[ She has the confirmation she needs, but still hearing it from him makes her heart want to burst. It's over. It's over. People really do come back! There had been a worry that everything she'd read was wrong, that no matter how many times she re-read it she missed something crucial. Patience is the hardest thing when you miss someone, but she would spend all those days in worry all over again if it meant keeping him around. ]

I'm s-so happy...

[ And she is. Despite the tears, she's just so elated that he's back. Sickness isn't fun, but he can come back from that. If he can really come back from death, he can come back from anything.

The hand on her hair is new, but she's not going to complain at all. For a second it makes a sob just a little more intense before she feels like she's gotten the worst out of it. When he says her name, she looks up, feeling more hopeful than she has in days. She reluctantly let's go of his hand with one of hers so she can wipe the tears from her eyes. She's all ears.

But she already doesn't like what she hears. Her expression falls just a tad as she looks up at Ichigo and she shakes her head. ]

W...why? There's nothing you need to apologize for. You're here. You came back to us. That's all that matters.