Hey all here is the next installment of LotS, I know to those who joined from the original story that a lot has changed setting wise BUT most things will still be somewhat the same. Thank you for the kind reviews they always make my day, Also tell me what you think of the new setting.

Warnings : OOCness(?)

Disclaimer: I own no one !

Chapter One : Awakening

Zero sighed for the hundredth time as he looked out the window of the cab, He read over the letter he received from the Association again. He still couldn't believe it, At first he thought it was a joke, some kind of prank, but then he read it again. Five years since he had seen Kaname, Five years of spending time as far away from those blood suckers and now he was heading right back to them. It seemed like Kaname hadn't had his fill of playing with the silver headed boy or so Zero thought. But now he just didn't know what to think.

The cab slowed down as it neared the mansion that Kaname lived in. As soon as the cab entered the driveway Zero had this overwhelming feeling of Deja vu like he had been here before, He shook his head. He can't of been here before this is Kaname's home, a place where he would never go willingly (apart from now but that was a stretch and the massive payday he would get at the end of this mission). The cab pulled up to the mansion and Zero opened the door and stepped out. Zero looked around the massive entrance to the house. It was huge almost like he was walking into a museum made to hold football fields. The cab driver popped the boot and a servant walked down the stairs to meet Zero and gather his things. The maid bowed slowly "Master Kaname wants to see you in his office" the maid said softly to Zero, Zero huffed and nodded. "High and mighty king of vampires is to lazy to get of his butt to great me" Zero muttered under his breath as he walked up the stairs and into the main entrance.

Zeros eyes wandered around the vast staircases and numerous doors to rooms that hid the unknown. A butler walked over to Zero "Ah you must be the new bodyguard come Master Kaname is waiting" The butler bowed slightly and turned on his foot and walked towards the left staircase "this way if you please" the butler said over his shoulder. Zero huffed he followed the butler up the stairs every step he took he felt as if he had been down these vase hallways before. The butler stopped and knocked on a double door, a soft 'come in' was heard on the other side of the door. The voice belonged to none other than Kaname the person Zero wished to see the least (hell he would take the Cross over Kaname any day). The butler opened the door for Zero and bowed slightly before leaving, Zero walked into the room and looked around. Despite it being FREAKING HUGE and could hold his whole house in one room, Zero couldn't get over the feeling that it should be holding lots of toys and children's play things. He ignored that feeling and walked up to the desk where Kaname sat working on some papers.

Kaname looked up from his work and gave Zero a faint smile, one of those cocky ones that he used to gave Zero at school all the time. "I see that you arrived in one peace I take it your journey was pleasant" Kaname said as he looked back down at his paper works on the desk. "if by 'pleasant' you mean the 18 hour flight with screaming children, the five hour train ride with a snoring old man and a teenage girl sobbing her eyes out then yeah it was pleasant" Zero remarked as he frowned. Kaname looked up at Zero under his bangs with a 'don't try that attitude with me'. "Well at least you are here in one peace and unharmed" Kaname said in a stern voice, he opened a desk drawer and pulled out a headset and receiver "This is for you" he moved the headset towards Zero, Zero looked at it questioning "its so i can contact you at all times" Zero frowned "oh so you can summon me whenever you please? I'm not your chess piece that you can play with an i am NOT one of your 'fanboys' who is willing to do whatever you say" he huffed and slammed his hands on Kaname's desk. Kaname leant back in his chair and folded his hands. "every time you disobey an order i will be adding an extra year to your contract, so if you want to leave here sooner then i suggest you play along" Zero looked as if he had been slapped in the face "You can't do that !" he yelled, "Oh really unless you really want to find out i would shut my mouth" Kaname growled at Zero flaring his aura out. Zero didn't even flinch but he shut his mouth pretty quickly and picked up the headset. Kaname leaned forward "well then Alfred will show you to your room feel free to explore the property, now if you'll excuse me i have some business to attend to" and with that Kaname went back to work. Zero turned on his heel and stomped (lightly) out the door, Alfred the butler who showed Zero to scene room lead him downstairs to Zeros room, It was a large plain room with a double bed a desk and with a private bathroom. Zero was surprised to see that his gear was already in the room He nodded goodbye to the butler and got set on putting his gear away.

Zero spent the rest of his night asleep in his room while the rest of the house was awake, he got up at around seven and ventured out to find the kitchen when he did he (about three hours later) he got set on making himself something to eat, that was until a maid came and shooed him back to his room telling him food will be brought up to him. Zero sighed and made his way back to his room, once he got there however he was struck with a terrible headache and collapsed to the ground. the pain was terrible and felt as if someone was pulling his brain apart and putting it back together inside out. But just as quickly as it came it disappeared. Food arrived soon after and he then decided to take a look outside and get a better feel of the surroundings.

Zero found out that Kaname had many rose gardens around the place each large enough to get lost in. And on the outskirts of the property there was a large forest with a hidden lake centered between two large hills. It was here that he felt at peace. He spent most of his day sitting and watching the lake and animals around it. It was nearing sunset that Zero begun to feel strange, as if his body was burning up he coughed several times and walked down to the lake shores to splash his face with fresh water. it helped cool him down however his body still continued to feel weird. The headset went off with one of the butlers asking him to come to the front of the house, so Zero decided to (unwillingly) leave the lake and head to the house. As he walked to the main entrance he saw a maid hanging out some washing, then his headache came back as well as his burning temperature. Zero coughed as images flashed before his eyes of a small boy living in this home. of toys and baths and most of all the maid who turned into a blue dragon, the same maid who was hanging out the washing. Hes knees gave way under him and he dropped the the ground using his arms to keep his face from smashing to the ground, The sun started to set behind the trees and Kaname's voice blasted into Zeros ear telling him off for being late. The loud noise from the headset made Zeros ears ring and he had to rip the headset off to stop him from getting a larger migraine, A maid saw Zero on the ground and ran over to him she asked if he was ok and tried to help him up, But as soon as he stood a sharp knife like pain ran up his spine and he screamed, The maid took a couple of steps back not sure on what she should do.

Zeros vians felt like they were filled with fire, his bones started to crack and he felt like it was being pulled apart from the inside out and to be honest it was.

You see what was happening was Zeros body was pulling itself apart and putting itself back together, Internal organs bursting then growing back, bones cracking and splitting, and for a while everything went silent, as Zeros vocal cords ripped apart and transformed. Kaname heard the screaming over the headset and rushed towards the echoing sounds and when things went quiet his senses flared up. He could smell blood, Zeros blood. Then there was a bright flash as a flame shot up into the sky quickly followed by a mighty roar. Kaname's eyes widened and he rushed to the scene when he rounded the corner however his eyes popped out of his head and his jaw slackened a mighty white dragon stood scolding down at Kaname surrounding it was Zeros clothing and blood and flesh. "Z-Zero?".

To Be Continued