Belowin's POV

I have every right to be angry. To think I love someone who won't even defend me and to his own father! I finally am able to sit down in the garden. The only place where it is silent and helps me to calm down.

"Belowin!" I hear Legolas call out to me.

Well at least it was for a few fleeting moments. I don't even turn his way when Legolas comes to my side.

"Belowin please just let me try to explain things to you." Legolas tells me as he kneels down to my right so I ignore him and turn to my left.

"Now that is just being childish." He says my head turn to him very quickly and I glare at him.

"Only you would know about being childish daddy's boy!" I yell at him as I stand up to walk away.

"Is that truly how you feel about me?" Legolas asks with a hurt tone.

"What do you expect me to think Legolas? You had the chance to defend me at least my personality and you just ignore it and followed whatever your father says." I tell him as I cross my arms in frustration.

"Forgive me, I should have defended you. I was too worried about other things to even think to defend you." He tells me as he walks up to me and takes my hand in his. "Please forgive me Belowin, I still wish to marry you."

Tauriel's POV

Haldir and I wait inside the hall but we can still hear Belowin and Legolas arguing. We stand guard to make sure no one will disturb them.

"I would hate to be Legolas right now. I know from experience you don't want Belowin to be mad." I tell Haldir as he looks over at me.

"Nothing we can do to help him, this is something he brought on himself." Haldir tells me as he glances into the garden.

"I still can't believe he wouldn't try to defend her. I mean she is to marry him and he just sat there no words to help her at all. It wouldn't surprise me if she packed her things and just left him." I say as I glance at the couple in the garden.

"Legolas said her uncle agreed to the marriage but that she was against it from the start?" Haldir asks me.

"Yes well Belowin is different from other elleth. I use to be her enemy but now I can see where she is coming from. Being forced to come here and shoved into a room waiting for some ellon you have never met to marry you." I say with a sigh. "She deserves better than that. I know they love one another but all of this seems to be one big mess."

"She was shoved into a room?" he asks me.

"Yes, Lord Elrond shoved her in through one door and the King shoved Legolas in through another so they could meet in person. Odd way to meet if you ask me." I tell him as I look down at the ground.

"You think she would run away? Surely she would not leave Legolas as the alter?" he asks me. Well he seems to be full of questions today.

"Let's just say I would not blame her if she did. From what I hear from Lord Elrond Belowin is much like her mother, a very free spirit. Do you really think she want's to be a princess? Always being stuck inside these walls?" I ask him.

"Seems she has no choice no. As you said Belowin is very loyal as well. I am sure Bel will go through with it." He tells me with a frown.

"Bel? Since when did you start calling her Bel?" I ask him.

"I have her permission to call her that." He says quickly.

"Not even Legolas calls her that...Haldir you haven't done anything to win the future princess's affection have you?" I ask as I turn his way.

"Be serious Tauriel, I would never do such a thing. Even if I did why would she chose someone like me over a prince?" he says with a scoff.

"Bel as you call her doesn't care about title or money. None of that strikes her interest. You know what does? Adventure. Good luck getting any of that here. I doubt the King will let her out of their sight until she provides an heir." I say as I lean back against the wall.

"Tauriel, why hasn't Belowin tried to escape then if she doesn't want this?" he asks me.

"Fear more than likely, it would bring shame to Elrond to refuse someone like Legolas though I do see a spark between the two of them. Though if there comes a time where Legolas must side with either Belowin or his father I fear Belowin would lose." I say as I close my eyes.

"You believe he would chose his father over his wife?"

"Didn't he just do so? He could have stood up Belowin saying he knew she couldn't have done what she was accused of. He didn't though did he? Poor Belowin I could see the heartbreak in her eyes. Lucky she had us there to defend her." I say with yet another sigh. I felt bad for her I really did.

Legolas' POV

I watch Belowin very carefully. I truly hurt her without even knowing. As I take my hand in hers I can feel the warmth from her skin and it still makes my heart beat fast.

"I love you Belowin, nothing or anyone will change that. Please I swear I will do whatever I can to make it up to you." I tell her practically pleading with her.

"Why Legolas? If you love me as you claim why did you not defend me?" she asks me with tears in her eyes.

"I did not even think to defend you, I did not know about the charges until Father had me come to the Throne room. By then he already had his mind made up nothing I would have said would have changed his mind." I tell her as I hold her hands tighter.

"You could have tried Legolas. Do I mean so little to you that you didn't risk getting in trouble with your father over my fate? What if he did send me away? What would you have done then?" she asks me now in an angry tone.

"I would not have let my father dismiss you like that. You are to be my wife I do not care what he says you are to be with me!" I tell her as I pull her to me and kiss her with as much passion as I can.

To my surprise I can feel her kiss me back even put her hands on my face. I can't let her leave me not after what I feel for her. If she did leave me I know that I would fade. I love her more than I thought I could love another. I put my arms around her waist and hold her close to me as we slowly break from our kiss.

"Please Belowin, I love you stay and marry me." I tell her very simple and modest.

I watch her eyes as she looks into mine. At first she doesn't say a word and that scares me half to death. Then I watch her blink the slowly nod her head in agreement. I feel my heart speed up again as I pick her up and twirl her around, I slowly lower her as our lips come together again.

"Never leave me Belowin. Promise me." I tell her as we make eye contact again.

"I promise Legolas, as long as you promise me the same as well as to defend me when needed." She tells me with a smile.

"I swear on my life Belowin. I will do anything for you that is how much I love you. Come you must rest tomorrow nothing will stop me from marrying you." Legolas says as we walk back out to the hall but My uncle stops us.

"Prince Legolas may I have a word with my niece. I have something I must discuss with her." My uncle tells him.

Legolas nods and walks past my Uncle and once he is far enough away my uncle takes my hand and begins to walk with me in the opposite direction.

"Do forgive me dear, it seems this situation is more dangerous than I had expected. I can see the love you and Legolas share. It warms my heart to see it. If you want out of this though tell me and I will do all I can to stop it. I never imagined that the elleth would try to convince the King that you attacked her." My Uncle says as we stop walking and he looks at me.

"Uncle, I will keep to my word and stay-" I start but he puts his hand up to stop me.

"Bel, Legolas is not the only ellon in middle earth. I will not hear your answer not but in the morning after you have had some much needed sleep." My uncle tells me as he kisses the top of my head and walks away.

What just happened? I thought that this was all his idea. He wanted me to come here and marry Legolas and now he is telling me that I don't have to if I don't want to? This is really strange to me. I put my hand on my head and turn around to see Haldir standing a few feet away from me. I just smile at him.

"Hello Haldir, were you there the whole time?" I ask him.

"I barely heard what you uncle said if that is what you are asking me." He says with a stone cold expression.

"Your are a horrible liar Haldir. I know you can hear anything and everything." I tell him as I walk over to him. "Admit it you heard every word didn't you?"

"I did, what you uncle said was right Bel. Legolas is not the only ellon in middle earth." He tells me as he leans against the wall.

"I love Legolas though, at least I think I do. My head seems to be trying to talk me out of this but my heart knows that I want to stay." I say as I blow a puff of air to brush my bangs out of my face.

"Think before you make any rash decisions Bel. Not only would it effect you but Legolas as well." He tells me as he comes over to my side.

"Whose side are you on Haldir? Do you want me to stay here with Legolas or leave with my uncle?" I ask him.

"That is not my decision to make Bel." He tells me as he starts to walk off. "If it were you would have never come here."

I know he didn't mean for me to hear that last part but now I am just even more puzzled. Ugh I groan in frustration. I know I am staying for once I am listening to my heart and right now I really want to see Legolas. I start down the hall and stop in front of Legolas' door. I barely knock on the door and it opens there stands Legolas looking at me with a smile and before I can say a word his lips were on mine.

I feel him bring me back into his room and somehow we end up against the wall as he continues to kiss me. Really this is making me feel really good but I know I shouldn't be doing this stuff. At least not until tomorrow night. I slowly push Legolas off of me and I can see the disappointed look on his face.

"Please do not be angry with me, I want this to be right tomorrow you can wait that long can't you?" I ask him hopeful that he will understand me.

"I understand Belowin, I can hold on until tomorrow. Is there something you needed?" he asks me.

"I just wanted to see you to be honest. Apparently my uncle brought a different wedding dress for me to wear tomorrow. Since you have seen this one it's not a good idea to get married in it." I tell him trying to make conversation.

"You will look beautiful in anything you wear. Tomorrow we will be joined together forever as husband and wife." He tells me as a smile as he kisses my forehead.

"Can you stand me for forever?" I ask him with a grin.

"Belowin if you are asking will I get tired of you then the answer is no." he says as he kisses me again this time on my lips.

"I better get back to my chamber. I have to get so much needed sleep as you and my uncle say." I tell him as I go to turn away from him but he stops me.

"Good night Belowin. I love you." He tells me as he kisses me again.