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Legolas simply stared at Tauriel, who was now studying the ground.
"L-Legolas, I-I can explain..." Tauriel began, the adrenaline from both the kiss and her outrage had worn off by now.
"I trusted you, I-I was even beginning to have feelings for you!" Legolas was shaking his head, but still wasn't yelling.
"You were?!" Tauriel asked.
"But now I know that was all a mistake, I should never have let my feelings get in my way." Legolas murmured, turning with his back to Tauriel.
"No..Legolas, you don't understand...you, you see I was tricked by your father, and he tol-"
"I never thought you'd ever lie to me, Tauriel," Legolas interrupted, "but I guess I was wrong."
"No, Legolas yo-you weren't wrong I-I was tricked!" Tauriel pleaded.
"I think you should go now, Tauriel," he murmured, finally facing her. Tauriel would have loved to stay longer, to make Legolas understand, but she knew it wouldn't accomplish anything. Instead, she simply nodded and headed towards the door.
"I-I just wanted you to know, I haven't lied to you... I hope you realize that one day," Tauriel whispered, stopping at the door. With one final look at her close friend, she turned and headed out of the place.
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It's true what they say, you never know what you have until it's gone. For nights Tauriel would just sit, lie down or walk around sometimes. She didn't know what to do. She didn't have her job, or Legolas, she was just plain useless. She spend most of her time crying until she was out of tears, or writing her feelings down on paper. All the while, life in Thranduil's relem continued on without her, like she had never been there. Tauriel knew what she had to do, and nobody would care, because she had no one anymore.
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Legolas stood alone in the forest, shooting arrows. Tauriel wasn't the only one who shot arrows when she was nervous or distressed. How could she do that to me? I-I trusted her, I droped my defenses for her... I fell for her. I will never let my emotions get in my way anymore. Legolas shot another arrow, it missed. Legolas never missed! What has she done to me? He wondered, mortified. Deciding he had spend enough time shooting arrows, the prince of Mirkwood left, taking a long walk along Long lake.
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"What happened?" Thranduil demanded.
"Whatever do you mean?" Legolas replied innocently, putting his bow and arrows away.
"The girl," Thranduil grunted, "what did you tell her?"
Legolas regarded his father with a guarded expression, "nothing that concerns you."
"Legolas, my boy, everything that happens to you concerns me. What did you two talk about?"
Legolas sighed, the truth would have to come out. "S-she told me that she had been tricked...by you." He began.
Thranduil's expression didn't change for a moment. "And you responded...?"
"I told her that it was as real as Golem being mentally stable and not obsessed with the One ring."
"Good," Thranduil nodded, rising out of his seat, "now leave me in peace, I've some important matters to deal with." Legolas nodded, unaware of the fact that 'important matters' meant, 'how to destroy Tauriel more'.
So Legolas continued living day after day without knowing that every time he believed his father, he was taking another step away from Tauriel, who was still spending her days moping around her room, wondering what she had done to deserve this. Meanwhile, Thranduil was befuddled, he had begun to think that leaving Tauriel in Mirkwood could still be an option so long as Legolas stayed away from her. However, he couldn't risk her telling Legolas Thranduil's plan.
Exile was the only option.
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Third chapter is up already! Yay! Thanks to all the wonderful people who reviewed, it really means a lot to me and I'm glad so many people like the story. Until next time-Mallow