Dream a Little Dream (1/1)
Title: Dream a Little Dream (1/1)
Author: tromana
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Jane/Lisbon
Summary: A short story about princesses, wizards and jesters for the kids.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Spoilers: None
Notes: Written for 15genres1prompt. Genre: fairytale. mentalistprompt: once upon a time...
Dream a Little Dream
Once upon a time there was a princess. She didn’t live in an enchanted castle or in the middle of a forest, like most princesses did. They were too boring, too pretty for her and too fancy for her. Besides, they made her feel uncomfortable, like she was better than the people she was set to rule over. This princess believed in equality, hope, faith and most importantly, the law. Princess Teresa didn’t like living like a princess. Instead, she worked undercover, as a cop, because she wanted to give something back to the people that had looked after her so well as a child. Her parents had tragically died when she was very young and despite the fact the people loved her, she felt like she owed it to them. So that was why Princess Teresa worked with the people instead of for them.
The people were very disappointed when their princess disappeared, because so few of them knew exactly where she was and what she was doing. Nor did they know that she did intend to return once she felt she had paid her dues. However, one of the few people who did know was her court jester, Patrick Jane. He was sent by the princess’ brother, Prince Tommy, to persuade her to come back. That the people didn’t feel like she owed them anything, except being on the throne, where she belonged. If Patrick the jester proved his worth, then he would have the opportunity to marry the princess, if she loved him too. After all, the princess was a very strong and powerful woman. She couldn’t have been forced into marrying anyone, even if they tried very hard.
However, there was a catch. The court jester didn’t want to do this job, feeling how he did. He loved the princess, but not with his whole heart. His first wife and daughter had been killed by an evil wizard by the name of Red John. If Red John were to be killed by either the jester, Patrick Jane, or the princess herself, then he would be willing to use his charms to persuade her to come back. Because then, he would be capable of loving her entirely. However, Princess Teresa was clever. She immediately recognized her jester from her old life and knew that her brother had sent him to watch over her. However, she liked Patrick Jane and she didn’t say a word. She also liked the fact there was somebody nearby to remind her of her old life, before she sacrificed everything to do good.
Unfortunately, the task of catching Red John was a lot more difficult than it sounded. Red John was clever and manipulative. He made a lot of his followers believe that he was an innocent man and that he was in the right. Sometimes, he even managed to persuade these people to kill for him. One day, he convinced the evil witch Rebecca to kill the one of the princess’ best friends, which made her very sad. Even Patrick Jane, the jester wasn’t able to cheer her up for a good long while.
The worst thing which happened to her was when her right hand man, Kimball, was killed by the wizard. Kimball fought bravely, but it saddened Princess Teresa and everyone she worked with. It made them all feel like the evil Red John was winning, despite all of their best efforts. He seemed all-powerful and like there was no hope in ever being able to bring him down. They had lost two people who had meant a lot to them in such a short period of time. Like Patrick, Princess Teresa found herself promising to capture Red John before she even thought about doing anything else. She had to, in memory of her closest friends, the ones who had protected her identity since she had started living amongst the people.
It took them a whole year’s hard work to find out Red John’s current location. He knew they were after him, so he had taken it upon himself to disappear, as the princess had from her own people. Red John was a powerful wizard and all wizards are scared of one thing: death. When the princess and her jester discovered his location, he knew that they would kill him in the name of all that was good and the law. The wizard had killed a good number of people in order to make himself as powerful as possible. They also knew that he wouldn’t think twice about killing the princess, or her faithful jester, because he was that evil. So, when they got to the wizard’s secret hideout, Princess Teresa handed Patrick a magic wand. She didn’t usually trust him with them, because he was often reckless and silly, but she understood that he needed to defend himself. With a nod, she placed a hand on door handle and they crept inside.
Red John was waiting for them there, looking as menacing as ever.
“I’m glad you could finally join me,” he said, “but I’m going to have to cut this meeting short, for now it’s time for you to-“
xxx
Grace Van Pelt leaned up against the doorframe with a wistful smile traced across her features. Her husband was such a soft touch sometimes, despite his tough guy physical appearance. It had taken them a long time to realize they were destined to be together and of course, they had seemed to have taken the longest route imaginable but that didn't matter. Not anymore, at any rate. She had everything she needed now. She had a fantastic job, family and friends. Most importantly, she had her beautiful baby daughter who probably didn't appreciate her father's energetic storytelling quite as much as he'd have liked. This was the good part of the tale; the stand-off. And besides, it always made her laugh whenever he tried to mimic Lisbon’s voice. Jane’s too, for that matter. Only he would think to use real life to tell their daughter the stories of the people who were important to them.
Once he concluded with a rather clichéd (and most definitely not true to real life) 'and they all lived happily ever after,' she closed the distance between them. Placing one hand on his waist, she gently guided him around and kissed him chastely. He didn't like big, expressive displays of affection in front of their little girl; he claimed they were too humiliating for her. Grace, naturally, disagreed. There was nothing wrong with demonstrating just how much you loved somebody, as far as she was concerned. And besides, at just four months old, their daughter lacked the capacity to deem whether or not something was that embarrassing.
"I think you may have exaggerated your tale," she remarked lightly.
"Only a little," he protested.
"Do you really think they'll get their happy ending?" she asked.
"I don't know. I hope so," he admitted, leading her out of the nursery. The tale had done its job; the little girl was fast asleep. "They deserve it and besides, stranger things have happened."
Author: tromana
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Jane/Lisbon
Summary: A short story about princesses, wizards and jesters for the kids.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Spoilers: None
Notes: Written for 15genres1prompt. Genre: fairytale. mentalistprompt: once upon a time...
Dream a Little Dream
Once upon a time there was a princess. She didn’t live in an enchanted castle or in the middle of a forest, like most princesses did. They were too boring, too pretty for her and too fancy for her. Besides, they made her feel uncomfortable, like she was better than the people she was set to rule over. This princess believed in equality, hope, faith and most importantly, the law. Princess Teresa didn’t like living like a princess. Instead, she worked undercover, as a cop, because she wanted to give something back to the people that had looked after her so well as a child. Her parents had tragically died when she was very young and despite the fact the people loved her, she felt like she owed it to them. So that was why Princess Teresa worked with the people instead of for them.
The people were very disappointed when their princess disappeared, because so few of them knew exactly where she was and what she was doing. Nor did they know that she did intend to return once she felt she had paid her dues. However, one of the few people who did know was her court jester, Patrick Jane. He was sent by the princess’ brother, Prince Tommy, to persuade her to come back. That the people didn’t feel like she owed them anything, except being on the throne, where she belonged. If Patrick the jester proved his worth, then he would have the opportunity to marry the princess, if she loved him too. After all, the princess was a very strong and powerful woman. She couldn’t have been forced into marrying anyone, even if they tried very hard.
However, there was a catch. The court jester didn’t want to do this job, feeling how he did. He loved the princess, but not with his whole heart. His first wife and daughter had been killed by an evil wizard by the name of Red John. If Red John were to be killed by either the jester, Patrick Jane, or the princess herself, then he would be willing to use his charms to persuade her to come back. Because then, he would be capable of loving her entirely. However, Princess Teresa was clever. She immediately recognized her jester from her old life and knew that her brother had sent him to watch over her. However, she liked Patrick Jane and she didn’t say a word. She also liked the fact there was somebody nearby to remind her of her old life, before she sacrificed everything to do good.
Unfortunately, the task of catching Red John was a lot more difficult than it sounded. Red John was clever and manipulative. He made a lot of his followers believe that he was an innocent man and that he was in the right. Sometimes, he even managed to persuade these people to kill for him. One day, he convinced the evil witch Rebecca to kill the one of the princess’ best friends, which made her very sad. Even Patrick Jane, the jester wasn’t able to cheer her up for a good long while.
The worst thing which happened to her was when her right hand man, Kimball, was killed by the wizard. Kimball fought bravely, but it saddened Princess Teresa and everyone she worked with. It made them all feel like the evil Red John was winning, despite all of their best efforts. He seemed all-powerful and like there was no hope in ever being able to bring him down. They had lost two people who had meant a lot to them in such a short period of time. Like Patrick, Princess Teresa found herself promising to capture Red John before she even thought about doing anything else. She had to, in memory of her closest friends, the ones who had protected her identity since she had started living amongst the people.
It took them a whole year’s hard work to find out Red John’s current location. He knew they were after him, so he had taken it upon himself to disappear, as the princess had from her own people. Red John was a powerful wizard and all wizards are scared of one thing: death. When the princess and her jester discovered his location, he knew that they would kill him in the name of all that was good and the law. The wizard had killed a good number of people in order to make himself as powerful as possible. They also knew that he wouldn’t think twice about killing the princess, or her faithful jester, because he was that evil. So, when they got to the wizard’s secret hideout, Princess Teresa handed Patrick a magic wand. She didn’t usually trust him with them, because he was often reckless and silly, but she understood that he needed to defend himself. With a nod, she placed a hand on door handle and they crept inside.
Red John was waiting for them there, looking as menacing as ever.
“I’m glad you could finally join me,” he said, “but I’m going to have to cut this meeting short, for now it’s time for you to-“
xxx
Grace Van Pelt leaned up against the doorframe with a wistful smile traced across her features. Her husband was such a soft touch sometimes, despite his tough guy physical appearance. It had taken them a long time to realize they were destined to be together and of course, they had seemed to have taken the longest route imaginable but that didn't matter. Not anymore, at any rate. She had everything she needed now. She had a fantastic job, family and friends. Most importantly, she had her beautiful baby daughter who probably didn't appreciate her father's energetic storytelling quite as much as he'd have liked. This was the good part of the tale; the stand-off. And besides, it always made her laugh whenever he tried to mimic Lisbon’s voice. Jane’s too, for that matter. Only he would think to use real life to tell their daughter the stories of the people who were important to them.
Once he concluded with a rather clichéd (and most definitely not true to real life) 'and they all lived happily ever after,' she closed the distance between them. Placing one hand on his waist, she gently guided him around and kissed him chastely. He didn't like big, expressive displays of affection in front of their little girl; he claimed they were too humiliating for her. Grace, naturally, disagreed. There was nothing wrong with demonstrating just how much you loved somebody, as far as she was concerned. And besides, at just four months old, their daughter lacked the capacity to deem whether or not something was that embarrassing.
"I think you may have exaggerated your tale," she remarked lightly.
"Only a little," he protested.
"Do you really think they'll get their happy ending?" she asked.
"I don't know. I hope so," he admitted, leading her out of the nursery. The tale had done its job; the little girl was fast asleep. "They deserve it and besides, stranger things have happened."