[RL with Zechs, Tyki and Rufus]

[clockmaster]

Hakuba shivered, the weather wasn't any better now than when he left Gaia a few days ago. He nearly killed himself driving the iced road, he still needs more driving lessons. The detective couldn't use the flying broom, he gave it to that demon woman, Trish, anticipating that Elphaba would not mind. He imagined that the witch would symphatize with another woman who was being hunted like her, and, after all, the broom will fly back to it's original owner if something goes wrong. If not, he would just have to deal with another psychopathic friend.

The boy realy hoped that all was going well on the Ark...Tyki was really alive, and he remembered Zechs and the community. Such a relief. Hakuba was still worried and a bit scared, but damn him if he was going to left that kind of emotions to take control. Hakuba was in front of Zechs's door now, he had the keys of the apartmen, but he hesitated. Zechs was less than joyful when he prevented him to go to his lover's side for the second time. Knowing that trying to trying to delay the inevitable was useless, he opened the door carefully.

"Zechs?"

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They way Hakuba was clutching his hand - and the slight strain in his voice - Zechs resisted the urge to curse. He was so filled with high emotion right now, but mixed in with some of that anger was guilt. It was obvious the detective broke his hand. And it was .... Zechs saw it as his own fault.

That guilt only increased threefold when Tyki entered the room at last.

Immediately Zechs shoved off the helmet to see the man with his own eyes. If he was still connected to the ZERO, he'd almost think he was still hallucinating. Within his expression, clearly broadcast without a single facade, were all of those emotions. Concern. Relief. Love.

Guilt. Residual anger. And, of course, self-loathing. The rage of having ZERO destroyed still ran through him, making him tremble slightly from it. But despite his efforts, Hakuba had injured himself. And with all of his efforts - Tyki came back on his own. And witnessed it all.

Fighting to tame all of this down - being pulled so suddenly from the ZERO not helping the situation - Zechs tried to stand, slowly. In a low, weary voice, not yet able to run towards his lover - though that's exactly what he wanted to do - he said to Tyki, "Tyki. I ..."

Stood. Felt ashamed of himself, but still so angry. But reason was returning to him, a side-effect of that guilt. Almost soundlessly, he said, to both men in the room, "I am sorry."