The next morning the group had collectively decided to go have breakfast in the pub down the street. In an early fight that morning, Dom, Orli, Atti and Elijah had messed up Billy�s kitchen and had been sentenced to clean up again, while the girls and Billy went ahead.
*24 hours later*
�This was good excercise� Orli said with a grin.
*two days later*
Up the street, some couple was having a similar conversation.
Just after they sat down, a girl approached their table, and asked: �Excuse me, but are you Billy Boyd? Who starred in all the plays?�
�We�re waiting for the rest of our company� Daphne interrupted her hastily. �The male side of the company.�
She didn�t want gossip appearing in the tabloids about Billy Boyd and his harem, certainly not if she starred.
�Oh.� The girl smiled again. �Can I have your autograph please?� She handed him paper and a pen.
�Sure.� Billy put his attention to that, smiling over the story he and the girls could tell when the other lads would finally arrive.
�Can I say something though?� the girl asked, but without waiting for an answer she boldly continued: �You are really getting old, aren�t you? You might opt for an hairtransplant soon, you are getting bald� she told him, taking the piece of paper with Billy�s scribble from his hand, as he stared at her speechless.
When she was gone, he turned to the girls and gave them a threathening look, noticing they were all chewing their lips trying not to laugh.
�Not a word of this to the lads� he grunted between clenched teeth. �Not. A. Word. Promise me� he begged.
Dee took pity on him, and on behalf of the other girls, she replied: �Of course not. We will be as silent as�as�as, well as whatever�s very silent.�
�As the sfinx, the expression goes� Daphne offered.
�Oh poor Billy!� Jenny squeeled. �We don�t at all think so like her!� she added, and stroked his tigh. Her old crush seemed to be playing up again.
�How mean of that girl!� Tam exclaimed disbelievingly. �Can you help it you�re getting old?!�
�Well that helps� Billy murmured. Luckily for him, the lads turned up at that moment.
�Hihi!� Orli exclaimed, sitting down next to his girlfriend. �Anything happened when we were not present?�
�Nothing� Daphne replied with a sweet smile in his direction. �That you need to know of at least� she murmured.
Just after the lads had placed their order, the girl from before appeared, walking to their table again. Billy grunted and ran off to the men�s room. But she didn�t look at his direction. The girls disappeared behind their cups of tea.
�Hello!� she said even happier than Orlando before. (Is that possible than??) �I hope you don�t mind, but I so love the movie. Especially you� she said to Elijah, giving him a blinding smile. �You were perfect as hobbit as you�re so tiny� she continued, patting the stupefied man on the head. �I bet they didn�t need to make you look smaller.�
Dee was fuming by now, but Daphne grabbed her arm. The girl turned to Orli. �And you, you look good, but that jumpiness is getting annoying, you�re like a skippyball. Hey� she looked at Atti now, presenting her horrible observations in a very rapid tempo. �Aren�t you the third orc in the second line in Moria? I thought you were. But you� she turned to Dom, completing a full round along the table. �You are nice. Bye. Enjoyed seeing you.�
And she was off.
Tamara grabbed her cup and emptied it. �Well� she remarked drily. �That was that. Anyone opt for something stronger than tea?�
�I told you, you weren�t supposed to open that hatch!� Dom scolded at Elijah.
�Orlando told me to!� the last mentioned whined
�Since WHEN do you listen to that lunatic? And you,� Dom turned his attention to his other friend. �Why do you tell him such things?�
�How could I know he was actually going to do it? If I tell him to burn his CDs will he?� Orlando defended himself. �Isn�t it, Daphne?� he asked his girlfriend.
�Orlando,� she said friendly. �Shut up.�
�Why can�t we just have a normal flight?� Dee asked. �I mean, we lost one madman when we dropped Atti off in Germany, and still everything goes wrong.�
�Oh well, we�re home again� Tamara said. �Home sweet home. We�re there.�
�Well finally� Daphne complained. �if you hadn�t acted crazy as usual we might have been able to get a cab. Now everybody just drove off very fast when they saw us coming!�
�I feckin� hate excercise!� Tamara exclaimed and Daphne agreed with her vividly.
�Hey, did anyone let the lights on in our house?� Jen asked.
�Of course not, we left in the morning, remember?� Dee replied. �The lights can never...they ARE on!�
�Told you� Jen said smugly. �Daphne last left the house. You let them on.�
�Don�t be ridiculous. I would never leave the lights on.�
�Why not?�
�Because I�m not you, for starters.�
�Cut it out,� Tam said. �Does not the thought occur to you someone might have entered after we did and left the lights on?�
The girls looked at eachother shocked, then ran towards to house, despite their vow never to run unless you�re late or chased.
The house was a mess. All their stuff had been flipped over, the curtains were ripped, glass and broken candles were all over the floor. Daphne almost fainted in Orli�s arms, and Dee quickly ran up the stairs. Luckily, nothing there was touched.
�I guess they were interrupted� Daphne said, drinking a glass of water, one of the few glasses that had survived. �Nothing�s disappeared, either.�
�How can you tell?� Tam asked, looking meaningfull at the mess. She stood in a protective embrace of Dom.
�I can see it. I would know if stuff was missing. Besides, I don�t think it�s very logical not to take the DVD-player and laptops, but instead ripping our curtains. This was not robbery.�
�I think you�re right� said Elijah. �This is more...some vengeance thing or so.� He looked at Dom, who nodded.
�Yeah, I think so too. Girls, why don�t you stay over at our place, then we can clean up in the morning. Everything will look better than.� He looked at Daphne.
�No it won�t. But it�s the best idea we can have. Let�s get outta here.�
�So, everyhting alright again in the house?� Orli asked his girlfriend as they were walking towards Elijah�s house.
�Yes.�
�Did you get any sleep at all the past few days?� he pushed, knowing her like he did.
�Unimportant and beside the point� Daphne replied, instead of no. �The house is back to normal again, which is the most important, and the cops are warned. So everything�s OK.�
Orli shook his head. �So what are we going to do anyway? Are we like doubledating with Lij and Dee?�
�No. We just want to go shopping with the two of you, me and Dee.�
�Whatever for? I don�t need new clothes.�
�I know. But...I�ve seen this really nice clothes that would look so sexy on you� Daphne smiled wickedly.
�I have plenty of clothes. I don�t need new ones� Elijah complained. �I know better things to do with you together.�
�But you will look so fly in them. Really� Dee pleaded.
�But I hate shopping....you think I would look really cool?� Lij asked.
�Oh very defenitely� Dee replied, an evil smile forming around her lips...