A/N: I like it. : )
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII Characters and Places belong to Square Enix.
He couldn't feel anything except for the pain in his chest and the rain on his face.
Staring up dully at the grey, crying sky, the only thought that went through his head was, 'I wish it was sunny. Rainy days always make me feel so tired.'
He sighed, unnecessarily now since what did he really have to sigh for?, before closing his eyes and listening to the rain patter on the muddy ground around him and the thump of his heart in his ears. He shifted, hissing through his teeth, wishing that he'd get to that stage of past numb, before opening his eyes again to stare at the muddy sky.
Yet the sky wasn't muddy.
He stared at the sun, at the bright pink clouds. He stared at the clear sky and the clean atmosphere. He listened to absolute silence.
Watching the hand reach out to him from above, Zack Fair grinned, taking hold of his mentor's hand.
He found what he'd been searching for.