Chapter 35

"My dear, I am so happy to see you back here. Welcome home. I will do my best to make this work this time. I know you have changed and so have I." Kaname says.

"I know you mean well Kaname, I thank you for everything you always try to do. I just can't rush my feelings for you or anything at this moment. I am here out of duty for our family. I am not sure if I can offer you anything else right now." Yuki admits.

"That is fine, just you being here means the world to me. Your room is waiting like you never left." Kaname says.

"Wonderful, I hope I have freedom this time. I don't want a repeat of last time Kaname. I am not that same girl you use to know." Yuki states.

"I am well aware of that. You are free to come and go just please do take Seiren or someone else with you for protection." Kaname asks.

"That's fine. I am heading up to my room, I have an awful headache." Yuki says walking away and heading up to her room.

Kaname knows she isn't happy but he is glad she came home anyway. He always worries about her, and her leaving here being alone only made that worse. He was hoping that Zero would stay away and his stubbornness would be his downfall. Making Kaname win back the girl in time. He just knew it was going to take a bit to win her back if at all. He saw how different she was, how grown up, how harden she was. He also knew how much she really loved Zero. It was something that hurt him deeply, to share her with anyone else killed him. To know that she slept with Zero and spent intimate time with him, the thoughts blow Kaname's mind. He tries to keep the hurt and anger inside, not showing Yuki just how much it bothers him, knowing if he let it out it could ruin everything.

Seiren gets the envelope that Yuki gave to her and does what she was told. Knowing that Kaname wouldn't like what was going on, but she as always true to Yuki and her feelings. Seiren goes to the Association going straight to Zero's office.

"What are you doing here?" Zero mumbles.

"I see you never change. I am here to bring you this envelope, its from Yuki. I was asked to hand deliver it to you, to make sure you got it." Seiren answers.

"I don't want anything from her." Zero snaps.

"Take it anyway, I think you're making a big mistake, one you're going to regret all your life, just because you're being a stubborn asshole," Seiren replies.

Zero gives her a dirty look, one that if looks could kill. "That's just your opinion, you worked for them way too long to see how corrupt they both are. He made her just like him. I never thought I would see the day she would be this way." Zero snaps.

"See what? I woman who could protect herself? Keep her cool, didn't need you like she did when she was young? She grew up Zero! You and Kaname both need to see that, you need to see her for what she really is. How strong and independent she is. If neither of you sees her for what she is, neither of you will ever be with her. She has become what she needed to, to survive. You wouldn't question it if it was someone else. She isn't that naive little girl anymore Zero." Sieren barks.

"I know that She is him, just a female version!" Zero says.

"IS that all you see? Kaname? She is much more than Kaname. She is herself. They both need to be what they are, because of who they are. Do you know how hard it is to be them? To hold all that power? Did you really ever think about it? All you see is Kaname and his darkness, did you ever stop to think what made him that way?" Seiren asks.

"I never really cared to. I just think he is a rotten bastard, and he made her the same way." Zero replies.

"You need to take the feelings that you have for him out of it, it's so much more than that," Sieren answers, walking away.

Zero just sits at his desk, thinking about it holding the white long evelope in his hand.