Some of you all thought that I killed Zero off... well, no I didn't. You'll read why in a bit. So hope you all aren't still pissed... I must be strange for making Zero suffer... {looks around all shy} Yeah... 'Nyways I hope you all will enjoy it and If you're totally lost then press back and read Marked, this is the sequel! The first half of the chapter is the continuation of my other story and then in italics is dreams. Please enjoy! x)

Darkest Awakening

Bring Me To Life

How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
Without a soul my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home

Wake me up


"Wh-what's going on?" the voice yelled once it saw Zero's bloodied body shake. The cloaked figure began to see the woman inside the car awaken and looked around slowly. Her eyes stared at them with frightened.

The first person took out a gun and aimed for Yori who began to get out of the car. Yori screamed clutching her hair when her eyes landed on his somehow shaking form. She saw all the blood flow out of the wound and his mouth, she had tears running down her face. She did not care that his murders were next to Zero, her friend was still alive! Yori felt the rain slap her face when she was running, her salty tears mixing with the rain running down her face. She stopped right in front of Zero, her eyes red now. She fell on her knees, arms shaky she grabbed his face, she cried harder.

"Well if it isn't little miss perfect, I thought you were his lover? That's what I thought, and look here Kaname still had feelings for this man and now he won't." the first person smirked not caring that water dripped down it's face.

"You..." Yori looked up with surprise in her eyes.

"Yes me, but you won't live to see the next sunrise..." the first person smirked pulling the trigger aiming for Yori's chest.

Yori gasped, her chest was in pain and she couldn't do anything to make it stop bleeding. She put her hand on her wound and looked at the blood, she was loosing much more blood with every breath she took. Dizziness took over her, she was falling, but her bloodied hand fell on Zero, her hand slipped making it land on Zero's tattoo. It began to pulse, Yori felt it, she smiled deep inside that at least one of them were going to survive. Blood fell out of her mouth landing on his sealed mark.

Zero's whole body pulsed, he began to shake roughly making his head look up with blood-red eyes. The tattoo disappeared showing the mated mark, Zero growled slowly sitting up. His wounds were slowly healing, and he was glaring at the people who did this. His eyes landed on Yori who looked up at him with a sad smile, Zero leaned forward not caring he had witnesses and licked a trail of blood.

"I'm glad you're ali-alive..." Yori fell forward on top of Zero's lap, hardly breathing.

Zero sat there with the woman on his lap, his long silver bangs covering half his upper face, a dark shadow passed his hidden face until he looked up at his attackers with murder. That was when the first person began to run for it leaving the second person there with shock on its face. Zero slowly put the woman on the ground and got up to his feet. With eyes glowing he stalked the cloaked figure, said figure began to back away.

"No, please I was paid to do this!" he began to weep falling on his knees begging.

Zero said nothing and slowly raised a slender arm and grabbed the man's throat, but he didn't put any pressure to it, he just held it firm making the cloak figure look at him. The cloaked figure began to laugh and pulled out another dagger it had hidden and slashed Zero on his bicep. Zero didn't let go, he just watched the blood run down, his hunger went frenzy, the figure had began to chant something in an unknown language. Zero stared at it, he didn't understand the figure, but his body began to burn making Zero hiss and throw the figure all the way on the other side. The figure landed next to Yori, it looked down at the woman, putting a finger under her neck feeling a pulse, smirking the cloaked figure brought her up to it's chest. The figure slowly began to back away into the river bank until the water hit it's waist.

Zero stalked it slowly, his mark began to weep as if it's loosing its last strength, he glared and looked at Yori who was hardly breathing. He looked down at his hand, he looked back up, his voice was not working but to survive he'll need a sacrifice, and he knew whom he'll choose. Zero began to chant something he learned from the thick book and his mated mark appeared around him making it glow white, once it glows red, that'll be the end.

"What are you... Oh no!" the figure dropped Yori once it knew what it was. Zero ran after him using all his last strength he had left and clutched the figure by its neck. Zero smirked once his small fingers were around the neck, he then used his strength to rip apart the head off the neck listening to the man's screams into the still raining night. Zero still smirking, threw the head right in the middle of the seal making the blood land right in the middle, he then tore the body apart and reached for the organ. He too threw it next to the head of the man who had his mouth wide open as if still screaming.

Zero watched as the body dissolved into nothing but dust, he smirked, blood was splattered all over him, he did not care. He looked down at Yori who was slowly loosing her breath, he gathered her in his arms and watched the rose seal head their way, the white light began to turn a light pink, to hot pink, then magenta, a darker magenta until it reached him turning a blood-red. Zero looked down to see the rose glow a blood-red and slowly began to shrink. The blood-red seal was slowly traveling over Zero's skin making it tingle, his skin began to glow red.

"What... did... you do?" she asked as more blood began to pool around her neck.

"We are going back to before all this happened..." Zero said in a raspy voice, his mark had disappeared and he began to shrink. He felt the woman shrink as well.

"Back... before all... of this...? You mean back to being... ba─" Yori began to cough violently. The water reached her back she looked around weakly awed by the slowly shrinking seal around them. The water reached his waist, and he didn't care that the water was now turning red from the glow.

Zero smiled, he now knew that his children were with his father, tears fell down his face, he hoped that he gets to see his children again. Maybe they will bump into them in the future. Who knows?

Zero began to shrink small and smaller, he saw the river began to pull him forward, his body kept shrinking. He watched the rain disappear into the river bank and he smiled watching his reflection. Then it showed his children's happy faces and all the good times they had before this day. Zero slowly walked more inside the river still clutching to Yori who was slowly waking up. Her glazed eyes looked up at his lavender ones, she smiled and he did too. He felt his body shrink, his mature features began to gain baby fat he felt Yori shrink smaller and smaller. Along with their shrinking Zero began to see his life pass before his eyes, he felt that he was watching a video on rewind. He knew that whatever spell he used had a price! He closed his eyes feeling darkness surrounded them.

"I love you," were his last words before darkness took over him.


{static}

"Dad you're home early?"

"I got fired today," an elder man said looking very sad.

Who is that man? And why does he look so sad?

{static}

"How dare you fire my father. Because of you he's in the hospital! This is for him."

Who is that person? And why did I punch him?

{static}

"That, bastard! I hope he meets his maker and I wish I could be there when that happens!"

Why am I calling him a bastard? What did he do to me?

{static}

"It's a whole new you Zero," a pretty girl told me. She seems familiar, but who is she?

{static}

"Not all of us are after looks and wealth,"

I saw myself looking at the tall, handsome brunette. Where have I seen them before?

"Now what was your name again?"

"Zero,"

The handsome man leaned down and kissed me... who are you?


"Who are you?" A light-brown haired girl looked down at him with a confused look.

"Huh?" a silver-haired teen groaned, his head was hurting and that was one hell of a dream.

"Another dream?" she asked him sitting on the poorly made bed of straws.

"Yeah, they just keep on coming. I swear they keep feeling weirder everyday." He leaned forward massaging his head.

"Well if it makes you feel better, I keep having nightmares as well, but it's me in the future with a man and a son? Weird huh?" she laughed fixing a dirty lock behind her ear.

"A son, huh?" he smirked looking into her eyes.

"Yup, I saw the kid playing around with two other figures, their faces were blurry though." she said looking outside the broken window.

"Ugh Yori, I don't wanna go to work!" the silverette groaned.

"Come on Zero, we have to help mom. After work we are to go to school. Let's go!" Yori said taking a hold of his hand and dashed out of the room.

The house was extremely small, it was made out of old broken bricks, the windows had no glass and were covered by rotten cloths. The kitchen was right in front of the barely identified shower, the kitchen had three chairs and a small broken table. The stove was the newest only being four years old, it looked ugly with only a few scratches, stains and cracks around it; but they managed. The barely recognizable shower was only one huge bucket on top with a rope tied for the one using it to pull it down to get wet. A long and thick curtain was the only door to cover one selves. In all the house was a run down, old and molded.

They washed their faces and went out of the house, Zero smiled and waved at everyone who waved. He's poor, but enjoys it with his poor group. They made their way towards the trash facility and grabbed a bag each. Zero wore gloves and began to pick up recyclable things like bottles of such, sometimes they get lucky and find a few coins. He smiled finding many things, a few broken bottles, plastics and such.

"Well my bag is full," one elderly man said showing it to Zero.

"That's great," Zero smiled showing his almost full bag, the sun was coming out making splashing the sky with many vibrant colors.

"You youngsters get faster everyday," he laughed leaving them.

Zero smiled and continued to pick more trash up, he smiled seeing Yori giving a small boy one coin. He made eye contact with her and made to go to the office to receive their money. The office was located almost half a mile away from the trash, they smiled and showed the owner their things. The owner looked at them and nodded giving them the money for their recyclable.

"Cool, let's go!" Yori said with a lazy smile and grabbed her beat up bag.

They walked inside the school, it was free and if it weren't then their mother wouldn't have enough money for tuition. They walked inside the school, both sighed they were in their sophomore year and starting. Zero looked around seeing that everyone was chatting up. He ignored them and kept walking forwards ignoring a few kids that were making fun of them. Zero sighed when one of them pinned him to the wall, he looked up to see his bully. It did not help when your small and thin as a stick.

"What do you want?" Zero glared at him.

"Well, your lunch money would be great." he said smirking reaching down Zero's ripped up jeans and looking for a few bills.

"Like hell I'll give it to you," Zero punched him. {static} The taller brunette lost his balance slightly. {static}

"Hey how dare you hit our friend! Who do you think you are?" {static} a blonde with turquoise eyes growled getting ready to punch him. {static}

Zero began to see his bullies dissolve and other people began to take their place. He only saw two that were slightly blurry, and the rest were all figures, a dark shadow covered their bodies. He didn't know what was going on, his head began to ache. Yori saw this and shoved them away taking Zero with her to somewhere more private. Zero felt his head spin a few more times hearing those same lines go over and over.

"Are you all right? You were pale a while ago." Yori asked him with a worried look.

"Yeah, just this dream I had this morning..." Zero squeezed his eyes shut and reopened them feeling slightly better.

"Let's go, the bell rang." she said getting up dusting her worn out jeans.

Zero nodded and they both walked towards their class. They sat at the back of the class, both noted that many people made snide remarks on how they were dressed. Yori ignored them while Zero glared and everyone feeling the glare all looked at the front of the class scared. The teacher entered the class with a sigh, another day another dollar...

"All right class take out your math books and go to page..."

Zero was running a few laps around the track, he cursed when his bullies were mocking him on his small figure. He wished that he was more buffer and could punched them all to the next century. That was asking for too much, and decided to ignore them.

"Hey Zero, If you were a girl then I'd be screwing you in the lockers." one said.

"I like your legs, they have no hair at all. I bet if I go and touched them they'd be smooth!" they keep shouting.

"From behind you look like a woman!" Zero glared at him and flipped him off. The teacher kicked them out of his track and walked back to his original spot in taking time.

"Bastards," he muttered wiping his sweat-covered forehead.

The school ended and both were walking home. Zero watched the clouds float in the sky, something about clouds made him feel sad. He didn't know why? But it brought sadness to his heart. He felt a slight breezed making his locks tickle his face, he was due for a haircut anyways. Zero watched many couples walk around holding each other's hands, he wondered what is going to happen to them? Will they also be happy and have partners, Zero hoped they could at least be a little richer than they are now.

"Hey," Zero watched as a petite long-haired brunette waved to another girl with long orange hair tied in a high ponytail, her emotionless face looked at the brunette.

He watched them both walk on the other side of the street, what he didn't notice were two figures running towards the girls. Just when the girls were turning around a truck passed slowly covering their identities and Zero heard more greetings. He shrugged and left with a content smile. The figures were already walking the opposite side all chatting and laughing happily. Zero also laughed with Yori at his side talking about the day.

"Mom! You're home." Yori hugged the woman giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Well, Ms. Hio wanted me to take it easy for a while." she said cooking whatever was on the small pot.

"Really? Why?" Zero heard Yori ask.

"Well, next week she'll want me to stay for a few days since she trusts me more than anyone. Important people are going to be visiting her, and she'll want one of us to be there twenty-four hours a day." she said placing a dark lock behind her ear.

"Cool! So we staying here for a few?" Zero asked taking out his homework from his worn out bag.

"No, I asked her if you could stay with me. She had no problems." she smiled putting more vegetables inside the pot.

"Did you hear that! We get to go inside a rich person's home!" Yori nudged him with her elbow.

"But after school, I'll need you to help me out to clean a few guests rooms." she looked down with trembling fingers.

"Did you hear that. We get to work inside a rich person's home." now it was Zero's turn to nudged the girl.

"Whatever," she shrugged and worked on her homework.

Zero was laying on the bed, he could hear his mother and sister chatting on the other room. He sighed rolling to his other side, wishing his father was still alive. He was still hungry, but had to give his food to his mother noticing that she was loosing a lot of weight. That's how his father began before he died. He had lost a lot of weight and one day he never woke up, that happened six months ago when they just turned sixteen. Zero felt tears burn inside his eyelids, he wished that there was something they could do to get enough money for them. If his mother keeps on loosing more weight, them he must go and─ no he can't even stomach the thought of doing that.

He looked outside his broken window hoping for a better life out of this misery, with one long sigh he rolled over his other side. He pulled the small thin blanket over him and fell asleep right away dreaming more of those weird dreams he had always had.


So how was it? I hope that was satisfying enough? Please review and tell me how I did. xD