So I've had very little progress with Corazon or HR&ST so I decided to work on this idea I've had floating around for a long time.

Zero's a little insane.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything...nothing at all...not even my soul, the song below is called Shattered and is by Trading Yesterday

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Chapter 1 Rediscovered

This day's ending is the proof of time killing all the faith I know
Knowing that faith is all I hold

And I've lost who I am
And I can't understand
Why my heart is so broken
Rejecting your love
Without love gone wrong
Life
Less words
Carry on

But I know
All I know
Is that the ends beginning

Who I am from the start
Take me home to my heart
Let me go
And I will run
I will not be silenced...

He held his hand up to his eyes, they hurt with the blinding light that filled the room...even artificial light caused extreme pain.

Light equaled pain.

He needed Ichiru...he needed his brother...these people they said they knew him but he couldn't remember any of them.

His nails dug into his palm and a vine shot from his hand smashing the chandelier hanging over head plunging the room into darkness...that was much better...Rose was a good girl after all, she never liked to see him in pain.

"Zero" the girl who had called herself Yuuki cried out as she rushed through the door "Are you alright?"

She was nice but how stupid was she? Always asking him when she knew he couldn't talk. He liked the other man more he at least never talked to him directly. The other people wandering around were annoying though especially the man called Aidou...he didn't like him.

For some reason they all called him Zero.

He'd been here for two days now and he didn't know why, the girl wouldn't tell him anything...all she did was ask if he was fine and fawn over him. He'd woken up the day before in this mansion with the girl sleeping in a chair by his bedside. Everything was mixed up in his mind and what memories he did have were jumbled so much he couldn't figure out which were real and which weren't.

"You're bleeding" Yuuki stated holding his hand in her much smaller ones, water was running down her cheeks. Water? ah now he remembered...it was tears...but why was she crying? He put his uninjured hand to her face caressing her cheek. "Zero please don't be sad" she exclaimed.

He wondered what she was talking about until felt the wet on his face, tear rolling down from his own eyes.

"It's okay" Yuuki whispered holding him close to her.

"Yuuki-sama, Kaname-sama has returned" the annoying blonde from before announced from the doorway.

"Thanks Aidou-sempai" she murmured not turning around to face him, she didn't want him to see that she had been crying.

"I smelt blood...are you injured?" Aidou asked her.

"No, Zero's hand is cut...can you get some bandages" Yuuki requested of him. 'Zero' didn't see why, the wound would be healed before he returned.

He observed the two of them, they behaved like master and servant but they knew each other and Yuuki just wanted to be treated like a normal person instead of a princess...which was what everyone here seemed to do.

"Of course Yuuki-sama" Aidou said and bowed before leaving them alone. He didn't want leave her by herself with him but she'd ordered him to and you can't refuse the order of a pureblood.

He was bored and now that the evil light was gone he could sleep without the pain.

"Awww" he yawned tiredly and closed his eyes, he didn't really care about the position he was in it wasn't like she would hurt him though you never know with these purebloods they're all monsters on the inside, some are just better at controlling theirs then others. For some reason he felt he could trust this one at least with his body while he rested. Really what could she do? Torture him in his sleep? Bleed him dry? It didn't really matter.

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Yuuki was quiet at dinner, she couldn't handle Zero when he was like this. She thought once he woke up he'd be fine.

"Are you alright Yuuki?" Kaname asked staring at her from across the table.

"Yes...I'm fine Kaname" she reiterated for what felt like the tenth time that day and to tell the truth she was getting tired of it, why'd she have to act like everything was perfect when they were around other people just because they were purebloods? Kaname and her were people too...it wasn't fair.

"Is it Kiryuu? I heard he woke up two days ago while I was away" he said his voice apathetic and his face blank.

"Zero doesn't remember anything...well I don't if he does because he doesn't talk, he just stares blankly at the walls or sleeps but the way he looks at me I can tell he is in there somewhere" Yuuki explained hope leaking into her voice.

"AHHHHHHHHH" a distant scream could be heard from the hall echoing off the stone walls of the mansion.

Yuuki jumped up and ran back to Zero's room as quickly as she could.

There was water and half melted ice covering the carpet.

Aidou and Seiren were trying there best to hold him down as he thrashed around on the floor, Zero's arms unconscious waving his arms around with his claws out trying to get away from them in his sleep.

"What happened?" she demanded unusually angry.

"I don't know I came in the bring some food, I just shook a little to wake him up and he started to attack me" Aidou tried to defend himself.

"No I'm not going back!" Zero screamed trying desperately to escape.

The green eyed man ordered the others to put him in the draw after they beat so badly he couldn't move anymore. The green eyed man said he was sorry but he couldn't disobey.

It was dark and cramped...so cramped he had to lay on his side with his knees pressed against his chest and even then he couldn't move.

There were others above and below his prison moaning in agony and sadness. They gave him no food or water...just a tube that passed through the slat in the door that blood came down once a week well that's what he thought, by then he'd forgotten even what month it was let alone what day trapped in this pitch black cage.

It wasn't the dark that scared him...it was the light...the light meant they were going to take you out to play with them.

"Zero, it's Yuuki please calm down we're not going to hurt you" he heard a voice plead through the pain and terror.

Yuuki...he knew that name, a picture of a smiling brunette teenage girl filled his mind.

He was afraid of Ruka for some reason, she could tell.

"The green eyed man said he was sorry...but he wasn't sorry...if he was sorry he wouldn't have let them do those things" Zero muttered insanely "He wouldn't have listened to the queen bee her golden hair blinding him" suddenly he stopped fighting them and slumped forward. "I would appreciate it if you got of me, after what you just put Zero-nii through I would be in the right to kill you both" he said his voice low and threatening "Yuuki-san it's so nice to see you again"

Suddenly it twigged "Ichiru-kun?" Yuuki asked.

TBC