The Kiss That Missed (Teldryn)

 A/N: If you have never read the book The Kiss That Missed by David Melling it is delightful and has some great illustrations, I highly recommend it for any age.

 

Mini Fic Prompt: the kiss that missed

In a sleepy daze no doubt caused by no little amount of sleep deprivation Talvas asks me if I can tell him a story. Given the fact he so very rarely gets what he wants, asks for, or in some cases even needs I don’t see why not. I’m not tired yet, after all. I try to think of a story before deciding to summarize the tale of a book often read to me as a bedtime story. “Once upon a time there was a king and the king was quite busy so he blew his son a goodnight kiss. Though something unexpected happened…the kiss missed! It flew around the room and right out the prince's window. So the prince told the queen, and she told the king, and he told his bravest knight to go find the missing kiss. The knight, who mind you was rather clumsy, mounted his horse and eventually rode off into the night until he came to a wild wood full of wild creatures. They had wild eyes, and not very good manners. It was dark, smelly, and by now it was snowing! The knight and his horse were not alone…there were bears and owls and a pack of hungry wolves, all these scared the knight, who let out a terrified squeak. Suddenly, something happened- the kiss that the king had given the prince appeared and kissed all the animals goodnight and they all settled down for a good nights sleep. The knight and his faithful horse sat down by a tree to rest, however, this wasn’t a tree. It was a dragon and they very quickly found themselves face to face with a pair of nostrils and the dragon thought they would make the perfect breakfast. Suddenly, the kiss appeared again and made him sneeze of all things…I suppose he was allergic to kisses. The dragon chased the knight and his horse who by now had caught the kiss that missed before grabbing them at last, telling them he wanted to kiss them goodnight, and they slowly made their way back to the castle, all three of them now. That night the prince was happy, and the queen was happy, and the king promised to stop being so busy, a lesson some people should really learn. The king made sure everyone was comfortable before taking his time to read them all a story from the very beginning all the way to the end…almost. They all fell asleep before the ending could be revealed, and lived happily ever after until the end of days.” With the story finished I look over at Talvas who too had fallen asleep before the end of the story and sleeps peacefully curled up, probably very happy to be sleeping in a bed and not on the floor for a change. I give him a quick kiss on the forehead “and there’s the kiss that didn’t miss.” I whisper, which gets a sma;; smile in return, signifying he is still perhaps the tiniest bit awake in a semi conscious state, before blowing out the candle and laying down myself. “Goodnight Talvas, sleep well.” I say to the quiet darkness, and the silence signals that by now he has already fallen fast asleep.