[ It takes him a few moments to recover- to sit in the space and breathe through his emotions- but once he arrives on the other side and opens his eyes... it's the sight of the garden that he is welcomed back to. He's grateful she enjoyed her time here and that she was among friends and the flowers she loved.

Although they may not be together at the same time... maybe there was a reason he was brought here, too. To know that he was only a few steps behind her, and that she was doing okay, somehow put some of his fears to rest.

That's right. He was only a few steps behind... but that doesn't mean that on the way to her that he wasn't going to enjoy the ride.

He wants to see what she experienced here; to feel and smell and find the happiness she must have had to know that so many people cared for her when she left. ]

Aaahhh... she was always one to play hard-to-get. Figured she'd tried to get back at me for making her wait. [ Zack laughs, musing out loud before finally rolling on the front of his feet and standing back to his full height.

He'll turn his head over his shoulder to see Susato and a sheepish blush will prickle against his cheeks when he notices her expression. ]

I'm okay. I'm promise.

[ It's alright... not to be alright? Those words weren't spoken often, and coming from someone he just met shouldn't carry as much weight as it currently did. He felt those words though, along with the sincerity in her voice, and it caused him to smile.

With everything still so fresh on his mind, it was hard not to feel okay... but perhaps that was alright. Maybe not right now, but one day, hopefully when he sees her again, it will be. Until then he had to hold on to the fact that she was loved and cared for here... and that her warmth effected the people here, too.

So with a nod he'll begin to walk back towards her, feeling a little lighter in his footsteps. ]

Yeah... I'd actually like that a lot.