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Be oh so kind to the newbie writer.
Title: Growing Pains *subject to change* (4/?)
Author: Naltaza
Pairing: Eventually will be Viggo/Orlando
Rating: PG-13 this chapter
Summary: Orlando experiences a tragedy which forces him to come to terms with his daughter and some emerging emotions
Warnings: None
Beta: No one yet, anyone one to be my beta? (Oh and if anyone wants to make me a pretty banner, they can do that too because I have absolutely no idea how, and the computer I’m currently working with is an iMac 98 so it’s pretty crappy)
Disclaimer: FICTION, FICTION, FICTION, FICTION. None of this ever happened, and it most likely never will, if it does, I’m a psychic and you all should fear me

Feedback would be a lovely little treat



11:00 AM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

“Do you have everything? Insect repelent, vitamins, books, tooth brushes, sunblock, proper clothes? Oh my babies!” Sonia Bloom threw her arms around her son and grandaughter. “I’m going to miss you both so much!” She said as she peppered both their faces with kisses. All the while Viggo who was supposed to be loading the suitcases into the car was snapping photographs with his camera

“Mum...Mum...We’re going to be fine, we have everything, I’ve checked both our suitcases twice, you’ve checked them five times, there’s nothing we could have forgotten.” Orlando said as he attempted to pry his Mothers arms off himself and his daughter.

“I know it’s just that the two of you have never been gone so long before.” She said as she gave Sofie one last kiss and hug before the eight year old escaped to Viggo’s Ford Explorer where Sidi was already waiting.

“Yes, Mum, but it’s going to be all right, we’ve got Viggo with us, he can catch a fish with a saftey pin and string, we’ll survive. Are you going to be all right?”

“Yes, darling, I’ll be fine, besides, I’ll have Lila with me, and if I get too lonely I’ll go find Sean Connery to keep me company. Okay now you have a good trip, get some fresh air, relax, rejuvinate, spend time with Sofie and Viggo, and I’ll see you in September.” She gave her son one last hug and kiss and he went arround the back of the Explorer to finnish loading up the luggage that Viggo had forgotten.
“Viggo, darling come here for a minute and let me talk to you.” Sonia called to the older man. He walked over to where the woman was standing. “Take care of my baby, will you Viggo.” She said looking over to the Explorer.

“Don’t wory Sonia, Sofie will be fine while she’s at the ranch.” Viggo said taking Sonia’s hands.

“I didn’t mean Sofia, Viggo.” He looked at her a quizical look on his face. “His body may have healed Viggo, but his heart is still broken. He cries himself to sleep at least twice a month. He’s going to need you while you’re up there, just like he needed you while he was in hospital. He’s going to need you right here.” She placed her hand on her heart. Viggo nodded understanding.

“ ‘Ey! Vig you slacker stop hitting on my Mum. She’s too old for you anyway. C’mon lets hit the road.” Orlando kissed and hugged his mother goodbye and started for the car.
“Goodbye Sonia, we’ll be back after Labor Day.” She nodded and gave him a good bye hug.
4:00 PM, NEAR THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA BORDER
“Daddy...Daddy...Daddy?” Sofia heard a slight snoring from the front seat.

“Shhh, Sofie he’s asleep, what do you need?” Viggo asked looking at the eight year old in the backseat.

“I really really really have to go pee.” Viggo pulled off to the side of the road.
“Grab the blanket from the back seat will you?” Viggo was about to get out of the car when he noticed how cutely Orlando was sleeping, grabbing his camera from its case on the floor he quickly snapped a few pictures then got out of the car. Heading to the back he opened up the trunk and started looking through the mounds of luggage and other supplies Orlando had haphazardly arranged and finnaly came up with what he was looking for, toilet paper, a bar of soap, and a bottle of water.
“Hurry Viggo, I really, have to go.” Viggo quickly ran to where Sofia was, placing the water and soap on top of the vehicle, handing the toilet paper to the girl and surrounding the girl in a makeshift stall.

“Don’t look.” She said from inside the blanket.

“I won’t don’t worry.” He replied
“Don’t drop the blanket either.” She said.

“I won’t do that either.” He said with a laugh. Just then Orlando’s car door opened and he stumbled out, his hair disheveled, and he clothes rumpled.

“Why’d we stop?” Seeing the makeshift stall he laughed. “Oh, well I’d better go then too, don’t want to get caught having to take a piss where there’s actually people.” He said as he started to walk off away from the car. Sofia ducked out from under the blanket and Viggo handed her the bottle of water and the soap.

“Doesn’t Daddy want you to hold the blanket for him too?”

7:40 PM, ENTERING LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

“I’ve got a room booked for us at the Mirage Orli, they didn’t have any three bedroomed suites, so I’ll sleep on the couch and you can have one room and Sofia the other or whatever.”

“That’s sweet Vig, but you and I have slept in the same bed before, it’s no big deal. I don’t wan’t you sleeping on the couch just because of me.”

“You sure Orli?” Orlando nodded and placed his hand on Viggo’s.

“We’re mates, Vig, it’s no big deal. Pea, you see all those lights?” Orlando said, taking his hand of Viggo’s and turning arround in his seat to look at his daughter. She looked out her window and smiled, “That’s where we’re staying.” Her eyes widened even more.

“It’s beautiful Daddy.”
After taking their overnight bags out of the car and Sidi’s travel sized bag of dog food out of the trunk, they walked up to the front desk of the hotel, Sofia amazed the whole way.

“Good evening Sir’s and young miss,” the Desk Clerk said. “Do you have a reservation for a room?”
“Yes we do, under Mortensen, M-o-r-t-e-n-s-e-n.”

“Yes, one of the Hospitality Suites, for three people and a dog. Your room will be on the twenty fourth floor, Suite number 21. Here is your room key, now because you are in one of the Luxury Suites Mr. Mortensen you are given the complimentary Royal Service which includes a daily newspaper, priority seating at the show Zumanity our hotel’s main entertainment which starts at nine, and priority seating at any of our restraunts. Alexander, show Mr. Mortensen and his party to their room please.
“Oh no that’s not necessary we don’t have much luggage, but thank you anyway.” Viggo said to the approaching bell hop.

When they got to their room, Sofia immediately let go of Sidi’s leash and ran with him into the smaller of the two bedrooms. “Wow, this is a big bed! Daddy come look at my bed!” Orlando walked into the room where his daughter was at and was shocked, there was a queen bed, with pillows upon pillows which Sidi was already laying down on, and on the bedside table was a giant vase filled with fresh cut pink roses.

“Sofie go get a bath and put on your jamies while Viggo and I order some dinner okay.

“Kay Daddy, don’t get anything icky get pizza with lots of mushrooms.”

Orlando smiled, “Well see Pea, just get your bath.” He walked out and Sidi followed him.

“Anything good to eat on the room service menu Vig?” Orlando asked seeing Viggo with a
room service menu.

“Yeah, did I hear Sofie talking about wanting mushroom pizza?” Orlando nodded.

“They have a veggie one, so I’ll call for that, do you want anything?” Orlando thought about what he felt like eating, and came up with only one idea.
Smiling he said. “A huge cheese burger with fries and a Dr. Pepper.” Viggo laughed.

“That sounds good I’ll have the same, what does Sofie like to drink?” The older man asked.

“Get her some ginger ale, she usually gets a bit sick after long drives. That will settle her stomach.” Viggo nodded and picked up the phone to call room service.
While Viggo was on the phone Orlando took his overnight bag into the master bedroom to change into his pajamas. Shocked at the grand scale of the bedroom with it’s larger than king size bed, plasma t.v. hanging on the wall persian rugs on the floor, and a jacuzzi in the bathroom, it was a room fit for highrollers, millionaires, royalty, and stars.

Going into the bathroom, he looked at himself in the mirror, he was a mess. It’d been a while since his last hair cut and it needed a wash, and he hadn’t shaved for the past week. ‘Nice going Bloom,’ he thought, ‘Go into one of the nicest hotels in Vegas looking like a bum.’ Grabbing a hair tie from his bag he quickly pulled his hair back into a short pony tail, it looked a little better now, and he’d wash and shave in the morning.

He stepped out of his pants and boxers and put on his favorite pair of green plaid pajama pants, the next thing he took off was his button up shirt, it really was impractical for traveling it, it got wrinkled if you so much as moved. He wondered if he really had to put on a sleep shirt, it was kind of warm in the room even though the airconditioning was on, but he grabbed a thin ribbed white tank out of his bag anyway and put it on.

Going back into the main room of the suite he found Sofia already dressed in her pajamas lying on the floor playing with the dog. Viggo was writing something in one of his many notebooks and suddenly Orlando felt very content. It was like his family was back to the way it was, before Kate had... ‘Nevermind’ he told himself and the feeling
went away.

“Pea, Viggo ordered you veggie pizza for dinner, I hope your hungry.” Orlando said as he sat down on the couch next to Viggo.

“I know Daddy, Viggo told me while you were getting your pajamas on.” Sofia said not
even looking up from Sidi.

“Oh, well, excuse me,” Turning toward his friend, he asked, “How far is the ranch from here Vig, like seven, eight hours?” Viggo nodded not looking up from his notebook. “So we’ll probably leave arround eight tomorrow?” Viggo nodded again. “And get there around three or four?” Once again Viggo nodded with his eyes still glued to his notebook. Orlando roled his eyes, damn artists.

A knock came from the door along with a call of “Room Service.”, Sofia jumped up from the floor with a yell of, “I’ll get it” and Orlando barely had enough time to grab Sidi before she swung the door open.

“Hello young miss, I have the food your father ordered.” The young man said.

“Oh my Daddy didn’t order it, it was my Daddy’s friend Viggo, but that’s okay, if my Daddy didn’t have an English accent he and Viggo would sound a lot alike.” The young man just smiled and weheeled the cart into the room.

“Hello sirs, I have your order. Two Mirage burgers with extra cheese and mushrooms, with a side of frenchfries, two slices of vegetable pizza with extra mushrooms, and two Dr. Peppers and one ginger ale. Thank you sir’s,” he turned towards Sofia, “Young miss, have a good night.”

After all the food, had been eaten, Sofia’s teeth and hair brushed, and had been sent to bed Orlando and Viggo sat on the couch together watching a random B movie that had come on after the 11:00 news.

“I think I’m going to go to bed Vig, all that food made me...” He yawned, “Really
sleepy.” Viggo smiled.

“Goodnight then Orlando, I’ll try not to wake you when I get in the bed.”

Orlando smiled, “Ehh you won’t I sleep like a log remember.”

Viggo smiled he did remember. Countless times during the Helms Deep shoot they’d shared a bed because it took too much energy for one or the other to walk to their trailers. One time they had only been sleeping for an hour because a light broke so they’d been given a two hour brake, it turns out the spare light arrived faster than expected and when Viggo and Orlando had been called back on set Viggo couldn’t get the young man to wake up. He finnaly had to give the young man a tickle attack which was something he didn’t like to do, Orlando hated being tickled but, it was the only way to wake him when Orlando didn’t want to wake up.

1:25 AM, MIRAGE HOTEL LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Viggo’s opened his eyes and found only darkness, he’d been covered with a blanket, and his notebook had been put away on the coffe table. Apparently he’d fallen asleep shortly after Orlando went into the master bedroom. Something had woken him up, a noise, there it was again, a soft moaning, turning on the lamp next to the couch he got up to investigate, checking on Sofie first he found she was sound asleep, Sidi laying right beside her, curled into her back. That left only Orlando. Walking into the master bedroom he saw his friend curled up in the fetal position his face turned away from the door.

“Orlando?” He said softly as he approached the enormous bed. He heard Orlando quickly
sniff.

“You should be asleep Vig.” Orlando said in a heavy voice.

“Not when my friends sobbing in the middle of the night.” Viggo said as he climbed into the big bed.

“I wasn’t sobbing.” Orlando whispered. Viggo could tell he was about to break down again. So he scooted closer to Orlando and wrapped his arms arround the shaking man
whispering words of comfort he knew could only mask the pain off loss and not heal it.

So a little vigorli action goin on in this chapter. A little longer chapter. Next Chapter day 2 of the road trip and the arival at Viggo's Ranch in Idaho, yay!

Date: 2006-04-19 02:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unbridledlove.livejournal.com
love it! So he scooted closer to Orlando and wrapped his arms arround the shaking man whispering words of comfort he knew could only mask the pain off loss and not heal it.
so sweet :)
still some spacing issues, though... did you get my last comment?

Date: 2006-04-19 03:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unbridledlove.livejournal.com
hmm... okay. well, if you want, you can just send the next one to my email: unbridledlove620@yahoo.com, and I can read it and send it back :)

gr8

Date: 2006-04-19 02:37 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
fan-bloody-tastic, keep going cause i'm really enjoying this one, you write like you've been doing it forever, i love your orli, well done, love and hugs xxx

soooooooo good

Date: 2006-04-19 02:40 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
oh well done sweetie, i loooove your writing style, next chapter soon please xx

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