Tauriel was busy training the troops, so Legolas took it upon himself to practice some archery during her absence. You can't be that good at archery without practice! He grabbed one of his arrows and knocked it in his bow. Moments later, he heard the soft thud of his arrow landing in the center of the target. There was a rustle in the bushes behind him, but Legolas simply shot another arrow.

"I know you're there Angeli," he told the forest a short while later. The blonde elleth came out of the trees.

"What gave me away?"

"The trees," Legolas replied without hesitation, shooting another arrow. Angeli simply rolled her eyes, sitting on a stump behind Legolas.

"You're very good," Angeli commented a while later.

"Thank you," Legolas replied shortly, feeling uncomfortable.

"So...you're dating Tauriel?"

"Yes."

"What about Galadriel's plans for us to be married?"

"They'll have to be canceled." Legolas answered, sitting down beside her. I'm dating Tauriel, what is so difficult to comprehend about the subject? Drop it, he felt like saying. Instead, she dragged on.

"Why do you like Tauriel so much?" Again with that question?

"Look, Tauriel and I have been through a lot together. We've known each other since we were elflings." Legolas knew it wasn't a heart warming reason, but what would you say? That your father had tried to take control of your destiny by exiling your true love, and that a pack of orcs had almost killed you and your crush?

"We've known each other a while too," Angeli whispered, leaning closer to Legolas.

Feeling very uncomfortable, Legolas jerked away from Angeli.

"Um...I'd better go...Thranduil needs me for some...important business, bye!" He half ran, half walked out of the training area. Thank Gandolf, Tauriel wasn't there. He told himself, as he made his way back to the palace.

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"What the hell happened to you?" Thranduil demanded, as his son came running into the throne room in a big hast. Legolas dropped his bow, quiver, and arrows like they were poison, then looked up at his father.

"Angeli," he managed to say.

"Is she still obsessing over you?"

Legolas nodded. "She tried to kiss me."

Thranduil looked up sharply. "Doesn't she know you're dating Tauriel?"

"Yes."

"This has got to stop!" Thranduil cried, turning towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"To find Galadriel!" Thranduil answered, slamming the door behind him.

A short while later, Tauriel entered the throne room.

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"Legolas? What's wrong?" She asked.

The prince sat at his throne, staring absentmindedly at the wall. He looked up at the sound of Tauriel's voice.

"What? Oh, nothing."

"Legolas, I've know you since we were young. What's wrong?"

Legolas looked at his hands for a few moments.

"Um...Angeli may or may not have tried to kiss me," he told her.

In her shock, Tauriel almost dropped her bow.

"W-what did you do about?" She stuttered.

"The king has taken it upon himself to take it up with Galadriel."

"Thranduil? Galadriel will rip him to shreds!" Legolas gave her a sharp glare.

"No offense," she told him.

"Well we'll just have to see what my "darling" aunt has to say to my father."

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Galadriel was face deep in a book by J.R.R Tolkien (heh heh), when Thranduil came in. Well, rather, stormed in. All she heard was the slam of a door, then Thranduil was right in front of her.

"Has somebody passed?" She asked, not looking up from her book.

"No, Tauriel is still alive and healthy," Thranduil informed her, fuming.

"What's wrong with you?" Galadriel asked, replacing her book on it's shelf.

"Get your daughter away from my son."

"What did she do now?" Galadriel sighed, turning to face the king.

"Aside from being born? She tried to kiss Legolas when he has a girlfriend!"

"It's not my fault! Last time I checked, Angeli and Legolas were supposed to get married!"

"He's got someone else now. His crush on Angeli was just puppy love."

"You don't know that!"

"Yes I do!" Thranduil yelled, then he took a deep breath.

"Look Galadriel, I once made a huge mistake by trying to control Legolas's destiny. I thought I was helping him, but I was blind to how strong Legolas's love for Tauriel was. I almost lost my son, but now I've learned to accept Tauriel. You're pushing him away, and if you're not careful, you could lose him."

"Legolas will thank me for it, and it's not like you regret anything!" Galadriel protested.

Thranduil gave her a look that resembled that of a rabid squirrel.

"You don't think I regret anything? I regret everything I put my poor son through! I don't even deserve his forgiveness!" Thranduil told her.

"Then let's let him choose who he wants to be with. Tomorrow, Legolas, Tauriel, and Angeli will go patrol the boundary together. At the end of the day, he'll decide who he wants to be with."

"He already chose who he wants to be with. It's Tauriel."

"You don't know that. Let him choose."

"Or what?"

Heh heh, you guys get the J.R.R Tolkien joke? Hopefully you did. Only 6 more days until The Hobbit: The desolation of Smaug, comes out. I'm so exited! Anyways, I'll update soon. In the reviews tell me how exited you are for the hobbit, I'd love to know. Until next chapter-Mallowbloom