Title: Voice
Rating: PG
Warnings: Unbeta-ed, spoilers from Ep 20 & 21
Genre: General, angst
Word Count: 175
Main Character(s): Ranka
Pairing(s): Implied Alto/Sheryl
Summary: I can sing and sing but my words will never reach you. One shot.
Disclaimer: Macross Frontier, characters and settings are copyright to Satelight and Studio Nue.
AN: Written after Ep 21, inspired by 'Ao no Ether'. It's a really beautiful, wistful song that showcased Ranka's voice to the best. For this piece, I wanted to express Ranka's feelings in here which was conveyed in the song.
All along, I was smiling by your side, in touch with you,
the day when everything was in harmony as one.
All along, I want to be by your side,
but I can't summon my voice to reach out to you
- Ao no Ether, Ranka Lee
I can sing and sing but you'll never hear my singing. I can sing songs about you and I, how we're like the fireworks in the sky, how you made my heart go thump, thump but you'll never hear those words in the songs.
I know. I know that no matter how many songs I sing, how many times I sing those words to you, you'll never hear them. I know that now. I wonder why I never realise it before.
You don't hear them. You don't know those words that I sing are for you and for you only. Because I couldn't find the courage to say those words to you so I sing them to you instead, hoping that you will hear them but you never did.
I can sing and sing until my throat is sore and my voice is all hoarse but you'll never hear the words in the songs.
My voice will never reach your heart, no matter how hard I summon it because your heart already belong to another.
Owari.