Title: Frozen

Author: Frostydreamer

Characters: Zero, Zeros inner daemons, mentions Azkadellia

Pairings: Zero/Azkadellia

Rating: R

Spoilers: All of the movie.

Summery: Zero thinks about the past, present, and future. Trying not to go mad in the process.

This Chapter: He is alone.

Word Count: 476

Disclaimer: I don't own Tin Man

A/N: First, thanks to all the people who reviewed my last fic Till the End of Time and, this fic is a companion to Till the End of Time. Your words were a great source of joy for me, thanks a million.

Frozen

Ch.1 The Light Keeps Shining

There was still light. It was streaming through the trees and into his little oval window. But there was no sound, except for his slow even breath.

How long had he been in that iron suit? Hours? Days? There was no more difference. Time seemed to have blurred and overlapped itself, becoming nothing but an everlasting sea of green.

'Green, just like the fucking emerald.' Funny how things turn out.

The sun still shines and he is frozen for the rest of his miserable life. Alone, always alone.

'You weren't always alone.'

He knew that voice. The inky black depths of his mind stirred, baring forth an image of the Sorceress and her vile smile.

'No, not the Sorceress.'

Her voice was more like a knife on your wrist. No, this voice flowed with life and a feeling he almost forgot.

'Azkadellia…'

He could hear his dead heart beat again. A harsh laugh broke away from his dried cracked lips. Its sound vibrated throughout the suit and into his broken mind. Strange for some one like him to find comfort in someone so evil.

'That's not true Zero. You are just as evil as she. Your perfect for each other.'

His eyes snapped shut, 'Go away.'

'How can I go away, when I am you.'

'No! Your wrong, Azkadellia isn't evil the witch is evil. I…I am not evil. We were just – just --'

'Just, what?'

'We were just caught up in all this. It was never meant to be like this.'

'So you were just a victim. Ha! Don't make me laugh. Do you honestly believe that? Don't you remember all the things you did. All those families you tore apart. And for what? To have a little fun with the Sorceress. Face it Zero. You. Are. Evil.'

'Pleas…'

'You can't feel love, Zero. You only did what you did to survive.'

'Pleas! Pleas! Stop! Pleas, Go away!'

'YOU ARE EVIL!'

'NOOO!'

'YESSS'

'I LOVE HER, AND SHE LOVES ME! NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US! NO ONE!. NOT EVEN YOU FATHER!'

There was no response, no more voices, no more sound except for his harsh heavy pants.

Then there was nothing but the comforting arms of sleep.


The suns were shining through the trees around him. Did that mean she was dead? His cracked heart bleed a little more at the thought.

He kept breathing the stale recycled air.

How many times had that same thought run through his head now? Ten times, or was it thousands?

Maybe he shouldn't think about that. Maybe it would be better to go back. Back into the memories where he was safe.

'I will always be here with you Adrian. Pleas don't ever forget me. '

'I won't Az. I won't.'

Morpheus was too kind to him.

TBC

A/N:So? What did ya'll think? Good? Bad? I do realize that this is very short, but no worries the next chapter is already written. Alls I have to do iz type it out when I get enough time. Finals and all are going on this week and the next so—I will be under lots of stress, oh joy.

For those of you who want a happy ending, it is in the works. I just had to write out Az and Zeros points of view to make the third installment understandable.