Sometimes the deepest love has to look like hate in order to accomplish what it needs to. Sometimes we need to hurt the ones we love in order to protect them. Sometimes the most important decisions we make are the ones we despise most.

He nearly fell from the tree when he heard it. A distant howl broke the air, causing the hairs on his arm to stand on end. And then, a second howl. And a third. All forming the chorus to a haunting tune that spilled across the night like crimson blood on a broken battlefield... Part four in the To Save a Prince series. Young Legolas.

Mirkwood's War Games tests its newest Captain, Legolas Greenleaf. Legolas on the other hand, tests everyone else.

"He knew that the elf would be irritating, taking him so close to a large group of Ents and forbidding him from talking with any of them. He just didn't think he would be this irritating. " Sometimes, even ageless Wizards get frustrated with the energy of young elves.

'The shadows seemed to pause together for a few moments. Any words were lost in the wind and the rain, if there were words in the first place anyway. In the next moment the shadows disappeared, and the wind and rain took their places once more.' AU, if Legolas was with Aragorn at the Prancing Pony in Bree.

The static of a police scanner was a normal sound that filled the silence in DT's garage each day. There had once been music that blasted through the speakers, but when Officer Brian O' Conner finally found his way home, Jessie rigged the scanner to the speakers instead. Dom/Brian Don't like, Don't Read, Rated for Language

Chaos reigns in Minas Tirith when Legolas arrives for his first New Year celebrations amongst Men. Written for Teitho. Prompt: Resolutions. Placed 1st.

Legolas visits Imladris and meets with an unexpected guest there. His first encounter with Estel. A study on brothers. Written for the Teitho challenge "Brothers" but accidentally submitted for Teitho "Pain" challenge instead. There are some aspects of pain here too-perhaps not only physical. Elladan and Elrohir. Elrond and Elros. Appearance by Maedhros and Maglor as well.

While waiting in Imladris after the Council of Elrond Legolas has a confusing encounter with one enraged Dwarf. Just what has he done to upset him? Why is it all he has to show for his generosity is a pile of broken arrows? Aragorn's first attempt at improving communication between Dwarf and Elf.

Moments shared between an Elven-prince and a young Rider of Rohan.

When Legolas was a small child, Celebrian and her children used to visit him every spring. A deep and valuable bond of friendship was established between him and the twins. This friendship, however, could not withstand unexpected events. Many years later an opportunity for reconciliation appeared. Characters: Legolas, The Twins, Thranduil, Glorfindel, Elrond, Arwen, Celebrian.

Three days into the Fellowship's journey, Boromir is suspicious of elven abilities and confronts Legolas. If it is not magic, Boromir is not quite certain what power the elf has over them, and he is not sure he wants to know. / A character sketch, or two. / One-shot.

Outside Moria Aragorn discovers Legolas is not the Elf he thought him to be. Are they more similar than he had imagined? Must you follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before you or can you make your own path? An attempt to answer why Legolas was not involved in the opening of Durin's Doors.

As we look back on the journey of our life, certain moments stand out as ones that defined the course of that journey. These are the incidents that defined the lives of Thranduil Oropherion and Legolas Thranduilion throughout the Third and Fourth Ages. Part 12: Thranduil attempts to put an end to one source of evil in his realm.

A character study of Legolas, and a little of Galadriel, through the prism of Elven memories and how they deal with them.

How Kirk Slowly Endears Himself to His Crew by Becoming a Human Punching Bag, Plunging off a 300 Foot Cliff, Getting Crushed by a Giant Ass Pipe, Nearly Getting Blown to Itty Bitty Bits, and Suffocating Because of His Own Medically Inept Body. (Although, not necessarily in that order.) Or five times Kirk puts his crew before himself and one time they return the favor.

Non-slashy take on the Sherlock-knowing-John-before-ASiP trope. A letter arrives for Sherlock at a crime scene, and the folks at New Scotland Yard learn the real truth of the detective's insistence that he doesn't have friends.

The Three Hunters have a day out. Aragorn is perturbed, Gimli gets a bit drunk, Legolas is Legolas :) Plotless friendship fluff with a cameo by out favourite horse lord, closing the birthday celebrations for The Silence in the Song. Third of the three, very fun to write, hope you all enjoy.

One-shot. Sam meets an elf and Thranduil's messenger joins the Nine Walkers. Book verse story of how Elrond chose the Prince of the Greenwood as representative of the elves of Middle Earth.

Soon after Eldarion's coming of age, a member of the Minas Tirith City Guard is in need. Aragorn's friends find an unusual way to help.

A young boy, dreaming of being a soldier, makes a shocking discovery when he finds an elf, unconscious, in the woods. The strange elf's condition only worsens when they bring him home, and then men come knocking at their door. And why is the elf calling out for Estel?

With the War of the Ring over and the shadows of evil gone, the Races of Men and Elves are eager to celebrate the Wedding of the Age to mark the end of the shadow... the elves of Eryn Lasgalen most of all. And what other way to indulge than in games of th

He was the king of strange elves, who were not like the other elves. He ruled over a mysterious forest, that was not like other forests. They thought him many things, but his memories defined him. Please read and review. :)

Tarsus IV was a long time ago - a different life ago actually, if Jim's going to be a smartass about it. There are just some things you never forget, and some people you never forgive. Post STID.

Feeling lonely and a little isolated while Frodo recovers, an unhappy Samwise finds his way to one of Rivendell's orchards. But he does not count on meeting a strange elven guard there, a character who is not quite what first impressions would have him think. Despite appearances, they might have more in common than he can guess...

McCoy didn't believe it at first. Not the part about Jim saving them because that was the sort of thing he did on a day-to-day basis: wake up; brush his teeth; save the world; irritate his doctor, rinse, repeat. Spoilers for STID.

Freaked out, Insecure, Neurotic & Emotional. Jim is none of these things and can't understand why no one seems to believe him. The obligatory post STID hurt/comfort Kirk/Bones/Spock friendship fic.

Spike and Winnie find their way through a relationship - via a series of out-of-order one shots. Main underlying theme is fluff (even with the hard stuff, there's fluff). Guest appearances by the rest of Team One. Rated for language.

A morning and an evening with the Johnsons. It was an ungodly hour for Anders to be awake but Axl had been a pain to put to sleep the night before so he was going to be a royal arse to wake up.

Kíli nocks his bow and points it at his brother.

New York City is still rebuilding when the biotech virus Extremis is released, upgrading a lone domestic terrorist into a posthuman threat. Tony would've been happy to keep playing with alien tech in his lab, saving average citizens as Iron Man, and pretending not to notice these other people moving into his tower, but sometimes a person just can't have nice things. Steve/Tony.

Bilbo Baggins is a humble grocer, living a quiet life. The police say the Sons of Durin are a crime family. The government has labeled them a group of environmental terrorists. Thorin Oakenshield will tell you that they are simply desperate for a home. But when Bilbo is dragged into the group as their unwilling burglar, everything he has taken for granted will be torn asunder.

It turns out that there is one thing in Middle Earth Thorin values more than his throne or gold. Or rather two things. Warning: mentions of character deaths, set after the battle of the five armies

After years of being a SHIELD agent you would think Clint Barton would be used to the pain of losing some one he cared about. He has lost partners, friends, and lovers to the life he lived devoted to saving the world; but nothing hurt him more than losing Tony. Nothing.

A Thanksgiving Day case leads to reminisces of memories good and bad, and a happy ending. Maybe even two.

Written for AvengersKink Prompt: In which Tony, when given the choice, will always choose the team over himself. Or, the one where Tony is offered a deal he simply can't refuse.

Challenge; Tony didn't hate Bangladesh, he just liked knowing every possibility, ever variable about everything, every risk he was taking. Going to Bangladesh? That wasn't calculated. Nor was what he was going to do if they found him again..."Are you ready to accept death, Tony Stark?" Raza hummed, "I'm ready to accept the vision of your corpse on the ground."

Fem!John and Johnlock. Sherlock is injured and the NSY team are baffled when a woman shows up claiming to be his wife... Pre-Study in Pink

"Love is not looking at each other, but looking in the same direction."- Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Clint goes blind, and Tony must cope. Told in Steve's 3rd person limited narrative.

Part 1 of the "It's All in the Mind" series. Fill for a prompt. Tony is 100% normal. Tony is not a mutant. Tony is Iron Man. Tony is an Avenger. Tony...is just fooling himself.

Tony wakes up feeling like crap and finds himself longing for the times he lived alone and it was a lot easier to get a simple cup of coffee.

Tony has never had anyone to hug him before. He doesn't quite know how. Now that he has a family, this is something that needs to change.

Steve discovers something about his teammate he was not sure he ever wanted to know. Now that he does, he's got to deal with it.

This is how everyone else will see it: Clint and Tony don't so much happen as other people don't happen. Or, Clint and Tony, as friends, as best friends, as warriors, as lovers- and, most importantly, as themselves, even in the eyes of others . [Clint x Tony], Outsiders' POV / x-posted on ao3

It started as a ritual between friends, but it was so natural that it grew incidentally. Eventual character death.

"He is feral and wild and I do not understand him..." In need of distraction Gimli considers the strangeness that is his elven companion. Short observational friendship fic. Quite enjoyed writing this!

Having worked with New Scotland Yard for a year, imagine the team's surprise when they find out the incomparable Sherlock Holmes has an actual boyfriend? Can you even imagine the freakish, alien, weirdo he must be to put up with Sherlock all the time?

In which Sherlock has himself a doctor and Lestrade is just befuddled by it all.

Sally Donovan's eyes are opened about a certain Doctor John Watson.

Complete. AU. In a world of sorcerers and magic, Sherlock is a Faerie-born and John, lacking any kind of magical talent, often seems a bit out of place. But he has a gift all his own...Slash, Sherlock/John

The team is stuck in Maine, the snow's coming down hard, the power's going out-and then there's that nasty case of the flu that's been going around lately. Team-fic.

Steve threw Sam a bachelor party. Now everyone is hungover and exactly where is Steve? Kono investigates.

Sequel to The Bachelor Auction where we find out what happened to Steve on his trip to Maui. I'm not done with this series yet but I have to think on the next one. Feedback welcome. And of course I don't own these characters.

A sequel to Steve's Day Off. The Governor has drafted Steve to participate in an annual charity bachelor auction. Thanks to everyone for the nice reviews of Steve's Day Off and here is the sequel. THe next in the series is in the works.

The Governor insists Steve takes a day off. A fluffy little item while I work on a much bigger story.

2010 Summer Challenge Sam talks to G about his day.

Tim, Tony and Gibbs are trapped together. Tony and Gibbs father/son undertone. Warning for language and general dark unpleasantness.

Gibbs fears the worst when Tony keeps a secret, but the truth makes him take another look at his senior agent.

So maybe everything didn't work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he'd gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he'd have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn't have had to go back and do everything AGAIN.

Little Estel wants to find out what true friendship is. However, this is not something that one can describe. As the years pass by, a true friend will teach him this meaning with deeds, and not with words. Written for the Estel Angst Central contest.

Tony interviews a very special witness. Chapter 2 now posted.

Trade talks have been going on for days. There is much restlessness in the halls of Thranduil. Then a young human rides into the Wood-elves’ realm with an urgent message. Characters: Thranduil, Legolas, Aragorn, Elladan and Elrohir. Teitho November Winner

When someone tries to steal something important from Legolas, Halbarad learns a lesson about the elf and his horse. Characters: Aragorn, Legolas, Halbarad, two horses, and one thief.

The Fellowship must cross a river before it can enter the land of Hollin. When disaster strikes, Sam and Legolas find themselves trapped between the river, a party of malicious strangers, and each other. A story about friendship and sacrifice.

Another Aragorn meets Legolas story.

Sorrow, joy, and realization mingle in Lothlorien as Legolas celebrates his first Winter Solstice since his release from Dol Guldur... AU set in the Dark Leaf universe

Another version of how they met, and my attempt to reconcile the Legolas of the books and the one of the movie, along with the one that developed a life of his own in my own works of fanfiction.

Aragorn discovers the secret of the child of the haunted falls of Rivendell, and the only way to lay him to rest. One shot

In which Tony gets hit on the head and starts speaking in tongues. Metaphorically, of course.

A Fellowship story. COMPLETE.

How DID Aragorn come to be neat & tidy for Elrond's Council? Ch. 7, The Long Awaited Scruffilogue: in which a squirrely evening is had by all, Dwarves learn not to drop eaves, and Legolas courts doom by going to bed early. This story is finally complete!

Inside, you will find a hidden side of Legolas Thranduilion, the last of the great Elvin Princes. Tragedy befalls him when he preforms an act of selfless bravery; can Arwen keep him alive until her twin brothers, Elladan and Elrohir, can reach him?

Chapter 8. Complete. The Fellowship seeks to return to its last members but finds that the forest's safe-passage has been withdrawn as they move deeper into the wood. Further on, the forest decides to summons the means to deal with Gimli and Pippin.

Chased across the plains, hunted by all, hope begins to fade for one called the Curse of Men. Plunged into the darkest despair, it is up to the frail spirit of mankind to follow the mysterious guide and walk into the light.

A different take on how Aragorn and Legolas met. Wood-elves arrive in Imladris and quickly turn Aragorn's life upside-down. Completed.

Meet me in the white forests of Valinor, but do not come until you hear the call of the sea." Those were her words before she died. Legolas made a promise, and it was a promise he planned to keep. LOC COMPLETE!

Pippin learns some unexpected things about a couple of his companions. Non-slash and complete

A human hunting party stumbles across the aftermath of an orc attack in which a very young elf is the only survivor. Revised! COMPLETE

A certain Prince of Mirkwood sets about charming a wineselling widow in Esgaroth in this humorous vignette.

Aragorn is feeling stressed so Legolas sets him a challenge as a brief respite from the duties of King of Gondor. But what of the blueberry tarts?

Set several years after RotK. After being trapped by heavy rainfalls inside the Golden Hall of Rohan for days, Legolas reacts in a typically elven fashion and Gimli contemplates an old saying of the dwarves.

Legolas's adventures as he comes of age as a warrior and learns life lessons: family bonds can endure anything, men are odd, dwarves are sometimes friendly, and true friendship is immortal. Complete.

Elrond and his sons assist the Elves of Mirkwood in an attempt to rescue a very young Prince who has been captured by Orcs. MPA Awards Winner &Mithril Awards Finalist... thanks to all who voted! Story is now Complete!

SLASH! While waiting in Rivendell for the Fellowship to depart, Gimli is confused by a bit of intimacy he observes between Legolas and Gandalf.