Two years have passed since Zero vowed to kill off every pureblood, including Yuuki, but when the chance comes he can not make himself pull the trigger. He leaves her alive, unable to fulfill his pledge. However, now that Kaname is dead and Yuuki, who is now a mother is hunted, she turns to the only other man she's ever loved. Is Zero willing to forget the past to save the woman who stole his heart?

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Kaname turned to Yuuki after sending Seiren and Ruka outside, kneeling on the floor by the bed of his lover. The baby was wrapped tightly in a blanket and sleeping quietly in its crib as Yuuki rested, sweat dripping down her face as struggled to breathe normally. The pregnancy had been hard for her, harder then expected. Thinking back, Kaname was surprised that he hadn't lost her.

"Yuuki, love…" He whispered gently. She turned to look at him, struggling to keep her eyes open. "I have to leave you for a while."

"W-Why?" She gasped.

"I have to take care of a little problem with the hunters. It should be over soon." He replied, stroking her hair out of her eyes.

"Hunters…Zero?" She asked and he felt a wave of annoyance at the name.

"No, it's not Kiryu. The others are going to help me, stay in bed, alright?" She nodded remotely and he gently kissed her forehead. He knew she was barely conscious but he prayed she understood the importance of all this for he knew that something very wrong was about to happen. "Good bye love."

"Bye…"

He then went over to the baby's crib and picked up the small creature, holding his little girl to his chest for what would be the first and last time. "I love you." He whispered to the sleeping infant before laying her back down and walking to the door, looking back at both his slumbering girls. "I'll protect you with my last breathe." He said out loud and retreated to the balcony.


Maria fell into step with Inori, both her arms were covered in a thick leather ban that wrapped around her palm and spread to her elbow. Out of the sides was a metal strip that concealed the twin blades, her chosen weapons.

The Kuran's mansion came into view and standing in front of the metal gates was a female vampire with short hair. The woman stepped forward to meet them and the hunters stopped in unison.

"You're about to trespass, turn back now!" Seiren hissed angrily, her eyes turning a deep garnet in warning.

"We've come for Kaname and Yuuki Kuran." Inori replied. "Step aside."

"You'll have to kill me first!" Seiren snarled and in that instant she was behind Inori, her nails to his throat. He jumped away as the other hunters leaped at her. In the same moment Ruka, Kain and Aido jumped out from the surrounding trees, into the mass of fighting.

Maria backed away from the crowd and looked up at the balcony of the second floor where Kaname was standing. A ripple of anger coursed through her and with a quick swipe of her wrists the blades were released, falling into their allotted positions down her forearm.

The rain stung her eyes as she sprinted forward; she had abandoned her trench coat to be able to move more freely, wearing only a thigh length black dress. Concealed within her leather boats was a long dagger for emergencies and her leather belt held a potion of vampire repellent powder that she had made herself. And with those three weapons she made for the pureblood.


Zero walked outside of the Association's building, starring down to the forest where the hunters would have to have walked down. They should have made it to the mansion by now.

He didn't really worry about the hunters killing his targets; honestly, most of them were rather young and very inexperienced. He did however have a horrible feeling that he couldn't ignore. The glassy look in Maria's eyes as she said 'good bye' to him… Why couldn't he get that image out his head?

"If I am to die today…" He gritted his teeth, he had lost so many people; his parents, Ichiru, himself and Yuuki to vampires, the thought of loosing Maria…It was too much. He touched his cheek again and sighed. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he had grown very attached to the girl.

After the battle at the Academy she had gotten news of his brothers' death and ran away from home. Yagari had contacted Zero, telling him that the girl had looked him up and wanted to see both of them. Zero had only agreed because he knew how much she had meant to his brother. He had been very surprised to hear that Maria had wanted to join the hunters, especially because she had loved Shizuka so much, but she had been set on the idea and trained nonstop.

It hadn't taken long for her to move up in rank and become Yagari's right-hand woman so to speak. She had then spent her time at the Association and visiting Zero as much as she could. No matter what he did, no matter how hard Zero had tried she had managed to track down every location he stayed at and even with his doors locked and windows shut she would be waiting for him.

At first Zero had been infuriated and they had gone through quite a few arguments but she had somehow managed to make him comply with her visits. She would talk to him about random things, cook and even help him clean wounds he had gotten during a battle and it hadn't taken long for them to become almost as close as he had been to Yuuki. He was sure that Maria would have said that they were almost as close as she had been to Ichiru.

She had been so kind and grown so much…If it hadn't been for her, he wasn't sure he could have forgotten Yuuki. Well not quite forgotten, he was sure that that was impossible, but she had at least made things bearable. And now, she was going off to fight... "I'm getting worse…I just want to accomplish one thing before I die…"

'No!' Zero thought furiously. 'No! I won't loose her! I can't!' He shook his head and instead of heading back to the hotel he turned down the path through the forest. 'Maria…please don't let me be too late.'


Maria headed for Kaname and had managed to get to the gate when Kain had appeared in front of her. The male vampire hadn't hesitated a moment, he shot a whip of fire at her, causing Maria to jump back to dodge the blow.

"I don't have time for this!" Maria hissed, and sprang under the flaming rope up to the aristocrat, slashing his arm open. Kain groaned and stumbled backwards. "Stay out of my way!"

Kain looked at her and his eyes turned the same deadly red that she had learned to recognize. Maria readied herself and was prepared when he sprang at her. Small fireballs shot at her in a shower of heat and sparks as he reached towards her with his arm outstretched.

Maria jumped backwards in a pattern of movements from side to side, dodging every attack. When he got close enough she grabbed his arm and flipped him backwards on the ground. She didn't bother to kill him, the other hunters were already heading her way to help so she turned back to the gate.

With one swift jump she was on the top of the gate post and than moved to an outstretched branch, until she was standing on the thin rail of the balcony so she was face to face with the pureblood.

"Did you kill Shizuka Hio?" He smiled slightly although their was no amusement on his face.

"The rumors were that Kiryu Zero had killed her." He said calmly.

"I know what the rumors were, and I also know that if he had, Zero would be at some sort of peace. He's not. I'll ask once more. Were you responsible for the death of the pureblood Shizuka Hio?" Maria hissed.

"Yes." Kaname replied and she looked at him with a mixture of anger and disgust, spreading her legs slightly apart in a fighting stance.

"Then you will die today!"


Ruka looked up at the balcony where Kaname was standing with Maria on the rail, the twin blades outspread. The human girl was still for a moment and then she shifted, jumping high into the air and at Kaname.

"Sempa!" Ruka yelled, only for her voice to be drowned out by the downpour. But Kaname held his hand out and a dark ball of energy shot at the girl, sending her flying backwards into the air.

Maria had crossed the blades to block the blow but the force sent her pummeling to the ground. Ruka watched her, turning in the air and still managing to land on one knee, looking completely unscathed. That was all she managed to see however when another hunter shot an arrow at her, causing Ruka to turn back to the fight and grab the arrow before it managed to sink into her arm.

She sighed in annoyance and closed her eyes, tapping into the hunters thoughts she sent a screeching through his brain and he fell to the floor, writing in pain and screaming. This was impossible, there were at least a hundred hunters and although none of them were very good, they did cause an annoying problem, like ants that wouldn't die.

Kain had already been wounded and Aido had to save him. Aido had managed to freeze a good deal of the hunters while Ruka had caused quite a few to fall into insanity. Seiren was on a warpath, killing as many as she could with one unmerciful swipe and Kain was causing a mass of fires to brake out despite the unwavering rain.


Kaname jumped down from the balcony in front of Maria. She stood up quickly, unsheathing the hidden dagger from her boot and threw the sharpened blade at him with expert precision. Kaname sidestepped however when the blade barely missed his face and sunk into the trunk of a tree.

"You are Maria Kurenai? I remember you from when Shizuka inhabited your body." Kaname said.

"Good, I'm glad you remember, that way you can pass on, knowing that it was I that killed you!" She yelled, lurching towards him. Kaname tried shooting another ball of energy but she was prepared this time. She jumped above it, landing at his side and swiping the blades in a downward motion, satisfied when she saw the blood dripping down his arm.


Yuuki woke with a start, feeling a horrible sinking feeling in her stomach. It took several minutes until the fogginess passed and then she heard the screaming and the clanging of metal.

The baby was still asleep in its crib. She stood up, nearly falling back down on the bed from the effort. She remembered what Kaname had said, at least parts of it. There was something going on with the hunters? She stumbled to the window and gasped in fear as she saw the huge glowing flames and the mass of fighting below her.

Kaname was standing in front of a familiar figure, a girl, with waist length hair, it was Maria, she would know her from anywhere. What Yuuki couldn't understand was why Maria was standing in such a threatening manner, two long blades protruding from her arms and staring intently on her lover.

Suddenly realization hit her and she understood what Kaname had been trying to tell her. 'No! Kaname!'

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