Chapter 232 - 225. Night of Suspended Time
"Happy birthday,"
Zein closed his eyes, leaning back completely to the strong and warm chest as his lips stretched into a contended smile. He reached out to stroke the platinum hair, tilting his head to look into the curling ambers.
Technically, it wasn’t his birthday. They knew now that, unless he was severely premature, Zein would have been born around spring. But all his life, Zein had always ’celebrated’ his birthday in the new year, along with the twins.
Celebrated the fact that they had survived another year.
For the past four years, he had doing it alone, staring blankly into the Deathzone. This was his fifth year without the twins, but he was no longer alone.
That too, needed to be celebrated.
"You’re late," Zein muttered, although the slight chuckle in his voice made it clear that he wasn’t annoyed.
"I’m right on time," Bassena argued.
Actually, he was there for quite some time already. He was there when Zein was still looking at the sky with a stunned expression, clutching the necklace. He watched as pain and regret flashed inside the blue eyes.
But when he was about to hold the guide, he saw Zein close his eyes, and opened them a moment later with a peaceful gaze. Bassena knew that gaze; it was one that Zein had when the guide was smiling.
And it made the esper stood there, stunned. He couldn’t bring himself over, fearing that he would break that peaceful moment. His heart was squeezed, beating fast. He wanted to embrace his most loved one, but he also wanted to feast on that beautiful sight.