Meeting Friends, New And Old

[legacy_blade]

Who; Zack Fair, Aerith, Open
What; A promised meeting with Aerith, and Making new friends
Where; The Flower Shop, Fountain
When; August, throughout the Month
Warnings; None

I. Years Overdue | Closed to Aerith

Two hours and sixteen minutes. That's how long it takes him to finish what he was doing and then find the florist shop. With the help from other people's directions he'd found the markets once more. And, luck of all lucks, his eyes had caught a little jewelery stall on the way there.

It was a sign, he had decided, when his eyes had caught sight of a set of little pink earrings. Sure, it wasn't the sort of stud he usually preferred, but promises were promises. He'd bought them on the spot, tucked his silver stud carefully into a seam of his pants to keep is safe, and put the earring with the small and importantly pink earring in his ear. There, perfect. Not as much as he'd want, but it would do. And hey, he thought he looked good with the little carved rose.

He was perfect, and so he got directions and... Well, he'd come here. To stand outside of the florist shop. There were deep breaths to be had, psyching himself up. And then, at last, he pushed his way in.

II. Many Happy Meetings | Open

Damn but he felt alive. Impossibly alive. Properly alive. Better not to think on it too much. For now, Zack had to figure out what he was going to do with himself. But now he was somewhere that the three people most important to him all were, ShinRa wasn't going to be able to come after them, and hey, no monsters.

Now if only he could figure out what else he wanted to do with himself now that he was here. Well, he supposed there were some options. Like what Zack was doing right now. He sat on the edge of the fountain, smiling up at the sky, breathing deeply. A world without the taint of mako in the air. A world without the war that he'd seen the tail end of. A world with hope.

"Damn it's beautiful here," he laughed to himself.

His energy didn't let him stay relaxed for long, though. So, while he wanted to experience the pleasure of the sights, and the wonder of the fountain, he had to be doing something. So Zack bounced to his feet and started to go through some squats, even as he let his eyes wander so he could watch it all.

"The world could do with more places like this."