Summary: This is a Santa Clause 2 fanfic. Erin's heart has been shattered by the deaths of most of the people she loves a year prior to the events in this story. She believes anyone she loves will get hurt so she refuses to show any feelings of affection, developing a case of the melancholies. It's time for someone to supply her with the best kind of medicine, which isn't laughter. Bernard/OC
Disclaimer: I don't own SC2. Disney does. So there! I only own Erin, who's based on me, by the way -.
Notes: Since I don't think the movies ever say where Charlie and his family live, I've put them in New York. Scott and Santa are the same person (Duh.). I'm including song lyrics in some chapters. I based the title on the saying laughter is the best medicine. Big thanks to my friend Dom'sgurl, my homeskillet. 'Thought ', "Speech ", Song lyrics, "More than one person speaking ", Emphasis. I changed the way I type the lyrics. From now on they'll be centered.
Disclaimer for this chapter only: I definitely do NOT own 'Stay Awake' from the Disney's Marry Poppins. Don't sue me.
Dedicated to Dom'sgurl 8)
You rock, homeskillet!
Chapter 12: Trouble
"Curtis, what is he doing in the Naughty and Nice center?" They hurried over to him. "What're you doing?" "I'm checking the Naughty and Nice list; actually I'm checking it twice." Bernard was getting agitated. "I already told you!" He lowered his voice so as not to startle the other elves. "It's been checked. Don't worry about it." "Well, I do worry about it. There're lots of mistakes on here. I'll give you a big fat for instance; there's a guy in Denmark named Sven Holstein. He's a Dane. Apparently, he was wiping his nose on his sister's shirt. Yuck! That isn't very nice, and yet he's on the Nice list."
"We try to cut most of the kids a little slack this time of year." "I don't understand that! Children are running rampant with naughtiness. They run with scissors, they're always sticky, 'No I'm not gonna stop this car', 'Brush your teeth', 'Pick up those clothes', it goes on and on." "But they're just kids. Everybody misbehaves sometime." "But according to the Santa Handbook Naughty kids get lumps of coal in their stockings, right? And if they don't have stockings, we will make them stockings. In my little personal opinion I think they should all get coal in their stockings, don't you?"
"No! That's not how it works!" "Get me the Naughty Nice list. Get me EVERY list! GET ME everything." Bernard was shocked. He stared down at Curtis before dashing off. He HAD to tell Erin.
Erin had managed to convince Bernard to go to his room, but he said he was too anxious to sleep like she told him to. So she thought up a plan. She followed him into his room. It looked the same as hers with the same furniture, except it was clean and didn't have a laptop. "I bet I can make you sleep." "No you can't. I'm far too nervous. I knew this was a bad idea." "Just get in bed and let me try, okay?" He decided to humor her and lay on top of his bed. She sat down at his desk and did something he didn't expect: she began to sing.
Stay awake
Don't rest your head
Don't lie down
Upon your bed
While the moon
Drifts in the skies
Stay awake
Don't close your eyes
Despite his better judgment, Bernard found himself closing his eyes and relaxing. The song was so beautiful, so soothing. He knew it was a lullaby, and he knew she was trying to prove him wrong, but he couldn't help it.
Though the world
Is fast asleep
Though your pillow's
Soft and deep
You're not sleepy
As you seem
Stay awake
Don't nod and dream
Bernard was losing consciousness and Erin knew it. The last thing he heard was her voice singing the final lines.
Stay awake
Don't nod and dream
Erin started to hum the song when she noticed Bernard was fast asleep. 'Works like a charm.' She walked over and stood by him. 'Would it really hurt to give him a kiss?' Figuring no, she leaned over and softly kissed him on the forehead. "Goodnight, dearest Bernard." She quietly slipped out the door.
Me: Aww, cuteness!
Dom'sgurl: Yeah, ain't it?
Me: Oh, and by the way, majority of the Evil Men didn't live to see this chapter.
Dom'sgurl: Those guy's were pretty thorough.
Me: So, to celebrate, we've decided to bring in Julia Volkova and Lena Katina, also known as the Russian pop duo T.A.T.U.!
Dom'sgurl: Because they're cool!
Me: So while they're performing, Jay will beg you for reviews!
T.A.T.U.: "Starting from here, let's make a promise/You and me, let's just be honest/We're gonna run, nothing can stop us/Even the night that falls all around us"
Jay: Review all you holy cats! Sorry, I'm not allowed to cuss.