Chapter 15: A Day at the Beach and a Break-up

A/N~ How long have we been on SB now? I dunno. OK, I went back and counted. We're still on Day 3, or Sunday. WOW!

Disclaimer:

Me: Here are some facts: I am typing on a computer. It is July. Dominic Monaghan is hott. Michael Shanks is hott. We own nothing.

Aragorn: Why am I not on that list?

Me: Cuz Vanessa would kill me if I moved in on her territory.

Boromir: Well, why am I not on the list?

Me: Cuz someone else would kill me for moving in on their territory. I claimed both of them a while ago and am very territorial, so I know my butt would be kicked if I added you two.

Aragorn & Boromir: OK.

"Ugh! He's heavy!" Kitty grunted as she let Legolas fall onto the beach where Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Gandalf were sitting watching everyone else play in the water. (Tolkien said that no hobbits but the Brandybucks liked the water.) "Watch him and don't let anyone touch him!" she demanded.

"Yes, ma'am," they saluted and she left to join the rest of us.

"Are you sure this water's sanitary?" Gimli asked. "Looks questionable to me!" (Sorry, Tarzan moment!)

"Ah! That was cold!" I screamed as Merry splashed me and looked around for his next victim.

"No! Not me!" Vanessa yelled and ran behind Aragorn and hung on.

"What a second. I have to call Stef!" Kitty thought to herself when she saw Vanessa flirting with Strider and walked back to the beach to inform her cousin of the new love arrangement.

.~*~.

"Whoo! That was fun! Cold, but fun!" I yelled as we got ready to go. "Let's go clubbing again tonight!"

"Cool!" Kitty agreed.

"No alcohol for you, though," Vanessa teased.

"Shut up!" Kitty growled back.

"Are we gonna stand here and talk or go clubbing?" Courtney demanded.

"Clubbing!" everyone shouted together, surprising, and probably scaring, the other people on the beach.

.~*~.

After about an hour later we were ready to go (We had to take showers etc.).

"I'll drive," Vanessa volunteered," but only if Strider sits up front with me." Pippin's face fell at Strider's name; he had been hoping to sit up front with her.

"It's OK, Pippin," Courtney comforted him, hoping to get a rise outta Vanessa. "You can sit with me." It didn't work.

"OK," Pippin agreed and thought to himself. "She's pretty. I don't know why I didn't notice it before. Prettier than Vanessa, too, I think" (Sorry about that, I'm not very good at this!)

It didn't take long (Or at least, it didn't seem long, but I couldn't tell; I was making out with Merry.) to get to the club. After we got inside, I headed to the bar and had Boromir get me a margarita before Merry and I started dancing.

"Umm...Vanessa?" Pippin asked.

"Yeah, Pip?" she responded.

"Could we talk- alone?"

"Sure. Excuse me, Strider. I'll be back in a moment," she told the man. "What's up?"

"Umm...how should I phrase this? I don't think we should 'be' together anymore, cuz I kinda like Courtney now," he finished quickly. "Are you crushed?" (I told you I'm not good at this...)

"No, actually. I was gonna talk to you about the same thing, because I'm kinda attracted to Aragorn," she told him, relieved that he wasn't angered. "Friends?" She held out her hand.

"Friends," he assured her, shaking her hand. "Now let's go party!"

"Hobbits!" Vanessa laughed and rolled her eyes.

.~*~.

"You did what, Kitty?!" I demanded as Merry took a break.

"I called Stef and let her know about Vanessa and Acorn (Son of Athorn). She got really p.o.'d and now she's on her way down," my friend replied.

"Are you NUTS?! Stef's gonna try and take Strider away from Nessa and it's gonna end up WWE smackdown!" Courtney exclaimed, holding Pippin's hand.

"I know," she replied demurely, then grinned that evil grin I know so well. "It's gonna be the catfight of the millennium! Come on; let's go home! I'm tired."

Soon we all piled back into the SUV and I drove us back to the hotel (I drive the fastest).

A/N~ I was gonna write more, but it's long enough. Have fun, Nessa! *Runs off with Dom* I love LotR! ^.^

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