Kagome stepped inside her London flat, turning the lights on and leaning back against the door her eyes roaming the quiet room. The lightness of the evening was quickly gone as soon as she looked around the empty room, pictures of her and Fred staring at her in their happiness.
With a heavy sigh she slipped her shoes off and made a bee line for the bedroom, waving her wand as she crossed the living area, the door locking and the lights shutting off behind her.
'This wasn't how it was suppose to be.' She sighed.
In the weeks that followed the final battle, she tried handling her grief and moving on with her life (something that was proving more difficult than she cared to admit). It seemed the only peace she had was when she surrounded herself with Fred's twin, or any of the other Weasley's if she happened to run into them.
She wasn't running into anyone lately, holing up in the apartment and only going out when necessary. She thought it a miracle herself that she was even able to enter Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, standing outside of the establishment for at least an hour before gaining the courage to enter.
Standing in the doorway of the closet she once shared with Fred, she pulled down a jacket and wrapped herself in it, Fred's scent enveloping her as she snuggled into the material.
Stuffing her hands into the pockets, she fingered a box pulling it out slowly and opening the lid, tears making their way ferociously down her cheeks at the glittering diamond that winked up at her.
Sliding to the floor, she tucked her head into her arms as they draped over her bent knees, sobbing openly as she clutched the box tighter.