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Summary: Tir and Kasumi were suddenly missing, then a baby was found in Kasumi's house, whose baby was that and what had happened to Tir and Kasumi?

Hi there, do you enjoy the story? I present to you chapter 14, I hope you like it. I express my gratitude to the last chapter reviewers MagicMissile and krisgemini.

Chapter 14. The Matter of the Heart.

Point of view begins.

"I want to talk."

I found myself surrounded by darkness with only the Souleater as my source of light.

It was a female, a girl with short onyx hair. I wonder who she was.

"What do you want, Souleater?" I asked it or her.

"You love Kasumi, don' you?"

I narrowed my eyes.

"What a stupid question, of course, you are. After all, that was the reason you left or I might get her soul." She snorted. "You're so pitiful, Tir."

I clenched my fist. "What's your point?"

"No, what's your point!" She pointed at me.

I raised my eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, don't you remember our meeting with the coven mistress?" She asked mockingly.

Flashback begins.

"I just want to ask did you see or feel it," Sierra asked with a frown.

"Why do you ask me?" I asked back.

"Usually, true rune bearers can feel the others true rune nearby. But, for some reason, it's hard for me to detect it. From what the Harmonian Bishops said this true rune is in Toran and it never appeared before." Sierra stated. "And, since you're originally from Toran, I thought I should ask you. Don't you feel something strange in Toran?"

I narrowed my eyes. "Yes, I did." I closed my eyes. "And, whatever it is, it wasn't in Toran anymore."

"What? So, we miss it?" Sierra's husband asked with a frown.

Sierra sighed. "I guess it can't be helped."

"Yeah, I guess we should look for another lead." He said.

"Well, thank you for your help, Tir. I'll leave you to your peace." Sierra said.

Then both of them walked away.

Flashback ends.

"What's so important with that meeting?" I asked.

"Why did you lie?" She asked curiously. "I've been around Toran for many years. You can feel a change because of that. That rune is still in Toran. So, why did you lie?"

I looked away. "I have no reason to tell you."

She smirked. "Stubborn, aren't you. But, you've also been my host for many years. I can read you like a book."

I studied her carefully. "Why did you want to talk, Souleater?"

She walked around me. "I want to know why you wanted to protect her."

She walked towards me. "That time when she touched you, I got the feel of her soul. It was nothing like Kasumi's soul, but it was the same at the same time."

She grinned. "And you also felt it, didn't you? Kasumi's soul was warm, while the girl's soul was cold. Kasumi's was full of love, while the girlwas full of hate."

She stopped in front of me and moved her face closer to me as if to kiss me. "But, don't you feel that both of their soul was full of..."

I looked away to get away from the kiss, so she only kissed my cheek. "...sadness and loneliness."

I slapped her and she landed a few feet away from me.

She continued as if nothing happened. "And when I tried to taste her soul, I couldn't do it, because her soul was protected by a true rune. She is a bearer of a true rune. Her rune must be the one that is targeted by the Harmonia. She got nothing to do with you. So, why, Tir? Why did you protect her?"

I sighed and sat down. "Didn't you say you can read me like a book. So, why did you need me to tell you?"

"I know what you're trying to do, but I don't understand the reason. I understand that you tried to protect Kasumi because you love her. But, the girl isn't Kasumi, even if she looks like her. I then thought that you might love her because of their likeliness, but I know you aren't that stupid. So, why?" She said.

I had been listening intently to what she said because all of it is true. I can't believe it that the Souleater have been observing me. I wonder what it wants this time.

"Is that all you want to say, Souleater?"

"Did you plan to track down the girl?"

"No."

"Why did you let that ninja girl follow you?" She asked. "Also, she isn't that good at hiding."

"She isn't trying to hide. She wanted to let me know that she won't let me go." I explained.

"So, why did you let her?"

"She might get tired eventually."

"You think so? It has been days."

Flashback begins.

"Fine, but, why not?" Kaya asked.

"I didn't plan to have another run in with her, coincidence or not," I stated.

"Why not?" Kaya asked with I noticed with fake curiosity.

"She got on my nerves," I told her. I would never explain in detail about our encounter for it was far too embarrassing.

Kaya could felt that I will not go into details, so she left it at that. Instead, she walked to me and sat beside me.

She smiled at me as if the conversation before never happened.

"So, how was it like to be immortal?"

I sweatdropped. That question sound too suspicious despite its simplicity. I realized then that this girl was trying to persuade me while trying to engage in conversation with me. Of course, it will not be an easy task to persuade me.

I sighed, while she kept talking and talking nonstop. It even amazed me that she managed to keep talking like that, but I was just looking ahead and ignoring her.

After a while, I decided I was growing tired with this one-sided conversation.

I looked at her seriously. "Kaya, forget it."

Then, I left her there.

Flashback ends.

"You aren't going to tell me your reason, aren't you?" She asked with a disappointed look.

"No, I don't trust you for that," I said. "Because. It's the matter of the heart."

The Souleater suddenly glowed. "It seems the girl is the one that tracks you down."

I opened my eyes and found myself in my camp. Kaya was around 15 feet from here, while the presence that caught by the Souleater was moving towards me.

I could feel the Souleater pulsed strongly and it only reacted like that for Kasumi or Misty. And with the cold presence I felt, I could safely say Misty was coming towards me. For what? I could only guess, and my guesses were mostly bad.

Point of view ends.

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