(A/N): Hey Guys! So, this chapter is from Sirius's PoV! That's great right? No. I made him really, really bitter. Seriously. Bitter.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Leo, Elaine, Shari, Nicholai and Mia.

Sirius

After breakfast, and watching the sunrise, we went back into the lounge room, where a small Christmas tree had been set up.

Apparently, at seven our parents were going to send their presents. Personally, I could wait.

I glanced over at Leo and Elaine, who were walking closer than two people usually would, and grinned, shaking my head lightly.

How are they so oblivious of each other?

It was completely obvious that she liked him, and it was less so, but still obvious, that he did as well. Why didn't they just admit it and get it over with? Get married, have some munchkins.

I shuddered slightly at the thought of marriage. Every marriage I had ever seen, or experienced, was ruined, or well on it's way out. It made me believe that love just didn't work in the long run. I mean, if they wanted to get married, and they thought it could work, all the best to them, but every relationship I have ever seen has ended in tears, heartbreak, and in some situations, death.

Why be with the same person forever, love them so strong and heartily, only to have them die in your arms as you yourself waste away to nothing more than a shell of the person you once were?

If you even make it that far. A lot of couples split, or break up, as you know, and with marriage, things get that much more difficult. There's divorce, and what if you have kids? Would you stay together for their sakes, even if it made you both miserable?

Would you sacrifice your happiness for another's? Or even, your life?

Because if the answer is no, I would never sacrifice my life for my love, or you don't know the answer, than you shouldn't get married. You shouldn't make a commitment to someone who truly loves you, because if you can't answer, that means you don't love them with your full heart, and they are better off without you.

What would you do for the one you love? If the answer is anything, unconditionally, than you might have a chance of making it together. That's not to say though, that your intended partner feels the same way. What if they reject you? Would you be able to cope?

You say you love this woman, but do you? If you do, and she rejects you, than you would never truly recover. The hole might heal over, but the crack's still going to be there, you know? Under the surface.

They say, those sappy couples who truly believe they are in love, that if your love is right, and you love the other person enough, than everything will work. See, I don't believe that. There must be some things that even love can't control.

Like death.

If you love someone like that, without bounds, and they die...you would lose a part of yourself. A big part, you wouldn't be whole anymore.

So really...what's the point in love? Everything I've seen leads me to believe that there is not possible good outcome from loving someone.

You will never escape the pain that clings to love like a tight dress, but you may be able to survive it.

Not through that whole cheesy 'Love will find a way' crap, but through actually doing the best you can to ensure that you and your partner remain, strong and true to each other, and even then there is one thing nothing in this world can overcome.

Death.

It seems then, to me, that Love and Death, are one and the same. Interconnected.

After all, everyone you love dies, and everyone who dies is loved, right?

But what about those who have never known true love? What happens to them?

Do they die, and go to heaven, or perhaps even hell, if they exist, or do they simply perish like wasted food?

Do the ones we love really ever leave us?

(A/N): See what I did with that last line?

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