CHAPTER-19: THE PRICE OF PROMISE
Kaname paced nervously in Haruka's study as he waited for Annabel and the other vampire council members to arrive and inform them of Zero's fate. The pureblood had a bad feeling about today and no matter how hard his mother tried to persuade him to calm down, all he could do was continue to pace out of fear for what he might destroy if he stopped.
A few minutes later there was a loud tap on the front door and Yuki scurried off to answer it, before leading the group up into the study where the Kurans awaited them.
"Good day Lady Annabel. I hope you had a pleasant journey." Juri greeted cheerfully, trying to lighten the mood.
"I have no interest in pleasantries, Lady Juri. I only wish to do may Job and inform you, on behalf of my Father, what we have decided to be the boy's fate." Annabel told them sternly.
"Zero." Kaname stated.
"What?" Annabel questioned, not quite understanding the pureblood's outburst.
"Zero, the boy's name is Zero. He is a living being, not just some worth less piece of junk that can be thrown away. He has a name. I suggest you use it." Kaname informed her, not holding back any of the fury in his voice, as Annabel paled considerable.
"Very well. I have been sent her to inform you that the council have decided, that due to the fact that Zero is a cross bread, and due to the fact that we have potentially no way of knowing how much of a threat he may be, we have agreed that the best coarse of action would be for Zero to be publicly executed." Annabel stated with a stone face and hard eyes, as if she was talking about an old, torn dress she would have to toss out.
"No, you can't do that!" Yuki exclaimed, in obvious shock.
"Of cause we can, And with good reason. We have know way of knowing how much of a danger Zero may be, ether now, or in the future. For all we know, that thing that attacked us at the 'Desert moon' ball, could have once been just like Zero. Cross bread children are not meant to survive, and only a very powerful vampire could have impregnated a human. We have now way to tame him if he ever did go out of control. This is the only way to completely eliminate the treat. And there's nothing you can do about it." The red head vampiress informed them.
As Annabel continued to state different reasons for why they could not trust Zero, Kaname was silently panicking, trying to come up with a way of saving the boy. "I have to do something. I can't let them just take Zero away. I promised to protect him no matter what the cost. But what can I do. I know Zero isn't any kind of threat, but how do I convince them that. There must be something I can do. Something that could save him. But there's nothing that I can do to guaranty that Zero isn't a threat. Unless…" Kaname thought to himself as he reached a up from where he was leaning on the desk he turned to the group.
"Yes there is." Kaname interrupted Annabel mid sentence.
"Excuse me." the red head glared.
"There is a way I can save Zero." Kaname continued.
"Oh really? And how do you propose to do that?" She questioned.
"I will form a blood bond with him." Kaname announced to the group.
"You cant be serious?" Annabel gasped in shock.
"I assure you I am completely serious." Kaname informed her, determination written on his face.
"But you're a pureblood. You could not possibly bond with a lowly cross bread. It goes against every rule in the book. He's not even of noble blood. And he most certainly wont be able to give you an heir, only pureblood males can conceive." Annabel almost bellowed, completely enraged by Kaname's insolence.
"Now that's where your wrong Annabel. Zero is in fact of noble blood. You see, Zero's father is no other than Rido Kuran. Which makes him perfectly capable of conceiving young, once the anti-vampiric seal, his mother placed on him has been removed, and his vampire side awakens." Haruka said smugly as he stepped in to help his son.
"That's not possible." the red head retorted.
"Oh, but you know full well that it is. And abiding by Vampire law, that make's Zero even higher ranking than you" Juri chuckled at the distraught look on Annabel's face.
Angrily Annabel stormed out of the room, with her fellow council members following her. And Yuki burst out laughing as she imagined them all as cute little puppies running off with their tails between their legs.
Kaname sighed deeply in relief as he felt Haruka place a hand on his shoulder.
"Kaname. Are you sure this is what you want?" His father asked him concernedly.
"I have never been this sure of anything before in my entire life." Kaname told the older pureblood truthfully with a warm smile, which Haruka returned.
Shinobu stormed out of the Kuran mansion, along with Annabel and the other council members. Once again clad in his disguise. He was absolutely fuming. How could this happen? Everything was going so well. The boy was to be executed ad everything was going to plan. Until that bastard pureblood Kaname opened his mouth and everything went straight to hell.
Rido was most certainly not going to be pleased. If Kaname bonded with the boy, then his vampire side would awaken, as would his pureblood powers. They all knew that Zero would be a very powerful Vampire. What with a Pureblood father and advanced hunter mother, the boy would be a force to be reckoned with. And with a blood bond with Kaname thrown into the mix. Shinobu doubted there would be anyway to stop the boy if he decided to claim revenge against Rido.
That was exactly why Shinobu know knew they would have to get Zero back from the Kurans as soon as possible, before a blood bond could be made. He knew that Rido wanted to boy alive so he could be used as a living weapon when the time was right. Shinobu personally couldn't give a shit weather the boy lived or died, all he knew was that that bond could not happen. They needed a plan , and they needed to act fast.
Shinobu carried on walking in the snow contemplating, as he made his way back to Rido's castle once more.
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