Warnings: yaoi m/m relationship – don't like, don't read – you have been warned

Disclaimer: Vampire Knight and its characters belong to Matsuri Hino – I only own this plot and my OC characters Eliade Linovas and Hidemoto Naoja who will play an important role in the relationship of our vampire boys.

Authors Note: I have good news. The waiting is finally over my dear readers – your will finally learn the truth behind Zeros… how to say it – symptoms? Oh well, simple said I will tell you what is happening to our dear Zero-chan. But read the whole chapter from the start till the end and don't cheat…

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- Chapter 10 -

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-KANAME-

It's already morning, the sun is shining in thru the opened window. The classes for the Day Class students will start shortly, and the Night Class students have already returned to the dorm, retreating into the comforts of their beds. It would be good if I were to wake up Zero now, because he needs to attend his classes – but I just can't bring myself to do so. He's too cute, lying on his stomach, blending in with the white of the bed covers.

His sleep seems to be peaceful, as he's not waking up, or tossing around like that time – I wonder what he dreams of, with that slight smile on his face. I have spent the time he slept by me to think about the meaning of last night – how will it affect our relationship. It finally seems like he's accepting me, even if he's blaming me for the things that are happening to him. If it means that I can stay by his side, I will gladly take the blame – I'm prepared to take full responsibly, as not to lose him.

Not so long ago, I wouldn't even dare to think this way about him, and now… look at me. I'm so crazy about him, and I know deep down that it's not just because of the bond. I want this, and I gladly accept anything coming at me just not to lose it. Not to loose him. I so much want to know what he's thinking about me – we need to sit down and talk properly everything over. I need to make sure.

"Kaname?" a knock on the door. "Can I come in?" Ichijou? It must be something important, as he knows what he will see if he enters. I just hope that it's good news. I tell him to enter, looking at the door the whole time, wanting to see him reaction. And it's really amusing, as he looks at us sharing the bed like a couple – he forgot to close the door from the shock, so I do it for him with my powers.

"What news do you have for me?" I ask him first, as he seems to have totally forgotten after seeing me sitting on the bed by Zeros lying figure.

"Ah, yes," he blushes slightly, averting his eyes, "I was informed that there is a guest waiting for you by the entrance to the Academy grounds."

"A guest?" it wasn't meant to be a question – but somehow it came out loud enough for him to hear.

"Yes. Someone from Germany," Professor is here? Does it mean he has some news for me – important enough for him to come in person?

"I… I will wait for you down, Kaname. Come soon," he leaves without looking back at me. And here I thought that he already got used to the idea of us together after he had first walked in on us in that hotel room. Now I really need to wake Zero up. I lean down to his sleeping form, placing a light kiss on his right cheek.

"Wake up, Zero," I whisper quietly, not wanting to scare him, "the sun is already up." I earn a moan from him in protest, but even so he slowly opens his eyes – blinking the sleep away before he looks up at me. Will he flinch away from me, like a scared cat? I get up from the bed, not wanting to destroy this peaceful moment between us by doing something stupid.

"You can use the bathroom, take a shower and than you should go to your class," I hope he won't interpret it as me commanding him – I just simply made him an offer. He's still looking at me without a word, but than he rolls onto his back, stretching his hands and yawning – really, like a cat. A cute, silver pussycat.

He also gets up from the bed, walking to the bathroom without as much as looking at me – fully naked not to mention. Is he inviting me with him to the bathroom – again? I swallow when I start to remember our time in the bathroom, shaking my head to show off the images. He closes the door behind him – so it wasn't an invitation. Guess he just isn't fully awake jet to realize what he had just done. Now I need to go to see the Professor. But first – some clothes.

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-ZERO-

I hadn't had such a good sleep in whole week – I even don't mind waking up beside him… Am I getting used to it? Looks that way. I don't regret what happened last night – the blood I tasted was very satisfying for all my senses. I'm glad that his blood tastes the same – I was afraid of my body rejecting it, because I don't know what would happen to me then.

I turn off the water, and climb out off the shower – I sense a slight headache, but I ignore it. Looking thru the bathroom, I just then realize that I haven't brought any clothes with me. I feel the heat on my cheeks – have I just walked in here fully naked? And with him looking at me? Was I in some kind of trance that I haven't realized it?

Grabbing a new towel, I wrap it around my hips as I walk to the door – opening it slightly and peeping out. Good, he's not in the room. My uniform that was scattered thru the floor is now lying on the bed – it must have been Kaname. I dress quickly, not wanting him or anyone else walking in on me half naked. It's not like he haven't seen me naked many times, and I him…

Every time I think about something related to him, my mind plays the images of our times together. I can't believe how much has our relationship changed thru this small amount of time. From enemies, to… lovers? I'm not sure about that. We are sleeping together, so does it make us lovers? It's not like we started it because we have feelings of love for each other. It's all this stupid bonds fault. Yea, that's it. It's all this stupid bonds fault – and Kanames for creating it. I don't waste any more time and leave thru the opened window, throught that I came last night.

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-YUUKI-

"Zero!" I run towards him, as soon as I spot him. I was on my way to see how he is feeling before the class starts, but looks like I don't have to. I wonder where he was, because that way is definitely not the Sun Dorm.

"How are you feeling?" he smiles at me lightly, saying that he's okay now, but I can tell that he's not all right. He doesn't seem like his old self.

"Hi, Zero-chan," Naoja jumps him from behind, pulling him to himself – that's not a good move Naoja. But to my surprise, there's no respond from our unsocial hunter. Really, what is wrong with him? Is he really so sick that he lest Naoja be all friendly with him? The only one so far who could touch him so freely was me – not to mention Naojas a guy. If he let a girl hug him, I think that I would understand it, but a guy… There's something going on with Zero. His strange behavior started after he returned from his last mission – I was right in thinking that something has happened.

"Where were you all night? When I came to check on you, you weren't in the room," what? Why hasn't Naoja told me anything? Wasn't he worried that something might happen to Zero?

"It's none of your business," that finally sounds like his old self. Naoja lets him go, seeing annoyed by his tone. Serves him right – he shouldn't cling to Zero like that. It's true that we have spend a lot of time together this last week – patrolling and stuff – but there's just something about him that is… I just have this feeling that he's hiding something. I don't like him.

"You're going Yuuki, or what?" ah, pull yourself together girl. I go after Zero, with one last glance at Naoja who smiles at me before he turns the other way – so he's skipping. I wish I could too.

The class has just started few minutes ago, but I'm already bored – I so hate math. It's not that I don't understand it – okay, than maybe a little – but the teacher seems to have something against me. Wonders how Zero's holding up? He seemed strange. As I look back to see him, the only thing that greets me is his empty seat. Where has he disappeared? Looking to the door, I get a glimpse of him before he disappears in the hallway. He seems to be in a hurry, and he looked pale. Is he not feeling well? I better check on him. I take advantage of teacher looking at the board, as I slowly and quietly make my way to the door – and out.

Safe. Now where had he gone? I run to the left, outside of the building. If he's not feeling well, maybe he went out for a fresh air. I hope to spot him soon, because otherwise it will be hard finding him in the huge area of the academy. I see someone in the distance, but I can tell that none of the three figures belong to Zero. But maybe they have seen him – I run to them. As I'm coming closer, I can tell who they are – Kaname-sama, Ichijou-kun and… I can't recognize the last one. He's not a student here, as he looks too old – maybe someone from the Council? He sure looks that way – and the fact that Kaname-sama is meeting with him during the day means that they have something important to discuss. Should I really bother them? But I have to find Zero – what if he collapsed somewhere? Okay, my mind's made up.

"Kaname-sama!"

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-ZERO-

Why is this happening again? I was perfectly fine when I woke up, and also when I met with Yuuki – okay, maybe not perfectly fine, but this… my head is killing me. I got out off class, thinking that maybe fresh air would help me. But it's not.

I lean against the nearest tree, closing my eyes – thinking about nothing, just concentrating on breathing. Coming here has always helped me relax, to calm myself. I slide to the ground, my body feels like it's on fire – and I'm starting to sweat a little – am I getting sick? I can't remember the last time I was down with a fewer – it was always Ichiru who was sick when we were little. Is this how he felt? I feel like I'm dying here, my strength slowly leaving me.

"What is such a delicious kitten doing here?" who's that? I force my eyes open, and they widen in disbelief at what they see – a vampire. Looks like he haven't fully fallen yet, but he's near the edge of madness. He's kneeling before me, looking at me with those red eyes, his fangs visible when he licks his lips – why couldn't I sense him approaching?

"Hello," he greets me. I'm in deep shit, as I don't think that I can as much as lift my hand.

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-KANAME-

"Good morning, Professor," I greet my friend as we meet by the gate. I don't like the sun too much, but if him being here means that he has good news, I can bear with a little sun.

"Maybe to you, but I'm so tired from the long trip," I think that I know how he feels.

"Why haven't you gone inside than?"

"I can't enter another pureblood territory just like that, right?" typical of him. As we walk back towards the Moon Dorm, Ichijou walks ahead of us, giving us some privacy to talk. I don't know why he's doing it – I don't mind him listening to our conversation, as he knows about the whole thing.

"Is he the one?"

"What do you mean?" I don't understand what he means by that question, but I can tell that he's referring to Ichijou.

"The trusted friend you spoke of," ah that – I nearly thought that he mistook him for Zero.

"Yes, he is," I answer truthfully. "Ichijou Takuma – but please don't try to hit on him," I add as I see light in his eyes at the mention of Ichijous name. Having than hunter hitting on him is enough – I don't understand what Ichijou sees in him.

"Have you found something useful," back to the matter at hand.

"Yes, I have," his tone becoming more serious – hope it's good news. "I found this one old book that I nearly forgot that I have. I think that we can work with the information in it, but…"

"But?"

"I would like to see your boy first," I don't think that Zero would be happy if he heard him to refer to him as my boy. But I can do nothing but smile at the idea – it doesn't sound bad. I hope that Zero would be cooperative.

"Kaname-sama!" the three of us stop and turn around when we hear someone call my name, seeing Yuuki running towards us. Did something happen? She seems troubled. She stops before me, trying to regain her breathing from the run.

"Yuuki…" I want to ask her what's troubling her, but she interrupts me.

"Have… haven't you seen Zero?" something happened to Zero? I need to calm down. As much as it pains me I need to act normal before Yuuki so that she doesn't suspect anything.

"Yuuki-chan. Has something happened to Kiryu-kun?" trust Ichijou to find the right approach – I'm glad to him for that as I, myself can't find the right words to ask her that right now.

"I… I don't know," she straightens up, looking at me with concern in her eyes. "He was acting strange when he came to class, and after a while he just left. I sneaked out to find him, because he looked really pale – maybe he's sick? But I don't know where I should look for him."

"Don't worry, Yuuki," I try to calm her down with my smile, "I will go look for… Kiryu-kun," it's strange not being able to use his name – I grove so used to it. "So, you need to return to the class like a good girl."

"But…"

"No buts. Please, Yuuki," I know that she's also concerned about him, but first I need the Professor to look at him before anything else. She bows to us and reluctantly leaves – I think that I can trust her that she will return to the class, and not follow me.

"Ichijou," I turn my attention to the two vampires beside me, "can you please show Professor to the dorm? I will brink Zero to my room, so could you wait there for me?" without waiting for an answer – I don't intend to loose any more time – I concentrate on the bond that is connecting us and using my vampire speed, I follow its lead.

As the pulling became stronger, I can make out two figures in the distance. One is definitely Zero, but who's the other one? As I'm close enough to tell, I see Zero pinned to the tree by a vampire that is about to bite him – why isn't he fighting back? That's it. I use my powers to destroy that filthy thing before his fangs can as much as scratch Zeros skin, catching Zeros body before it hits the ground as it lost its support.

"Are you all right?" I ask him as I help him sit on the grass, looks like he hasn't had the strength to stand up.

"I feel like shit," at least his humor hasn't left him.

"Did he do something to you?"

"No. You came just in the right moment," than what is it? I place my hand at his forehead – he's burning. He has a fever. And now that I take a close look at him, he's sweating quite a lot. I lift him up bridal style. He must feel really awful, because he isn't protesting – his eyes are closed and he seems to concentrate on his breathing.

I hurry with him thru the forest and to the Moon Dorm, avoiding the gate as not to let the gatekeeper see us like this. I'm glad that he left the window open when he left my room, and I again use my powers to lift us up – Ichijou and Professor already awaiting us.

"What happened?" Ichijou runs towards me with concern written over his face.

"Put him down on the bed, Kaname," I do as Professor demands from me, slowly putting him down – he seems so fragile, like he could break any moment.

"Now, can you please leave the room?" he says as he's pushing me away from Zeros lying form.

"What, are you also a doctor?"

"Something like that. Now Kaname, would you please leave?" he looks at me, and in his eyes isn't a space for arguments. I sigh, and leave the room with Ichijou, closing the door and hoping for some good news when it opens again.

"What happened Kaname? Was he attacked?" Ichijou asks again the question he had already asked me inside, but to which I haven't gave him any answer yet.

"I have found him in the forest, with an E that wanted to bite him," I run my hand thru my hair, "I destroyed it the moment I saw what it was about to do. Umm, Zero said that it hasn't done anything to him, so…" I left the sentence unfinished, uncertain of an answer. Ichijou must sense that right now I'm in no condition to talk to him, so he lets it be.

"How is he?" it felt like eternity had gone by before the door finally opened.

"He's sleeping right now," Professor closes the door quietly, before he looks back at us. "He has a fever, but otherwise he's fine."

"He's fine? He's just sick?" it can't be just that – I mean all the symptoms are so unlike any sickness I have heard of.

"No, not sick. He's expecting," now, I think that I have heard him wrong – or I just don't know what he means by it. He can't mean that…

"What?" Ichijou too is staring at him in disbelief about the words he had just heard.

"He's pregnant. Congratulations Kaname, you're going to be a father."

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TBC…

-So, what do you think about Zeros condition? Who will be the lucky one to tell him about it? And what will be his reaction after he founds out with all those mood swings he has lately?

-I didn't wanted to put up the "mpreg" notice as not to spoil the surprise – but, if you don't like this little outcome, than you're free to stop reading – I hope that there will be some people happy or some that were already guessing it…

-Feel free to leave a comment… looking forward to read your thoughts… only six chapters remaining…