"ZEREF!" Jace yelled, running up to me and flooring me to the ground with a large hug. I laughed as he got off me.
"Jace!" I bro-hugged him again. Sara walked up to us, standing next to me awkwardly.
We both stood up and I faced the bench. Naz came running up to me next, swinging her arms around my neck and pulling me down to her height. "Zeref! It's really you!" her eyes widened, staring at my face and more specifically at my eyepatch.
"Nice to see you guys again." I pulled myself away from Naz while ruffling up her blonde hair. It had become more wavy and I noticed that her hair came down to just below her rib. She rolled her eyes laughing.
Hesitantly, I paused, looking up at Malia. She stared at me from a distance, surprised at my appearance. We all fell to a silence, realising the eye contact I had made with Malia.
