I know I take forever to update every time, but this one is different, I promise. And I apologize for taking soooo long each time. I haven't check again this chapter, but I don't want to wait any longer. And I'm already working on the last one, so you can expect an update quite soon.

I apologize for any orthographyc mistake, my computer es in spanish so sometimes it changes the words without me noticing.

Also, I'm going to fix the chapters before because I read them and my eyes hurt. Awful grammar, orthography… I'll fix them.

Here we go

Chapter 10: Hard Decisions

Kuran Kaname was there? To see them? It was way to late to be a normal proper visit. What could he want from them? Hasn't he had enough?

Akatsuki knew Ruka would go greet him, so he also changed into more proper clothes as he wasn't letting them be alone. Never again.

They met at Akatsuki's favorite room. Kaname was standing, waiting for them. Why was he there?

"I'm sorry for the inapropiate hour, but I didn't want anyone to see me coming here" – he began.

"Are you okay, Kaname-sama? What can we do for you? Please, take a seat – Ruka said.

Great. She was inviting him to his house. Maybe she was just being polite and he was just being paranoic, but anything that involve both of them inmediatly meant that Akatsuki didn't like it.

"I understand if you don't want me here. I can leave if you want" – Kaname said reffering to both, but obviously he said that to Kain.

"You would always be welcome, Kaname-sama. Here, and everywere I go"

"Maybe, but your partner doesn't seem to think the same, and I can't blame him".

"He does, of course he does… don't you?" – that last 2 words were to her husband, accompanied by a daring stare.

Akatsuki didn't want Kaname at his place, but he didn't have any choice. So this was how things were going to be? The moment Kaname appear, she would turn her back at him to favor Kaname? But she had left him to be back with him. She wanted to be by his side, not Kanames. She loves him. Could it be posible that she love both of them?

"You are welcome, it's okay. Would you like something to drink?" – Do I really have a choice?

"I'm okay, thank you. And thank you for having me"- They sat.

"You can always come, at any time. You can count with both us – even if she was just being polite, it was hurting him. It hurted him to see how she still care so much about him.

"You are a very lucky man, Akatsuki. You have suck a wonderfull wife".

Not thanks to you, that's for sure. You stupid pure blood, how dare you come here. How dare you even mention Ruka.

"Don't. Don't you dare" – he replied to the man who had earned his hatred.

"Akatsuki!" – Ruka was horrified by his response – "You don't have to be so rude".

Why was she defending him? She was supposed to take his side, not Kanames. He was her husband.

"I understand, Ruka. I deserve it. Don't get mad at him"

The last thing he wanted was Kaname to defend him. He was ready to reply, but he realized it would bring no good, so he shut.

"He still needs to watch his manners. But ok. What can we do for you?"

"First, I wanted to apologize for how I acted that day when I left with Ruka. I went behind your back, when I should at least warn you about my intentions. As is the first time we meet since that, I think an apology was in order".

I was so mad at you. I'm sure you know I hated you. Not only for taking my wife away from me, but also for how you did it. I had been nothing but loyal to you, and you just stabed me on my back".

"I know, thats why I'm apologizing. And that's also why I wanted to talk to you two." – He looked at Ruka – "Ruka… when you left, it was hard. I know we talked, but it was still hard. So I've been thinking what have I done wrong. What made you go back to Kain and leave my side".

What was wrong with him. It was hard? At least he knew it was coming! That pathetic excuse of apology wasn't enough to earn his foregiveness. How could he sit there now telling her how hard it was when she returned back to his side. He didn't know a thing about being hurt.

He wanted to make Kaname leave, but couldn't. He knew Ruka would get mad at him and ask Kaname to stay, so he had to fight his desire to throw him out of there.

"Kaname… you did nothing wrong. It's just that it wasn't right. We talked about it" – Ruka, once again, on the purebloods side. And calling him just Kaname… even if he had wanted her to do so, now that it happended he wanted the "sama" back. At least it gave them more distance.

"I know, Ruka, thats why I'm here. I want to make things right." – he stood up – "As I said, I've been thinking, and I finally think I found what made you choose Kain over me".

Seriously? She chose me because she loves me, thats it. How hard is that to accept? He needs to accept his defeat. Or does he think Ruka loves him too? … Does she?

"Kaname … I'm sorry for causing you pain"

"Ruka, please let me explain… After a lot of thinking, I realized that it was never a fair competition between Akatsuki and I, as you could be 100% certain of his feelings toward you but not about mines… you had taste his love after all".

"Where are you going with this" – he couldn't stay appart anymore. This conversation was getting dangerous, and of course uncomfortable for her. He needed to interfere.

"Ruka… I know you have tasted Akatsukis blood, as well as experienced intimacy with him" – she turned so red she didn't even bother into hidding it – "but none of that with me…

Akatsuki was so relief. All this time he had been wonder how close exactly had they got, but being so afraid of the posible answer that he never asked. Now he knew they didn't exchange blood, neither slept together. But his relief last short.

"… so I came here to made my stand in this competition more even".

"More… even?" – Akatsuki couldn't identify Ruka's feelings from this two words. Was it expectation? Did she want to experience something more with Kaname? Or was she afraid of what would the pureblood suggest? He gave him a glance full of hatred.

"Yes, Ruka. I'm here so you could taste my blood too, if you agree".

"Your blood?" – She wasn't really sure what was happening.

During the whole conversation, her main worry was Akatsuki; that she would say or do something that could hurt him, or even worst, that Kaname's words would hurt her husband. But now… now Kaname was offering her his blood, the very same blood she had desired to taste god knows how long. And he wasn't just offering, he wanted her to try it, try him. He felt that she chose Akatsuki because she had tasted him, and knew just how much she meant to him… so he wanted her to taste him now, to learn about his true deep feelings towards her. What was she suppose to do? If she accept, she would hurt Akatsuki, probably. But if she refuse… could she refuse? Could she turn down the offer to taste the pureblood's blood?

Akatsuki felt how his heart shattered a little, to sink into his body. He couldn't believe what was happening. He expected many things, but not that. Kaname, once more, was manipulating her, and now he was about to cross the line… again. Why couldn't he accept that she was his wife, that they were happy? No one should ever offer his blood to someone else wife. No one. But again, he always did whatever he want. He had gone behind his back to steal his wife once, why wouldn't he cross another line and give her his blood?

Damn. Kaname was a pureblood, of course Ruka would taste his "love" for her. But does he really loves her? Why keep trying to go after her, even if she had been with him but chose to go back to someone else?

His eyes filled with tears. He couldn't loose her again, he wasn't strong enough. But would Ruka reject the offer? She was very naive, probably ignoring the deepest consecuences of drinking Kanames blood. But maybe… she had taken his own blood many times now, so she know how it was. Maybe she was considering the full consecuences… But again, Kaname had taken her, with no consecuences at all (except of her being hurt, of course). And if he was thinking that, she was certainly too.

He wanted to talk to her before she made a decision, he really did, but all they would see was that he was trying to convince her. No, he couldn't. She had to made the decision on her own. And the worst, Kaname was painting it as it was only fair… Nothing was fair with Kuran Kaname. Was he also expecting to get intimate with his wife? Was he trying to control her through his blood?

"I just want you to try it, that's it. I don't expect anything else, even if you two had experience more that just that"- It was as if he was reading his mind… was he? Could he read someone else's mind? – "I don't care you if you had been with someone else".

"Your offer is very generous, Kaname, and I'm pretty sure we all here know I've wanted to try your blood for a long time, as you have tried mine…"

No, Ruka, he thought scared. Please, don't.