I Shall Never Love Again SS/HG
Sunset loomed above. Fiery shades of crimson, orange and gold streaked the horizon, their garish colors taunting the mournful sky. Slowly, they faded into a sea of gloom. The empty darkness echoed the tragic fate of humanity. Corpses lay strewn across the desolate earth, wallowing in the stench of their own blood. For a moment, all was still.
Then, suddenly, heavy winds swallowed the earth, their harsh gales slashing through the still night. Peals of thunder sounded through the still night. Peals of thunder sounded heinously, as daggers of lightning pierced the ground. Drops of rain pelted the earth in pure agony. The tempest's chaos and raw emotion mirrored the iner turmoil of a young girl.
Brown curls matted against her face, but she did not care. As the wind blew fiercely, tearing at her slight frame, she clung to the body of a lifeless man. Gently, she swept a few strands of ebony from his gaunt face. Then, pulling out a torn handkerchief from her pocket, she wiped away the blood marring his pale skin. A single tear streaked down her forlorn face as she gazed into pools of onyx that once held the warmth of his heart. Closing her eyes, she allowed the rain to mingle with her desolate tears.
Finally, she looked back down at her dead fiancé. "I loved you, Severus," the words escaped her throat. Leaning down, she kissed his bloodless lips one last time.
"And I shall never love again."