A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, but honestly not many people seem to be reading it.

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The path to True Love never did run smooth

Chapter 5

Legolas was, again, sitting on the wall. Arwen and he had spoken the day before and he had been right, she was worried about Aragorn. She was worried in particular at the prospect of Aragorn finding out about her marriage to him.

He sighed. If only Aragorn would just warm up those proverbial cold feet of his and become King. Arwen deserved a chance of happiness. In all the time Legolas had known Arwen Evenstar, including the 300 years they had been married, she had never looked happier than when with Aragorn.

He wondered whether he should speak with his friend, maybe talk some sense into him? Jumping off the wall, he paused.

From the sounds of the voices emanating from the stairwell, Aragorns 'talk' with Lord Elrond had not gone as planned. Maybe it would be better to wait until Aragorn was in the right frame of mind to talk.

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Legolas didn't know what (or who) had hitten him. He went reeling backwards as a strong and experienced fist added insult to injury by adding a broken nose to accompany this newly blackened eye. Legolas was a good fighter, in fact only 3 had beaten him in one to one combat this last century. Elrohir, Elladan and … Aragorn.

So he had found out then. He dodged another punch and was just preparing to trip Aragorn up, when a certain dwarf took the matter out of his hands.

Gimli tackled Aragorn to the floor with a cry of:

"Nobody attacks the elf"

Sitting astride Aragorn, on the man's knees, Gilmli took a look at Legolas's attacker with bewilderment:

"Aragorn?" Legolas tore off a strip of fabric from the edge of his tunic and applied it to his bleeding nose which, by the look of it needed resetting, and stepped forward to assist Gimli in the restraint of their human friend.

He wasn't needed, Aragorn was unconscious.

A/N: Another chapter over. I do want to know what people think of this fic. It maybe rubbish, and you can say that in a constructive way.

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