Our lives, most dear, are never near,
Our thoughts are never far apart,
These traits made the pair unrivaled at the academy. The bond they shared as weapon and technician made their thoughts on a battle's severity, or lack there of, easier and easier to call the more they grew closer, but never too close that they would lose themselves.
Though all that draws us heart to heart
Seems fainter now and now more clear. The resonance was the strongest they had ever pulled off before, but there was a fear that grew out of it. How close was too close. Maka's parents hadn't lasted. She tilted her head up toward her partners and with a weak painful smile, then passed out in his arms. The battle had ended, or had it only begun?
To-night Love claims his full control,
And with desire and with regret
My soul this hour has drawn your soul
A little nearer yet.
