[Something else he also knows. Sometimes he has to wonder how their Master feels about Ichiru after all of what's happened. He does know the Chairman— no, the President, has no real hatred for him. Right? Although those are the only two Zero can think of. Kaito may not have any solid opinion either way.
But all of that is beside the point right now.
The way Ichiru pets his hair only stirs up more within him. A similar, if not the same gesture Yuuki always would do to help ease him. And the two greatly dislike each other (more on Ichirus side). How ironic.]
You are. I know.
[He's quiet. His hold upon Ichiru does loosen up, but he remains close, shifting so that his forehead rests on his brother's shoulder.]
I've already accepted everything that has happened.
[Ichiru's disappearance with Shizuka, to suddenly see him again at the Academy; his death and the manner of how it went down. All of it.]
You're still gone back home. And I'm doing fine. [The faint, melancholic smile upon his face may not directly be seen due to his position, but it can be plenty heard.] Yet still. . . I didn't think being able to hold you like this again would affect me so very much as it is.