Well here it is..a revamped version of Strange Encounters...it really needed it...hope you all enjoy...
ok yeah I don't own the LOTR characters...don't want to...they're a pain...hold on
(glares at Marry) what do u think ur doing?
Marry: N-nothing...
Me: That's what I thought...
Ana Maria wasn't what you would call an average girl. Sure she was pretty, but that wasn't what made her so different from the rest. What made her different was that she had more money than a person could ever think of having, all before she turned the age of 18. By the age of 19, she was running her late fathers recording company, well half of it anyway. Within the four years of her take over she had done a better job of it than her father had, which was saying a lot. The label was already the number one label before she came into the picture, she just gave it a younger and edgier feel that the label needed. Of course, she also had an amazing ear and eye for talent, but the board didn't care. They wanted the company solely for themselves, they didn't see why they had to share half of it with a spoiled little rich girl, even if she wasn't really spoiled.
Lately, everything seemed to be chaotic, more so than normal. It was all because of the band she signed two years ago, called Seductive Rose. The past year was spent recording their first album and they were finally finished, soon getting to the fun but hectic part of the whole thing. She had been swamped with the promoting, making sure they were on any show that had musical performances, even some that didn't. Since the band seemed to become an overnight success, she had been trying to get everything for a worldwide tour in order, sure she could have left everything up to their manager and producers but she wanted this band's success to be all of her doing so the board would see what an asset she really was to them.
Two months of preparation had consumed her mind, she couldn't think of nothing but the tour, even though the tour had been going strong for three months. She was thinking about extra shows she could add on or concert ticket promotions she could do, everything but relaxing.This was supposed to be the day that she relaxed at home with her four closest friends and have fun.
She sat blankly at the kitchens island, her eyes seemingly starring at the rain hailing on the other side of the kitchen's glass windows and doors, yet, her mind being occupied with other things. She didn't even pay any notice to the four girls running around her over-sized kitchen until a sharp pain consumed her arm. Blinking, she noticed their presence for the first time, rubbing her sore arm in the process.
"I knew that would get your attention." The red head, who was referred to as Ayumi, replied, giving the girl a small smile before taking the seat next to her.
Maria returned the smile, turning her attention to the activity around her. They were all scurrying around mixing drinks, making snacks, or popping popcorn. Maria let another smile pass her lips, it was nice having everyone close to her living with her. It wasn't until now that she realized how happy she was that they had convinced her to keep this manor and allowed them to move in with her.
It had belong to her father, who was considerably rich even before the start of his recording label, all thanks to his family ancestry. The manor and fortune was all his by inheritance, as well as hers after his untimely death. She never knew this much about his life, since he had abandoned her and her mother when she was quite young. Even though she was estranged from him, the news of his death was painful. Now here she was the owner of both his estate and company.
"Man, it's raining pretty hard out there." Her brown haired friend Nicole stated, taking the seat on the other side of Maria.
The blond, Akira, stopped pouring drinks to observe the rain. "Yeah...it looks like it's raining a ton of bricks out there.."
Anah, being a bit absent-minded, left the popcorn to go stare out the window only to turn around disappointed.
"I didn't see any bricks...just a lot of fucking rain..." She mumbled, going back to work on the popcorn.
"What?" Akira raised an eyebrow, starring confusingly at the back of the goofy short haired brunette.
"YOU said it was raining bricks, but I didn't seeing any bricks...WHERE the HELL are the damn BRICKS?" An ah turned to look at her short friend, with narrowed eyes. Maria tried to dislodge the piece of popcorn from her throat at the sudden out burst.
"It...it was a...a figure of speech...it's not really raining bricks..." Akita's eye began to twitch.
"OH...oh well...okay then..." The lanky girl's anger seemed to disperse in the matter of seconds, a goofy grin forming on her face, turning back to work on the popcorn again.
"Something is seriously wrong with that girl...think she's a little mental if you ask me." Akira mumbled before turning back to her own task. All the while, Nicole and Ayumi tried to help Maria with the popcorn in her throat. Finally, it freed itself from her, fling across the island and hitting Anah in the eye, who began to mumble something about popcorn, evil, conspiracies against her, and demon corn eating babies.
Ayumi opened her mouth as if to respond to her weird friends rants but was stopped at the sudden sound of thunder piercing the air, followed by a loud rumble and thumbing sounds coming from above their heads. Everyone stared at each other.
"What the hell was that?" Nicole stated, looking a bit jumpy.
"Well, we know what that thumbing sound wasn't..." Maria shot a glace Akira's way, a knowing grin forming on her face as Akira tried to look innocent. "...damn jack rabbit..." Ayumi laughed at the blush forming on Akira at the sudden mention of her private affairs. Before anyone responded further, they were plunged into darkness by the sudden power failure.
"This is just great, the one night we all decide too get drunk and act stupid everything else acts stupid for us." Akira groaned in annoyance. Slowly they all begun to move around the kitchen, searching for anything they would give them light.
"ow...son...of...a...BITCH!" Ayumi scream after stubbing her foot on something, it was at that time the lights decided to flicker back on.
"About damn time...I felt like I was stuck in a scene from a really shitty horror movie. You know, where the lighting flashes and you can see the killer approaching it's victim, but the victim is to damn dumb to turn around...I hate that shit...they never turn around when they are about to die, but always when they're being chased." Maria mumbled, not really paying attention to anything she just said.
"Yeah, well this shitty little horror movie isn't over yet, we still have that noise other to check out." Akira chipped in.
"I vote that it was just a tree..." Maria replied.
"Well, unless that tree landed above us and walked around admiring the paintings and shit...it wasn't a tree." Ayumi stated, grabbing a bat out of the broom closet. "I vote we should check it out." She took a moment to practice her swing.
"I'm with her." Nicole stated, moving next the the bat swinging Ayumi.
"When...the...hell did we get a bat..who and the hell plays baseball in this damn place?" Anah eyed the girl.
"What? It was pretty and shinny...so I bought it...look...shinny.." Ayumi made a giggling sound as she studied the bat.
"O...k...never mind about Anah being the odd one..." She shook her head of the last thought. "Anyway my vote still stands on the tree theory...so I'm going to look for that..." Maria turned her back to leave
"I'm going to go with her...even if the tree theory is a load of shit..I rather get wet than hacked to death...sorry." Akira followed after Maria.
"Hmmm...she has a point...to our death then?" Ayumi asked, raising the bat in the air.
"To our death...here...here..." Nicole raised her fist before following behind Ayumi.
"Yeah...I'm staying right here and make me a peanut butter and jelly...because it's...peanut butter jelly time." Anah continued to sing the dreaded song as she made her sandwich.
Soon Maria and Akira were standing in the large foyer, soaking wet, after an unsuccessful mission to find a fallen tree that didn't exist. Not to long after, they were joined by a jumpy Ayumi and Nicole.
"Did you guy's find anything?" Maria asked, raising an eyebrow at their nervous behavior.
"N-no...nothing...just a few scares here and there...but nothing..." Nicole tried to catch her breath, who knew that this place could seem so creepy on nights like this.
"How about you guys?" Ayumi pointed the tip of the bat in their direction.
"No, nothing...just enjoyed a nice cool shower..oh the fun..so called fallen tree my ass." Akira turned her glare towards Maria, her sarcasm nearly seeping venom.
"You act like I forced you to go, you followed me on your own buddy..." Maria flipped her wet hair, flicking water on everyone.
"Well you shouldn't..." Akira's retort was cutoff by the screams of Anah coming from the kitchen.
:A/N: Come on...review...I promise it gets funnier...especially funnier than this...