The time had finally come.. The time for the scan.

A week had passed since Kaito had learned the truth about Zeros pregnancy, after walking in on Kuran and Zero in the kitchen, arms wrapped around each other.. Or that's how he saw it in his mind. It was that day that Zero had told him that the child may not be his, in fact it was a 50/50 chance that the very child he had already grown to love may not be his own.

It was like a blow to the stomach, to think the man he had loved and cherished for majority of his life had actually cheated on him, and with a vampire no less! Especially Kuran, he had been sure that Zero had hated him most of all.. But that hate apparently turned to lust, causing the two to get together multiple times. Though it seemed that Zero hadn't told Kaito anything of the mark and its influence on the pregnancy, not wanting to make his hopes disappear.

Of course Zero had been sure to tell him there was no feelings involved, he still hated that pureblood, but Kaito felt the tension in the room, the way Kuran had obviously been trying to prove ownership over what he thought was his. But then again Zero seemed to flinch away from his attention which helped to assist the elder hunter to easily come to terms with what was going on now.

Kaito didn't hate Zero, he could never hate him.. So he decided he would still stay by his side, supporting him throughout all of this. If it turned out that the child was not his own then he would still stay by his lovers side, no matter what.

So it was now that he found himself in the young hunters room, prodding him awake slowly so they could get ready to have the scan in one of the rooms down the hall. He was ecstatic that his lover had chosen him to view the scan with him, deciding not to let Kuran in the room at all. Instead the vampire and Kaien would be looking at a screen in a completely separate room.

Neither of the young hunters wanted that of course, the doctor having refused to do it unless the pureblood could see. It seemed that the only doctor available was one Kaname had on hand, the hunters not having one available that knew anything about this type of pregnancy. So it was with reluctance they accepted to have a blood sucker looking at their child..

Ten minutes to go and the silverette had finally started to wake, his amethyst orbs foggy with sleep as he looked up into hazel eyes. A small smile spread over his lips at the look of his lover, which in turn warmed the hunters heart greatly.

"Cmon sleepy head, its time to view the baby"

It was that day already...?

Zero couldn't stop the soft yawn that slipped from his lips as he looked up to his precious lover, or the stretch as he tried his best to stretch out his sore muscles. His lower back had been aching like crazy lately and it had been bothering him most when he got up in the morning... Sighing, the younger hunter started to slowly sit himself up on the bed, hoping that his slight headache would disappear soon.

He had been coming to terms of what had been happening to him, the pregnancy and the possibility that it was Kaname's. But with the hope of having Kaito still stand beside him warmed his heart completely, knowing that he wouldn't be abandoned to the pureblood that he absolutely hated... Resting his hand against his temple, he attempted to rub out the headache that had started to plague him, and the worries started to rush back.

Every mother was worried for their first scan... To make sure that their baby was alright and that there was no obvious illness. There was also the fact that he hoped there would only be one... The thought of having two, especially with Kaito being the father, brought a hard lump into his throat.

Though he soon moved his arm back around his stomach, only to notice that he couldn't... fully get it around like he had before. Blinking in surprise, he slipped the blanket away with his other hand, revealing his naked torso but also the slight bump that had started to round his stomach... And unfortunately, his reaction was sickness at the sight, knowing that he could not hide it any longer. He had actually started to feel bloated for the past few weeks, and had thought he had seen the beginning of a baby bump... But he had chosen not to believe it, as it should have been only his second or maybe third month at the time. He shouldn't be that far along...

Trying to bite back words to tell Kaito, knowing that he didn't want to be seen as fat just yet, he quickly covered his stomach back up and glanced back to Kaito, his eyes still fogged. "...Can you grab me some clothes? My back is still aching..." he slightly complained as he rested his other hand against his lower back, trying to rub out the tension.

Turning quickly to look around the room, Kaito soon found the wardrobe only to quickly walk over and pull out some clothes. They were loose fitting, the male knowing that he would have to pull up his shirt to have the scan anyway. And it seemed as though Zero was starting to wear more of the looser clothes.

Handing them over to the male, Kaito took a seat on the edge of the bed to wait for his lover to dress. "I'm looking forward to today, it's going to be good to see the baby, our first look at him.." It would also be nice for them to know what sort of time line they were on, to see how long they had left to prepare for the child. Not to mention Kaito could count back in his head to see if the baby really is his..

Shaking his head at the thought, Kaito told himself that those things didn't matter, that he would be by his lovers side through this for out the entire thing. But what if the baby was Kaname's? Would that mean they would have to share custody or put up with his visits? How would he react and would he try to take the child away?

There he goes again... Finally dismissing the thought from him mind as Zero finished dressing, Kaito turned back and held his hand out to his tired lover. "Lets get going, no doubt the blood sucker of a doctor will be waiting for us. He's pissed enough as it is that the bastard that told him to come here wont be in the room"

Those swears were music to his ear... It had been hard not being able to swear at the doctor, knowing that he was the only way of making sure that his little boy would be alright. Of course both of them had assumed it was a boy, by the fact that the parents would both be male no matter what... It would make sense that it would be a boy. Though that might still be one of many 50/50 chances that might not go Zero's way...

Smirking at Kaito's comment, he soon accepted the clothing and started to clothe himself, not caring if he had to strip in front of Kaito. He had already obviously seen all of his body... That may be the reason they were in this predicament in the first place, of so Zero chose to believe. "You have no idea how much those two blood suckers have made me want a cigarette and a drink..." Zero sighed, already knowing he would probably be hit. But it was also hard to fight his addictions...

Zero had to stop without warning, without the possibility of continuing. That baby would be the first to get hurt and who knows what would happen to him already from Zero using alcohol and cigarette... But hopefully that would have no affect on this baby for his past mistakes. Soon Zero was starting to pull himself onto his feet, though quickly wincing at his back and starting to rub it to ease it away. "Where the hell are we doing this?" Zero muttered, trying to ease out the pain...

He already knew this was going to be a long day. The last thing he needed was to be in complete pain during it all.

And he did get a smack, given it was only a light whack across the back of the head. It would have been hard for Zero to give up, but it was worth it wasn't it? They could finally be a family together, a nice happy and healthy family. But the stress Zero was feeling was something Kaito had felt also and he knew it wasn't good for Zero..

"It's just a few rooms down the hall, they needed to be close for the signal to pick up for the other monitor" Trying not to hiss out his words at how inconsiderate Kaien and Kuran were being, Kaito wound his arms around his sore lover and began to assist him in walking down the halls. It hadn't been long before they arrived at the room Kaito was shown earlier, and as luck would have it... The dirty blood sucking doctor was already waiting for them with a scowl on his face. Great.. This was going to be a comfortable scan for Zero, he could already tell..

Assisting Zero to lay down on the bed comfortably, Kaito took a seat near his lovers head, glancing at the doctor. That said doctor had been scowling and setting up the monitor and chords to enable the others to see before looking at the silverette's.

"Top up. Now"

The moment that the two walked into the room, the hunter had already smelled the disgusting scent of vampire, and his eyes soon locked unfortunately with the doctors eyes. This was going to be a very long day as he let out a soft warning growl, only to be ignored. Though Zero knew what to do for revenge...

Deliberately he winced at how Kaito would lay him a certain way, sometimes asking him to rub his back all while keeping his eyes locked with Kaito so he would know the hint. But eventually the doctor growled, warning them the Kaito may be forced to leave by him if Zero did not lay still... After that, the two grudgingly went silent. It allowed the pregnant hunter to roll up his shirt, but not without a dark hiss at the doctor, spitting out 'fuck you.' at least the doctor seemed to have been called that a thousand times as he remained utterly silent while Zero prepared himself, though never tearing his gaze from Zero in that dark, disgusted glare.

Filthy level 'D' why would the purest vampire of them all request his services on a piece of dirt like this? The elder vampire continued to glare at the hunter on the bed, staring dangerously at him as though he would want nothing more than to slaughter the ungrateful male. But he didn't understand why Kaname had been pulling these sorts of strings in the first place for the couple before him?

Then there was the question as to why the pureblood king had wanted a monitor in the other room. But it wasn't his job to question his leader, instead he would do the task at hand.. He would also do the secret task Kaname had instructed him of, though he was adamant about the fact that Zero mustn't be told..

So as the young and rebellious looking hunter slowly lifted his shirt for the scan to begin, the male in the white coat placed a rather large blob of cold gel on the others stomach and placed the wand down upon his flesh.

Almost immediately an image flashed up on the screen, though it would not be for them to see. He needed to look at this himself and inform Kaname... The doctor immediately pulled out his keyboard and began to type out what was being seen for his master to view. Of course he didn't say a word to the two in the room until he heard and aggravated cough, one which caused his head to snap up and turn the screen for the other to see.

Then finally they could see the screen...

And soon saw the... gray blobs.

"That's the baby."

What the hell was this? "...Where," Zero grunted as he tried to sit up a little bit to be able to see better. It was hard to read these damn things, even when Zero had been trying to study them on his laptop to be able to recognize his baby easier. But all he could see was gray blobs everywhere... Was just one the baby or was he in different blobs? The doctor didn't say anything other than that the baby was on he screen... But Zero's frustrations were getting a bit too dark.

Though meanwhile in the other room not too far away, there was a completely different reaction...

"Oh Kaname, it's going to be a girl!" Kaien nearly squealed in his delight as he watched the flickering image. Of course he had no training to be able to tell but it was also common sense... He too had been studying on ultrasounds and he could make out the baby's form in the blurs. Sitting not too far away was Kaname, though he wondered if he would start the lengthy story that it would be his child... After all, it did seem a little big for this stage...

The narrowed eyes of the doctor glanced up at the two confused hunters on the bed, knowing that he had to answer each and every thing they asked. If Kaname-sama hadn't told him to do so then he wouldn't bother at all.. But regardless of his own desires he must follow his masters instructions. So it was with reluctance that he moved his hand to the screen, trailing along the body of the baby.

"That's the child there. It is measuring at sixteen weeks, right there is its head and down here is the feet. Anything else..?" narrowing his eyes and typing onto the screen what he had just told the two hunters the doctor started moving the wand around the small swell on the stomach of the male.

But of course it was eating away at him why Kaname had told him to do such a thing for such filthy creatures weren't hunters enemies of pureblood's? Letting out an aggravated sigh the male turned his hard gaze on the two in the bed, noticing the way the male next to the silverette's squeezed the others hands softly. Disgusting.

"I will be administering a needle soon, you will have to hold.. That still while I do it. If he moves there will be a risk to the child." Turning to his bag the doctor was quick to take out the syringe and other items.

Meanwhile in the other room...

Kaname had been sitting on the edge of his seat, eagerly looking at the screen in awe. Kaien seemed to be right though there was no absolute way to tell at this stage in time, but it didn't matter.. Kaname didn't care which sex it was, which was a surprise to him immediately, he had told himself all this time he was only doing this for an heir, that wouldn't be possible with a female child..

"Beautiful.." Was the only word to slip through the pureblood's lips, something that may surprise Kaien greatly.. Didn't he think that Kaname only wished for an heir? Perhaps he would change his mind about the pureblood's desires.. After all he had looked like a father viewing their child for the first time, given that he couldn't be in the room when it happened.

Was Kaname putting an act on for them all to think of him as cruel and nasty? Wanting nothing more than to get a child from someone else.. Perhaps he had slipped in this moment and showed his true colors in front of Kaien..

...A needle?

The shock of knowing that his child was actually 4 months along had ebbed away and banished as he said that he would have to administer a... needle. Why the hell was he going to have to stab into his body? He didn't even say anything, other than keeping 'that' still! The hunter couldn't help but snarl immediately as the doctor turned away from him, doing the exact opposite of what he had been told and starting to quickly squirm his way up.

"L-like hell are you touching him! Not with a god damn needle! Get the fuck away from me or I'll stab your eyes out!" Zero snarled as he tried to slither his way back to Kaito's side, and soon started to worm his way from the bed. He was going to get as far away from this place as possible and that included away from that needle. Kaito probably already knew his fear of sharp objects from when he was little, mostly from watching Ichiru have to deal with them...

But to let the doctor possibly stab his own baby because he wasn't careful enough was completely out of the question.

Though meanwhile as the screen suddenly went blank, Kaien could now focus on what Kaname was saying... And it was rather... intriguing to say the least. Kaname had called the possibly obvious little girl beautiful. Didn't he already know that the council would not accept a female leader? She would be too 'soft' they said, not able to properly carry the name...

But yet it was obvious by the way that Kaname was looking at this baby that it was almost like he had fallen in love with his own daughter, or so Kaname thought. "...You seem to be very interested in your possible daughter," Kaien murmured softly, his intelligent eyes watching Kaname and waited for a single flaw in this possible mask. This could all be a way for him to earn Zero's trust after all, to say that he wanted this girl to be his own...

But what happens if it is his own, and it is a girl?

Kaito struggled to keep his lover still, knowing that this was something that had to be done.. Well, so he thought. After all he knew mothers to be had to expect a lot of needles, to put up with the small pricks of pain before the real thing followed. It was why he tried to keep the other on the bed as best he could, growling out a warning to the silverette as he squirmed about.

The doctor on the other hand wasn't pleased, snarling out to the hunter as yet another warning to stay still. But he had to come up with a reason as to why he was doing this so the damn 'D' would let him touch his stomach. Why the hell should someone of his stature have to grovel to this trash?

"Look.. Kiryuu. This needle is to make sure the kid is healthy, no deformities of diseases. If you don't get it and it is sick, would you forgive yourself for not giving it treatment? You could be killing your own child" The last cold sentence was what he left that at, hoping that his words would drill into the young male. It was true after all, it was one of the tests he was doing for his lord.

Only once those last words dropped from his lips did he start to slow down his panicked movements, though his heart still harshly rammed away at his ribs. He knew that if there was the slightest mistake that it could pierce the child... And it would be all over. So why was he going to let the doctor take that risk.

But deformities were more expected in younger mothers' children than the proper age, and that also brought a chill down his spine... He could be taking a very real risk if he didn't get this baby checked out. And it was why the hunter had slowly started to shift his way back into bed, but never letting his eyes leave the doctor in a hard glare.

"...if you hurt him, I swear to god I will slaughter you across the walls and use you as decoration and paint in my room." This was a new threat for Zero... But maybe that was the parental instincts also speaking out and helping him along.

Though in the other room, it seemed that someone else's parental instincts had come out at the wrong time... The amber eyes focused onto Kaname the entire time, and saw the mask wipe away all sign of emotion, just as he had expected from Kaname... After all, he could have just blown his own secret. Kaname had leaned back in his chair slightly after that screen had gone blank, not realizing his mistake until Kaien had eventually began to talk to him. It was much like a cold bucket of water being tipped over him as the old hunter spoke, realization at what he had allowed to happen sunk in.

He had showed his true self, the mask he had carefully put up in order to keep true to himself gone.. So within seconds he had pulled his mask back up, pretending he hadn't said a word earlier. "I have never witnessed a child's scan. That is all, Kaien"

"Though you still seem excited to see a girl's scan rather than a boy... Wouldn't you rather wish for your heir to your throne on the screen?" Kaien cautiously asked, knowing that a single misplaced word could mean the death of him...

Narrowed ruby eyes were quick to narrow in frustration at the question the sandy haired male had asked him. He was speechless, having been caught off guard with such a question. He was right after all, there was no way he could explain away his reaction so easily. Kaien wasn't a silly man after all.

Kaname was defeated in a way, something rare for such a proud and confident pureblood. It was then that he gave in, not bothering to lie to the hunter any longer. Kaien was one of his eldest friends after all, he could trust him with this, couldn't he? Kaname didn't know for sure how he felt of course but he also knew that it was much more than just wanting an heir at this stage.

"Perhaps you are right, Kaien. I no longer desire a child to carry on my name. In fact it has changed into something much more than that for me, something i am not quite ready to face right now. Though i will say that if this child is mine i will not be taking it for my own, i wish to work with Zero on this, to support him."

Meanwhile, the doctor only narrowed his eyes at that threat, knowing he had extremely steady hands. He was a vampire after all, they had no problems with such a thing. So without another word, he moved forward, the only indication of starting being a firm nod to the brown haired hunter currently holding the silverette. Pressing the syringe to the exact spot needed, the male quickly pushed the syringe in, holding steady in case the hunter moved.

Luckily enough he hadn't, allowing the male to pull out enough blood suitable to do all of the required tests. Nothing had gone wrong of course, the doctor doing his work precisely. Nothing but the best for his dear Kaname-sama.

After sliding the syringe out of the others stomach and placing a small alcoholic wipe over the wound to ensure it didn't get infected, the male put everything back in his bag, reluctantly taking one of the two discs out of his machine and handing it over to the silver haired hunter. "Kaname-sama requested i give this to you, if you wanted to look back at the images. You should be thankful of the kindness he is showing, you don't deserve it."

No kindness for the other kind after all..

"Fuck you and all your bloodsuckers. Go to hell," Zero grunted as he took the disk, though still trembling from the pain in his stomach. That needle had been far too long for Zero to be anywhere comfortable with... Especially when it had been pushed into his stomach, where he knew his little boy was laying defenseless. He had wanted to fight against Kaito's restraints on him but he knew better than to do it when the needle had been slid inside him...

All he could do was swear softly as he watched the blood fill up inside the syringe as well as other fluids, all while praying that his baby was not harmed. Then finally he had the decency to let go and move away... Enough to let Zero let out a sigh of relief. But he did not hesitate to pull his shirt down without caring if the sticky substance was still on his stomach and drag himself off of the bed. "Go die in a hole, vampire," was his last threat as he grabbed onto Kaito's hand and began to drag him.

He sorely rubbed into the side of his stomach that had been pierced, trying to rub away the throbbing pain and hoping that his baby was just fine. He better be... Or that doctor's ass was as good as his.

"...Kiryuu."

The voice of the doctor had nearly made the hunter hiss rather than say anything else. He wasn't in the mood to listen to the doctor anymore... Growling slightly as he glared back at the doctor, who was already bottling up the blood in a vial to make it easier to transfer, he soon met his dark, cruel eyes. "...You need to start taking blood."

What? Why. "I'm not a blood sucker, you bastard..." Zero hissed slightly as he soon pulled on Kaito's arm, wishing to keep moving and get out of this damn room, but Kaito instead held him still, frowning slightly. He wanted to know what the doctor was talking about, it seemed like... But Zero didn't quite want to listen right now. He could almost feel himself bristle under his skin as he soon stared back at the doctor, anchoring himself down by force. He might as well listen...

"...Your blood is so weak that I can smell it. You've been violently sick and weak, haven't you. If you don't start taking blood from the father of this fetus, and soon, you will die. And it will die as well."

Though across the house, the two elder vampire and hunter were talking in near silence as Kaname slowly started to spill out his thoughts. Though amber eyes never looked away even for a moment... It almost seemed like he believed the older pureblood. Leaning back into his chair as he listened, it was a few moments of silence before Kaien decided to speak again.

"And what if this child is not yours? Are you still going to try to be in her life? Though what if the baby is yours and Zero refuses to let you close to him and Kaito. He does care more than you think for Kaito and he won't want to let go of him just because the baby has your blood..." Kaien softly asked, not wishing to be harsh but to also give Kaname a chance to think.

The pureblood always thought he had everything thought out and covered, but this was something he might not be prepared for...

Kaname on the other have glanced up at Kaien thoughtfully, it seemed as though the male had been thinking this through quite a bit.. Of course Kaname had been too, he just didn't wish to think about the negatives all that long, knowing for once that something may not go in his favor this time around. "If it isn't mine? Then if Zero would allow it, I would like to see the child and be there for her."

But the second question.. That was the one that hurt the most. He knew that there was a chance that Zero didn't want anything to do with him.. With a sigh Kaname eventually turned his gaze back to the elder hunter after letting it drop. "If the child is mine and Zero will not let me near him, all I can do is provide for them financially for the rest of their lives. They will never have to worry of money again, they will have nothing but the best. I can only hope Zero still allows me to see her"

The old hunter couldn't help but frown. This was not what Kaname was supposed to do... To give up like this. But he knew that the moment that he saw that baby born and it had part of his scent as blood, he would crave to have it. Rather as an heir or a daughter, Kaien was not sure. But to think that Kaname could sit back and watch was nothing Kaien believed to happen...

"Why are you concerning yourself with Zero anyway. You already know what will happen to Yuuki, how her heart is only for you. You could easily raise a family with her when the time is right..." Kaien face Kaname the possibility. Though he wondered if it would make a difference... Kaname seemed to have his mind set to Zero rather than seeing what he already had around him. Kaname couldn't have everything...

Kaname on the other hand hadn't reacted well to the elder mans statement, as if he was hitting a nerve. Pulling up his emotionless façade once again, the only words he allowed to slip through his lips was a definite "No." He did know what would happen with Yuuki, but strangely enough he found himself uninterested.

Yes they shared a past and he loved her, but the longer this had gone on with Zero the more he only felt that love change. It was a love between siblings. This of course frustrated the pureblood to no end, he had it all planned..! Yet one little thing changed, once small mistake and everything had been blown out of proportion.

Running slender fingers through raven bangs to try and calm himself, Kaname let out a frustrated breath of air. How could he lose control like this? The pureblood king, the one people looked up to for guidance. To fall so low as to feeling something for a filthy 'D' was something he simply could not comprehend.

Kaien silently leaned back into the chair as Kaname answered his sharp 'no.' It seemed like Zero was going to have to deal with Kaname no matter what now... Thinking quietly to himself, the older hunter tapped his fingers against the arm of the chair as he thought. This was quite a pickle Kaname had thrown himself into... Something that was by far the worst accident he had probably tangled himself into. But hopefully it wouldn't be considered that for much longer... Not when there could be some good coming out of this.

But just as Kaien was about to speak again, the door started to slowly creak open. It made Kaien glance up in an instant, only to see that it was the doctor that Kaname had hired to tend to Zero. He already had his bags fully packed by his sides as he walked into the room, abandoning his bags behind him. But in one hand he held a disk...

"Kaname-sama, I have done as you have wished. I have taken the sample of the tissues and will put them under evaluation immediately," the doctor calmly said, though still seemed to have a bit of a scowl on his face from having to deal with the Level D, and a hunter as well... That filthy stench was going to take days to get off of his hands...

Though he tried to hide his obvious discomfort with having to deal with such a disgusting specimen as he stepped closer to Kaname, then held out the disk to his master. "This has images and video of the scan, along with all the notes I have written during it. I hope you will be satisfied with the results in a few days time, when I will return."

Kaname merely lifted his head as the doctor came in to hand him the disc, nodding at the male as soon as it was handed over. So he had to wait a few days, that wasn't as long as he thought... Though people did tend to do things for him faster than the average person, yet another perk of being the pureblood king. Kaien knew what had been requested of course, if he hadn't then the doctor would surely have hell to pay for his slip up in information. But much lie Kaname, Kaien wished to know who the father of this child was, they couldn't live their life not knowing after all.

"I see. If I am not in this room when you receive the results then I suggest you tell this male before me. That is all I need of you" waving his hand in dismissal towards the doctor, Kaname waited until the 'thunk' of the door closing sounded before he addressed the headmaster. "I trust you can keep this hidden from Zero until both Takamiya and I are told? It would be best for us to be told at the same time"

After all if the child was indeed Kanames then he and Kaito would need to come up with some sort of agreement. His skin crawled at that though, having to lower himself with bargaining with a lowly hunter. One that he was in competition with no less! But the pureblood would be starting his advances soon, working to win the silverette over once and for all.

Catching the caramel eyes of the headmaster once more, Kaname dipped his head and stood. "If that will be all then I shall be departing. I have business in town that I must attend to" of course it wasn't 'business' per say, just something Kaname needed for his next moves.. All the while staying puzzled as to why he was so adamant in having Zero as his own.

It was mid-morning. Kaname Kuran had been fast asleep in soft silken sheets, the fabric curling closely to his fevered skin. He was having yet another dream, something he had been fighting against. That's not to say part of him didn't yearn for this, in fact it had felt like a millennia since he had touched Zero Kiryuu.. Though part of him knew that he may never get that chance again.

These dreams had been happening more frequently lately, even the mark on his upper thigh had started to throb in moments like these.. But once again he could do nothing, Zero had chosen to ignore him whenever he had approached.

Two days had passed since that scan and in those two days Kaname had started to send parcels to the pregnant hunter. In each parcel had been an item of baby clothing and something for Zero himself. Of course it was mostly sweet and expensive foods, knowing Zero didn't like his taste in the more top range foods. The baby clothes had been various items, ranging from white one-pieces to small socks and other items.

But now as Kaname dreamed, a relentless ringing met his ears, the male tossing and turning on his large bed. After breaking free of that rather.. Hot dream, Kaname opened his ruby eyes and glared at his phone. That was until he seen who it had been.

Kaien Cross.

It was finally time to find out the father of Zeros unborn child. Answering that phone and getting told from Kaien to come and see him immediately, Kaname slid from his sheets and dressed in his usual night class attire. From there he silently left the moon dorms, thankful that it was the middle of the day and no vampires had been awake.

Step by step he got closer to the headmasters dorms, only slowing when another form met his vision. It didn't deter him though, his steps still moving forward at a steady pace. It wasn't long before he was forced to stop, the male mere inches from him. Looking into hate filled hazel eyes, Kaname stared emotionlessly back.

"Kaito"

Shoulders silently leaned against the doors that would allow them both into the headmasters dorm, but he would not allow passage inside just yet... Russet hair was still splayed out against the door, his eyes staring out. But his eyes were clouded, as if he was thinking... And thinking hard. He had been pulled out of class for this, and he had started to... Fear what he was going to be told. What if this didn't... Work out.

Kaito had been trying hard to prepare for if the baby was his, trying to scrape together his savings, then he forced himself to look at what he needed to buy... And he started to realize just how... Completely unprepared they were. Hunting alone would not make money, and teaching, even at cross academy, would not pay for half the things they needed even for the pregnancy. There was no insurance... No money coming in from Zero, nothing at all to aid other than some possible help from Kaien.

What were they going to do if this child was his... And what if it was Kaname's but Zero refuses to stay with Kaname.

But then he found himself staring at the white uniformed shape walking towards him. Instantly hate filled his body as he stared back at Kaname, his eyes sharpened like knives. This was his fault... He has touched Zero, seduced him... Zero had told him all about that night, or as much as Zero was willing to tell. "...we need to talk, Kuran," Kaito slowly growled out, though felt a chill riding up his spine as he stared into those Bloody eyes.

He knew what he needed to do... But he wondered if he had the strength to do it any longer. But he knew what was best for all of them.

Such hate filled eyes told a deep story, one in which Kaname truly had no desire to listen to. In fact he truly didn't wish to be near this being at all, knowing that he had touched what should be his.. That alone brought the feeling of possession to the forefront of his mind, his beast begging to eliminate any competition which cold threaten his goal.

Of course he couldn't do such a thing, Zero had wanted Kaito, not himself. It was why a curious brow rose as Kaname looked towards the hunter, this statement surprising him. What could he possibly want? To taunt and gloat? Or perhaps he would like to threaten the pureblood if he wouldn't back off.

"Then speak, I would like to hear what Kaien has to say to us" It was more than a want.. It was a need. The pureblood yearned to hear what Kaien had to say, his life could change dramatically because of it. So why would this spoiled hunter want to draw out this meeting?

Staying as still as possible, Kaname continued to glare into those hazel eyes, waiting for the male to address him, all while soothing down that feeling within him as the scent of Zero continued to roll of the others clothes, taunting him..

As if Kaname was the only one that wanted to hear what Kaien was going to say... Whatever he was about to say today was going to completely change all of their futures forever. Nothing was going to return to before all those months ago, absolutely nothing. Kaito tried not to swallow hard as the words he was about to say hung on his lips, but there was no other way...

Making sure to keep his back pressed against the doors so that Kaname could not get past him, the young hunter managed to start grunting words between his teeth, even though his heart ached with every syllable that left his lips... "...If that baby is mine... I don't ever want to see your ass around Zero again, or the baby. But." He had been quick to add in that but, the word that made his heart drop into the pit of his stomach.

A crisp pain crackled into his hate filled gaze, and he wondered what insanity was making him say this at all... But he had to. It was all for Zero. "...But if that baby is yours... You need to take him. I don't care if you have to tie him up and carry him, he needs someone that can financially support him. He needs someone to help with that baby."

...Was Kaito serious? He was giving away Zero... But the way his teeth were tightly clenched together, he knew that it wasn't a decision he had made easily. He could no longer think of himself. He had to think of this child, of how Zero would be able to live the life he deserved. Kaito couldn't do that for him and the baby... He almost knew that there would soon be decisions in money, whether the adults would be able to eat a meal for the day or afford something for their child instead.

That wasn't a life he wanted Zero to live... He had already gone through too much.

Then there was the fact that... Zero desperately needed his blood.

He could see Zero withering away before him with each and every day. Zero desperately needed blood, but even when he took from Kaito... It didn't help. He had seen the red cross into Zero's eyes no matter how many times he had fought it back, and he had tried to ignore the pounds that had been dropping off of Zero within the last couple of weeks... But all of it was pointing to one thing. No matter how much Zero was trying to refuse it, he knew. He knew that he needed Kaname's blood, even if it was simply to keep him healthy, even if this was not Kaname's baby at all. Kaito only had so much blood to give, after all...

He needed to make sure that Zero would be healthy. Even if it did mean having to allow Kaname in, even if this was Kaito's baby. He couldn't let Zero continue to suffer like this...

That was something Kaname had not been expecting, in fact it was the furthest thing from his mind after he had heard that first statement. It was a gamble and a risky one at that. He would be risking the fact that he wouldn't be able to see Zero ever again, to not see those amethyst eyes twinkling with lust, the males head thrown back into the fits of pure pleasure.. He would never be able to run his fingers through those silver locks ever again.

But Kaito had been willing to sacrifice the same thing, to give up the one he had loved for a greater cause. Kaname of course couldn't say he was feeling the same thing. After all he didn't love Zero, or so he told himself. But still, the thought of such a thing tugged at his heart and hurt with an unfamiliar sting.

He would accept.

His eyes, slightly less cold had continued to stare at the hunter, eventually nodding in the smallest of increments. "I accept. If by chance this is your child, I at least ask to be able to help you and Zero financially. We can think of it as a settlement in the amount of stress I have caused" Such a lie.. He just wanted to ensure Zero and the child live a long and happy life.

Of course if Kaito really looked into that statement he may be able to tell what Kaname had been denying to himself. After all who willingly does such a thing for no reason? Especially a pureblood.

Kaito hadn't been sure what the answer would be to his words... But even if Kaname would have said no, the words still felt like acid on his tongue. He was giving Zero away to this... bloodsucker. But not just a bloodsucker, one that was going to be able to take care of his lover more than Kaname was ever going to possibly attempt. His eyes stared back into the rubies as Kaname gave that small nod, though he could feel his heart shatter at the sign.

After all, the hunter was no idiot. He saw the size of that baby... How it wasn't the possibly three months Zero had told him. It was four months and bigger than it should... And Zero's thirst for blood... This was not his baby. Why did he even attempt to give him the possibility of the baby being his own...

"...Good." Kaito grunted back to him, slowly lifting his shoulders off from the doors. This was the greatest sacrifice he could ever make, and he could only pray that it was going to work out the way he hoped... For Zero and the baby to be healthy. For Zero to even be happy... Because it was obvious that for whatever the intentions, Kaname did... seem to give a rat's ass for Zero.

But just as he set his hand onto the door, he suddenly stiffened and turned his gaze back at Kaname, his eyes blazing for a moment. "And if I hear at all that you've hurt him or used him, I will come after you and I will slaughter you. That is a promise." Kaito didn't ease up the threat in his words for even a moment, not until he pulled his long holding gaze back to the door and swung it open, stalking inside to meet his fate... To meet all of their fates.

Not a word was uttered in reply to that threat, Kaname choosing to ignore it completely. In fact he wanted nothing more than to forget Kaitos whole existence, things would be so much different for them all if that nuisance ceased to exist. But that didn't matter now, it couldn't change.

And so Kaname too stepped forward, ready to find out the news that would change their lives forever.

It was a silent walk, one that luckily hadn't lasted long at all. The two males stopping outside of Kaiens office and sharing one last glance at each other before stepping in, Kaname falling behind Kaito to take his usual seat. It was finally time to end all this.. To start a new beginning. Because regardless of the news, everything would be different.

It was then that a certain honey haired hunter turned around in his seat, two small envelopes in hand. It was obvious what he was going to do, how he would break the news. It would allow the two to either stay and open these letters to find out the truth or to leave and do it In the privacy of their own dorms.

"Good morning gentlemen. I trust you know what these are..." Passing a sigh through his lips, Kaien leaned forward and passed the envelopes to the males before him, all the while knowing what had been written on those medical notes.

A solemn expression had overtaken the angry look that Kaito had sported, knowing that this could be the beginning of the end... He had already spoken to Kaien about what he needed to do, about what would need to happen. Zero couldn't stay here if it was true that this was Kaname's baby he was carrying, it would only cause stress to him and that child... and who knows what else would happen to them.

Trying to keep his chin up as he accepted the envelope from Kaname, he silently stared down at it and flipped it over, as if wondering if the answer would still be on the back side... But as his heart hammered, he knew that he couldn't take these results with no one beside him, no one to help him take that blow directly to his soul...

So he silently lowered the envelope from sight and looked instead to the hallway. Zero needed to know, not just them. Because he wanted to get Zero moving the moment that he found out... There would be no time for goodbyes, as they would only make things worse. He wanted this break to be clean, not compounded by time and the more painful to try to heal.

The hunter didn't hesitate as he stepped his way into the hallway, already seeing the door that his heart clenched to see. This was going to be the most painful thing he would ever have to do... Not the physical pain, not even the pain of ending his brother's life. He would have to drive away the one he loved.
Kaname and Kaien had silently watched Kaito leave, that envelope seeming as though it was burning a hole in the purebloods hand the longer he held it. But he knew that perhaps he should follow Kaito, though stand outside the door as to not make the situation worse if indeed the answer was that it was his own child.

So it was why he and Kaien stood in silence, making their way down that hall and to the door where Kaito had just slipped into. Yes, it was best he didn't follow. The moment that Kaito would step out and give him an indicator to take him away he would step in.

But as time slipped by and Kaname and Kaien waited outside patiently, curiosity got the better of the pureblood. That envelope had been burning into his hand continuously, begging to be read. And so it was with a little reluctance that Kaname lifted it up, peeling back the flap to pull out the thick parchment inside. It was then that he slowly unfolded the paper and glanced down at the results he had been waiting for.

'Ka-'

THE END :D Story over blah blah blah xDDD

Nah. I just love to end it on a cliff hanger :3 This was actually supposed to be two separate chapters but I decided to roll them into one to save some time and effort~ So enjoy! Enjoy to your hearts delight until I work in the time to put in the next chapter!