Life after love or love after life – what shall it be?

Introduction - Emotions only skin deep

"It's safer this way." He shrugged his shoulders in the attempt of losing this intolerable pain. "Those I love just...just get hurt." He took a deep breathe in and slowly let it out. He looked down at the floor. "Leave." A few moments of silence passed and he all but whispered, "Please."

He turned and walked away. He paused for a moment and spoke. "Maybe when it's all over and... and if I live, we can be friends again."

He wished they would all just step out of his life. Leave him to be alone, leave him to fight, to die. For that is what the prophecy all but said. If only it was that easy, for love this deep is not so easy to step out of.

Even though his heart screamed with such an exile, he had to do it. He just... had to. He straightened himself up and walked away, not looking back, for that would show the defying tears that flowed down his face. He breathed in hard. It had to be done. It. Had. To. Be. Done. There will be no emotional connections in this fight for victory. He had decided. And it was done.

To be continued...

A/N: Hello there people, I promise to keep my rantings short and sweet, after all you are here to read the story not what I have to say. So this was just the introduction/prologue type thing. None of the other chapters shall be this short... that's just cruel. But also I want to say that this story is based after OotP in Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts. I shall not give any plot lines, future couples or anything of the sort away... but I shall hint that this story will contain angst, violence, hardship and realisation. But shall there be love in sight for our poor Mr Potter? Who knows!! (Heehee, I do).

Any inquiries feel free to email me at madhatterlizhotmail.com or a lovely review would be nice.

If any of you kind people who are reading this story are confused, all shall be explained.

Enjoy x