Yuuki was stumbling through the snow. She was all alone, no one else around, in a place surrounded by snow capped mountains. The shades of a dark night loomed behind her. In the distance she saw the Northern Lights dancing behind the mountains. She felt drawn to them, like they were the only hope left. Kaname was not by her side. She began to fly, over the mountain and through the Lights, into a land of Twilight. She knew this place, it was strangely nostalgic. But she had been here before: she knew where to go. She landed in the city; the houses were stunning as they were carved from the finest marbles, crystals and rubies. Everything shimmered. Then she noticed that other people were around her, they were mostly vampires. She felt light and happy here. All the vampires seemed relaxed and at ease, even when the wolves howled. She looked to the sky and saw a star shoot across it, as the northern lights danced in the sky. A calm wind blew through the streets and it seemed to catch delicate instruments hung from the arches in the streets, creating an eerie yet beautiful hum. She walked beneath an emerald archway, and noticed a familiar boy sat by the side of a fountain made of glass. He wore pure white and held an elegant pocket watch in his hand. As she drew nearer he looked up at her and sighed. He placed his watch into his pocket and adjusted the monocle on his left eye; his white hair fell neatly across his face.

"Z-Zero?"

He bowed at Yuuki, and he smirked at her.

" I am Zero, but this is a dream Yuuki, not real. I am afraid this friendly exchange can only happen here. And you are very late." He looked at the watch and frowned.

"So encounters like this can only happen in our imaginations? Once allies now enemies."

"Yes, Yuuki. I am sorry. This is the way it has to be for now. I am here, in life and in this dream, to serve as your guide. She has been waiting for a long time. "

"Who?"

"Why, The Queen of course! You are extremely late. She has moaned on and on about it. But I don't think she is that angry" He said quickly as he saw a look of panic spread on Yuukis' face. "She isn't like the Queen of Hearts..." He stood and brushed down his suit and checked his watch again. "Shit, now I am late. Err... just head up to the castle." A wolf howled in the background as he pointed behind him.

"That nostalgic melody, almost like a music box, it's so familiar." She listened.

Zero nodded. "Same, its instinct almost." They stood for a long time listening to the music of the place. He reached forward and held her hand. "I await our next meeting, Yuuki. Even if it as enemies."

"I will be waiting." She whispered.

He smiled at her and walked away. She frowned to herself; some of what he had said made no sense, he said that neither could be allies again, yet he implied that it was possible. But how? She began floating up, above the rooftops, and travelled towards the most spectacular building she had ever seen.

It was made from Emeralds and gold, with crystals glimmering around it. The windows were large and reflected the Twilight glow. Before the building stood a statue of an angel, with one wing made from gold, with red rubies for eyes. It was obvious that it resembled a vampire. Yuuki looked closer at this statue, and noticed that its left eye changed to a purple colour and then back to red. She sped towards the walls and screamed thinking she would hit into them, but she glided through unharmed.

Inside were chandeliers made of precious gems, and the halls arched roofs seemed to go on forever, with sparkling silver on the ceiling. It looked like stars. She landed in the room and looked around for some other sign of life. She spotted a white rabbit running across the room, it was chasing a cat.

"That's odd… what are they doing?"

"The rabbit believes it is necessary and the cat does not wish to lash out at it. You have been a long time you know."

Her eyes widened, and she tilted her head over her shoulder. Kaname stood leaned against a door way made of sapphires. He was dressed in a purple suit, with golden cuff lings and an ocean blue necktie around his neck. She smiled when she saw him; he made her feel calm. He smiled when he saw her, she was the only one to whom he could have a true smile for.

"She is waiting for you, you know. She is in this room here." He nodded his head towards the doors behind him, which stretched to the top of the room. "Have figured out where you are?"

Yuuki shook her head.

He walked towards her and his smile grew larger. He stroked her face.

"Okaa-sama told us a story once. Back in the days of the ancestors of the Kuran clan, there was once one other family who shared our power. They ruled the world with us. Purebloods with a greater power than any normal Vampire. They had a power over the living and the dead. This very city was their home, the City behind the Northern Lights." Kaname sighed and crossed his arms. "But one of the ancestors lusted for their power over the dead. A great war ensured, the very war that triggered the wars against hunter and Vampire. The ancestor powered by passion and jealously stole the power and now controls the dead… It was believed the whole of the family were destroyed, eliminated."

He pushed his hand through his hair and smiled slightly.

"I remember… it sounds like a fairy tale." She frowned.

"Now enter through here…" He began to fade.

"Kaname! Don't go."

"I have done my job so far. Oh, hold on. You are not the only one in Wonderland. Remember that." He smiled again, kissed her and disappeared completely. The doors swung open.

She walked across the threshold, towards the doors. This time she could hear what sounded like wind chimes and a distant hum of something that she could not describe. Apart from it was a melody of sadness and triumph mixed into one. The room had columns reaching up towards the never-ending ceiling, and the chandeliers glinted in the dim light. She noticed an empty throne across the room, and found herself sat in it. A wolf howled outside, its voice a crescendo upward. She felt different, and looked down at her hands. Her hands were not hers, a large ring sat on one of her fingers. It was a beautiful rune, that meant nothing to her, but it looked so familiar. Who had she turned into?

An old friend.

She jumped. Yuuki had heard that voice before. It was the voice that had spoken to her when she had first awoken as a human. The first voice that spoke to her on that snowy night.

I have slept within you for a long time, my dear Yuuki. Please do not be frightened; there are some things, memories, which were not awakened when you were reborn… things that one has to find out for them. Now, let me see you properly.

She drifted from the throne, and found herself stood before a beautiful woman. The woman glided off her throne, and moved towards Yuuki. Her dress fell about her and rippled as though there were a wind within the hall. It was made from the finest red silk, embroided with rubies, amethysts and lapis lazuli. Her skin was snow white and her eyes were sapphire blue. The woman's hair cascaded off her shoulders and it was a golden colour. The woman touched her hand against Yuukis' face and smiled sadly at her.

So this is the voice that has guided me, all those years ago?

"I am sorry for the trouble I have caused, events that cannot be altered. And that I have ensnared you in this broken Wonderland." A tear rolled down the woman's cheek. "This place is no longer like this. It is an evil place now, Yuuki. I have brought you to how it once was, in its finest hour."

"You are a member of the original ancestors?"

"Yes, my dear. I am the ancestor of the Windsor clan." Her blue eyes shone at Yuuki, with happiness.

Yuuki stared around the castle hall.

"Is this… where we go when we die?"

"It used to be. Now the dead wonder in the land of the living, without rest for eternity. A sin has been made and they are the ones to pay."

"It is very beautiful."

"Arigato. It took me years to perfect this place." She swept her hand around. "The Aurora was even harder. But it is no longer like this… anymore."

She walked over to Yuuki and kissed her head. "You are my hope, dear child. I shall be united once again with my granddaughter."

Yuuki held her hands together and thought. "A member of your family still exists? I take it is not me!"

The Queen laughed. "No it is not you, my dear. You are my vessel."

So, this woman lives inside me?

She could have been like you. Yuuki, my time is running out. you must delve into your memories. Start piecing the jigsaw together, replace the blank faces in your memories with the real ones. Please, you can not fail …Open Your Eyes."

Your Mother... she wishes you well. F-forgive us our sins... please, forgive us all.

Authors Notes:

This is a short... clue or hint at future things. it serves as a deivce to help Yuuki understand certain parts of what will happen and thus you as reader. As the reader, you will generally have the same insight as Yuuki, but maybe in some places you will have more of an insight than she actually does.

I'll Show You a Sweet Nightmare Next night...