Drabble: Lullaby

I spent a portion of today trying to transfer files from my old computer to the new one. I think I've got most of them. Only a couple dozen mp3s left to go.

In light of this, and because I've decided to get off my ass and actually try to do things during my month off, I'm once again going to try to post all those things that have been building up on my harddrive, that I've posted to various lists, etc., but not to my LJ.

This one was written just this week for BPS's lullaby theme.

Title: Lullaby
Fandom: Pirates of the Carribean
Characters: Nancy Turner
Word Count: 100


Penny's coughs drowned out her lullaby, but Nancy Turner persisted anyway. She couldn't have repeated the words if asked, but still she sang them to her young daughter.

"Momma?" Her son looked in from the doorway, his face still pale though his own fever had passed.

"Go back to sleep, Will, darling," she said in vain, knowing he hadn't yet slept and would likely lie in bed all night, awake and listening, but not to her song.

She sang until dawn although her voice had turned hoarse and her daughter had stilled hours earlier. It was all she could do.