As my reality pushes threw my dreams I roll over in my bed and pull the covers closer. The sound of soft footsteps and a closing door stirred my curiosity. I open my eyes then a real reality hits me. I'm not in my room. I don't know where I am and when I sit up my vision blanks. I grab my head and lay back down. I decide to pull the covers back up because the room is freezing. I pull the covers over my head. I'm sure I look like a kid hiding from a monster. I start to shake uncontrolled and I cant help be fearful. I don't know what's happening to my body and I don't know where I am or if I'll get help. I distantly hear a door open and two sets of feet come to my bedside. One of them pulls back the covers and gently runs there hand threw my hair. I try to open my eyes but a searing pain tears threw my head and I whimper. "Wow Zero aren't you supposed to be tuff. I always thought you were a big boy but look at you a little time without my blood and you're barely alive," a silvery voice whispers near my ear. "W-w-what?," I force out the words before I shaking violently again. The woman laughs lightly then sites next my head. After pulling my head into her lap I feel soft flesh against my lips. Not in control of my own body I bite deeply and drink. The shakes stop and as soon as I get control again I push my self up and away from the woman holding me. I open my eyes and try to summon my blank expression before looking around. I stare for a long time at the woman a few feet away. Her sliver-white hair falls long down her back and her stone cold eyes hold amusement at my bewilderment and not even the delicate pink shade of them could hide her malice. A grin placed lightly on her lips spread her glee but as she speaks I can not put her voice to them, "Zero are you not happy to be hear? What is with that look I really cant tell and I hate not knowing things." I look at her more confused, "Have we meet?" I don't know what else to say but everything about her reminds me of that girl at school. She stares at me a moment then a light comes to her eyes. "Good job Zero. Yes we have meet but I didn't look this way. I believe I was in a different body but that doesn't matter this is what I look like. You on the other hand look remarkably like some one I know," her smile widens and she stands reviling a great height. I stare her down threw every movement she makes until she motions my gaze to the seat she is now beside. I let my gaze flow to the man sitting there. Only seconds after it lands I gasp and tears rush to my eyes. I stop them before they start and crawl closer to the end of the bed for a better look. "Ichiru?," I ask choking up. He man smiles, "Who else looks like your mirror Zero?" The joke made is true but how is he still alive. My brother is not dead. Being so happy I jumped from the bed and pulled him into the biggest bear hug I could muster. His grip back was the best thing I have ever felt and the embrace should have lasted forever.

*KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK* I could have cared less about the door but Ichiru gently pushed my back to a sitting position on the bed before going to answer it. I couldn't hear the words being exchanged but after a moment Ichiru stepped aside and let cat into the room. She didn't look up from the floor but she stopped a few feet from Shizuka waiting to be acknowledged. Ichiru closed the silently then went to stand beside Shizuka. "What do you need Cat," The words weren't harsh, merely annoyed but none the less cat jumped and looked quickly from me to her then back down. "I-I-I ju-ju-just…," she stammers weakly. "Stop stuttering!" again cat jumps but the command in her voice was very scary. "I just wanted to make sure he was alright," she whispers. "You did well. You hurt him just the right amount actually. Now I was told how your hunt went. I seems your not ready for that are you?," she almost sneers at the girl. "I tried my hardest but no I am not." she sounds so scared of her own words and Shizuka appears to be thriving on it. "We will try again when you are older but for now you can help with Zero hear. Like his maid." Cats expressions didn't change but a forced happiness came to the surface, "What ever you say mistress." Shizuka smiles and turns to Ichiru.

"I have places to be right now you don't mind informing Cat of her job and Zero of his expectations do you?," she says with much more kindness than she gave cat. "No of course not my only job is what you say." As Shizuka leaves it feel like the room takes a breath of relief. Cat relaxes and stopped shaking but I could tell she is still on edge. "Zero you will have high expectations from now on. Come over hear," He motions me to stand in the center of the room then begins opening drawers. "Cat take his shirt size." His work in the drawers slowed as he speaks but he is becoming angry. As cat came close I pulled my shirt up over my head and tossed it to her. I might as well do as he says while I figure out what's going on. I have a million questions but he clearly wont answer them so I play it safe and ask, "Ichiru what happened to my bag?" He looks up irritated, "That's what I'm looking for! Cat do you know where they put it?!" his tone makes her jump but she non the less runs over to the wardrobe and pulls out my bag. She throws it to Ichiru who takes it a dumps the contents on the bed. "Take your pants off too Zero." I see no point in arguing and after handing them over I move to my things on the bed. Ichiru was shaking out my cloths and handing them to me before he realized I didn't know what to do. "Zero your supposed to put them away. Cat take those to the wash room and bring my back a tape measure and order form. The ones one my desk." I watch her go then fold my close and pun them in a dresser. By the time I have made it back to Ichiru he is going threw the first aid kit, "Do you really want this zero because you wont need it." I wonder why he thinks I wont need it. I don't know what could happen here, "Yes, just in case." he closes the box then hands it to me with my other toiletries and points to a door next to the wardrobe. As I'm putting everything away I hear cat return and next thing I know she is waiting for me at the door. When I finish she directs me again to the center of the room. Ichiru comes over from the bed and shows me something from my bag. "Zero why do u have blood tablets when you cant eat them? What is this bracelet for also I didn't think you would be one for jewelry." I had totally forgotten about the bracelet Kaname had given me but know I suddenly wanted to keep it, "You can take the tablets but I would like to keep the bracelet its from someone important." He slides the tablets into his pocket but puts the bracelet under my pillow. He takes the tap measure from cat then comes back to me, "Shizuka will take it if she sees it. The measurements I am taking are for your new uniform." I look at him really confused, "Uniform! Uniform for what?!" He replies much to slowly, "The Games." he sounds calm but I know the truth. This bitch has clamed me as a pet and now she intends to fight me like a dog. People do not survive The Games.