Dream a Little Dream of Me
Slayers: Not Mine
Dream a Little Dream of Me: As performed by The Mamas & The Papas
Story: Mine!
Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper, "I love you"
Birds singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
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The five-year-old boy stayed close to his grandfather as they entered the palace's courtyard. He had never been in a place like this, not like the White Magic capital. Realizing he had never traveled with his grandfather before, he asked, "Why are we doing here?"
"Children should be seen, not heard Zelgadis." He quirked an eyebrow at that, pondering the repercussions of a comeback to that ironic statement and decided it wasn't worth the trouble. He remained quiet.
The crown prince and princess met them and she took him away from his grandfather. "What's your name little one?"
"Zelgadis." *I don't want to be here. Something is wrong...*
She led him into a playroom where a girl a little older than him seemed to torturing her toys. "This is my oldest daughter. I think you two will have fun. Gracia?"
She came over, smiling evilly. "Nice to meet you."
"Be nice."
"If you wanted nice, then you should get Amelia." The girl laughed, making her mother and the boy cringe.
"What are you?" Zelgadis asked.
"This just isn't going to work, is it?" she sighed.
Zelgadis's eyes widened and he gave her an odd look. "What's that mean?"
The girl laughed again. "He doesn't even know why he's here. That's just typical."
"What? What is she talking about?" He began to back out of the room, then turned and ran away. *Trouble, I knew it.*
He ducked into a room where the door was cracked open. "What's that guy up to?" He heard a rustling in the back and turned to see he was in a bedroom. "Uh-oh."
"Mama?"
*No sudden moves...just slowly-*
"Ah..." The little girl crawled to the edge of the bed, then fell off. "Waaah!"
"Sh, don't cry!" He closed the door, then went over to her. "Oh c'mon, please stop." He tried to put her back on the bed.
"No!" She smacked him.
Zelgadis set her down and she stopped crying. "I thought you said no."
"No." She began to suck her thumb.
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Say nighty-night and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
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He watched her for a moment in silence. "What are you?" he asked warily, hoping she wouldn't start crying.
"Amelia," she said around her thumb.
"Oh." *Great, I'm stuck in here with another-* "Ow!" Amelia giggled as the ball bounced off his head again. "Quit it!" He took the ball and put it on the bed where she couldn't reach it.
"Uh!" She crawled over to the bed. Amelia grabbed the footboard, pulled herself to her feet, and tried to get her toy. However, she didn't have enough lower body strength to support herself. The little princess gave out a squawk as she fell on her butt.
Zelgadis watched her eyes fill up with tears. He got the ball and set it in her lap. "There. Don't cry."
"Meany."
He was hit on the head again. "Amelia!"
"Ball!"
He kicked it back to her. "What do you want?" She rolled it back to him, then looked at him expectantly. "You want to play?" She nodded. He sighed, sat down, and rolled the ball back to her. *At least she's not bouncing it off my head anymore...and she's not crying.*
"Ball."
"Are you always this annoying?"
"Yes." He quirked an eyebrow and she bounced the ball off his forehead.
"Would you cut that out?"
"Uh-huh."
Zelgadis began to play the game with her. She seemed enthralled with the simple game and he asked, "How old are you?"
"One."
"That explains it."
She picked up the ball and threw it at the door. "Stop it." Amelia crawled back over to the bed and attempted several unsuccessful times to get back onto the bed. She gave a little sound of frustration, then pulled the blanket off the bed.
He watched as she arranged herself in the comforter. *That's why she's in a bad mood. I woke her up.* He went over to her and picked her up.
"Uh?" She tried to squirm out of his hold, but he got her on the bed. When she got there, she started to reach for the blankets and nearly fell off the bed again.
"Hold on, Amelia." He gathered up the blanket and climbed onto the bed. "Here. Now go to sleep." She was almost asleep when he said that, so he received no answer.
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Stars fading but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this
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The crown princess took a break from her search for the little boy to check on her youngest daughter. "Ame-chan?" she asked softly as she entered the room. "Ame-chan, are you-" She became quiet when she saw them there. Zelgadis was sleeping uneasily, moving over the blanket. However, there was a little hand clasped around his ankle. She uncovered the little girl and removed her hand. She tucked her in on one side off the bed, then did the same with the boy. "At least you two get along. That's a start." She left again, leaving the door open just a crack.
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Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
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He felt a sharp, little pain in his side. At first he ignored it, but as it continued, he opened his eyes. "What do you want?" Amelia poked him again. "Cut it out."
"No."
"Ame-chan? Are you awake?"
She stopped, then crawled to the edge of the bed. "Mama?"
Her mother came in and heard a thud as she went to pick up here daughter. "Zelgadis, you don't have hide." She lifted Amelia up and moved over to where he was. "Come on, your grandfather's waiting for you."
He gave an embarrassed smile as he stood up. *Saved at last.* "Thank you."
"Zel."
He cringed at that. "Yes, that's his name. Are you ready?"
"Yes."
They walked down to the library and the crown princess set Amelia down in a chair. She took a paper from her pocket and tore off a small piece. "Zelgadis, come here please."
"Okay."
She gave him a pen and whispered in his ear, "Can you write your last name?"
"Uh-huh." He wrote his name without asking why.
"Zelgadis, it's time to go," Rezo said.
"All right."
Then he remembered nothing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stars fading but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
He felt the cool, dampness on his forehead, but didn't open his eyes. His sense of reasoning kept trying to link the memory to why it made him feel the need to return to Seyruun as soon as he could. It kept falling short. There was an annoying little pain in his side, brief and periodic. He ignored it as long as he could, but then he opened his eyes. "Amelia?"
She looked at him and sighed. "What did you want?"
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Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Slayers: Not Mine
Dream a Little Dream of Me: As performed by The Mamas & The Papas
Story: Mine!
Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper, "I love you"
Birds singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The five-year-old boy stayed close to his grandfather as they entered the palace's courtyard. He had never been in a place like this, not like the White Magic capital. Realizing he had never traveled with his grandfather before, he asked, "Why are we doing here?"
"Children should be seen, not heard Zelgadis." He quirked an eyebrow at that, pondering the repercussions of a comeback to that ironic statement and decided it wasn't worth the trouble. He remained quiet.
The crown prince and princess met them and she took him away from his grandfather. "What's your name little one?"
"Zelgadis." *I don't want to be here. Something is wrong...*
She led him into a playroom where a girl a little older than him seemed to torturing her toys. "This is my oldest daughter. I think you two will have fun. Gracia?"
She came over, smiling evilly. "Nice to meet you."
"Be nice."
"If you wanted nice, then you should get Amelia." The girl laughed, making her mother and the boy cringe.
"What are you?" Zelgadis asked.
"This just isn't going to work, is it?" she sighed.
Zelgadis's eyes widened and he gave her an odd look. "What's that mean?"
The girl laughed again. "He doesn't even know why he's here. That's just typical."
"What? What is she talking about?" He began to back out of the room, then turned and ran away. *Trouble, I knew it.*
He ducked into a room where the door was cracked open. "What's that guy up to?" He heard a rustling in the back and turned to see he was in a bedroom. "Uh-oh."
"Mama?"
*No sudden moves...just slowly-*
"Ah..." The little girl crawled to the edge of the bed, then fell off. "Waaah!"
"Sh, don't cry!" He closed the door, then went over to her. "Oh c'mon, please stop." He tried to put her back on the bed.
"No!" She smacked him.
Zelgadis set her down and she stopped crying. "I thought you said no."
"No." She began to suck her thumb.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Say nighty-night and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
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He watched her for a moment in silence. "What are you?" he asked warily, hoping she wouldn't start crying.
"Amelia," she said around her thumb.
"Oh." *Great, I'm stuck in here with another-* "Ow!" Amelia giggled as the ball bounced off his head again. "Quit it!" He took the ball and put it on the bed where she couldn't reach it.
"Uh!" She crawled over to the bed. Amelia grabbed the footboard, pulled herself to her feet, and tried to get her toy. However, she didn't have enough lower body strength to support herself. The little princess gave out a squawk as she fell on her butt.
Zelgadis watched her eyes fill up with tears. He got the ball and set it in her lap. "There. Don't cry."
"Meany."
He was hit on the head again. "Amelia!"
"Ball!"
He kicked it back to her. "What do you want?" She rolled it back to him, then looked at him expectantly. "You want to play?" She nodded. He sighed, sat down, and rolled the ball back to her. *At least she's not bouncing it off my head anymore...and she's not crying.*
"Ball."
"Are you always this annoying?"
"Yes." He quirked an eyebrow and she bounced the ball off his forehead.
"Would you cut that out?"
"Uh-huh."
Zelgadis began to play the game with her. She seemed enthralled with the simple game and he asked, "How old are you?"
"One."
"That explains it."
She picked up the ball and threw it at the door. "Stop it." Amelia crawled back over to the bed and attempted several unsuccessful times to get back onto the bed. She gave a little sound of frustration, then pulled the blanket off the bed.
He watched as she arranged herself in the comforter. *That's why she's in a bad mood. I woke her up.* He went over to her and picked her up.
"Uh?" She tried to squirm out of his hold, but he got her on the bed. When she got there, she started to reach for the blankets and nearly fell off the bed again.
"Hold on, Amelia." He gathered up the blanket and climbed onto the bed. "Here. Now go to sleep." She was almost asleep when he said that, so he received no answer.
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Stars fading but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The crown princess took a break from her search for the little boy to check on her youngest daughter. "Ame-chan?" she asked softly as she entered the room. "Ame-chan, are you-" She became quiet when she saw them there. Zelgadis was sleeping uneasily, moving over the blanket. However, there was a little hand clasped around his ankle. She uncovered the little girl and removed her hand. She tucked her in on one side off the bed, then did the same with the boy. "At least you two get along. That's a start." She left again, leaving the door open just a crack.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
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He felt a sharp, little pain in his side. At first he ignored it, but as it continued, he opened his eyes. "What do you want?" Amelia poked him again. "Cut it out."
"No."
"Ame-chan? Are you awake?"
She stopped, then crawled to the edge of the bed. "Mama?"
Her mother came in and heard a thud as she went to pick up here daughter. "Zelgadis, you don't have hide." She lifted Amelia up and moved over to where he was. "Come on, your grandfather's waiting for you."
He gave an embarrassed smile as he stood up. *Saved at last.* "Thank you."
"Zel."
He cringed at that. "Yes, that's his name. Are you ready?"
"Yes."
They walked down to the library and the crown princess set Amelia down in a chair. She took a paper from her pocket and tore off a small piece. "Zelgadis, come here please."
"Okay."
She gave him a pen and whispered in his ear, "Can you write your last name?"
"Uh-huh." He wrote his name without asking why.
"Zelgadis, it's time to go," Rezo said.
"All right."
Then he remembered nothing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stars fading but I linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
He felt the cool, dampness on his forehead, but didn't open his eyes. His sense of reasoning kept trying to link the memory to why it made him feel the need to return to Seyruun as soon as he could. It kept falling short. There was an annoying little pain in his side, brief and periodic. He ignored it as long as he could, but then he opened his eyes. "Amelia?"
She looked at him and sighed. "What did you want?"
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Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
