Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Measure of Soul. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own DITF, Code:000, Cloverworks, Trigger and a few others do.

(Surface, Cliffs near entrance to surface.)

Zero laughed while Carnelian climbed with her on its head before stopping at the edge of the cliff before Rex popped out of the Klaxosaur and flipped to the ground.

"That was so cool." Zero said before Rex gagged and nearly threw up on the ground.

"I forgot the problems of piloting a Klaxosaur without the Wolf armor… Oh, I'm going to be sick for a day or so." Rex said before he slowly stood up and looked at Zero.

"So, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, you know tomorrow we're going back to the hall for another round of peace talks, right?" Rex asked while he looked around.

"Yes. I also know you brought us here to talk about the past… Like what happened before." Zero said, reclining on a rock while stretching as Rex walked past her and hummed.

"I know that we've gotten along well so far, but I know your still mad, and you have every right to be, but I know we can still work past things." He stated, he looked at the sunlight, he blinked and turned to Zero.

"I wish I had been along with you for the ride, it's a beautiful surface… And I know you think I abandoned you… Or you did until you told you otherwise." Rex said, he blinked as his eyes stared at the sun again, bringing a hand to his face while he looked around.

"I've seen a lot of war and suffering, Oni. I know I've not dealt with enough to make up for what I went through in the past… To erase what I did trading helping my friend like I did to fight for my home… But like I said, I will make things right." Rex said before he shielded his eyes and hummed.

"You worry about everyone, but you've never dealt with helping yourself, Rex. You need to learn to deal with that before you know what to do next." Zero said with a hum while Rex folded his hands behind his head.

"I can't rest that easy, Zero. I just can't, even if I wasn't a soldier, you'd know that I can't just abandon people to their fate if I can. Wolves have a duty to their pack, that's why their named wolves. I can't turn my back on anyone in need, that includes both the humans and anyone else, I just can't forgive myself if I let suffering like that happen without fighting it. You know that." Rex said before he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist.

"You are such an idiot, such a loveable idiot. I swear sometimes I wonder if you've ever been ripped apart emotionally before we met." Zero said before Rex slowly turned and opened his arms before Zero slowly hugged him and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"I can't understand why you would want to stay when our home was being destroyed so easily… But I can respect it, and I know you'd never willingly hurt anyone, so you wouldn't have hurt me if you could… And I'm grateful that we became such good friends, otherwise I think my mind would have shattered from stress years ago." Zero said while Rex said nothing and simply returned the gesture with a good hug.

"Trust me, I don't think I could ever hurt you and feel good about it… That came out wrong, but you know I'm not stupid or able to hate myself enough to be able to throw you under the bus like that, you should know that better than anyone that I don't hate you." Rex said. Zero looked at the sunrise and then back to Rex.

"I think we should stay here and watch the sunset, at least until it's night, that would be better and allow us cover to get back to the hotel… Which you snuck us out of." Zero said with amusement while Rex leaned against his friend and turned to look at the ground.

"You know just because you're my friend doesn't mean that wasn't a bad thing to say, you know that I did that so we could talk and because I felt like it, not because I wanted to come here." Rex lied which prompted Zero to kick him in the side.

"I hate liars, you know that, Rex, we're deal with that later, just relax and watch the sunrise, you haven't seen it before, you're going to want to see it, it's worth it in every way." Zero said before Rex sighed and gave into her commands to look around while he chuckled with amusement.

Rex leaned down to look down at the people, the city, he wondered what would become of the surface, of his own world and decided he didn't want to know at the moment.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I wanted to show Zero and Rex bonding, they are going to not get close fast, but they still will grow close. I do also want to point out I might make a story for 001. Next chapter is going to be on Monday or so and will show the second peace talks with the humans. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!