How long had it been exactly, since that day in the church, where Aerith had felt something terribly wrong happen? The feeling that Zack, her caring, kind, Zack had once again gone to join the LifeStream. At first, she thought it only to be a bad hunch. But as time went on, it felt more and more certain, that he was gone, which meant, he was never coming back.
"Well, it has been a few weeks, at most. At least, as long as I've been keeping up on what day it is." The flower girl nodded to herself, as she made her journey to the church where she spent most of her days. Why she was talking to herself, she didn't know. Maybe it was to calm her nerves, or to reassure her, Zack was happy and at peace, wherever he may be. That's all she hoped for him. He deserved it, as much as he did for her. For everyone.
Yes, it had been tough the first few days, knowing it would be a very long time until she could see the raven-haired man once again, but, she didn't keep a sad spirit. Zack wouldn't have wanted that. No, he would have wanted her to stay up beat, and cheerful. Even in the light of this situation. So that's exactly what Aerith did.
"I need to find out what keeps the bugs away from the flowers at home. They keep eating away on the leaves, and ruining the roots as well." Mulling it over on what she could do, she walked up to the wooden doors, and opened them with a firm push. What she saw next made her drop her basket, and made her green eyes go wide.
There he sat, in the middle of the flower bed, his back facing her. Her Zack. How it was possible, she didn't know. It could have been an image of her mind even. She wouldn't doubt it, since she missed him terribly. Aerith stepped forward only as the doors closed on her heels, and spoke in a quite voice. "Zack? Is it really you?"
