Summary: Our story is…. complex. Our story is about a group of strangers and their encounters. Their struggles. How they came together was strange, but not a mystery. How they got along was just as strange, but a mystery. No one expected the outcome of their time together. Their first encounter, you could say rivaled a war, and that was to be expected. They were stranger. But as time passed they became close. And because they became close, their memories of that time were filled with vivid emotion. But like everything else, it comes to an end. That is our complex story.
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail does not belong to me, only plot of this story.
A/N: The prologue is really long but don't mind it. Don't forget to review when your done.
"What do you remember at that time?"
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"The one thing I remembered most about all of them was that they were all a bunch of idiots. They messed around too much and always got into fights. You would understand me if you knew them as well. You'd wish just for one day of them not arguing or throwing fists. But it was never like that."
"So, what happened?"
"What happened? What always happened with friends. We grew apart after we got lives. I don't know what they're doing now. Maybe even some of them are still hanging out and chilling, but who knows. I'm not going back. Those times are over."
"So, what if I told you they weren't?"
"I wouldn't believe you. They ended a long time ago. Everyone agreed not to mention it or even see each other. No one would. It was a silent agreement. Even those two agreed. The two you thought wouldn't agree, agreed. Those times are over and broken. And there are somethings that just can't be fixed. Even if you wanted to so badly fix them."
"What makes you believe they can't be fixed?"
"You wouldn't understand. We broke them."
"Broke?"
"Yeah, broke them. And something that complex is hard to fix. It'd take a miracle to fix it." …
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"What do I remember? I remember a lot of things. I remembered the days before they came. It was always so dull, but after they arrived, things started to stir."
"Stir? Like what?"
"The town became livelier and friendlier. Yeah, there was still some tension because we were still strangers, but it felt more natural. Like we we've been friends for a long time."
"Do you wish things could go back to the way they were? You know have fun again."
"Always I always wish things could go back to the way they were. But all at the same time I don't. It's for the better if it doesn't. The way they are now, it'll be hard to get them back to the way they were before."
"What do you mean?"
"Things are just so complicated right now. And we…. We all agreed that it was okay for it not to go back the way it was. If it did, I don't know how many of us would be able to handle it. I feel like I wouldn't be able to handle it. And I can handle most things."...
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"Me. I remember it always being fun. Everyday was filled with something to do. It was like they could never run out of things to do. Even if we already did it once before, and we all knew the outcome. It was always fun just trying."
"You knew the outcome?"
"Feels like your asking a whole different thing, but I'll answer it in both ways… Yeah, we always did the same things. And the same people would come out on top every time."
"Did you get tired of that?"
"No, it was just fun being together with everyone."
"And?"
"And, yeah I knew the outcome. Everyone did. We all knew things wouldn't last. I mean we were all there for a reason."
"A reason?"
"It hurt a lot to learn about it, but because of it we'd learn to accept the fact that our time together had to end. We all knew and that couldn't be stopped."
"Do you regret learning of that reason? Whatever that reason is."
"No. It would've been worse if we hadn't learn. I'm sure everyone else can say the same. And I'm sure everyone would like it to go back to when we were always having fun. But even with that we know. We know it's close to impossible."
"Close to impossible? Why not impossible?"
"Close to impossible because there's always this chance that they'll appear again. We learned that it wasn't going to be forever, but long enough so that we would never see them again. So close to impossible. There was something I did regret though at the time. I regretted the fact that I couldn't stop it. And I'm sure everyone else feels the same. We had a chance, but we let it slip." …
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"Hmmm, yeah. I remembered everyone being nice. Sure a lot of them were loud, but most of them were nice. They came to my rescue when I was alone. Said I was that we were family, even if we weren't by blood. They told me blood didn't matter, heart does."
"Heart huh…. You don't miss them?"
"Oh! I miss them a lot. I mean who wouldn't miss their family. It'd be strange not to miss your family. I mean even if you got into a fight and you guys left it at that. At some point you're gonna realize you miss them."
"Did that happen to you?"
"Sort of. It couldn't be help though. It kind of happened so quick and before I knew it they were gone."
"If you had the power to, would you stop them from disappearing."
"That's the sad thing. I did have the power to stop it. Did I try? No. Should I have tried? Yeah, I should have. Did anyone blame me? No. They told me it was alright. They told me that it was the right thing. Did I it feel like the right thing? Yes. Did I think it was? No."
"Why does it feel like you don't agree with everyone?"
"I agreed. But I was very reluctant to. He told me though, so I agreed…. Everyone?"
"Why? Why were you so reluctant?"
"Have you ever lost a family member?"
"Yes, why?"
"Imagine it like that, but have it happen to both families. I'm sure everyone was also reluctant. I mean all our pasts were sort of the same. But who knows. I could have been the only reluctant one." ….
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"Hmm, it's been awhile, since I've talked about it to someone. If I had to say, at that time, I didn't know it, but when I think back on it, that time was one of the happier times. Everything that happened in that time was nice. I'm quite fond of those memories. I'm sure everyone would agree with me, that that time was one of their better moments of life."
"You make it sound like it was the best thing that happened."
"That's because it was. You could never find a happier group than ours. Even if you weren't apart of our group you could spot us a mile away. Our group was pushy, but we made everyone feel at home."
"Do you miss it?"
"Yes. I miss it."
"Would you bring it back if you could?"
"If I could, I would, but that time has passed. And we can't even if we were to try. It's a broken piece in time. Like glass, putting it all back together is impossible. There are pieces you miss and so you'll never be able to put it back together again."
"Why not try?"
"Because we agreed. That was our last promise to them. That was our promise to ourselves. If we didn't I'm sure a lot of would be stuck and lost. And that wouldn't be good after what they did to find us again. It wouldn't be right to get lost again."
"So you wouldn't break the promise, even if you knew that there was a possibility that they could be brought back."
"Even if there was a possibility of them coming back. As mush as I miss them. I've already messed up once in trying to bring them back. Everyone was angry at me. I thought I was doing the right thing, and then she told me to just wait. She told me to wait because good things come to those who wait. And I strangely agree with that."...
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"I remember everything at that time. It was so much fun. Their faces, their conversations. Everything. I loved them and they love me. We all got along well. Well at least not at the beginning, but that was also as entertaining as everything else. It was fun."
"Fun, that's all it was? I'm sure it wasn't all just fun and games."
"It wasn't all just fun and games. We had some arguments, but they were always resolved quickly. There was only one time I remember an argument getting out of hand and not being resolved. It was right around the time we all agreed. Made that promise to them."
"What happened?"
"Everything broke. Fell apart. And then we left. We don't get together anymore. It's too… difficult to get together again and act like nothing happened."
"Then, why not not act like nothing happened."
"Because that in itself is hard. We were all there and it's something that can't be ignored. It'd be rude to them. But time has passed so I don't know how everyone would act if we got together again just to spend time with one another, but that in itself would be hard to do."
"Hard how?"
"They're keeping us apart. The barrier set between all of us makes it difficult to reach one another. If we tried we could see each other. Try harder, we can barely reach. If we try even harder than that we learn that no matter how hard we try it's close to impossible to feel the other's grasp."
"That doesn't make any sense."
"Of course it doesn't. You weren't there."
"You made it sound like you tried."
"We all did. And we all almost succeeded. But we were so close that they had to tear us apart."
"Why not keep trying?"
"Because I'll wait. Because good things come to those who wait." ….
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"Of course I remember that time. Why wouldn't I remember. It's so hard to forget, especially when I didn't really deserve to be so happy at that time. They'd kill me if they heard me saying that."
"Why didn't you deserve to be happy at that time?"
"Because I did some horrible things to them in the past, and they wiped it away like it was just a small spill on the table. They what I did to them didn't bother them. They said that even they made mistakes. Of course no one's as big as the ones that I mad, but they still forgave me and let me be apart of that strange group of theirs. I don't think I would've come to be like this if they hadn't forgiven me."
"Why do you say they'd kill you?"
"Because they don't believe that people should suffer for their pasts. They're forgiving people and they wouldn't want me not to be happy. And they said themselves that they would."
"You have a strange relationship with them."
"I know. And I don't think I would change it. The way they acted then was nice. It was like a punch to the face because they were honest. You could say they saved me. If not for them I'm sure I'd still be causing problems for them and everyone around them."
"Do you think they ever thought different?"
"No. They're not that kind of people. If they were I'd be able to tell. I'm mean I used to be like that."
"You liked those times didn't you?"
"Love it. The entire time I was with them there was this warmth in my chest. Kept the darkness away."
"Since they're gone don't you think it'll come back?"
"No. Because they're always gonna be with me. And I'm sure if it did they'd sense it right away and kick me again, over and over until I get it through my head that I can't be controlled by the darkness."
"You don't mind them being like that to them."
"Well in all honesty, no. I feel like I deserve everything they've thrown at me. I mean, I did do some horrible things to them. But I don't think the darkness will touch me again. They made sure it completely disappeared. And I wouldn't let it touch me anymore. It costs a lot for it to touch me again. And I don't want to make things worse." ...
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"Ahhh. Those were some good times. It was always so exciting. They'd drag us around or the other way around, and find something to do. We were always, but never busy. And time always seemed to go by faster when they took us on a crazy adventure."
"Was it always fun?"
"Mmm, yes, or at least I always thought it was fun. I don't know about everyone else. But they looked like they were having fun. They all had genuine smiles on their faces when we went out to cause or fix problems. And we always left our games with a smile and laughter. We made people laugh wherever we went, even when we didn't mean to."
"Sounds fun."
"That's because it was."
"Do you wish to go back?"
"Always."
"Then why don't you?"
"Because we agreed not to go back, even if we wanted to. We agreed not to try and bring back the old times.. We promised to them that no matter how much times passes that we will not go and look for them, fix everything, regret what happened. And I'm not one to break a promise."
"I admire that of you. But don't you think that you could bring them back?"
"Thank you, and I always think I can bring them back, with all the power I have, I feel like I could bring them back. But they tried, and it didn't work. It'll be fine to leave it like that. I'll wait until the time has come, even if I have to wait for an eternity."
"You're basically just placing a curse on yourself."
"A curse I'll endure to see everyone again."
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"Don't remind me."
"Hmm? Why?"
"Because it's something I don't like remembering."
"Why?"
"I lost everything that day. Of course I don't want to be reminded of that time. It'd be more enjoyable if everything didn't fall apart. If it didn't fall apart, then maybe, maybe, I'll be able to talk about it."
"Just the memory itself hurts you?"
"Not just the memory. I relive it every night. It calls to me, like it tells me it was my fault. Like how I could have stopped them."
"So, you didn't find that a happy time?"
"No, it was most definitely the most happiest moments of my life. It's just remembering everything that happened, crumbled and got destroyed. Nobody wants to remember that. Who would?"
"It feels like you remember it the most?"
"Everyone remembers it. Everyone in that group remembers it. Everyone knows how it fell apart. They just didn't know when it began to fall or when to catch it. I saw it. But I ignored it, thinking that it should fall. That it didn't matter. I could have caught it and save all this from happening. We're all separated now."
"Seems like you regret it."
"I do. They wouldn't be sad then. They would still be here, next to me. And we would still be having the time of our lives like death was never approaching."
"Do you want to go back?"
"No. I don't want to watch it all happen again. It'd break me again and again, until it drives me crazy. Even remembering it drives me crazy. But not only that they made us promise. They made us promise to not go back. To not go back because there was a future awaiting us further ahead. Sure they aren't in it now, but it they will be." …
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"It's not hard to remembering everything. It get's engraved into your mind. We just can't ever forget because it's already happened. It'd be rude to forget."
"Aren't you worried?"
"About what. We were all doing fine, enduring the time after everything has happened. Everyone is probably living their lives. Sure a small burden is on their shoulders because of something that happened in the past but they'll surely be there to help lift it off. They were before."
"Don't you think it's better for everyone to be together?"
"Yes, but we made a promise to them, and there are many of us who won't break it. Even if our life depended on it. They told us to not worry and that they'll be back, and we all believe that. They haven't lied to us yet. There is no point in lying to us."
"You don't wish to go back then?"
"It's only a distant dream to go back."
"And dreams are supposed to be chase and achieved."
"This one's an endless dream. One that we don't mind lingering there forever. It doesn't bother us because we know that when it's time to chase it, it'll be achieved. Though their is only one person we know who might not chase it. Too afraid. He's afraid it'll shatter like glass all over again. But we'll push him and be right there when he needs it. They'll drag him back if they have to."
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"Huh? Remember? That time."
"Yes, that time."
"Of course I remember. Who wouldn't? They were loud and obnoxious people. You can't forget people like that. They burn it into your eyes and hammer it into your heart. Though the stuff those people leave on you don't wither away quick. It lasts forever."
"So, you're fine with remembering?"
"Of course I am. They're the ones that forced me into it. How could I not remember. Their annoying little speech. Their ways of digging into your mind and soul. It leaves a lasting impression. I'm sure if you had met them, it'd leave the exact mark as it did on any of us."
"You don't find it strange?"
"Strange! Of course I find it strange! People don't usually leave that big of an impression on me. Only if they throw their bag at me and walk away like nothing happened. This group of people did exactly that and I happened to step into their metal traps, trapping me in their schemes."
"Did you not like it?"
"Like it? That's hard to explain. I didn't like their loud voices, but their company was okay. It didn't feel like I was alone anymore, after they threw their bag at the foot of my dark and lonely path. I looked up and there they were, grinning at me with their obnoxious faces. They make you want to be in their group and join in their crazy adventures. And that's exactly what happened. They grabbed me by the shirt and dragged me on their adventures. Seen too many things to forget."
""You wish to go back?"
"Sure I'd go back, even if they are obnoxious. But if the chance came I wouldn't. They'll throw a bag at the back of my head if I did things my own way and went first."
"And you'd tolerate it?"
"Of course. They're family. We do stupid thing to irritated each other all the time."
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"That's a dumb question you know. Why would I ever forget something like that? It was the happiest time of my life. Chilling with the only family I had. It was nice seeing as our small group grew to such an extreme. I didn't think it would turn out that way. It just seemed like it was going to stay small and out of place forever."
"Out of place?"
"Yeah, we were a bunch of misfits. We didn't get along with anyone that was considered normal. Not only that I don't think those people that were considered normal could handle our extreme violence."
"Extreme violence?"
"Yeah, well, most of the boys were, but some of the girls were just as violent when provoked. It was always funny seeing them fight. Especially when she joined in. The place never got old. Maybe that's why I liked that moment in life the most. Because everyday was always so exciting."
"You sound like you want to go back?"
"And I do. I don't know who wouldn't want to go back to the time when they were the happiest. I mean you were happy and carefree. It felt like you were unstoppable. Just having them by your side made you feel powerful."
"Do you regret not being able to do anything?"
"That would be the one thing I wish they gave me the power to do. Fix everything. Stop it from ending. Then maybe we'd all be together. But it's okay. I'll be fine. It's just one regret, over the ones that they carry. I can handle mines. And that promise keeps me hoping. Hopefully the promise will be fulfilled. Then we'll surely all see each other again."
"How do you know if it'll get fulfilled?"
"Because they went to get her. Even it everything broke, he went. And we promised to wait. And that's what we'll do. We'll wait. We'll wait for the day to come when we can see each other again."
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"It was so much fun! We'd go and do so many things that by the end of the day we'd pass out and the next day we'd get up and do it all over again. It felt like we knew no bounds. We just went everywhere and did everything. People called us crazy, but we didn't care. We were all so carefree. Nothing could stop us."
"But something did."
"Hmm, but it'll only last for so long. Like everything that happens to us. Everything only lasts for so long. It's not our fault, We just go with the flow, letting it take us wherever, and it just happened to just stop here. We're just waiting for it to pick us up again and take us away like it did every time."
"So you're just gonna wait."
"That's what we've all been doing. Waiting. That's all we can do, until someone decides it's enough. We just have to wait until they come back on their own, until he brings her back. Until they come back. I'll just wait like I've always done because I know they'll come get me. They always did."
"And if they don't?"
"Then I'll find them. It's not hard to spot them. They're loud and look like they're having lots of fun."
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"Hmmm, of course I remember that time. Boss was there and so were the others. It was always nice seeing them mess around. Boss thought they were a bunch of annoying idiots. I thought they were rather hilarious. They always found themselves in stupid situations. It was funny watching them get outta of it."
"You sound like your okay with what happened."
"I didn't decide what happened. Whatever happened, happened because something caused it to. I know he thinks everything is broken , and I', sure all of 'em think it's broken. In all honesty, I think a little duct tape and everything will be a okay. Time heals everything…. Well most things. And time will be enough to heal this. At least that's what I think."
"You don't sound worried. Why is that?"
"Because, we've all been through something worse than what happening now. I'm sure we can handle it. We've pushed through thicker walls, jumped higher hurdles, what's something like this to stop us. I believe in them, they're all good people."
"You sound like you're not gonna help?"
"They don't need my help, and they'll ask for help when they need it. Well, maybe not. They've all got a large amount of price. I'll smash that pride thought and help them out. What's family for if we're not looking out for one another."
"You don't want to go back?"
"Sure, I want to go back, but things will stay the same forever. They won't learn. Say, birds fall from their nest taking the risk to fly. If they're stuck on their ground, do their parents help them? No! They don't, they watch and wait for their child to pick themselves up. Encouragement is all they need to set everything in motion. Nothing with start if someone doesn't begin."
"Then why not you?"
"Because I've done it already. I can't do it again. It's their turn to watch out for each other. I'll continue watching, just not to the point where I do everything. They need to learn, and we all do. Enough times and they'll get it. And I feel like before you or I know it, it'll start moving again."
"How are you so sure of that?"
"Hmm, it's probably because I trust them. That's all there is to it."
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"Yes, I remember them. How could I not? They're family and I wouldn't be me if I didn't remember them. They're like my life."
"Your life? That's pretty big."
"Family should be big. Haha, big sis will kill me if she learned that. She had already lost one of her sibling once before. She doesn't want it to happen again, after she had just come back. It wouldn't be fair to her if I too went. It'd hurt her and my pride. Can't let myself go for her sake."
"Why would you risk that much?"
"Because it's family. That's all there is to it. There doesn't need to be a special reason why I'll give my life for them. Anything for those I call family, well as long as it's not something bad."
"Did you have fun at that time?"
"Yes, who wouldn't have fun. They were fun people. The fights were fun, especially since I could throw everyone across the room and they'd be okay."
"Don't you miss it?"
"O-of course I miss it. They're my family. Why wouldn't I miss them? It's like saying you ate the last cake and no one can make any more. If it wasn't there you'd surely miss it, especially if it was something good."
"Regrets? You don't regret stopping everything from being broken?"
"I regret a lot of things. Most importantly that time when everything broke. Something as large as me could stop something as delicate as that from breaking. I'd make it break it fast if I tried to stop it. I'm clumsy as well. So, I just watched everything fall apart. If I could change it I would, but the promise to wait stands and a promise I will keep or it's just not me enough."
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"Hah? Remember? Of course I do. That large lunk of a man was annoying. He towered over everyone. I don't get how boss could tolerate such a barbaric man like that., though boss too was quite a large man himself. "
"You don't think it was fun?"
"Fun? It was always fun. They just took fun to another level all the time. We just stood in the back and laughed when something extremely stupid happened. We were not about to fall victim to their ideas of idiocy. And that wasn't something I was going to easily fall into."
"What happened?"
"That's really sudden, to ask me that out of the blue."
"I know, but I want to know."
"I think… for your sake it's better not to know."
"Why is that?"
"There's a lot of things better not know. And this is one of them. If you really want to know I'm not the person to ask. I usually just sit back and watch everything happen. Right next to the gang. You should ask him. I'm sure he'll probably tell you what happened. He's really open about it." …
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"Eeeh? You're interested about what happened so long ago? Not many people are interested in that topic, especially if they're from that place. I'm sure everyone there hated us."
"What do you mean, hate you?"
"Exactly what I meant. People didn't like us."
"Because you were loud people?"
"Loud? Hmmm? So you know that too. But no, they didn't hate us because we were loud. It was more on the level of them being jealous."
"Jealous?"
"Yeah, we had something they didn't. I'm sure you can guess if you tried. Some people have it more than others. We just happened to have a lot of it. And I don't think that was the only reason as well. It also because of the fact that we were a bunch of outcasts, misfits, you could say. I don't think they liked that idea."
"What would they be so jealous about?"
"We were happy. I assume they didn't like that because I guess you could say they were used to seeing our misery."
"What?"
"Yeah. They were used to seeing us angry and depressed all the time. They couldn't fathom the fact that we could be happy. Especially not that kind of happy. The kind where nothing could ever put you down as long as they were there."...
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"Y-yeah, I remember that time. I-it was a joyous moment in life. If you'm sure you'd remember s-something as f-fun and exciting as that. All the times they made you feel happy for being there. I was always quiet, so it was hard to make any friends. I didn't have them until I meet him. Then everyone came into my life one by one."
"Look at that. You stopped stuttering."
"S-sorry. I-I just stop when I-I speak of t-them. I m-mean, who w-wouldn't. E-especially when y-you're talking about you most f-favorite people."
"Aaaand you went back."
"S-sorry. I-it's just that I'I'm not use to t-talking to others who aren't in that group."
"You don't seem like you'd fit in with that group."
" And I don't, but t-they make you f-feel apart of them. It's really nice. Feeling like you belong somewhere. And they'll do that to you if you stay long enough."
"You don't sound like you regret anything."
"N-not really. All that matter was that time was fun and filled with happy memories. I'd only regret if we weren't happy by the end."
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"Haha! It's been so long since someone mentioned that to me. Well it's not like anyone know about it where I from. "
"So I can assume you remember?"
"Yeah, I remember! Why wouldn'? It was such a fun moment in life. Something that fun can never be forgotten, even if I wanted to."
"And do you?"
"On some occasions, but most of the time I love remembering those memories. It's one of the few fond memories I have. All of that time was fun. Man those times are great. I don't know if you can tell but I'm smiling just remembering it. I can't help but smile. Just thinking about it made me smile."
"Aren't you sad those times are over?"
"Of course I am, though they're alive and well in my heart. That's all I need. To remember them. It'd be sad to forget them after everything we did. It wouldn't be right. I'm sure none of them forgot. It'll live with them forever."
"Sounds like a curse to me. Curse of remembering something that you could never return to."
"I'm fine. We'll all go back. We promised to, no matter how long it takes. Even if he separated us so far that we don't know what the other's doing. But I know they're all alive and well."
"How do you know?"
"I can just tell. I don't know. It's just something that feels right. I don't know if you understand, but it's that feeling, deep in your soul that you know they're alive and well. Even if you can't see them. And that's all I wish of them. To be healthy and well, so that when they come back I can bash their faces open."...
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"Hmm? That time? That time was amazing. Everyone always had smiles on their faces. It kind of felt like heaven. The way everyone was always smiling and laughing. If you were there you'd understand how warm and light it felt. "
"You said heaven? Make it sound like you've been there."
"No, I haven't been there, but it just all of us…. Never mind. It just felt like it would be heaven. Heaven usually interpreted as warm and light. Paradise. And that's what it felt like."
"Aren't you afraid to forget?"
"Nope. That moment in life has been engraved into my soul. I could never forget something like that. I'm sure you'll understand when you have that one great moment in your life."
"Why not wish to go back?"
"Because I'm happy, and they know that. We don't need to be together to be happy. We just have to wish for the best for them. And our feeling with reach them."
"How do you know they know your happy? How will they know what you wish for them?"
"Because feelings are connection. They surpass time, and find their way to the ones you love. Espcially if they're sincere."
"Sincere?"
"Sincere feeling transcend time and connect hearts." ….
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"But I still don't understand. They seemed so happy. Why would they just accept that?"
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"Then why not find out for yourself. Why not go and learn what you seek? For nothing will begin if you never take the chance to start.
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A/N: Alright all done. I wanna know how you guys feel about this so don't forget to review. ^o^