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"Two sides on every coin,
The heads and the tails.
Two sides of the same coin,
The successes and the fails.

In all things, there must be balance,
In all things, duality must reside.
The shield which blocks the lance,
On a coin, each a different side.

The light must come before the dark,
And the night arrives before the day.
Though at times it is cold and stark,
When warmth comes, then shall we play.

Without knowing hate, you cannot know love,
Nor can there be sorrow without joy.
Although this life is very tough,
We must press on, every girl and every boy.

Pain cannot live where there is no relief,
And, if it's all that you know, sorrow is not there.
Without a servant, one cannot be chief,
And without hurt, for others you cannot care.

Until you know this simple truth,
Until you can see the whole coin,
You cannot recognize life's worth,
And for nought have you been born.

There are two sides on every coin,
The heads and the tails.
So must it be with all in this life,
Duality and perfect balance, all entails."

It was nighttime, everyone seemingly asleep. Kagome had tried and tried, but she couldn't fall asleep herself. The loud thundering outside was the cruel culprit.

After a long while of sleepless hours, and the storm continuing, Kagome decided to go outside. If she couldn't sleep, she may as well as enjoy the lovely view of the lightning.

After she opened the back door, Kagome realized that everyone was not indeed sleeping and there was at least one other person that was up. And the person seemed to have the same idea as Kagome.

"Hello, Kanao. Was the thunder keeping you up as well?" Kagome asked and took a seat on the dry wood floor. She watched as Kanao flipped a coin. The bronze circle doing flips in the air until finally falling back down into Kanao's hands.

"No, it wasn't, " Kanao replied.

The rapid tapping of the raindrops on the roof sounded like nails tapping against glass. The grass and flowers showered in the lovely natural water.

"Oh. Well um, was it something else than?" Kagome asked, keeping the uncomfortable silence at bay. Even though she asked, Kagome was just expecting Kanao to say that she just enjoyed watching storms or something. What she wasn't expecting was Kanao to say,

"Yes..." Kanao paused as if pondering whether or not to continue, "...I occasionally have nightmares."

Kagome stared blankly and blinked, and Kanao stared blankly back and blinked. Then once what Kanao had said and what it implied finally registered, Kagome's mouth opened. Preparing to apologize she brought her head down, smacking it hard against the wood beneath her.

"Ow, " she yelped and brought her head up to hold her throbbing forehead with her palms, attempting to soothe the minor pain.

A big crack, like the crack of a whip, echoed followed by an equally as big stripe of purple.

Kanao continued to stare blankly. Kagome, once her head ceased to hurt, remembered what she was initially trying to do and bowed- without hitting her head- towards Kanao while saying,

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