Kouzumi got more and more worried about her the longer she didn't answer. Not because he thought she wasn't there, because he was fairly certain she was. ...He should have come to see her sooner. She must be taking this even worse than he had expected.

Then she finally opened the door. His eyes widened imperceptibly as he drew in a sharp breath, momentarily frozen at the sight of her, instinctively understanding exactly what she has been thinking and feeling all day. In that moment, all worries about their relationship, all concerns about propriety and what he had done as a vampire, every concern about Once-ler was instantly wiped from his head. None of that mattered.

He didn't even say anything. He let out a breath and flowed quickly forward, wrapping his arms around her and hugging her hard, holding her like he never intended to let her go.