A/N I don't own Vampire Knight nor do I make any profit from it

Chapter 40 – The Birth of a Prince

Over the next couple of months, Hikari had been returned to being chained to her bed, being used as nothing but a toy by Rido and punch bag by Hanaka.

As Hanaka's wedding to Kaname neared, it was rubbed in Hikari's face mercilessly. Her pregnancy was getting harder for her to bare, unused to the rough treatment by her captors and only used to the tender treatment from the man she loved.

A couple of days before the wedding day was to occur, Hanaka had a fitting for her wedding dress. Hikari had been forced to help.

Hanaka admired herself in the mirror in her wedding dress. It was sleeveless and the bodice dipped down to reveal some of her cleavage. The skirts were full with a petticoat underneath, "Don't I look beautiful, Hikari?"

"I refuse to comment," Hikari said as she rubbed her pregnant belly. Hanaka narrowed her eyes.

"You're just jealous," Hanaka said as Hikari picked up Hanaka's wedding tiara and admired it.

"Jealous of you," Hikari asked, "I don't think so."

"I can hear it in your voice," Hanaka said with a cute smile. Hikari nearly crushed Hanaka's tiara with rage and frustration, "I can just imagine our wedding night now. Kaname and I… just like old times. Have anything to say about that?"

"No, nothing. But do you have anything to say about this," Hikari said as she turned around and placed Hanaka's tiara in her crimson hair. Her eyes flashed red and a chunk of Hanaka's shoulder was gouged out of her shoulder. Hanaka's green eyes widened and she collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony and blood seeping into her white dress. Hikari grabbed the key from inside Hanaka bodice and unlocked the chain around her ankle, "Bye, Hanaka," Hikari said gloatingly. Hanaka screamed in both pain and frustration.

"Rido," Hanaka screamed as Hikari ran, despite her heavily pregnant stomach, "Don't let her escape!"

Hikari ran down the grand staircase and towards the unguarded door. However, she felt a tight grip on her arm. Hikari turned around and saw Rido, his hetrochromic eyes ablaze with anger. Without the chain around her ankle, her powers were restored and she didn't hold back. Her eyes flashed red and an unseen force knocked Rido into the opposite wall. Hikari quickly closed the heavy door behind her and placed her hand on the lock, melting it under her touch, "That should hold them."

With that, she quite literally ran for her life.

Hikari ran as fast as she could from the manor. Her bare feet were cut on the natural foliage and broken branches. Her skimpy silken chemise which reached her knees did nothing to keep her warm but she hardly cared. She was free.

Coming to halt, she looked around to see if she was being followed but there was nothing except trees, mist and silence. Her heart beat seemed to be amplified and her senses were in over drive.

Deciding that it was better to run, Hikari darted away. She kept her eyes closed, her senses able to detect the trees, not unlike bats that use echolocation to find prey and miss obstacles in the pitch black night. However, before she could miss this unseen obstacle, she ran straight into it or rather… him.

Feeling a warm body against hers and soft fabric was felt under her fingers. She opened her eyes to expect a complete stranger but to her joy, it was Kaname, "Kaname… what are you doing here?"

"I was coming to find you," Kaname whispered, "I finally found out where you were through one of Hanaka's ramblings… stupid girl…" Kaname mused, wrapping his arms tightly around her.

"Kaname, I have missed you so much…" she whispered, sobbing into his shirt, "I am so sorry."

"Why are you sorry…? None of this is your fault," Kaname said as he kissed the top of her head. He pulled back a little and placed a hand lightly on Hikari's pregnant stomach. Frowning, he brought his gaze to hers, "Hikari, that baby isn't Rido's… it's mine."

"What," Hikari whispered, "But… Rido… he…"

"I know… but before you were kidnapped… we made love, didn't we? I don't recall us using any kind of protection or you taking the contraceptive herb. That baby is mine," Kaname explained. Hikari's face lit up with joy and she threw her arm around Kaname's neck, pulling him into a passionate kiss, one which Kaname reciprocated whole heartedly.

"Kaname, please… I want you," Hikari whimpered. Kaname, unable to resist his wife's plea, he took her by the hand and they both ran as fast as they could, almost in leaps and bounds.

"I came upon an abandoned cabin when I was searching for you," Kaname said as he pointed to a little log cabin, "The humans are long gone."

They ran towards it and Kaname opened the door, pulling his lover inside and locking the door behind him with his pureblood powers. Kaname turned to his wife and pulled her back into his strong arms, "Kaname, I want you. It's been so long."

"Are you in any pain," Kaname asked, "Your pregnancies always have done."

"No, Kaname, it is bearable," Hikari said as she was placed on the bed, "I need to be with you… even if it is only for a moment…"

Kaname gripped her tightly, "Don't say anything like that! I want us to be able to be with one another… don't ruin this moment with reality."

Kaname's lips crushed hers in a bruising and passionate kiss. His hands pushed her chemise up her silky thighs, unable to contain his desire. Hikari pushed his trench coat off his shoulders and Kaname shrugged it onto the floor, forgotten before it had fallen to the ground. Her nimble hands set to work on his white dress shirt so that her hands could smooth across his chest.

Becoming impatient, Kaname tore his shirt from his body and threw it to the ground. He lowered his head to her neck, kissing the area with wet and open mouthed kisses. Hikari threw back her head and let out a moan of satisfaction. Coming to a swift conclusion, she knew Kaname was definitely better than Rido. His touch made her insane with wanton desire; it was tender yet possessive and passionate.

Kaname removed her chemise and trailed kisses down to her chest, caressing her and making her cry out with wanton desire. He caressed his mate's soft and nicely sized breasts through her silky bare, kissing the skin above and around the bra. Hikari arched into him, wanting him more than anything in the world. Wanting to lavish attention to her pregnant stomach, he kissed her belly button, making Hikari shiver with delight. His hands caressed every inch of her body, wanting to memorise it. Trailing kisses from her stomach back to her lips, he hungrily kissed her, unable to contain himself.

At last, she felt safe as Kaname removed his clothing and the last of hers, covering them with a blanket to keep them warm.

"Kaname, I love you so much… please… don't let me leave your side again," Hikari whispered as Kaname laid himself on top of her and supported himself on his forearms. He jerked his hips forward and Hikari cried out as pleasure seized her body.

"Oh, my precious Hikari… you're mine for the rest of eternity," Kaname whispered against her lips. He slowed down his kisses, becoming tenderer and using less haste, "I will never let you leave my side ever again."

Hikari, both impressed and scared by his possessive words, kissed him tenderly and ran her hands through his mahogany hair as Kaname moved against her. Hikari cried out and tightened her grip on the man who loved her more than life itself.

Overwhelmed by his lust for his beautiful wife, he sank his fangs into her neck and greedily drank her blood. Hikari cried out loudly, wrapping her legs around his slim hips underneath he covers.

For hours, they worshipped each other's bodies, unable to contain the lust and love they both had for each other. They held each other tightly through the highest times of ecstasy and Kaname could feel Hikari's nails clawing at his back, drawing his blood. Eventually, they both lay in each other's arms, completely spent and sweat rolling off their tired limbs.

"Hikari, will you allow me to keep my promise," Kaname asked as he gazed into her eyes, "I will not let you leave my side again and I want you to be my queen."

Hikari touched his face delicately and kissed him lightly on the lips, "I want that more than anything but what about this farcical marriage to Hanaka? You're marrying her in less than two days."

"No… I have you here with me. I won't marry her," Kaname replied defiantly, "We are husband and wife and nothing can change that. I will not marry a trollop like her."

Hikari rested her head in the crook of Kaname's neck, underneath his chin. Kaname gripped her tightly and entwined his fingers in her silky silvery white hair, "What did Rido do to you?"

"He chained me to a bed and… and used me as a play thing. I was so scared…" Hikari whispered. Kaname, in that very moment, vowed to kill his uncle for what he did to his beloved wife, "The chain around my ankle sealed my powers because it was made out of anti vampire metal. I couldn't fight back and soon… I had not the strength to try."

Kaname kissed her forehead before kissing her tenderly on her bruised lips. Tears ran down their cheeks, clinging to each other desperately, "Hikari, I'm sorry. I love you so much."

"I love you too, Kaname," Hikari said, "Don't let me go back there… please… don't make me go back."

With that, they both fell asleep, completely wrapped up in their own warmth and love.

When Hikari woke up next, she could the fireplace crackling and sparking. She opened her eyes slowly to see Kaname sitting in the rocking chair by the fire, lost in thought. Hikari sat up, using the blanket to cover her dignity.

"Hello, Kaname," Hikari said in a quiet voice. Kaname looked up and smiled warmly at her.

"Hello, my love," Kaname said with a small smile, "Have a nice sleep?"

"Better than I have had for ages," Hikari said, "It felt good to be sleeping beside you again."

Kaname sighed, "Even though we spent so much more of our time doing so much more than that."

Hikari blushed deeply and swung her legs and feet to the ground, wrapping the blanket around her small body and crossed her legs so that she was completely covered by the blanket, "So what happens now? I escaped Rido's manor… who knows what he will do to me if I go back to him."

"I told you," Kaname said in a low voice, "You're not going back to him. I will take you to the Awayuki manor… there… you will be safe."

Hikari sighed and rubbed her stomach, "How has Haruka been?"

"Our daughter," Kaname asked and Hikari nodded, "She misses you but she's growing nicely."

"I miss her…" Hikari said as she stood up from the bed, pulled on her chemise, rewrapped her blanket around her shoulders and sat down on her husband's lap. Kaname wrapped his arms around her securely. However Hikari gave a little whimper.

"What is it, Hikari? Are you well?"

"No," Hikari whispered, "I think my waters have broken..." Hikari tried to move from Kaname's lap and moved to the bed. Kaname stood up and rubbed her back, "Kaname, I think I'm going to give birth in this cabin."

Kaname helped her onto the bed and Hikari adjusted herself so that she could rest on her hands and knees, "Kaname, it hurts! Rub my back."

Kaname rubbed her back on a circular motion, hoping to comfort her. Hikari grabbed his hand tightly and cried out, "I've forgotten what this feels like… it hurts so much."

"It's all right," Kaname said soothingly and Hikari's breathing became laboured.

"It's not all right," she sobbed, "I'm preparing to push a baby out and it isn't going to be easy…"

"And I am here for you," Kaname said as he continued to rub Hikari's back. Hikari's breathing heightened and she panted as she screamed out in pain.

"This isn't fair," Hikari whimpered, "Kaname, please don't leave me."

"I'm not going to leave you… not for anyone," Kaname whispered. For hours, her screams of pain went on. The pain came and went as contractions would wash over her. She pushed as if her life depended on it.

"Do you think it was because we made love that the baby's coming," Hikari whimpered. Kaname shook his head.

"I don't know but you are heavily pregnant," Kaname answered. He sat down on the bed as Hikari kneeled behind him, gripping his shoulders and his shirt in her small hands. Kaname sighed and gripped one of the hands which gripped his shoulders.

"This baby isn't waiting for anything is it," Hikari whispered, "I feel the head… you need to help me."

Kaname was secretly horrified but he had no choice. He guided the pain stricken girl to lie down and glanced between her legs and looked away quickly, a light blush gracing his cheeks, "Oh, grow up. I'm having your baby!"

"I just haven't been in this situation before. I've never had look down there before," Kaname said awkwardly.

"You've looked down there plenty of times," Hikari snapped.

"Not like that though," Kaname replied flatly. Hikari began to sob dramatically and Kaname placed his hands on Hikari's knees and calmed his nerves, "You're nearly there and you need to push as hard as you can."

Hikari, taken surprise by Kaname's sudden turn of composure, nodded and prepared herself for another push. Kaname smiled as Hikari's push had produced good results, "One more push should do it."

Hikari nodded and gave one last, hard push. It was then that the child was born. Hikari fell back against the pillows. The cries of the child made her look up and she saw Kaname's joyful face, "Hikari, it's a boy and he's mine. The child has my scent."

Hikari, delirious with happiness, laughed with triumph. With a flash of his red eyes, Kaname split the baby's cord and wrapped the child in the blanket. Hikari smiled as he handed her the child, "He's beautiful… What should we call him?"

"What about Hikaru," Kaname suggested, "It's the masculine form of your name."

Hikari blinked at him before smiled brightly, "It's a wonderful name… my precious Hikaru."

Kaname leaned forward and kissed her tenderly, "I'm going to take you home now."

"But… what about the wedding between you and Hanaka," Hikari asked.

"It's not going to happen," Kaname replied, "I'm taking you and my son home."

He wrapped his trench coat around Hikari's small body and picked her up in his arms, "I'm glad," Hikari whispered as she laid her head on Kaname's chest. Hikaru was safely nestled in her arms. He gazed up at his parents with childlike wonder, taking in the new sights. Hikari smiled down at him and caressed his cheek with a single finger.

"Take us home, Kaname. I don't want to be here anymore."

"Gladly," Kaname said as he opened the door and stepped out into the fresh forest air. He, Hikari and Hikaru then disappeared with a flash of red light.

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