A/N Written for the Fanfiction Dominos challenge
Pairing :Severus/Cho
Word Count (250)
Cho preformed the spells she had been using nightly for months and was comforted by the fact that this would be the last time she ever did so. Assured she could sneak out of her dorm without detection, Cho left to find the man who had become her lover. She headed for the dungeons.
As soon as she arrived at what had become their place, he came out of the shadows.
"Oh! My dear Cho!"
"Severus, I must speak to you. "
"But I can think of so many things we can do that are so much more interesting. " He made as if to try to kiss her.
"No, that's just it. I can't do this anymore. I'm using you to dull the pain. I'm not completely here and neither are you. There's something in your past that you haven't told anyone about. You need to come to peace with it, because it is so very obvious that it haunts you. It keeps you from truly loving me or anyone else.
"As for me? I owe myself more than this. I owe myself the time to heal. I will find love someday, but until then I won't try to numb the pain again .It will always be there but I can let it fade by moving on. This is it. Goodbye, Severus."
"Cho-" He began to protest.
"This is what's best for both of us." She assured him and walked away.