"Ok, guys, I can see Pin coming now! Lets light the candles!"

Gandalf put down his wine and smiled. "Mmkay, gimme lights! I'll do iittt" he said, keeling over. Nicola smiled ruefully and plonked the candles on the table.

"Mo, come over here for a minute!" Mo obliged and dropped the streamers she was putting into place.

"What is it? And have you seen Nicole anywhere?"

"And Aragorn...oh no, they aren't doing anything bad are they?" said Maddy from lighting a large candle. "They're the ones who got us into this trouble in the first place."

"We're here!" said Aragorn, precariously holding the cake. Nicole closed the door.

"The man said he saw a girl riding up about 10 minutes ago. Lets go, people!" she said, clapping. Aragorn smiled as she lit the candles.

"Perfect. Someone move Gandalf, please!" He laughed. The group rolled Gandalf underneath the table drapes, unaware of his still smoking pipe resting on the slightly alcohol damp cloth.

"What are you all doing?" said an annoyed voice. It was Link, wiping his eyes roughly on his sleeve. "What's happened to our-my house?" he said, walking down onto the maple oak floor.

"Erm, Link...well, we..." and Mo explained. Links face grew darker and darker, and Mo's voice became smaller and smaller. So um, yeah. And Pinata- " Link ignored her and ran to the widow. He saw his bay mare caked in mud and Pinata trudging up behind her, holding a stirrup for balance very half heartedly in the distance.

"!" Link flung open the doors and ran out and down the fields. Nicola smiled.

"Ok, our coach should be arriving soon. Come on, guys." She picked up her suitcase and carried it outside. The others followed, stowing various sacks and bags in the lobby outside. Mo looked behind her, smiling. What she didn't notice was the spilt candles flame licking Gandalf's pipe smoke and igniting into a very small fire.

FIELD

"Pinata!" Link cried, flinging his arms around her and kissing her muddy neck. Pinni hugged him back, ignoring the fact that she was covered in leaves and twigs, and that a caterpillar was slowly crawling into her sodden black hair. "What happened?!"

"Your stupid horse thought it would be a good idea to get scared by a tree. So it bloody well ran off through a ditch, didn't it." She said, barely hiding her smile. "Have they left?"

"Just about to! I ordered a carriage, should be arriving any minute now." He said, taking Epona's rein and her hand. Pinata squeezed Links hand and he squeezed back, smiling to himself gently.

MAIN HALL

"Ok, she's coming up now!"

"Sniff, that was so romantic!" said Maddy, clutching Legolas hand.

"Wait a second..."

"Oh my GOD!"

"Can you smell burni-" as the words left Nicole's lips, the entire hall erupted into flames. (like a sort of 'FOOMF' sound kind of flames. (=-=))

"Oh SHIT!" Mo yelled, running out. The others followed, screaming.

"I cant believe it!" cried Maddy, watching helplessly. "Oh NO, She's gonna kill us!"

From about 100 yards away, they heard a shrill scream.

ALMOST AT HOUSE

"OH MY GOD! MY HOUSE!" screamed Pin, as she ran forwards. "what the...ohmygodno! ohwhyme?!" she muttered, stumbling forward. Link grabbed her arm to stop her from throttling the nearest person standing on the lawn. A tearful Nicola turned to her.

"Oh, Pinni...We're so sorry...we just tried to make a nice party for you..." she mumbled, and she walked to the lobby. "We'll go now..." Pinata watched the sprinklers make the tablecloths mushy and the candles bobble with wax. Her prize original Monet had a large hole in it and had begun to crease at the edges. Link was shaking next to her. But Pinata ignored everyone and stepped into the large room.

"Pin, sweetie, don't, its dangerous..." said Link, helplessly grasping at thin air. The group stood, frozen, as Pinata stood in the middle of the room and slowly looked up. She turned and looked around. Then she faced the group. They quailed a bit.

"I really like what you've done with the place." She said, breaking into a huge smile. Nicole raised an eyebrow, and Aragorn stepped backwards. "No, seriously, guys." She stepped over the shattered remains of a chair and went over to see the rather crispy cake. "Hmm, I'd say this has been in the oven a bit too long..." she mumbled, tracing the end of the sooty letters 'welcome back'.

She turned, and the others looked worried. A small tear was welling up into her soft hazel eyes. "I wont hate you. But as soon as you get this place tidied up-yes, Legolas, that means you-then you can stay for as long as you like. I'm not that mean. And..." she smiled, and Link came up to her, wiping away a tear from her face. "I want to thank you all, because I know that you care enough to wreck my house, spend all my money and burn down my dining room and still not care a bit, and you've stuck by me and...sniff Yeah. I'm not good at this...I'm sorry..."

"Pinata...we should be the ones who are sorry." Said Maddy, frowning. "And don't worry; we'll tidy this place up in no time. And then we'll go." She said, turning to the others. "Now, come on." She clapped her hands and the disheveled group trooped into the room.

Pinata smiled tearily at Link, who wiped a smear of mud from her cheek and kissed her on the lips. "What you did was really nice, Pin..." he said, when they had broken apart. "Did you mean that they could stay?" Pinata rested her head on the elfs chest.

"Hell no."

END!!

I know it's a stupid ending, but I can't think at the moment. Anyway, here is the Epilogue-thing.

"Its quiet without them around, isn't it." Mumbled Link, face down in the pillows, one arm around his wife's stomach. He felt her nod. "Oh well. I cant say I'm not happy!" he said, looking up. Pinata laughed softly at him. "What?"

"Your hair!" she said, ruffling the golden strand sticking up. "Whoops, I made it worse!" she giggled. Link gave her a peeved look and jumped on her, kissing her face and sitting on her, his legs straddled. Pinata laughed and wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly. They rolled over and Pinata screamed as they fell out of the bed. They landed together in a fluffy pile of blankets and large cushions. "I love you!" she said, poking the tip of his nose with her finger. He gave a soft smile and pressed his hands into her waist, making her giggle.

"And I love you!" he said, tickling her harder. They were interrupted by the sound of the phone ringing. Pinata was tempted to leave it ringing but she eventually pushed Link off to get the annoying sound to stop.

"Hello, Gable residence?" she said, hearing the phone click.

"Um, Hi, Pin? Its Nicole here. Erm, can you help us out?"