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A vampires forbidden love: the lies that bind us ch.23

Usagi POV

"Okay here's what happened." I began. I still felt drained though I don't know why. I'd had plenty of blood so I shouldn't feel this way. Another question for Chikao. I looked into the eyes of my friends, the girls who fought tirelessly by my side in this battle and looked it from their haggard appearances and my mate. He would only talk about it if I gave him signal to. However I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that the girls at this point deserved to know the truth and we were going to tell them anyways so it only made sense to tell them now.

They had cleared the area around us all as I sat down on the little cot and finished off the blood bags. Truthfully even with that I felt like I still needed more but this would do for now. I didn't want to appear greedy and have them asking why I felt the need to consume so much blood. I didn't even know why I felt like I needed more though it wasn't making any sense. The two and a half that I drank should have been enough.

"When Chikao asked to see me I found out that he knew I'd need a boost of power cause let's face it, Emon was stronger than me." I admitted, "He is older than me by a great deal and was definitely skilled at combat as well. He was the son of our elder." I expressed so that they would know why. This wasn't your average case to be honest. The counsel night not see validity in it but when two counsel elders decide to do something like THIS of all things away from the prying eyes of the rest of the counsel then it meant something huge.

"So how does this relate to your sudden increased healing ability?" Rei asked. It was a fair question, "Cause I'm older than you and even I don't heal that fast." She remarked. She was the second eldest here to Minako as the first then Makoto then myself. Everyone in this room has better healing factors than me due to their age yet here I was healing better than all of them, "Really the better question is…" Minako shoved herself away from a nearby wall, "How are you still conscious?"

Her face showing the suspicion that she held as I looked her in the eyes, "Because I myself had fought with Emon before, out in the woods that day. He was strong as hell and in all honesty should have been able to do more damage to you than what he obviously did." She stated. I saw Mamoru ready to say something on my behalf but I stopped him from doing so, "Yeah your right he was and he should have been."

I looked at them all, "And in all honesty I owe my life to not just you guys for getting me out of there but to Chikao as well for the gift he gave me." I told them, "What gift?" Minako looked at me apprehensively. I looked to Mamoru, "What were about to tell you must stay here with all of us. To no one that you're being mated to or will be mated to is to know about this till Mamoru and I decide its okay." I order as they acknowledge this though I can tell Minako is already feeling conflicted about it.

However I made sure this went out specifically to Minako considering her already mating status with that brooding mate of hers. "He gave you something he shouldn't have correct?" She asked me as I responded, "Yeah…it's why no one can know. It would throw a curve ball at everyone and possibly hurt members of the counsel." Not physically but in other ways. Chikao and our elder could get expelled or banished from the counsel for the aid given.

"Chikao gave me some of his blood. And when I mean some I mean I took a few swallows full as he insisted upon it. He knew I'd need a power boost against Emon and he was right as loath as I am to admit it he was right." I confessed. The girls jaws all dropped in mixes of amazement and true shock. I knew how unheard of it was which was why I didn't act offended by the utter shock on display.

It was taboo and taboo for a reason. Rei's face was stunned, "But…how…?" she tried, I rose my brow to that one. "I mean I know how, but…it's…" she was now stuck as she was trying to compartmentalize it. All of them were. Though as I took more notice of her I was curious on what the hell happened to her hair. It looked over half gone as I looked at her form now. The smell in the air told me it was burnt.

It's an odd smell, that of burning hair but its distinctive that's for sure. "When did…?" Makoto was putting it together trying to rationalize it in her own minds eye, "Just before shit hit the fan when we went to his coven." I answered assuming she knew I meant before going to his now burned down coven. We still needed to send out a crew so that we could confirm there was nothing of use or anyone alive that might want vengeance or something.

"Oh my kami this is all unprecedented!" Minako stated in shock, I looked to her. I knew how this must have affected her. She was very by the books as a coven leader herself. She worked hard for her status as I did BUT she didn't come from the dregs of being a concubine per say as I had, no she was born a vampire. A rarity indeed but still she was. She was the descendent of a higher vampire bloodline.

Her only down fall as had Kitiara put it was with whom she had choose to spend her immortal life with. the long blonde haired man loved her and her him but he wasn't of noble ranking and he was made a vampire, he wasn't born one. But hey you can't help who you love you can only nurture the love and let it grow as they did. However, this was different and I could tell she was torn considering so much that had gone down.

It was a serious taboo to break yet one of the oldest of our counsel elders broke it for me to take out Emon. "He's broken one of the most sacred vows as an elder." Her shock was felt by everyone in the room, "I mean there's a reason why vampires of your youth aren't given that type of power boost." Minako now seemed worried, worried for me. I shared her concern as I was having this unusual craving for blood.

They didn't need to know that part though. I wouldn't drop to many bomb shells on them today, not just yet anyways. "The memories that flow, the uncontrolled bursts of power. It all has to be trained, be carefully worked on to be controlled and used." She stated, "Chikao has had eons to do that you've have a few days." Her worry was definitely present now. "Actually that's not the extent of it." I stated as Mamoru cleared his throat.

Minako shot her eyes to him, "There's more?!" she nearly snapped out of her shock at more news being delivered to them. "He gave you blood to?" Rei questioned, stunned by that potential revelation, "Both of you?" Makoto asked now. "No Chikao didn't give me blood…our elder did." he answered. The girls knew who he was talking about as their jaws dropped at the bomb of information that was now flooring them.

There was a pregnant pause as Makoto was stunned and Minako leaned up against the wall. "I'm sorry but who'da…what the…how'd…huh…?" Makoto was stunned by the news as was everyone. Even Rei looked unsteady on her feet as she leaned against another wall nearby, "This is unprecedented…" she muttered in shock. Minako held onto her temples as she muttered to a now conflicted room, "This is a lot of information to get in 30 seconds."

"Why did he give you blood?" Rei spoke up again and ask Mamoru. He gulped just a tad seeing the slight look of jealous across hers. Rei had been jealous before on other matters but for HIM, someone who been a vampire for less than several hundred years let alone a few years had her head boggled. She was questioning so much right now about what the elders were willing to do and what rules they were willing to break that they were supposed to honor and uphold the most out of everyone.

"Because let's face it…" he looked at her, "That lycan leader was strong as shit and I wasn't old enough to have the power needed to take him on." He stated, fully aware of what could have happened without the blood running through him. It was a bit of an ego thing to, to admit that he wasn't physically powerful enough to take on such an older lycan without it yet he was man enough to admit it.

"I knew there was something up with that." Rei sounded accusing but wasn't actually accusing him of anything. It was more of a 'eureka' moment she was having. "Yeah I noticed that to." Makoto stated. "When he had to pinned on the flight of stairs, you really held your own and I didn't even think to question it at the time." She stated as Minako looked at her questioningly, "What? I was a little bit busy killing other lycan's." she defended.

"Bottom line it this whole conversation needs to be kept under wraps." I ordered of them, well asked and ordered out of respect for them since they did help out a lot. Minako was the first to talk after a moment, "I won't pretend that I'm not conflicted on this matter but I respect the decisions of such high ranking and respected elders." She began as the others seemed to be agreeing with it to.

"I know they wouldn't have done so without having had absolute certainty of breaking such a taboo rule in place. So yeah I'll keep it secret, for all of your sakes." She looked to both myself and Mamoru on that. "Yeah, I'll keep it close to the vest." Makoto agreed. I looked to Rei as she still had that conflicted slightly jealous look on her face, "While I may not understand it I know what could happen to everyone involved if the truth got out so I'm in." she stated as she put whatever reasoning she had to be feeling as she did to bed.

"So what happens next?" Makoto asked. I looked at the head of Emon and frankly wanted it gone and knew just where I could toss it. "I think we need to pay the counsel members a visit right about now." I motioned for the head to be tossed to me. "We have a present for them and still have to explained what happened to Naoyuki, which reminds me what happened?" I asked them as we prepared to leave.

They tried to avoid saying it till Mamoru finally broken and spilled the beans. "Long story short that dick headed high ranking vampire elder that went up against us, we were already worn down from fighting the lycan horde so he fought us, and he won. We barely dosed him with enough vervain to even the playing field and he got away." He explained the obvious shortened version since it didn't explain several things.

Rei's burnt hair for example. "I'm guess that particular fight explains Rei's new hair-do." I ventured a look in her direction, "Bastard threw me into the fire." She grumbled. "If it makes to feel any better I got thrown into a wall." I shared, "Yeah we heard…" she looked torn between being concerned for me and being a tiny bit satisfied, "We should go." Minako pressed. We all left out.

Naoyuki POV

I was seething with rage at what had happened in the last few hours. I was stunned and beyond pissed off that she had her little band of vampire guards who in my opinion were the lowest ones on the totem pole could get to be, took on and in spite of it all WON against everything we put forth in front of her. I hated to say this considering my own bruised ego in here but clearly, I underestimated that wench. I remembered watching hours before as the coven fell.

Right after I took off I was dealing with the burning pain of vervain in my system. I'd forgotten how much that liquid could pulse pain through every existing nerve ending possible and burn through the skin as if it was acid. I couldn't get any further than the outreaches at the time. That is how BADLY that shit burned me. that bitches mate got in far more than he realized and I was loath to admit to it.

His timing had been spot on and impeccable. I had barely been able to dislodge him. Plus the way he moved, his sped was unaccountable for that of a vampire of his age. That bastard fuck was able to get the jump on me and I hadn't realized it till the needle pricked my skin. The liquid acid burning inside of me not even a second later. Someone gave him an edge much like Usagi was given her edge. Those damned elders would pay for their aid.

It had been then that my eye sight caught her killing Emon from a distance, ripping his heart out and tossing it into the fire then cutting his head off, as she promised she would to before jumping and getting away from the burning wreckage. I remembered seeing her mate as he hauled her into the transportation they had before driving off far and away from it. The coven had fallen and nothing would be salvageable from it.

I held back the emotional pain of his death, not letting a tear fall as I mourned the loose of such a bright young vampire. Emon was the only son I ever had, even if he wasn't mine maternally I was still more of a father to him than his own…as far as I saw it anyways. That elder didn't nurture his darkness like I did and she ripped him away from me. Sure, Damon was a good friend and I cared for him as such and like a son too in a sense, but it was Emon who held the true glorious future in his eyes.

The very destiny that no other counsel member could see or was willing to admit was out there for us. The one that only I had my eyes opened to in the last millennium. I knew what the world would be like if the humans were nothing more than our blood bags. No more hiding in the dark. No more caring about what the world thought of us. No more of any of it. Emon had the right idea and that bitch took him from me. First Damon and now him. I would have to contact my own people to see what could be done to eradicate her.

I pulled out my phone and called that Kitiara to see if she would be willing to help one last time to avoid me killing her. However when her phone answered it was the very chilling voice of Chikao than answered, "Hello Naoyuki." Yet there was no greeting in his voice, only the sound of 'your done'. It had me gritting my teeth for a moment. "Where's Kitiara?" I asked, no more formalities here. What was the point. "She's safe…far from you. That is unless you'd like to join her." His voice was near teasing.

Like he was using her as a lure of sorts and I honestly pulled my phone away looking at it as if it were him and as if he was a different vampire than that before cause he had never spoken to me in such a manner before. I returned the phone to my ear, "Where is she?" I demanded of the older elder, no longer caring if I was sounding hostile. Not that I cared about her personally but was she the reason why they knew where we were?

My eyes narrowed at her treason against us. If so, if she gave us up that bitch just signed her own death certificate. I didn't care where she was there was no place she could hide from me, "The one place that had orders to shot on site if you even approach it. But feel free to, no one is stopping you from going there. In fact its encouraged even." Where would he encourage me to go where she was being held?

Unless it was…I gulped. The vampire prison, the one place that even I couldn't break into with ease. And if they had standing orders to shoot on site that could only mean one thing to me now, "Congratulations Naoyuki, you've been declared 'excommunicate'. Enjoy life on the run, I hear the winters can get mighty cold." That one word he said before I phased out the rest of his words but compartmentalized him for later told me what had happened to my own fate.

I gripped the phone tight enough to crack it before dropping it before I destroyed it completely and ruined my chance to see about another contact I had, but now things were out in the open and I had VERY, VERY limited options. I was torn between a tinge of fear and panic that the word brought me and blinding hatred for that Usagi for getting in the way of things once more in my life. First with Damon and now this.

I stood up from the run down area I had gone into for safety that Emon had set up on that OFF chance that neither of us thought would be of use. How foolish we were to think we wouldn't need it and here I was in it with no place at the moment to go. This was all HER fault. "I'll get you yet Usagi! Mark my words, I will destroy you and all that you love." I wanted to destroy everything in sight as I roared out my anger. This wasn't over.

Usagi POV

I walked in through the doors of the counsels chamber with the decapitated head beginning to become pungent with odor from decay while it was still in my hands. "And do you have what we require of you?" one of the counsel members asked. The haughty voice had me quirking a brow as I spoke, "Hai, and here's my proof." I pulled it up by the hair on his head for all to see for several long seconds before I tossed it on the floor before them. A little bit of the juices still on it splattered upward hitting that counsel member.

He looked at me with distain but wiped the tiny bit away as he looked at the head pensively as if to authenticate it, "Emon is dead." I announced. "His heart ripped out, burned in the fire of the coven and his head decapitated as you can see. As promised." I forced myself to leave the note of sarcasm out as I spoke to them all. My own wounds starting to hurt me now as I felt them take their toll. The blood I had consumed had NOT been enough and I didn't understand why considering they should have.

"It would appear that Usagi here has done as the counsel has asked of her regarding Emon." Chikao began. "She has eliminated the threat and shown us that she is well and capable as a leader despite Emon's claims and his attempts to damage her leadership over her own coven." Chikao stated as the others agreed. I was pleased with that and wondered when we could leave but didn't want to appear dismissive.

"And what of the leader of the lycans?" another elder asked. That's when Mamoru stepped up beside me, "I killed him sir." A few looked stunned but smiled in praise over his efforts. "It was a very difficult fight for sure but in the end his arrogance was his downfall." He gave the brief description that would make them happy, "It's funny how such animals can hold such feelings." Another elder regarded as she laughed.

"I believe for him it was a mix of pride and what Emon had promised him. That in and of itself made him arrogant." She scoffed, "Emon and his false promises were the very thing that got them all killed." No doubt about that. "The majority of the pack were either killed in the fight by the girls here and our guards." I could sense them walking a little bit closer towards us at the acknowledgement of their part in the fight.

"The few that did escaped as we needed everyone there for the lycan's that were hiding in the basement, were tagged to see where other new packs could be at or to see if they would try to form new ones." The counsel smiled at this realizing that we were still keeping track of them and making sure to keep the lycan population down. We took care of so much today it was utterly ridiculous and long.

"At least this way if they try to form a new pack we have them on radar." I stated with confidence. "It would seem that both of you are well equip to be able to handle this coven with ease." Chikao smiled a little. "And what of Naoyuki?" another elder asked. I prevented my face from going downcast at the news to be delivered as I knew it wasn't preferred, "He is on the run." I began.

Their faces started to become a tad judgmental, "I saw him in the basement area as he tried to fight me with Emon but relented after I nearly got the better of him and took off." I didn't describe it in case it would compromise how I was able to get the one up on an elder of all vampires. I couldn't express it to much without putting Chikao's secret at risk with the rest of the counsel. Mamoru then stood forward.

"We…" he indicated to Minako, Makoto, Rei and himself, "Ran into him on the outside and tried to stop him." Then Minako stepped forward, "Rei here managed to slow him down just enough for Makoto and I to attack as Mamoru came in and managed to get him on the 'rungs' so to speak." Then Makoto stepped forward, "Mamoru got him injected with some vervain that we managed to procure but it wasn't enough to take him down."

They still looked a tad disapproving till Mamoru stepped forward, "As it would be with any other elder…" he gestured to them, "Even one of you is no easy troop to take down." He complimented, preying on their pride as elder vampires to convince them of the accomplishment made today, "It would be near impossible to take out an elder such as yourselves." He continued onward as he spoke.

"The strength, speed, power and skill that you alone possess make you near impenetrable to try and take out therefore it would take an extreme amount of everything we had within our arsenal to take Naoyuki down. To be honest the vervain shot was a hard-enough effort to make considering how much faster and strong he was than us." He concluded, "Plus we were already drained from the previous fight we had all been in and he didn't seem to have fought hardly at all." Rei stated as they accepted this.

Makoto's showcasing that it was Mamoru and his convincing words that he managed to inject Naoyuki even though it was a team effort from everyone involved, all around proved how well we worked to fight together, win or lose. "So, he is free then yes?" another elder arched a brow at us as if trying to place doubt on our abilities, "Hai, but not for long. With the vervain running through him I doubt he will get far fast. We already have a team working to track him down." I assure them.

"Beside I suspect he doesn't have very many places to go to at this point." I supplied. "This is true…" Chkao stated, as he smiled, "As I've come to the conclusion that not only is he banned from the counsel, BUT he now has a death warrant on his head." I couldn't help but feel satisfied with that response. "You Usagi are off any probation you were formerly on and shall continue business as usual. Congratulations on a successful mission." He dismissed.

We turned around and I for one was grateful as we walked out of the counsels chambers. I felt weakened once more and knew something had to be wrong or up as I felt that if I didn't have blood again and soon I was going to pass out. This couldn't be normal. I forced myself to walk with ease outside till I muttered to Mamoru once we were clear, "Take me to our room." Before the hallway went dark on me.

Mamoru POV

I barely caught her as I saw how pale she was becoming once more. "Take her to the med bay." Minako ordered, "She just passed out - " I tried but she cut me off, "She didn't get enough blood before. Just trust us." I looked over to see the girls insistent on taking her in there. I relented and took her to the med bay we had just been in. The girls cleared the area once more and hooked her up to a blood bag.

"Is there something I'm not aware of?" I asked them. Sitting next to her as her color began to return but she didn't wake this time. 'She used the last of her energy to be present for the counsel but she will need her rest now. Her body wants to decompress and relax so give her a few hours." Minako gently ordered, "That doesn't answer my question." I stated. She gestured for me to turn towards the other girls.

"Have you noticed she seems different? Her scent perhaps?" Makoto asked. I narrowed my eyes, "Yeah I have. I just couldn't tell what it was. What is it?" I asked, "Think about what makes a change in scent happen." Rei tried. My mine went through the logical scenarios. "What we eat." I answered, the girls shook their head, "True fact but not what this is." Minako answered, "I knew perfumes can do that, but she doesn't wear any." I tried.

Makoto was the one to reply this time, "Again, true but not what were looking at here." I was growing frustrated by the guessing game, "Think about it…a fluctuation in hormones…" Rei cajoled. "Can sometimes increase the flow of sweat especially if your working out, but I smelled this before the huge fight at the coven." I pressed. Minako sighed, "What ELSE causes hormones to fluctuate?" she asked.

"For scent to change." Rei added on. I was definitely feeling frustrated at the lack of help from them on the guessing game here. "Look I'm not to versed on why hormones would change for vampires. Humans and even animals yes but not vampires…as sad as that is." I muttered at the end. "Okay why do hormones change in animals?" Makoto tried, "To flee off predators if their scared." I answered.

Makoto face palmed as Minako asked, "And?" I wracked my brain till they all looked at me expectantly, "Come on Mamoru you're the doctor do the math." Rei finally snipped. I looked back forth till it hit me. Change in hormones. Her scent changed. The reason why. I looked back as realization dawned on me and they smiled as it finally hit me. How I DIDN'T see it before stunned me, "She's…pre…she's…" I looked back and forth like a partially excited and partially in disbelief puppy dog.

"Seriously?" I asked. Taking a good whiff of the air. Trying to commit the scent to memory so I could recognize her more accurately now. "Pregnant, yeah." Minako supplied. "It's also why her body needs the extra blood. She's feeding for two now." She held up two fingers as if I needed the indication and as stupid as it was showing the two fingers put more reality into the situation as it were.

I now felt the need to sit down as my legs were starting to feel wobbly. I know I wanted to start a family with her, but…HOW?! I mean how was this possible. "I don't understand how this happened." Rei looked protectively near upset so I reassured her, them all as I turned towards them, "What I mean is we're all vampires, technically dead, how is THIS possible?" I asked them matter of factly.

"Blood creates life. Not just the seed and egg." Minako responded, as I looked to her before turning my gaze to my unconscious mate as she clearer her throat and spoke. "And on the night of a full moon…" I glanced back at her as she spoke up, her eyes conveying truth and happiness. "If the two vampires who share each other to their fullest and convey their undying love to the other and take pleasure in a shared blood offering, they shall be granted a gift that they can both share in for years to come." Her words were prophetic and beautiful all in one.

I looked back at her and remembered the night it must have happened on. I couldn't help but smile in remembrance. We hadn't been trying for it, we just wanted to share in the love we held for the other and not let Emon get in the way of things, and we didn't. "Were pregnant." I repeated. "Hai, you both are. Its rare for it to happen BUT it can happen." She supplied as I was stunned and happy.

Then the big fight hit me. She fought and took on Emon ALONE! I stood up, my anger at her having fought him and how he could have killed her AND our child. Not that he knew that but still. "She fought Emon though!" I nearly snapped, "I don't think she knew." Rei said in defense of her since she couldn't exactly speak up at the moment, "We didn't even officially realize it ourselves till we got back when her scent got stronger." I looked over towards her.

"It was only then that we knew for sure. We suspected it earlier but…" I couldn't help but narrow my eyes a tad before Makoto took over, "We held no proof and there was so much going on that it slipped our minds for a moment." I was trying come to grips with all of this. "She's fine though Mamoru, both of them are. The scent wouldn't still be as it is if it weren't." Minako assured me with emphasis.

I was stunned still by this development as I looked at her unconscious form on the cot. I recalled how that fight up on the balcony had gone. How she beat him down but how he almost killed her himself. My heart had been in my throat then and now, now it felt like it should still be in there but it felt free since I KNEW she was alive and well. She was safe. "He could have killed her…" I accused.

I felt like I needed to blame someone for something considering her condition but didn't know who. "You know as well as we do that she wasn't going to let that happen. She wasn't going without you." Makoto reasoned in defense. I knew they were right but now this newly felt fatherly concern over our unborn child in her was hitting me fiercely. I felt this insurmountable love that rose within me. I had always wanted to be a father and to have a family with Usagi was the thing I had only ever dreamed of.

Now it was becoming a reality that I had thought was gone when I became a vampire. I didn't think it was possible for conception to happen yet it seems it was possible. I let the happy tears fall, "Besides out of all of those bruises on her I bet you there's not ONE bruise on her stomach." Rei explained. I rose up and went over and true to form as I looked over and felt over her form I felt nor saw any bruises over her stomach.

She was unconsciously protecting our baby. Tears began to spring in my eyes again as I wiped the others away, "Subconsciously her body knew to protect it, but she didn't question it cause she was to busy fighting for her life." I muttered. I felt her stomach and felt an answering warmth within. Almost as if the life growing within could in some weird way sense me and was reaching out through warmth.

The tears fell from my eyes again and I cared not, they were tears of joy and hope as I couldn't have been happier that we were going to be parents and that she was alive and well. My heart swelled so much in response to all of this. All I knew now was that I was NOT letting her leave this coven for a very long time. Vampire or not, this fierce protectiveness I felt was to strong to be ignored.

I had to keep her and our child safe no matter what. She could do delegation and business in her office but beyond that I didn't want her out on errands of any sort. The very thought of something happening to her rose panic and anger in my mind. "I'll never let anything happen to either of you." I promised in a whisper's breath, feeling the warmth pulsating towards me. Like it was responding or something.

"You okay?" Makoto asked, "Yeah I just need a moment alone with her." I answered as I laid down next to her on the cot. I needed to feel her close to me again as I held her. Her color returning as I smiled. We were going to have a family and I couldn't be happier. Now to just ask her to marry me. I patted where the ring was to make sure and fell asleep. Things were finally looking up again.

Usagi POV

When I woke up again I felt incredibly refreshed and even invigorated. I looked up to see a blood bag going into my arm. "That should be the last of what's needed for today." I heard a familiar voice state. I opened my eyes to see none other than Ami. The doctor at the hospital Mamoru and I had gone to regarding the lycan's. I was confused as to why she was here. I looked around and yes we were still in our med bay though I told Mamoru to put me in our bed.

I looked over to see Mamoru at my side with my left hand in his, smiling at me like I was a precious gift that he'd just received. "What's going on?" I looked up, "How are you here?" I asked Ami, "She figured it out and came to help us out. Apparently she's a bit of a hacker to and followed a trail we didn't realized we left to where we are now." Mamoru answered for her enlightening me on the status of her.

"No need to worry, your secret is safe with me, happy to help those that protect us." I felt my eyes begin to weep for no reason and ignored it as a sign of stress from the last few days, "So how many hours have I been out?" I asked. He sighed, "Usa…you've been out for three days." My eyes widened as I sat up. "I've what?" I yelped in shock. "Why?" there should have been no reason I – "Why?!" I near demanded.

Ami left out to give us privacy, "First off there's something I need to ask you…" I watch as he reaches behind him and pulls out the most pretty looking ring box ever and I can feel my heart rate increasing. "Mamoru…" I whisper not wanting to over think it. He opens it to reveal a stunning three carrot diamond ring with sapphires on either side. My astrological sign engraved on one side and his on the other.

It was the most beautiful piece of jewelry I had ever seen and I immediately broke down in sobs trying to figure out if this was happening or if I woke up in another dream again. I placed my hand on his as he presented the ring and felt the touch of his skin and the small hairs in it clearly telling me this was no dream, this was real. "Usagi…I've been search and trying to find the best time to ask you this…" he began. His own emotions beginning to get to him, "And after that fight I knew I couldn't wait another second…" he continued.

I faltered for a moment. If he was only doing this because it's a 'we almost died today thing' then I needed to stop him. I didn't want that to be the reason why we got married. I wanted this to be because we were both ready and not having anything to do with fear of loosing the other, "Mamoru…" I tried, but he stopped me. "I've known you as my human self and as my vampire self and there's NO ONE else I would rather be with for the rest of my immortal life than you." He stated.

"So please Usagi…will you marry me? Become my wife, my mate, the mother of my children." While I wasn't sure on why he said children since vampires rarely conceived them I took it as him being excited about the prospect of me saying yes, "Mamoru…When we get married I want it to be because its our love that is bonding us, not a 'hey we almost died today, want to get married' type of thing." And he laughed.

"Usa…" he smirked, "I've been carrying this ring around for months now." Now my eyes widened, "I was just trying to find the perfect time and all of this crap happened. I didn't decide to marry you on a whim, I wanted this long before Emon, all of it came into play." Now I was crying along with him, "Then…yes." It was a small one, but I was trying to hold my emotions in check as he wrapped me up in his arms.

We kissed softly then passionately. It felt so beautiful and I almost, ALMOST forgot what it was that I wanted to ask him. As the connection broke I asked him, "So now that we've basket in that beautiful moment…why have I been out for a few days?" he smiled, "Usagi were pregnant." I blinked at him a few times, "Sorry what?" I asked, angling for a repeat as I was unsure if I had heard him correctly.

"We are pregnant. Its why you needed so much blood." I was in shock at the news and instinctively went to touch my stomach and felt an odd warmth there now. "Oh my…we, were…" I looked at him as he smiled and pulled me into his arms. My shock fading away to happiness to as something I knew was rare to behold for vampires was given to us. Our gift. Arigato. I sent a silent thank you to whomever it was that granted us this. "I'm never letting you out of my sight again." I laughed at his joke and kissed him.

"Mamoru you are the best thing that has ever happened to me…besides my sisters in arms. I love you so damned much I don't think there's a word perfect enough to describe how much you mean to me." I tell him, "Funny, I was just about to say the same thing about you. Only I already have perfection and it's not a word…it's a person…its you." He smiled as he pulled me in for another sweet kiss.

Minako POV

Don't they look so adorable together?" I asked the girls. Even our elder was looking at the couple fondly after he asked her to marry him. "There is still much work to be done." He noted but smiled on to which Rei responds, "I just want to sleep for a while after all of this." Makoto then says, "Let's not forget that Naoyuki is still out there and may want revenge for what happened. We burned down his house and Usagi killed off Emon." Her notations are worthwhile but for the moment we just needed some time to regroup.

"True…we'll just have to keep an extra eye out is all." Rei states for me before I hear the elder say, "So is there a reason why no one told me of the new bloodline that is currently being formed." His near question has us gulping. Of course he smelled it, "We were going to wait until they had time to adjust to the news and let them tell you." I answered. "Her body needs to heal. I would say give it a few more days then let them approach you." I finished.

The girls all nod in response. "A child born of two vampires is so rare and almost unheard of…" Rei comments, "Hai, it hasn't happened in over several hundred years to any coven so this makes what happens next extra special." the elder remarks as I look on at the others as we each make a silent vow to become Usagi's avid protectors during this very rare pregnancy and to the young one growing in her as well. "A new era is about to begin." Makoto says as we look on proudly at our leaders.