Disclaimer: I do not own FFXIII nor do I own Wedding Dress by Taeyang/YG-Entertainment
Note: Lyrics are in bold italics and this is in Lightning's POV.
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I could not believe it, Serah was getting married today. After all of the L'Cie business who was I to stop her? I gave them both my blessing, even though my heart cried out to stop it all.
Some say it's not over 'till it's over
Guess this is really over now
There's something I gotta say before I let you go
Listen
"Serah!" I called out to her. Would I have the courage? No, I scolded myself. I couldn't do this to her, not anymore. I missed my chance when the wedding was decided.
She walked over to me in her elegant and beautiful wedding dress. It took my breath away.
"Is something wrong Claire?" Her eyes gazed up at me questionably. I winced at my real name but pushed the thought aside for now.
When you have a fight with him
Sometimes you cry
And feel sad and blue
I become hopeful
You came home one day in the rain, drenched and covered with tears. You claimed it all to the rain but I knew better than that. I hugged you in an effort to comfort you, but the tears never stopped. You said it was an argument with Snow and my heart would ache for you. If I had been in his position, I would have never made you cry…
My heart aches secretly
Then just a hint of your smile
Can make feel fine again
Sensing my distress, you looked up at me and gave me a teary smile, attempting to show that you were fine. Even through all the tears, you still tried to comfort me. I glanced at your lips and bent down. No. I would be taking advantage of you if I did that. Instead, I stopped halfway and settled for kissing the top of your head. I knew your lips would never be mine.
To keep you from figuring out how I feel about you
Coz then we would drift apart
I hold my breath, bite my lips
Oh, please leave him and come to me
You would never belong to me. As your sister, I knew it was wrong. But, my feelings always screamed to take you away from him. I wouldn't dream of wrecking our relationship so I kept silent. But… that didn't stop me from hoping that you would come back to my side.
Baby, please don't take his hand
Coz you should be my lady
I've been waiting for you for so long
Please look at me now
I realized I had feelings for you at 16. I knew it was wrong and you would probably never feel the same. After all these years, I still hoped you would reciprocate my feelings. It wasn't meant to be though; Snow eventually became your significant other.
When the music starts
You will vow to spend
The rest of your life with him
How I prayed every night
This day would never come
I walked beside you in the aisle and couldn't stop from thinking how beautiful you were. I had always prayed this day would never come. The day you would be separated from me. I wished you broke off the engagement, but that was only my selfish wish.
The wedding dress you're wearing
It's not me (next to you)
Oh, the wedding dress you're wearing, oh, no
I gave you away at the altar; you and Snow would be the main actors of this stage. I would be left off to the side, always watching. That would never be me next to you.
You never knew how I felt about you
And I hated you so
Sometimes I wished you would be unhappy
You never did figure out my true feelings did you? Or you pretended not to notice. I hated you for it and sometimes wished you would feel unhappy so you could understand my pain. But I could never truly wish for something like that. Who would ever wish harm on their own family?
Now I have no more tears left to cry
When I'm by myself I talk to you like you're here
I've felt so restless every night
Maybe I've known all along this would happen
I close my eyes and dream an endless dream
Please leave him and come to me
You're off on your honeymoon now, and I'm left alone in this dark apartment. I could only lie on my bed, arm draped over my eyes. My tears threatened to turn loose, but I held them back. It's been so long since I've cried, and I wasn't going to start now. Instead, I lie here, thinking about memories long past. I sometimes imagined you were here, but my imagination could never compensate for the real you.
Please be happy with him
So that I can forget you
Please forget how miserable I looked
It's going to be unbearably hard for me
For a long while to come
It's over. The wedding went off without a hitch, and there's nothing more I could do. Since it's become like this, I hope you'll be happy with him. Please forget how sad I was at your leaving, if you noticed. It'll take a while for me to get over it, but until then, I can only wish for you to be happy.
A/N: So I found this fic stored away in my computer and found that I never finished it. This was written about half a year ago, and the lyrics in italics are from Wedding Dress by Taeyang. There are a lot of translations out there, but I thought this one suited the fic more. I like the relationship between the two whether it's incest or strictly in a family oriented manner. Which is why I've never written a FFXIII fanfic without them, haha. I also found another fic in my computer roughly 3/4 done, starring them as well, so if I'll publish that one soon if I'm not lazy. ^_^