chapter 5

The next morning, or shall we say afternoon, for Roni would not get up untill after 11:30, found the girls sitting in front of the tv with the box of cereal half in the way of the screen.

"Just a little hint, Roni, we gotta scoot at one to get to the surprise I have planned for ya." said the one whom seemed a bit brighter with her hair brushed, teeth clean, and clothes straight.

"Ah-igh." said the one with messed up hair, icky morning breath, rumpled pj's, and dry cereal in her mouth.

Amy went off to her room a short time later to once again compare shirts. She had also turned her pc speakers all the way up to scare Roni when an incoming IM would brrring.

"Alright, alright. I get the point!" Roni shouted as she jumped up and went into the bathroom. She got first shower this time. She stepped out of the shower about 20 minutes later and ventured out into the somewhat quieted house in her bathrobe. "Thank GOD!"

When Roni stepped out into the house, Amy was outside talking on her cell phone. Roni yelled at her out a window. "Who you talking to!?"

Amy covered the phone with her hand. "None of your business!"

"Fine.. be... secretive then." Roni yelled. Somehow she was able to watch Amy walk around the house to stand in the front yard.

Roni dashed out to the front porch, still in her bathrobe with her strawberry-blonde hair up in a towel. She snuck across the porch to the edge of the stairwell, where she could just make out what Amy was saying.

"So...on for today...1:30"

What is going on with her? Roni thought. She was starting to creep to the first step when movement from across the street caught her eye. She would have been fine, if he wasn't.

"Hey!" She called "You're cute! Come here."

The poor little Kiwi glanced in her direction and gave her a strange look. She didn't catch what he said to her because Amy choose that moment to start yelling at her for eavesdropping.

"Roni, have you been eavesdropping?"

"I ain't been dropping no eaves, Amy. Honest. I was just checking out the guys, if you catch my meaning."

"Oh my god! Roni, shut up!!" Amy yelled up to her.

"Nothing important, ma'am. That is, I heard a great deal about something still being on for 1:30. Please don't hurt me. Don't turn me into anything...unnautral."

Amy shook her head and started to climb the stairs. Scared for her life, Roni ran to her room and locked the door. She didn't unlock it until she felt Amy had calmed down, and she was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a red shirt with writing on it. It said, 'I lost my number. Can I have yours?'

"Are you done hiding yet?" Amy asked when Roni came into the living room. She was watching the local weather channel. "When ya are, let me know so we can go. We don't want to let down a lot of people."

Roni thought for a moment. "Seems how I am in the living room, and not in my room, I think it is pretty safe to say that I'm done. A lot of people, eh? Who?"

"You'll see when we get there. Oh, make sure to wear shoes that won't fall off."

"Way ahead of you." Roni stuck up her left foot and jiggled it around. Attached to her feet were her favorite pair of comfy Adidas cross-trainers. She grabbed her keys and purse, heading out to the car. She stopped halfway out of the door, turned back, went into the kitchen and grabbed some tea. "For the road."

For once, Amy left her laptop on the desk in her room, it was there so that Roni would not fill up the HD with pictures of Orlando, and anyone else she got a crush on. She grabbed her purse and digital camera before running out to the awaiting Roni whom had already started the car.

"Finally." Roni said over the blaring Bilge Pumps (A/N: Bilge Pumps - coll.noun.; An amazingly funny, great singing pirate group who frequents Renaissance Faires around the U.S. of A. Don't know them, I pity you. Go to and look up Squeegy. He's hot!) She backed out of the driveway as Amy started to give her directions. She strained to hear her. "Wait. No good, can't hear you!" She turned the music down a tad and Amy started again.

"We want to get to the interstate so turn left, go four blocks and turn right. When we get on we want to head west for ten miles. Got that?" Amy asked as she folded the map and put it away.

"What the huh?" Roni asked, bewildered. "Left, four blocks, right, on interstate, ten miles?"

Amy sighed. "Left. go four blocks. Turn right. When you come to the interstate get on and head west for ten miles."

"That's what I said!" Roni shouted, shaking her head.

"Just go." Amy said as she dug in her pocket and pulled out her Game Boy.

"Fine." Roni said, turning right before turning up the music again. The rest of the trip was silent, except for the amusing, harmonious tracks of the Bilge Pumps. She turns it down at 9 miles on the interstate. "Hey, Amy, where do we go after I get off at the exit?"

"Just follow the signs that say O.D.B.J."

"Alright."

The trip resumed much the way it had been, until they pulled up to a 'parking lot'. Cars filled the small, eight-spaced lot.

"Is this it?" Roni asked, looking around for the object of the surprise. "Wow, this is really great, Amy! Wonderful idea Happy Birthday, Roni!." she said saracastically.

"Just wait til we get inside." Amy said as she jumped out of the car. "Come on." She opened the door of the small trailer that acted as an office and listened for Roni's squeel of delight when she saw the entire Fellowship gathered there.

Roni followed Amy into the trailer. "Hey!" she said when Amy stopped short and she ran right into her. There in front of her, was the Fellowship. The Nine who helped Frodo on his journey to save Middle Earth. Roni squeeled with delight. "Hey! I know you! You're The Fellowship." She pointed to each member in turn, "You're Elijah-Frodo, and you're Sean-Sam, you are Billy-Pippin, and you're Dominic-Merry, and you, you're Sir Ian-Gandalf. You're John-Gimli, and you're Sean-Boromir. You are Viggo-Aragorn and you, of course, are Orlando-Legolas. Oh, my god! Woo-hoo."

Orlando was the first to speak, "Thanks for reminding us, Roni."

Roni smacked herself on the head. "Duh, you all know that. I'm sorry. I'm stupid."

Viggo laughed at her, "And it's not like you have never met us before."

"Pay no atteniton to her." Amy said. She and John shared a look and nodded, then together they pushed the others out the door.

"Aren't the two of you coming?" Elijah asked.

"We don't care if you call us scaredy cats," Amy said.

"We're going to keep our feet on the ground." John finished for her.

"I will join their party." Sir Ian added.

"Scaredy cats!" Roni yelled as she was shoved out.

"Will ya'll keep an eye on Ron for me? Don't let her do anything... stupid, up there." Amy said.

They all agreed and started out the door. Roni turned around to wave good-bye and smacked her head on the way out.

"Like that." Amy laughed.

"Owww." Roni complained, making her way out of the door and to the cable car that was waiting for the group. Elijah, Sean, Sean, Billy, Dominic, Viggo, Orlando, and Veronica made it on to the cable car, and the others waited with their feet on solid ground, to take pictures and laugh at the rest's stupidity.