In this one shot, King Thranduil calls Legolas to go and see if anymore spider's nests have appeared in the forest.

"My lord Legolas, King Thranduil wishes to see you," a guard informed him.

"Tell him I will be there." He replied as he stopped the training session he was giving "Tauriel take over," she nodded once in response and continued his training session. He turned and went to meet his father as requested.

"Ada, you wanted to speak to me?" he bowed his head once in respect before Thranduil.

"Yes, it has come to my attention that more of those foul creatures have spawned in our forest, I am giving you the task of seeking out those nests. However I only want you to find and mark not destroy the nests yet. That is another mission for another day. Am I understood?"

"I understand, how many of us do you want going ada?"

"Only two or three of you, I want you to be swift and silent. Why, who are you thinking of taking?" Thranduil asked, though he already knew the answer.

"I wish to take Tauriel with me, she has proven her worth against these creatures several times over."

"Very well, ready yourselves. I want you gone and searching with in the hour." With that Thranduil waved a hand in dismissal. Legolas bowed once more before moving off to find Tauriel. "Oh and Legolas, I know what goes on in these woods. Do not try to hide it from me." Thranduil said knowingly.

Legolas went back to the training fields to find Tauriel practising with her bow. He took a minute to admire her. She was graceful like all elves were, but there was something else about her. Something that appealed to him immensely. He saw that she wasn't quite hitting the centre of the target so he came up behind her and adjusted her position.

He chuckled as she tensed at his presence, "you'll find that if you move your hand slightly down that you'll be able let the arrow go with out worrying about your bow moving about." He whispered in her ear. They let go of the string and the arrow flew through the air and landed bang in the middle.

"Hannon lle mellon. What did the King want?" she asked as she turned to face him, her cheeks were flushed ever so slightly.

"He wants us to locate more spiders nests to be cleared out. Do you need to get anything?"

"No I have everything I need with me."

"Good then let's not waste time here."

They went back through the realm and to the front gate which lead a path straight through the forest, Legolas ordered the guard to close the gates until they returned. They ran silently through the forest as they scouted for more spider nests.

They had been searching for most of the day and marked out all of the nests they had found. They stopped for a minute to rest and get a drink. They were perched on a tree branch high above the ground; so they could see what was going on, on the forest floors. "Are you alright Legolas?" she noticed that the young prince seemed to be in deep thought.

"I'm fine Tauriel. I was just thinking about something my father said earlier."

"What did he say?" she asked before she quickly looked around to make sure they were alone, she moved closer to him on the tree.

"He told me he knows what goes on in these woods, and told me not to hide it from him."

"What could he mean by this?" she asked with a small frown on her face.

"I think he meant this," and then he leant forward and kissed her passionately. She was quick to kiss back after a moment of shock. She grabbed his cloak and held him against her. He wrapped an arm around her waist and caressed her face with the other. He kept her lips tight against his as he deepened the kiss by brushing his tongue against hers.

She moaned softly as she let him claim her mouth with his own. They both pulled away after a long while, gasping for breath. "that was..." she breathed out. He leaned his head against hers affectionately.

"I know. We should be getting back, it will get dark soon and those creatures will return to their nests. We have to report back to the King." They kissed once more before heading back to the gate.

As ordered the guard had kept the gates closed until they arrived back to Mirkwood realm. "Go to your room and wait for me there, I need to report to my father," he said softly. Tauriel nodded and went to back to her room to clean herself up.

Legolas reported back their findings to King Thranduil and then went to seek out Tauriel once more. He found her in her chambers lying in bed. "Was the king happy with our findings?" she asked as she patted the spot next her; inviting him to come lay down with her.

He happily did so, he pulled the blanket back and lay next to her "he was pleased, he might send some more of us out tomorrow to destroy the nests" He softly traced his fingers up and down her arm. She raised her hand to gently caress his toned face. She pulled his face down and kissed his rough lips softly.

"I love you Legolas. But what about your father? He would surely keep us apart."

"He could try."

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