AN: in honor of my one year anniversary as an author on fanfiction i've decided to update all my in-progress stories and to put up a few new ones. Hopefully, if i ever get writer's block, i can cure it by writing one of seven other stories.
And here is your long awaited sequel. I waited to start writing this because I wanted to see how the manga ended. And I must say I was disappointed. If you don't want spoilers please proceed to the unbolded type. While very happy that Kaname finally got to experience life in the sun and be just another human, after all he sacrificed he more than deserved it, I absolutely hated that Yuuki actually got with Zero and had kids with him. He threatened to kill her more than once. He totally doesn't deserve her. That said, I'm so glad I killed him. Stealing another man's girl is just not cool.
Rant over.
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Her well-manicured nails tapped out a quick rhythm. It was her way to vent stress.
Sara thought she had planned for every move Kuran could make. It had been obvious that he had been trying to make waves, so Sara never took her eyes off the last Kuran. She watched him from afar, studying his decisions and actions, and prepared herself for the time when he would make his changes.
But she had never seen the girl coming. How did one predict the miraculous return of a Pureblood no one knew existed?
It had only been one month since her reveal, yet the couple already had a following. Kaname was hunting down the hunters like the dogs they were, and the girl had thrown one ball and already planned their coronation on the Winter Solstice.
Sara crumbled the invite to the King's and Queen's Coronation Ball on December twenty-first.
She refused to see a human on the throne. Sara would not follow a lesser being. Six months was plenty of time for her to remove the human and insert herself in her place.
"Fetch me lunch please, darling." She asked of one of her handmaidens. The young girl, who served Sara in return for the promise of immortality, obediently brought forth a human female in her early twenties, most likely a college student, too drunk to realize that Sara's flashing fangs were not plastic inserts.
Sara drank deeply; she so loved the taste of fresh blood from a female. Once finished she order the human removed.
The human was placed in a cell. A Pureblood did not need to drink every day, but Sara enjoyed her luxury and the strength fresh blood gave her. Soon, she would have an army of Level Es. The Kurans could not fight the war on two fronts. They would have to choose the hunters or the fallen.
And when they chose to exterminate the ex-humans, Sara would be there to show the nobility that the Kurans were incapable of taking charge of an entire nation. If they could not control the creation of Level Es, how could they ever be trusted to see to the safety of all vampires; they could not even protect the humans they valued so dearly.
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Yuuki cursed, taking pride in the fact that she no longer talked with a lisp, as her fangs slid out of her gums once more. Only a month into her pregnancy, and she was consuming more blood than her books said the average female drank. She had already taken from Aidou twice that morning.
She knew he wouldn't complain. Aidou idolized her brother, and now he worshipped her. He did everything she asked of him and some things she didn't. He tutored her in politics and culture until see could host a party in her sleep. So far, Aidou was the only one Yuuki had informed about her pregnancy. He had made her swear to never lie to him so that he could always protect her, and to tell him of anything important that could pose a risk to her health.
Yuuki didn't believe being pregnant would be bad for her health, but she had let Aidou know so that he could care for her properly. When she had told him, the Aristocrat had promptly knelt, offering his neck, and promised to always be available should a blood craving strike.
Her hormones had caused her to burst into tears, and Aidou had panicked. He didn't stop listing all the horrible things Kaname would do to him until Yuuki told him they were tears of happiness.
But Yuuki may have been wrong. This pregnancy was extremely draining on her. She was experiencing lethargy and severe blood cravings, to the point where she was drinking four or five times a day, symptoms that she shouldn't be having until her six month.
She could tell Aidou was worried, too. He never denied her blood, but she could see it in his face. He, too, knew this was abnormal. Neither knew what to do, so they did nothing. Yuuki drank until she thought she might be sick, and Aidou slurped blood tablets like slushies.
They had tried once, to substitute the synthetic blood, but Yuuki's body had rebelled instantly. The dissolved blood tablets came right back up.
"Yuuki-sama, perhaps we should tell, Lord Kaname."
"No." Yuuki shook her head. She could not tell her brother she was sick. He would worry too much about her and not his campaign. "He needs to focus on the hunters, and convincing those who follow Sara a return to the Olde Ways will be beneficial for all."
Aidou frowned, torn between doing what was best for her, and serving her as he was supposed to. He sighed. "Alright. I'll let it go for now, Yuuki-sama, but if it gets worse, I will tell Kaname-sama."
Yuuki nodded. She could agree with that. Even if she did need more blood, she would just ask Akatsuki. Or force blood tablets down her throat. She would not endanger her brother's plans.
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Kaname locked himself in his office after he shared blood with his fiancée. Normally Yuuki would follow him in, chatting about what she and Aidou did that day and asking how his plans were coming. Today she had claimed tiredness.
He had let her go with a gentle kiss, wishing her a good day's rest. He had noticed recently that she seemed less energetic and much paler than normal, and Kaname couldn't help but wonder if this new lifestyle was getting to her, that she was having trouble adjusting. So many expectations came with being a Pureblood. Yuuki had always pushed herself beyond her limits for those dear to her. He didn't doubt she was doing it know. She had voiced her concerns once, about not being good enough for him. Kaname thought he had quelled those fears.
He had no doubt that she would exhaust herself learning to be the perfect Pureblood. While glad that her study habits hadn't reverted back her none existent ones from school, he would actually prefer her tendency to procrastinate over this obsessive studying.
Kaname sighed. He would talk to her later, remind her that she needn't learn a lifetime's knowledge in such a short time, and that no one expected her to.
A knock sounded on his door. Aidou poked his blonde head in. "My lord, may I speak with you. It's about Yuuki-sama."
Kaname had been about to deny him, tell him he was too busy to be disturbed, but waved him in. Hanabusa spent all day in the presence of his sister and would be able to tell him what was wrong. Kaname gestured for him to sit.
Kaname prepared himself for a rant on how their current plans were pushing Yuuki to work herself to death, and that he should do something to see that she rests. What he got was entirely different.
"Yuuki-sama's pregnant!" blurted Aidou. He slapped his hands over his mouth as soon as the words left. He had not meant to tell his lord so frankly!
"Hanabusa, I . . . is she really?"
Aidou blinked, sure it was his mind playing tricks on him. He had never seen Kaname so jubilant. His whole face lit up and his eyes were shining. "Yes, but I'm worried for her."
His lord's happiness dimmed. The ice wielder rushed on. "It seems to be progressing so quickly. She's already experiencing the blood cravings, my Lord, and at such a frequency that I'm hard pressed to sate her." He paused to drink from his thermos of synthetic blood. "She also tires very quickly and occasionally complains of back aches or foot aches. I-I don't know what to do, my Lord." He finished, hands falling uselessly into his lap.
To his surprise, when Aidou looked up, his lord was smiling. "My Lord?"
"I believe I know what's the matter, Aidou. It is uncommon, rare even, but I believe Yuuki is with twins."
Aidou gasped. "Truly?"
Kaname nodded. "Yes. Carrying twins will be very difficult for Yuuki. Dangerous. Make certain that she gets all the blood she needs. I will convince her to rest more, or at least work from the bed."
Aidou left his office, glad that he had informed Kaname of what was wrong and more than pleased that he knew how to help. Behind his desk Kaname grinned. He was going to be a father. To twins. His Yuuki was so remarkable.
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Yuuki knew that Aidou had ratter her out to Kaname. If she ignored how hurt she felt that he would go behind her back and against her wishes, she understood why he did it. He was only concerned about her and worried about his inability to look after her.
But it still hurt that he didn't trust her. Kaname hadn't said anything about her increased blood intake or about her being pregnant, so she didn't think Aidou told him everything, but he dropped his plans for the week to ensure that she spent less time studying and planning parties.
She had protested fiercely, insisted that she was fine and that he shouldn't be ignoring his duties for her. Kaname had silenced her quickly by reminding her of several incidences where she had excused herself to bed early.
With no leg left to stand on, Yuuki was forced to comply with her brother's wishes.
Their meal was interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell. Aidou raced off to answer it, returning with a letter he handed to Kaname.
Yuuki watched his brow furrow as he read. "What's it say, Onii-sama?"
He smiled thinly. "There is trouble with Level Es, lately. Many of them have been spotted."
Yuuki frowned. "This is Sara's doing." It was a statement. She knew that a Level E only came from a human that had been bitten by a Pureblood. One who did not drink from the creator in return. They were driven into madness, insanity. They hungered only for the taste of blood. Only a Pureblood could change a human into a vampire, and Sara was the only other Pureblood.
"Yes."
"Why though? What does she gain? The nobility will know it was her?"
"They will not care. The nobility is too concerned with themselves to notice the excessive numbers of sub-vampires. They will not care who created them, only who deals with them. They dislike having to deal with them but dislike even more having the hunters deal with them. Sara is creating dissent. She is trying to force me to either stop my war on the hunters, which would anger the nobility, or to order to nobility onto the streets to hunt down rats, which would be an insult."
"I think that you should deal with the vermin, my Lord." Aidou suggested. "Exterminate them. The hunters are already hiding like the cowards they are."
"No. If I let up on the hunters, they will believe me weakened, stretched too thin. I cannot have them trying to take advantage of this situation."
"Can't we deal with both? I can take care of Level Es."
"No, my love."
"But I did as a human. It was part of my job as a Disciplinary Member to destroy Level Es!" Yuuki protested.
"Which you couldn't do. You felt sorry for them and hesitated." The brunette flushed at the reminder.
Her brother shook his head. "It's simply not safe for you, Yuuki. You're still adjusting to your vampire body."
"Then send Aidou and Akatsuki with me. They can help, and they'll be there if things go sideways."
Kaname put his foot down, refusing to let her help in any way. In a fit of tears, she stormed out of the dining room, letting the two males plan how to deal with this latest problem. It was unfair that she wasn't allowed to help.
They were a pair now. Two. It was their plans, their choices. They decided these things together. He hadn't refused her contributions or help when she was human, but he did now. He had never left her out once she became his Consort. It raised all sorts of uncertainties in Yuuki. Did Kaname like her better when she was a human? Did he wished he had never turned her, or even taken her as his Consort? Would he have preferred to continue to work on his own, or maybe he would have gone to Shirabuki?
Determination filled her. She would prove to him that she could handle the role and responsibility of Queen and Consort.
And she would start with the hunters.