Beautiful Dawn
Romance. Kat x Casper. Set to James Blunt's ‘High’.
Casper and characters belong to their respective copyright holders. James Blunt’s ‘High’ courtesy of Atlantic Records/Wea. Just so you know, a torch is what we Brits call ‘flashlights’.
Beautiful dawn
Lights up the shore for me
There is nothing else in the world
I'd rather wake up and see (with you)
Beautiful dawn - I'm just chasing time again
Thought I would die a lonely man, in endless night
But now I'm high
Running wild among all the stars above
Sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me
A heavy sigh rang through the halls of Whipstaff Manor. Kat had just returned from a date with a local guy, who had turned out to be the biggest ass in Maine, and was quite upset over this. Kat’s high heels clicked on the hardwood floors, and she made her way up the stairs. Although he died at twelve, Casper was about 19 mentally and emotionally--the same age as Kat. Kat knew it was late--it was half past midnight when she stole a glance at the grandfather clock at the top of the stairs, and she could hear her father snoring a few rooms away.
Beautiful dawn
Melt with the stars again
Do you remember the day when my journey began
Will you remember the end of time
She walked into her room, which was Casper's during life. Kat wasn't surprised she couldn'find him anywhere, as he usually disappeared whenever Kat got home from one of her dates, and didn't return until she was asleep. Kat had always suspected his jealously and possible sadness when she began dating six years ago. The boys she usually seemed to attract were idiots, and Vic, whom she met when she was thirteen, was just the beginning. She was an adult now, home on summer break from university, and could do whatever she liked. She wouldn't let her old ghostly friend dictate her love life--or lack thereof.
Beautiful dawn
You're just blowing my mind again
Thought I was born to endless night, until you shine
After checking everywhere inside the house, Kat knew there was only one place to look: the old lighthouse. There was a small paddock by the house which Casper showed her one day a long time ago. Casper explained how he and his parents would go boating in the summer while he was still alive. The sea was calm tonight, and there was hardly any wind. There was a small motorized dingy--just enough room for two people--tethered to the side of the paddock, which bobbed up and down in the placid water. Kat carried a torch with her, donned her life jacket, started the little motor at the back of the dingy, and sped off into the night.
High
Running wild among all the stars above
Sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me
Casper gazed up at the star filled sky. Thousands of tiny points of light dotted the inky night canvas. He was just contemplating his prospects of ever being with Kat, when he heard the sound of the motorized dingy coming to rest at the jagged rocks below. Kat hopped out of the boat, tied it to the paddock. There was a second boat tied to the paddock. Concerned as to who could be up there, she entered the lighthouse. She knew Casper had to be up on the roof as he had been so many times before, so she began the steady climb to the top of the lighthouse. After much huffing, puffing, and shielding her chocolate eyes from the giant light bulb in the highest part of the lighthouse, Kat finally reached the top. What she saw took her breath away.
Will you be my shoulder when I'm grey and older?
Promise me tomorrow starts with you
Roses. A hundred of them to be exact, in crystal vases, a dozen to a vase. There was a tartan blanket with the McFadden family crest splayed out on the flat part of the roof near the railing. And there was just one other person in the lighthouse. Casper’s human form was sitting on it with his back turned. "Waiting for me?" Kat asked.
Getting high
Running wild among all the stars above
Sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me
Holding hands and resting their heads against each other's shoulders, the pair watched the beautiful dawn together, and Casper no longer had any doubts that Kat no longer remembered him. He knew she always would.
