Got to love how drama unfolds. For those eagerly awaiting the KanameXYuuki portion of the story, be patient! It is coming soon, I promise. Just got to set up some things here, I am sure you understand.


Kain looked intensely at Reyes, anticipating anything at this point.

"Reyes, is there somewhere we can go and talk in private?" Reyes handed the little girl to one of her aunts and motioned Kain to follow her. There was a library with a desk, some meeting chairs, and a sofa. Reyes ushered Kain in, who sat down on the couch and buried his face in his hands. Reyes closed the door behind her, walked over to the desk and leaned against it. She had a stoic and neutral expression on her face. Kain took a deep breath before he looked up at Reyes.

"Tell me the truth. As you should be able to if you have any drop of Noble Vampire blood in your body. That child, she is yours, yes?"

"Yes she is", Reyes answered crossing her ankles.

"And the father of your child?" Reyes continued to just look at him, almost no expression. "It's me, isn't it?" Kain put his head down again. Never before had he felt so many emotions at once, especially ones contradicting each other. Shock was the first, then happiness, followed by rage and fear. He stood up.

"Ok, so care to explain at least why you never bothered to tell me this??!!" Reyes finally spoke.

"You should not be burdened with such a thing." Again, Kain could not believe was he was hearing.

"Are you serious? Reyes, I am partially responsible for bringing another being into the world, you fail to inform me, and that is all you have to say?"

"It was my mistake; it is up to me to take the responsibility. As I said you should not be burdened with such a thing. You were just starting your new life with Ruka."

"No!" he interrupted her. "No Reyes. What you did was not right. You should have at least told me."

"And then what? Have you feeling guilty and burdened for the rest of your life?"

"I could have at least come here and seen if you were alright. Or supported you!"

"We don't need your money."

"Not just that! You know, argh! At least have known that I gave a shit."

"Yes, I am sure Ruka would have been perfectly fine with that." She rebutted with many hints of sarcasm in her voice.

"She would have at least respected the fact that I was doing the right thing."

"But then what would you have done? After all your hard work, you were going to leave Ruka, and your family, and friends, and country?"

"Well I don't really know now, being that you just SPRUNG this on me out of the blue. Oh, and if you had some notice that I was coming, what would you have done? Put her in hiding until I went back to Japan? Continue to keep me in the dark?" Kain had to take a moment and observe himself. He never felt this emotional, about anything, or expressed himself in words this much.

"Please try to take into consideration that I was just trying to help you and not make your life any more difficult than it probably already is." She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "By the way, what is up with you and Ruka-chan? How are you two?" Kain started to calm down.

"We're engaged to be married." Reyes' face showed the first signs of emotion since they entered the library. She beamed with happiness for her friend, finally getting the girl he only longed and pined for his entire life.

"But before you so cleverly change the subject" Kain interrupted himself and folded his arms. "Um, do you happen to know when, you know, it happened?" Reyes uncrossed her ankles, stood up and sat herself in one of the chairs.

"I know exactly when. The day I left Cross Academy." Kain's eyes widened when he began to clearly remember that day. "I stopped taking my contraceptive herbs the morning before the Masquerade Ball. I assumed they were no longer needed." She looked down at her boots and started to play with her hair. Kain then recalled what Ruka had said to him before they left for Spain: When female vampires are at one of their fertile peaks, they emit a scent, a very subtle one, kind of like a pheromone. This scent makes the female utterly and completely irresistible to her male partner. However, there has to be an exchange of the taste of blood first for that bond to be created. Recalling that and the day of the occurrence, Kain could not help but just laugh at himself.

"So how can you say it was your mistake alone? Um, it's not like it was you who forced yourself upon me, if you want to understate." Reyes chuckles.

"I didn't exactly stop you either." Kain had to laugh with her.

"Oh, gosh...well if I recall correctly how I was feeling that day, I don't think you could have."

"Ok so, now you know. What now, Superman?" She said with wry. Kain shrugged.

"I really don't know. I definitely need to process all this, figure some things out. Tell certain people." He winked at her. Reyes stood up.

"Well, let's take things one step at a time. First, would you like to meet your daughter, Akatsuki?"


When Reyes and Kain returned to the main foyer, her aunts had already begun their work. Going up to the third floor where Reyes' room was, a maid was carefully watching the little girl. Reyes requested that the maid leave the three of them alone in her spacious suite. She picked up the girl and began giving her kisses.

"This is Aurora Reina Amado. We call her Reina, because she is our little queen." Kain felt himself almost in an alternate reality looking at the little girl.

"What a beautiful name", Kain complemented. Reyes gave him a slick smile as she looked at him sideways.

"I named her after you." Kain raised his eyebrows.

"You did?" He was not sure how their names connected.

"Yes. Your first name, Akatsuki, doesn't it mean "dawn" in your native language? Well, Aurora means the same thing, in Latin. You see?" Kain never felt so touched in his life. Reyes put Aurora Reina down and the two of them ended up sitting on the floor. "Reinita, remember I told you about your daddy? How he lives in a land very far away?" The little girl nodded and started to stare at Kain. "Well, guess what? This is your daddy, he has come to visit us!" The little girl started to suck on her index finger and point to Kain.

"My daddy?" Reina asked her squeaky toddler voice almost all children that age seem to have.

"Sí muñeca. Go and say hello." Kain could not help but feel himself grow soft in front of this child. Looking at her, there was definitely a resemblance, especially recalling his own baby pictures when he was her age.

"Hi Reina, it is nice to meet you finally. Wow, I have to say, you are the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen." Reina squealed and giggled. Ah, definitely has her mother's tendency to laugh. He thought to himself.

"Hi Daddy!" she greeted him in Japanese before she toddled over and gave him a hug, wrapping her little chubby arms around his neck. Kain wrapped his arms around Reina and picked her up into his lap. Holding that child close to him, Kain felt his heart melt in a way it never had before.


Kaname stared out at the starry plains that unfolded before the balcony. He felt uneasy about everything that was beginning to manifest, but he knew that they had to fight back. As Sara would remind him, they had to consider the future. Feeling how fresh and cool the night breeze felt, and for the first time his mind being quiet, the first thought that floated into his consciousness was of Yuuki.

He tried to ignore the fact that he missed her, but all efforts were futile. Not knowing where she was, or how she was doing, made the separation even more difficult. He could probably ask the Chairman at any time, but he chose not to, assuming not knowing those things would make the separation and distance easier. This proved not true, but he continued not to pry, hoping that in time she would fade from his mind and life, especially because he had more pressing matters. He was married to Sara now, and together they represented the last beacon of hope for many vampires, a grave responsibility. He was very fond of Sara, and he did love her, but he would be lying if he were to say the feelings he had for Yuuki equaled to those he had towards Sara.

Looking over at his wife, Sara appeared diligently at work. She was drafting proposals, plans, and agendas, as well as fishing and sorting through various documents, which appeared to be past minute logs and bills from the Vampire Council over the centuries. She let out a sigh, tucked a strand of her red hair behind an ear and looked up as Kaname approached. He kissed her on top of his head before looking at the progress.

"You amaze me more and more each day."

"It's something to work with; hopefully it will provide a good start. Of course, being that most of our information is either cryptic or full of holes just doesn't help." Kaname comforted her.

"I know, but I have faith in everyone. It's all a matter of placing the right pieces in the right places, and making the most strategically logical moves."

"I remember everyone saying how when it came to strategy there was no equal. One person, I recall, out of jealousy most likely, would call you Machiavelli's Prince, sometimes Sun Tzu himself."

"Perhaps, but you know I have more than myself in mind when I plan."

"Of course. You are thinking of your family, your friends, the entire vampire race. You are very much taking the future into consideration." Kaname narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, indeed I am." He leaned in and planted a soft kiss on Sara's lower lip before she stood up.

"And now we must take the future into consideration even more than before. Kaname, as we speak I am with child." Kaname's violet eyes widened the most they have in the longest time.

"My dear Sara, please tell me you do not jest." Sara smiled.

"I certainly do not. Kaname shall be a father." Taking her hand and kissing her palm, then cupping her face and giving beautiful kisses, Kaname enveloped her in his arms as he exhaled with content. Nonetheless, part of him was very present in this joyous moment, the other part was far away, in the shadows of his longing for his first love.


Sí muñeca : Literally "yes, doll" (as in a toy doll), but as a term of endearment