"Talking of the past"

"Echoing talks"

'Thoughts'

Chapter 6

Oh yes, all male purebloods can bear children. The other female pureblood can bear children as well, but are limited because there are not many female purebloods being born and some female noble vampires are sterile. Of course, male Level B's, which is the noble ones, can become pregnant if they drink a pureblood's blood in bigger dosage. A true vampire population is small because the vampire's pregnancy is extremely complicated and only purebloods and noble males can become pregnant. If asked the true population of the purebloods, it could easily be calculated by using both hands.

Oh great! Kaname was in a difficult situation. Why did he have to be the one in the submissive role?

Two presences had made themselves known to him. He just stood petrified for a few moments but soon started carefully cradling his stomach. It was just two tiny pulses of life, but he was already in love with them. Like any other mother in the world, he stroked his flat stomach and started whispering to them. It had been exactly two months after the HA incident, when he conceived them. Stiffening the brunette quickly put a protective charm on his belly, concealing them from outside world. If anyone knew about this, he would become defenseless. He would be an easy target especially to him.

"Just great… I need to conceal my scent also. It will attract other vampires… Don't worry, mother will protect you all…" he murmured, and all the while he was stroking his stomach.

Kaname POV

I can't believe I'm pregnant. What will others say? I'm afraid of this. Why Zero? Why have you made me feel like this? I never felt so much hopelessness, fear, sadness but most of all… happiness. I never knew how being loved could make one feel like this. I only know of being in love, but she was already taken… you made my heart feel so much different emotions… being alive. Is it was because you were a human before? Damn that Kiryuu and his sweet talk. I must conceal my pregnancy and my scent at all costs. I need to complete my promise to her no matter what! I need to take care of this. I wonder; is it the same feeling that you had experienced? The thought of her pregnancy, made me realize that her being protective of the children and her fear is the exact same as mine. I never thought the pregnancy will be joyous but at the same time fearful and terrifying.

"I need him. Zero…"

Normal

The name was uttered, unwillingly, escaped from his throat. Jerking, Kaname snapped from his trance and quickly called for Seiren, whispering her name. He catches Seiren when the girl was being deceived by him. It seems that Zero asked her to protect him from the shadow and not to let him know about it. The lilac haired girl materialized in the clearing. "Yes Kaname-sama?"

"Please, don't tell Zero about this. I will tell him myself." Kaname murmured.

"Yes Kaname-sama." She quickly responded, but paused before continuing again "I will protect all of you with my life." Of course she knew, now that she had already caught a whiff of his scent, still emanating from him while he was chanting the necessary charms to conceal it. "I wish that you will tell Zero-sama soon that you are expecting children right now."

"No! I will become an easy target after this now that it has happened. I am glad now that I already have killed all the bastards in the council." He huffed. The brunette was only waiting for his strike to him after all the careful plans he had made a month ago.

"Yes Kaname-sama." she then disappears and continued observing him from the shadows.

Zero had quickly become restless. The hunter had felt Kaname calling for him. He was glad that Kaname was okay; he had felt it through the bond. At first he was feeling uneasy, then afraid, but then happiness. He briefly wondered why Kaname was feeling all of this, but then shrugged. All of this thought wasn't needed because he knew that Seiren was beside him, protecting the brunette from afar. Right now he was in Kaname's room, thanks to Yuuki's courtesy for letting him sleep in the room. Of course, all the Moon Dorm students that were still left were waiting for Kaname to come back had disagreed with it. Especially Aidou, since he greatly disliked Zero. They know when suddenly Aidou come into the room to get the document that he left few months ago and he was shocked to see Zero sleeping on the bed. Aidou being the protective he was, snarled and attack Zero in his sleep. Zero, sensing the danger ahead immediately vanishes into thin air. Aidou puzzled with the sudden action and think of it as his imagination only to find out that pureblood princess coming in calling Zero's name. Therefore the argument ensues between them.

"Why, Yuuki-sama! He is still a danger to us. Kaname-sama would not let anyone come into his room casually!"

"I also disagree on allowing Kiryuu to sleep in Kaname-sama's bed." spat Ruka. She just didn't want the hunter sleep on her idol's bed; it was disgusting to her.

'All of the Moon Dorm students disagree with Zero sleeping inside nii-sama's room. How they will react later when they decide to tell them about their situations?' thought Yuuki furiously. 'I need to help them!' she continued to think deeply until a tall, orange figure approached her, whispering

"What was happening here, Yuuki-sama?"

"Oh, Akatsuki-sempai! Nothing… I was in a deep thought." Yuuki murmured back.

"No, I don't think so, Yuuki-sama. Is something bothering you?" the oranget asked.

"No!" Yuuki hissed. She felt guilty hissed at the orange haired man. "I am sorry Akatsuki-san. I just worried about Zero and Aidou-sempai and Ruka-sempai vehemently rejected the idea of Zero living inside the dorm. I was the one asked him to sleep in Kaname nii-sama's room. It's just temporary though." She sighed.

Back in the brunet's room, Zero was still bathing in Kaname's scent on the bed and quickly fell asleep. He dreamt of having a family with Kaname, now that they were already mated. He enjoyed playing with their children. He knew that he wouldn't mind bearing Kaname's children since it didn't matter to him who would become the submissive one in their relationship. He knew that he was also capable of bearing children since he is a pureblood as well. The only thing that mattered to Zero was their latest problem; how to kill him, since he is the greatest threat to mankind right now.

A few hours later, Zero snapped awake and immediately leafed through Kaname's journal to find some information regarding to him. There was nothing.

"So, Kaname did not know who he was. Hmm…Maybe mother never told him about who he was." Slowly he opened that old golden book and searched through it until something caught his eyes. That was it! He now knew how to kill him. But, in order to do it, Zero would need Yuuki to distract Kaname from getting hurt.

"It will be troublesome if I did not get the vital help from her. I need her to distract Kaname now that only I can kill him." Zero murmured, deep in thought. He especially needed the Moon Dorm students to cooperate if he wanted to have any chance at winning the war. He knew that the man was building an army of Level B's. Zero knew that he was building an army to complete his objective. But Zero had been secretly planning, waiting for the right time to defeat him. The only effective way to defeat him was on equinox; which it will be in two months from now using the core metal in the underground of headquarters; in other words, an anti-vampire weapon coated with liquid gold, combined with his and her mother's blood or now Zero's blood. Zero only began counting the days until he could kill him, but at the moment he needed to kill the pawns. From what was in Akihiko-san's writing, it shows on how to create the blade too. 'Hmm, it's seems that I have to forge a blade then.' Zero thought.

The Hunter's Association had given him too many tasks these past months. He had to clean up the mess caused by the black shadow corrupting the mind of the vampires and humans. It was his work. The HA didn't know what really happen except that their weapon pulsed when in contact with the fragments. The hunters only can only kill the weak ones because of the weekly maintenance of their weapon with the core. To the Association, this was the first phenomena that had happened and they only put Zero on the job since he was the only one who was able to kill the shadow that in control. Yuuki did occasionally help him to do the job. Right now both of them had finished the task and immediately went back to Cross Academy.

"How did you do that, Zero? It seems that only you can somewhat purify them." asked Yuuki on their way back home. She looks clueless. She just seen the shadow controlling the Level B's and the bullet seems to dissipate the shadow behind and save the Level B.

"Oh, it was nothing. I simply shoot that black shadow that is within them." He replied.

On the way to the moon dorm, Zero never thought that they would be ambushed in the school ground; by someone they knew no less. Either someone was not being smart or this will simply be his chance to prove, to get cooperation from Moon Dorm students. But the cost would be high; exposing his true identity. It was clear that someone wanted him to come out of hiding, but he would happily take on that challenge and sacrifice his secret.

"What business do you have, Ichijou Takuma? Did your master want to talk to me?" asked Zero calmly. Yuuki was shocked when the blond attacked them.

"Ichijou-sempai!"