Cau'ther

.not an ordinary smile but as if he was winking with the corner of his mouth; "Thank you, thank you very much." He looked down at the floor, music played behind the 'One' and he began to chant; "I justa wanna be, your Teddy Bear... Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere..."

*****

Within a week every member of the clan had memorized the chants of 'Teddy'. They'd stand at the shore of Cau'ther in the evening repeating their mantra. ' Viva Las Vegas' echoed through the forest as the sun would come to rest, dipping below the waters of the lake.

EM2 was revered in the community as the man who'd brought absolution to their religion. But none of this prominence could take the place of the gift he' d found among these people.

Skylene grew fat again and EM2 wore a beaming smile every minute of every day. Elgin fished with his father and listened time and again of the search for family and how it ended here. . . at the lake with water as clear as a crystal.

The End. . . 'Thank you, Thank you very much'