Hi there! We're on to chapter 3! Im surprised that it didn't take very long. This is we're the story really takes , hee! Its a flash back chapter. yay flash backs! So I guess not much happens. But it has been the most enjoyable chapter to wright so far. Okay well theres just one thing you need to know. The second flash back is just a couple of days before Ichiru meets Shizuka and the seeds of hatred begin to grow. Right with out further ado, heres the next chapter.

Chapter 3: Memories of Blood, Snow, Family and Hatred

"Does it hurt?" Mocked Shizuka, as she gazed down at Zero, who was shaking in pain. He stared up at the retched being. Blood dripped from her lips caressing her long neck. Zero tried to move, get a grip and destroy this woman down to her very core. Why weren't his parents doing the same? They were the greatest hunters who ever lived they can't give up. Where was Ichiru, he was weak, someone should save him.

"M…mu…" Zero tried to call to his parents, but his voice would not let him. His throat was burning up and his mouth was as dry as sand. Zero knew what this meant. Knew his fate. But he would not let that happen. Ichiru needed him, his parents needed him and he had promised Yagari he would not let him regret saving him. It was not his time to die.

"Your parents hunted down too many of my sweet brethren..." She contained. There was murmuring coming from the door. Was it Ichiru? Was he safe? Or was it Yagari come to save his family once again.

" …This is their retribution…" So this was some kind of revenge, like what he was going to do to her when he got his strength back.

"The Kiryu clan was well known as vampire hunters…" Zero was not paying any attention now to the woman, everything was starting to fade and sounds became very distant as his blood contained to drain from his body. Instead, he focused all his energy on listening to the murmurs from the hall way.

"Umm… Mum is holding a party at our house. You haven't forgot have you?..." Zero tried to hear the conversation but he could only pick out fragments of it. The voice was a girls, he tried to remember, no, it couldn't be.

"What's with that smell… Why have you got that grin on your face?" No not her, anyone but her. Go back home, you don't need to see this.

"Haruhi!" Cried the second voice. Zero could see a hand flickering out to stop her. But it did not save the child. She gazed at the horrific scene that lay before her. Her eyes widened, her hands clapped over her lips. But it did not stop the heart wrenching sound that came, Shizuka reached out to her, and she screamed.

"Haruhi!" Cried Zero as he leaped from the bed. He turned to see if anyone had heard, but no, luckily for him, Kyon was snoring sweetly.

Phew. It was just a dream. But it felt so real.

This was not new to Zero, he had that dream every night after his family had passed away. It was only recently though, that he had started having them again. But why now? It was like someone was warning him. Zero didn't believe in fate or anything like that, but still, why else would he have these feelings.

Zero began to replay the dream, over and over in his mind. Every time he had this dream it was exactly the same. But last nights was different. Could that girl really be Haruhi Suzumiya? It certainly looked like her. But could it? Zero tried to remember. In the dream he seemed to already know her.

" Zero, what are vampires?"

"They are beasts in human form, that drink the blood of living humans."

"Are they real?"

"…"

Yes. He did know her. He was still not sure were from. Zero concentrated on the memory, pulling it in and expanding it.

" You never tell me anything! I'm going home!" Haruhi ran off down the road out of sight. It was snowing out and Zero was about go back inside, when Ichiru appeared.

"Ichiru, get back inside you'll catch a fever!" Cried Zero, twisting his twin to the doorway.

"I've always got a fever." Ichiru shrugged him off. He marched over to the remains of what looked like the start of a snow man.

"May I help?" Asked Ichiru, smiling sweetly.

"Oh. Go on then. But promise me you'll go straight back inside afterwards." Insisted Zero.

"Fine. Don't lecture me." Zero and Ichiru played happily together for hours. Until Ichiru said.

"Why didn't you tell her?"

"What?"

"Haruhi. Why didn't you tell her the truth?"

Zero looked at him quizzically.

"She doesn't need to know." He stated simply.

"She doesn't need to know? She's family; she has a right to know the truth."

"Haruhi's not family! You don't even know her!" Ichiru crumpled slightly then. He had gone too far. He knew it wasn't his fault he was so weak he couldn't even go to school and socialise with other kids his age. But Zero couldn't help it. Ichiru barely even talked to her. He didn't understand why now he was calling her family.

"Yes I do! She's as much part of the family as teacher is and he doesn't even like me!"

"Yes he does! Ichiru!" Zero tried to make a grab for his twin, but Ichiru whacked him away, in the process knocking the head off the snowman they had built together. Ichiru trembled.

"See what you've done! You've brought back my fever!" Ichiru headed for the door. Zero cried out to him.

"Where are you going?"

"I promised you I'd go back inside didn't I?" Ichiru opened the doors.

Zero grabbed the sad head of the snow man and ran to his brother.

"Look. Stop. Ichiru we can fix it!" Pleaded Zero, offering the forlorn head to him.

"What like you're going to fix me!" Sneered Ichiru. This was the first time he had ever seen Ichiru in such away. He could see the pure hatred in his eyes. Was that how he had always felt?

"Don't mock me Zero. Don't make promises you cannot keep! Look at me!" Ichiru span round, stretching his arms in the air as if reaching for the Gods.

"You can't fix me! No one can ever fix ME!" Zero could see Ichiru was not going to be persuaded. He let his brother leave as he wandered back to the house, laughing all the way.

Zero was pulled from the sad memories by a knock at the door.

He slowly got up from his bed and turned the nob.

"Hello, Kuran." He spat.

"You're up early."

"Not exactly, its only two, the night is still young." Great and there was me thinking I had, had a decent night's sleep. Zero had a deep hatred for Kaname. He was a pureblood like Shizuka and he had this perfect student act that everyone fooled for. But Zero wasn't easily persuaded, he had seen how distressed Yuki had looked on the night she had stayed in the Night Dorms that time. He knew Yuki had seen something she didn't want to admit and Zero knew there was something lurking behind those calm and gentle eyes that he didn't want people to see.

"Stop your rambling what do you want?" Asked Zero.

"Well then, what does the name, Haruhi Suzumiya, mean to you?"

Oh I do love my cliff hangers. You know, I do feel sorry for Ichiru even though he is twisted in brain (like Ben from Eastenders) Please, please, please review (You can even tell me about Eastenders if you want too). DemonRaily thankyou once again for your support I like hearing from you and guys if you like this please tell me. Reviews give me encourgment and I will reply to everyone of them! Hee, hee! Okay see you next chapter! Bye-nee