Disclaimer: As much as I wish it, I don't own anything except for Kellion.

A/N: Thanks for the wonderful reviews. I decided to get this chapter out of the way. I think the story is going to move along fairly quick. Probably because I like LOTR so much. Oh, and if any of you were wondering how old Legolas is, he's roughly around the age of 16, 17 in human years. Well, that's enough of that, on with the story.

Chapter 2

Legolas ran to his room. He ran over to where he kept his weapons and grabbed them. Next he went over to his wardrobe and took out a couple of tunics. He wouldn't stay in a place that know longer wanted him. He would leave for Imladris. The twins and Elrond wouldn't mind if he stayed with them.

He had arrived at the kitchen by now. He quickly found what he wanted to bring for his journey and stowed it in his pack. It wasn't much, just lembas and a couple of apples.

While he had been pondering this, he had arrived at the stable. He went to the back where his white mare, Thaylia was. He quickly got on, and left. Turning back one last time he saw his old home, for the last time? He didn't know.

Thranduil sat slumped at his desk, his head in his hands. He didn't even look up when he heard a knock at his door, or when an Elf entered. He did look up though, when that Elf stopped at the front of his desk. He looked up and asked a bit more harshly than he ment too, "What is it now Kellion?"

Kellion frowned and said, "I just thought that you would like to know hir nin, that Prince Legolas was seen leaving. He took his horse with him."

Thranduil looked up shocked. He knew his words had hurt Legolas, but he never imagined that it was enough to make him leave. He had thought that Legolas would just remain in his room for a couple of days, refusing to speak to him. No, he thought, maybe he was just leaving for a short ride. Either way, he got up, and left for his son's room.

When he got there he looked around. He walked over to the corner where Legolas' bow and quiver usually sat, there was nothing. He went to the table where his daggers usually were. Nothing. Finally he went to his son's wardrobe. What he saw shocked him, Legolas' riding cloak was of course gone, but so were a couple of more tunics.

Thranduil sighed deeply, and said, "So he is gone then. Surely to Imladris." And to himself he thought, and it is all your fault. He left the room quickly then.

Legolas was so deeply in his thoughts that he did not notice how quiet the forest had become. If he was listening instead of pondering what his father had said, he would have heard the trees distress for him. If he was paying attention to his surroundings instead of looking solely at his hands, he would have seen the yellow eyes. But alas, our young prince was not.

He only came out of his thoughts when Thaylia came to a sudden halt. She reared up on her hind legs and nearly threw him off. He looked around to see what had caused his mount so much distress, and noticed the yellow eyes. He cursed himself inwardly for not paying better attention to his surroundings.

Legolas decided to get off of his horse. While fighting the spiders on a horse might have an advantage, there was surely know way he would come out of this alive, and why should his horse have to die just because of his carelessness. No, it would be better to let the horse go back to the palace. He whispered to her in Elvish, and she fled into the night, a single white blur.

Now Legolas noticed that the spiders were closer to him. He quickly strung his bow and knocked an arrow. Aiming quickly he chose a target, and loosed. Five more followed after this before the spiders were too close, and he had to switch to his daggers.

The group of spiders wouldn't have been to bad for a patrol, considering it was only 10 spiders. But for a lone Elf, it was horrid. Though Legolas was doing farely well. He only had two spiders left, and he was almost finished with one already.

He quickly delivered the final blow and looked around for his final target. What he saw surprised him. It was the biggest spider he had ever seen. Sure, he hadn't seen that many yet considering his age, and the fact that his father didn't want him on any patrols that were too dangerous yet, but this was the biggest spider that he had ever even heard about. It stood about 10 feet tall. It's legs taking up a good amount of the clearing that they stood in.

Legolas had frozen in fear. He had thought that he had been doing quite well, and would make it out alright. Now though, now was a different matter. He knew that there was no way that he would be leaving this clearing unscathed. He snapped out of his trance and got his weapons ready.

It was the spider that moved first. It came at him with such great speed that he was shocked. He quickly slashed out at it. It hit the spider in the leg, making it even angrier. Legolas lunged in again. This time going for the creatures stomach, he knew that if he wanted to kill it, he would have to attack the head, but right now all he could get at was the stomach.

As his dagger hit it's target, he felt a searing pain in his leg. He paid no attention to it though, he had to kill it first. As he moved in for another attack, he saw his opportunity. Quickly he slashed out with both of his daggers. Sure enough, his aim was true and the spider started to fall down. Though in it's last moments it took it's stinger and hit the now panting elf in the neck.

Legolas slid to his knees in agony. The pain was unbearable. It was like nothing he had ever felt before. He gladly let the darkness take him. Leaving him all alone in a small clearing full of spider corpses.

Thranduil sat at his desk, trying to get some paperwork done, although he would admit that his mind just wouldn't stay at the task at hand, when he heard commotion down in the courtyard. Thinking that maybe, just maybe it was Legolas, he hurriedly left.

When he got there the sight that greeted him was less pleasant. His son's horse stood looking terrified of something, with a group of elves around it. The mare kept pawing nervously at the ground.

He walked over to the group and asked impatiently, "What's going on? Is Legolas here?"

All of the Elves looked towards him, and then finally one answered, "Prince Legolas isn't here hir nin. His horse just showed up right now, and there is no sign of the Prince."

Thranduil looked horrified. Legolas loved this horse. He wouldn't just let it get loose. Which could mean only one thing. Legolas was out there in the forest somewhere, either in trouble or hurt.

He looked around and found an elf that he recognized as one of his head soldiers. He called to him, "Jalent, get ready my patrol. We will search for Prince Legolas." With Jalent's nod he ran into the palace and got ready while muttering to himself, "Hold on ion nin. I'm coming.

The patrol was a fairly large one. It was rather late in the night. Actually getting closer to dawn, and the Elves didn't want to take any chances with the spiders. Thranduil rode at the head along with Jalent, and his son's horse. After some quick words in Elvish, it had appeared that Legolas' horse wished to lead them to him. Now they were following it.

After a while of riding Thranduil started to wonder if it had been the greatest idea of following Thaylia. Then they came up to a clearing. It was full of dead spiders and toward the side, by the biggest Thranduil had seen in a while was Legolas.

He ran over as quick as he could. When he got to him he rolled him over and what he saw shocked him. Not only was he stung on his neck, but also on his leg. Quickly he felt for a pulse. Partly relieved when he found one, but partly even more worried when he felt how weak it was. He turned to Kellion, who had also wanted to come, and said, "Noro lim Kellion.Ride to Imladris. Get Elrond. Tell him it is urgent that he come to Mirkwood. If he doesn't Prince Legolas will surely die."

Kellion nodded quickly and then left. Thranduil gently lifted Legolas up on his horse and said, "Hold on ion nin. You'll be okay."

TBC…

Translations:

Hir nin: my lord

Imladris: Rivendell

Ion nin: my son

Noro lim: Ride fast

A/N: Sorry, but I thought that was as good a spot as any to leave it. Sort of a cliffy huh? Well I updated already because with school I didn't know when I would have a chance, and so it's kind of a treat for you.