I am taking the title of this story from the song 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn' by Poison.

A/N, warning, disclaimer are all in the first chapter. If you are interested in reading it. Please go there.

Summary: Kaname and Zero have had nothing but problems in their relationship and Zero was fed up with Kaname, so he called off their relationship. So why is Zero so miserable? M-preg

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Title: Every Rose Has It's Thorn

Every rose has it's thorn
Just like every night has it's dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has it's thorn

Chapter 11:

After that, Kaname excused Takuma and Aidou to go to the sitting room while he took care of Zero. Once Zero was in the bed and covered, Kaname went to get a glass of water. After Kaname had taken care of Zero, he left to talk with Takuma and Aidou. As he approached closer to the sitting room, he heard Takuma talking to Aidou in a tone that said he wasn't happy.

When he entered the room, he asked while looking at Takuma, "Is there anything wrong old friend? Is there something I should be concerned about?" Kaname asked, having heard only part of what was said between them but he heard enough and he was angry. Takuma was nervous, but not for himself but for Aidou. They had been talking or disagreeing anyway about Aidou confessing to Kaname about how he really feels and that Zero really was too weak to be a good partner for Kaname. Takuma on the other hand had called him an idiot and a fool. Accusing him of being blind to their relationship and living in a dream world where Kaname would leave Zero for him. He had said that Kaname would never leave Zero and that they really truly love one another, but Aidou wouldn't have any of it. He truly believed that Kaname was only with Zero because he thought he had no other option for a lover and mate. That Kaname would see the wisdom in leaving Zero for him and find him worthy.

Kaname was not pleased to hear the end of this conversation, thus the reason why he addresses Takuma. He only heard the end of Aidou's response. "Wrong, yes Kaname. Aidou really is an idiot for a genius. He's book smart and stupid when it comes to life in general. I don't think you need to be concerned though since this is nothing new to any of us." Takuma finished. Aidou had turned beat red during this and turned to glare at Takuma. Kaname on the other hand was pleased to understand what was supposed to be Takuma's cryptic words. He nodded at Takuma's response and then turned to Aidou.

"Aidou, do feel that what Takuma said is correct?" Kaname asked him. Aidou looked at him then back to Takuma and then back to Kaname again before answering. He squared his shoulders and answered. "No, I'm not an idiot despite what others might say, at least not in this." Aidou said without saying more. "And what would 'This' be Aidou? Would 'This' be how you wish me to leave Zero? Would 'This' be about you wishing to confess to me your feelings and accepting you as a lover because I had no other choice or chance for love and took Zero because I was too desperate for love that he was the only one I could find?" Kaname asked calmly but his aura said just how furious he really was. With each passing question, Aidou's eyes were growing wider as he paled more and more. "You are and idiot and a fool Aidou, but you are also on very thin ice. I have known about your feelings toward me for some time, but chose to ignore them since I cannot return them. You would do well to remember that it is Zero that I love and there will never be another. Zero and I will no longer need your services as his doctor. Takuma will take over completely as his physician. I have already seen to it that the money needed to pay for your time has been wired to your bank account. You are dismissed until or even if I have need for you again." Kaname said and watched as Aidou scrambled out of the room quickly.

"How much of that conversation have you heard Kaname? I know you're angry with him, but he had dreamed of being with you since we were all kids. He really does love you, you know, but it's a selfish love unfortunately. He really thought that if you realized you had a choice you would choose him over Zero despite that Zero is with child. He doesn't mean anything by it." "I know he means nothing threatening, but I need people who are grounded in reality and not in their own fantasy around me right now. I'm hoping this will give him the boost he needs to wake up. If it does, I will hold no ill will towards him though I will be cautious for a while. Someone who is in his position is hard to predict what he will do and is not to be trusted. I knew how he felt, but I honestly thought that he knew the truth of things. It disturbs me to find out that isn't correct. I can't trust him around Zero right now Takuma. Not until he shows me he can be trusted. He must prove himself to me." Kaname pauses for a few minutes before moving on to the next subject.

"Takuma, tell me more about the history of male pregnancy. What have you found in your previous research?" Kaname asked. "What makes you think that I did? What if I found out that a few men have gotten pregnant before and left my research after that?" Takuma asked teasingly. He always loved teasing Kaname a little if for no other reason than to break the monotony of the others life. Kaname smiled, recognizing the tease for what it was though his life is anything but boring at the moment. "Because brother, I know you well enough to know that once you have found a possible reason, you wouldn't have left it at that. You would have read as much as you possibly could have until there was nothing left to read, so what have you found?"

Takuma laughed at that. "Alright, I admit defeat and concede. Ok, I found a legend around this male pregnancy thing." Turning serious eyes to Kaname, he continues. "Mind you, I don't remember it word for word, but I have made a copy of the legend for you to read. From what I understand of it, when a man gets pregnant, something terrible is about to happen to the couple, horrible hardships, and if the couple survives they reach a happy ending. In the first two cases, this legend had come true, the third however didn't. The couple never made it in the end. This legend came from a woman who had fallen in love with a man she couldn't have. He used her to have an affair behind his wife's back. The story says he made all kinds of promises to her, but then she became pregnant with the man's child. When she told him he became enraged. He started to beat her and right before she died, she had cursed him that no matter how many lives he would be reborn into, he would end up pregnant. If the legend has any truth in it, it would seem that Zero is the fourth reincarnation of this man. The thing to remember was that in each reincarnation, it was a born vampire. Zero is the first male turned human vampire known to get pregnant. It should be impossible and normally is would be, but I honestly think there is at least some truth to the legend."

Kaname didn't know what to say. He was apprehensive about this whole thing, and he would make sure to watch Zero closely. He just didn't know the boy couldn't get a break, but he would do what he can to keep him safe and happy. He had one more question he needed to ask. "How do we break this curse? How do we keep it continuing again? I don't want anything happening to Zero or the baby?" Kaname was now really worried. "That is the only thing I haven't found an answer to yet Kaname. I'm still working on it, please bear with me." Takuma answered, not liking the lack of knowledge that he needed to give to Kaname. Kaname understood that that answer was going to need more time to research since Takuma only had one day to prepare. He trusted the other would find the answers he would need. He thanked Takuma and excused him saying it was time to go up, check on Zero, and go to bed. He needed to be there when the other woke up.

After Takuma left, Kaname went upstairs pushing the story of the legend to the back of his mind and the lack of the one answer he really needed. When he arrived in the room, he noticed that Zero hadn't moved. He lied down next to Zero, and did his best to clear his head so that he could go to sleep. It wasn't easy as there was so much he needed to process and deal with, but he managed.

The next morning, Kaname woke to find Zero lying there on his side watching him. It was kind of unnerving not knowing how Zero was taking the news. His pregnancy should never have been possible but still the fact remains that he IS pregnant. "Zero…" Kaname started but was stopped when Zero started to shake his head. "Kaname, I know it's real and yes, I want answers but first I'm hungry. It feels almost like it's been a full day since I last ate anything. I'm starved and would like to eat. What say we go down to the kitchen, I'll cook us something to eat and then you can start explaining things to me, ok?" Zero said as he started to get up from the bed. Kaname could only stare dumb founded. How could Zero remain so calm? The only thing that he could do was follow Zero's example. He got up, threw on his bathrobe, and followed to the kitchen behind Zero.

Once breakfast was cooked and they sat and said their thanks for the food, Zero once again brought up the subject. "So…I'm pregnant. Is there something you forgot to tell me?" Zero asked calmly. He was feeling anything but calm, but he figured he would give Kaname a chance to explain things. "I know human men can't get pregnant, but I didn't know vampire men could, care to explain?" Zero asked.

"This was news to me too Zero. I had no idea until last night. After you passed out, Takuma told me about a legend." Kaname explained. Throughout the rest of breakfast, Kaname continued to explain the whole story about the legend that was told to him. The story, the curse, and what it means. By the time Kaname was finished, Zero felt sick to his stomach.

"Zero, I will everything I can to make sure that nothing happens to you. I will do everything I can to keep you safe. I promise." he said. "What about my happiness Kaname, you are my happiness. What am I to do if something happened to you?" he asked. "Your happiness means everything to me; I will do what I can to keep you happy too. I love you Zero." Kaname said. Zero smiled, but still unsure about the future.

"Zero, there is something I would like to show you after you're ready if you're feeling up to it." Kaname smiled hopefully. Zero, feeling the curiosity building inside of him, smiled and nodded his head. He hurriedly finished washing the dishes and went to get ready. "Kaname, where are we going?" Zero asked as he finished tying his shoes. "I have something I want to show you, a family history of sorts. I want you to know more about my past." Kaname said bringing Zero's curiosity up a notch.

Half an hour later, Kaname and Zero were walking side by side in the tunnels under the house that was well lit. "These tunnels have a couple of purposes. The first is the family crypt, or more importantly where the family goes to rest for any extended period of time as well as the ancient that is supposed to be asleep down here. The second is also as an emergency evacuation just in case. I had it created just after my Uncle killed my parents." Kaname said as they continued to walk for a few more minutes when a big rumble began to shake the ground.

"What the hell?" Zero asked. The rumbling stopped but in the next second everything was shaking. Kaname and Zero fell on opposite sides of the tunnel just as the lights went out and before rocks and boulders started to rain down on them. They started to scramble out of the way as more started to rain down. "Kaname!" Zero yelled as he heard Kaname fall over limp to the ground before he felt an unbearable pain in his legs. He whipped his head over to try to see what it was, but it was too dark. He figured it was the debris that was still falling. He tried to move, but he was pinned under said debris. He was stuck, trapped until he could get help. He tried to call Kaname, but the other was unresponsive. Finally the earth stopped moving, but Zero was having a hard time keeping the pain at bay or the white spots from dancing in his darkened vision. It was only a matter of moments before he passed out from the pain.

Kaname woke up a short while later with an incredible headache. He had no idea where he was, and he realized it was dark where he was and what he was laying was really hard. He called out to see if someone was there with him, but no one answered. He was hurt so maybe if he was with someone, then they were hurt too, so he went to see if he could find them. After searching for a while, he found no one so he decided to stumble his way out. Where he was, he found the way blocked, so following the way along the wall in the other direction, he found an exit.

He still had no idea where he was or which way to go, but he just started walking towards a random direction.

It wasn't long before he started to hear someone yelling, but he didn't stop until he felt someone laying a hand on his shoulder. He turned to the person who had touched him and saw said person yanking there hand away. "Sorry Kaname-Sama. What are you doing out here and where is…" It was then that Aidou saw the blood that had dried on Kaname's face. "Kaname-Sama what happened to you. What did he do to you?" Aidou asked, angered at the thought of Zero hurting his precious love. "I don't know what you're talking about, nor do I know who you are, or why you are calling me Kaname-Sama." It was then that Kaname realized he had lost his memory. "Listen, I woke up in a tunnel somewhere and with hug pain in my head. I don't remember anything. Do I know you?" he asked.

Aidou couldn't believe what he was hearing, but he saw this as an opportunity, so he took it. "Yes Kaname-Sama, you and I have been lovers for a while. I will help you to remember what we have." Aidou said as he walked up to Kaname and wrapped his arms around his neck. "If we have been seeing each other for a while, why are you adding honorifics at the end of my name? Also, who were you talking about when you mentioned someone else? Who did what to me?" he asked not sure if he can trust what this person was saying, but for the time being this is all he has.

"It is because you are a pureblood, and though we are still together, I still use honorifics out of respect. As for your other question, the other is named Kiryu, Zero and he has caused nothing but problems for us. He's a manipulative liar and he's been trying to break us apart. He wants you for himself. He claims that he loves you, but he's a vampire hunter turned vampire and he is known to love playing with his targets before he gets bored and kills them in revenge for what been done to him. I don't know where he is, but so that you can recognize him, he's almost the same height as you with silver hair and lavender eyes. Please, just be careful with him." Aidou said.

Kaname agreed, but knew that he would not trust what Aidou had to say until he spoke with other people that might either deny or validate what Aidou had to say. One thing for sure is that the mention of Zero's name brought a strange feeling to his chest.

TBC:

A/N: I'm sorry Aidou fans, but I wanted to find out how it would come out if Aidou really did make a try for Kaname. You know, how he would become Kaname's 'lover' and so forth, so this has come into being. Also, I haven't left Zero out. I needed to develop this situation between Kaname and Aidou, but eventually Zero will be found. I just won't promise when. Anyway, please review and honestly tell me what you think. My kids often tell me that I'm evil and it's ok to say so in the review.