***Disclaimer: I still don't own Nothing, Zillah, 'the twin', Christian or any other Poppy Z. Brite references. And I still am the creator of Zid. :) ***



Nothing had headed towards "Ghost's" the second he recognized the building. Yea, it had been a few years but he would recognize the place of his birth even if it turned to cotton candy. Flashes of his past intruded upon his mind and his heart. He felt a brief jab as he thought of Zillah, his daddy, his lover- but quickly recovered as he recalled all the pain and suffering inflicted by that green eyed devil (angel). He looked up to the sign he read the word "Ghost's" and was immediately suspicious. Running now, alone for once, (he had finally ditched Twig & Molachai back at the hotel...at least for now) Nothing was intensely curious as to who or what he would find inside. He slammed open the door, his eyes darted around the almost empty bar. Wow, he thought, I can still smell everyone...even Jessy. The distraction didn't last long when he saw who was behind the bar. Nothing was in shock and extremely pissed off. He headed straight to where that wrinkled up parasite stood, grabbed his shirt and screamed, "Why? You filthy fuck. Why did you name it 'Ghosts'?". The creature started to laugh. This made Nothing much angier. Fuck this shit, he thought and sliced the twin across the neck with his nails which he kept quite long and deadly nowadays.

Was that even blood coming out of his neck? Nothing didn't know and didn't care. He carted the limp creature up the steps and locked him in Christian's old room, trying to make the decision to kill him or pump him for information. And he worried about that boy that was downstairs. He had been the only other person in the bar and Nothing figured he'd have to kill him too. He didn't want to really. Maybe he could talk to him, Twig and Molachai were getting to be bothersome company lately. So, he decided to go back downstairs and make sure the kid hadn't bolted. Nothing noticed how he hadn't looked disgusted and scared, only interested in the violent display. Probably not the best idea to start hanging out with humans, though. Hell, it was worth a shot and he didn't have much to fear. He could always split town if the kid proved to be a danger. Nothing headed down the old steps, oblivious to the creature's loud banging on Christian's door, and approached the boy he would come to call Zid.