A bit of a warm-up…Misunderstood (written mostly by Zhie, with Bird, Kath, and Amy) (We don't own the original version of Misunderstood...so there...)

Its an hour before the bar opens, and Bird is frantically running around shouting orders to all her employees. "Aragorn, Faramir! Go setup more tables! Mei and Kath, go change into the uniforms I picked out for the bartenders and make sure we have plenty of liquor stocked up! Erestor and Glorfindel, you two go check the sound with Zhie and the Birds of a Feather!"

Elves and people run around, trying to avoid her spittle as they carry out her orders. A couple special guests have already arrive, and one, Amy, is sitting in front of the stage. Erestor walks up onto the stage, followed by a grinning Glorfindel.

"Now this little song," says the Canary (Zhie), walking up to the mike, "was allegedly sung at the twins' 700th birthday party as one particular elf sang and stripped. We won't mention names-"

"I have no recollection of that night!" pipes up Erestor.

"-but he denies such allegations. It was sung once again by Elladan or Elrohir, I cannot recall which, as part of a truth or dare game, and again at the King's Kastle by Orophin. Tonight, ladies and gentleman of the group, muses, bunnies, and all others present, the elf for whom the song was intended-"

"Oh, I can't do this." Erestor attempts to escape off stage, but Glorfindel stands in his way. After whispering a few things to him that cause the advisor to blush a rather warm peachy color, he settles down and nods.

"For your enjoyment, Master Erestor, accompanied by Lord Glorfindel, singing 'Misunderstood'." Glorfindel leads Erestor over to the piano. While Fin sits down at the bench, Erestor hops up to sit on the top of the grand instrument. Glorfindel coughs loudly as he fingers up and down the ivory... keys, and Erestor blushes again, and then removes his robe and tosses it aside, revealing only brown suede leggings. Glorfindel coughs again, continuing to play the ebony and ivory, and Erestor sighs, then reaches behind his head and lets his hair down, allowing the inky river to flow down and spill across the piano. Glorfindel smiles and begins to play the tune as Erestor prepares to sing, a rather somber look on his pouting face.

"I hide behind my robes and I hide behind my books

I hide behind all of the time just gettin' dirty looks

Like some sort of a hobbit hidin' way down in his hole

I'm not really in the habit of bein' wild and out of control

But I'm mis-un-der-stood,

Just misunderstood,

M-I-S-U-N-D, E-R-S-T, double-Oh-D, misunderstood.

I'm misunderstood, and baby, up to no good!"

With catlike grace, Erestor repositions himself as he continues to sing, lounging now across the lid, and singing less to the audience and more to Glorfindel.

"I like to sit and read a scroll before a roarin' fire

And a glass of wine, perhaps merlot, right before I retire

But when I catch someone starin' an they say "Oh, that librarian!"

What they don't know is precisely what I'm sharin',

an'…I'm… Mis-un-der-stood,

Just misunderstood,

M-I-S-U-N-D, E-R-S-T, double-Oh-D, misunderstood.

I'm misunderstood, and baby, up to no good!"

One finger idly reaches out and traces along Glorfindel's shoulder, neck and chin as Erestor uses his other hand to prop up his head. He is on his stomach now, one leg bent over and the other draped across the piano.

"Whenever I sit behind my desk appearing just to think

Well, I'll tell you now, holy cow! Oh, what a kink!

Beneath Elrond's biography and mappings of geography

I keep Rivendell's largest collection of E-Ro-Tic Po-Et-Try-"

"Just mis-un-der-stood, I'm just misunderstood,

Just M-I-S, forget the rest, and oh! if I could!

It's just, I lust, oh and forgive me if I rushed,

but I must be mis-under-stoooooooood!"

Glorfindel practically drags Erestor into his lap once the song is finished, knocking them both off of the piano bench and onto the floor where they - are not seen by the audience as the curtain drops.

"I think the mics are working fine!" shouts the Canary to the stage crew, most of whom are snickering.

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At her seat in the front, Amy can see everything. The room grows quite warm and Amy is sure she feels a swoon coming on as the progresses. A drink is pressed into her hand and she does not even look at it as she downs it in one gulp. Then the song ends and the curtain falls Amy places two fingers in her mouth and whistles appreciatively.

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At the other end of the bar, Aragorn, looking a little peeved and red, walks up wearing a "Bird's First Homely Karaoke Bar" security shirt with Faramir dressed the same.

"I'm married to a friggin' elf...can't I get any respect!?" Aragorn shouts at no one in particular, pissed that he has to play bouncer tonight. Faramir, however, just looks excited to be here.

"Are those what I think they are," he asks, checking out Kath and Mei behind the bar. Both are wearing skin tight "Bird's First Homely Karaoke Bar" tank tops and daisy-dukes. Faramir walks over, and in an attempt to be sauve, reaches out with his hand.

Kath grabs his hand before it reaches her chest, "Faramir…what are you doing?"

Faramir looks sheepishly at her, "Bird said I'm supposed to be the bouncer."

"Faramir, they bounce just fine by themselves…they don't need any help from you. Hands off."

Bird walks up and grabs him by the ear, "Ahem...what would Eowyn think?" She spies Eowyn across room, sticking her head through the curtain on stage, quietly watching Erestor and Glorfindel's activities. "Um...forget I said anything...just get back to work."