Eh. Right, that made far more sense in my head. *grin* What I meant was... say Rayne had never been taken. Would she and Shadow make the natural progression to romance, or would things get in the way? Such as life, parents etc. Would they realise that they were better off as friends or siblings, or would they form a romantic relationship? Maybe the fact that she was gone was a good thing in that respect... it brings in a rather star-crossed, us-against-the-fates kind of feel to their relationship.