Surprise, surprise! I'm back! So, since so many of you wonderful people review and asked me to continue this I got the inspiration I needed to write this chapter. Be warned though it's not all sunshine and rainbows, I plan on giving this story a real plot and some dark themes are needed to do so. Shout out to Quiet Intensity for being the deciding review!

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Chapter 3: Voice of Madness

True to his word Kaname stayed with Yuki and Ai. He knew that things had changed between them. For one Yuki hated it when he wasn't in the same area as her. She had confessed to him that she at times felt her mind was creating some sort of elaborate hallucination and that none of this was real. If he left then it would all come undone and she would come back to reality. Kaname would always assure her that he was there and that this was not the case.

"Kaname we need to talk." Kaname looked up at his beloved and saw she had a serious face on.

"What's wrong darling?" He asked.

"I want to contact the chairman."

Kaname was taken aback, "Why?"

"I've been thinking lately and I came to the conclusion that we can't keep hiding like this. Like we're criminals."

"A part of vampire society views me as a criminal." Kaname cut her off.

"Only a small part, the ones who already didn't like you. Besides when you killed lord Hanadagi you saved Aido-senpai's father, and to make yourself look like the bad guy you pretended to kill him."

"Alright, but what do you wish to accomplish by contacting him?" He asked.

"Well for one if we keep hiding like this Ai will never get the childhood she deserves. I don't want her world to be limited to these walls. Like mine was."

"Were you not happy as a child? You had, Haruka, Juri, and I."

"Yes, she has us but the one thing she doesn't have that I had is a sibling to keep her company."

Kaname smirked as his his fangs elongated and his eyes became red. He leaned in close to her and whispered into her ear seductively, "Then are you suggesting we make her a sibling to play with?"

Yuki blushed, "N-no, that's not what I meant. I just meant for her future we should stop hiding. I want her to have a normal as possible childhood."

"Yuki, Ai is a Pureblood and not just any Pureblood she is a Kuran. Her life already isn't normal."

"I know, but I at least want to send her to school and so on."

Kaname sighed and pulled back, "I see, well I suppose it would be best. What is your other reason?"

"Recently, every night, I wake up from nightmares of that day. You've noticed haven't you? My dreams keep replaying that day and voices tell me that this isn't real. That you aren't really here. I know that you keep telling me that you are here but I'm now hearing the voices when I'm awake as well. Taunting me, telling me that our happiness isn't real. It scares me Kaname."

Kaname just stared at her with shock and worry filled eyes, "Yuki, you can't listen to them. Don't listen to them. The voices aren't real."

"They aren't right? But why do I keep hearing them? Why won't they leave me alone?!" The light bulbs above them shattered and the room went dark.

Yuki screamed and clung to Kaname her small form shivering in fear. He embraced her in an attempt to calm her down but he could still feel her trembling. Eventually he could hear her silently sobbing in his chest.

He rubbed her back as he said words of reassurance to her, "It's okay Yuki. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere, I promise."

"Liar, you said that before and you left me alone for an entire year."

"I know, I'm sorry, Yuki. But I hope you'll believe me this time." She said nothing and Kaname noticed she had stopped crying and had her ear pressed to his chest. "You're listening to the sound of my heart beat aren't you, Yuki?"

She nodded, "It reassures me that you're actually here. It proves to me that the voices are lying."

"I see."

The two continued to sit there in silence and eventually Kaname noticed that Yuki had fallen asleep. He kissed her forehead before picking her up bridal style and carrying her to their bed. He laid her down on the bed and tucked her in before exiting the room to check on Ai, who should have been in the nursery. To his horror she was no longer there and he rushed downstairs to where he felt her presence. He sighed in relief when he found her sitting in front of the television watching some children's TV show. He went over to her and picked Ai up before sitting on the couch with her on his lap.

He tuned out the incessant rambling of the television and his thoughts wandered to what Yuki had told him. Voices, she was hearing voices. That was the first sign of Pureblood Madness. But Yuki was still very young, how was it possible that she of all Purebloods would start experiencing the madness at this age? She was only 19!

He started to search through the extensive knowledge he held about the Pureblood Madness and then realized a similarity between those who went mad. The late Lord and Lady Shirabuki, used to have lovers during their marriage, as it was a loveless one. When said lovers died the two became depressed before going mad and committing suicide. Shizuka Hio lost her human lover and succumbed to the madness. Rido was like that too, when Juri picked Haruka over him he went mad. Then there was Yuki, she had lost him once and now that he had returned she feared losing him, thus the seed of madness that had already been planted in her mind began to grow.

It was his fault.

Because of his actions Yuki was...

"AHHHHHHHHHH!"

The sound of Yuki's blood curdling scream brought him out of his inner turmoil. His protective instincts kicked in and within seconds he was in the room with Ai in his arms. His red eyes darting around the room looking for any signs of danger. When he found none his eyes returned to their original color and traveled to where he had laid Yuki down earlier.

She had the covers wrapped around herself protectively as she sobbed and muttered incoherent words. He was able to make out some of what she was saying.

"You're lying…. He's here...no...not an illusion….go away….no...stop...no more….Stop! Stop! Stop it! Shut up! I don't want to hear anymore!"

It was then that he went to her side to make sure she didn't hurt herself, "Yuki." He called, and she slowly cranked her head up to meet eyes with him.

"Kana...me?"

"Yes, it's me darling. What's wrong, are you hearing the voices again?"

She nodded and reached to take Ai from his arms. She held the child close in her arms as she spoke ever so slowly, "Kaname, what's wrong with me? Why won't those incessant voices just go away? I know that you're here, I know they're lying so why won't they just leave me alone!?" With every word her voice got louder and angrier.

Kaname was about to speak up but the shrill cries of little Ai stopped him. Surprised by the sudden outburst Yuki quickly cradled Ai and rubbed her back to calm the child down.

"Shhh, shhh, it's okay Ai-chan. Everything is okay. You're worried about mommy aren't you? It's okay. It's okay, mommy's okay now."

As quickly as she had started Ai stopped crying and let out a content yawn. Yuki let out a relieved sigh and she soon noticed she couldn't hear the voices anymore.

"Kaname," she began, "it stopped. The voices stopped."

Kaname's eyes narrowed, "Is that so? Good then, now rest I'm sure you didn't get a very good sleep with those nightmares plaguing you." She nodded before yawning. "See your already getting sleepy and Ai also agrees with you." He stared down at the little bundle in her arms that was already fast asleep.

"Okay." Yuki leaned back and laid down on the bed with Ai safely beside her. Soon Yuki also fell into the land of dreams.

Kaname just stared at the scene before him and burned the picture of the two sleeping together into his memory before exiting the room. As much as he wanted to just slip under the covers and cuddle with his two dear girls he had work to do. He needed to find out more about Yuki's condition and find out a way to stop the madness from progressing any further. The best place to look for the information he needed was the Kuran archives. They held information on anything related to the Kurans and vampires in general.

When he reached archives he opened the door and thick cloud of dust was formed. He couched as the dust invaded his senses. When the dust had settled he used his powers to clear the room of any dust that could hinder his research. When the room was finally clean he began his hunt for books relating to Pureblood Madness.

A Few Hours Later

Kaname was just about ready to smash something. He had been looking through multiple old documents relating to the madness but none of them gave him the information he needed. Out of frustration he threw the book he was holding at the wall. He sighed and went to pick up the book when he noticed something strange about the wall. The book had been thrown with all his pent up frustration and anger so the wall should have at least collapsed. Yet, there wasn't a single dent in it. Only a bit of wallpaper had peeled off.

Before he knew it he was doing Kaname peeled the rest of the wallpaper off the wall. To his surprise he found a steel door had been hidden under the wallpaper. The door had no handle so there must have been another way to open it. He searched the wall but found nothing that could be a lever. He began thinking of another way to open the door when he saw the bookcase right beside the door.

After further examination of the bookcase he discovered it wasn't like the others. For one all the books didn't have titles instead the spines had parts of an image. The selves had parts of the image carved into them as well to complete the gaps created by them. Using the carvings on the self he rearranged the books to form the image, that turned out to be the Kuran family insignia.

He heard the sound of gears moving from the wall and the door opened to reveal a passage. He entered the passage and walked through it until he reached another door, this time a simple wooden one. He opened it and found it lead to a small study that looked like it hadn't been used for centuries. There was easily ten times more dust here than the archives.

Like he did with the archives he cleared out the dust but this was much more difficult because the room didn't have any sort of ventilation he could use to get the dust outside. Instead he compressed the dust into a solid cube and left it to sit in one of the corners. He read threw a few of the books and realized that they were actually the journals of the past Kuran clan heads. Maybe they could help him?

1 Hour Later

The journals he had found were both informative and shocking. He learned so many secrets the past Kuran head had that he didn't even know about. The truth behind the deaths of some members, forbidden romances a few of them had once had, and so much more. He had read almost all of them and each one had a little bit of the information he needed, but the true goldmine had been Yuki's great grandfather's journals. In each one it documented Rido's madness; how it originated and how it grew over time.

April 12, 1963

Today I allowed Juri to attend a human school. She had been nagging me about it for years and finally I agreed. The reason wasn't just because she had worn me down with her pleading but because I feared for her life. I sent her far away where no vampires lived where she would be safe for a few years. I only allowed her to go on the condition that Haruka would also go. She didn't like it but agreed to my terms. I sent Haruka there so he could protect her from Rido if he ever found them. He was more than willing to go, after all he loved her too. If anything I truly wish she would pick him. She might not want to pick either of them but I'm sure she'll pick Haruka over Rido any day. The Council may not like it but it's not like they can go against my word.

Kaname skipped a few pages and saw raised entry was shorter and written in a haste.

January 4, 1966

He ate them! Rido ate his parents! My worst fears have been realized. He is after me, I know it! He wants my blood next. If he obtains it too then there will be no one to stop him. The only thing I can do now is awaken our ancestor. Only he has enough power to stop my mad grandson. It may cost me my life but it will be worth it to stop that monster.

What? Jonouchi Kuran wanted to awaken him? Them why hadn't he? Kaname needed answers and turned to the next page. This entry was written only a few days after the last.

January 9, 1966

He bit her. He bit Juri. It's all my fault. I'm sorry Juri. I'm sorry Momoko, my daughter, I couldn't protect your child. I'm sorry Minami, I should have listened to you when you said Rido would ruin us. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I've been such a fool.

Kaname noticed it then, Jonouchi Kuran was also suffering from the madness. Other entries he had read said that Minami Kuran, wife of Jonouchi Kuran was killed by Jonouchi himself after she had attempted to kill Rido as an infant. He hadn't wanted to do it but the Council had forced him to. From then Jonouchi was never the same. Voices weren't the only sign of madness, self loathing, depression, and paranoia were also signs of it. From what he had read the old vampire suffered from all of these things. He flipped to the final entry.

November 13, 1970

I can't do anything anymore. I can't eat, can't sleep, I can't even leave the room. The voices, they're everywhere. I can no longer live like this. Does this mean I'm done? That I don't have to do this anymore? I think so. I'm sorry, Momoko. I'm sorry, Minami. I couldn't protect either of you. Tonight I'll awaken the ancestor and he will protect Juri. He will do what I have failed to.

Kaname was now even more confused, so Jonouchi Kuran was going to awaken him. What had stopped him? Or a better question would be, who had stopped him?

Kaname closed the book, he already had the information he needed. In one of the earlier entries Jonouchi had pointed out how the madness was triggered by the loss of one's most precious person. They would fall into depression first then they would hear the voices. They would isolate themselves before the voices of madness consumed them. Finally they would either kill themselves on the spot or go on a killing rampage fueled by the endless sorrow they felt.

However Yuki regained what she lost, him, so her case was a special one. He theorized that maybe she was fighting the madness, instead of isolating herself with him she wanted to reach out to the chairman. This was a good sign but now he had to contact the chairman so he could help them reenter society. He was sure Kaien would help them, Yuki's sanity was at stake after all.

With that thought in mind he wrote a letter to the old vampire hunter telling him of the reason he had contacted him. He also included the Ai's existence in the letter, along with a photo, so that he wouldn't be surprised when he met her. When he had finished the letter her sealed it with the Kuran seal and had one of his bat familiars take it to Kaien.

Deciding that it was time to call it a day and go to bed he exited the secret chamber and rearranged the books so the door would close. He fixed the wallpaper to the best of his ability and returned to the bedroom he shared with Yuki. Silently he opened the door and crept inside. He changed into some sleeping clothes and settled in beside them. Soon he began to grow weary and sleep overtook him.

So what did you guys think? Please tell me in your reviews. As I said in the top it's not going to be all sunshine and rainbows. That would be too boring and would get old fast. I have already started chapter four but it takes time for me to think up ideas. I'm doing this on the fly so none of this is already written. Updates will be when I can and I make no promises. As for the story I mentioned in the last chapter, Secret Garden, I will put that up later along with hopefully another fic hat I am working on. Thank you for reading my fic and I hope you guys liked it.