Once upon a December
Chapter 3 Rattigan
Katrina couldn't believe what basil did; she knew that the 2 were friends since childhood but still a kiss? When she looked up, he was gone, 'basil? Where'd you go?' Katrina went to wonder off to find him, when she saw a shadow, 'basil?' when she made that she saw a bat with a pegged leg, 'ahh!' the bat turned around and saw her, 'Katrina?' 'Yeah?' the bat snatched and ran off.
Basil- 'Katrina?!' basil ran off in the direction of Katrina's scream, when he got there, she was gone, the only thing was left behind was her bag. 'Rattigan!' basil ran off in the direction of the pegged legs.
With Katrina- 'hey! Let me go!!' the bat ignored her demands. When the bat pushed her on the ground, she looked up and saw a rat, 'you must be Katrina my dear.' 'Yes, and you are?' 'My name is Rattigan' he took his Katrina's right hand into his own and kissed it, 'I won't harm you, I'm only going to use you to get basil to come here.' Katrina stared at the rat in fear and backed away slowly she felt her hand land on something. It was a pole, in defense she took the poll and wacked it against ratigan's head and ran off. 'I've got to get to basil before that rat wakes up!!' Katrina's thoughts yelled as she ran in horror. She noticed a door, 'PLEASE! SOMEONE!!! ANYONE OPEN UP!!!!!' the door opened and there it was, a bar, 'my dear, what's wrong?' 'Someone's after me, he's threatened to kill my friend.' 'Dear, have some wine, and calm down.' 'Alright, thank you.' Katrina sat down and a man placed a glass down and poured red wine into the glass. Katrina started to calm down if only by a little bit. There was a sudden burst from the front door, it was basil. 'Katrina! What happened?' 'I was taken by a bat to meet Rattigan, but now I'm fine, I got a way for the moment. Basil you were right about that rat, he's dangerous!' everyone in the bar stared at the 2, 'sorry about that, we'll head out.' With that both basil and Katrina walked out of the bar.
Rattigan- the rat awoke after being knocked out by a pole, 'WHERE IS SHE!!?!?' 'Sorry boss but she ran out of here 1st chance she got, probably back to basil.' Rattigan growled.
Back to basil and Katrina- the 2 were back at Baker Street, 'I'm sorry, Katrina, I should've been there, to protect you.' Katrina noticed how basil was positioned, his head was lying on her lap as if it was a pillow, 'basil, it's my fault, I was trying to find you and I got myself kidnapped.' Basil looked up at Katrina who then smiled, he remembered how she smiled like that during childhood, I was beautiful almost angelic. He sat back up and sat in the chair across from her, took both her hands into his own, hugged onto her then gave her a very gentle kiss which only lasted about a few seconds since Dawson was in the room, 'I was wondering if ms. Katrina would want to change out of her white dress?' 'Yes, thank you Dawson.' Katrina walked into basil's room, opened her suitcase and pulled out a white nightgown, she looked down at her necklace, and she looked into her bag to find the music box. Once found, she took off the necklace, twisted it and it played that lullaby again
Dancing things, painted wings
Things I almost remember,
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...
Far away, long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember,
Things my heart
Used to know,
Things it yearns to remember...
And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December