Disclaimer: I do NOT own LWD or If I Die Young.
A/N: So so so sorry it's been ages. Life has given me a hell of a lot of lemons and I've done my best to make the best. Anyways, this song always makes me cry. I hope you enjoy this!
If I Die Young – The Band Perry
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh, Uh oh
Lord make me a rainbow I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors
Oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
No, ain't even gray but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life
Well I've had just enough time
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life
Well I've had just enough time
And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I've never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand
There's a boy here in town who says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life
Well I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts
Oh no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words
I've been singing
Funny when you're dead how people start a-listenin'
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh
The ballad of the dove
Uh oh
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need 'em
Oh the sharp knife of a short life
Well I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
The day of the funeral had come. The McDonald-Venturi family sat together, tears trickling down everyone's faces except for Derek. He was trying to stay strong. He wouldn't let himself cry yet. Her favorite song was playing, it was a pop song that she always had on repeat. It didn't feel right to Derek that such happy music was playing while Casey wasn't there to enjoy it. Sure, she was laying just a few feet away in her beautiful coffin, lined with white satin. Roses were around her, but her body was cold. No amount of makeup could make her look like her lively self she had always been. Derek couldn't look at her. He couldn't take that. He wished that this all could be over with.
The preacher finally took his place at the podium and the music silenced. He welcomed everybody and said a few words about Casey and how life shouldn't be taken so soon from someone so wonderful. He then called Derek up to speak.
"Hello everybody," Derek began, "I wish we weren't here today, we all do. I wish Casey was here, I would probably be doing something to bug her right now and she'd yell 'DER-EK!' the way she had perfected. I know we didn't get along all the time, but she was my best friend. We were closer than anyone could ever imagine. I never admitted it to anyone, not even myself but I loved Casey more than a sister, more than a friend. She had, and always will have all of my heart. I know that you all probably think I'm crazy or just grieving, but I'm not. I really did love her, and I still do.
"She was such an amazing person. She had so much going for her, and it's a tragedy that she doesn't get the chance to show the world what she was made of. She wanted to do so much and help so many people, and now she doesn't even get the chance." I tear fell from Derek's eye. It was the first one he had shed since he found out the news. He just wanted to be strong for his family, it's what Casey would have wanted.
"Really, I don't know what more I can say about this wonderful person other than she was just that, wonderful. Sure she had her moments where she could get on your nerves, or be controlling, but it was because she loved her family and her friends. She would do anything she could to help those who needed it, and it's a shame she got taken from us so early. It's not fair, it should have been someone else, someone who wasn't as amazing as her. Someone like me." With that Derek sat down. He couldn't take it no longer, he let the tears fall as he held Nora and Edwin's hands. Marti came over and sat on his lap to put her arms around his neck.
Derek didn't pay much attention to the rest of the funeral procession, he didn't want to. He escaped to his own fantasy world, where he was bugging Casey by putting his feet on the coffee table and making a mess of potato chip crumbs everywhere. It was nice, he loved imagining her long hair swinging around her beautiful face when she turned to yell at him.
He was brought back to reality as it was time to view the body and then drive to the cemetery. He done this with a straight face. He had gained his composure back in his fantasy world, and he planned on keeping it. When they finally arrived at the cemetery it was horrible. He couldn't believe they were placing her in the ground. He knew she would have rather been set off on the river at dawn. It was odd that he remembered that conversation from ages ago. For some reason they had been talking about what they wanted to happen to their bodies after they were gone. Casey had talked about wanting to be set off on the river at dawn with the love of her life. She thought it sounded romantic.
Finally everybody threw roses while Casey was being lowered into the ground. Derek couldn't help but imagine her laying in the pristine white satin with her beautiful green dress and her favorite ring on her finger. Lizzie had picked out her outfit, knowing which items were her favorite. Derek hated the images he had of Casey laying there, too pale, too still, too lifeless. He wished it was him. Oh how he wished it was him.
A/N: Thoughts?
~Domi~