Yuki opened the thin box carefully. Her eyes widened as she saw the locket. The clouded ruby nestled on the face of the heart reminded her of her lover's beautiful eyes. With great care, she removed the locket from its case, examining it in greater detail. Kaname's hands moved into her vision as he took the delicate chain from her, undid the clasp and re-clasped it around her pale neck. His other arm looked around her, gently pressing her back against his chest. He bent his head to kiss her neck tenderly, feeling his arm move with her breathing.

Yuki could feel his heartbeat against her back as she touched the locket with one slender finger. His face remained nuzzled in her neck, soothing her. They remained thus for countless minutes, enjoying the feel of each other and their cherished time. Though he was almost always there, it never seemed to be enough for either of them. And while their tender moments seemed numerous, to both of them it seemed fleeting and hardly ever that they could embrace in such a way.

Kaname was the first to pull away. Yuki's breathing had changed in the last few minutes. It was only a small change, but enough to alert him. She'd fallen asleep. He wasn't insulted or even hurt that she had, after all, it had been a long day for her he imagined. He himself had been near sleep, losing himself in her scent and his thoughts. He gently shifted her to lay on the bed. The dawn had started to come, and in the faint light of day and night, she was beautiful. He sat beside her, watching her for several minutes, admiring her beauty. The way the necklace chain adorned her swan-like neck, how her dark hair flowed like a wave over the pillows. Many other thoughts crossed his mind as he unbuttoned his shirt, getting comfortable, before crawling into bed next to her. Gently, he wrapped his arm around her, holding his beloved wife to him.

Yuki awoke the next evening, surprisingly she was the first one awake. Normally Kaname was up before her, but this time, he was beside her in bed. He was so peaceful when he was asleep. Even at their most tender moment, he never looked that much at peace. Her thoughts came to a crashing end as she scrambled out of bed, heading for the spacious bathroom.

Kaname slowly came to awareness at the faint scent of blood. He was still drowsy, but even so, he hoped that the scent would fade as he continued to wake up. It was the other way around. His mind came to attention as he recognized the scent of his own blood. Small alarms went off in his mind as he began to process if he was injured. A sound joined the scent as he forced his eyes open to stare at the top of the beautiful canopy bed. He sat up slowly, noting Yuki's absence. His mind cleared a little more before he left the warmth of the bed, making his way to Yuki's side in the bathroom.

Yuki was stooped over the toilet, vomiting up her last meal and some of the blood that she'd received from Kaname before he'd left the previous day. Her hands worked to hold her locket and her hair back. She could hear and sense Kaname's approach, but she felt to terrible to pay it much more than a notice. She could feel his hands gently stroke her back before taking her hair, freeing one of her hands. Even though she couldn't see him, she knew his lips would be set in a worried way along with his dark eyes.

She was correct. Kaname's free hand continued to caress her back as he watched her. It was times like this that he felt useless to protect her. He could protect her from anyone that threatened her, but he couldn't protect her from her own body. He breathed a small sigh of relief as her retching finally turned to coughs. "Yuki?" he asked softly, gently pulling her away to embrace her. "Whats the matter?"

Yuki trembled, watching his arms envelope her. At the risk of vomiting again, she sank her fangs into his arm, drinking several mouth fulls of blood for the sake of clearing away the awful taste in her mouth. She felt his flesh tense briefly as she bit, but he made no objections. She pulled away, wiping the blood from her lips. "P-Please don't worry, Onii-sama" she smiled slightly, meeting his worried eyes with her innocent ones. "I'm alright... I promise"

Kaname's expression didn't change as he moved a hand to caress her cheek "Yuki... whats going on?" he asked softly "I feel that you've been hiding something from me" even though he would fight to deny it, it hurt that she would hide anything, at least anything majorly important to either of them, or their health, from him.

Yuki sighed and pressed her hand against his. It was time to tell him. "Kaname I'm..." she hesitated and took a deep breath "I'm pregnant"

Kaname's eyes widened in shock, quickly replaced by joy. Without waiting for her to say more, or even to know how far along she was, he kissed her passionately. Yuki returned the kiss with her own joy. Their family would quickly be complete, and perhaps through this act, she could make her mate happier than she'd ever seen him in her life. She felt his strong arms lift her up, without breaking the kiss. He carried her back to bed, gently laying her on her back.

In two words, he'd understood everything. Her recent glow, her thirst as of late, and her illness. He finally broke the kiss to sit beside her. He stared at her for a moment, drinking in her lovely completion, before edging himself down to rest his head over her flat abdomen. He closed his eyes and began to relax. The heat of her body seeped though her nightgown, warming his cheek. He felt her warm hands encircle his head lightly running her fingers through his hair.

A brisk knock at the door broke the tranquil moment as Ruka and Aido stepped inside. Their faces grew apologetic as they saw the scene before them. Ruka averted her eyes, a faint blush present on her cheeks. Aido glanced at Ruka in understanding. After all, she had been in love with Kaname for several years. It had taken Yuki's awakening to pull her to reality, and ever since then she'd been trying to stay there.

Kaname had pushed himself up, his torso still shirtless from the night before. The muscles of his arms and chest were well defined, even in the gloom. He looked to perfect to be flesh and blood. Even Aido had never seen Kaname without a shirt of some sort, so the sight shocked even him. Despite how everyone thought he was gay for Kaname, he was more of a harmless, obsessed, close-ish friend of the Pureblood.

"Lord Kaname, forgive us for interrupting you" Aido quickly spoke up, feeling the Pureblood's wine colored eyes narrow on him. He never felt to comfortable in that position. Ever. He always got punished when he was looked at like that. He decided to finish up quickly "Your company was requested by Sir Ichijou" He nudged Ruka, reminding her to bow with him.

Yuki sat up as the two left. Kaname was already securing the buttons on his button up shirt. "Its strange.." Yuki said, her voice almost absent. Kaname continued to get ready, but his eyes turned to her, completely devoted to her next words. "Calling Takuma 'Sir' like that.."

Kaname smiled slightly. "It is indeed" to most extents he agreed with her. Takuma was his oldest friend, and the only one of the vampires who was ever allowed to address him without honorifics. So now, having to address him with an honorific was. . .very strange to say the least. He gave his reflection a once over to ensure he looked decent for the outside world.

Kaname turned to Yuki, who still sat in bed. It felt so wrong, leaving her after she just told him the second best thing he'd ever heard -aside from saying yes to 'will you marry me?'. He pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead, then her lips. "Take care. . . both of you. I'll be back as soon as I can"

"I will" Yuki whispered after he pulled his lips from hers. Yuki sat in bed at watched as he turned from her and left the room. The door claimed an official click to signal his absence.