"I saw him while you were gone, but he didn't notice me." Kari admitted, remembering how much she had loved Itari's brother, she still did but, she would not admit it. "I saw his power and understand what he is capable of." After she finished her statement, she wished she could take it all back, seeing the look in Itari's eyes.

Itari gazed at Kira for a long time in silence, not knowing what to say. She could tell things would never quite be the same between them again.

Meso could feel the hurt in Kira. Meso knew she must get Kira away from there. So Meso turned and started to run. Kira noticed and yelled out, "Meso, wait!" Then Kira looked at Itari one more time and started to run after Meso.

Itari returned the look in silence with a faint, weak smile and then quietly shoved her hands in her pockets and began to walk off in the opposite direction.

Kira, knowing she may never see Itari again, kept running, tears falling down her face. "Good bye, Itari." Kira whispered. "Good-bye."

"Don't worry Kira. This isn't good-bye forever, "Itari thought in her head as she walked on. She glanced over her shoulder for a minute, and then looked back down at the ground. "We'll see each other again soon enough, "she murmured under her breath.

The next day all Kira could think about was her meeting with Itari. She had yelled at Meso for running off but then quickly forgave her. Meso did feel bad for making Kira lose Itari again but Meso didn't know what else to do. After Kira had cried a little in the forest alone were she and Itari had met, she decided to just try and forget. She couldn't take the pain anymore

As Itari quietly walked along, she thought with pain about her reunion with her long time friend and the whereabouts of her brother Takaru. "I've been through so much. I'm amazed I can keep going, "Itari muttered to herself.

Kira couldn't sleep last night. Meso was still feeling bad about running off and making Kira leave Itari. Kira wasn't mad though. Kira's right eye was hurting all night last night. That hadn't happened for almost five years. It made her think of her clan. She could faintly remember all the ones she once loved. All of them were gone, as far as Kira knew. She knew someone was still alive out there though. She would find someone from her clan, no matter what. She wasn't sure what had happened to her clan and that's why she must find someone, so she could find out what had happened to all of them.

"It is merely your will to live that is keeping you going as well as you're faded yet burning flame of hope that is keeping you alive, "Itari heard the Shadow Demon hiss into her thoughts. The girl simply shrugged as she continued to walk on.