Chapter 2: Knowledge

"Onee-chan, wait!" Coming from a small, petite brunette girl shouting at her twin sister far in front of her.

"Aya! Don't wandering to far!" This time it was from a tall figure behind them. It was already ten years after their birth and Kaname was content with his life now. Having kept his hair long until his waist, he did look like Juuri except for him it was a bit wavy. They were traveling together with Seara after the villager knew his identity two years after the birth and afraid of him going into a blood lust. Seara really wanted to follow them, now that she adores them and helping him with the children.

"Aya." Kaname give her a stern look and she immediately stop and hurriedly back to them.

"But, mommy! I wanted to catch that rabbit! It's so cute. I wanted a pet!" She pouted.

"I wanted one too!" Told Sayuri too.

"If both of you so well-behaved today I might reward you. Go and help Aunty Seara." Told Kaname to them. He chuckles from behind, the thought of his children very adventurous and at the same time acting cute all over made him think twice where did they inherited from. Thinking about Zero, he already forgotten about it but sometimes their children would ask him about the other parent and he simply cannot lie to them. He only told them about him and nothing more. It still made his heart cringed about it, it's just he wanted Zero to acknowledge him badly and accepted him who he was.

"Any information about him?" Zero asked Aidou. They occasionally met after all of them graduated from the academy. He thought why so suddenly Kuran Kaname leave them like this. He then remember their last meet. It mostly because he deprived of blood and at the same time Kuran annoyed him. He entered into blood lust at that time but he clearly remembers what exactly happened. He thinks that one of the reason Kuran leave them was because of him.

"I'm sorry for everything. Maybe I am a monster like you claimed me be. Maybe I should kill myself sooner..."

"No, Kiryuu-san. It's just he disappear like he actually doesn't exist. The council being so adamant about him already dead since they found his blood and his ashes on the scene ten years ago. I cannot believe it. Yuuki-sama was so mad and killed the remaining council member left." Zero's thought suddenly interrupted by Aidou. Aidou worried about Yuuki these past ten years ever since Kaname had left them.

"Someone had spotted him at the plains near Touya's residence and he claimed that the person looks like Kaname-sama but it is a human female..." Coming from Ichijou shortly after Aidou done talking.

"Are you sure, Ichijou-san?" Yuuki interrupted before Zero could said anything. She just arrived in the middle of their conversation. All of them gasped, including Zero. Yuuki changed these past ten years and seemed more mature than her peers. "Okay. Zero, I need you to follow me. Both of us will check her identity." She continued, leaving her inner circle speechless. Both of them leaving shortly after.

"Yuuki-sama..." Muttered Aidou after they leave.

Kaname on the other hand tried to catch the rabbit for his children. He did not want to use his power as vampire and tried to catch without it. He startled when someone he knows was calling. 'It cannot be. Please tell me it was my imagination!' He thought. But these unmistakably aura of both Yuuki and Zero confirmed it. He flinched when Zero tried to call his name again.

"Kuran? I know that it was you even you smell as human." Zero flatly told him.

"How did you find me?" He is intelligent enough to tell the truth. If he was not, they will know that also. He wanted to avoid unnecessary problems and settle it fast before the children come and find him with them.

"Nii-sama... Why? Is it because of me?" Yuuki sobbed, remembering herself alone but she understand what her brother was thinking. It was just she wanted some confirmation why he leave.

"No, I'm sorry Yuuki. I..I...wanted to be away of this life, I wanted some freedom. I hate myself." He truthfully said while Zero watched they interaction. Zero pointed his gun to Kaname.

"Answer me! I have heard it. Tell me the truth. Did you mean it?" Zero wanted the truth from him. Suddenly he was tackled from behind, rendered him from moving. He was shocked, not noticing another vampire attacking him. But what made him shocked most was a child of about ten years old pinning him from behind and the child had a beautiful pair of lilac orbs just like him but a bit darker. He is entranced by her and she looks just like him.

"Zero!" Yuuki surprised from the sudden attack.

"Mommy!" Screamed Sayuri, protecting her mother from Zero's gun. Both Zero and Yuuki shocked to see two pureblood children while Kaname worried for their safety since Ayame pinned Zero to the ground while Sayuri was protecting him. Kaname's heart was beating loudly, his children was doing unthinkable and he did not ready for Zero's reaction about them.

"So, you are the famous Zero Kiryuu then. The one who hurt our mother, hmm.." Ayame hissed, wanting to see the hunter's reaction. Zero flinched with her words

"Aya! Release him." Kaname give her a stern look. Aya immediately release him and then goes back to her mother.

"But mother, we cannot believe that he is our father. He tried to kill you! We hate him. Come, mother. Aunty Seara already finish preparing the meal." Exclaimed Sayuri giving Zero a glare. Both of them ushered their mother to their home. Ayame then looking back at them and pull Yuuki together with her to their house.

"We. Hate. You. Don't come here anymore. You will hurt him again. He endured sadness, of what you had done to him, his heart already shattered. You are not our father, you are a monster!" Her eyes flashed red, giving off an aura that he knew perfectly. Zero then backed, shocked to hear from her, calling him a monster. Both Ayame and Yuuki dashed away from a stunned silverette.

"Wait! What is your name?" Zero asked, immediately stopped their tracks.

"Ayame, Kiryuu Ayame and Sayuri." Both of them disappeared before Zero could even talk.

"Thank you for everything. I love you, Zero..."