It was rare that the two of them did anything romantic... But Kaname did know how to treat the hunter every now and then.

It had started with a dinner, a romantic dinner with candlelight and perfect food. The salmon was to die for, the dessert was delicious, and it seemed like Kaname was more than willing to do anything to make the hunter happy... And make him happy was exactly what Kaname was doing. Maybe a little bit more happy than Kaname had expected for them to be doing. Especially since Kaname was nearly into Zero's chair, their lips firmly connected together...

The hunter tried his best to ignore the irritating movement in his swollen stomach as he wanted to focus on the fingers slowly twining into his silver hair. He reached up slowly, making sure that he would be able to tuck his hand against Kaname's shoulder. He pulled him closer, delicately shifting himself to let the pureblood lean against him. He had already drank his blood for the day, maybe that was why he was feeling so frisky with the pureblood...

Or maybe he was just horny as hell.

Though a little blood wouldn't hurt... That could also wait until later. Because as Zero slid his hand slowly down to the small of Kaname's muscular back, he pushed him lightly towards his body, making sure that they would at least be touching... He was obviously lusting for the pureblood's touch. It had been weeks since he had felt it last... though he was in the beginning of his eighth month now, the 33rd week. Maybe they should be more careful... Or at least they shouldn't be doing this on the dining chairs.

It didn't help that Kaname had also been trying his best to get as close to the hunter as he possibly could throughout the dinner. Starting off with touching of the silverettes hand, to stroking his cheek every now and then. Kissing him on the cheek was the last innocent touch he had been able to get away with before he felt the full effects of the males lustiness.

Zero had moved his cheek the second time Kaname had attempted such a thing, forcing the raven haired male to kiss the hunters silken lips. Kaname didn't care of course, he had allowed their lips to meld together easily, deepening their kiss all the more as it continued.

With their dinner being all but forgotten, the pair could be found in the same position on the chair, though Kanames leg slightly hitched up onto the arm of it to get a closer feel for the other male. But that didn't seem to be enough for the silverette as he pulled Kaname closer still, so close that he had felt their daughter kick from underneath the others stomach.

Breaking that kiss so that the pair could catch their breath, though still staying as close together as physically possible, Kaname nipped into Zeros earlobe. "Perhaps we should.. Take this somewhere else?" Pushing his lower half up against Zero a little suggestively, Kaname waited for a hopefully favourable reply.

Kaname was thinking exactly as Zero was... That smirk was deep on Zero's face as the pureblood broke the kiss and already was prepared for the words he knew Kaname would say. Dinner would soon be growing cold, though, as the hunter couldn't help but shiver at the way that Kaname slowly rocked his body against his own, feeling the strength in the motion... This was going to be fun.

"...Any place you had in mind? The couch is lovely this time of year..." Zero purred as he slid his head back up, letting his lips merge with Kaname's once more. He couldn't understand just why he lusted for those touches, wanting to feel the lips against his own, the hand caressing over every curve of his body... But he only wanted more of it, that was enough for him to understand.

Smirking through the kiss, he couldn't help but tug him just a little bit closer against his body, letting him slide a little more onto his seat. Maybe they should just pull themselves to the couch if possible... It would take too much time to get to the bedroom upstairs, not to mentino that it would drain Zero's much needed energy. It would ruin the possibilities before they even started...

And the possibilities were almost endless if they could just get to the couch.

To get to that couch was more of a challenge than Kaname originally thought, after being pushed back into the silverettes body managed to make his mind blank on what they were supposed to be doing. But even allowing the hunter to decide to take things to that couch seemed to excite him, Zero being a little experimental and deciding not to go into the bedroom for once. Their first time together like this while Zero had changed was on the couch too.. Seems like it was becoming useful for something other than sitting.

So curling his arms around the silverettes back, Kaname pulled him a little closer until managing to slide him off the chair and into his arms bridal style. Why bridal? Because it seemed to be the only way he could safely carry his lover without putting pressure against his stomach in the slightest. The last thing he wanted was to put the other out of the mood because he wasn't comfortable in the purebloods embrace.

As their lips locked once more though, the two eventually arrived at the couch. Kaname sitting down with the other in his lap. Though he wasn't sure how Zero wanted to do it this time, wether he sit on top of him again or perhaps Kaname went behind him.. Though he may slightly be getting carried away, for all he knew Zero may just want to kiss for a while. Then again they could hand done that on the chairs so it made the elder male all the more hopeful for what was to follow.

It wouldn't just be kissing this time... Kaname would be able to feel it in his bones about how much Zero desired what Kaname was willing to give him. It made him shiver at the thought, wondering just how they would do it this time... He usually left that up to Kaname. He had been the one that knew how to do this in a much more pleasant way than Zero knew. As Kaname carried him over to the couch, the hunter was far too busy making sure that he kissed across Kaname's neck, all while leaving love marks in its place.

Those may be hard to get rid of before he had to go back to work... After all, they were dragging in the pureblood much more often. They were using everything they could to make sure that Kaname came to the meetings that would be possibly worthless. It was as if they were suspecting that Kaname had a secret to hide, the reason why he had been away so long...

As they finally made it to the couch, though, all of those thoughts were gone as Zero passionately kissed his partner, soon moving himself to straddle Kaname's hips. He tried to ignore the pesky movements inside him as he pressed his hands to Kaname's chest, starting to unbutton his shirt bit by bit by bit... Maybe now the pureblood wouldn't doubt his intentions. Especially as he slowly rocked his hips forward to press them against Kaname's own hips, wanting a little attention down there...

And that had been exactly right, every doubt that had lingered in the purebloods mind had immediately flown out the window as soon as his shirt had started to expose more and more of his skin. Though it still wasn't enough to distract him from kissing the younger male as passionately as he could.

Once his chest had been fully exposed, Kaname quickly shed the article of clothing and quickly began to unbutton his lovers in return. He wanted everything from Zero.. His love, his trust, his body.. But even now when he knew that Zero was willingly give himself to him, the other two would need to wait, Zero wasn't ready for them yet.

Breaking that kiss to catch his breath, Kaname looked up at the silverette with a half smirk. "Stay seated there, we can do it this way" Pressing a light kiss to the males collarbone, Kanames hands moved down and quickly ripped the fabric from the males body. He didn't want Zero to stand up after all.

Of course they were doing it this way. Though the hunter still was instantly nervous as he felt Kaname quickly starting to unbutton his shirt, with him almost pulling his shirt back closed as he started to pull it away. But unfortunately Kaname had gotten his claws out and soon there was nothing left of his shirt to pull back onto his body... Embarrassed and hoping that Kaname would not look down to his body, he tried to catch his attention with a passionate kiss again.

He hated the way his body looked now, his slightly swollen breasts, his very swollen stomach, his stretch marks... Even the cream that Kaname had bought for him had done nearly nothing to hide the marks. Trying to forget the state of his own body, he let his hand reach down and press to Kaname's lean stomach, letting his fingers slowly start to caress down his muscles, touching each and every line...

Though he soon stopped as soon as he bumped against his belt. Perfect... Smirking through the kiss, the hunter made no hesitancy in starting to undo his belt, only to pull it away and let it drop onto the floor. That left his pants free to be removed as he popped open the button and zipped down the fly... Kaname was already ready for his touch, though, as he reached down and let his fingers slowly rub through the stretched fabric of his underwear to the swollen member beneath.

Kaname had been ready as soon as they started to kiss at the table if he were honest to himself. His body had been aching for the others touch for a very long time and it had been almost natural as the hunter finally decided that he wanted the pureblood. Kaname of course couldn't be happier..

But as those fingers touched his swollen member.. He couldn't stop the groan that left his lips as soon as soon as Zero began to rub him at such a torturous pace, it was almost cruel how teasing the silverette could be.. Kaname could barely keep himself contained. Though he loved every part of his mates body, not caring about the damage caused by the baby. He was in love and in his eyes everything on the silverettes body was perfect.

Moving his own hands down and slipping between their bodies, Kaname also began to rub across the fabric of the others crotch, hoping his new part had been wet and ready for him.

Instantly at that touch, his body tensed up and he could almost feel the wetness starting to prepare himself. It was something that Zero still wasn't use to, and it was happening more and more lately... Something he was trying to control but it seemed to be even harder than controlling an erection. Shivering in his grasp, he finally managed to gain back control of himself.

"...D-do it again," he breathed through the kiss as he gave Kaname a harder rub over the fabric. It felt too damn good to be ended right now... And especially when Kaname was being such a dear and doing everything that he wanted... The kiss, the touches, and the sex that he knew would be coming... It almost made him want to tear Kaname's pants off right now and get started.

Hell, what was stopping him. Zero assumed that Kaname would be more than happy to do so as he reluctantly moved his hand back from massaging his lump but instead reached up to where his underwear band rested. Quickly he started to ease its way down, trying not to make it uncomfortable for Kaname. But since Zero was straddling his hips, it may be hard to get his pants off at all... Maybe they could just work around it.

Maybe if they could just get his erection released from the confines of his pants then they would be fine to go about what they wished. Though there was also the issue of Zeros underwear needing to come off. Unless Kaname decided to rip his pants off too, that would be fine, it's not like he didn't have spares.

Lifting his backside off of the couch to allow Zero to slide his underwear down a little more, Kaname did exactly what the hunter asked of him and pressed his fingers a little harder into his crotch, lingering in the one place he knew Zero would enjoy it most.

But letting out a gentle moan as he pushed himself up against the others heated body, Kaname broke the kiss to graze his fangs across his lovers neck. Of course he knew he couldn't bite him.. Not while he was pregnant, though the urge was still there at the moment.. It was why Kaname merely grazed his fangs over his pale skin.

The feeling of the fangs grazing across his skin, the finger pressing deeper against him... It made his back arch and a gasp of pure bliss to slip from his lips. It was so strange that Kaname was able to keep this going, to do this to him so easily. Quivering slightly beneath his grasp, he couldn't help but wiggle a bit. It was just such a weird yet perfect feeling... He couldn't stand not having more of it.

Though as he could smell the soft scent of his own blood, a precious drop being spilled from the grazing, he forced a smirk. "...B-bad boy... You'll pay for that... With extra," Zero purred against his ear as he leaned over and gave it a nip. He knew how much Kaname loved it when he bit... The way it would make him feel... Maybe he could do that again.

Rocking his hips up against Kaname's finger, feeling more of the wetness starting to prepare himself for what he was expecting, he slowly started to nip down from his ear to his cheek, then down to his neck... Finally at the nape of his neck did he let his lips open a little more. Slowly he licked across his beautiful neck, his fangs already erect before he dove them down into the flawless skin like he had many times before.

While Zero had been busy moving his mouth down towards the bite spot he knew brought out all of Kanames inner most desires, the pureblood had been busily licking over the salty flesh of his mates neck, licking up every ounce of blood he had managed to spill, though unfortunately that had been next to nothing.

The disappointing thoughts had been quickly dispelled as soon as those long fangs had penetrated his own neck though, causing the male to cry out loudly in bliss as he pushed and rubbed his fingers a little deeper into the silverettes crotch.

"A-ahh.. Punish me all you want, i'll take it all.." Bucking his hips up as the male began to drink, Kaname continued to move his hands against the others clothing, creating a friction he hoped the hunter would appreciate.

The friction was enough to bring the heat back into Zero's body, making it shiver within his steady grasp. He wanted more from Kaname... More blood, more touches... more love. And so he poured himself into the drinking, into the touches. He focused on the taste of the blood on his lips, the memories that swirled inside his head. Most were just regular memories... Sometimes he even saw the flickers of happiness from Kaname...

But sometimes... he saw other things.

As Kaname rubbed deeper against him, his body stiffened up, as if he had managed to hit the one place that would keep arousing him. A soft growl rumbled from Zero as he bit down deeper into his neck, the pressure making sure that the blood would keep flowing. Though the grasp on Kaname's body was getting harder...

His hand tangled into his hair tightened, pulling a little bit. Maybe he thought it would help arouse him a bit... His other hand had mounted itself onto his side, also tightening to where the sharpened claws were hooking into his flesh, letting little beads of blood slip out. His hips were still firmly planted onto Kaname's, pushing against his aroused member a little hard...

The groan that left Kanames lips was a loud one, the pureblood loving the sensation of Zero being a little rough with him. Being a pureblood was something that had been bothersome, people being gentle with him, kind when he truly didn't deserve such a thing. Though he was a rarity, something people seemed to enjoy.

Gripping hold of the silverettes crotch a little tighter to match his partners movements, Kaname continued to push his hips against his accommodating mate. If Zero wanted him so much that he was being a little rough, then who was Kaname to deny such a thing? After all his mind had been on the hunter, he hadn't even been thinking about what his blood may be telling, the stories that had now been lies. After all if Zero were to look into these long enough he would surely see how Kanames emotions had changed, how his feelings were different.

It wouldn't be fair for Kaname to deny something that they both wanted... Though as Zero's claws started to sink in deeper into his hair and his side, it may seem like things were getting a little bit out of hand. Especially when Zero's body seemed to have gone stiff in Kaname's grasp, no longer thrusting up against him. Maybe he was teasing...

Though as his fangs clamped down harder, it didn't seem to be much of a joke. Not as the hunter growled out again, this time in a darker tone than before... It wasn't one of enjoyment any longer as Zero scanned through the memory once, then twice, then many more after that. It couldn't be true... But it was.

Suddenly the fangs pulled out of Kaname's neck, a little harder than they should have been. The hand holding Kaname's hair pulled back, making the pureblood look straight up at Zero's face. And the look on his pale face was one that was far from passion... Anger. Betrayal. And pain. Pain that made Zero choke on his words as he slowly hissed out.

"...all you wanted... Was an heir...? This whole time...?!"

He had been confused at first, not knowing why Zero would yank his head back. But the look on his face made Kaname understand far more than he should without Zero even saying a word, it sent chills down his entire body.. And as Zero choked out those words, Kaname knew that this was going to be very bad, something he should have explained much sooner.

Wide ruby eyes looked up at the male perched on top of him, feeling his own heart beat loudly in his chest. What could he say to make Zero understand? No matter what he tried he knew the hunter wouldn't take any of that in, his denial for the pureblood would now be cemented into his mind.

"No! It was, back when I first took you in. But now I swear to you that having an heir means nothing to me, I want you, I want to have a family and love you.. Please believe that. I wouldn't be doing what I have been if I wasn't in love with you, Zero..."

"Bullshit!"

The hiss was spat from his lips as redness pooled into his gaze, staring down at Kaname through slits. Though the pain was still fresh as if Kaname had torn a gaping wound into his body, letting it heavily bleed out. He wouldn't let Kaname squirm his way out of this... He had seen it in his memories. When Kaien had the guts to tell him that this would more than likely be his baby, the gears had started to turn.

Zero had been right all along... Kaname had wanted this baby not as a daughter or son but as an heir to his throne. Not for Zero, not for the baby, but for someone to carry his name. Fury was starting to soak into Zero as he trembled a little hard on Kaname's lap, his words all but starting to spit acid into his face.

"I knew it! You always wanted the baby as the heir! It was never about me, but you tricked me! Is that why you say you love me? So then after she's born I won't fight when you kill me because you got what you wanted? And then what about her!" What about her. What was Kaname planning to do to his daughter, the one that might not want to be forced into royalty because of her blood.

"She isn't going to become your damn slave because you want your precious heir!" Zero's blood was boiling now, though dangerously so... He had never gotten this upset at Kaname, or at least not this far into the pregnancy. But here he was, yelling and all but attacking Kaname... Zero could even feel the need to stop and try to cool down but he refuses it.

Unfortunately for them both, Kaname could feel anger seeping into his own pores.. Something that wasn't good at all. It was rare for him to lose composure so quickly, to feel his defensive urges arise. Not to mention the risk of his abilities going a little haywire because of the rage.

Narrowing his own eyes and shifting a little beneath the silverette, Kaname grabbed the hunter and pushed him into the couch as he hovered above the others body, forcing him to stay put beneath his touch. There would be no way he would allow Zero to avoid his words, he wanted him to listen to everything.

"It's not a lie! Why would I bother with such things Zero?! If I wished for it I could lock you up until she was born and take her when I desired to, but instead I have been doing everything in my power to look after you, to give you everything you wished and desired!"

"You don't understand.. You cant, I cannot explain to you how much you mean to me, you have to believe I want you for you, not because you are carrying my child"

Maybe pushing the young hunter wasn't the best idea in the world... Especially as he winced, trying not to allow himself to get pinned so easily. But as the growl rumbled from his throat, his piercing eyes stared back up at Kaname. He had stepped over the line now... Letting a soft hiss slide from his lips, he soon started to squirm in his grasp.

Cold eyes stared at him, though, unwilling to shift away even for a moment. "Let go of me! I don't want you to touch me!" Zero hissed at him as he attempted to grab onto Kaname's wrists, but his arms were held down by his sides. The last thing he wanted Kaname to do was to try to force him to agree, that he had been wrong, that this child wasn't in danger of Kaname taking her away... What would he do to her when she was born a girl, as she was supposed to.

She couldn't be a proper heir.

"Quit bullshitting me and let go of me! You're not going to trick me again!" Zero shouted out at the pureblood, trying to pull his knees up to press into Kaname's stomach and make himself some room. But it was almost impossible... What was Kaname going to do to him now that he had found out his plans. Take the baby out now and leave him to die?

Kaname answered in a growl at first, his temper flaring that little bit more. But the longer he stared down at the silverette who continued to struggle against those invisible ropes, the more he realised what he had been doing. This wouldn't help at all, in fact it would only prove to Zero how forceful and over-bearing he could be when the situation arose.

"I swear to you that i'm not lying, take my blood again and it will show you my true feelings, how much things have changed for me since I found out" And although he feared Zero would do something he would later regret, Kaname loosened his hold on the other, allowing him to move if he wished to do so.

"I would never take her from you, I know how much you love her and so do I. Why would I ever jeopardise this?" It was a good question after all, Kaname had worked far too hard to even think about allowing this to slip.

What if it was already over with for Kaname, that the months he had spent working on this, working with Zero, slowly gaining his trust bit by bit, was all for nothing. All because Zero was looking at something that he shouldn't. As he felt the grip loosen yet not quite pull away, the hunter couldn't help but glare deeper up at Kaname. There was no warmth, it was as if his coldness had returned with twice the deadliness...

"Yeah right... I trusted you once. Why the hell would I do it again" Zero growled as he pushed himself up against the couch, making sure that he kept some space between himself and the pureblood. His lips peeled back, exposing the pearly fangs that lengthened beneath his lips as he gave out a threatening hiss. Though his body was obviously not prepared for a fight...

But as his arm pulled itself around his swollen stomach and tightening, he knew that he would be ready to fight if he needed to. "You're jeopardizing your chance at an heir. That's all you cared about and that's all you had ever cared about..." Zero scowled at him as he tightened his glare.

The pureblood merely shook his head at first, not wanting to listen to a thing Zero was saying at all. But he knew he had too.. Zero needed to vent all of this frustration one way or another or they would truly never move on. If of course they could move on in the first place, it seemed as though the hunter was adamant on leaving Kaname for good.

"I want a relationship with you, not an heir. She will be our daughter and do as she pleases when she grows up, it will be her choice alone, not ours.." Asif trying to prove his point, Kaname moved his hand to lightly touch the swell on the males stomach, hoping he wouldn't flinch away from such a movement.

"I didn't want you to see any of that, my mind.. It wasn't in the right place, I didn't know what I wanted. But I know now, I want you, I want a family.. To settle down and to be happy. We both deserve it, so please believe me."

Touching his stomach was the last thing that Kaname should have done... To touch the very thing he was ready to fight to protect. Instantly Zero's body stiffened up at his touch, a loud hiss pouring from his lips. He barely would have been able to let the rest of his words spill out of his lips before Zero slapped his hand away without a second thought.

"Don't touch her!" Zero snapped at him as he tried to push himself out of Kaname's grasp, managing to successfully move himself to the other end of the couch. It created space, something that Zero wanted now more than ever... Especially when he feared that Kaname would do whatever it took to have this baby. Even if he had to go through Zero to get her.

"But now you do know. You want her. And that's all you wanted from the beginning. You don't deserve her, though, not if you're going to use her... And don't tell me you won't because that's bullshit. You've used everyone else, so why would you suddenly decide to change your mind." Zero's voice croaked a little bit at the end, and a little pain splintered into his amethyst eyes, before he tried to turn it back into the stone glare.

So the truth finally came out..

This is what Zero had truly thought of him all this time? It was true that in the past Kaname would manipulate anyone he saw fit, using them in whatever plans he had concocted in his mind. He still did those things, but not around Zero, he was the one person Kaname had managed to be himself around, to act like he would when completely happy.

And he was sure he had been happy. Zero had been one of the only people to bring out his true self, to allow Kaname to express his feelings freely without worry or regret on how they would be received.. Why? Because he had been sure that deep down Zero had loved him too.

It seemed that he was wrong.

"Did you ever truly care for me, Zero? Or were you using me as you think I have been using you? Perhaps you thought this would be the option that would best benefit you and the child" That fact hurt.. Kaname feeling slightly betrayed at the thought he had put into his own head. Why would Zero do that?

Because it was for the best interest for his child. It was the one option that would let his baby be safe, even if it was Kaname's. She would have medical attention, she would have food, clothing, everything... Zero was just tagged along with the process of Kaname having a baby, even if she was a girl. That was all that Zero had ever thought he was... Until Kaname... Cared for him.

...But that didn't matter now. Not when Zero could see past this illusion. He couldn't believe that he had been tricked for so long by him... And for what. For this argument to spill out and everything that he had planned for the baby to fall to pieces. Swallowing a little at Kaname's words, he forced his eyes to lock with the pureblood's a little longer.

"...It was the only option I had. But it's not worth it if you're going to do this to her... To me." Kaname had told him he loved him over and over again... Was he right to doubt the pureblood? Then why did it make his heart ache as the pain flickered deeper into his gaze, only for him to desperately hide it behind the scowl that was thick over his face. He would do everything he could to protect her...

Even if it had to be from Kaname.

Those words had been like a deep stab to his heart, to find out that Zero had only been with him because it was convenient, to help their daughter and nothing else. All of those moments between them.. Were they false as well? Had Zero been dragging this along to amuse himself and string Kaname along so that he would look out for their daughter still?

The hurt that crossed over his face was apparent as Zero spoke those words, Kaname believing that the one he had loved had been using him for convenience only. It was why he slid back on the couch and stared down at the floor.

"I.. See.. I want you to know that I was doing this for both of you out of love, not because I desired anything more" Glancing over at Zero though ensuring he didn't make eye-contact, Kanames gaze fell upon the swell in the hunters stomach. Would this be the last time he would ever see their child?

Instantly his arms swept over his swollen stomach, refusing to let Kaname look at their- ...his daughter. It would only be that more painful for him... To know that Kaname was doing everything he could to make sure things were according to plan, that it wasn't out of pure lust to have his daughter, but out of love... Zero forced the rumble from his throat in a soft growl, though it felt like it was choking him.

"...Purebloods are incapable of love. And so are hunters. We kill, we survive, we die. And that is the only thing we have between us."

Such sharp words threatened to choke him, though they had to be said... He had to cut off any hope of Kaname thinking he could still get his way... And as if to make sure that Kaname wouldn't be able to pounce and wrestle him to the ground, deciding to use the physical approach instead of persuasion, the pregnant hunter slowly started to pull his way up to his feet. It was a slow process, since usually Kaname would help him, but he refused it...

Instead he forced himself to turn his back on the pureblood he had believed to be his companion, instead starting to silently walk his way back to the stairs. It wasn't the dramatic exit that Zero may have wished, as he slowly started to waddle his way up the stairs, but it was all he could attempt to do... All he could do was hope that Kaname wouldn't follow him. To just let him cool down... and see if there was anything left to salvage.

He couldn't follow him.. Not when those last words had stabbed so deeply into his heart that he thought he could possibly die from them. He truly thought that neither of them were capable of love? That was a lie, how could he possibly think such a thing like that when their child had been nestled away in his stomach, begging to be loved by her parents.

But it would be a good chance to allow them both to calm down, to cool off and perhaps behave a little better around one another. Kaname had hoped that Zero would see that he had been telling the truth and that there was nothing that was holding him back from loving the pureblood in return.

But who was Kaname kidding? He should have known the silverette wouldn't fall for him, they had been living together long enough for Zero to know if he loved the pureblood or not and the answer was quite obviously not.

The bed loudly creaked as Zero let his heavy body collapse into the smaller bed, his head buried into the pillow. He couldn't allow himself to go to his and Kaname's room... No, he was back into his old room, the door locked, leaving him utterly alone. Just like he wanted right now... His hand tightened into the soft fabric of the pillow, to the point that he feared that he would rip it.

What the hell was happening to him... Why did it hurt so damn badly to leave Kaname like that, to say those words... Had he really wanted to believe KAname that badly? But he already knew that he could never trust his own feelings... Just like when he had started to turn. He had wanted to kill himself, but not when there was one little thing that he could live to protect... And now that one little thing was his daughter, softly squirming inside of him.

His hand pressed to his swollen stomach as he rolled onto his side, keeping his head pressed into the pillow. What had he done... But there was no going back now. And as the minutes ticked by as Zero laid there, his mind was slowly starting to pull together the 'back-up plan' that he knew he would need some day... And that time... Was now.

Kaname on the other hand had curled himself up on the couch to think things through, to plan out everything as he usually did. But how could he? He had no idea on what Zeros next moves would be.. What his hormones would want him to do. It was why Kaname allowed himself to just.. Go with it. Something he had never done before in his life.

Before he knew it though he had fallen asleep curled against the pillow that still smelt like the silverette, his trousers now fully done up and shirt placed back on. It was strange to think how quickly things had turned, to believe Zero was giving himself to him only to have the silverette harshly rip himself away.

It had been too much to think about, much too hurtful for Kaname to even comprehend, so it was why he had shut himself off from the world, allowing the peaceful oblivion of sleep to overcome him completely.

Footsteps slowly creaked on the steps that would lead down to the living room, though they hesitated on the first few steps. Tired amethyst eyes looked out cautiously to the living room, scanning through to see if he could catch a sight of the pureblood he knew would still be around... What if he was around. Then again, what if he wasn't...

Was he really going to do this...

Though as he managed to catch the sound of soft breathing, he strained himself to look over the railing before he caught the sight of the deep chocolate locks on the arm of the couch, Kaname's face hidden from his view. Good... He was asleep. It would be good for him to calm down, to settle himself out... It would be much easier for him to accept this.

Slowly the hunter started to turn his way away from the sight, but hesitated. This was his last chance to do it... To rush down there, shake Kaname awake, and apologize... To tell him that he wanted Kaname to care for him, for them to take care of their daughter together... But the longer that the thought lingered, the more he knew that there was no turning back now.

And so the hunter slowly started to reach into his pants pocket, grabbing onto the device he had managed to find while looking through his things. And as he stepped back through the open doorway to his own room, he silently flipped open the phone nestled into his palm. He dialed the number in silence as he stared out at the messily packed bags, most filled with diapers, toys, anything he could grab to prepare for this baby...

Anything that he could take with him for her.

The phone rang only twice before a warm voice that almost drove him down to tears chirped into the phone. "...Kaien? ...Can you come... pick me up?

"...I can't stay here any longer, there's been...

"...A change of plans."

...:D

Reviews answered:

Sake-chan: Kyoshiro might not be trouble for a bit... But he will be much less welcomed later on ;3

Ben4kevin: Kayla is adorable~!

Sake-chan: they are still having some trouble!

: Kyo will try to behave himself...~ but hopefully the baby will wait a little longer to be born :3 also thank you very much 3 I'm trying hard to finish all of my works :3

Anastasia: those names are adorable but unfortunately zeros fathers name is Kyoko DX its just a little too close

Cielheart le'chan: I do actually have a name but as I said before, I don't intend to ensure with one baby~ I'm collecting names for the future :3