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~Chapter Five: I'll Never Love Again~

"You are a fast learner." Cho smiled.

"The Professors never told me that, especially Professor Snape." Harry grinned.

"Well, they didn't see your potentials then."

"Thanks."

Cho cooked dinner, they ate once again in silence. Harry didn't know why there's nothing to say during the meals. When they finished, Harry did the dishes. (They had an argument.)

Harry finished with the dishes, found Cho was sitting in the stairs of the back door.

"Hey." Cho smiled.

"Hey."

"Wanna sit down?" Harry sat beside Cho. Silence fall again, slowly, Cho leaned over and placed her head on Harry's shoulder, and Harry wrapped his arm around Cho. Harry felt his heart started beating faster and faster. Finally, Cho started, "Harry, do you ever look at those stars?"

Harry looked up, he saw thousands of stars on the clear night sky. "No, I haven't." He replied.

"See the brightest one up there?" Cho pointed.

"Yes, I can see."

"Cedric said he's there, watch for me, to keep me safe." Cho said quietly. Harry turned and stared into Cho's eyes. He saw the tears.

"He will, you'll always be safe when he's up there watching over you. No one can harm you." Harry replied, and held Cho close. "Cry if you want to, I understand." Tears rowed down Cho's face like a stream. Harry kept silent, letting Cho cry his shirt wet.

Cho stopped sobbing, "Thank you." She whispered.

"It's alright, anything I can do?"

"Just hold me." Harry followed her order and wrapped his arms around her. It felt so great, even though Harry knew Cho only treated him as a friend, or maybe a brother. Anyway, he held her, felt her warmth flowing into him. He was happy, at least, he could make her happy.

"Harry."

"Hum?"

"Can I tell you something?"

"Of course."

"When Cedric died, I felt a great lost, cause I loved him and he loved me. I knew my parents love me also, but if felt different when I'm with Cedric. He really made me felt loved, it's a total different feeling with my mom or dad." A knot appeared in Harry's stomach.

"It should be, shouldn't it?" Harry asked.

"No, they never made me felt loved. They never hugged me or kissed me before. When I woke up after a nightmare, they never came and calm me down, or something. I believe you had the same experience."

"Yeah, but at least you found someone who loves you." Harry replied.

"So? He left me. Believe me, it's worse than never been loved."

"It's my fault, if I didn't tell Cedric to take the cup, he would still be alive. Here with you."

"Harry, IT-IS-NOT-YOUR-FAULT! You didn't know that the cup was a portkey." Cho sat up and said.

"Still if he was alive, you would be happier. He would be here with you. I know it hurts very much when you lost someone you love." Harry said quietly.

"But then you came." Cho looked up a stared into Harry's green eyes. "You seemed to chased the pain away." Cho smiled.

"Really?" Harry grinned.

"Yeah, you're such a great friend. You understood and supported like no one had, not even my mother. You helped me when I really needed help." Cho smiled.

"When?"

"Last night, when you let me cry, I could and would never do that to my mother."

"Why?"

"She won't understand." Cho looked down.

"Does she know about you and… Cedric?"

"No, if I tell her, I would likely to be into big trouble, mom doesn't want me to fall in love. But it's not that easy not to fall in love." She paused and started again. "You know, it really hurt when you lost a person you love." Harry nodded. "I swear I'll never loved again. I can't cope with the pain once again. I got a feeling that all my relationships will all end in heart breaks."

"Harry's heart frozen. She'll never love again. "How do you know?"

"Cho shook her head sadly. "Once is enough, the pain is so great, I don't need it twice, and my mother doesn't want to fall in love anyway, so why bother."

"Then you said it's hard not to fall in love."

"Yeah, but no one made me feel that way now."

"I see." Harry answered. Cho, do you know you just stabbed a knife in my heart? "Wanna to inside? It's getting cold out here."

Cho nodded and walked inside with Harry.

"You're going to stay single for you whole life?" Harry joked.

"No, why?"

"Well, you just said you'll never love again."

"I don't need to worry about marriage, mom will find someone for me."

"But will you love him?" Harry asked in a more serious tone.

"I'll learn to." Cho smiled.

"Oh, well goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Harry lay on his bed, full o hopelessness, he had finally step up a little, and Cho chased his little confidence away. Don't bug her now, she doesn't need this, she only need a friend. Harry told himself.

Harry knew what exactly what Cho wants, and he was giving her what she wants, but inside, he still wanted Cho more than just friend. He knew Cho was having a tough life from her words. "I'll learn to love him." He knew Cho was that kind of girl who does whatever her mother tells her to do, no matter what she feels.

Cho was quite happy that night, she was glad that she had found a great friend. A person she needed most at this very moment. I've really found a great friend. She did, in her life, she once again felt being loved again, of course, not the kind of love that Harry wanted. She sighed, looking out of her window again. She saw the brightest star. "Cedric, don't worry about me, Harry's here to help me. I'm better now, I'll always love you." Cho whispered to the breeze.

Cho was glad that her mother had left, or else, Harry would definitely be on the street.

A/N: Well, will she love again? No one knows. Please REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!