It was a little rediculous that he had to put his heart over his chest just to make sure his heart didn't stop. Nope. Still beating. For that moment the rock froze in the air, though, he was dead sure it had.

However, he was damn sure he heard it break when Terra started crying. The last thing he ever wanted to see was her cry again. And just because she told him to stay away didn't mean he would. Not again. He wouldn't lose her again.

"Terra..." He sat down next to her, and before she could object, wrapped an arm around her shoulders in a loose, awkward hug. "It's okay, Terra. I'm here. Everything's gonna be okay, trust me."

All the while, he was just hoping against all hope that she wouldn't run away from herself--run away from him again. Maybe he shouldn't have wished for her to remember. No, this time he wasn't going to mess up. He was going to help her like he should have the first time around. At least here there was no Slade to promise feed her pretty lies that would only hurt her in the end. This was his second chance to do the right thing, and this time around, they were both going to make it out okay. They had to.