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Sarah: was watching some old music videos and found the music video for this one. The video wasn't that inspiring but the song sure was.
Song: I See It Now
Artist: Tracy Lawrence
Album: I See It Now
Genre: romance/angst
Pairing: Damon/Elena told from Stefan's view
Note: takes place at an AU Damon/Elena wedding during the First Dance as husband and wife from Stefan's viewpoint.
It's been nearly two years since I last saw Damon or Elena, not since she finally left me for him. I get by somehow, though each day is a struggle with willpower. But I'm here today only to fulfill a promise I made to Damon long before our feud ever started, long before we met Katherine or became vampires. I'm here today to play the role as Best Man at his wedding, even though it's to Elena.
My role was fulfilled just a short time ago and now they're on the dance floor performing their dance, the first dance as husband and wife. I never got to see their first dance together, all those years ago when he stepped in for me during her attempt at the Miss Mystic Falls crown.
She sure looks good, so damn happy. I've never seen that fire that now fills her when she's with him, not when she was mine. I never saw the look of pure joy in her eyes that is there when she looks at him. I never had her hold me so tightly, not even in bed and they're just dancing. And I certainly never saw her dance with her feet all but floating off the ground.
But I see it all now.
Holding Damon, Elena has never looked more beautiful. I'm still struggling with letting go of my feelings for her, even though she made her choice two years ago. Sitting here, it's clear to see what he means to her. The way she looks at him, it's no mystery. He's everything to her I couldn't be.
I finally face proof that she will never change her mind and come back to me. Every move she makes, the look in her eyes, everything about her screams that she's a woman who has found love ever-after. I know what he plans for her; it is not something I would have ever given her, not even if she begged. But it's clear that this is the life she truly wants with him.
I drain the glass of scotch in my hands. All my duties as best man are through save for one: the best man's speech. It'll take everything in me to keep from breaking down during it, but I won't ruin her happiness. All I've ever wanted for her was for her to find happiness again. That she found it with Damon is not what I had wanted. But the heart wants what the heart wants. And her heart wants my brother. I can see it now where I refused to see it before.