As Long As You Are Happy (Selena/Oboro)
Today was a special day, one that would no doubt go down in history, like many events like this. Royalty from the three kingdoms would gather here, in Shirasagi, for the big celebration.
Selena puts all the care she can muster on doing Oboro's hair, pours her whole focus on this task. She went as far as researching all she could on traditional hoshidan hairstyles months beforehand, on make-up, on dresses; she made it personal that Oboro would look her best. She would be the prettiest bride, Selena swore on her pride.
"Gods Selena, you keep surprising me! I envy your hairdresser skills, even it would take me a long time to do something like this!"
"And who do you think you asked for help, eh? I said I would make sure you were the most beautiful bride this kingdom or others have ever seen, I have to stick to my word, this is my reputation lying on the line here! It helps that you're already pretty yourself, you know–" Selena mentally smacks herself, but it's too late to take her words back "–not more than Lady Camilla, of course, don't get ahead of yourself!" She forces her usual smug grin.
Oboro was just precious when she laughed. And okay, okay, she had to admit that maybe, probably, more so than Lady Camilla. Definitely more than Lady Camilla. Bet Takumi shared the thought; otherwise, he wouldn't be marrying her.
Selena barely catches the sigh that escapes her. "Alright, time to move on, there are tons of things left to do, and there's no way I'm letting you be late."
"Don’t get so stressed, you can slow down, we have a few hours."
At any other time, the sight of Oboro chuckling would lift Selena's mood instantly. Today that just wasn't the case. It was still terribly contagious regardless.
"Uh-uh, nothing of that, let's go!" Selena takes Oboro's hand and leads the way through the castle’s corridors.
"Whoa!– You make it seem like you're the one getting married!"
Selena almost makes Oboro crash against her back when she comes full stop. "Oh, good joke, I'm not planning to marry anytime soon." Or at all, not after this, she couldn't.
She resumes her walk into the room where she would apply the finishing touches to Oboro's outfit, repeating in her head that it was for the better that Oboro never knew how she felt. Oboro would be happy, and that was all that mattered to her.
And no, she wasn't crying during the ceremony, she wasn't crying because Oboro looked stunning, because the love of her life was getting married to someone else. That's totally not the reason why she runs and hides. In fact, she wasn't hiding either, not since Laslow found her so easily.
"Selena, there you are, you okay? I think I saw you crying before you bolted out all of a sudden and–"
"I'm fine!" But her voice is still broken, "I was just starting to get stressed, that's all."
"... Mind if I sit?"
"Whatever."
"You know, it's natural to cry at times like this. Pretty exciting, isn't it? Especially when it is your best friend that's marrying, you helped her all through this, so I–"
"I told you I was fine!"
"Alright, alright, change of subject. We depart in two days after we're back in Nohr, are you ready?"
"Yeah."
"Are you sure? You still seem a bit down about it; we already waited all these months, if you want, we can stay until Takumi and Oboro leave for their–"
"I said I was ready, goddamn! It's just that– I'm just going to miss... Lady Camilla, a lot, that's all..."
"Oh, I understand how you feel. I'll miss Lord Xander too, I wish I could be here to help him for a while longer, the next few years will be tough."
And why don't we stay? Selena wants to say, but that's a stupid question. There was nothing left for them here. There wasn't for Selena, not anymore, at least.