Naomi and Alyssa - Eight Melodies
Well, here's a little crossover. EarthBound/Trauma Team.
The awesomeness of the 2 put together made my mind explode. Hah~ Anyway, this is my attempt to write a cute story, so if I fail, feel free to slap me with a fish. XD;;
By the way, the song used in this is called "Eight Melodies" from EarthBound Zero/Mother 1 (AKA Queen Mary's song). It's a lullaby in the game, and to me, it's very soothing. You should look it up when reading the part where the lyrics come into the story. XP
Summary: Alyssa can't fall asleep, and Naomi tries a lot of things to help her to her slumber. Everything, but one song.
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"Naomi..." Alyssa said as she crept into her adoptive mother's room. Naomi was about to shut off her lights after reading for a little bit, but the little eight year old interrupted that plan.
"Alyssa... Its 11:42," Naomi informed her, holding back a little yawn. "I thought you went to bed about 2, 3 hours ago!" she added.
"I've been tossing and turning for that long?" she asked herself as she rubbed her eyes. Her hair was messy, so that was another sign she was just laying in bed, trying to sleep.
"Alright, alright," Naomi sighed as she got up from her bed. "Now, how to put you to sleep..." she thought in her head."Well... One way to go to sleep would be to take a bath..."
"But it's late! And I don't want to take another bath..." Alyssa whined. Then, she perked up. "Warm milk!" she suggested.
"Well... Let's try it," Naomi said as she started to the door, Alyssa following right behind her.
Once downstairs in the kitchen, Naomi opened up the fridge to retrieve the milk, while Alyssa searched the cupboard for her "special" cup, which was a pale orange, and had a little design on it, containing a bunch of white kittens. She then gave her mother the cup, who filled it up about three-fourths full, and put it into the microwave for about half a minute.
The microwave then started going off, and once the glass was taken out, Naomi handed Alyssa the cup. "Be careful, it's hot," she warned the little child as she sat down in a chair belonging to the dining table, right next to Alyssa.
"Okay!" she said. She drank up all of the milk in a short time.
"Feeling sleepy yet?" Naomi asked.
"No..." Alyssa confessed as she looked down.
"It was worth a shot," she told replied as she got up. "Hmmm... Sometimes, when I can't go to sleep, it's usually because something is on my mind..." she informed Alyssa. "So is there anything you want to talk about?" Naomi asked her, slightly concerned. The only time where she couldn't go to sleep peacefully was when she was working for Delphi.
"Ummm..." Alyssa thought as she stared at the table. "There's nothing I can think of..." she replied. That way of helping the little child sleep was crossed off.
The clock read 11:57, almost midnight. Naomi sighed.
"My mom used to tell me stories..." Alyssa said softly. She had lost her family to the bomb explosion, so thinking about them was always hard for the girl.
"Well... Come on," Naomi gestured to her gently, a little bit blue because the loss wouldn't have happened if she didn't get Alyssa tied up into her forensic cases. But what's in the past is in the past, and now she's Alyssa new mom.
"Okay!" she said, suddenly her cheerful self again. She grabbed hold of Naomi's hand as they walked up the stairs and down the hallways into her room. Her room was filled with a huge collection of toys, some given by others in Resurgam as get well soon presents, while the rest was given to her by either Naomi or Little Guy. Alyssa slipped under her sheet, getting into a comfortable position as Naomi sat at the foot of her bed, holding a book she just picked out from the bookcase across the room. Once Alyssa stopped squirming, Naomi opened the book and started reading.
A good 25 minutes later, they had reached the end, and no signs of drowsiness came from Alyssa, only from Naomi, who covered her mouth before yawning a couple times.
"Not sleepy yet?" she asked, taking her hand away from her mouth.
"No..." Alyssa sighed as she hugged a rabbit plush lying right next to her.
"Why not count sheep?" Naomi bought up one of the most popular ways to fall asleep.
"I tried that earlier... It didn't work..."
"Well... I can't think of any more ways..." Naomi told her, a little disappointed in herself. If she took in the child and she can't put her to sleep, then what kind of mother would she be?
Then she remembered.
"No... I think I still have a way..." she said as she started to walk out the door. Alyssa jumped out of bed and followed her to Naomi's bedroom, who was on her knees while digging through all the things at the bottom of the closet. "Man, I really need to clean this up one day..." she noted to herself as she kept looking.
"What is it, Naomi?" Alyssa asked, confused.
"Aha, I've found it!" she exclaimed as she pulled out a little blue box, which was covered in dust. Naomi used her arm to wipe it off, revealing the word "MOTHER" in big, red letters on the top of the box, only with the "O" being a design of the earth.
"When I was little, my mother bought me this..." Naomi started to explain. "MOTHER was a video game, and it was such a sweet one as well. There was a music box on sale several years after the game was introduced, and she bought me it as well as the game that day," she blushes a little bit, because for the first time, she told someone that she used to play video games when younger. "Hopefully it still works..." she said as she got up, going back to Alyssa's room, holding it carefully in her arms. Alyssa was trailing right behind her.
She got back into her bed, as Naomi continued explaining while winding up the music box. "You see... The song played in the box was the main song of the game... It had such a pure meaning and tune to it... Ah, it's done winding up."
She sat next to Alyssa, who was sitting up in her bed. She then opened the box up, revealing four small figures in the box, side by side and holding hands. On the far left, there was a tall man with black hair with a red shirt and yellow pants, showing off huge sunglasses. Written behind him, on the underside of the box cover, had the name "Teddy". Next to Teddy, there was a little boy, the figure half the size of him, with short grey hair and big circular glasses that barely fit his face. He has on a short sleeved, red hoodie, with grey shorts, matching the color of his hair. Behind the boy was the name "Loid" scribbled on the underside, which is the Welsh word for "grey", which can be represented by Loid himself. To the right of Loid, was a boy slightly taller, sporting a red and blue cap, while wearing a red, white, and blue shirt, a red bandana, and a little badge with a lightning bolt on his bandana. His name is the strange, but original name of Ninten, according to the music box. And all the way at the very right, was the only girl, blonde with pigtails put up with pink ribbons, with a white sunhat and a pink ribbon around it as well on her head. She donned a pink dress with a white collar, also with a white ribbon around the waist. She was given the beautiful name of Ana.
"Hmm… why won't it work?" Naomi asked as she looked at the box. Even if the box was opened and you can see the models, the music somehow didn't play yet. She closed the box, and gave it a light slap at the bottom. She opened it back up, and then music starts pouring out of the box.
In the box, there was a piece paper that was folded up. Alyssa picked it up, and unfolded it.
"Take a melody, simple as can be. Give it some words and sweet harmony…" Alyssa read out loud, trying to make out words that were scribbled from a young Naomi. It contained the lyrics for the whole song.
"Take a melody,
Simple as can be.
Give it some words,
And sweet harmony…
Raise your voices,
All day long now,
Love grows strong now,
Sing a melody of love…
Oh love.
Love is a power
Love is a glory
Love is the beauty and the joy of spring
Love is the magic
Love is the story
Love is the melody we all can sing…"
Alyssa folded up the paper again and placed it back. Naomi got up and placed the music box onto her nightstand. "It's yours now," she smiled. Alyssa lay down onto her bed, hugging the same rabbit toy from earlier. The song has completely taken her… She closed her eyes, and ever so slowly, went into a deep slumber.
When the song reached the final saying, Naomi smiled. "Take a melody, simple as can be, give it some words and sweet harmony… Raise your voices, all day long now, love grows strong now, sing a melody of love…" She whispered, and stopped there. When the box reached "Oh love", she kissed Alyssa on the forehead, and tucked her in. She shut off the lights after the box was done reciting the song.
"Oh love," Naomi repeated as she left.
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A/N: Now I want an Eight Melodies music box. :C If I could only figure out how one works... So... I can make one with the figures... I want a Loid one. w;; Or make an EarthBound/Mother 2 one with Ness and "Smiles and Tears". Or Mother 3 with Lucas and Claus with Theme of Love! *shotdead*
EDIT
Fixed grammar mistakes. ^^; It's what I get for typing when I'm half asleep. LOL;;
