AGGGHHH! Oh how the plot bunnies torment me! Due to a nasty virus, my computer has been down for the last two and a half months, I've been sneaking into fanfic on the computer at work when I can but it's not the same as being able to stay up 'til 3 a.m. at home reading it.
Note to self: No matter how sick a 12-year-old claims to be, NEVER leave them alone with a network connection!
The usual disclaimers apply; I don't own seaQuest, Nathan, Kristen or Lucas. (sigh) The song is an old hymn supposedly Quaker in origin. I recently discovered that Enya has recorded it, someday I may try to get a copy, I'd love to hear it sung.
Lucas stood at the rail, looking out at the sunset. He sighed and shook his head.
"Is something wrong Lucas?" Kristen asked, joining him on the deck.
"No." He leaned against her and she hugged him. "Just letting go and saying goodbye."
"Goodbye to who?" Nathan had come outside too. He stood on the other side of the teen, putting an arm around the boy.
"To myself." Lucas answered. Nathan and Kristen hugged him tighter. "Not in a bad way." He continued, "I'm letting go of a past that I never wanted." Lucas quickly kissed each of the adults on the cheek, "and embracing a life I've always dreamed about."
My life goes on in endless song
above earth's lamentations,
I hear the real, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear it's music ringing,
it sounds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing?
Lucas leaned into the warm embrace of his new family as the waves crashed loudly against the seawall, spraying them with the cool saltwater. The sun sank ever lower into the sea, painting the beach with lengthening shadows. Never again would he know fear in the darkness.
While though the tempest loudly roars,
I hear the truth it liveth.
And though the darkness 'round me close,
songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging.
Since love is lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?