AN: I OWN NOTHING OF THE SCOOBY DOO FRANCHISE!!!!
Chapter Three: Angels Lullaby
"George Harrison? The George Harrison who lives in that creepy old mansion on the other side of town?" Melinda asked.
"Yes, that'd be him." Harry casually responded.
"Looks like we will be seeing quite a lot of each other then." Melinda replied laughing slightly.
"Why? Are you here to solve the mystery of Sir Lawrence?"
"Sir Lawrence? The ghost has a name?"
"Yes, my uncle may too daft to remember from his studies who Sir Lawrence was. He was a famous knight from England who envied the Musketteers so much, he impersonated them and invaded Italy. He almost caused a major war between the three countries!"
"Really? You wouldn't mind if we talked more on him later?"
"Oh, sure, if you're interested. How about you and I get together for dinner later tonight? I think I saw a nice little place back there." Harry said, inwardly nervous about her answer. Melinda smiled coyly and placed her right hand on her hip.
"Harry Tomaselli, are you asking me out?" Harry smiled.
"Maybe, and maybe I would like any excuse to get to talk to you more."
Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred had left Scooby and Melinda in charge of the children while they went to do necessary shopping and errands for the mystery as well as the children, including picking up the good 'ole Mystery Machine. As soon as they were gone and Melinda had gathered all of the children in her room and gotten them dressed for bed, teeth and hair brushed, the girls hair pulled back in the necessary braids, Melinda layed down the law.
"Now, don't expect it to be like it normally is when I'm watching you. This time, even though our mommys and daddys don't know, Uncle Scooby will be watching you with a special friend named Scarlette!"
"Lindy, where are wou gowing to go?" Little Mary asked, she still had trouble pronouncing her 'r's and and a few other letters. She had a sad little look on her face. Melinda picked her up and set her on the bed, sitting down next to her. She gave her a kiss on the head and brushed a loose strand of dirty-blond hair back behind her small, toddler ears.
"Sissy has to go, I have errands of sorts to run. But don't worry honey, I don't leave for another half-an-hour, and before I leave, I will still sing you our special little lullaby just for us kids and Scooby." Mary smiled and put her little arms around Melinda's neck.
"I wove you Lindy."
"I love you too honey." Melinda reluctantly broke the sisterly embrace and stood up, gathering the attention of all of the children and Scooby. "Now, if you are all good and in bed within the next half-hour while I'm getting ready, you'll get the special lullaby. All of the children clapped and giggled with glee as they ran over to and jumped onto the beds, eagerly awaiting the half-hour elapse so that they may have their sweet lullaby. Melinda told Scooby to make sure everyone stayed in the room and went into the bathroom to change. When she came out, she was wearing a beautiful dress. It was a rich, scarlet-red that hung gracefully just above the knee. It hung on her body perfectly and had a modest circular scoop. The sleeves were little ruffles on her shoulders that only added interest to the dress. Her hair with it's many ringlets of curls was gracefully adorned with a red bow, holding it slightly back in the center of the back of her hair. She wore pretty pink flower stud earrings and pretty red high heels. You could swear her face was aglow in the moonlight. A prettier sight could not be seen anywhere, as Melinda's gracceful beauty and light outshined any star. She wore her glasses over her beautiful bright green eyes that seemed to have an extra sparkle than was normally there. She could easily be the eighth wonder of the world. On her arm hund a golden-chain strap on which held a beautiful gold purse. Melinda did a quick scan of the room and found everyone in their beds. She took a chair and set up it up between the two beds. Scooby, not wanting to miss the song, lay on one of the beds with the children, three little girls, Kylie, Anna, and Mary, had their arms around him. Melinda set her purse down and began to sing.
"Midnight moonlight shining through the curtain lace,
Paints a perfect picture on your perfect face,
One sweet angel sleeping in my arms,
You are the promise I knew God would keep,
You are the gift that makes my world complete.
And you'll never know how much I love you,
Though I'll keep on telling you my whole life through,
Now I believe in miracles and you're the reason why,
So dream on, while I sing you, my angels lullaby."
*AN: That song was written by a famous singer who had her own hit television series and grew up in a smalltown on a cattle ranch, can you guess who?