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 14
If Only Tears Could Bring You Back
Mac and Harm
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How will I start
Tomorrow without you here
Who's heart will guide me?
When all the answers disappear
Is it too late?
Are you too far gone to stay
Best friends forever
Should never have to go away
She'd gone and done it again. Why did she keep thinking he was here even after five months?
Five months, six days, she corrected herself. Her phone rang at that moment.
"Colonel MacKenzie."
"The admiral would like to see you in his office, ma'am," Petty Officer Tiner said. Mac sighed quietly before telling Tiner she'd be right over
What will I do?
You know, I'm only half without you
How will I make it through
If only tears could bring you back to me
If only love could find a way
What I would do
What I would give if you
Returned to me
Someday, somehow, some way
If only tears could bring you back
To me
"Colonel MacKenzie, reporting as ordered, sir!" Even AJ could tell she was worn out. He hated to send her on another investigation but maybe this one would do more good than harm.
"I need you to go out to the Seahawk, Colonel. It seems that a Lieutenant Garvey is accused of tampering with Tomcats." Mac's face lit up. The Seahawk! That was Harm's ship!
"Sir?"
"You and Commander Brumby will be headed there. I want all of your cases to Commander Turner ASAP. He will redistrubute them as my acting Chief of Staff. And Colonel, when you get back, I expect you to take a vacation. Dismissed and send Commander Brumby in."
"Aye sir!"
I'd call you an ocean
If you'd sail on home again
Waves of emotion
Will carry you and all they can
Just let love guide you
And your heart will chart the course
Soon you'll be drifting
Into the arms of your true north
Harm was having a horrible day. Now that Lt. Garvey had been accused, the pilots were being watched like hawks. To top off his day, the Skipper had asked him to escort the JAGs to the bridge upon arrival. He'd turned his back as the helo landed, not so sure he wanted to see his ex-co-workers again.
"Now, now, commander is that anyway to welcome your old partner?"
Harm spun quickly and stood in shock, staring at the one and only Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie. Then he remembered that she outranked him and from the look in her eyes, so did she.
"Salute me and I'll kill you, Marine style," she murmured, loud enough for only him to hear.
"But Mac…" she only gave him a brilliant smile and held her arms out for him. He immediately pulled her close and hugged her fiercely.
"God, I've missed you," he whispered into her hair.
Look in my eyes
You'll see a million tears have gone by
And still they're not dry
If only tears can bring you back to me
If only love could find a way
What I would do
What I would give if you
Returned to me
Someday, somehow, some way
If only tears could bring you back
To me
"No half as much as I've missed you. Trust me, Commander Brumby is no Harmon Rabb," she whispered back. They let go reluctantly and Harm turned to welcome Mic Brumby aboard.
"Commander, that's not the way you treat a Lt. Colonel of the Marine Corps," Brumby said with a salute. Before Harm could reply, Mac stepped in.
"I know a good lawyer and anyway, he'd be disobeying an order otherwise. A letter from Admiral Chedwiggen," she said, handing him and envelope.
"Colonel Sarah MacKenzie!" Mac spun, leaving Harm to deal with Brumby.
"Keeter!" They exchanged the courtesy salute before he snatched her and spun her around.
"Jack Keeter put me down this instant!" she exclaimed between bouts of laughter. He did so immediately with a salute. Mac smiled.
I'd hold you close
And shout the words
I'd only whispered before
For one more chance
For one last dance
There's not a thing
That I would love
And oh
"At ease." And that's how she could honestly say she felt. Seeing Harm had lifted her spirits immensely.
"How have you been?" Keeter asked grinning. Mac grinned back.
"I've been better," she answered honestly.
"You've been overworked apparently," Harm added having sent Brumby to the bridge.
"Not he admiral's fault," Mac reminded him sternly. Harm bowed in recognition.
"You are wanted on the bridge, colonel," he said.
"Escort me?" Mac asked.
"You had to ask?" Harm replied, holding out his arm. Mac linked his arm with hers.
If only tears could bring you back to me
If only love could find a way
What I would do
What I would give if you
Returned to me
Someday, somehow, some way
If only tears could bring you back
To me
Now if this isn't AU I don't know what is. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this.
The song… If Only Tears Could Bring You Back from the Pokemon First Movie soundtrack… I don't remember the artist.
Kavi Leighanna