Paradise: Forever After

A Vampire Knight Fan Fiction

Disclaimer: Vampire Knight and its characters are, unfortunately, not mine *sighs sadly* I'm merely playing around with them in order to make our BL dreams come true.

Pairings: Kaname/Zero, naturally ;9

Warnings: AU, Omegaverse,OOC-ness, not much of a plot, poor attempts at fluff and humor, plus crappy writing here and there. Oh, and eventual Mpreg — then again, it is an omegaverse AU. That's about it.

A/N: Hello again, my lovelies *waves* I'm back, but not with a oneshot this time around. Long story short, my readers asked for some sort of continuation of the 'Paradise', so I kind of got inspired and got to writing. This is going to be a multi-chapter story with very short (considering the usual length for me) chapters. So far I have about thirty of them drafted, and I'll do my best to write them all down. Again, don't expect too much — it's just a little something to kill your free time with. Though I do still hope that you will enjoy it at least to some extent.

English is not my first language, so you'll definitely encounter some weird/bad grammar and typos and all kinds of mistakes. They are all mine, and I apologize for them in advance *bows deeply*

Would be extremely happy to hear your thoughts at the end of this.

Happy reading! :D

Chapter 1: New Beginnings

"You're nervous." It wasn't a question, but a statement of fact that they both knew.

Still, Zero confirmed it. "I am," he nodded, his eyes growing apprehensive the longer he stared at the Kuran manor that they were approaching way too quickly for his liking.

Kaname chuckled. "Don't be. It will be alright, I promise."

Zero hesitated, but gave another nod in the end.

Kaname smiled, his expression softening with fondness. "You're still nervous." He stopped, waiting for Zero to turn to him before bringing their connected hands up, his lips brushing over Zero's pale skin in a series of soft kisses. "It's cute."

For a second, Kaname was sure he had seen first signs of a pout, but Zero was quick to cover it up with a frown. Still, the effort was completely spoiled by a faint blush on his cheeks.

Before Kaname could stop it, another chuckle left him. "Cute," he repeated.

Zero's eyes narrowed, darkening. "Shut up," he grumbled, averting his gaze.

Kaname only laughed quietly and shook his head before pulling at Zero's hand to resume their walk toward the manor. Sighing, Zero followed, his momentarily forgotten nervousness returning once more.

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"Zero-kun!" Juri and Yuuki squealed delightedly in unison, jumping up from their seats on the couch and running toward the newly arrived couple with nearly perfect synchronicity. "You're finally here!"

Zero blinked down at the mother and daughter in stupefied wonder, at a loss of what to do.

"How was your trip?" Juri inquired energetically. "You aren't too tired, are you? There's so much we want to show you!"

"Are you hungry?" Yuuki followed suit without giving Zero a chance to answer. "Dinner should be ready soon, so you won't have to wait long. What kind of food do you like? We didn't know, so we asked our chef to prepare all kinds of dishes. You should definitely try them all! Our chef and his staff totally went all out just to impress you!"

"Would you like to see the town now or later? Where would you like to go first?" Juri shot her next questions.

"There is this place that serves the best desserts ever," Yuuki gave her own input. "We should definitely check it out first! And then there's this little jewelry shop. They make such beautiful accessories, you know? They will totally suit you! I saw those cool earrings styled similarly to the ones you're wearing, and I just know they will look amazing on you, Zero-kun!"

The two females were in his personal space now, and Zero was starting to feel overwhelmed. More overwhelmed than before, he meant. If that was possible.

"Oh, my!" Juri clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling with renewed delight. "What a wonderful idea! We simply must go there! And then after that we could visit that clothes store and-"

"Juri, Yuuki," came another voice, and everyone's attention turned to the head of the Kuran clan. Zero couldn't help letting out a relieved sigh at the sight of Haruka, even if a part of him was still anxious about meeting the man under their new circumstances. "I know you are excited to get to know our new family member better, but you won't be able to do that if you keep crowding him like that."

"Wh-wha-? We aren't-"

"Yes, you are. Now," Haruka stepped further into the room, approaching the group in slow, smooth strides, "let go of the poor thing and give him some space to breathe."

Juri and Yuuki both pouted, and instead of listening to Haruka, they only held onto Zero tighter, hugging both of his arms.

Haruka chuckled, shaking his head at the display. "Come now, you don't want Zero-kun to leave us, do you?"

Both females shook their heads vigorously with nearly panicked looks on their faces.

"Then behave yourselves and stop scaring him. We have plenty of time to get to know each other, there is no need to rush."

Juri and Yuuki pouted again, but they did let Zero go in the end.

Haruka gave another chuckle, eventually coming to stop in front of the silver-haired hunter. "Please forgive them, Zero-kun," he said, smiling at Zero warmly. "They can get a little…overzealous…at times."

The females protested, but were ignored.

"It's okay," Zero replied with a responding smile. "I understand."

"Thank you," Haruka inclined his head in gratitude. "Now come," he placed his hand on Zero's back and gestured into the room, "let us welcome you to the family."

Nodding, Zero let the man guide him deeper into the house, with Kaname, Yuuki and Juri following closely behind.

As it turned out, Kaname had been right; Zero's fears had all been for naught. The welcome he received was warm and genuine, and he couldn't be happier as he spent time getting reacquainted with his new family.

However, there was still one thing bothering him, and Zero couldn't stop wondering about it.

"…Is it just me or do they really want to turn me into their dress-up doll?" he voiced his well-founded concerns after he and Kaname had been left alone — or rather, after Kaname had forced his parents and sister to let go of Zero and give them some much-needed privacy.

Kaname chuckled, undeniably amused by the apprehensive expression on his mate's beautiful face. "Don't worry," he said, taking Zero's hand and tugging at it gently to pull Zero after himself. The hunter followed without resistance. "I'm sure they will calm down. Eventually."

"Define 'eventually'."

Kaname hummed thoughtfully. "A few weeks? Months?" he guessed randomly, then added, "Years?"

Zero frowned. "Which is it?"

Kaname chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm sure you won't have to suffer too long."

"Ugh," Zero groaned, already wondering if it was too late to go back.

As though reading his mind, Kaname intertwined their fingers and tightened his hold on Zero's hand, shooting his mate a sly smirk that quickly dispelled Zero's brief — and very apparently foolish — illusions of possible escape.

Zero shook his head with a resigned sigh and gave Kaname's hand a responding squeeze, unable to keep a genuinely happy little smile from his lips.

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-to be continued-

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A/N: As I said, it's short — as will be every chapter. Thus I'll try my best to update more frequently than usual. No promises, though, as RL tends to get in the way pretty much all the time -_-; Even if I do have a few more chapters written down and waiting to be checked and posted already. Oh, well.

Take care, and hope to see you again soon! :D