Kaname Kuran was becoming restless and his companions in the car were growing weary of the compacting space. An ominous aura was emanating from the pureblood prince. Kaname never would have thought he would get so riled up over a child that he barely knew anything about and yet he had grown fond over Little Zero in the past few days. It hadn't taken long for the silver head child to weasel his way into Kaname's heart just as another silverette he knew had done. Kaname closed his eyes tight and gritted his teeth, I swear if anything bad has happened to him —

"Kaname-sama, we've managed to get a stronger trace of Little Zero"

Kaname's eyes snapped open and looked over to Takuma, who had spoken. "Around this area?" They had not been driving too long and weren't far from the mall at all. The brunette glanced out the window to see that they were in a residential area where the houses were widely spaced apart and gated off for privacy. It was much like the pureblood's own home and it was also a good coverup if someone had kidnapped a child.

"Yes Kaname-sama. We think that one of these homes belong to the culprit."

"The smell is stronger around here." This came from Shiki, whose eyes were glaring at one of the houses where the smell of Little Zero was the most powerful. He did not want to find a hair out of place on Little Zero either.

"I looked up the home in the database and it seems this home belongs to one, Hide Toshiharu. There isn't much information except that he is a young male in his early twenties. Also, it says that he is renting this home and has been for the past year. I find it rather odd that he someone as young as him would choose this type of are to live." Aido looked up from his phone at Kaname, blonde eyebrows scrunched in bemusement.

The pureblood nodded his head in agreement. "It is odd, indeed. It actually seems very suspicious. I think, Toshiharu-san may have chosen this area because it helps him keep a low-profile while doing whatever miscellaneous activities he is up to. Tekashi please stop the car" Kaname said.

"Would you like to check out the home, Kaname-sama?" Kain asked, ready to hurt anyone if something bad happened to the child. He had grown too fond of him just to not care.

"Aido and Takuma, you both go to the door and knock, if he answers then be friendly but inquire about Little Zero's whereabouts." Kaname advised the duo, who were nodding as they took in the information. "If he does not answer then we will all go and check out the home."

"We understand Kaname-sama." They all chimed in together. Shiki and Takuma exited the car while Kain stayed, going with the plan just like Kaname had told them. When they were completely out of the car, the pureblood released an angry sigh. He really wanted to go and rip this Hide guy's head off for taking Little Zero. There was no doubt in his mind that the man had him, especially with the smell being strongest around the home's vicinity. Kaname had sent the two blondes because they were both charismatic and smart too. He couldn't go because there was no guaranteeing that he would keep his cool.

░ Zero in diapers░

Takuma and Aido hesitantly walked up the stairs of Hide Toshiharu's home. The smell of Little Zero immediately hit their noses and like Kaname there were uncertainties that this person had him. It made them both angry at the knowledge that someone would take a harmless child without a second thought.

Takuma gingerly lifted his hand to ring the doorbell, only to have the door snatched right open. The man standing before him was awfully smiley, sending alarm bell number one ringing in the blonde's head. There was also the faint scent of Zero wafting off of him. The guy was on the shorter side, with brown hair and piercing green eyes. "Hi, are you Hide Toshiharu?"

"The one and only. How may I help you boys?" He turned his one hundred watt smile to them both. Yet, the smile didn't reach his green eyes, there was almost something sinister lurking beneath them. It put both blondes on edge.

"Er, we wanted to know if you have seen a child around?" Aido inquired. The guy really was giving him the creeps and he wanted to get back to the car immediately but he had to stay tough for Little Zero.

A worried expression came on Hide's face. "Oh, around here? The only time that I see children out are when the the nannies bother to take them for their much needed walks. But if that is all, then I will just be going."

Takuma stuck his foot in the door as Hide tried to close. The blonde didn't miss the mumbled curse that came from the guy. "Um, I think you are talking about dogs, sir. And You see his name is Little Zero, he's about two feet, has blonde hair that's so pale it is almost silver, lilac eyes as well and frowns a lot. He was last seen at the mall earli—"

"Yes, yes I had been in the mall earlier, I may have seen him. Come in and we can talk more about it, You two can give me more information. Maybe we can ask some of my neighbors as well." Hide asked, now holding the door open wider instead of trying to close it.

Takuma and Aido shared unsure looks. They knew that the guy had Little Zero but they weren't completely sure if Kaname-sama wanted them to act on their own. The pureblood never mentioned anything about what to do afterwards. It would give something away if they went back to the car just to ask Kaname if they should go in the house.

"Sure, that would be nice" Takuma decided for them. If anything happened to them than his friends would know what to do.

A wide smile spread onto Hide's face, neither blonde realizing the malicious intent behind it. He stepped out of the doorway. "Come in."

Aido and Takuma walked into the foyer of the home, quickly noting how dark the place was. While they were examining their whereabouts they didn't notice when Hide silently pulled two syringes from behind him. They were just about to turn when those same needles were stuck into their jugular, emptying the contents into their system.

"Goodnight, vampires." Hide smirked as the bodies fell to the ground with a thump. That was two down, now I need to take out the big fish, he thought as he glanced out the window at the waiting black car in front of his home. It was all a matter of time before they came to check things out. So now he just had to wait.

Sighing, he glanced at the pair on the ground. He supposed he would give Zero a bit of company.

░ Zero in diapers░

Since the unknown man left, Zero kept going in and out of sleep. He couldn't keep his eyes open at all and his body was overheating. He wished he knew what the guy had given him or at least that his body would get over the side effects immediately. Weren't vampires supposed to heal fast?

He thought he smelled Takuma and Aido at some point, but that was too good to be true. They weren't going to save him. No one was. He should have never trusted the vampires at all. No, he was being terribly stupid. He was essentially very grateful to them for taking him in when he could have died in that forest that night. He was particularly appreciative to the pureblood prince who allowed him into his home. In the back of his mind, Zero knew that Kaname had only done it because he was a child but it still was heartwarming to think about.

It was undeniable to Zero that he had grown fond of the pureblood in the past few days. Kaname didn't seem like such a bad guy now that he had seen another side of him. When Zero thought about it, the main reason he had never like the pureblood was because of his bond with Yuki. But now that Zero didn't have feelings for her anymore, he couldn't find a good enough reason to be specifically pissy with Kaname. Sure, he was always going to have a disliking for vampires because of his past but whose to say that he couldn't like a small group of them? Only he had the answer. Gosh, this stuff was making him sappy and emotional.

The door to the room, creaked open, causing Zero to painstakingly lift his head and look. He could see his enemy backing in, dragging something. As the male got further in, the silverette could see that the something was someone's.

"Look Zero, I've brought you company."

The guy dragged the bodies into full view, letting Zero get a good look at the people's faces from the glow of the fire. He suddenly felt a lot sicker. There went his savior group out the door because the bodies belonged to Aido and Takuma and they didn't look like they were much use just like him.