The Six flew straight into the child's bedroom, to be greeted with the
sight of Sarah and Cormac, in each other's arms, crying with joy. Jareth
smiled in relief, as she turned and gestured to him to join them.
'Cormac, you know I told you your dad had gone away for a while?'
Cormac looked solemnly at Jareth, as if he already knew the answer.
'Yep.'
Sarah glanced at Jareth.
'Well, Jareth is your dad,' she finished, staring in amazement as her baby boy threw himself into Jareth's arms. Jareth himself was as surprised as she was, until the little boy pulled back and told them,
'I guess's. He looks 'ike me.'
Sarah laughed and pulled him into her arms, happy to be joined by Jareth. The remaining members of the Six left quietly, as the little family huddled close.
***
Cormac stared balefully at his little sister. She had been crying, loudly, for the last half hour. He knew that his parents were probably hoping she'd get bored. Jade gazed back up at him through tear-filled eyes, one blue, one brown, the only clue that she was her father's daughter.
'Jady, stop it! What do you want, do you want a story?'
The two year old sobbed harder. Cormac sighed impatiently.
'Song,' Jade sniffed, rubbing her eyes. Her brother rolled his eyes, she always wanted a song. Rubbing his eyes to stop them from closing, he tumbled out of bed and staggered over to hers. Sitting on the end, he made himself comfortable before beginning.
'Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of, once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And those dreams that you dare to dream really do come true . . .'
Cormac stopped.
'I don't know the rest, Jady,' he said, ignoring the reproachful look he got in return.
'I do,' his mother said from the doorway, and she came in to sit with him, by Jade's bed.
'Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me . . .'
Cormac grinned, suddenly. Sitting on the window ledge was a large barn owl, which appeared for all the world to be listening to the singers. Slowly Jareth changed back and stood by his daughter's bed, watching the rise and fall of the bedcovers as she slept, peacefully. He and Sarah put Cormac back to bed, and returned to their own chamber.
Too fired up to sleep, Sarah stood on the balcony and watched the sunset, enjoying her husband's embrace. They stood together, long after darkness had fallen, listening to the Heartsong as it flew through the night, giving rhythm and music to everything it touched.
~ The End ~
'Cormac, you know I told you your dad had gone away for a while?'
Cormac looked solemnly at Jareth, as if he already knew the answer.
'Yep.'
Sarah glanced at Jareth.
'Well, Jareth is your dad,' she finished, staring in amazement as her baby boy threw himself into Jareth's arms. Jareth himself was as surprised as she was, until the little boy pulled back and told them,
'I guess's. He looks 'ike me.'
Sarah laughed and pulled him into her arms, happy to be joined by Jareth. The remaining members of the Six left quietly, as the little family huddled close.
***
Cormac stared balefully at his little sister. She had been crying, loudly, for the last half hour. He knew that his parents were probably hoping she'd get bored. Jade gazed back up at him through tear-filled eyes, one blue, one brown, the only clue that she was her father's daughter.
'Jady, stop it! What do you want, do you want a story?'
The two year old sobbed harder. Cormac sighed impatiently.
'Song,' Jade sniffed, rubbing her eyes. Her brother rolled his eyes, she always wanted a song. Rubbing his eyes to stop them from closing, he tumbled out of bed and staggered over to hers. Sitting on the end, he made himself comfortable before beginning.
'Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of, once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And those dreams that you dare to dream really do come true . . .'
Cormac stopped.
'I don't know the rest, Jady,' he said, ignoring the reproachful look he got in return.
'I do,' his mother said from the doorway, and she came in to sit with him, by Jade's bed.
'Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me . . .'
Cormac grinned, suddenly. Sitting on the window ledge was a large barn owl, which appeared for all the world to be listening to the singers. Slowly Jareth changed back and stood by his daughter's bed, watching the rise and fall of the bedcovers as she slept, peacefully. He and Sarah put Cormac back to bed, and returned to their own chamber.
Too fired up to sleep, Sarah stood on the balcony and watched the sunset, enjoying her husband's embrace. They stood together, long after darkness had fallen, listening to the Heartsong as it flew through the night, giving rhythm and music to everything it touched.
~ The End ~
