Children of the future age,

Reading this indignant page,

Know that in a former time,

Love, sweet love, was thought a crime!

- William Blake, A Little Girl Lost

This was it. This was how I was going to die. On the hard, arctic forest floor of a town named after a utensil.

In so much pain, my fingernails worn down and bloody from scratching at the ground. My skin burning from the inside out despite the cold temperature.

Blood, my blood staining the white snow on the ground scarlet.

I'd never known pain like I'd felt at that moment, I wanted to scream out for someone, anyone to take it away. But my voice had left me after hours of screaming before.

As I could feel myself drifting off I didn't have my life flash before my eyes like others did just before they died. No, instead my mind was littered with images of the person I was dying for. The love of my life.

The rest of my body was shutting down but my heart sang with the image of their face in my mind.

I had no regrets, I'd lost my sense of hearing minutes ago and all I could see was the muted scene of snowflakes falling almost magically around me.

I had no regrets because I knew that something beautiful came from all my pain. Something that would bring others happiness, and for a short while gave me illimitable bliss.

My vision was fading next so lazily I looked around to catch one last glimpse of my love but instead my eyes locked with his. His which were burning with agony, glistening with tears that would never fall.

I lied. I guess I did have one regret.

But if I were given the chance to relive I wouldn't change one thing.

I was an idiot and I couldn't give a damn, I had saved the life of someone I'd loved and in my books that was worth all the pain I'd endured.

So I smiled weakly one last time, with tears streaming down my dark skin I let nothingness envelope me.

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A/N

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Okay so maybe this chapter sucked. But! It is fundamental to the storyline. Maybe one day when I don't completely blow at writing prologues I will return to it. But for now please just stick through with it. It's gonna get better!

I sincerely hope that you enjoy it. I put quite a lot of effort into this so I'd really appreciate a little bit of feedback.

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