A/N: This is my first songfic, so please review. Sorry if
it's a little depressing, but it's a depressing song, so now I gotta write a
depressing fic. I guess it could be classified as a DDA. If so, then it's my
first real DDA. Don't blame me. BTW…the song is called Seasons in the Sun and it belongs to Westlife. All of Tammy's
characters belong to Tammy. The lyrics are italicized, and please *read*
them!!! :::Cough:::Lyra!:::Cough::: Oh, excuse me…
I coughed.
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BTW…this is set about forty years after Kel
becomes a knight, so Alanna is about 80.
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Seasons in the Sun
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend
We've known each other since we
Were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC´s
Skinned our hearts and
Skinned our knees
~
Lady Alanna of
Pirate's Swoop and Olau, often called the Lioness, sat by her husband's bed,
tears rolling down her face. Baron George of Pirate's Swoop was entering the
last days of his life. She couldn't bear to think that today might be the last
day that the former Rogue of Corus could, or would, ever see the sun again.
~
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing
In the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
~
Alanna and George
had met a long time ago, back when Alanna was disguised as a boy and training
as a page in the palace at Corus. They were married after she became a knight.
~
We had joy we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were
Just seasons out of time
~
A year or so ago, George
had fallen ill. The best healers and mages in Tortall were helpless as the
illness attacked his immune system, making him more vulnerable to other
bacteria and viruses.
~
Goodbye papa, please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
~
Alanna remembered
the good old days, when she had just met George. Back in the days of the
Dancing Dove, George had taught her many things. Now, he would never again sing
a nasty song or drink a tankard of ale in one gulp.
~
Goodbye papa, it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I'll be there
~
"Alanna." George whispered weakly. She squeezed his
hand tighter.
"I'm here, love.
I'm here." She said, trying to mask the sorrow in her voice.
"Don't cry,
Alanna." He said, reaching up and brushing hair out of her face. "Please don't
cry. I'm moving on to a better place."
"No." She whispered
fiercely. "George, don't leave me!"
~
We had joy we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the
Seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like
The seasons have all gone
~
George struggled to
see Alanna's face. His eyesight was going quickly, deteriorating, just like the
rest of him. He could barely see her, but he could hear her as she tried not to
cry. He felt such an inner sorrow. *I can't lose her!* He said to himself, but
even as he said it, he knew that it was no good.
~
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped
Me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on
The ground
~
Alanna looked up as
someone knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" She
asked, not letting go of George's hand.
"Mom?" Thom asked, opening the door slightly. "The
twins want to see dad."
"Come in, all three
of you." Alanna sighed, then turned towards George.
"George? George the children are here to see you." She whispered to him. He
smiled.
"Good." He said, then waved to his three children. "Come here."
"Dad." Alianne said,
hugging him. "Mom, is he going to die?" She asked.
~
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing
In the sky
Now that spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
~
"Mom, is he going
to die?" Alianne's words rung through the suddenly
silent room. George looked up at his daughter, or, he tried to.
"Alianne, oh Alianne." He whispered. "Yes, Alianne,
I'm going to die."
"But
why?" She wailed. "Why
here? Why now?"
~
We had joy we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach were
Just starfish on the beach
~
Of course, George
couldn't answer that question. Neither could Alanna, or Alianne's
brothers. There was no real reason, except that the Black God had finally come
for George.
~
We had joy we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach were
Just starfish on the beach
~
Alanna could tell
that the end was near, so she told he kids to stand aside a minute. She
clutched her husband's hand and kept whispering to him. Finally, a shudder
swept through him. His eyes opened wide.
"Alanna," he cried,
"Alanna, I love you. I love you, Alanna." With that, he was gone. Alanna broke
down in tears, her wracking sobs tearing through the silence.
~
We had joy we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the
Seasons have all gone
~
"No! George, you cannot
leave me here like this! George!" She sobbed, but it was no use. She could hear
the children crying behind her, and she knew that she should go to them, but
she couldn't leave George's side. "George…" She cried, clutching his hand.
Finally, her children had to pull her away from him. For days, she refused
food. They could coax a little water into her every now and then, but just
enough to keep her alive. Two weeks after George's death, Thom found Alanna
dead in her bedroom.
~
All our lives we had fun we had
Seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were
Just seasons out of time
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A/N:
I know, it sucked. Who
cares? Just review. See the pretty blue box down there? USE IT! Please?
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