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Zero went into heat around the same day Kaname left. At first, he did not think about it. He was very hungry, so he ate. He was very tired, so he slept. But his hormone treatments always gave him cravings the first days, so that was nothing new. His appetite would go back to normal soon, and then he could start losing the embarrassing sixteen pounds he had put on.

But his appetite did not go back to normal. It sky-rocketed.

Some days later Zero was having a lunch meeting with Kaien. After his shower he was surprised to find that he just barely fit into his formal clothing. His new shirts strained around his waist and his slacks felt tight when he buttoned them.

He groaned. Aido had given him a triple dose of hormones so perhaps there was no wonder he had gained more weight. He had been eating like a pig after all. He was not happy about it, not at all, but since it was the last treatment, he was not worried.

The same evening, Zero felt the waistline of the slacks cut into his belly. A fire crackled in the open fire place, and he was laying on the couch, relaxing with a good book and snacking on his second chocolate cake of the day. He scowled when he realised, he had eaten the whole eight-pieced thing. If this was how it would be in heat, he was very happy the treatment had not worked on him.

He unbuttoned his slacks and took them off and let out a sigh of relief when he could breathe more freely. His eyes widened as his already bloated belly bloated out a little more when it was released. It was really getting big. He rubbed it over and felt how soft it was. Fuck hell, he was starting to pile on quite a lot of weight now. He actually had a food bump, and if this continued it would soon be hard to hide.

Zero tried to get into his book again and forget about reality for a while, but he was still craving something to eat, and after a while it got so bad, he could not resist anymore. He stood from the couch and put his slacks on again, wincing as he had to suck in his belly and force the button in place.

He went down to the small grocery shop in the bottom floor of the building. He bought one more chocolate cake and a can of pre-whipped cream and while he was at it, three pints of ice cream – chocolate, vanilla, strawberry – and a box of eight donuts filled with chocolate cream.

And what followed Zero would not be able to explain even if his life depended on it. The rest of the evening and into the night he ate the chocolate cake spread with cream, and the taste of rich and full chocolate just exploded on his taste buds. The same happened with the three pints of ice cream. He felt almost drunk on the smooth and cold texture. He was not a fast eater, but enjoyed and savoured every mouthful. After a while he had to pull the elastic waistband down on his boxers because he was so swollen, but he kept eating and somehow managed all three pints.

Zero rested back into the couch, dazed and full. He unbuttoned the straining shirt and shrugged out of it. Then he flipped on the tv, and while he watched a movie he started to munch on the donuts. When both the movie and the donuts were done, he was so full he could not move. He just stared at his distended belly and could not believe his eyes. What the hell was happening to him? Too tired to think or dig into that worry, Zero lay down on the couch and closed his eyes.

When he woke early next morning, he felt hungry again. He made pancakes, and when he started to eat, he could not stop until he was really full. He gingerly made his way to the bathroom and brushed his teeth, and then he more or less crashed down in the bed – only to wake a couple of hours later, feeling that almost insatiable hunger again.

He called Aido.

"Sounds like the triple dose I gave you had its effects."

"Are you kidding with me? I have no life anymore, all I want to do is eat and sleep. Okay, so how long will it take for the effect to wear off?"

Zero heard Aido smile on the phone. "Kiryu, you are in heat, so I guess around four weeks."

No. Oh. Yes, that was how it was. Fuck. Hell.

A sliver of cold ran down his spine as he looked down at his belly that was still swollen from his senseless eating during the night and morning.

"Kiryu?"

"Yeah…"

"Take it easy. I know it is not fun, but it is just for four weeks. Stay at home, wear comfortable clothing – yeah, about that, you will need to buy some bigger clothes. And think of the baby. It will be worth it. I promise."

Think of the baby? Yes, Zero actually felt a tinge of happiness at the thought, although he was not exactly looking forward to the pregnancy he had to go through before he could hold his baby in his arms. His and Kaname's baby. He caressed the round curve of his belly, trying to imagine how it would feel having a child growing in there.

He shoved himself into clothes that felt way too tight and headed into the city to follow Aido's advise. He hoped he would not run into someone he knew, because now his weight gain was obvious.

Zero was a text book example on a vampire in heat. He had insane cravings and got completely lost in taste sensations he had never felt before. Sometimes when he ate, he never wanted to stop and got annoyed when he felt full. When he did not eat or think about things he wanted to eat, he slept.

He spent his days at home half laying on the couch, because sitting up soon became too uncomfortable with his stuffed and distended belly. Too dazed to be able to read, he watched tv-series he was too dazed to understand.

He piled on weight and felt his whole waistline go round and soft. His lower back, his sides, his belly. Small rolls began to form at his sides when he moved or bent over, and even his hips and but began to fill out a little. He just swelled up and could not stop eating.

It was a nightmare.

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Zero brushed his teeth and walked out to the kitchen and threw the empty pint of ice cream in the trash. He had not said anything to Kaname about that he was in heat when they talked over the phone, because he wanted it to be a happy surprise for him. A Zero in heat, meant a child for Kaname.

"Of all the crazy things we do for love, this must surely hit the top one," he muttered. "Fuck, I cannot believe I am letting this happen to me."

Kaname longed for a child so much it ate him away. If Kaname could get pregnant, Zero knew that the pureblood would rush into the possibility without a second thought. He would probably not let Zero out of the bedroom until he was sure he was pregnant. Yes, being ten thousand years old and only first now having the possibility to settle down and raise a child, Zero could understand his longing.

He really wanted to give Kaname this happiness. He was just not at all happy about walking the road leading there. Well, in the end he guessed he would waddle, not walk, that road. He sighed.

Tonight Kaname was coming home from his business trip, hence why Zero had managed to pick himself together a little bit. But he actually felt more energized and that hazy fog in his mind had started to clear. He really looked forward to meeting Kaname, and just the thought of kissing the pureblood silky soft lips made him hard. He smirked. Maybe the fun part of the heat was beginning now. Almost three weeks had passed since he got the last injection.

But he started to feel very self-conscious. Since Kaname had left, Zero had gained twenty-six pounds in addition to those sixteen he had gained since he started the treatments. Forty-two pounds. From having been very thin and fit his whole life, he was now slightly overweight. And with almost all the weight around his middle, he looked really chubby. He actually felt shy about meeting Kaname again.

Well, it was not much he could do about it. He could not hide his weight gain behind a loser fit shirt anymore. Frustrated and horny as hell he went to bed and somehow managed to fall asleep.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

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