Dreams: Dreams are our subconcious' ways of telling us what our hearts really want. AU Season 5, with some spoilers.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of its characters or actors. This story is purely for fun.
A/N: The final bit for the story. Hope you enjoy!
Without fail, every night Jake Jagielski tucks his daughter in while telling her a fairytale.
He tells her the same story every night.
It's her favourite after all.
And his.
It's his story, or it should have been.
It has a happy ending, with the princess and prince together forever.
His princess never came back.
She found a new prince, he thinks bitterly.
But still he dreams of her, as beautiful as ever, at his door.
Her smile is as fresh as ever in his mind.
He can still hear her voice, her laugh ringing in his ears.
And he dreams of her.
Some nights the dreams are of their wedding.
Some nights, of memories he cherishes so dearly.
Most nights though, he dreams of her at the door, biting her lip.
She'll smile up at him, he'd gaze down at her.
And she'd say, "Someday is today."
Those dreams are followed by songs on his part.
All sorts of songs, love songs, sad songs.
All for her.
It's too bad he knows she'll never hear them.
This night is just like all others.
He tucks Jenny in, telling her the story.
He has just reached the part where the Princess is loathe to leave her handmaiden behind when the doorbell rings.
Jenny makes a face, and Jake laughs.
His smile fades from his face when he opens the door.
He can hardly breathe.
Has he fallen asleep while telling the story?
He's done that before.
He closes his eyes as Peyton brushes past him, and inhales her scent.
Disbelief and hope wells up as he realises.
This is no dream.
And please remember, no flaming my choice of pairings! Other than that, any criticism and/or comments are welcome!
-Anhdara13