On My Way Home
A/N: Yet another Martin/Rose fic. Yet another Enya fic. Yet another Redwall fic. Yet another - OK, I'll shut up. Oh yes - the legend is another fic, which probably shouldn't even be in Redwall.
I have been given
One moment from heaven
As I am walking
Surrounded by night
Stars high above me
Make a wish under moonlight
I saw Rose, heard her voice.
"I can't stay," she whispered. "I must go back soon. The stars made their wish under the full moon. You know the legend."
I did.
"Just - I love you."
I smiled, and hugged her. "I love you too, Rose."
Tears sparkled in her eyes. "If only I'd been able to tell you when I was alive…"
"You couldn't," I choked out, crying myself. "And I never got to tell you then, either. But any time is better than no time."
On my way home
I remember
Only good days
On my way home
I remember all the best days
I'm on my way home
I can remember
Every new day
Then she was gone, and I was alone once more.
As I walked slowly on, I found I could remember only the good times in my life. Only the best times.
Then I saw myself helping to build a redstone building, after clearing the area of wildcats and vermin. It was fascinating work. So that was how I was going to spend my life - as Martin the Warrior!
I move in silence
With each step taken
Snow falling around me
Like angels in flight
Far in the distance
Is my wish under moonlight
I didn't speak for a long time after that. Snow was falling fast, a whirling dervish of white fairies. Winter wonderland, Rose had called it, and she was right.
Far in the distance I could just faintly make out her figure against the brightest star in the sky - the Rose - and hear her voice whispering on the wind.