HUSH LITTLE BABY
DISCLAIMERAUTHOR'S NOTE
Hey, I'm still here! I know, I know. I've been neglecting Higher Ground to work on Power Ranger fanfics. This had been running around in my head, yet I never got around to writing it. I've been, a bad, bad Cliffhanger. This is set shortly after "Mended Fences" and shows Shelby's softer side. Characters belong to Fox Family.
Shelby had been sleeping peacefully when she was waken up by a moan. At first, she thought it was just Juliette having some kind of dream about her mother. Then, she heard another moan.
"No. No," the voice said. It was Jess!
"Jess? Jess?" Shelby queried, propping herself up.
"No. No. No. Please, Walt. No!" With this last cry, Shelby's younger sister, Jess, awoke.
"It's okay, Jess. You're okay," Shelby comforted, pulling her sister onto her bed and drawing her into a hug.
"He---he wouldn't stop," Jess sobbed. Shelby rubbed her sister's back. Her mind raced. What could she do to make Jess feel better? Then, she remembered a song she had heard in the past. A song her biological father had sung to her whenever she had gotten scared.
"Hush little baby, and don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird. If that mocking bird don't sing, papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns brass, papa's gonna buy you a looking glass. If that looking glass gets broke, papa's gonna buy you a Billy Goat. If that Billy Goat gets bony, papa's gonna buy you a Shetland pony. If that pony runs away, papa's gonna buy you a load of hay. If that load of hay tips over, papa's gonna buy you a dog named Rover. If that dog named Rover don't bark, papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart. If that horse and cart break down, you'll still be the prettiest little baby in town," Shelby sang softly.
"Thank you, Shelby," Jess said softly.
"You're welcome, Jess," Shelby whispered. The sisters hugged, each lost in their own thoughts.
THE END