(That. . .) His eyes widened. It sounded more like something out of a myth. Something practically unfathomable.

. . . But then again. (Wait. Yuuki, you—)

Suddenly it all made sense. Crystal clear, and not the idea that maybe Yuuki had done so, which is how they ended up here. No, something different. Something even more important, in that the blanks were finally being filled with answers.

"Yuuki. . ." Zero started. The concern edged his tone. Her demeanor, alone, said everything. "So that's how—" he swallowed. ". . . For Yuuki to be human, then, you were. . .