(A/N- (laughing and crying) Throbbits ! Lord of the Strings ! Hahahahah....(looks out at audience and pulls self together) Sorry about that. Temporary lapse of sanity. And now instead of a disclaimer I give you Merry and Pippin with a song.)
Pippin- Its a rap.
Merry- Already ?
Pippin- No. The song is called a rap.
SG- (rolling eyes) Get on with it.
Pippin and Merry- (bouncing to an invisible beat) Its just one of those days when you don't wanna get up...
SG- This seems familiar.
Pippin and Merry- Everything is f!#$%ed, everybody sucks, you don't really know why but you wanna justify rippin' someone's head off...
SG- (screaming) STOP ! STOP !
Merry- (innocent look) What ?
SG- No more rapping. See if I ever let you two do anything in these stories again. No body out there wants to think that you two know the kind of words in those songs. And for the last time stay away from my bloody CDs. (stomps off)
Merry and Pippin- Well, now that she's gone. Southern Girl owns nothing that you recognize. She owns herself and her friends own themselves and all of them own a few things worth nothing. Southern Girl does have a little girl who is half demon. Tina's bandmates own themselves and rent their instruments. And we all hope Kevin and Courtney were sold into slavery. Now on with the story.
Chapter 6
Band Practice and New Orleans Debauchery
I was cooking breakfast, with Sam's help, while trying not to fall asleep. After all skillet burns wouldn't help my delicate features. (SG: lol Delicate features. (snort) Tina: Shut up.) The phone ringing jerked me back into reality, saving me from a nice face flop into the eggs. I reached for the phone only to find it wasn't on its base. I looked around frantically but froze in horror when I heard someone answer it. "Hullo ? Yes, Tina's here. Who am I ? I am Peregrin Took but many people call me Pippin or even Pip. Now who is this ? Tina's mother. Well, it is a pleasure to talk to the lady who mush have labored long and hard to bear Tina. What ? Oh, uh-huh. Yes. Yes. Yes. Good day, Lady, uhm, Tina's mom."
Pippin hung up the phone then looked up at me smiling brightly while I looked around for something to hang myself with. "My mom's gonna kill me."
"Your mother was calling to check up on you. She asked me to tell you that she will be unreachable until she returns which won't be until you've gone back to school."
"Figures," I mumbled sarcastically with a smirk.
"And she also said to quit taking in stray dogs. You have a dog ? How come we haven't seen it ?"
I snorted as I tried, but failed, to hold back my laughter. Sam began handing out plates loaded to capacity wtih food. Pippin looked up at me curiously. "Well, why haven't we seen this stray dog ?"
"I believe Tina's mother was referring to us young Pippin," Aragorn laughed.
"I am no dog," Haldir ground out from his clenched teeth.
"Oh, shut up," we all yelled at him.
I dug into the food that Sam handed me managing a smile in thanks between bites. The phone rang again and I went to answer it only to find that yet again it was not where I had left it. Once again another familiar voice answered it. "Hello ? Yes she's here but she's eating at the moment." Merry looked up at me, beaming innocently. "Kind of reminds me of a hobbit the way she eats. Who is this ? Jacob, eh ? I'm Merry. No, not Mary. Merry. Oh, forget it. Just call me Meriadoc. Band practice today ? Tell me what is this band and why do you need to practice it ?"
"I'm going to kill Pippin first and then you, Merry."
Merry just looked confused as he handed me the phone. "He was laughing and then there was no more sound. Very strange things you have here."
The phone rang again (I have a very busy phone) and I answered it before the first ring ended. "Hello, Jacob ?"
"Tina," Jacob yelled ",I have been trying to call you since yesterday."
"Well, I've been a little busy," I sighed, looking at the group.
"With that Mary guy ? Is he confused about his gender ? And what about Kevin ?"
"His name is Merry as in Merry Christmas. And no I wasn't with him. And what did Kevin tell you ?"
There was a long silence on Jacob's end. Just when I was getting ready to hang up he answered ",Not too much. Said you guys got hot and heavy a few days ago."
"And in guy speak that means Kevin said we had sex."
"No he didn't."
"You're an awful liar Jacob, even over the phone."
"Well," Jacob hesitated. I could just picture his face all scrunched up in thought. "Did you ?"
"No." Now it was my turn to pause. "'Sides if I did don't you think I would be the one telling you and not Kevin ?"
"Yeah," he sighed. "Now I'm changing the subject."
"Good."
"Band practice today. Around one fine for you ?"
"Yes."
"We've got a new place to practice. Don't ask me how Steven managed to do it but he got us the lecture hall."
"I'll see you there Jacob," I laughed before hanging up the phone. I looked to the dirty men sitting in my tiny living room. "First things first. All of you need a shower. Then off to rehersals and then a night of madness in the French Quarter."
"I believe finding Gollum should come first," Gandalf stated seriously.
"No, practice and party," I said, equally as serious. "Gollum will do nothing but wail and scream for at least two more days. Now, Aragorn, you shower first."
"I agree with Gandalf."
"No...you...don't." The look I gave him could've killed, if I wanted it to.
"You're right. I don't."
"Coward," Haldir muttered.
Aragorn shot Haldir hos own look before following me to the bathroom. "Alright, listen closely because I'll only go through this once. This is a shower. Those knobs turn the water on and off. That is soap. It makes all of the nasty dirt go away. This is shampoo. It makes your hair all pretty. There are towels in that cabinet." I started to walk out but turned around to say one final thing ",Oh, and you take your clothes off before you get in."
"I know that."
I went through the same process with the others only getting trouble from Haldir who, was of course, last. "Elves do not need to bathe."
"In my house they do," I shot back, more than a little annoyed with him.
"Then perhaps I should not stay."
"Fine by me. I have been nothing but nice to you but you're being a jerk."
"Nice," he sputtered. "You call this nice !"
A voice from the bathroom door interrupted us ",Haldir, Tina has been most gracious to us. She has given us shelter when there was not much room. She has bought us clothing and has explained the things we needed to know of her realm. The least you could do is comply with this one request."
Haldir glared at Legolas over my shoulder before huffing out ",Fine. For you, my friend, I will do this."
I smiled in triumph before turning and leaving the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I looked up to Legolas ",Thank you."
I walked with him the short distance into the living room. The rest of the fellowship were watching Teen Titans. "Oooo, I like this one. This is the one where no one wants to hang out with Beast Boy and he gets kidnapped by an alien."
"What is an alien," Gimli asked.
"Someone from outer space," I replied in a monotone as the TV's power already had me. I was close to the drooling state when I heard Haldir leave the bathroom. "Yea, my turn."
I took a very short (emphasis on short) shower because the hot water was non-existant. I ran from the bathroom into my room making sure that if any of the guys saw me all they saw was a blur because I was only wearing a towel. A fashion statement, yes. But has little in the way of coverage. I dressed as fast as I could in my favorite pair of low rise jeans, Pumas and a camo shirt that read: Ha! Can't see me now ! I had the shirt over my head when someone cleared their throat. It was Gandalf. "You're on the verge of dirty old man status, Gandalf."
"But...I have just bathed."
I rolled my eyes, muttering ",Nevermind. Did you need something ?"
"I will not be accompanying you today. I am an old man and cannot possibly keep up with my younger counterparts."
I choked back my laughter. "And what are you going to do while we're gone ?"
"I wish to learn more about your world. Perhaps with that device." I followed his gaze to my computer. I signed on to the internet so he wouldn't destroy the overly priced machine trying to do it. "Thank you, Tina."
"Have fun. Though not as much fun as us."
I herded all of the guys out of my extremely small apartment and we all took in a deep breath of fresh air. "Well, Mister Frodo, I never thought I'd be so glad to get out of there." Sam looked up at me sheepishly ",Beggin' your pardon, of course, Miss Tina."
"No offense taken, Sam. The place gets to me too."
Haldir was muttering something to himself but I caught something that sounded like ",I'd rather sleep in a tree."
I swung around to face him (actually to look up at him) ",That can be arranged you ungrateful elf. Of course you would be tied to the tree that I let Gimli cut down."
Legolas elbowed Haldir sharply in the ribs as Aragorn bellowed ",Need we keep reminding you to bite your tongue ?"
Haldir opened his mouth but quickly shut it again. We all piled into the bus setting off into the wild blue yonder. In reality we were on our way to SLU in Hammond (aka: the Hellmouth).
It was 45 minutes of pure torture trapped in a car older than me with no A/C. But we made it with very little physical or psychological harm. I led the way into the lecture hall where my boys, the rest of our band Pocket Full of Strange, were setting up. My boys. Man had I missed them. I sprinted across the room, jumping onstage, before pouncing on Jacob. "I missed you ! I missed you ! I missed you !"
"Its only been a week."
"That's a long time to me."
"Tina ?"
"Yes."
"I need to breathe."
"Sorry," I said, getting off of him and giving him a big ole kiss. I bounded across the stage jumping on Steven's back in a bear hug, kissing his cheek ",Hello, my empty headed angel."
"Hi, my demon in combat boots. You brought your own groupies this time ?"
"Groupies ?" I looked to the fellowship who were standing in the middle of the main aisle. "No. They still have yet to realize the wonderous glory that is me."
I let go of Steven then in turn tackled my other three bandmates: Faber, Joel, and Jonothan. I heard the lecture hall doors open and looked up to see Mandy, Betsy, and Matt ushering the fellowship to some seats. Jacob decided to get out attention by sending some feedback through our system. It didn't bother us but our PA guy looked pissed and as a matter of fact so did the elves. "So Tina," Jacob said into his mic ",who are your new friends who your old friends have never met before ?"
I ran up to my own microphone, jumping up and down like a little kid ",You guys are gonna sooooooo get a kick out of this. That's Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, and Haldir."
The guys burst out laughing. Faber was the first one to pull himself together ",If anyone else had told us that we would think they were crazy."
Mandy's POV
(Drool) There's Jacob. He's soooooo hot ! "How can you tell he is ill from this distance," Boromir asked.
Great ! I said that out loud ! "You're still doing it," Boromir sighed.
Where was I ? Oh, right. Jacob is soooooo hot ! Blonde spiky hair, a perfect face, great green eyes, and a body to die for. But, alas ! He doesn't even know I exist. He's Tina's boy. They're all Tina's boys. And they see nothing beyond her and the band. Some girl's have all the luck.
Betsy leaned in close to my ear ",You can't deny the fact that the other guys are hot too."
"You are so right. They all have something."
"Like, Joel has the perfect smile and is the spontaneous one."
Matt butted in then ",Steven's the face and the artistic one."
"Faber has the eyes and is the shy one," I continued.
"Jonothan has the body and is the guy's guy," Matt drooled.
"And Jacob," we all chimed ",Jacob is everything rolled into one and a bad boy, too."
"Hey," Tina yelled into her mic ",if you three are done can we get started ?"
I want to melt into a puddle and evaporate right now. I handed ear plugs to the elves ",You're gonna need these."
Jacob began the first chords of Silver and Cold. Sunlight flooded the main aisle. I looked back to see Tina's crush and current boyfriend Kevin walk in with the human version of the boyfriend stealer, Courtney. "What does she see in him," Betsy asked.
"Has something to do with the way he talks," Matt yawned as Tina began to sing. Betsy and I laughed like wild hyenas as even more people waltzed into the lecture hall. They were even more dreaded than the fan girl. It was the before they become famous groupies. I decided to not pay any attention to them because Tina's expression was much more interesting. She had just noticed Kevin and Courtney. The look went from surprise, to murderous, to....man, she's being the better person. What fun is that ? "Mandy," Haldir whispered into my ear ",what is this called ?"
"Music. This is our music."
"Then I gues it is good by your standards."
"I'm sure Tina would love to know you approve." Sarcasm, how I love thee.
"Who is the edan Tina is singing to," Legolas asked with a scowl.
"Kevin, the boyfriend."
"She behaves...." Haldir was deep in thought. I think he was actually looking for the right words. "Oddly towards him."
"She's ready to rip his head off," Matt answered for me.
Haldir turned back to stare at Tina. I sighed heavily. I love Tina to death but I hate the fact that her aura draws men in. Why can't I have that ? I looked at Haldir but caught Boromir staring before he quickly looked away with a blush. I arched an eyebrow in curiosity. Haldir, the never ending questioner, asked yet another question ",Does she treat all of her friends that way ?"
"No," Betsy exclaimed coming to Tina's defense. "Only Kevin. See he started out dating Tina a year ago."
Matt jumped in then ",Kevin broke it off to get laid by Courtney. A couple of months later he crawled back to Tina."
"The moron took him back," I mumbled. "So you can see why she's a little miffed right now."
"Mister Frodo, how do you get laid ?"
As Sam asked this the song ended and Sam's voice echoed off the walls. We burst into laughter as the band began a cover of Maps.
Tina's POV
That spoiled rich prat had the nerve to come here with her ? Arrrrgggghhhhh ! Jacob looked at me asking if I was alright with his eyes. I nodded continuing to sing. Two songs later Kevin and Courtney left. After practicing our set we ended the practice. Jacob leapt off stage before talking to us ",Remember, we have a show in a week at Augustine's. We'll meet at Tina's at seven."
I bounced off stage to my friends ",Alright everyone. To my dorm room then off to the Big Easy. You three comin' ?"
"We'll meet you there," Mandy said as the three left the hall.
The fellowship and I left the room driving to my dorm room. I walked up the stairs and down the walkway to my door. I went to unlock the door but it opened of its own accord. Or so I thought. I looked up to see Jacob standing there with a concerned look plastered to his face. "A little early aren't you Jacob ?"
"I was in the neighborhood."
I raised my eyebrows at him ",Uh-huh. Can I enter my own room ?"
"Huh ? Oh, yeah. Sorry."
We crammed into my room and I immediately went to my closet. I was pulling out my "perfect" outfit for tonight. "Who let you in ?"
"Amy."
I whipped around so fast that I stumbled ",Amy ? As in psycho fan girl Amy ?"
"Don't worry. Your little fellowship ain't in any danger. She went out."
"Good."
I grabbed my clothes and started for the bathroom only to notice Jacob was in my way. "Where are you goin' ?"
"To change my clothes, J. What is with you ?"
"You don't wanna go into that nasty bathroom. Change in here."
"If the lady wishes to enter the bathroom," Haldir growled dangerously ",then she shall."
"Step aside," Legolas stated.
Wow ! I have two elves who didn't like me five minutes ago defending me. Cool ! Jacob moved out of the way, mumbling ",And you guys are suppose to be her friends."
I opened the bathroom door to the bathroom that I shared with psycho fangirl Amy only to be greeted by a loudly moaned ",Yes, Kevin."
I slammed the door closed again and no one in my room existed to me anymore. I flung my clothing off, pulling on my new outfit while muttering ",I shoulda known. Rat bastard. Always cheats. I hate men." I pulled my hair up in a ponytail and then looked up. My timelost friends stood there in shock while Jacob looked on unfazed ",Are you comin', J ?"
"I'll pass. I have an appointment with a living punching bag."
"Always my hero."
The ten of us once again set out on the road for an unforgettable night.
30 Mins. Later...
I flung my arms out in a broad gesture, a smile on my face exclaiming ",Welcome to New Orleans, boys. Home of the never ending party."
Next chapter:
Hey ho, Hey ho, its off to New Orleans I go
Special guest appearance by Nienna-yavetil. Lost hobbits. Drunk men. Elves in a strip club. And Tina drowning her sorrows with much hilarity. Damn Kevin, she's gonna have fun anyway.
Later
Pippin- Its a rap.
Merry- Already ?
Pippin- No. The song is called a rap.
SG- (rolling eyes) Get on with it.
Pippin and Merry- (bouncing to an invisible beat) Its just one of those days when you don't wanna get up...
SG- This seems familiar.
Pippin and Merry- Everything is f!#$%ed, everybody sucks, you don't really know why but you wanna justify rippin' someone's head off...
SG- (screaming) STOP ! STOP !
Merry- (innocent look) What ?
SG- No more rapping. See if I ever let you two do anything in these stories again. No body out there wants to think that you two know the kind of words in those songs. And for the last time stay away from my bloody CDs. (stomps off)
Merry and Pippin- Well, now that she's gone. Southern Girl owns nothing that you recognize. She owns herself and her friends own themselves and all of them own a few things worth nothing. Southern Girl does have a little girl who is half demon. Tina's bandmates own themselves and rent their instruments. And we all hope Kevin and Courtney were sold into slavery. Now on with the story.
Chapter 6
Band Practice and New Orleans Debauchery
I was cooking breakfast, with Sam's help, while trying not to fall asleep. After all skillet burns wouldn't help my delicate features. (SG: lol Delicate features. (snort) Tina: Shut up.) The phone ringing jerked me back into reality, saving me from a nice face flop into the eggs. I reached for the phone only to find it wasn't on its base. I looked around frantically but froze in horror when I heard someone answer it. "Hullo ? Yes, Tina's here. Who am I ? I am Peregrin Took but many people call me Pippin or even Pip. Now who is this ? Tina's mother. Well, it is a pleasure to talk to the lady who mush have labored long and hard to bear Tina. What ? Oh, uh-huh. Yes. Yes. Yes. Good day, Lady, uhm, Tina's mom."
Pippin hung up the phone then looked up at me smiling brightly while I looked around for something to hang myself with. "My mom's gonna kill me."
"Your mother was calling to check up on you. She asked me to tell you that she will be unreachable until she returns which won't be until you've gone back to school."
"Figures," I mumbled sarcastically with a smirk.
"And she also said to quit taking in stray dogs. You have a dog ? How come we haven't seen it ?"
I snorted as I tried, but failed, to hold back my laughter. Sam began handing out plates loaded to capacity wtih food. Pippin looked up at me curiously. "Well, why haven't we seen this stray dog ?"
"I believe Tina's mother was referring to us young Pippin," Aragorn laughed.
"I am no dog," Haldir ground out from his clenched teeth.
"Oh, shut up," we all yelled at him.
I dug into the food that Sam handed me managing a smile in thanks between bites. The phone rang again and I went to answer it only to find that yet again it was not where I had left it. Once again another familiar voice answered it. "Hello ? Yes she's here but she's eating at the moment." Merry looked up at me, beaming innocently. "Kind of reminds me of a hobbit the way she eats. Who is this ? Jacob, eh ? I'm Merry. No, not Mary. Merry. Oh, forget it. Just call me Meriadoc. Band practice today ? Tell me what is this band and why do you need to practice it ?"
"I'm going to kill Pippin first and then you, Merry."
Merry just looked confused as he handed me the phone. "He was laughing and then there was no more sound. Very strange things you have here."
The phone rang again (I have a very busy phone) and I answered it before the first ring ended. "Hello, Jacob ?"
"Tina," Jacob yelled ",I have been trying to call you since yesterday."
"Well, I've been a little busy," I sighed, looking at the group.
"With that Mary guy ? Is he confused about his gender ? And what about Kevin ?"
"His name is Merry as in Merry Christmas. And no I wasn't with him. And what did Kevin tell you ?"
There was a long silence on Jacob's end. Just when I was getting ready to hang up he answered ",Not too much. Said you guys got hot and heavy a few days ago."
"And in guy speak that means Kevin said we had sex."
"No he didn't."
"You're an awful liar Jacob, even over the phone."
"Well," Jacob hesitated. I could just picture his face all scrunched up in thought. "Did you ?"
"No." Now it was my turn to pause. "'Sides if I did don't you think I would be the one telling you and not Kevin ?"
"Yeah," he sighed. "Now I'm changing the subject."
"Good."
"Band practice today. Around one fine for you ?"
"Yes."
"We've got a new place to practice. Don't ask me how Steven managed to do it but he got us the lecture hall."
"I'll see you there Jacob," I laughed before hanging up the phone. I looked to the dirty men sitting in my tiny living room. "First things first. All of you need a shower. Then off to rehersals and then a night of madness in the French Quarter."
"I believe finding Gollum should come first," Gandalf stated seriously.
"No, practice and party," I said, equally as serious. "Gollum will do nothing but wail and scream for at least two more days. Now, Aragorn, you shower first."
"I agree with Gandalf."
"No...you...don't." The look I gave him could've killed, if I wanted it to.
"You're right. I don't."
"Coward," Haldir muttered.
Aragorn shot Haldir hos own look before following me to the bathroom. "Alright, listen closely because I'll only go through this once. This is a shower. Those knobs turn the water on and off. That is soap. It makes all of the nasty dirt go away. This is shampoo. It makes your hair all pretty. There are towels in that cabinet." I started to walk out but turned around to say one final thing ",Oh, and you take your clothes off before you get in."
"I know that."
I went through the same process with the others only getting trouble from Haldir who, was of course, last. "Elves do not need to bathe."
"In my house they do," I shot back, more than a little annoyed with him.
"Then perhaps I should not stay."
"Fine by me. I have been nothing but nice to you but you're being a jerk."
"Nice," he sputtered. "You call this nice !"
A voice from the bathroom door interrupted us ",Haldir, Tina has been most gracious to us. She has given us shelter when there was not much room. She has bought us clothing and has explained the things we needed to know of her realm. The least you could do is comply with this one request."
Haldir glared at Legolas over my shoulder before huffing out ",Fine. For you, my friend, I will do this."
I smiled in triumph before turning and leaving the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I looked up to Legolas ",Thank you."
I walked with him the short distance into the living room. The rest of the fellowship were watching Teen Titans. "Oooo, I like this one. This is the one where no one wants to hang out with Beast Boy and he gets kidnapped by an alien."
"What is an alien," Gimli asked.
"Someone from outer space," I replied in a monotone as the TV's power already had me. I was close to the drooling state when I heard Haldir leave the bathroom. "Yea, my turn."
I took a very short (emphasis on short) shower because the hot water was non-existant. I ran from the bathroom into my room making sure that if any of the guys saw me all they saw was a blur because I was only wearing a towel. A fashion statement, yes. But has little in the way of coverage. I dressed as fast as I could in my favorite pair of low rise jeans, Pumas and a camo shirt that read: Ha! Can't see me now ! I had the shirt over my head when someone cleared their throat. It was Gandalf. "You're on the verge of dirty old man status, Gandalf."
"But...I have just bathed."
I rolled my eyes, muttering ",Nevermind. Did you need something ?"
"I will not be accompanying you today. I am an old man and cannot possibly keep up with my younger counterparts."
I choked back my laughter. "And what are you going to do while we're gone ?"
"I wish to learn more about your world. Perhaps with that device." I followed his gaze to my computer. I signed on to the internet so he wouldn't destroy the overly priced machine trying to do it. "Thank you, Tina."
"Have fun. Though not as much fun as us."
I herded all of the guys out of my extremely small apartment and we all took in a deep breath of fresh air. "Well, Mister Frodo, I never thought I'd be so glad to get out of there." Sam looked up at me sheepishly ",Beggin' your pardon, of course, Miss Tina."
"No offense taken, Sam. The place gets to me too."
Haldir was muttering something to himself but I caught something that sounded like ",I'd rather sleep in a tree."
I swung around to face him (actually to look up at him) ",That can be arranged you ungrateful elf. Of course you would be tied to the tree that I let Gimli cut down."
Legolas elbowed Haldir sharply in the ribs as Aragorn bellowed ",Need we keep reminding you to bite your tongue ?"
Haldir opened his mouth but quickly shut it again. We all piled into the bus setting off into the wild blue yonder. In reality we were on our way to SLU in Hammond (aka: the Hellmouth).
It was 45 minutes of pure torture trapped in a car older than me with no A/C. But we made it with very little physical or psychological harm. I led the way into the lecture hall where my boys, the rest of our band Pocket Full of Strange, were setting up. My boys. Man had I missed them. I sprinted across the room, jumping onstage, before pouncing on Jacob. "I missed you ! I missed you ! I missed you !"
"Its only been a week."
"That's a long time to me."
"Tina ?"
"Yes."
"I need to breathe."
"Sorry," I said, getting off of him and giving him a big ole kiss. I bounded across the stage jumping on Steven's back in a bear hug, kissing his cheek ",Hello, my empty headed angel."
"Hi, my demon in combat boots. You brought your own groupies this time ?"
"Groupies ?" I looked to the fellowship who were standing in the middle of the main aisle. "No. They still have yet to realize the wonderous glory that is me."
I let go of Steven then in turn tackled my other three bandmates: Faber, Joel, and Jonothan. I heard the lecture hall doors open and looked up to see Mandy, Betsy, and Matt ushering the fellowship to some seats. Jacob decided to get out attention by sending some feedback through our system. It didn't bother us but our PA guy looked pissed and as a matter of fact so did the elves. "So Tina," Jacob said into his mic ",who are your new friends who your old friends have never met before ?"
I ran up to my own microphone, jumping up and down like a little kid ",You guys are gonna sooooooo get a kick out of this. That's Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, and Haldir."
The guys burst out laughing. Faber was the first one to pull himself together ",If anyone else had told us that we would think they were crazy."
Mandy's POV
(Drool) There's Jacob. He's soooooo hot ! "How can you tell he is ill from this distance," Boromir asked.
Great ! I said that out loud ! "You're still doing it," Boromir sighed.
Where was I ? Oh, right. Jacob is soooooo hot ! Blonde spiky hair, a perfect face, great green eyes, and a body to die for. But, alas ! He doesn't even know I exist. He's Tina's boy. They're all Tina's boys. And they see nothing beyond her and the band. Some girl's have all the luck.
Betsy leaned in close to my ear ",You can't deny the fact that the other guys are hot too."
"You are so right. They all have something."
"Like, Joel has the perfect smile and is the spontaneous one."
Matt butted in then ",Steven's the face and the artistic one."
"Faber has the eyes and is the shy one," I continued.
"Jonothan has the body and is the guy's guy," Matt drooled.
"And Jacob," we all chimed ",Jacob is everything rolled into one and a bad boy, too."
"Hey," Tina yelled into her mic ",if you three are done can we get started ?"
I want to melt into a puddle and evaporate right now. I handed ear plugs to the elves ",You're gonna need these."
Jacob began the first chords of Silver and Cold. Sunlight flooded the main aisle. I looked back to see Tina's crush and current boyfriend Kevin walk in with the human version of the boyfriend stealer, Courtney. "What does she see in him," Betsy asked.
"Has something to do with the way he talks," Matt yawned as Tina began to sing. Betsy and I laughed like wild hyenas as even more people waltzed into the lecture hall. They were even more dreaded than the fan girl. It was the before they become famous groupies. I decided to not pay any attention to them because Tina's expression was much more interesting. She had just noticed Kevin and Courtney. The look went from surprise, to murderous, to....man, she's being the better person. What fun is that ? "Mandy," Haldir whispered into my ear ",what is this called ?"
"Music. This is our music."
"Then I gues it is good by your standards."
"I'm sure Tina would love to know you approve." Sarcasm, how I love thee.
"Who is the edan Tina is singing to," Legolas asked with a scowl.
"Kevin, the boyfriend."
"She behaves...." Haldir was deep in thought. I think he was actually looking for the right words. "Oddly towards him."
"She's ready to rip his head off," Matt answered for me.
Haldir turned back to stare at Tina. I sighed heavily. I love Tina to death but I hate the fact that her aura draws men in. Why can't I have that ? I looked at Haldir but caught Boromir staring before he quickly looked away with a blush. I arched an eyebrow in curiosity. Haldir, the never ending questioner, asked yet another question ",Does she treat all of her friends that way ?"
"No," Betsy exclaimed coming to Tina's defense. "Only Kevin. See he started out dating Tina a year ago."
Matt jumped in then ",Kevin broke it off to get laid by Courtney. A couple of months later he crawled back to Tina."
"The moron took him back," I mumbled. "So you can see why she's a little miffed right now."
"Mister Frodo, how do you get laid ?"
As Sam asked this the song ended and Sam's voice echoed off the walls. We burst into laughter as the band began a cover of Maps.
Tina's POV
That spoiled rich prat had the nerve to come here with her ? Arrrrgggghhhhh ! Jacob looked at me asking if I was alright with his eyes. I nodded continuing to sing. Two songs later Kevin and Courtney left. After practicing our set we ended the practice. Jacob leapt off stage before talking to us ",Remember, we have a show in a week at Augustine's. We'll meet at Tina's at seven."
I bounced off stage to my friends ",Alright everyone. To my dorm room then off to the Big Easy. You three comin' ?"
"We'll meet you there," Mandy said as the three left the hall.
The fellowship and I left the room driving to my dorm room. I walked up the stairs and down the walkway to my door. I went to unlock the door but it opened of its own accord. Or so I thought. I looked up to see Jacob standing there with a concerned look plastered to his face. "A little early aren't you Jacob ?"
"I was in the neighborhood."
I raised my eyebrows at him ",Uh-huh. Can I enter my own room ?"
"Huh ? Oh, yeah. Sorry."
We crammed into my room and I immediately went to my closet. I was pulling out my "perfect" outfit for tonight. "Who let you in ?"
"Amy."
I whipped around so fast that I stumbled ",Amy ? As in psycho fan girl Amy ?"
"Don't worry. Your little fellowship ain't in any danger. She went out."
"Good."
I grabbed my clothes and started for the bathroom only to notice Jacob was in my way. "Where are you goin' ?"
"To change my clothes, J. What is with you ?"
"You don't wanna go into that nasty bathroom. Change in here."
"If the lady wishes to enter the bathroom," Haldir growled dangerously ",then she shall."
"Step aside," Legolas stated.
Wow ! I have two elves who didn't like me five minutes ago defending me. Cool ! Jacob moved out of the way, mumbling ",And you guys are suppose to be her friends."
I opened the bathroom door to the bathroom that I shared with psycho fangirl Amy only to be greeted by a loudly moaned ",Yes, Kevin."
I slammed the door closed again and no one in my room existed to me anymore. I flung my clothing off, pulling on my new outfit while muttering ",I shoulda known. Rat bastard. Always cheats. I hate men." I pulled my hair up in a ponytail and then looked up. My timelost friends stood there in shock while Jacob looked on unfazed ",Are you comin', J ?"
"I'll pass. I have an appointment with a living punching bag."
"Always my hero."
The ten of us once again set out on the road for an unforgettable night.
30 Mins. Later...
I flung my arms out in a broad gesture, a smile on my face exclaiming ",Welcome to New Orleans, boys. Home of the never ending party."
Next chapter:
Hey ho, Hey ho, its off to New Orleans I go
Special guest appearance by Nienna-yavetil. Lost hobbits. Drunk men. Elves in a strip club. And Tina drowning her sorrows with much hilarity. Damn Kevin, she's gonna have fun anyway.
Later