A/N: So, how many of you hate me? Yes, yes, so mean to her, but it moves the plot along to where I want it. Anyways, on to chapter 12! Sorry it's so late. I have a lot going on and such :/
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or any of its characters.
Zero stared down at the small girl in his arms. He had picked Circe up out of the bathroom and moved to hold her on her bed. Ichiru ran off to get Headmaster Cross. Zero didn't know what they were supposed to do. Cross Academy was no place for a newborn. Unless Circe moved to the Headmaster's house, that was the only place they'd have room for a baby. And what if she didn't want it? Well, of course she didn't want the kid, but would she believe in an abortion? Zero was interrupted from his thoughts by a small voice.
"I'm so sorry"
Zero held his cousin up and away from him so he could look her in the eye, "What? Why?"
"I'm sorry that I've caused a burden ever since I came here." New tears filled Circe's eyes and spilled over her lashes and down her cheeks.
Zero was shocked, " No, no, no! you haven't been a burden, just the opposite! You've been a blessing!" He patted her head and picked up a few strands of dark hair.
Circe shook her head, "Name one good thing that happened since I came here."
He held her head between both of his hands and looked into her eyes, "You came here. Into our lives. Ichiru and I thought we were the last family we had, but then we got you. We will do anything to keep you safe now." He wiped a tear away from her face with his thumb.
Circe nodded and put her hand against his. Zero tucked her head under his chin and rocked back and forth on the bed as they waited for Ichiru to get back.
Ichiru ran to the headmaster's office. He didn't know what they were going to do now. He burst through the doors, "Headmaster Cross!" he yelled before he saw two Day Class students sitting in the room, "Oh, um… I'll wait."
"No, no, they were just leaving." Kaien could tell something was wrong if Ichiru was running and yelling. Once the students were safely out of ear shot, Kaien looked at the younger twin, "What's wrong?"
"It's Circe," Ichiru gulped, "She's pregnant."
"What? How could she tell?" Cross's eyes popped.
"Drug store test."
"Those wouldn't show up that quick, unless…." He quickly ran back to his desk to look at the file he had pulled on Akio after the incident. Handing it to Ichiru he said, "I haven't read that yet, see if there's anything unuseal."
Reading the file, Ichiru's mind stuck on a name, "Ethan Donovan. The name Ethan.. oh crap!" He dropped the file in horror.
"What's wrong?" Kaien asked as he leaned down to pick up the report.
"Circe was attacked by a vampire named Ethan. It says here on Akio's family tree that he is distantly related to an Ethan Donovan in America. What if it's the same?" Ichiru looked up at the headmaster.
"It seems plausible, I was going to say that the quick rate the fetus and her body might be caused by vampire DNA. It's such a small amount, and with everything in her system, it could have mutated the gene and caused the process to move quickly." Kaien looked around the room.
Ichiru looked back down at the file, "Can we take this to her? Let her read it and tell us if it really is him? And the Zero and I could look into the Hunter Society's records to see if anything like this has happened before, and we could talk to Kaname…."
"Quickly then, we don't know how fast this is, or how dangerous it could be to her" Kaien grabbed some vials from the cabinet and set them in his bag before he picked it up and followed Ichiru back to the Kiryuu family dorm.
Circe sat in Zero's lap still, her head under his. She felt so sick, and she wished she could hide behind her long silver hair, but it was gone. The one safety net she had her whole life was gone, replaced by short, dark strands. She could feel Zero's hand gliding over the strands and playing with them.
"Do you want your hair short, black, and blood red?" he asked quietly.
"No, I don't know what I was thinking, I was paniced." She shook her head.
"Well, we can go to a salon and bleach it out I guess, and wash it really well…" Zero poked her forehead.
The door flew back and hit the wall and Ichiru ran in "Circe, quick! What was Ethan's last name!"
"Who?" Zero and Circe responded.
"The vampire who attacked you, do you know what his last name was?" he asked again.
Circe sat quietly for a moment and leaned into Zero as she thought about it, "Donovan, why?"
There was a loud crash as the coat hanger in the room was thrown to the ground. Circe jumped behind Zero, who stared at his twin, "What the hell?" He asked, "Scared pregnant teenager and you're throwing stuff around the room?"
"AKIO IS DISTANTLY RELATED TO ETHAN, THAT….. THING IN HER IS PART VAMPIRE WITH SCREWY GENES FROM ALL THE DRUGS IN HER SYSTEM!" Ichiru slammed his fist into the wall, he wanted to kill that damnned Akio and Ethan.
Zero turned and stared at his cousin's small belly. Circe stood on the bed, eyes wide and hand draped on her stomach. Zero walked over to her and put on hand on her and gasped, "I can feel it's aura already…"
Circe slowly climbed off the bed, "I don't know anything about babies, let alone a vampire one….I want Shiki…." Her voice cracked and she began to cry again. It hurt both the boys to hear her say she wanted someone other than themselves to help her, but the Night Class would know more about vampire infants.
"Take her to the Moon Dorm, we will ask Kaname about it. See if there's anything we need to worry about." Kaien walked over and grabbed Circe's hand, "Let me see something, lift your shirt over your stomach."
Circe complited and her gasp was added to the twins as the saw the tiny, yet distinct bulge.
"it looks like three weeks. It's only been three day. One week for every day. Hurry, we don't have much time." He dragged Circe with him as Zero and Ichiru ran behind them.
Shiki was loungeing on one of the couches in the main room of the Night Class dorm. His eyes were shut as he slowly ate some Pocky. He could hear Aido and Kain argueing about something in their room. Ever since this morning, everyone was eager to see how Circe was.
"SENRI!" Shiki was startled as the doors slammed open while the Headmaster ran in with Circe, the Kiryuu twins close behind.
"Yes?" He asked leiserly as he got up and gave Circe a hug. He picked up the small girl and triwled her around.
"DON'T!" Ichiru screamed. Shiki put Circe down, but it was too late, she ran to the nearest bathroom.
"Is she okay?" The marroned haired Vampire asked.
"Where is Kuran?" Zero asked angerly.
"In his room, why?"
"Can you take us there? Headmaster, will you wait for her?" Zero shuffled his feet impatiently.
"Of course."
"What's going on? Is Circe okay?" Shiki became extremely worried, no one would answer him. The twins went up to Kaname's room and Kaien waited downstairs for the sick girl. "Headmaster, please.." Shiki pleaded.
Cross looked at the vampire, "she… she's pregnant. With a vampire."
Shiki's jaw dropped, "H-H-How?"
"How do you think?" Circe walked out holding her stomach. She walked over and wrapped her arms around Senri, "I'm scared."
Kaname was resting in his study when there was a banging on his door.
"Kuran! Open the door! It's life or death!" Someone yelled.
He ran over and flung the door open to see Zero and Ichiru, "Who's life and or death?"
"Circe's" They replied at the same time.
"She's pregnant," Zero started.
"With a vampire." Ichiru finished.
Kaname gaped, "how do you know?" He looked over the stairs and saw a head of red and black coming toward him, speaking with the girl's voice.
"I'm pretty sure I would know if I am pregnant. The fact I have a buldge. The fact I have morning sickness already. Finally, the fact that Zero can feel it's aura." Circe was leaning against Shiki heavily and the headmaster walked up behind her.
"But it was only three days ago!"
"And I'm about three weeks along already." She snapped back.
Kaname thought hard for a few moments, "It must have reacted to her hunter DNA. What's happening to her is not normal. I'm sorry, I don't know what to do."
Ichiru groaned, Zero punched wall, Senri and the Kaien gasped, and Circe began to cry.
A/N Sorry that took like…..all summer… and first quarter of my school year. A lot of stuff happened. I'll try to write more often!