Subject: Parting 01/01 Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:02:05 -0700 From: Amanda Berendt To: FKFIC-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU Just a quick song-fic. Having recently seen "The Boy from Oz" on Broadway starring Hugh Jackman, I have been on a Peter Allen kick lately, so there may be more. The song is "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" written by Peter Allen. The version I have is from the Original Australian Cast Recording. Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Nick and Janette. I am only borrowing them for a little while. This is my interpretation of Janette's point of view during the flashback of 'Partners of the Month' Questions, comments, and angst-ridden blond vampires can be sent to: nicholas_debrabant1228@yahoo.com Permission is given to archive on the current fkfanfic site and also the ftp site. This story will be on my own fiction site which is the second address in my sig. Parting 01/01 Janette folded the dress carefully to protect the delicate silk and velvet as she placed it gently in the trunk with the others. He would soon be returning and she had hoped to be finished before he came back. He would not take this lightly - he never did. It had been almost ninety years - much longer than any mortal union would have lasted. She hated always having to be the one to leave. He would never initiate a separation although they both knew it was necessary. It was how they had always lived - a time together, followed by a parting of the ways, then finding each other again. This love they shared was truly eternal. *I'd rather leave while I'm in love While I still believe the meaning of the word I keep my dreams and just pretend That you and I were never meant to end* The oaken door flew open and Nicolas came in. He saw the trunks and turned on her asking if she had planned to bid him goodbye or was she just going to steal of into the night. She told him she wanted to leave before they tired of each other - before the love grew old and died. He answered in a biting tone that she was breaking his heart. She hated that he always put the blame on her. Did he not realize her heart was breaking also? She wanted so much to stay here - to unpack the trunks and run into his arms, but she could not. The depth of his love frightened her. She couldn't lay all of her feelings out like he did. In the past, she had been hurt too often. Now it was she who could choose. *Too many times I've seen the rose die on the vine And somebody's heart gets broken Usually it's mine I don't want to take the chance of being hurt again And you and I can't say goodbye* She tried to reason with him, telling him it was not truly goodbye. They would each move on - go their separate ways for a time. Then one day their eyes would meet across a crowded room and they would fall in love again. As she turned away from where he sat at the window, she took one final look. His golden hair sparkled in the moonlight as he gazed out into the night. She loved him more than he could ever imagine. From the moment he was born into the darkness, she knew she would never love another as much as she loved him. Even when she forced herself to leave him for a time to reassert her independence, she knew she would return to his embrace. *So if you wake and find me gone Hey babe, just carry on You see I need my fantasy I still believe, it's best to leave while I'm in love I'd rather leave while I'm in love* She slowly moved to the doorway, not daring to steal another look behind and stepped through it. Wondering how many years it would be before she set eyes on him again, she quietly slipped out into the night. -Fin- ===== And there's no way ever to apologize, repent or make amends - No release and no redemption, the hunger never ends. http://operacellar.tripod.com/phantomslair.html http://debrabantfoundation.tripod.com/fiction.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com