A Gift of Song
Summary: From beginning to end in song. Mac and Harm's past, present and future accompanied by various artists.
Pairing: Um… duh! Mac/Harm
Distribution: If you want it, take it but please warn me and tell me where its going.
Rating: PG with a lot of tears
Disclaimer: I swear I don't own the people you recognize. I only like to play around with them and make things go my way. DPB owns them along with Paramount and CBS.
Spoilers: Just about everything basically. Some of the cases won't be covered, of course but a lot of major moments in the lives of Mac and Harm will be.
Author's Notes: I'm doing my research for this one but there's no guarantee that I'll get everything right. Please correct me if I make a mistake. Thanks! Also, I'm about to get into the AU stuff. I originally was only going to follow but I changed my mind because I'm highly against the Brumby/Mac thing. Therefore, I'm skipping over that whole thing eventually.
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Chapter 9
Goodbye
Mac
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Listen little child
There will come a day
When you would be able
Able to say
Never mind the pain
Or the aggravation
You know there's a better way
For you and me to be
Look for the rainbow in every storm
Fly like an angel
Heaven said to me
She knew it was bound to happen at some point. After all, he was a pilot through and through. She was how happy he was to be in the air, how excited he got when they were out on carrier missions. She should have expected it really.
Goodbye my friend
I know you're gone
You've said you're gone
But I can still feel you here
It's not the end
Gotta keep it strong
Before the pain turns into fear
So glad we made it
Time will never change it.
Why did he want to leave anyway? Was she such a horrible partner? Wouldn't he tell her if she was really that bad? Tears sprung to her eyes as she watched the sand and dirt swirl at her feet.
Goodbye my friend
I know you're gone
You've said you're gone
But I can still feel you here
It's not the end
Gotta keep it strong
Before the pain turns into fear
So glad we made it
Time will never change it.
She saw his shoes, her head still bent towards the ground. His hands came into her vision, lifting her chin. She tried to resist, but he kept pushing. Reluctantly, she lifted her chin looking into his eyes.
"Mac, you're crying," he said softly.
"Did you think you'd sneak away without saying goodbye?" she replied.
"Why goodbye and not good luck?" Mac gave him a watery smile.
"Didn't I say that to you once when I was stupid enough to leave JAG?" she shot back referring to her decision to leave JAG behind for a civilian law firm with her then flame Dalton Lowne. Of course, that was followed by her stalker, and Palmer's attacks on Harm.
"Yes, you did," Harm agreed, breaking into her reverie.
"You said you were happy for me," she said.
The times when we would play about
The way we used to scream and shout
We never dreamt you'd go your own sweet way
Look for the rainbow in every storm
Find out for certain
Love's gonna be there for you
You'll always be someone's baby
"I was, but that was different. You were in love," he defended.
"And you're not?" she asked. Mac, of course, was not talking about in love with a woman, but about a love for flying.
"What's love have to do with anything? Hey." Tears had fallen from Mac's eyes and he wiped them off her cheeks. Mac graced him with another watery smile.
"You want me to water your plants while you're gone?" she asked hoarsely.
"I don't have any plants," Harm replied, confused. Mac shook her head.
"Dammit. I have so much I want to say to you but I can't… can't find the words," she whispered, frustration slipping into her voice.
"I know," he whispered, pulling her into his arms. Mac burst into tears, the dam holding in the moisture breaking, crying on his shirt.
Goodbye my friend
I know you're gone
You've said you're gone
But I can still feel you here
It's not the end
Gotta keep it strong
Before the pain turns into fear
So glad we made it
Time will never change it.
I love you, Harm. I really love you. Please, please don't leave. Don't leave me, she pleaded in her mind, hoping he would miraculously hear her thoughts. Harm rubbed a hand up and down her back. She looked up at her dry-eyed friend and partner.
"Damn you. Why am I the only one crying?"
You know its time to say goodbye
And don't forget on me, you can rely
You know its time to say goodbye
And don't forget on me, you can rely
I will help you, help you on your way
I will be with you everyday
I am really really sorry that this took so long. I had honestly sort of forgotten about this and all of my other stories. I literally wrote this tonight just for you guys. I hope you enjoy and that you won't totally kill me!!
The song is Goodbye by the Spice Girls
Kavi Leighanna