here is chapter three I hope you like it and again reviews I crave reviews they help me write smiles sorry that this one is so short! Disclaimer: I don't anything by Tolkien only my character yada, yada, ect!

Chapter 5 A Second Chance?

Legolas had long returned to his room hidden away from the party, he stood on his private balcony looking at the rising sun. His slumped posture and sad eyes portrayed his defeat; he was so lost in his thoughts he did not hear his father approach. "We missed you at the party last night. I take it you went to talk to Laurwen?" He asked coming to stand beside Legolas. Legolas nodded. "And by the looks of things this morning it did not go well?" Thranduil asked gently. "I tired father I told her I loved her, I said the things I had always wanted to say and she fled, she does not want me." Legolas said quietly. "You are forgetting that Laurwen is a very logical elf her heart says yes but her mind cannot deny past evidence. She does want to love you Legolas but I think she forgets how it has been so long since she has felt nothing but pain. I think Legolas that it will take more than telling her you love her to prove it to her skeptical mind." Thranduil explained. "But I do not know how to prove it to her, I only have my word." Legolas protested doubtfully. "But you must Legolas because you are the only one who can save her. I fear with this new development, with this new fight inside of her it will no be long before she will collapse." Thranduil pleaded "You must save her son she is like a daughter to me and your mother and we cannot face losing her." "You care for father more than I could know." Legolas stated. Thranduil nodded "I could not lose a daughter." Before Legolas could respond Thewon burst onto the balcony "Laurwen has gone missing she did not return from the keep last night. Slrya went to the keep and Laurwen was gone, she came to me this morning and asked if Laurwen was here and she is missing." "Have you tried the base." Thranduil asked. "Maron and Gereck looked she is not there either." Thewon whispered "Thranduil what if she well you know what if she ran away." "She would not do that where would she go?" Thranduil stated violently, "I do not know maybe she did leave." Thewon cried. Thranduil moved over and hugged her "We cannot accept that yet, Legolas we need to." But he stopped when he saw his son. Legolas had stood perfectly still his eyes focused on the wall, his hands were clenched into fists and his knuckles were going white. "Legolas, are you listening?" Thranduil asked. "We have to find her now." Legolas said harshly. "Yes Legolas that fact has already been established, we will go over to her house first then make a plan from there." Thranduil stated carefully. But Legolas was already walking out his bedroom door; Thranduil and Thewon followed quickly behind. When they arrived they found Slrya pacing in one of the massive living rooms. Thranduil and Thewon sat on a couch and Legolas stood rigidly behind the sofa. "Have you heard anything yet?" Thranduil asked. "Not a word this is very unlike her, she is always in her bed and up with the dawn her routine has not failed in two years. It is now two hours after dawn and no Laurwen." Slrya muttered worriedly. "I'm sure she is just detained maybe in the forest somewhere, or at the keep we have no chance of finding her in that bloody maze maybe she is hiding." Thranduil offered. "But why would she hide from me why?" Slrya pleaded. "Maybe she needs to be alone right now." Thewon consoled. "Did you talk to her last night." She cried pointing an accusing finger at Legolas "What did you say to her? Did you crush the last of her heart? What did you say to her, what did you say to her?" Legolas looked at her his eyes filled with tears. ""I am sorry I thought I was." He started and found he could not continue. Slrya's eyes softened "I know you love Laurwen very much I'm sorry I'm upset I am sure she will return." "She must, she must." Legolas agreed slightly smiling. "Now if we want to find her we could have some of her men sweep the forest and . . ." Thranduil began but was cut off as Laurwen herself walked into the room still in her dress though it was wrinkled and stained her hair had come undone in several places. "What is going on here, I just woke up in and . . ." Laurwen stated and she fell to the ground.

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"What happened to her elves do not fall ill." Thranduil asked the healer, Slrya, Thewon, Legolas and himself had taken Laurwen to bed and called the healer they were now waiting for her answer. "She is not ill, it is that posion when she puts herself under immense emotional stress it acts up. She just had a dizzy spell she shall be all right for now. But the effects will worsen if she does not lighten up on herself." The healer stated doubtfully "Thank you." Thranduil said "You may go we will call you if she worsens." The healer nodded and took his leave. The four walked into Laurwen's room; she sat on a chair facing the balcony but still inside. Slrya rushed over to her and hugged her "Are you alright?" She asked. Laurwen nodded "I feel fine." Thranduil frowned "Where were you this morning?" "I feel asleep in the forest last night, I did not awake until later after dawn then I came home to find all of you here. Why were you so worried anyway did you honestly think that I would have run away." She asked coldly. No one responded. "Well." She prompted. "Under the circumstances, well we were not sure." Thranduil finally answered. "Gee that says a lot for you utter lack of faith. Did you honestly think I would run away abandon all my responsibilities? Where would I possibly go, this is and always has been my home." She spat "I am going to the keep I want none to follow." Laurwen moved out of her room but stopped infront of Legolas she looked him the eyes. Laurwen could almost not believe the pain she saw in them, but she brushed his eyes aside and left the room. "Well that went beautifully, she's right you know we shouldn't have treated her like a child." Thranduil sighed and sat on the bed. "What are we going to do with her?" Thewon asked. "Why don't we just let her be she does not want to be dealt with." Legolas breathed. The rest of them looked up at him like they noticed he was there for the first time. "Or." Thranduil began "We could leave it to you." "Me!" Legolas protested "What could I possibly do." "Save her." Thewon stated. "Yes Legolas you are the one who can bring her out of this if anyone can." Slrya agreed. "I have already tried she does not want to." He stated looking at his father who was giving him one of his 'what did we talk about this morning' looks. "Alright I shall try." "Good." Thranduil announced "Let's go back to the palace and I suggest that no one disturb Laurwen, and Slrya tell her that it is Tuesday and she is expected for dinner as usual." Slrya nodded "She may come for dinner but try to get her to eat something last week I had to argue with her when she came home in order that she would eat something." "I will make sure that Laurwen eats something." Thewon assured. And the four went there separate ways.

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Laurwen sat back at her table picking up a scroll and glancing at the title 'Doomed Forever Are the Hearts of Elves.' 'Well that is cheerful' she thought. She quickly read the story it was about two elves that had loved each other very much, and the husband had died at the hand of Orks. 'It is very sad.' She thought a tear falling down her cheek, 'I wonder how she lived through it.' She finished the reading the scrolls the Lady in the end took her own life because she could not live without her love. Laurwen sighed and set the scroll down, setting her head in her hands. She had cried herself to sleep last night without realizing it. She must have been exhausted because she woke well after dawn on the forest floor feeling not to great. She had made her way home and when she saw Legolas again she could not contain her emotions and the next thing she knew a healer was telling her that the poison had affected her again. Then she found out that they had actually thought she would run away. She felt insulted, very insulted she thought Thranduil, Thewon especially would know her enough that they would not even consider that as a possibility. She suddenly at that moment felt very alone and the enormity of the situation hit her. She had no family; very little friends and the people she thought cared for her did not know her well enough to figure out her loyalty to her responsibilities. Her new revelation seemed to wrap around her and her body seemed to collapse under this knowledge and she sagged onto her table. She began to cry again she had not cried so much at once in two years. She couldn't understand why in Valar this was happening to her, all she wanted was to live a happy life and so far her life had been anything but. She fully knew she could not deal with this much longer she could almost feel her soul crushing under the weight. Her breath started to come in short gasps and her vision swam. She clutched her chest, as her lungs seemed to burn. She closed her eyes and her world went black.

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Aragorn was sitting down in his room reading a book that Arwen had suggested, when Legolas walked in looking slightly troubled well perhaps more than slightly. "Ah I am going to give up Aragorn!" Legolas protested. "What the ever famous prince of Mirkwood giving up, forgive me while I laugh." Aragorn chuckled. "No I am serious father told me to find a way to prove my love to Laurwen, but I cannot think of anything but my word." Legolas explained. "Well think harder I went down to the keep two days ago for some research on my father, I talked to her and frankly Legolas she is dying." Aragorn stated. "Do you not think that I do not know that? I know what I have done to her and I want nothing than to be like you and Arwen." Legolas admitted. "I want to hold her, I want to be with her forever." "Well tell her that." Aragorn prompted. "I have she will not allow herself to love me, she does not believe me by just my word." Legolas stated. "Well show her don't just tell her." "But how can I show her." Legolas asked thoughtfully. "What are you think headed or something?" Aragorn asked astounded. Legolas looked at him blankly for what seemed like an eternity when a very shocked look crossed his face. "You are not proposing what I think you are she would think me an, an ass!" Legolas protested. "You love each other and if you did end up together, you will marry. Does it matter when you express your love for one another?" Aragorn asked simply. Legolas looked at him "You make to much sense for my own good my friend. Even if and I stress the word if I wanted to do that how would I do that, she will not even be in the same room with me." "Well why do not you go find her today." Aragorn suggested. "She did not want to be disturbed." Legolas sighed. "Oh and that has stopped you before go to her Legolas." Aragorn prompted. "Alright thank you for the advice." And Legolas left for the keep in search of Laurwen, leaving Aragorn with a bemused smile and hope for the two of them yet.

Te he and the plot thickens! Oh well reviews please