I made this a one shot from the scene in Desolation of Smaug where Legolas asks Tauriel to leave with him, except things don't go according to plan. Hope you enjoy!

They had tracked down the orc pack to Laketown, more specifically to a man's house; who they would later find out was a man call Bard. Legolas turned and looked out of the door to see that the orcs were going to regroup. "Tauriel come." he ordered without looking at her, he stopped at the door as he sensed she was not following him.

"We are losing him," cried out the dwarf as the young black haired dwarf cried out in pain.

"Tauriel tul" he asked softly. Legolas turn swiftly and jumped down from the rails as he followed the orcs. Tauriel looked down at the suffering dwarf before steeling her emotions and going after her prince. She looked back once more as he cried out again. She was so distracted that she did not sense the sneaking orc climbing down from the roof.

As she turned to go down the rails the orc caught her unawares and landed a swift punch around her face. She fell back against the railings, she shook her head to try and stop the dizziness but the orc gave her no chance to ready herself, he landed another hit and this time it knocked her straight off the railings and into the freezing cold waters below.

The cold shocked her into not moving so she just sunk down into the freezing cold abyss. What's worse Legolas wasn't there to help her this time. So this is how I will go, drowning. She said to herself.

The orc cackled at his success, as he turned to go down the steps he promptly got an arrow through the head. Legolas had turned back once he saw Tauriel was still at the house with the dwarves; he was not about to face an orc pack alone. He looked inside the house and saw that she was not there "Tauriel?" He looked down over the railings and saw air bubbles float to the surface as if someone was... Drowning. "Tauriel!" he leapt over the steps and stood on the edge of the water. He quickly removed his armour, arrows, swords and tunic. He dove down into the water to save her.

Tauriel was trying to hold her breath but the water came crushing down on her and put an immense pressure on her chest. She released her last breath and let the waters take her where they may. The last thing she expected was a strong hand pull her up and out of the water.

"you're okay mellon," he reassured softly as she coughed up water. "I'll help get you warmed up again." he picked her up again and carried her inside the house to get her warm. He asked the child for another room and the young girl gave them her brothers room. He lay Tauriel down on the bed "wait here." He quickly went back to get his weapons and tunic.

Legolas walked back into the room to see her shivering, "we need to get this cloak and tunic off you." She nodded in consent. He stripped her of her clothing save the small vest she was wearing underneath. He grabbed a towel and dried her before wrapping his dry tunic around her to keep her warm. "Diol llie Legolas," she thanked. He started taking off his undergarments "What are you doing?" she asked.

"You are not the only one cold and wet," he smirked. He sat back down next to her now only wearing his trousers and belt. He grabbed the towel again and gently dabbed her face with it. "I thought I had lost you for a moment," he admitted as he looked into her green eyes. He caressed her face softly "Don't do that to me again. You scared me for a moment."

She looked back into his piercing blue eyes and leant into his hand slightly before remembering what the king had told her. "Legolas this cannot happen between us, your father forbids it." she whispered as she turned away from him.

"I do not care what my father thinks of us. Tauriel amin mela lle. I have loved you for years now, my father does not control who I fall in love with." He tilted her head back towards him before he leant forward and kissed her softly. She tensed at first before reciprocating it. He coaxed her back onto the bed as he hovered over her, the kiss was getting heated.

She pulled back and lay a hand on his bare chest, she pushed him up as she sat back up, "I am a lowly sylvan elf. You would not pledge yourself to me. I am a captain of the guard, no more."

She made to get off the bed when he lay a hand on her "Tauriel you are more to me, you are everything to me. I would pledge myself to you without a second thought. Please melleth consider what could become of us," he whispered in her ear.

She shivered slightly at his deep entrancing voice. With much thought she nodded "I will give myself to you melamin, but not here."

"Come back to Greenwood, my father will forgive you. I will see that he accepts you as well. For I do not want any other elleth. I only want you."

"What about the orcs? We left the kingdom because of them," she asked as she placed a delicate hand on his masculine face.

Legolas turned his face slightly and kissed her palm "they are going back to wherever they came from, we need not be concerned about them anymore. Come on it's time we left." They put their now semi dry clothes back on, thanked the children and left to go back to Mirkwood.

He could see Tauriel was nervous as they approached the gate "you do not need to be frightened, my father will accept you." He smiled. He took her hand in his as they walked through the gate and went to look for Thranduil.

The end

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Tul = come

Diol llie = thank you

amin mela lle = I love you

melleth = my love

elleth = Elf