Title: Sound the Bugle Now
Author: Mel
Rating: G
Warnings: Nothing much. Just massive Wes-angst and a character death
Spoilers: A Hole In The World, although I can't imagine who among the fans hasn't seen it by now
A/N: This is a song-drabble that came to me now that I've been watching my Angel DVDs again. I know I can't be the only one who thinks Wes is probably the most tragic figure in the entire Buffyverse. Every time the poor guy gets close to being happy, Joss would have life kick him in the guts again. And if you follow the comics, it's still going on because now he's the Senior Partners' flunky for the rest of eternity. The song is "Sound the Bugle Now" from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Yes, I have a thing for animated movies. No, it's not the entire song because the last segment didn't fit. I can pass on the lyrics though if you want them.
Feedback: Is welcome, along with sexy vampires. Flames will be quickly doused by Ilyria
She goes silent and still as death claims her, her battle now lost
My Fred...so courageous...so beautiful, even in this condition
Sound the bugle now
Play it just for me
As the seasons change, remember how I used to be
This creature has left me as it left her: An empty shell
Hollow...lifeless...dead inside...devoid of hope.
Now I can't go on
I can't even start
I've got nothing left, just an empty heart
My hopes, my dreams, my future...
my heart and my soul...All are gone now.
I'm a soldier, wounded so I must give up the fight
There's nothing more for me, lead me away
or leave me lying here
When death comes, I will embrace its release
But it will be only physical, for I am already gone.
Sound the bugle now
Tell them I don't care
There's not a road I know that leads to anywhere
I know that my life ended when Fred drew her final breath
I know that as she died, so did I die with her.
Without a light I fear that I will
Stumble in the dark
Lay right down,decide not to go on