[ Things will work out for him. Ichiru knows this but he doesn't want to say those words or give him anymore false hope. Dream or not, perhaps it was better for him to not, he wasn't going to say anything too honestly. ]
Neither was I, so we're even.
[ He replies after a moment. Of course he's taken momentarily off guard by Zero reaches out for him and slowly, but gradually his brother's smaller frame was pulled against his, clinging as if Ichiru would disappear otherwise.
Ah, he's crying again. Just for a moment after his surprise, he returns the embrace, with the same amount of strength, if not more. It's fine for now and it's a dream. He'll just keep it at that for now. A part of him does feel guilty for being unbearable but regret and remorse-- those things were completely different. He couldn't feel anything towards those words. ]