Chapter 34: News.
Akane's POV
When I woke up, I felt exactly the way I did yesterday morning.
"I know now that it's not because of the rain," I mumbled as I slowly got out of bed, "So then what is it?"
At that moment, I remembered the events of the night when it had rained, and I went to Zero's dorm with him.
Heat spread across my face, "This can only mean one thing," I whispered to myself.
Maybe it was too soon...
"Too late now," I said under my breath as I quickly got dressed.
Once I was finished getting dressed, I left the dormitory and started looking for Zero. When I finally found him, I saw that he was talking to Yuuki.
I wonder what they're talking about...
Zero smiled brightly as he continued to talk to Yuuki.
He's... smiling... He never smiles like that whenever he's with me...
A single tear slid down my face as I ran back into the Moon Dormitory. I quickly went back into my room and stared off into space, as thoughts clouded my mind.
Maybe Zero has changed his mind about me... Maybe he doesn't want to be with me anymore, and he wants to be with Yuuki... It makes sense... She's far prettier than I am, not to mention, she's actually human...
I gave myself a tight hug to fight my insecure feelings, "That's not true," I whispered to myself, "They were only talking to each other, that doesn't mean a thing..."
But... what if?
Feeling lonely and uncertain, tears welled up in my eyes. I just quietly sat there as warm tears streamed down my face. When I heard a knock on my door, I hastily wiped away my tears and turned around, "Come in."
Kaname walked into my room and looked at me worriedly, "How are you feeling, Akane? I could tell you weren't well yesterday, so I-" He stopped mid-sentence as he took a step towards me, "Akane, turn around."
I took a deep breath and did as he said, now facing him.
He looked at me sadly, "Were you crying?"
I put on a false smile and shook my head, "I wasn't crying."
"Don't lie," he said quietly, "Keeping everything bottled up like that hurts so much worse."
After he said that, tears freely fell down my face, "I-I'm s-sorry," I stammered.
He wrapped his arms around me, "You don't have to apologize."
Before I realized it, my face was buried in his chest, and I was weeping.
He gently caressed my back as I cried, "Tell me what's wrong."
Right then, Zero walked into the room. He glared at Kaname as he pulled me away from him. "What are you doing here," he asked angrily as he continued to glare at Kaname.
Kaname narrowed his eyes at Zero, "Akane wasn't feeling well, so I came to check on her, unlike you. You didn't even know she was ill, did you?"
"Just go away," Zero grunted.
Kaname sighed and left the room, shutting the door behind him.
Zero then looked at me and wiped away my tears, "What's wrong?"
I can't tell him...
"It's nothing," I lied, "I'm fine."
"You were crying," he said, "It has to be because of something. Tell me."
"I just don't feel well," I said quietly.
"I'll stay with you tonight then," he said as he placed a kiss on my forehead.
I'm so scared of losing Zero... I've already been through this once, and I really don't want to go through it again...
No longer able to hold it in, I started crying again.
Zero looked at me worriedly and grabbed my shoulders, "What's wrong?"
I couldn't say anything, I just stood there as tears flowed down my face.
I must look like such a baby right now...
Without saying anything, Zero held me tight with both arms. After a moment of silence, he finally said, "I broke my promise, Akane. I told you I wouldn't make you cry anymore, but I did. I'm sorry..."
I looked directly into his violet eyes, "It's not your fault..."
He placed his hand on my cheek, "Then tell me why you're upset. I hate seeing you like this, I just want to see you smile."
I sighed heavily, "I had to tell you something really important earlier, but when I saw you, you were with Yuuki. You were smiling so brightly, it made me upset, because you never smile like that with me... It made me think that you're happier when you're with Yuuki..."
Zero grinned slightly and looked away, "When I was with Yuuki earlier, we were talking about you. I was smiling because I told her that we were engaged."
I looked at the ground, "I am such an idiot..."
He smirked, "No you're not, I think it's cute that you got jealous. What was the important thing that you had to tell me?"
This is it...
My heart was pounding in my chest, "You love me, r-right," I asked hesitantly.
He smiled warmly, "More than anything, why?"
I felt nervous and anxious, and I could hardly mutter a word. I looked down at the ground, "W-Well..."
He raised a brow, confused as to what I was trying to say.
Heat spread across my face, "I-I'm..."
Wait... What if he doesn't want to this?
I felt tears form in my eyes from my negative thoughts.
"What is it," he asked.
I closed my eyes tightly and clenched my fists, "I'm pregnant," I blurted out.