"Well... I guess there are some parts of us that just refuse to change," Shadow said in a subdued tone. "So who am I to hold it against you?"

He listened to what she had to say, and he considered how closely they resembled the few words he remembered that... SHE... had said. "Yeah, there's good in the world... in the people... and everyone deserves a chance to be happy, right?" The question was only half aimed at Amy, and even then, it was rhetorical... but those words meant so much to him.

"What I wouldn't give to be able to be happy with what I have." This last part was whispered: but he didn't care whether or not Amy heard it. The memories were starting to flash in his mind again, what few remained...