Indeed Dominic, Daphne and Orlando found their two friends locked up in a very small, smelly cell in one of LA�s police stations. Black smudges were spread over both Elijah�s and Dee�s face and their clothes seemed totally ruined.
�Erm�hi.� Dee exclaimed with the most cheerful smile she could muster up but the grin left her face as soon as Daphne shot her an angry glance.
�How many times do you think I have to save you out of these predicaments you put yourself in?� the redhead asked with crossed arms and Wendy only muttered a small �Sorry.�
�And you Lij, do you have any idea what I would have to pay to get you out of here?� Dom asked in the same irritated voice and Elijah looked at him in shock.
�You won�t get us out!?�
�Perhaps it would serve you right to stay a night in prison. You almost burned our kitchen down last week, the week before that you set the barby on fire and now this!�
�It�s my kitchen by the way. And I�ll pay you back right away but you really have to get us outta here!� Lij replied and Orli shrugged.
�Fine, we�ll think of another good punishment, won�t we guys?�
Luckily for the two pyros the others payed the bail pretty soon after and they were ushered back home. As soon as Dom�s car pulled up on the driveway to Mrs Wood�s house, Lij jumped out of the car to try and prevent a lecture by his mate, but Dom was faster and grabbed the smaller guy by the shoulder.
�Okay Lij, give it to me.� he demanded while stretching his hand out awaitingly.
�What?�
�You now what I mean. Here with your lighter.�
�Listen, if you think you�re my dad you�re�� Elijah exclaimed while stubbornly crossing his arms over his chest but Dom just looked at him sternly and said �Or we�ll have a strip-search.�
The youngest of the two sighed in defeat and handed the lighter over.
�Fine, and now up to your room and I don�t want to see you again until dinner.� Dominic smirked, loving the role of bossy father. That was at least until Lij stuck up his middle finger at his friend and hurried back inside the guesthouse before the Brit could protest�
Wendy had snuck off to her room, getting very irritated by the worried and warning looks her housemates were giving her. She had gotten several lectures, just like she thought she would get, but she decided not to listen to it and do whatever she wanted anyway. She just wanted to start reading a book when there was a light knock on the window and she pulled the curtains back. To her surprise she found Elijah standing on the roof of the garage, hand still balled into a fist to knock again on the glass. Dee opened the window and asked slightly confused �Lij, we have a frontdoor, you know.�
�I know but Dom would not let me go out and knowing Daph she would never let me in after today�s events.�
�I guess you�re right. What are you doing here anyway?�
Proudly Lij presented a set of keys and explained �Dom�s carkeys.�
�Oh wonderful. Now you�re not only a pyro but also a thief!� Dee responded while raising her hands to heaven but the guy shook his head.
�I�m not but he took away my cigarettes AND my lighter so I have all the right to nick his keys, right?�
�I don�t think Dom would agree with that.�
�Oh come on, we�ll just go for a ride together, nothing more. He won�t even notice it. I�m going insane back there with all those lectures.�
Dee was carefully weighing the whole thing but then decided that a ride would probably do no harm and she grabbed her handbag from a chair.
�Fine, let�s go then.�
*30 minutes later�*
Daphne knocked lightly on Dee�s door, wanting to ask her to have a drink with the rest of the girls, but to her surprise she got no reply. Being as curious as most other women she opened the door and found an empty room and an opened window.
�Well, where did she sneak off to?� the tall girl asked herself until she noticed a �mistake� in the corner of her eye. Why was the door to her room open? Nobody was allowed inside without her permission and the girls would never go in there, always trying to stay out of trouble when it came to Daphne�s mess-phobia. Carefully she pushed against the door and she almost had a heartattack right there and then. Her whole room had been turned upside down, her bed covered in clothes, her beloved books spread all over the floor and her desk messed up with broken candles and scattered CD�s.
�Bloom.� Daphne muttered under her breath before diving back inside again and frantically trying to clean up the mess as good as possible�
*later that evening�*
After driving for quite a while already Elijah and Wendy both agreed that it was time to head back home again.
�Did you hear about Dom wanting to play an action hero?� Lij asked and Dee burst out laughing.
�Right, that would be the same as you being James Bond!�
�Thanks��the actor mumbled hurt while giving the girl a sideway glance and she giggled a bit more. When Lij however didn�t say a thing anymore Dee realized her comment had insulted him and she ran a hand over his knee.
�Are you angry with me, Mr Double-O-Lij?�
�Nah�I just thought you�d have a bit more trust in me.�
�I have! It�s just that I don�t see you running around with a gun hunting the bad guys.� Wendy protested and Elijah shrugged.
�So I�ll be forced to be the cutie for the rest of my damn life.� but Dee could see a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth and she grinned.
At that second they arrived back home again and they parked the car as quietly as possible in front of the garage.
�Shame though I won�t get to be Bond since he always gets all the pretty women.� Lij continued while pulling the key from the contact and Wendy shook her head.
�You don�t have to be Bond to get the girls, though. Cuties get girls too, maybe even more.�
They sat together in an awkward silence until Elijah couldn�t stand it any longer and simply kissed Dee on the lips. To his big surprise she responded to it right away and pulled him closer. Finally he pulled back again and whispered with a grin �I wanted to do that for ages already.�
�Me too.�
�So��
�So��
�Want to give up our friendship and try this?�
Wendy smiled at that and nodded while saying �Of course if it means getting more kisses like that.�
And to get her point across she leaned back in again to return to the point where they had stopped earlier. Luckily for them the nightly darkness hid them well and the tall Elvish shadow crossing the street didn�t notice them�
*Meanwhile*
Everyone in the girls� house had gone to bed already with an exception of Daphne, who was still restlessly pacing up and down the livingroom. She was wondering where Dee was but at the same time she needed time to think on how to get revenge on Orlando. She just wanted to turn the telly on when a noise outside caught her attention and she sneaked over to the front of the house. Without warning she pulled the door open and found none other than a dumbfound Orlando.
�Right, I�ve been waiting for you.� Daphne exclaimed while grabbing the actor by the neck of his shirt and pulling him inside.
�What do you want from me?� Orli questioned in mock-shock and Daph laughed evily.
�Don�t say you don�t know! You messed up my room!�
Orli just shrugged and Daphne threw a cushion at him, hitting him right in the head. Orlando gave a groan and threw the pillow back again, painfully missing Daphne as it landed on the floor.
�Okay, this mean war!� he exclaimed while picking up a comb from the table and holding it up like a weapon.
Daphne went for an umbrella and dangerously pointed at the Brit.
�Come and get me then.�
At that moment however the door opened and Wendy walked inside, her face flushed and her eyes shining.
�What is going on here?� she asked as soon as she noticed the two enemies pointing items at eachother and looking more than just a little wound up.
�He totally messed my room up!� Daph explained hotly and Dee looked at Orli.
�Orli, you didn�t��
�Well, I had to find a way to pay her back, right?�
�And you thought this was funny?� Daphne cut in before Dee had a chance to say something in reply.
�Yes, it was!�
�Loser!�
�Bitch!�
�Pathetic Elf thinking he�s beautiful but in the meantime looks like a very bad dragqueen!�
�Alright guys, that�s it again! Thanks for coming by Orli, see you again soon, but now it�s time to go to bed. Nighty night and all the rest. Goodbye!� Dee exclaimed while dragging the guy towards the frontdoor and pushing him back outside again.
She just wanted to tell Daphne to go to bed also when the backdoor suddenly opened up and Dom stepped inside.
�Dom? Are you aware of the fact that it�s past one in the frigging morning?� Wendy exclaimed while tapping her foot on the floor and Dominic nodded.
�I know. I just couldn�t sleep.�
�Great, what are we now? The reception centre of Hollyweird�s latest heartthrobs?� Daph muttered but Dee had already made her way over to Dom and gently asked him �Is something wrong?�
�I�m just a pain in the arse.� came the soft reply and she shook her head.
�That�s not true!�
The two girls let Dominic sit down on the sofa and Daphne asked �So, what is going on then?�
�Me and Tam had an argument about her boyfriend.� and both Dee and Daph nodded at eachother in understanding. They both knew how Tam reacted when people said bad stuff about Roy and she wasn�t a person to listen to people�s advice.
�You like her, don�t you?� Wendy asked out of the blue and Dominic�s head disappeared between his shoulders.
�You do!� Daphne exclaimed in half shock, half pleasant surprise and Dom nodded quietly.�Don�t worry, we won�t tell anyone.�
�Do you want us to talk to her about it? We�re probably able to convince her that you only meant to do good, but I can�t promise you she�ll break up with Roy.� Wendy told the Brit while taking his right hand in both of hers and smiling comfortingly.
�Yeah, that would be nice.�
�Fine, then we will. But now it�s time to throw you out. I need my beautysleep and need to question a certain someone about why she sneaked out of her window tonight.� Daphne said while grabbing Dom by the shoulders and moving him slowly out of the house.
�Right�very interesting day it was again.� Dee told herself while quietly walking up the stairs before Daphne came after her�