Chapter 39 reviews:

mia of the valley: I do plan on writing another LOTR story, but it's not a slash story. The next story is based on the movie, but with more characters. The one after that will probably be a slash story between legolas and aragorn. Hope that satisfies you for now.

IwishSan: So true! But it can't be helped that leggy cares about his appearance. I think that all elves like to look their best and such.

Darklink231: Glad that you loved that chapter.

Rebell: FE stands for a game called fire emblem. Such a cool game! Yeah, wishing something bad to happen to Erestor is such a bad thing.

Silver Mirror: If you guys really want an epilog, then I'll write one. I'm so glad that you liked most of the chapters that I wrote for this story.

Phantomlover07: Glad that you enjoyed that chapter. I hope you enjoy this one too!

Illeanah: -blush- I'm so glad that I wrote this chapter well enough for you to envision it in your head (which is so full of stuff)! Thank you for the compliment.

Inwe Nolatari: You saw Narnia? I'm guessing that from your expression it wasn't such a good movie. Don't worry, I'll be writing other stories after this.

LOTR Lover 24 and 7: Yes, now he is to be addressed as Prince Legolas, since he is now an official prince and all. Sorry I didn't update so soon.

Emily: I was going to make Legolas go out in public, but I figured that his ada probably wouldn't want that. I wasn't even thinking about the movie when I wrote this chapter. FE stands for fire emblem, which is a game. A cool one at that, too! I'll write an epilogue, so don't worry.

Lilfda2352: Glad that you like my story. I know that I haven't updated in like, forever. The only excuse that I have to offer is that since school has started, and since I have anatomy, I've been really busy. Don't fret to much. Here is the next update!

Sunlit-leaf: That's not such a bad idea, but I don't think that I'm going to use it. Well, I might mention it, but I don't think that's likely.

KerowynGreenleaf: I should have made him dress in green. --; oh well. I'm happy to know that you love that chapter. Makes my ego bigger!

Moonlight Butterfly: Yeah, fussy leggy. I got the idea about the heads from Snow White. Not a big fan of that movie, but it was still good.

Deana: Alrighty then, I'll write yall an epilogue! Sadly chapter 40 is the last one. But I'm going to be working on another LOTR story, so yeah.

Animebishieluver: Okie dokie, I'll write an epilogue. I hope that I don't disappoint you with this chapter.

Chapter 40

It has been three days since the crowning of the prince, and the elves of Mirkwood were still celebrating. They couldn't help but be overjoyed about the fact that their prince was still alive and had finally come home. All day, the sound of music, singing and laughter could be heard.

They would go crazy whenever they caught a glimpse of the prince, and if Legolas didn't keep an eye out for overjoyed elves, he would find himself being chased from one place to another. Thus, the preferred the safety of the castle. But even there, he had to watch out for over-friendly servant elves.

At the moment, Legolas was at the tailors, getting fitted for some new clothes, since he didn't like any of the clothes that they had. The twins and Estel, along with Raindul, were with him as well.

Thranduil, Talan and Elrond were at a meeting, discussing trades and whatever else it was that they discussed with the other members of the council.

Estel watched as the tailors ran around his friend, taking his measurements and holding different colored fabric up, then either nodding or shaking their heads. Legolas just stood there, with his arms out to his sides, and tried not to move to much, since the tailors didn't seem to like that too much.

The twins and Raindul were having a conversation a small distance from Estel, not wanting to get in the way of the tailors, who had already yelled at them and threaten them for standing in the "way of their work," as they had put it.

Along with some regular clothes, Legolas was getting a suit made for the feast that was to take place two days from now, as a way to celebrate the return of the prince. Legolas had picked a golden color robe the hugged the body for that, with a dark red for the trimming. Underneath that, he was going to wear a light brown pair of leggings with brown leather boots. His ada had helped him pick it out, since he basically knew nothing about formal dinners and such.

Just then, a servant came and whispered something into Legolas's ear, ignoring the glares that the tailor elves threw him. Legolas gave a nod and after saying something softly to the head tailor, made his way out of the room, the servant in front to lead the way. The three brothers and Raindul were quick to follow.

"Hey Legolas, where are you going?" Elrohir asked when they caught up with the prince.

Legolas gave them a smile when he looked over his shoulder at them. "My ada wants me for something. I don't know what though."

Raindul scratched his head. "Maybe he wants your opinion for something." Elladan and Estel gave him a look. "Hey, you never know!"

Legolas just shook his head. "I doubt that my ada would want my opinion for something. I don't know much about trades or any of that stuff."

The servant lead them down the halls that would lead to the meeting room, where Thranduil, Talan, Elrond and all the others were. It didn't take to long to get there, and once they were there, the servant bowed and left to continue with his duties.

Legolas gave a soft knock on the door and went inside after hearing an "enter."

When Legolas went inside, everyone in the room, excluding Thranduil and Elrond, stood up and bowed to him. Legolas just gave a shaky smile and a soft "hi," along with a little wave. He still wasn't used to have others bow to him or calling him 'prince' and all that. It made him feel a bit out of place.

"Legolas." Thranduil said as he pointed to a chair next to him, obviously for Legolas. "Take a seat. I would like to have your opinion on some of these things for the celebration, since it is for you. I also think that this would be a good time to teach you about the council and how it runs."

Behind him, Legolas heard Raindul whisper "I told you so." before he made his way to the chair. Elrond got up and walked over to the four that were still by the door, before leading them out. After a few moments, Elrond came back in and shut the door behind him.

"Now then!" Thranduil said as soon as Elrond took his seat. "Lets begin."

The next two days were so full of activity, that the five friends didn't get to see each other all that much.

Raindul spend the majority of that time at home, telling his family about what had happened during all the time that he was gone while listen to his sister talk about an elf that she had a crush on. He teased her about that.

The twins and Estel were running all over the place, since Elrond kept them busy and didn't really give them a moments rest. They even did some of the work that was suppose to be for the servants, not that they knew.

Legolas was kept in classes, where he was taught different types of things so that he would have the right knowledge for when he became king. He was also being dragged around either by his ada or Talan. The only breaks he got were when he went to visit Shadow, who was now able to stand on his leg and move it a bit.

Since tonight was the big feast, everyone was in a jolly mood while they got the courtyard decorated and set things up for the meal. Everyone was busy and having fun while doing whatever it was that they had to do.

The five friends managed to get away from all the activity and were in the stables right now, in the pen with Shadow, who was nuzzling Legolas.

Legolas sighed and gave Shadow an apple while patting his neck. "This is the first break I had in two days!"

The others just nodded their heads. The three brothers were lying on the ground while Raindul was sitting against the wall of the pen. Legolas was leaning sitting against Shadow, as always.

"I think that I had an easier time then the rest of you." Raindul said from his spot. "I didn't really have to do much, just look after my sister and have nice family chats. Nothing hard."

Elladan snorted. "Our ada had us running all over the place, just trying to get everything and clean up for today." There was a pause as Elladan recalled everything that his ada had made him do. "You know, now that I think about it, I think that some of the things that we did were the jobs of the servants." Elrohir and Estel blinked before groaning at the same time.

"I didn't really have to do anything, it was just everything that I had to remember and learn. I didn't know that there was soo much to remember!" He sighed again.

"I could have told you that!" Elrohir said. "After all, me and Elladan are prince's."

There was a few minutes of silence as the five in the pen thought about the pass two days. The silence was broken by Raindul.

"What are going to do Legolas?"

This received questioning looks from all that were in the pen. Estel looked between Legolas and Raindul, the twins gave Raindul a strangle look, and Legolas just rose and eyebrow in question.

"What am I going to do about what?" Legolas asked. He wasn't exactly sure what Raindul was talking about.

Raindul looked at Legolas. "I mean, are you going to stay or are you going to leave. I'm sure that you haven't made your mind up yet. I'm sure that you want to stay with your ada now that you know that you have one, but I'm also sure that you want to return back to the open lands, away from the castle so that you can be like you were before coming here, free and able to do what you want."

By know, all eyes had turned to Legolas. The young prince had a frown on his face and a bit of anger could be seen in his eyes. Of course he wanted to stay! Who wouldn't? He had an ada here and some friends, but at the same time, he didn't want to give his freedom up. It was a part of him and to give that up was as if they were going to lock him away from it forever. Well, maybe not forever, but for a long time.

His eyes lost their anger and he bit his bottom lip as he thought about the choice he still had to make. Could he really give up everything that he knew just to stay here? Could he give up everything he had here just to go back to his life before all this?

Estel got up and put a comforting hand on his friends shoulder. "Don't think about it to much Legolas. I'm sure that the answer to that question will make itself know. Besides, we have more things to think about, such as that feast that's going to take place in a few hours."

Before anyone could say anything, a voice broke out.

"Oh Raindul, dear brother of mine, where are you!"

Raindul slapped his forehead. "Aw man, I thought I lost her."

Suddenly, a figure leaped over the door to the pen and landed gracefully on the ground. When the figures eyes landed on Raindul, they brightened and the figure went crashing into the young captain.

"There you are Raindul! I was looking all over for you!" Lithreal said as she continued to hug the life out of the poor elf. The others just chuckled.

"Lithreal! Can't...breathe!" Raindul said, his face taking on a blue hue. Lithreal reluctantly took her arms from her brothers waist. She put them on her hips.

"How come you didn't come looking for me? You said that you were going to look for me! But I had to go look for you! Did you get lost trying to find me? I bet you did, after all, I am a great hider!" Lithreal babbled as she began to pull her brothers arm.

"Lithreal, what is it that you want?" Raindul asked as he glared at the others as they tried to hide their laughter.

"Mom wants you to come home so that we can help decorate for the party later on! Isn't that great?" With strength that you wouldn't believe came from the girl, Lithreal pulled her brother up and proceeded to drag him out of the stable. He barley managed to say 'bye' as he was whisked away.

The others broke out into laughter, not expecting the almighty captain to be dragged away by his baby sister. The clearing of a throat made them all stop and look over to the door of the pen, where Talan and Elrond stood, none looking to happy. It was safe to say that they were kept busy until the feast.

The feast was in full blast. Many of the elves were fulling enjoying themselves. Lithreal was even dancing with the boy she had a crush on. Of course, Raindul was nearby, just in case.

Everyone was dressed in fancy clothes that ranged in different colors. It seemed as if a rainbow had landed in the courtyard of the castle, since there were bright colors and pale colors, dark colors and soft colors. The fire from the torches and the bomb fire also made the place look more jolly.

Thranduil was walking with Legolas, introducing him to as many elves as he could, trying to get his son to interact with the other elves. Legolas was still feeling a bit shy, but he easily got into conversations with the guests.

After a while, Thranduil took Legolas to a corner of the courtyard where they could look over all the elves at the feast.

"Do you see everyone here, Legolas?" Thranduil asked. Legolas just looked out over the people in the yard. "I'm responsible for the safety of everyone here. They look to me to help defend them and keep them safe. It can be a bit demanding, but I wouldn't give this up for anything." Legolas looked over to his ada. "You see Legolas, when you become king, they will become your responsibility. They are going to look up to you, they are going to give you their trust because they believe that you are going to be get them out of whatever troubles head your way." Thranduil rubbed his chin. "I guess, in a strange way, they're sort of like your family, with you being the wise old grandfather."

A cry from the side drew Thranduil's attention. "I'll leave you to enjoy the rest of the evening." Then Thranduil left.

Legolas stood there for a while, deep in thought, before a smile crossed his face and he looked for Raindul.

It took a while, but he managed to find the captain standing underneath a tree, looking over to his sister, who was dancing with a male elf. Raindul had a smile on his face as he watched his sister dance with the boy around in circles and laugh together.

Legolas stood next to Raindul and it didn't take long for the captain to realize that he wasn't alone. He looked over to Legolas and gave him a smile, one that Legolas returned.

"I've think that I made my decision." Legolas said.

Raindul looked back over to Legolas, as he had been watching his sister again, and sighed. "I hope that you make the right choice. I'll support you, you know that right?"

Legolas nodded. "You know, I learned something a few minutes ago. Something from my ada. He said that everyone here is kind of like my family." Legolas turned to look at the sky. "I've always wanted a family, ever since I realized that I might have been alone in the world." Since he was looking at the sky, he didn't see Raindul give him a soft smile.

"Are you saying what I think your saying?" Raindul asked.

Legolas gave him a grin. "I think I am. I'm staying."

The End.

Well, there is the last chapter. I hope yall enjoyed this. I had a bit of writers block and I also didn't really feel like writing, along with soo much work from school. So that is the reason for the incredibly long update. I hope you all forgive me.

I will write an epilogue, so don't worry about that. I think that it's going to be short, but I'm not sure, I haven't really thought about it. Yeah, well, review!

oh! and sorry if it seems a bit rushed, i didn't mean that to happen.