Shot in the Dark: A Mick Mars X Ozzy Osbourne Story

Chapter 72: Passage of Time (Five Years Later)

Here I wake up to find myself after all these years....and where the time has gone seems so unclear.... Five years, FIVE YEARS have passed since the birth of the quadruplets, since my second 'death'. In those years, despite my godforsaken back, a hip replacement...I and my family...my beloved Prince of Darkness, we've all thrived. Ozzy and I our love are stronger than ever, even more so because of all I have been through. It's been more than worth it to get to this point.

There have been births from our family, moments of laughter.... living, rocking.... taking whatever comes our way. I can never forget the birth of Nikki and Gene's twins five years ago: Jade and Frankie. Not to mention, Tommy and Rudy now have a 2-year-old daughter, that is Rudy made over but PURE Tommy in personality, and they named her Persephone, usually called Sephone for short. Unique. And Vince and Jake, they have in addition to their daughter who is close to Michelle and Angel's ages, their second daughter who just turned 1.

Albums recorded, tours.... writing songs with Ozzy......i have a beautiful life.... chaotic, PERFECT. They say you can't have it all.... THEY are wrong.

I am laying in my husband's arms; its morning and I've just checked on our six children: Michelle and Angel, both of whom are now 8 years old....8! and Johanna, Robert, Les, and Azalea who are Five years old. They are all a blend of Ozzy and myself, though all six children seem to be night owls more like Ozzy than me, though Ozzy playfully argues otherwise. Currently we are all at Castle Ozzy, our English house. Its' beautiful and peaceful...though with six children in the house, that will not last long, and I'd have it no other way. Its August, cold here now.... Ozzy had just had Ozzfest not long ago and we are all on holiday.

I feel tears spring to my eyes, lost as I am in my thoughts....in FEELING.

A warm hand tilts my face up and thumbs away my tears....

"I feel that way too my love.... don't cry." Ozzy, surprising me though I shouldn't be.... looking as handsome as ever, hair back to its original brown and longer, my PRINCE. He echoes my thoughts perfectly. "It's a beautiful life we have. It's been blimey...10 years since we first met. I never thought we'd wind up here.... TOGETHER. our home is filled with so much love, chaos....life. its ultimately because of YOU."

I hold his hand to my face, "No...YOU.....if I hadn't have given you a second chance Ozzy." I counter voice husky from tears. "Even when I was so hurt....hated you....i also LOVED you. I've NEVER had a partner till you that would come to love me, cherish me, take care of me and fucking mean it. I've died twice, had a hip replacement last year.....we've survived so many storms already Ozzy....and you gave me children....six children. I would do it over and fucking over for you my love....for our children."

A slow sweet kiss, that starts to get a little heated.....until Ozzy and I jerk our heads up at the sounds of several hushed voices outside our bedroom door, and he and I share a look....as grinning Ozzy calls out:

"We can hear you, you know....may as well come in."

Carefully my husband helps me sit up in bed, before the door flies open and he and I find ourselves in a pile of children, the six of them managing to fit on the bed quite easily actually....hey it fucking pays to have a huge king-sized bed.

"We thought we were being quiet." Les pouts, his expression and tone reminding me very much of Ozzy.

I smirk widely at my son, "You are too much like your father." I tease.

"Oi!" Ozzy pouts, leaning into whisper into my ear, "You firefly will pay for that tonight."

"Promises, promises." I whisper back before we both turn our attention to our children.