[The parting is more than awkward, Yuuki pulling him gently behind her by the wrist. The hardest part of all is how words don't even need to be spoken for Zero to grasp her every emotion at that moment. It's the little things, like the way her shoulders tense as she forces herself to manage the emotional weight she's placed on them. The shaking of her hand, even as she tries to grasp onto him, as if afraid he too will walk away from her again. Her back straight and her head held high, too straight and too high to be natural.
The girl standing just in front of him, leading him away from the scene looked like the pillar of strength to the outside observer.
That girl was doing everything in her power to just keep standing--and was losing the battle with every step. Any moment now she'd fall apart, but it was obvious she was determined not to do it in front of him.
Yuuki had to be so confused about everything that Kuran and him had talked about. Zero knew that not knowing was so much worse for her, raising her stress and anxieties but he was not willing to talk about so many things in front of Kaname.
Ignoring the signs of stress that were coming from his own body, Zero swallows back the thick lump in his throat that threatens to choke him as he watches her back. Hand clenching tightly into a fist, he lets her lead him far enough away from the scene before giving into the emotions that rioted through him.
It was there, where he knew there would not be anyone watching that he reversed her hold on his wrist with a simple movement until he was the one grasping her wrist.
All it took was a tug to send her crashing into him, arms wrapping around her body as he held her against him.]