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Fox and The Hound: A Spirit Tail

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Ch.3

Slowly the days creped by. The mornings were filled with study, the afternoons with play. Despite their parents' warnings against it, Copper and Tod grew closer together, their friendship strengthened until the two became practically inseparable. But, in what seemed like forever and all too soon at the same time, the two friends found themselves in their last week at in the bird kingdom. As every year the bird clan was throwing a festival in celebration of the past year and Big Mama had told Tod and Copper that they should go out and enjoy the festivities. Tod had never been to a festival before, her parents were too protective to let her out of the castle, so she would always have to settle for watching form her room. Copper was determined to make this festival memorable.

"We're off, Big Mama." Copper called. In the spirit of the festival he was wearing a dark man's Kimono. Tod, who was beside him, was wearing a bright red girl's kimono with a cherry blossom hair clip on one side of her head.

"Take care you two." Big Mama called back as they left, then turned to Dinky and Boomer. "Okay you boys you know what to do. They're almost there, it's time for the final push."

Copper and Tod spent ages on the games and dancing in the main square of the town, but eventually they managed to break away and find a high vantage point from which to watch the sky lights. The bird clan had a tradition that at the end of year celebration they would light little lanterns and set them gliding through the sky. The lantern represented a wish made by the person who set it loose and the shape represented the type of wish, a flower for luck, and knot or bow for unity that sort of thing.

Tod sighed. "This is going to be my first and last festival." A small smile came to her lips as she looked over at Copper. "But you know. If I get to spend it with you, I think it's well worth it."

It was at this moment that Big Mama rose up the first lantern, a Dove for 'Peace'. And slowly, all of the other lantern also rose.

 

Tod:

All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been

Tod leaned slightly over the edge of the railing of the lookout point she and Copper had found, watching as the lanterns rose to dance in the sky.

Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you

Tod turned to Copper with a huge smile on her face to see him holding two Lanterns in his hands. They had the shape of two strings tied together, 'Eternal Unity'. Copper handed one to Tod.

"I know it's just a symbolism thing, but, I'd like tonight to be a memorable one. And if these things actually work, maybe we'll see each other again."

Tod smiled as she took the other lantern. Together they released the lanterns into the sky.

Copper:

All those days, chasing down a daydream
All those years, living in a blur
All that time, never truly seeing
Things the way they were
Now she's here, shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here, it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go

Copper reached out to hold Tod's hand. Tod looked down at their intertwined fingers, a gentle smile on her face. Slowly she turned to Copper and took his other hand as well.

Both:

And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you
Now that I see you

Slowly Copper brought his face closer to Tod's, as Tod leaned forward to meet him half way. Gently their lips connected in a slow tender kiss. Behind a wall Dinky and Boomer nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, our work here is done." Dinky said with a smile. "Let's leave the two love birds alone for a while."

"Good thinking, Dinky. Good thinking, oohoohoo." Boomer laughed.

Slowly the two nobles separated, but did not let go of each other. They didn't want this moment to end. If it ended, that would mean reality would start again, they would have to accept they would have to leave each other.

“Now isn’t that cute?”

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