Taki's POV: (omg just realized this is the first pov switch ever in this book lol I'm lazy)

Everyone was acting strange when I came home. They act like I've been gone forever, even though it was only a week.

Some of them cried even. I was very confused, and very concerned that they were acting this way all of a sudden.

It seems that they have made some new friends, too. Although the guy that cried seeing me when I woke up had left, there still lingered a little girl.

I learned it this morning from Zetsu when we woke up early to water the plants. Kyo.. such a cute name. It means 'spring'. Her hair was red like Sasori's, yet had a more beautiful look to it.

Zetsu looked at me halfway through watering a patch of white roses. His watering can kept spilling extra water as he stared at me. Soon a puddle began to form, drowning his plants subconsciously.

I knew he cared about his flowers so I gently held his hand. Snapped out of whatever fantasy he was in, he dropped the can, and it bounced off the ground with a loud thud.

From what I could see, he was deep in thought. "You okay?" I asked quietly. He nodded, a little dazed, and started at his roses, then the watering can, then his garden. He looked everywhere but to me.

His eyes trailed over to mine, before they skimmed over and pretended to look the other way. His eyes started getting wet, and he coughed.

"Nature. It always did get the best of us, didn't it?"

I nodded slowly, not buying his excuse for crying. I took him over to the bench by the bushes that faced the lake and the forest across from it.

It was chilly, and I was a little confused. I thought it was summer, when the mornings were warm.

Nonetheless it was still cold, and I shivered. We looked out to the lake, watching the sun rise,like we used to. It's been a few months since we watched a sunrise together, but Zetsu still acted as if it was much longer.

I scooted closer to him. I was being a little selfish, and I was trying to warm myself by snuggling against his shoulder. I scolded myself internally for being so selfish, but i couldn't help it.

"Are you cold? Idiot. Of course she's cold. Oh. Would you like me to warm you up with a hug?"

I selfishly expected Zetsu to say that to me like last time, but he didn't. He was silent, starting at the horizon as if his life depended on it. I could feel a very sad, lonely and depressing aura coming from him, and I squeezed his hand tighter as i snuggled further into his cloak.

I furrowed my eyebrows when i felt something very cold on my nose. I opened my eyes which I had been closing before and saw white.

White snow.

The tiny dots littered the sky, and more kept on coming. It was sticking to everything it touched, including my hair. Zetsu's cloak was getting covered in it, but he started straight ahead and didn't move, just like a statue.

I brushed it off of his cloak, and looked up at his emotionless expression that deep inside held sadness and regret.

I began to wonder if they were worried about me because I fell asleep and came home a few hours later than usual.

Or maybe..

"Zetsu.." I whispered softly. His eyes turned to look at me, but did not turn his head.

"How long was I asleep?"

3rd POV:

Zetsu felt a pang to his chest area. He felt so sad, even though he should be rejoicing at Taki's return from heaven. The lost memories from before, and how long they have had to endure life without her.

She was dead for eleven months, almost a full year, and now all of a sudden she's back, without a single memory of committing suicide.

This is their second chance to save her, do she doesn't commit suicide like before. So why? Why want he hugging her and making her feel loved like he should have done the first time?

He supposed that it might be the fact that he's scared he'll lose her again.

He thought of Obito. How hard it must be for him right now. He endured the greatest pain from Taki's death. He must be suffering more than Zetsu right now.

Especially since he can't express how happy he is to see her alive. Being Tobi right now must be hard.

Comparing his life problems to Obito made him feel better in a strange way.

He turned to Taki, who had been staring at him with worry the whole time. He hugged her, embracing her freezing body without a word. They hugged in the midst of the cold snow, the snow and the silence making them feel all the more depressed.

"You were asleep for too long," he answered, his tears and shaky voice muffled by the fabric of her sweater.