[To say it's been a long day would be a gross understatement. In retrospect, the very awkward meeting with Conscienti was easy and over and done with, with little else to really think about. He and Yuuki were good to go without needing to be overly mindful of when they shared in each others blood.
After that, though, everything seemed to go into a spiral. The shock of Ai's present was different from that of Ichiru's arrival. Although affected by both, Zero has taken both in stride. He looks forward to learning more about Ai, as well as getting to make up for all the lost time with Ichiru. Both leave him feeling differently, yet all the same.
He feels Yuuki before seeing her. Her heartache and devastation seems to saturate the air, just as much as she's affecting the space around her.
If Yuuki didn't want to see either he or Ai, then she really shouldn't have stationed herself outdoors. Despite being willing and fine with giving her her space, he can't not make his way over. Already even his own chest feels tight. He already can guess exactly what's wrong.
All he will initially do is take a seat besides her without a word. He longs to even just take one of her hands into his, but doesn't allow himself to. At least not yet.]