Epilogue: Snowflake and Frostbite Forever
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasing me all over town
Cause he knows I'm wasted, facing
Time again at Riker's Island and I won't get out
Because I'm crazy, baby I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet, starlet singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth
Now I'm off to the races, laces
Leather on my waist is tight and I am fallin' down
I can see your face is shameless, Cipriani's basement
Love you but I'm going down
God I'm so crazy, baby, I'm sorry that I'm misbehaving
I'm your little harlot, starlet, Queen of Coney Island
Raising hell all over town
Sorry 'bout it
-Off To The Races (Lana Del Rey)
Allen's POV
I remember a time when the world was dark and filled with horror and pain; that was over a hundred years ago. Legend has it that I was the one to stop that darkness, but I know better. Adam stopped of his own accord; yes, he did it because he didn't want to lose me, but I didn't make him stop. The same goes for Pitch. The nightmares suddenly stopped their advances, choosing instead to follow their master's desire to protect me; it fills my heart with joy. I know that he just needed a purpose, and I've now become that purpose…
Still, my one obsession is Jack. I can't ever stop loving him, no matter what Adam and Pitch throw at me. He keeps trying to make me leave with him, but I can't. I have to stay here to make sure that the guardians don't attack the boogeyman as long as he remains a good person.
"Because I'm crazy, baby, I need you to come here and save me… I'm your little scarlet, starlet singing in the garden…" My eyes fix upon the skyline where Mom's rising, and I sigh. For some reason, I can't bring myself to go back inside North's workshop to listen to them bicker endlessly.
"Allen, why are you alone out here?"
I turn to look Jack in the eye, reciting the song that's been my new obsession perfectly. "God I'm so crazy, baby, I'm sorry that I'm misbehaving. I'm your little harlot, starlet, Queen of Coney Island, raising hell all over town. Sorry 'bout it"
"Off to the Races is not an answer."
"It worked in my mind…" I lean against the balcony and close my eyes. "Are you going to leave me?"
"No. Who else would put up with you?" He's joking, but I can feel the truth in his words. There's Pitch, but if I am truly his, he'd grow tired of me. Adam loves me indefinitely, but he can't handle what's left of Neah's Noah. I wish I could tell him why my uncle's gone; he disappeared to keep me from fading away, so I'm all alone in my head.
"No one."
"Allen…" His voice is saddened. "That's not true." But he knows the reality of our situation; he's my only… and I'm his little harlot… If he wants me to be, I'll be anything. My eyes close, and I lean backwards, but just before I fall over the railing, he grabs me. "Don't be like that…"
"If you want…"
"No, you have to want to live."
"I do… As long as I have you…" I grab his hand back. "I love you…"
"I love you more."
I smirk and rip myself out of his grip. "I highly doubt that." As I fall backwards, I can almost imagine wings emerging from my back as I take flight with the wind as my guide. In moments, he's beside me as I murmur, "you'll have to chase me…"
"Anywhere…"
I know that he will, but I can't stop myself from wanting to test that faith. Immediately, I name off a random place, and we're heading there without pause. I know that he'll do anything for me, even if I don't deserve it… I guess that's why he's my one true love, my frostbite.
Well, this is the end of this story… It kind of had a dark, but not psychotic, ending… I didn't mean to have the epilogue like this, but then I heard Off To The Races for the first time and I was hooked. So It came out like this.
