Jeremy led Andy away from his parents and up a dark staircase.
"This is so scary" Andy whispered.
She tried to stand tall, but Jeremy's house was almost too creepy for her to take.
Jeremy noticed this and put his arm around her.
"Did these creepy noises and shadows ever show up in your dreams?" said Andy quietly.
"Yes. But they were just dreams. They never came true" said Jeremy.
"That's the first time I ever heard that in a positive sense" said Andy.
Jeremy laughed, then sang to her to calm her.
Shine on, Narcissus Moon
Down on the lover by the lake
Shine on, there's a secret story
In the dark, sweet woods if you take a look
"What's the story?" said Andy.
"Nature tells it" said Jeremy.
He continued the song.
Shine on, Narcissus Moon
Down on the dreaming butterfly
Shine on, there's untold glory
In the cool clear waters of the flowing brook
Andy started to smile as she heard more.
"So whatever the moon shines on is a reminder that there's beauty in creepy places?" she guessed.
"Yes. In every phase" said Jeremy.
He sang more.
Crescent moon, harvest moon
Waning moon and full
Lovers and tides and lunatics
Are helpless in its pull
More important than the sun
That's what the moon did boast
For I shine at night
And that's when you need the light the most
Shine on, Narcissus Moon
Down on the dandy and the lane
Shine on, brave and slightly sorry
Like the fading pictures from a vague man's book
"Go on, luv. What do you see when the moon shines on something dark?" said Jeremy.
"Um... I see it's shedding light" Andy started.
"Yes. And what does it reveal?" said Jeremy.
"It reveals... that it's not as dark as I think" said Andy.
"Exactly. So my house isn't as dark and creepy as it looks" said Jeremy.
Andy smiled and sang her own verse.
Shine on, Narcissus Moon
Down on the lover by the lake
Jeremy: Shine on, there's a secret story
both: In the dark sweet woods if you take a look
The two were now able to make it upstairs to Jeremy's old bedroom.
It was so big, it had a balcony overlooking the lake.
As Andy looked out, Jeremy made himself a grasshopper.
"This room has everything. Even the stuff for grasshoppers, apparently" said Andy.
"Yes. When I was old enough, I started having grasshoppers to take my mind off Pa being so inconsiderate with my friends" said Jeremy. "Or in this case, his own daughter-in-law."
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Hijinks, Holdups and Harrows
FanfictionThe gang discusses what they did over the holidays.
