-Past Midnight-

It was hours before Dawn, The silent dark room was filled with a loud groaning sound. Hiro felt really sore from waking up after so long. His head struck by a minor headache and his body felt unusually heavy, he repeatedly tried to get up but every attempt failed, he noticed it was also unusually warm beneath the blankets, He saw a small pile of red clothes at the edge of the bed.

"That's her Uniform." and so he pulled up and peeked beneath the heavy blankets and was greeted with a surprise, seeing her partner half naked on his side, nuzzling on top of him, her arms wrapped around his body. The scenery made his cheeks run red and his emotions running wild. After a brief moment of staring he naturally expected her to call him out, calling him "Pervert" like she always says every time he stares at her. But not this time, she was soundly asleep and unlikely to awaken; He couldn't bring himself to get up if it means waking the sleeping lady.

He remained in his position and drew his hand on top of her head, he ran his fingers across her head through her silky hair. This caused a reaction from her partner to unconsciously grip his clothes and tighten her embrace and with a soft voice she muttered "Sorry." He continuously stroked her hair like lulling a child to sleep, as he looked closer at her complexion he noticed the wet marks on his clothing. What he thought was sweat were tears from the eyes of her partner, steaming.

Hiro remembered the mean things she said but looking at her now made him understand that she really does care for him.

"It looks like she went through a lot, how long was I out?" He looked up at the ceiling while his hands continuously stroking Zero Two's hair. He thought of the lost past that he regained leaving him contemplating for a few minutes.

Hiro rubbed his eyes and let out a huge Yawn. "I was probably asleep for ages and now that I'm awake I feel sleepy again." He looked down Zero Two who was peacefully asleep and lightly snoring.

"I guess a few more hours." He tugged her closer to him slowly as to not disturb her, he continuously stroke her hair until his eyelids were weighing down to close his eyes and finally dozed off to sleep.

-Few Hours Later-

-Present Time-

The Half-Klaxosaur Parasite pressed her hands on her cheeks. "Tears." She was still puzzled from what just happened as she started to absorb her surroundings.
Then she was struck by what she felt was a cruel realization." It was all a dream." She was deeply saddened by the fact that her darling still lies there with eyes closed. She got up from the bed and began changing back to her clothes. She was told by Nana and Hachi that she was to be returned back to APE headquarters for the Gran-Crevasse operation, The squad members strongly supported the transfer specially Ichigo. She turned to face Hiro and began talking to herself.

"I planned to convince you to come along with me Dah-ling but..." after stopping mid sentence she continued talking to herself directing her words to Hiro.

"It's my fault, you are here. Maybe this is my punishment for the things I did to you." She glanced at Hiro for the last time before she left the room heading to the drop ship departing form the plantation.

-Few Minutes Later-

Hiro woke up again and this time he felt something unusual again.

-Writer's Notes-

Clarification:

The beginning was a continuation of chapter 1

Chapter 2 was solely about Zero Two's dream