THE FELLOWSHIP ON HOLIDAY

Chapter 2 : We're here !

"Look at the beach!" yelled Pippin, his face beaming.

"I already love this place!"

"Hey Gandalf!" shouted Aragorn, "let's head quickly to the hotel, so we can go to the beach as fast as possible !

- I think we should wait until tomorrow, after all we must buy something to eat, put away all our effects, tidy the..." Gandalf's last words died in his throat as all the others glared at him.

They quickly split up into three rooms. Boromir, Gimli and Gandalf in the white room, the four Hobbits in the yellow room and Aragorn and Legolas in the green room.

After about fifteen minutes, they all met up downstairs, in the hall. Aragorn and the Elf arrived last ( the Elf's hair was messy... again! ). They all headed to the beach. The sand shone like gold and the sea was a beautiful turquoise, they all stared in fascination. Seconds later they all ran in the water, except Gandalf who would rather lie on the warn sand.

Inevitably, the Hobbits started a huge water fight and everyone soon joined in. When they returned from their bathing, Merry and Gimli were half-drowned and legolas seemed very annoyed with his wet hair. His braids had undone and stands of his pale hair fell in front of his eyes.

As for the Istari, he had been awoke from his sleep by the noisy racket of his returning companions. His face and body white with protecting milk against the sun and big dark sunglasses on his eyes, without forgetting the bright red cap on his head.

The Hobbits settled down and started playing cards while the rest were just chatting.

Suddenly, their attention was caught by a beautiful Elf-maid. She was running out of the water wearing a tiny pink bikini. Her long golden hair was swinging behind her as she ran.

Boromir chatted her up at once.

"Hi sweetie! What's ya name?

- Mary-Sue!!!" she answered with an evil grin.

All the fellowship was staring at her and Legolas looked like he was facing a Balrog of Morgoth.

"Mwahahahahahaha !!! I am the daughter of a really famous Elven King! My parents were murdered before my eyes! I miraculously got away, and now... you're all going to fall desperately in love with me!"

She was getting mad. Irresistibly mad...

"What do you say we drown her before anything bad happens?" proposed Aragorn, tilting his head to the side.

"Good idea!"

Aragorn and Boromir each took one of her arms and dragged her to the sea. Her loud and screechy screams fortunately didn't attract anyone's attention as the others were too happy of their holidays to let anything interrupt the bliss.

After they had successfully drowned the mermaid, the sun was getting low and they were all sunburnt, well except Gandalf with his three bottles of protecting milk, spray, cream....

They headed back to the hotel, all chatting and laughing as they went.

"Maybe we could go to the restaurant for the first night?"

But all the Hobbits seemed exhausted and were continually yawning. So they decided to stay in the hotel, eat quickly and directly go to bed. Gandalf would be staying with them, "you never know what could happen".

But the four remaining members of the fellowship wanted to have fun. Aragorn , Gimli, Boromir and the Elf ate in the hotel and after dinner wished good night to the Hobbit and the Wizard before going out.

"So what should we do now?" asked the dwarf, his fists on his hips.

"Let's go clubbing!" shouted Legolas with a huge smile, his white teeth shining.

End of chapter 2