A fire that burns deep within: near impossible to resist;

A sensation words cannot describe: as you melt, will you float, flying thing?

A force overwhelmingly strong: like gravity or lodestone's pull.

A shout in the silence of Calm; a knife running Virtue's heart through.

A cool stream that rushes through life: the current that underlies all;

Half muffled by agonised screams; half drowning in Misery's tears.

The song of the Light and profound: the piece on Destiny's board.

Will any recall you, young Hope? Will anyone share your dream?

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Belle Amee enjoys dating guys and giving herself to them, without really thinking about the future and marriage and lifelong relationships.

Harmony Sidairi is the opposite. She has chosen to be chaste, and not because of religion. She wants a husband that will love her for who she is inside to ensure she has a marriage that will last forever.

Ron Wer is Harmony's best friend (and unbeknownst to him, she thinks she's in love with him). He goes out with Belle. But he sees clearly the differences between the two girls and, while enjoying the relationship with the first, can't deny the effect of the views of the second upon him.

Harmony and Belle meet through Ron and they see each other's worlds, very different from their own but with a surprising undercurrent of similar feelings. They become firm friends, despite their contrasting characters and Harmony's initial dislike of Belle. But their shared feelings for Ron mean that one must sacrifice him so that the other can be happy. Their personalities pull them apart as they try to work out who is better for Ron...

updated Jun 2 '11 by Tianna