Thanks for the review KawiiBear, as well as all those who read the first chapter.

This is my first venture into the VK fandom so I was a little nervous posting this when I'm still doing Rambling but I'm happy with the positive feedback so far everyone!

This fic is meant to follow the cannon plot as much as I can while still being AU if that makes any sense lol, there is one main difference - what if Shizuka took Zero with her 4 years ago as well as Ichiru?

Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Corazón
Chapter 1 Reflecting On The Past

Mi corazón de cenicero...my ashtray heart

You are the burden to our ways
You are the one who took my place
You took a jump into forever
A leap of faith I could not take...

He was afraid...mostly though he felt angry.

He felt her fangs slice into his neck...but he all he could focus on was the sick smile playing on Ichiru's face as he stared down at their parents' bleeding bodies lay on the snow covered ground.

Zero's lilac eyes shot open. He remained still breathing in and out steadily as he tried to calm down.

"Nii-san...go back to sleep" Ichiru whispered tiredly from behind him and wrapped an arm around his twin's waist.

He closed his eyes, it would be hectic tomorrow.

A few hours later after the sun had started to set Zero sat up in bed, the other side was empty, Ichiru had gone to tend to Shizuka.

This afternoon Maria and Zero were to be going to be starting at Cross Academy.

He stared across at the brand new uniform Shizuka-hime had given him when he been ordered to attend the stupid school.

"I don't think glaring at it will make you get dressed any quicker..." Maria joked as she skipped through the door in her white Night Class uniform.

"It makes me look like a damn host" he said sighing.

"Well you look like a host anyway...though I guess Shizuka-sama could have given you the girls uniform instead heh though I'd have to say you do have the figure" she told him happily, obviously finding enjoyment from his suffering "Come on! We have to meet the headmaster in twenty minutes" Maria threw his clothes at him.

"Yeah...yeah" he replied half heartedly and pushed her out the door.

After he knew she'd gone back to her room he sighed.

"She will definitely... be one of the first I kill" he murmured picking his white pants off the floor as he started to undress out of his pajamas.

TBC