Zack had to squeeze his eyes shut for a moment before reopening them, not to see if Cloud would look any different but to make the tears stop blurring his vision. Cloud looked like a hurt, lost kid right now to Zack, and it made his heart ache. He moved up closer to Cloud and easily wrapped his arms around the blond.

"Hey, in case you didn't notice, when I go back I'll be older than you, your not expected to save me."