A/N – Another story in my der Tod series. I've posted the English lyrics to the song at the bottom. Also you can watch the performance on youtube – standard youtube address with /watch?v=MYkDEQ8qLFY
It's really sweet but kind of creepy, but what do you expect when death talks to a child.
The Shadows Are Growing Longer – 3
Boshane Peninsula – 51st Century
The boy who would someday take the name Jack Harkness sat alone in his bedroom. He could hear the waves lapping at the sand. It was a sound that had always soothed him, but all that changed the day the monsters took his brother and killed his father.
He tiptoed across the room, careful not to make any noise and closed the window to block the sound of the waves and the cool breeze that was chilling the room. During the past months, he had been told by many different people that he must not upset his mother. But as he crawled back under the covers, he longed for her. It was his fault that Gray was gone and in the shadows of the night, he wanted nothing more than the comfort of his mother.
"Don't call out to her. She can't hear you." Came a voice from the shadows.
The boy looked around trying to see in the darkness. "Who are you?" He whispered, almost hoping he got no answer.
A man stepped from the shadows of the room. The man was tall, thin, dressed in black, with hair the color of the moon. He smiled at the boy. "I am a friend."
He walked over to sit on the edge of the bed. "I will be with you for as long as you want me. If you need me, I'll come to you."
The boy's fear washed away. This stranger had come to him when no one else had. All he wanted was to not be alone. "Will you stay with me?"
The man smiled. "I'll stay close to you."
The boy moved closer to the man. "I'm going to find him… my brother. I'm going to join the Time Agency in a few years and then I'll travel the universe and I'll find him and bring him home. I'll be a hero."
Unmoving the man, gazed at the boy and he moved closer. Cautiously, he put his arms around the child in some semblance of comfort.
"I wish I could tell my mother." The boy spoke quietly against the man's dark jacket. "Then she wouldn't be sad anymore. I'd tell her that I'm going to bring Gray back and that we won't be alone anymore."
The man looked down to see the child falling asleep in his arms. He smiled and held him close.
End
A/N – So what did you think? Sweet, but kind of creepy huh?
English Lyrics
Mama? Mama!
Mama, where are you? Can you hear me?
I am so cold; hold me in your arms.
Everyone says I mustn't disturb you
Why can't I be with you?
Mama, my room is so dark at night
And now that I'm awake, I'm frightened
No one strokes my hair when I cry
Why have you left me alone?
She can't hear you, Don't call to her
Who are you?
I am a friend.
When you need me, I'll come to you.
Stay!
I'll stay close.
When I try
I can be a hero
Yesterday I kicked a dead cat
I can be just as harsh and evil as the world
But sometimes I would rather like to be kind
Ah, Mama
I always liked being with you
But you no longer take me with you
And you're here you lock yourself away
Why do you leave me alone?