It had been a long night for Kaname Kuran, he had planned to fall asleep next to the sickly hunter but he found that he simply couldn't. Between the stress and worry that Zero would get worse during the night, Kaname found that he had gotten five hours sleep throughout that time.

By the time the sun had set, Kaname found himself watching the hunter intently, his face mere inches from the other. But before he had a chance to realize just what he was doing, Kaname had leaned his head down and pressed his own against the others, feeling his temperature. That's what he told himself anyway.. Unfortunately for the still sick hunter, his temperature had still been quite high. It was enough to make the pureblood slide gently out of bed and make his way over to the bathroom, grabbing a glass of water for the male. He still needed normal fluids aside from blood and water would be the best for him right now.

Placing that glass down next to the male and sliding himself back down into the warm blankets, Kaname resumed his normal position next to Zero, continuing his monitoring of the male.. He needed to get better..

Strangely enough, the hunter did not move away from Kaname as he rested his forehead against his own. In fact, he did not stir at all... The hunter still seemed to be very weak as he laid in the bed, but at least his breath was steady. Though as Kaname had left to get the glass of water, the pureblood would quickly return to Zero stretched out across the plush bed, taking up as much room as he possibly could. His eyes were still closed as he breathed softly, but at least he was comfortable...

Feeling the bed creak a little bit beneath him as an added weight was added, the hunter eventually gave a light wince. He wanted to keep resting... But as he felt pressure once again touching against his forehead, he grunted as he let his eyes open up. At first they were blurred as he looked up at Kaname, trying to understand what Kaname was doing...

But then he saw the rubies looking back at him a little uncomfortably close. He blinked softly for a few moments before he murmured out in his croaked voice, "...what are you doing?" Zero didn't seem to be fully conscious yet... Meaning that if Kaname ran fast enough, he could get out of Japan before Zero would realize what he was doing. But hopefully he would be able to survive... Zero wasn't exactly in the best shape anyway

The pureblood merely blinked at the male as he addressed him. "I was checking your temperature earlier and I got you a drink. Just then I was seeing how you were." He didn't particularly want Zero to wake up and catch him in the act, but now that he had there wasn't anything he could do about it. Though he was hoping that when he woke he wasn't in a crabby mood.

Who was he kidding, Zero was always angry.

Shifting himself up on the bed so he was in the sitting position, Kaname glanced down at the sickly silverette with a small frown. "Are you feeling any better?" This was a strange feeling for him, taking care of someone without being made to, though no one really made a pureblood do anything.. But regardless, Kaname had felt strangely happy with the situation, knowing that he was the only one able to help Zero. Now all he needed was for Zero to understand just how much Kaname had been doing for him.

"I'm fine," was the grunt that came from Zero's lips, the one that Kaname probably had been expecting the entire time. Zero already had this attitude before when Kaname was trying to take care of him, but this time it was more than obvious that he was really not fine at all. How long was it going to take this time for Kaname to wrestle him down to the ground and make him drink the water.

The sickly hunter let his eyes fall shut as he did nothing against Kaname for 'checking his temperature', though Zero was almost sure that he was just trying to get close enough to rape him... That was another thing he probably wanted, the baby and his body. And so he curled himself up onto the mattress, or rather took up some more space to give Kaname about a fourth of the entire mattress.

After all, the baby needed room. So he told himself.

His hand delicately slid down to his stomach and started to gingerly rub the growing swell underneath his stretched clothing, though knowing that he was going to have to stretch it out once more soon. He also wasn't about to listen to the idea of wearing maternity clothing... Those were for girls. ...Though technically Zero was pregnant, like how women got.

Shuffling over a little for the aggravated male, Kaname sighed in defeat. He really needs to trust him more. But what could he even do to pick up a mood like this? He couldn't comfort him with hugs or even a hand on the shoulder, it seemed he didn't want his food or even water.. so what could the pureblood do to even attempt to make the hunter be happier?

It was then that Kaname thought back on what he had attempted to do in the past, knowing that Zero probably didn't even respond to any of that properly anyway, but it was worth a shot. So glancing over to his wardrobe and remembering all of the baby items he had stashed in there, Kaname smiled and slid out of bed. Perhaps this may help him.

After making his way over to that wardrobe, Kaname pulled open the doors and glanced down at all of the clothing he had bought for their little girl, smiling at some of the more girls pieces. Though Zero still didn't believe it was a girl. Perhaps if Kaname tried to convince him with clothes. Grabbing some of the nicer items out, Kaname slowly made his way back towards the bed and sat down, laying out a few items before him. "Ive been doing some shopping"

Zero didn't want to give a crap about what Kaname was doing and instead wanted to go right back to sleep... But instead Kaname was starting to prod him back awake with his words, telling him that he had been doing some 'shopping'. Ah fuck, he had grabbed some maternity clothing for him, didn't he... Grunting softly at his words, he pushed his head deeper into the pillow.

But then he thought that if Kaname had the balls to buy him maternity clothing, he should at least have the decency to look at them before ripping them to absolute shreds... So with another grunt, Zero let his eyes slightly open, still faintly blurred with sleep. And soon he saw the pieces of fabric laid out before him, in very tiny... outfits.

Baby clothes.

A little shock seeped into Zero's eyes as he started to slowly sit himself up on the bed, shivering a little as he did so, but finally sitting up enough to look at the things properly. From there he delicately slid his hand over to the soft fabrics, picking up the one closest... A little pink frilly outfit, just big enough to hold a little newborn... their newborn. The silky fabric rolled delicately through his fingers as he touched it, and he could almost feel the warmth of where their baby would be resting within the fabric.

His other hand soon dropped down against his swelled stomach, as if knowing that their little life would soon be here, sooner than Zero had imagined. Just a few more months... though the longer he held at the outfit in silence, the more that liquid started to seep into his eyes...

Looks like it was time for a moodswing.

This wasn't the reaction Kaname had in mind at all, he merely wanted to cheer the hunter up, not to make him cry because of what he had done. Before he even had a chance to stop himself from doing what he was about to, Kaname reached his hand forward and gingerly wrapped it around the hunters shoulders, gently rubbing soothing patterns into the males back.

"Please don't cry, you don't need to be sad, Zero.. This is going to work out for us, the baby will be healthy and happy, so will we" Though Kaname hadn't been sure if they were sad or happy tears seeping out of the others eyes, he only knew that he didn't wish to see them. So he continued to rub the others back, all while glancing down at the items he had on the bed. They were so small, soon to hold a small life. And as his eyes settled on a pair of pink socks, Kaname couldn't help but smile. He truly did want this little girl, regardless of her sex. He wanted a family.

"...You bought the wrong color..."

The soft whimper slid from Zero's lips as he started to wipe away the tears from forming in his eyes, though of course that was only a single reason for the reason the tears were forming. The other obvious ones were to the fact that Zero was currently going through some major moodswings and the hormones running through his system weren't helping.

He wasn't quite sure himself if the hunter was crying because he was happy for their soon to be arriving child or if he was upset at the wrong color. He gently turned the pink onesie in his hand, trying not to let his tears drip down onto when a stray one would drip down his face. But he just wanted to hold his little boy now, not sit here looking at outfits that were obviously the wrong color.

Though hopefully the pureblood would be able to make sure that Zero understood that the baby was in fact a girl... Though he didn't seem to want to drop away his thoughts on having a boy. It was the only thing he wanted the little child to be. He adjusted his hand on his stomach and rubbed the swell, as if wishing for their child to move and nudge hard enough to convince Kaname that it was in fact a boy.

Letting out a light chuckle at the statement, Kaname leaned forward and picked up a pink dress with his free hand. "I swear to you that the baby is a girl, you have a scan in two weeks where I can prove that to you. Your little boy is indeed a little girl" It was strange that the pair had been the other way around, Kaname originally wanting a boy for an heir.

But to find out they were getting a girl made him equally as happy, a little princess to spoil. Though why was Zero so determined to get a boy? Preference he guessed but would a girl be so bad? Either way it wasn't like any of them could change that now, the baby was indeed a little girl. Keeping his other hand on the males back while rubbing his back, Kaname glanced down at the swell in the males stomach and smiled. How he wished he could touch it, to caress the life beneath.. But he also knew he couldn't, Zero would kill him if he even attempted such a thing.

Not yet, of course. Though at least Zero was allowing him to touch his shoulder... His baby might be a completely different idea. But hopefully there would be a day that he would let the pureblood touch his swollen stomach, probably when he grew too fat to be able to get out of bed without Zero's help. Zero wasn't exactly happy to think of that...

"But I saw he was a boy..." Zero grumbled as he caressed his fingers over his stomach, trying not to care too much that Kaname was arguing about him. Rubbing his swell once more as he tried to wipe away the tears, he knew that there was nothing he could do to change the gender anyway. And Zero probably would make himself think that it was a boy until that time anyway. "And you can't see shit from that scan, so don't even tell me that you know he's a girl."

Wiping another tear off of his face while still not quite understanding why he was crying, he let out a loud sigh. He still felt sick as hell, and he wanted to eat a bit... He could feel his hunger clawing at him already. But why would he ask Kaname to do this for him. He wanted to go downstairs and make ramen for himself, since Kaname had probably messed up on the one he had vomited from..

"I will buy some boys clothes too then, we can have both until we know for sure about it" that way it would get rid of all worries the hunter was harboring about the gender. But as he heard a loud groan from the others stomach, Kaname let out yet another chuckle.

Seems like his little hunter was hungry..

"Shall we go and eat then?" Kaname too had been a bit peckish and he knew that Zero had been itching to get out of the bedrooms for a while now. Although this was a different room than his own, it was only used for sleeping in... for now.. and the hunter would surely be tired of such a place. Not to mention he hadn't shown Zero the house. There was room upon room that he would like to see and they would also need to pick out a room for a nursery. So it was with a slip of his hand that Kaname moved it to the others elbow, sliding off the bed and making a move to take the hunter with him.

The little hunter inside the little hunter was hungry as hell... Grumbling softly as his hand tightened onto his swollen stomach, he tried not to sniffle as Kaname started to help him off of the bed. He was surprised that he was able to even move after being so lifeless when Kaname had been tending to him the day before, but sure enough, he was starting to get to his feet.

At least he attempted to.

He soon slid back down onto the bed with a soft grunt, his legs having been quivering beneath his weight. It didn't seem that he had enough strength to stand, but at least it was a large improvement from barely being able to drink the blood that Kaname offered to him. Trying to shake away his weakness as best as he could, he soon started to try to pull himself up...

Only to stagger and immediately grab onto Kaname's arm, his legs trembling beneath him. That week staying strictly in bed alone had weakened him, though the fact that he had just been sick didn't help in the slightest. Though as he struggled to stand up straight and follow Kaname, it may be obvious that Kaname would just have to help him.

It was with quick movements that Kaname hooked his arms underneath the hunter to support him, keeping him up instead of falling where he could possibly injure the baby. "Let me help you with walking, okay?" positioning himself so that Zero was beside him and moving one of the hunters arms around his waist, Kaname moved one of his own arms in the exact same position.

It was from there that he slowly started to walk forwards, taking each and every step slowly as Zero tried to get his legs to move accordingly. Maybe some blood with the meal would benefit him a lot more than water would, he needed every ounce of strength he could possibly get after all.

As they got to the door and looked down the hall way, Kaname grimaced a little. He knew that the stairway was coming up soon and it would be extremely difficult for him to maneuver them. Would Zero kill him if he were to carry him down?

Wincing slightly as he felt Kaname start to position himself to where he would be able to help Zero walk down towards the stairs, he slowly took it step by step, starting to walk each of those little steps towards his destination. Though as he saw Kaname grimace a bit, he looked ahead from his view on his feet to see that the stairs were indeed ahead...

"Fuck..." Zero grunted softly as he hesitated at the first step, not wishing to take another step forward. It would be hard to get his weakened legs to move down those steps even with Kaname supporting him... But he refused to be unable to even take a single step without receiving help. So after taking in a deep breath, the hunter soon tried to ease their way forward.

Soon he started to delicately step down the first step, though it had been hard to keep himself from taking a single misstep as he trembled where he stood. His hand grabbed harder onto Kaname's side as he felt himself start to lose balance, and it would be obvious to Kaname by the time it took for Zero to be comfortable moving his other foot down that this was going to take quite a long time if they moved at this pace.

Kaname had all day to do this with Zero, in fact it would do the hunter good to be able to think he could do these things for himself, to look after his own body. But if he wished for more help then Kaname would be more than willing to do so. It would actually make the pureblood quite happy if he would do that. But for now he continued to be patient, to allow Zero to go at his own pace.. And strangely enough for Kaname he felt no impatience at this. "You're doing well, Zero. Just tell me if you need more help and ill do so, ill go at your pace now" At least Zero couldn't deny that he wasn't helping, much like how he originally thought.

Would anyone truly go through all of this trouble for a child? especially a female where he wouldn't get an heir. Maybe now Zero could realize that this hadn't ever been about the baby, Kaname clearly felt something else for the hunter, something Zero may not fully accept.

Nervousness dug into Zero as he took the step one shakily step at a time. He felt like his legs were about to drop off but he also knew he would get no stronger if he didn't try to work through this. Swallowing a bit hard to accept Kaname's words, he gave a sharp grunt as he took the next step, and then the next... And with each step, it seemed that the staircase seemed to only get longer.

Zero would sometimes slip on a step, causing him to quickly cling onto Kaname and for Kaname to help him get back onto his feet before he would continue. He thanked him, if it could be considered thanking, with a soft grumble as he slid down a bit more at the time. It felt like hours had gone by as Zero's legs visibly trembled with each step, but the deep determination on his face didn't slide away for a moment as he stepped down bit by bit.

Until finally, with only a few slips and near misses, Zero's exhausted legs finally planted themselves onto the main floor. Letting out a breath as if he had been holding it the entire time, the hunter was attempting not to pant as he tried not to lean onto Kaname, only to do exactly that. He shivered faintly beside him as he rested for a few moments, like those numerous stops he had been forced to make when he would start slipping too much. But he couldn't help but smirk faintly to himself, as if another little goal had been met.

Kaname was proud of the hunter too, those were quite a lot of steps and it would have taken a great deal of strength for him to be able to do that. "Good job, Zero. Now the kitchen isn't far from here but if you need some help then ill be more than willing to do so" Smiling a little at the hunter as Kaname rearranged his arms around his waist, the two began to slowly shuffle forward.

If you looked back a week to how they had not been able to be close to each other then this was a dramatic change, one that Kaname was more than pleased about having. Though he was worried that when Zero got better he would fall back into the same routine, the same cold and hurtful way he had been acting before.

It was tiring thinking like this, but the pureblood had to plan everything out in his head, to think through each and every scenario available and plan out a route for each one. It was what he had always done in his free time, something he had grown accustomed to. But now as he held Zero close as they walked, he could only hope the hunter would stay attached to him.

Zero had at first attempted to say something back to Kaname, but soon changed his mind at the thought of being able to get something to eat soon. And so they started their slow limp back to where they would be getting the young hunter and the child he was nurturing something to eat. It seemed like it was takin them a lot of time and energy to go anywhere together...

But maybe that was a sign that it would most likely be happening through their entire process of leading to live with each other. It was going to take time and energy for both of them to do anything... But at least the two would be able to work onward towards a partnership at the very least as they would soon have a baby to take care of together.

Though as Zero slowly limped along side Kaname, he was leaning more and more into Kaname for support, yet said nothing to needing help... Maybe this was Kaname's role. To he his crutch even when he spoke of nothing of needing assistance. He would be there to keep him stable no matter what... Or at least hopefully it would stay that way.

Kaname would always be there to help and support the hunter, to be his rock. After he had come to the revelation on what he had felt for the younger male he had promised himself just that. Even if Zero didn't wish for the same things as the pureblood it would be the least he could do, after all he was the one to put Zero into this predicament.

Though.. Zero had been the one to mark the pureblood as well. That mark had started off so much for them, even now he could still feel its effects. Instead of pouring lust into him though it instead allowed him to pick up on the others moods, like their souls were bonded together. Perhaps this was fate after all.

But as they both managed to slowly get to the kitchen, Kaname pulled out a chair that had been set against the wall and helped the hunter sit down. It was from there that the pureblood pulled open the fridge and looked towards the male. "What would you like me to cook you, Zero?"

Zero all but collapsed down into that chair, heaving a soft groan though it was mostly from the pleasuring thought that he could finally rest and recover himself... Closing his amethyst eyes as he leaned his head back, he dropped his arm to wrap around his swell, thinking about what she might be hungry for...

"...anything with meat," Zero grunted as he let his hand slide across the swell, focusing on the warmth underneath. Kaname had said she was perfectly healthy last time... Zero had no clue how he knew but it was the only hope he had to the baby being just fine. Zero didn't bother to stir up from his chair as he slouched down, intending to catch his breath. He appeared quite pale but hopefully that will pass...

He just needed to rest and focus on getting better, even while neither of them knew what had cause this devastating illness to begin with. Maybe it had been the stress of having to go to a new home... Maybe one of the servants had been sick while cleaning his room before they had moved in and Zero caught it. Or maybe it was just a fluke and it hopefully was never going to happen again... At least that was all they could hope for right now.

Whatever it had been, Kaname didn't like it.. To have the mother of his unborn sick at a time like this was hard to swallow. But once again he was powerless in doing anything but helping the sickly male. So as he told the pureblood he wanted something with meat, Kaname got to work straight away. Perhaps a beef stir fry with a variety of vegetables.

So it was with silence that the pureblood started to work, chopping and cooking.. Eventually though he could do nothing as the food cooked away, leaving him ti glance over at the male on the chair. He did indeed look quite sick.. Though Kaname wasn't about to press anything on him, the blood could wait until they were back upstairs.

"Can I get you a drink, water perhaps?" At least no one could say the pureblood's manners weren't acceptable, he could look after Zero and be polite at the same time, though who would have known given their past, neither of them could stand to be in the same room at one stage.

Some water couldn't hurt at all... His eyes slowly fluttered back open as he glanced at the pureblood, and he at first was thinking of growling out something and denying the offer. But he also knew that he hadn't drank for a while yet, and he hadn't drank the water Kaname had brought up before because they had been talking... It wouldn't hurt at all to get some water, even if it was Kaname getting it for him.

"Mkay..." Zero sighed as he closed his eyes again, as if he would attempt to sleep away his worries instead of staying awake and listening to the silence of Kaname cooking. He could already smell the food... And it brought a warm shiver down his spine at the thought. Soon he would be able to eat and be able to enjoy resting away while he got better...

His hand paused on his stomach as he thought idly for a moment if the baby cared all that much for whatever he ate... Of course unless it was ramen. Then the baby would make sure that he couldn't swallow it down without making it come back up. It brought a slight smirk but mostly out of soft frustration that the baby would abuse him like this... Hopefully it would be the only kind of abuse he would be giving him, including when he would have to have the baby.

Walking over to the cupboard and grabbing out a cup, Kaname was quick to fill it up and hand it over to the hunter. "If you want anything else, just ask" Softly murmuring to the hunter, Kaname turned back and finished with cooking his meal. It smelled wonderful, something Kaname was quite proud of. Moments passed before Kaname had that dish in front of the sickly male, only to take his own seat close by. He wouldn't leave Zero in a house he wasn't familiar with, it wouldn't be fair on him. Not to mention how weak he was in the first place, he wouldn't be able to get far.

He would eat later, when Zero had been sleeping. Instead of staring at him for an endless amount of hours worrying. He would only run himself down that way, making him useless to look after Zero.

That cup had been drained by the time that Kaname had come back with the bowl and the hunter looking like he was about to fall asleep in his chair. Though the smell of the soup seemed to immediately perk him up as he looked back up, letting his eyes fall onto the rather delicious looking soup. At least Kaname could cook this right... He wasn't sure about much else though.

Sitting up a little more into his chair and trying not to wince at his back, he leaned forward and started to take spoonful after spoonful of the soup, eating it down as if he had no need to breathe between scoop. If anything was obvious, it was that Zero really did like the way Kaname made the soup... Of course Zero's pride made it impossible for him to even attempt to thank Kaname. Not yet.

They sat in silence as Zero soon shoveled the food into his mouth, soon finishing it off by tilting the bowl back and swallowing the rest of the broth so there was nothing left. "...it was alright," Zero eventually grunted as he leaned back into his chair, wiping the back of his hand against his lips to make sure he didn't look too dirty. Though he wouldn't mind a shower at some point... But not now. Not when Kaname had to help him even stand up straight.

That brought a smile to the pureblood's face, knowing that he had at least done something right in the hunters eyes. It was a rare thing for Zero to say anything remotely nice to him. "There's more in the pot if you want it, if not I'll place it in the fridge where you can get it at any time"

Standing up and grabbing hold of the hunters empty bowl, Kaname headed towards the sink and placed it down. From there he turned with a small smile playing on his lips. "Shall we go back up or would you like to do something else? I'm here to help you with whatever you need."

Perhaps he was a little eager, though he was getting into this caring situation far more than what he ever thought he would, though that may have been because Zero was finally giving him a chance, not rejecting him each and every time he touched him..

Damn it, Zero did want more... But he knew that he also needed to rest as well. There wasn't much more that he could do other than lay down and try to sleep away his worries and concerns about the baby and even about his own health. His faintly tired eyes looked back up to Kaname as he came back from putting his bowl into the sink, he eventually let out a soft yawn and closed his eyes again.

"I don't know what else to do... I can't really do anything," Zero grumbled as he crossed his arms over his stomach, letting his palms delicately press against the swell as he thought. He did want to rest a lot longer than he probably should but hopefully that meant he was starting to recover... And now that he had ate and drank something and even had a bit of Kaname's blood, hopefully he would start feeling better.

The hunter still decided that he was strong enough to move on his own, though... As he started to slide himself forward in his chair, he reached up and grasped the table for some form of support before heaving himself up. Of course he nearly slipped back down again on his weakened legs but just barely managed to keep himself stable. He bit hard onto the inside of his cheek as he trembled, though willed himself to try to let go of the table...

As the hunter stood, so did Kaname. He knew Zero may need the support at a seconds notice, he may even need to be caught if he went to fall. That was something that was their biggest risk right now, Zero was very weak right now. Not that Kaname would ever voice that opinion, he may get slaughtered for it.

Stepping closer to the other, Kaname gravitated close enough so that if anything went wrong he could stop it. But why was he being so protective? Given he understood how he felt towards the other but that was no reason to be so protective of him, especially if it was unwelcomed.

"Did you.. Want me to help you like before?" Well at least this way the hunter could flat out refuse him, allowing Kaname to back off and know his limits. He just couldn't bare to let the other suffer through this alone though.

A soft shake of his head was the only answer Kaname was given as the hunter started to slowly shift himself away from the table as much as he could, even as he shook from the force. He didn't wish to hurt himself or the baby, but this was something he should still be able to do himself... Even as his trembling legs told him otherwise.

"I-I'm fine," Zero stammered as he eventually forced himself to let go... then almost grabbed the table again as he almost felt his legs buckle beneath him. He barely managed to catch himself, though, and shift back up to his feet without the table assisting him. There, now that was one less thing he needed to do... Letting out a long breath, the hunter looked wearily back to the stairs, noticing for once just how far away they really were...

He almost groaned but managed to hold it back just enough. Instead he sucked in a deep breath of air before starting to slowly take a few clumsy steps towards the stairs, trying to keep himself as upright as possible. But with every step his legs shivered more and more... And after a stumble, he had caught himself only by grabbing a chair right by the kitchen in the living room. Though he only gave himself a moment to recover before he started to move again...

Maybe Kaname should stop him before he gets hurt.

There was no way he would be able to get up the stairs like this, he was barely able to get there let alone up them. So risking getting clawed and bitten at, Kaname rushed forward and wrapped an arm around the hunters waist once more, allowing him to get his strength from this support.

"Sorry I don't think you are quite ready yet. Perhaps if we try again tomorrow." With a reassuring nod towards the sickly hunter, Kaname began to slowly step forward. It was a slow pace once again but it was something Zero seemed comfortable with. At least now they could get upstairs to rest, it seems that Kaname had been just as tired as Zero having been up all night worrying.

Eventually the pair reached the rather large and daunting staircase, looking up at it with a mix of unpleasantness and hope. Zero was eagre to do this and Kaname would be there to support him once again, he just hoped that if he couldn't do this as quick as he wished that he wouldn't take it out on Kaname..

Zero was the one that had the unpleasantness across his face as he started grumbling out. He didn't want to deal with these stupid stairs... But he had still been the one to take the first step of climbing their way up, trying not to growl about how he wasn't in the mood to be helped. But then again, Zero always seemed to be in a bad mood, even when Kaname was helping him...

Slowly they limped their way up the stairs, one step at a time. Zero tried numerous times to pull himself away from Kaname, and tried to take a couple steps on his own... Though Kaname would immediately have to grab the hunter as he nearly fell back or forward, unable to keep himself on his feet for very long. Of course Zero would immediately growl out that he didn't need help... but accepted it anyway.

They finally finished their way up the stairs after a few stumbles on Zero's part, and from there it was a short yet still long walk back to Kaname's room. He wanted nothing more than to sleep on that perfect bed again... To feel the softness as if it was filled with feathers against his sore back, to cradle his slightly swelling stomach as he slept... And so he limped a little bit faster as they started to reach the door, but already panting softly.

Kaname was pleased to see that Zero wished to go back to his own room, hopefully he would keep that room as his own from now on as well, though Kaname doubted that very much.. Zero still seemed to detest his company or even the touches he used to help him. This was going to be a long process..

Making their way into that rather large room, Kaname led the other towards the right side of the bed and gently began to lay him down, curling the blankets back so he would be able to get a little more comfortable. At least he knew that the hunter was comfortable here, allowing him to put him in the bed with ease.

But now it was Kaname's chance to be uncertain.. Would he be able to join the sickly male in the bed to sleep? He had done it yesterday but only because he was too sick to even care. Right now it seemed as though he was more aware of his surroundings and probably a little more uneasy about sharing the bed with the pureblood.

Zero attempted to say that he was fine without needing Kaname's help getting into bed... But as the blankets were pulled around his body and quickly enveloped him in the warmth he desired, he instantly melted beneath the fabric. Maybe he wouldn't mind it as much... Closing his eyes as he slowly pulled himself into the blankets, letting his aching body relax.

Though he seemed to be a little bit rigid still as he pushed his head into the pillow, attempting to keep the thoughts of dealing with Kaname get out of his head. He needed to just rest and try to forget his worries... And let the perfect bed cradle his body. He allowed a soft sigh to slip from his lips as he once again tucked his arm down against the swell of his stomach, settling into place.

Kaname may not have to worry about Zero being unable to let him go into bed, though, as his breathing was already beginning to soften... He was already asleep? The hunter seemed to be much more exhausted than he had tried to appear like, and even that had been extreme... And so the hunter soon started to sleep away in the plush bed, refusing to awaken for anything.

Another happy day of two bed buddies hopefully getting closer :3 Next chapter will have the scan and hopefully they can agree on just what the gender of this little baby will be~ Hopefully that is :3

-J

Sake-chan: He is a beautiful person if you can get past his bullheadedness most of the time xD

Larn555: Kaname may not quite get started on the nursery yet, but he did pick out some girl clothes~ I haven't experienced pregnancy myself or scans, and have been trying to do my research but that is an excellent point! Hopefully since the baby is more developed that they could begin to tell? If not then there is always the sample that the doctor took~

ben4kevin: Hopefully this will make you happy too :3

cherrypopper99: No problem~ I'm here to please :3