The fellowship actors *minus the dwarf*, all heaved their way into the hotel. They finished the weeklong shoot of the Council of Elrond. “You know what, Viggo, I think you need a drink. You looked ready to kill Pete when he told you we had to go through another take.” Sean Bean said as they formed a
line by the front desk, to pick up messages and the like.

Viggo laughed slightly. “I think I would have, actually. I mean…I know all of your lines and that’s a burden in itself.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Sean asked.

Viggo shook his head as he stepped up to the desk. “You have someone waiting for you Mr. Mortensen. She’s over there.”

“Go Viggo! We’ll stand at the ready to pull her off of your sexy body.” Dominic Monaghan said, grinning.

“Yes! Only…I’ll pull her, and not your ‘sexy’ body.” Billy added.

Viggo looked at them oddly before laughing it off and going to where he was directed. “Megan!” He said surprisingly. Megan, his baby cousin was, as it turned out, no longer a baby. She was actually quite a bit taller than a baby and because of her height, putting her foot in her mouth seemed quite impossible.

“Viggo, lovely to see you again.” She said, in her Sydney-sider lilt. “You look incredibly dirty.”

“I was about to say you looked very grown up and pretty but that comment just landed you with a blank stare.” Viggo replied.

Billy and Dom inched over to where Viggo and Megan were talking, and decided to whisper. Loudly.

“Billy what’s that talking to Viggo?” Dom asked.

“Don’t know, it’s been a while since I’ve seen one.” Billy replied.

“I think it’s a girl.” Dom replied.

“I think we should talk to her.” Billy grinned.

“You know, we can hear you.” Megan said, eyeing the two actors.

“I think that was the point, Meg.” Viggo replied. “Billy, Dom, this is my cousin Megan.”

“And you already know my overprotective cousin Viggo. Apparently him being an only child gave him a sort of power trip when his favorite aunt had me.” Megan grinned.

“You know, Megan, you’re my favorite cousin of Viggo’s as well.” Dom grinned.

“Stop, Dom.” Viggo said, in a commanding voice.

“He knows a line when he hears one, that Viggo. I usually take him to bars with me, I always get the ugly ones…” Megan replied.

A guy with a severe hair cut walked up to them. “Guys, you know, we do have disturbingly large adjoining rooms. We can all talk upstairs. I think the other guests are beginning to suspect something.”

“Orlando, just because you play the elf, doesn’t mean you constantly have to make yourself better than us by noticing these things.” Viggo replied. Dom and Billy laughed, but decided it was time to go up and raid the mini bar to have one of their well-known parties with tiny bottles of whiskey.

“Sorry…way too into my character.” Orlando grinned. “And who are you?” He’d switched gears and turned to his suave factor.

“Megan Hartl.” She said, smiling back. “That Mohawk that you have does a number on you.”

“Does it? You should see me when I wear my wig.” Orlando said.

“Really, what does that look like?” Megan asked.

“Well it’s long…” Orlando said, voice trailing.

“And blonde, and girly.” Viggo said. Apparently he knew sexual undertones as well. “Megan, where are you staying?”

“Well, considering I took a plane here, this means I’m on vacation from giving little kids shots and other nasty painful things. I heard your room was big.” Megan replied.

“Shots and other nasty painful things? What are you?” Orlando asked. He had a soft spot for children…that only the fellowship knew about after several drinks.

“Pediatrician. Fresh out of medical school.” Megan grinned. “Half the time I scare the living daylights of the new mothers and say…’Ooops…I missed her vein, we’ll have to pop her again.’ It’s really funny.” Megan replied.

“Meg…” Viggo said.

Megan looked at him and cringed. “Stop giving me that big brother look, it’s really creepy.”

Viggo grinned. “She’s wonderful isn’t she, should’ve become an actor.”

“Yes, because I wuv my widdle Viggo.” Megan replied, grinning to Orlando. “I weally do.”

Orlando grinned. “Care to join the group of guys? We’re all raiding our mini bars and making it a party in Dom’s room.”

“Alright then.” Megan grinned, picking her bag up.

“Let me take that for you, milady.” Orlando said bending to pick her bag up.

“Any acts of chivalry, Bloom, and he’ll have your head.” Megan said, nodding her head in Viggo’s direction.

Orlando snorted and grinned. “Well then, Viggo, you carry her bags up, I’ll trot along upstairs, ahead of you.” He got into Monty Python mode and Sean Bean came behind him banging together two empty coconut halves that he begged the Lord of the Rings catering service to give him.

~*~
After being introduced to the rest of the fellowship, again, minus the dwarf, and this time, Viggo as well, Megan made herself comfortable on the sofa of Dom’s hotel suite, next to Elijah.

“Elijah, can I take you under my wing and make you the little brother I never had?” Megan asked.

Elijah laughed. “Yeah, sure.”

“Megan! Are you ready to play a new Dominic Monaghan inspired game called ‘Twenty Questions I Have to Answer With Anything BUT Yes or No?” Dom grinned, offering her a Coke.

“Uh, sure.” Megan replied, taking the coke, and fiddling with the bottle cap. Elijah took it and twisted it open. “Thank you Elijah.”

“Okay, Megan…question number one, where are you from?” Dom asked, Billy went up next to him, putting a bright, eager expression on his face.

“Born in Sydney, raised in Sydney, but God knows I’m dying in London.” Megan replied.

Orlando perked from his seat across the room. “Number two, why London?”

“Because…when I visited, their men, pale and blue skinned like that, it’s oddly attractive.” Megan replied, raising a brow. “You get sick of seeing tall, tan and athlet- wait, no you don’t. Never mind.”

Elijah snorted, and it turned into a laugh. “You know, you don’t seem anything like Viggo.”

“Oooh! My question now! Number three, how in the world are you Viggo’s cousin?” Billy asked.

“I’m on his mother’s side. Our mums were the only girls so they became good friends. His mum was the oldest, mine the youngest. Four boys in between.” Megan replied.

“Okay, okay, me next.” Sean Bean replied, having a little bottle of tequila. “Do you have any sisters?”

Megan laughed. “God no, I’m an only child.”

“I believe it’s Elijah’s turn to ask his question.” Billy said.
“Oh right, um…number five, out of all of us, which one would you take home to show your mom?” Elijah asked, laughing.

“Well, I’d take you Elijah, in the sort of ‘Look what followed me home!’ sense.” Megan grinned. Elijah laughed and nodded.

Orlando decided he would advertise himself. “You know, when my hair was longer, it was all just boyish curls.”

“Stop talking about your pubic hair, Bloom.” Dom replied. The whole room erupted with laughter.

After it died down, Dom spoke again. “This game is getting boring, I think we should bring Megan back to her room, Viggo might think one of us has taken her into the bedroom and then we’ll all be dead.”

“Ah, but which one will he suspect was most likely to have done something like that?” Megan asked, getting up.

Everyone looked at Orlando. “Don’t know, Megan.” Billy replied, staring at Orlando who was enamored at the moment with the waistband of his sweatpants.

“Well, I’ll be leaving you. I have to do a large, unhealthy amount of medical reading right now.” Megan said. “I bid you all farewell.”

“Oh, Megan, we would like to extend an invitation to you for tomorrow. We’re all heading to, well, Sydney actually and we’re going to do some sightseeing. It’s been two months and we’ve already seen all of New
Zealand.” Sean Astin said, he was on the phone with his wife the whole time.

“I’d love to, give me a wake up call, I don’t know what time I’ll wake up if you leave me to my own devices.” Megan grinned. “G’night boys, lovely to meet you.”

After Megan left, there was a silence before Orlando said something. “I think we can all agree that Viggo’s cousin is much more entertaining than Viggo himself.”

“And better looking.” Billy nodded.

“And a girl.” Dom replied.

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